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Cardiovascular disease, which includes heart disease and stroke, is the leading cause of death in Canada as well as in many other countries. People of South Asian descent, in particular, are more vulnerable to heart disease and stroke than the general population. This has been a suspicion long held by many physicians, yet has [...]
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Sports Sedan is Revamped for 2009.
The Acura TSX receives a revamp for 2009 and bloody good it is too I would say! This has always been one of my favorite Acura’s with its sublime looks and potent performance. Firstly this year’s model is a little larger than the outgoing model with an increased 3.0 inches [...]
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1. What do you hope to achieve in your new role as Chancellor of Kwantlen Polytechnic University?
The Chancellor is the ceremonial head of a university, presiding over convocations, conferring all degrees, and acting as the ambassador to connect the university with the communities that it serves.Aside from the obvious traditional role, I have a personal [...]
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(Tangy Tar Hot & Sweet- Serves 4-6)
Ingredients
· 2 to 3 tablespoons canola oil
· 1 teaspoon anise seeds
· 3 or 4 long dry red chilies
· 1 cup diced shallots
· 1-1/2 tablespoons minced ginger
· 2-1/4 pounds cauliflower, broken up into small florets
· 1/2 teaspoon salt
· 1 cup cashews
Preparation
1 Heat the oil in a skillet over medium-high heat. [...]
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Ingredients
· 3 cups orange (masoor) lentils, washed well with warm water and drained
· 1 bay leaf
· 1 teaspoon salt
· 2 tablespoons olive oil
· 1 teaspoon cumin seeds
· 1/2 cup chopped shallots
· 1-1/2 tablespoons minced ginger
· 2-1/2 tablespoons shredded unsweetened coconut
· 1 cup grape or cherry tomatoes, halved lengthwise
· 3 plum tomatoes, quartered
· 2 teaspoons curry [...]
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Ingredients
Corn Flour: 1 cup
Tomato Ketchup: 1 cup
Chopped Garlic: 1 Table Spoon
Black Pepper: 1 Tea Spoon
Vinegar: 2 Tea Spoons
Chili Powder: 1Tea Spoon
Chicken: 75 gms
Soy Sauce: 1 Tea Spoon
Eggs: 2
Salt: To Taste
Oil: 1 Cup
Garlic: 2 Tea Spoons
Green Scallions: 20 gms
Green Peppers: 1
Onions: Half an onion
Preparation
Chicken:
First whisk 2 eggs and corn flour as well as water to make [...]
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2008 Dine Out Vancouver’s Gold Medal Winner out of 183 restaurants.
Ingredients
Mussels (Approximately 20 in count)
Garlic: Approximately 1 Table spoon
Cream: 50 ml
Soy Sauce: 25 ml
Oil: 2 table spoons
Onion Sauce: Half a Cup (Can be bought at any Indian grocery store) or you can blend boiled onions.
Salt: To Taste
Cilantro: One Tweed
Preparation
Heat oil in a frying pan and [...]
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Photo Caption: “You do not marry the person whom you can live with, you marry the person whom you cannot live without”—a favourite saying Harvey and Reema Gill feel epitomizes their relationship. Yad Virk of Yaadien Photography captures this sentiment in the cooling shade of a sunny wedding day.
On June 9th, 2007, high-school sweethearts Harvey [...]
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Kalpesh Suresh Modi is an Indian American actor and producer, best known by his stage name Kal Penn, who is swiftly changing the racial landscape of Hollywood. Born first generation Indo-American in Montclair, New Jersey, the 31 year-old, Penn has been called “The Next Tom Hanks” by the Boston Globe and “the world’s most famous [...]
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In the super populated Indian temple, Lakshmi is the domesticdeity representing wealth and the embodiment of beauty, grace, and charm. Padma Lakshmi does not stray from the classic description of the Hindu god; in fact, the mere mention of her evokes an immediate association to a stunningly beautiful woman with a stellar physique and long [...]
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