The people in the GTA rely heavily on the lake as source of drinking water. While we may not have reached an alarming stage yet, it is better to start making efforts to diffuse the probability altogether.

In an ideal world, there would be infinite freshwater and food to feed the entire population. There would be unlimited oil and coal supply so we could continue powering our vehicles and other countless dependable machines without harming the environment. Unfortunately, this is not the reality we live in. Resources are limited, and the population is growing at an accelerating pace. The world’s population just touched the seven billion mark last month, forcing us to rethink our interaction with the natural environment. John Bongaarts, Vice President of the Population Council reacted to this news by saying that this is “both good and bad news…while the world has proved it can accommodate so many without a complete breakdown, it is also experiencing environmental stress like climate change and growing agricultural needs.”

Our affinity for non-renewable resources is an unhealthy relationship waiting to crumble. Exploitation of natural resources, especially oil, has been a driving force behind the global political agenda since the last fifty years, having largely influenced foreign relations. Fossil fuel extraction and processing results in large amounts of carbon dioxide and toxic chemical emissions, which, in turn contribute to global warming and also cause air and water pollution.  The need to switch to renewable energy sources has thus become almost necessary.

Climate change is 21^st century’s most pressing environmental issue, the effect of which has become evident through rising sea-levels and melting of the polar ice caps. Scientific research has shown that climate change can have dire consequences impacting agricultural productivity and water availability.

Food & Agricultural Organization of the United Nations projects that by 2025, 1,800 million people will face absolute water scarcity. Currently, 98% of the 925 million people that don’t have adequate amount of food live in developing nations. Such astounding statistics help paint a picture of the state of the world. As residents of a developed nation with abundant natural resources, it is very easy for us to take what we have for granted and have a blurred view of conditions in developing nations. It is important for us as global citizens to be aware that our actions have a greater impact.

Environmental problems like deforestation and water contamination may seem distant and irrelevant just because they are not happening in our backyards, but distance should not impede our ability to view the bigger environmental picture as an interconnected system. For example, if a company releases large amounts of toxic chemicals into water, it does not only hurt aquatic life, but can eventually land up on our plates as it makes its way through the food chain. Human health is inextricably linked to environmental conditions. We don’t have to look any further than Lake Ontario to look for evidence of environmental harm. Of all the Great Lakes, it is the most polluted, with deteriorating water quality and marine life health. The people in the GTA rely heavily on the lake as source of drinking water. While we may not have reached an alarming stage yet, it is better to start making efforts to diffuse the probability altogether. It should not be necessary to always make a human case, when convincing each other to take care of the environment; we, humans, are as much a part of the environment as trees and mountains. As residents of this planet, we have a moral duty to protect it.

What we should be aiming towards is the sustenance of our economic, social and environmental future, because all of these are inevitably linked. Businesses need to improve their practices to become more environmentally considerate, and governmental regulations must become more stringent. We can’t just rest our hopes on technological advancements to relieve us from changing our lifestyles.  As a society of consumers, we are defined by the type of phone we use or the brand of shoes we wear. Technology may have made refrigerators more energy efficient, but the number of refrigerators sold has remarkably increased too, undermining the intended effect.

What we need is a complete overhaul of behaviours and habits.  Recycling that piece of paper, that pop can, switching off the lights when we leave the room, not keeping appliances on stand-by when they are not in use, fighting the urge to buy the stack of plastic water bottles, using public transportation as often as possible—these are some easy, practical steps we can all take to reduce our collective carbon footprint. By getting involved in our community, opening up dialogue, buying locally, and ensuring that our homes are energy efficient, we can get started to move into a direction of building local sustainable communities.

Puninda Thind

Waterloo

Debutant Director Puneet Issar’s “I am Singh” is a story about a Sikh family affected by racial discrimination post 9/11.

Ranveer Singh is youngest son on the family, who is living in India. However when he hears the news of his family being affected by racial discrimination, he rushes to America in order to find answers for himself.

Upon his arrival he realizes that he is stuck in between political turmoil and will have to take the battle upon his own hands. The movie provides viewers with suspense, action keeping its audience at the edge of their seat for the first half of the movie.

Puneet Issar, attempts to summarize aftermath of 9/11 attacks with a new perspective, highlighting the affect the incident had particularly towards the Sikh community.  The movie followed a great screenplay, acting, and editing, however viewers loose interest towards the end of the film, when it becomes just a cat and dog chase between the protagonist and antagonist. The movie ends unexpectedly and does not come to concrete conclusion.

