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  1. #juan

    These guys must be learning from Mulroney

    Ottawa awash in red ink as deficit balloons to $28.6B for first six months of year at 12:04 on November 27, 2009, EDT. Julian Beltrame, THE CANADIAN PRESS OTTAWA - Ottawa is past the halfway mark to the biggest deficit in the country's history, the Finance Department reported Friday. The...
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    Avast anti-virus

    I see AVG is getting out of their free anti-virus program in December. I've used AVG for years and it seemed to catch the odd virus....at least that is what it told me. Does anyone know anything about Avast? The only thing I know is that it is free.
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    Love parfait:

    BOGOTA, Colombia - A Colombian cooking school has concocted a "love dessert" made with passion fruit - and Viagra. Student chefs at the state culinary school in Quindio province wouldn't give the complete ingredients but say it contains the active ingredient in Viagra. The pudding-like dessert...
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    Brave soldier making a come back.

    This is one of the better stories around. Captain Trevor Greene who was chopped in the back of his head with an axe was paralysed and mute after the attack is making a come back. Anne McIlroy Ottawa — From Saturday's Globe and Mail Published on Saturday, Nov. 14, 2009 12:11AM EST Last...
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    Lamb recipes

    Last week the Superstore was offering frozen "Lamb Shoulder chops" at about five dollars a pound. They all seemed to be about one to one and a half kilograms. Once they are thawed out they look a bit like a butterflied leg of lamb and that is exactly how I cooked it. It probably would have...
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    Old guns

    Any old rifle fans out there? I just bought a rifle. My wife and I got ourselves into an estate sale and among all the chairs and tables and old fashioned lamps was a sign saying Winchester rifle $25.00.. I walked over and picked up a model 94 that seemed to be in pretty good shape. I got...
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    What happened to the $54 billion surplus

    And why are we building debt if this money is lying around? The Progressive Economics Forum » What Happened to the $54 Billion EI Surplus?
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    One of the most beautiful spots in the world

    I originally posted the following link: The Butchart Gardens - The Gardens
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    Young woman killed by coyotes

    Halifax — Canadian Press Published on Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2009 7:55AM EDT Last updated on Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2009 10:19AM EDT A young Toronto-area woman has died in hospital from injuries sustained when she was attacked by a pair of coyotes while hiking in Cape Breton. The woman was...
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    What is LG OOD auto firmware

    " LG ODD auto firmware" Over the last week this thing has tried several times to get onto my computer. This morning I turned the computer on and went to pour a cup of coffee. When I got back "LG ODD auto firmware" was half-way through loading a large up-date. I cancelled it and went to...
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    Quick Pickles...

    A few months ago my wife bought a large(read huge) jar of Vlassic Bread and Butter Pickles. These pickles are American I believe but they are great pickles. I took the last pickle out of the jar the day before yesterday and at the same time I noticed that we had several large cucumbers in the...
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    Oops, wrong ship

    div#related-article-links p a, div#related-article-links p a:visited { color:#06c; } Five Somali pirates are in custody after mistaking a French naval vessel for a "harmless" commercial cargo ship in the Indian Ocean. A military spokesman said today that the blundering pirates aboard...
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    Simple never-fail recipes

    One recipe that comes to mind is this one. You can't get much simpler than this: Beef shanks in the slow cooker Ingredients four large meaty beef shanks half cup all purpose flour one teaspoon black pepper salt to taste a can of tomato soup half can of water 2 teaspoons of died basil quarter...
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    USB sticks for RAM

    If you are running Windows Vista you can apparently use USB memory sticks to increase your RAM.. Is there any way to do this on Windows XP? Right now USB memory sticks are dirt cheap
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    Making paintings with sand....

    Who has heard of Sand Art? My wife found this and I was really impressed. This is art like no other: YouTube - AMAZING SAND ART(drawing)
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    Man who beheaded bus passenger remains 'a significant risk' Last Updated: Thursday,

    No bloody kidding! Last Updated: Thursday, September 17, 2009 | 11:56 AM CT Comments13Recommend29 By Chinta Puxley The Canadian Press Tim McLean, 22, was killed on a Greyhound bus near Portage la...
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    December 21, 2012

    I accidentally ran across people talking about this date like it was really special December 21, 2012 I believe Nostradamus predicted the end of the world on this day but didn't he also predict the end of the world a few times already? December 21, 2012 is also the end of the Mayan calendar...
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    Here is a real JERK!

    I've always thought rappers were stupid but here is proof that one of them certainly is: Kanye West spoils the show at MTV awards - Times Online
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    African runner's gender in question

    South Africa condemned the international media reports as an invasion of the teenager's privacy and threatened a "third world war" if the women's 800m champion is disqualified from athletics. The process by which Semenya's most intimate physical details have become a public talking point...
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    A warm evening in Lillooet

    My sister sent a few pictures. This was the most spectacular.