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  1. Toro

    What do you make from Saffron??

    RE: What do you make from I've seen it used in a couple of recipes but I've never used it because its like $8 for a few strands.
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    The Sassy Come Back Thread

    This is a thread for all CanCon posters to express to SassyLassie that she should come back to CanCon. Sassy, come back! We miss you! You're wanted here!
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    Prezza hates foreign muck.

    RE: Prezza hates foreign Blackleaf, like all Englishmen, has quite the good, wry sense of humour. The English have given the world many wonderful things. Food isn't one of them.
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    Was the War in Iraq Worth the Cost?

    I have no opinion about whether or not America should have invaded Iraq, though I very much want the United States to succeed now that they have. However, was the war worth the cost, in terms of both resources and lives? One paper answers "Yes". National Bureau of Economic Research
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    Iraqis, was the war worth it?

    Apparently, the answer is "yes". I have no opinion about the war, other than I sure hope the Americans pull it off. This is encouraging. http://www.spectator.se/stambord/?p=1113 There are other interesting responses in the polls as well starting on page 37. The report is dated February 23...
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    Ecnomics of Ruin 101

    Great article. African Executive
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    The Euro - Banknote of Choice for World's Criminals

    Well, now we know the REAL cause for the shift by central banks to the euro http://business.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,13130-2049692,00.html
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    Unions Hire Homeless to Picket, Pay Low Wages & No Benef

    You have got to be kidding me. http://www.detnews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060125/BIZ/601250336/1001
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    What's your diet?

    Re: RE: What's your diet? Ha! Not anymore. 2-2! Now, where's my T-bone?
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    What's your diet?

    That's actually pretty funny that the choices are "vegan", "vegetarian" and "other" since "other" is about 99% of the population.
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    What's your diet?

    I eat Taco Bell three times a day, every single day. But I have a milk with it. Well, a Ya-Hoo.
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    World Opinion Supports Globalization

    Well, global opinion still favours globalization, or at least its instruments. You still have your work cut out for you, anti-globalizers! The composition of the poll It excludes China and most of Saharan Africa, but includes Nigeria, Congo, Ghana, Kenya, Zimbabwe, Tanzania Senegal, Ghana...
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    What annoys you?

    Celebrity gossip reporters. Especially male ones. C'mon, haven't you got anything better to do than report on how many shoes Britney Spears owns?
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    What's your favourite comfort food?

    RE: What's your favourite Ginger beef
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    Jack Layton - Big Wuss!

    Couldn't have said it better myself. Canadian Econoview Blog
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    Why Private Property Matters

    I've posted this elsewhere but I'll post it here as well since its creeping into another thread Fascinating study from Argentina on what happens when people own property. Link
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    Should Canada Pay the Pensions of Bloc MPs if Quebec Leaves?

    I'm having a discussion with two intelligent posters about whether or not Canada should pay the pensions of Bloc MPs if Quebec separates in another thread. As a background, the government of Canada pays what can only be described as a ridiculously generous pension to MPs who have been in...
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    Economic Freedom

    The Heritage Foundation released its survey of economic freedom. What's most interesting - and unsurprising - is the graph below; there is a clear relation between economic freedom and the wealth of a country's citizens. The top countries are as follows Hong Kong 1 [1.28] Singapore 2 [1.56]...
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    France and Nuclear Power

    An editorial in today's Wall Street Journal - the only newspaper anyone ever needs to read.
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    Food

    What? Why not? Donairs are fantastic.