There is nothing special about the songs in the film, neither do they complement the film.  The use of item number in the film is pointless and does not suit such genre of the film. Overall Puneet Issar tried to create an innovative film with a serious plot, however failed to keep viewers interest till the end of the film.

By Saurabh Agarwal

A classical galore greeted music lovers on November 17, 2011 at the Panasonic theatre in an elegant manner that could only leave the great Bach, Beethoven and Chopin brimming with pride.  One of the most successful plays in the history of Canadian Theatre relives the magic on stage with a celebrated performance of 2 Pianos 4 Hands.  Ted Dykstra and Richard Greenblatt, the creators, directors and performers of this Canadian play provide a catchy storyline that masks the well known masterpieces lyrically gliding underneath the movement of their fingers.

Music lovers of all kinds could not help but fall in love with this classical journey that our two stars take you through beginning and ending with an encore breathtaking performance of Bach’s 1^st movement, Concerto in D minor.  Every ticket holder took home an experience they not only was a treat to watch but a memorable treat hear as well.

People marry once. Get creamed in the name of law. Get clobbered in the name of God. Some actually manage to wriggle free by getting a divorce. Phew! The nightmare’s finally over. They become subject of my envy.

But hell, no!

They want to marry again!

I want to ask all those who are looking to settle down once again (or maybe a third time)—what are you guys THINKING?

Did you just hear ‘THIS IS IT’ bells ringing around your head, or are you just attracting punishment again? Are you thinking that this time, for sure, you’ve found the man/woman of your dreams? That this time he’ll/she’ll not snore?  That there’ll be a different smell coming from the kitchen?  That the bathroom seat will be lowered?

That he will wipe your tears? That she will understand your need for space? That this time, since she’s ‘older’ and ‘wiser’, she’ll not collar you up against the wall when you come home late? That this time, since he is ‘sober’ and ‘mature’, he’ll not eye the woman next door or come home stone drunk?

What are you folks thinking? That this marriage of yours will surely work out and you’ll find eternal bliss… finally?

Run for your lives, guys, if you have opened an account with one of those umpteen portals declaring eternal happiness for all those who want to get run over by a truck a second time… RUN! Did you know that when a fairy-tale ends with the line, “And they lived happily ever after”,… the tale actually begins from this point?

Marrying a second time is like a murderer returning to the scene of a crime. If you are still confused, you are in luck! Sit back and keep reading.

Marrying a second time may raise your hopes of a “new beginning” all over again as you find so many beautiful things about your second partner as against your previous one. It’s natural for you to compare; you can never get over the first. He/she will always be at the back of your mind, so don’t even try to get over that.

Soon, however, begins the reverse comparison. How your previous partner would do things that your present partner never does. Honestly, this thought would cross a woman’s mind more often than a man’s. A woman’s mind is a tricky thing! And you already know about that.

Next comes altering habits you had taken for granted in your first marriage. Sticking up your hair in a bun, for instance. Or scratching your oversized paunch. You won’t be able to do these with the freedom you did earlier.

Then, of course, there is the sticky issue of the two, three, four families surrounding both of you—with whom you have to almost share portions of yourself to keep peace.

There are so many other things in life you can experiment with—jobs, for instance. You can try out a job, and if you don’t like it, you can quit. And find another. You don’t have to have babies, for goodness sake, in jobs! You can just resign and find a better job.

But you can’t resign from a marriage! Not again and again!

Women, may I suggest something? Get a cat.  It’s so much better. You can snuggle up to one in the bed if you are lonely. You have a much less annoying, low-cost companion. Men, you can go for dogs. Big dogs that wag their tails whenever you return home. They are always so happy to see you. Not like your wife who remembers three things whenever she sees you: Money, money and money!

I mean, think about it. You can pull out your clothing from under a rubble of clothes without any high-pitched, hyperbolic objection.

I am probably the last soul on earth qualified to discuss second marriages as I only suffered (read: am suffering) it once. However, whether you want to remarry before the seven-year itch or after a 15-year hitch, keep in mind that statistics indicate that though 75 per cent of people who get divorced the first time eventually remarry, 60 to 70 per cent of all remarriages end in divorce. So it’s an egg-and-chicken cycle.

