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DEFINITION kon-flikt ko-ko n: Profits from the cocoa trade used to finance civil war in Africa's Ivory Coast...
CONTEXT The Ivory Coast is the world's biggest producer of cocoa, the main ingredient in chocolate, but what fans of the sweet treat don't know is that both sides in the country's civil war are using cocoa revenues to buy weapons and fund militias. In its report "Hot Chocolate," the London-based group Global Witness is calling for international efforts to "break the links between the cocoa trade and the armed conflict...
...classic Chocolat Chaud has 53% cocoa content (milky, sweet and reminiscent of childhood), and the decadent Chocolate Expresso is made with cream instead of hot milk - it's so thick it could be mistaken for custard. Frenchman Espouy takes his patrons on a tour of cocoa-producing countries: the Caribbean Santo Domingo, made with 70% cocoa, is spicy and bold, while the bittersweet African Tanzania is reminiscent of a complex cognac. The adventurous will want to try the Infinite Extravagance, made to the ancient Inca recipe, with 100% cocoa liquor and hot milk infused with chilies. For the indecisive, there...
...spends 60 hours per week in “Second Life” doing Linden Dollar arbitrage. DA blocked with five black guys, and you can imagine how that turned out. Now he won’t even go to the dining hall without using half a bottle of cocoa butter. You have already chosen your blocking group, so kudos; you now have one of the worst decisions of your life behind you. Or, you got blockstabbed (1) once or twice and ended up turning in a tear-soaked floater form. If so, good for you, you won?...