Archive for June, 2009
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HAPPY BIRTHDAY CANADA
JULY 1, 2009 CANADA DAY 142 YEARS OLD Today is Canada Day, a federal statutory holiday, celebrating the anniversary of the July 1, 1867 enactment of the British North America Act of 1867, which united Canada
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Russell Peters - What Makes Him Tick?
What is it that propels this ordinary looking guy to stardom, and how does he manage to tickle so many of us to laughter? He is the of Anglo-Indian descent, son of Indo-Canadian immigrant parents, born in Toronto and raised in Brampton, Ontario.
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Watercolor Art Exhibit at Silk Purse Art Gallery
The Silk Purse Art Gallery houses the West Vancouver Arts Council and holds regular art exhibits showcasing artworks by local artists. This month from June 16th to the 28th, it hosts a watercolor exhibit titled "Landscape, Clear and Radiant".
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Sandra Oh and Father
Here is Sandra Oh with her father on The Bay's Ad for Dolce Gabana perfume. This ad was shown in The National Post and The Globe and Mail newspapers. The caption says: My parents started me in dancing to correct my pigeon toes but I caught
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Grace Harbour Apple Cobbler
Ingredients: 4 cups sliced apples (can also mix with some berries and plums) 3 tsp ground cinnamon 1/2 cup water 1 cup white sugar 1/2 cup butter 3/4 cup all purpose flour Instructions: 1.. Preheat oven to 350 degrees Celsius. 2.
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Tortang Giniling - Ground Pork Omelette
Ingredients: 2 to 3 eggs 1 onion (minced) 1/2 to 1 lb of Ground pork 1 cup diced and minced roasted eggplant pulp (optional for a different variation) 3-4 cloves of garlic, salt and pepper to taste 1 small potato cut in small cubes (o
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Getting Married for a Resident Visa
Hollywood tackles the problem of immigration with a simple solution, get married. In the movie "The Proposal" starring Ryan Reynolds, a 32 year old Canadian actor from Vancouver, (he is the real-life husband of Scarlet Johanssen). Ryan play
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The Feng Shui Practitioner - a new job/career
While some jobs/careers have gone where the dodo birds went, new jobs and careers are being born. One of them is the Feng Shui expert. In North America's major cities, particularly in the west coast such as Greater Vancouver, San Francisco and Ca
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The Story of Ping and Pong
Welcome to My World, the e-Den. Today is a Ping day. I am blogging, that's proof enough. Most days, I am Pong, working hard, troubleshooting computer problems, one at a time. - sequentially, logically, rationally. I remember being Ping most
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What do you Know about - E Waste?
Every year, North Americans throw 40 million metric tonnes of electronic e-waste. This includes cellphones, computers, TVs, VCRs, electronics that are full of heavy metals and dangerous chemicals. Only 13.6% of e-waste was recycled in 2007. 90%
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Pet Sitting Service - A growing business
Dogs are great companions for single people, as dogs are affectionate, and they do not talk back. They give unconditional love, and are fiercely loyal. Many elderly people and young childless singles own dogs for companionship. Many young
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How to Immigrate to Canada
Every yeаr аround 250,000 of people аre аccepted by the Cаnаdiаn government just to meet its goаls of economic benefit. If you are considering or planning to immigrate to Canada to start a new life, the book "My Immigration Consultant" will
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Job Discrimination against Foreign Sounding Names
Job discrimination against foreign sounding names is confirmed based on a UBC Research Study of 6000 mock resumes sent out to 2000 online job postings in 20 categories in the Toronto area. A complete foreign name as as "Deng Xiao Ping" has a 40% l
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Sailing along the BC Coast to Alaska
The west coast of Canada is one of world's best cruising grounds, and the best in the civilized world in terms of anchorages, amenities and cruising buddies. My blog is a daily diary of a 3 month trip all the way from Vancouver to Alaska. We encounte
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Is your Foreign Accent Holding You Back?
In the movie "My Fair Lady" based on the play "Pygmalion", a phonetic expert named Professor Henry Higgins made a bet with his friend Colonel Pickering that he can make a street flower girl named Eliza Doolittle pass off as a refined high-society lad
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