This, when there are no children involved.

With children, evidently from both sides, this re-marital meal gets really delicious. Acting as constant reminders and as connection to the marriage that went haywire, you are now playing the role of a superhero/heroine. Now you technically have two husbands and two wives (or three) and several children. You are managing the emotions of two/three/four families with yourself sitting in the center of the pie-graph. An enviable job, indeed. Everyone should experience this at least once in a lifetime.

And people also do eight-hour real jobs on top of all this?

By Kaberi Chatterjee

Interesting Facts About Marriage

1. Due to jobs, kids, TV, the Internet, hobbies, and home and family responsibilities, the average married couple spends just four minutes a day alone together.
2. Over 75% of people who marry partners from an affair eventually divorce.
3. Marrying younger than age 25 dramatically raises the divorce risk. Also, the divorce risk is higher when the woman is much older than the man, though the reverse isn’t as a strong factor.
4. The average married couple has sex 58 times per year, or slightly more than once a week.
5. The word “wife” is likely from the Proto-Indo-European root weip (“to turn, twist, wrap”) or ghwibh, which has a root meaning “shame” or “pudenda.”
6. The word “husband” is from the Old Norse husbondi or “master of the house” (literally, hus “house” + bondi “householder, dweller”).
7. A person’s level of education influences the age at which they marry. Couples tend to marry later in states with higher numbers of college-educated adults, while the opposite is true for states with lower education levels.
8. The probability of a first marriage ending in a divorce within 5 years is 20%, but the probability of a premarital cohabitation breaking up within 5 years is 49%. After 10 years, the probability of a first marriage ending is 33%, compared with 62% for cohabitations.
9. Approximately $6 billion in revenue is lost by American businesses as a result of decreased worker productivity linked to marriage hardship. Employees in a happy marriage, in contrast, tend to increase a company’s bottom line.

1. CNN reports that the current economy is the biggest stress on married couples in the past 60 years.

According to estimates from the UNAIDS Global Report 2010, around 30.8 million adults and 2.5 million children were living with HIV at the end of 2009 in India alone, the number is about 2.5 million people.

MYTHS And MISCONCEPTIONS:

(1)  HIV is transmitted only through sex with sex workers and through same-sex relations;

(2)  It is easy to contract HIV by even being in the same room as a HIV-infected person;

(3)  There is no way to help HIV-infected people – so it is better to institutionalize them and protect the rest of the world;

(4)  HIV and AIDS mean the same thing.

These misconceptions have led to the stigma associated with HIV – this was seen in the suffering by the character that is played by Sanjay Suri in the Bollywood flick, “My Brother Nikhil”.  Infected people are reluctant to seek medical attention. As a result, high mortality and morbidity rates are associated with HIV infection.

Infection with HIV occurs by the transfer of different bodily fluids – blood, semen, vaginal fluid, pre-ejaculate, anal secretions, or breast milk.  It is not transmitted via inanimate objects used by HIV-infected people because the virus does not survive outside the human body.  There is a very minimal risk of transmission by sharing the toilet seat, shaking hands, kissing or sharing kitchen utensils only if the uninfected person has an open wound and contacts the blood of the infected person.

SOUTH ASIANS AND AIDS

Sex is generally a topic of taboo in the South Asian community as engrained into us by our parents and into them by their parents and so on.  This may be due to a fear of encouraging sexual relationships outside marriage. Same-sex relationships are also a taboo due to conservative cultural/religious views. Such taboos have the opposite effect of what they are intended for. The lack of openness about talking about sex and sexual orientation leads to poor education and in turn, temptations to experiment in secrecy. This includes the man having a relationship with a man or with a paid sex worker outside his heterosexual marriage. Due to the guilt around the breaking of the taboo, there may be a reluctance to use condoms and to take initiative to do appropriate screening tests for sexually transmitted infections. This increases the risk of contracting HIV and of missing the diagnosis of HIV in its initial stages; the naïve HIV-infected person can unknowingly infect his/her current and future partners.  This is demonstrated by the character that is played by Salman Khan in “Phir Milenge”.  Even worse is the scenario where an infected pregnant mother passes it on to her child.

WHO IS AT RISK?

Sex workers, injectable drug users and men having sex with men are at the most risk.  Women account for a growing proportion of people living with HIV in South Asia – particularly in rural areas. A large proportion of women with HIV appear to have gotten infected by their regular partners who were infected during paid sex.  Slowly, programs are coming into place to increase the levels of condom use in the context of sex work.  Harm reduction programs are being developed to promote safe needle exchanges for injectable drug users.

STRUCTURAL, SOCIO-ECONOMIC FACTORS:

• Ongoing stigma related to sex, sexuality and HIV
• Structured commercial sex and casual sex with non-regular partners
• Trafficking of women and girls into prostitution
• Male resistance to condom use
• High prevalence of sexually transmitted infections (STIs)
• Low status of women, leading to an inability to negotiate safe sex
• Poverty
• Low literacy levels

TREATMENT AND AWARENESS:

Treatment with antiretroviral drugs increases the life expectancy of people infected with HIV and improves their quality of life.  This is demonstrated by the character that is played by Shilpa Shetty in “Phir Milenge”.  It also reduces the risk of the infected mom transmitting it to the child during birth or breastfeeding.  Most people infected with HIV develop AIDS within 10 years, but this can be delayed with the help of these drugs if the diagnosis is made early enough.  People with AIDS mostly die from infections or cancers.  Without appropriate therapy, AIDS can kill a person within a year.

Widespread education and getting comfortable with openly talking about sex are the promising solutions to this preventable epidemic. School sex-education programs and organizations like ASAAP (Alliance for South Asian Prevention) are instrumental in making the topic of sex less of a taboo in the South Asian community. ASAAP serves the South Asians in the Greater Toronto Area; it offers health promotion and support for HIV-infected South Asians, and works with diverse communities on prevention education (http://asaap.ca/). It is advisable for both partners to get tested before starting a new relationship and after ending the current relationship; in North America, HIV testing is part of the routine initial bloodtests for the pregnant woman.  In Toronto, you can get anonymously tested at the Hassle Free Clinic (www.hasslefreeclinic.org).

Dr. Amitha  Mundenchira is a Family Physician.

It’s more than just a story of best friends or teenage angst; it’s layers upon layers of challenges and struggles and as unfortunate as it terrible is, it’s a calling for change; for better strategy, passion, and above all, for collective action.

In recent news, and undoubtedly, a headline that will continue to flash before many people’s eyes for quite some time, Mississauga was struck by a double-tragedy that involved the untimely deaths of two South Asian teenagers.

Without delving into the details that have already been strewn across newspapers, and social media websites, most stating the deaths were a murder-suicide, what can be said about this tragedy at this point is the swiftness in which solidarity and support spread across hundreds, possibly even thousands of people and brought them together…to talk; to cry; to embrace; to share anger and angst; to question the system, the motives, and to many, even their faith.

Within hours, groups in remembrance of the deceased had thousands of supporters, and impromptu candle light vigils were held. On the rainy days that followed, youngsters were placing bouquets of flowers and letters filled with memories at these sites, and prayers were sent above for the souls to ‘rest in paradise’. It seemed even the skies were mourning the losses.

Many workplaces took time out to allow colleagues to console one another and to talk about how they were feeling and what this tragedy meant to them; parents began to live vicariously through the parents of the fallen teens; social workers, youth workers, and guidance councillors wonder what can be done differently to save the young lives that are at risk of being lost; young people are doing their research about adolescent depression and what it means. Beneath all these, we are all grieving in one way or another and probably will do for many more days to follow, but we must remember many of us are grieving together.

We’re creating action and energy; action to put our thoughts and emotions in the form of support, and energy in order to do something over and beyond providing support. The fallen teens are daughters and sons, brothers and sisters, students, friends, and children of our society so their needs become our needs. The silent cries of help tell us that stigma still needs to be combated; the helpless detachment from their own worlds tell us that there is always room for improvement; the families left in their memory tell us that some acts are simply unfathomable. The energy, the messages, the support, and the compassion can be redirected to the greater cause – the greater need. It’s more than just a story of best friends or teenage angst; it’s layers upon layers of challenges and struggles and as unfortunate as it terribly is, it’s a calling for change; for more strategy, passion, and above all, collective action.

By Poonam Patel

“I think I have a long way to go before I am considered anything close to a Youth Icon! But if you ask my advice I would say just be yourself and have faith and that is the image I would want the youth to know me by, I just want to be myself!”

“Anyone who inspires is a role model and for me that person is my dad. I learn something from him everyday.”

Recently Yash Raj Films’ new youth film studio released India’s first ever movie based on Social Networking called “Mughse Fraaandship Karoge”. The story entails a new era of love story where Facebook is the platform of falling in love. MFK tells a story of individuals named Vishal and Preity who use fake identities to impress their love choice. The story leading with series of miscommunication results in rib-tickling laughter riot which definitely keeps viewers interested in the film. The film marks the debut of four very talented actors, Saqib Saleem, Saba Azad, Tara D’Souza & Nishant Dahiya besides director, Nupur Asthana.

Generation Next got an opportunity to speak to Saqib Saleem and share his experience playing the character of Vishal in “Mughse Fraaandship Karoge”.

GN: What attracted you to the script of Mughse Fraaandship Karoge?

The freshness of the script along with the fact that it used Facebook as its backdrop appealed to me. Social networking is a very relevant subject- our lives are literally documented through it!  Also the character of Vishal was very relatable, as I believe we all have insecurities, which we need to overcome. Also the faith bestowed upon me by Yash Raj Films was overwhelming.

GN:  After the success of Mughse Fraaandship Karoge, you have now also established yourself as a youth icon? What kind of image do you want to portray for the youth and what advice would you give to them?

I think I have a long way to go before I am considered anything close to a Youth Icon! But if you ask my advice I would say just be yourself and have faith and that is the image I would want the youth to know me by, I just want to be myself!

GN: Mughse Fraaandship Karoge is made on backdrop of Facebook, how important do you think social networking is today?

Social networking is a great medium to connect and stay connected. However, one must not forget the fine line between the virtual and the real or else you know what happens in the movie

GN: Mughse Fraaandship Karoge is based on two people interacting with each other with hidden identities via social networking websites. This is very common in today’s society. So do you believe Facebook and twitter are good for youth?

I feel everything in life has its pros and cons and so does social networking. As long as the youth realizes that Social networking can be very interactive and fun.

5. How active are you on twitter and Facebook? Would you ever accept a “fraaand” through Facebook/twitter?

My day is not complete if I don’t access my Facebook or twitter account! I like to keep people around me updated and posted! And yes I might accept the friend request if it is interesting or has something different to it…

GN:  Today’s generation often feels a gap between their school of thought versus their parents. What are your views on that?

I think times have changed and therefore both the generations need to take a step forward to gain a better understanding and mend the gap.

GN:  Who do you consider your role model?

Anyone who inspires is a role model and for me that person is my dad. I learn something from him everyday.

GN:  You are not from filmy background, how did you become an actor? Furthermore how hard do you think is it for someone to make it to Bollywood without a family connection with the industry?

Acting happened by a twist of fate, modeling was my first step towards it. I realized very soon that I loved being in front of the camera and gave acting a serious thought and then Yash Raj happened. I definitely feel blessed and overwhelmed with all the love around me.

I think once you get past the intimidation of the industry anything is possible. You just have to put yourself out there and prove yourself and with time you will be rewarded

GN: How did your parents react when you told them that you want to be an actor for living?

Initially my parents thought that my wanting to be an actor was a crazy phase which would pass but soon they realized the passion I had towards it remained the same and since that day they have been nothing but supportive.

GN: Bollywood has evolved greatly overtime, do you think these changes are good for industry?

The very nature of art is to evolve and I think that change is important so yes I do appreciate the transformation in terms of the discipline, technology etc. We as an industry will only move forward from here.

GN: What are your future projects?

I am taking some time off after MFK… But yes I am being offered a few interesting projects, when anything becomes official, you all will know.

By Saurabh Agarwal

♥ SHE MAYBE VERY SPECIAL AND GOD’S GIFT FOR U ♥

My teenage son is allergic to girls. He thinks they are redundant in his life and will only complicate life for him. Yet he reads up so much of girl-reports that I begin to think he is actually afraid of the emotion of ‘love’.

Don’t be. It’s beautiful actually. To be able to think of her when you wake up, to be able to see her smiling and running down to meet you when you need her, to be able to feel her beside you when you go to sleep…It’s beautiful. This emotion of love.

But hell! When does that happen? The moment you wake up you have had five missed calls from her and three texts. It is Sunday noon, and you had a right to sleep.

But how could you have slept on with her waiting for your call since morning? You barely open your eyes and there she is, calling: “Hello…” you say in groggy voice.

“What the hell! Why don’t you take my calls? You’ve been sleeping? Did you have a late night yesterday? Did you go out with that woman? I told you we were supposed to…”

No. She definitely does not fit in as the woman of your dreams. Half of your brain decides to move on. The other half is scheming how to do it.

And they say that a man leaves a woman for other women?

Love is beautiful. Like chinaware. Treat it carefully, and it will last forever. Bash it, smash it, and it will break into tiny pieces. Even if you mend it, the cracks will remain. But to cherish it, you need to understand why women act the way they do.

She starts thinking she owns you. She possesses you. She treats you like a baby. That’s because she loves you. But she doesn’t know how to express it. She had been dreaming of you all night and thinking of you ever since she opened her eyes. And then, she’s been counting the hands of the clock for you to call. No calls. She calls you. No answer. She waits. She calls again. No answer. The hands of the clock tick on. She texts you. Her love for you turns into anxiousness, into anger, into suspicion. She calls you again, and again; texts you twice again. She is suspecting you are with someone and you don’t want to take calls from her. You can imagine the fury that’s built up within her by now. And then when you take her call, she just explodes!

There’s only one way to handle her at that time. Just listen. Don’t take anything she says seriously. Let her cool off. Sympathize with her. Nod. Let her anger melt into tears. She’ll be sorry in seconds. Then tell her, “I love you. I am sorry I overslept. I’ll meet you in an hour.”

Believe me. This is the only way. There may be other attractive fishes in the sea, but they are all of the same kind. All girls are the same. They are all from a different planet you have no clue of.

It’s very rare that you love and find love in the same person. You are the lucky man. Hold onto your girl with all your might.

Might. Yes, that’s one thing women love in you. Not much in the physical sense. More in an arbitrary sense.  Like opening the door for her, carrying her groceries, pulling out her chair, offering her the drink first and things like that. It’s not that she cannot do them herself. But you are her man. She wants to sink in your ‘might’. Your woman will expect this from you even when you are 90 and she is 95!

I recently came across a beautiful piece on Facebook you might want to make a note of.

When a girl WALKS for miles to see you….

When a girl SAYS SORRY even though she didn’t do anything…

When a girl CRIES because she still loves/misses u….

When a girl still TRIES TO GET YOU BACK…

When a girl, no matter how much YOU HURT HER, STILL LOVES YOU…

When a girl STOPS her argument with her guy to make her relationship SAFE…

When a girl continuously MAKES U FEEL SPECIAL and TRIES TO MAKE U HAPPY…

When a girl is upset but DOES NOT tell u as she thinks she is ANNOYING U…..

When a girl wants to LEAVE u because of your RUDE BEHAVIOUR but she is not able to do…

DONOT LET HER GO, because U MAY NEVER FIND SOMEONE LIKE THAT EVER AGAIN.

♥ SHE MAYBE VERY SPECIAL AND GOD’S GIFT FOR U ♥

By Kaberi Chatterjee

Being a celebrated writer, producer, dancer, singer and theatre actor, Fenulla treats her anxious admirers at the Elgin and Winter Garden Theatre with the launch of her highly anticipated debut album entitled “Divinity.” With a passionate performance of all eleven tracks on her new album, Fenulla delights ticket holders with her complimentary new CD that includes all original music performed live throughout the evening.

Bearing a recurring theme of positive self-empowerment, Fanulla’s lyrical message began to transcend on stage for ticket holders through a combination of song, dance and instruments. Guests were easily lured into Fenulla’s optimistic vision upon witnessing the heartfelt performance that the star herself so freely gave.

As the show commenced on a powerful note infused by an enthusiastic narrator, audience members were taken on an intimate and musical journey throughout the evening. Beginning with Fanulla’s disturbing and heartbreaking childhood to a place of peace and serenity audience members could not help but experience a joy for the star performer in her ability to express her accomplishments in the musical album so rightfully entitled “Divinity.”

By Anna Katryan

Reactions coming in after the murder of Brampton resident, Devinder Kumar, portray him as a gentle, doting father. Kumar was found with serious injuries at The Gore Rd. north of Mayfield Rd. on Thursday morning by the police. The site where they found him was near a home that he had listed for sale on a semirural lot. Police tried to save him, but he was pronounced dead at the scene. On Friday, a post-mortem exam was conducted, but a cause of death has yet to be announced.