... The impression I get is that Tokelau is fully aware it can't survive as an independent economic entity (unlike Greece). It just wants to make sure it...
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Padraic Brown
elemtilas
Feb 1, 2010 5:56 pm
... I would suspect that most if not all taxes in such a country would go to the local condominium government who would then assign funding to its various...
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Adam Walker
carrajena
Feb 1, 2010 6:25 pm
LOL my head off! Adam Peru esti nil ledji djul Dominu ul su levachu, ed nil su ledji medidad peu'l dji peu'l nopi. Saumu 1:2...
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mamercus88
Feb 2, 2010 7:54 am
From _The Linguistic History of the Great Peaceful Ocean_: "The withdrawal of Ming supporters from the Qing invasion included a substantial component of...
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Charlie
caeruleancen...
Feb 2, 2010 5:28 pm
Back in 2008 I introduced my conworld Sefdaania to the list, messages 32560, 32561, 32564, 32565, 32566, and 32585. I got caught up in IB and wrote no more...
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Charlie
caeruleancen...
Feb 2, 2010 5:34 pm
I'm sorry. I just discovered that I already put info about the Senjecan animals on the list: messages 25970, 25971, 32590, 32591, and 32592. Bummer! Charlie...
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Charlie
caeruleancen...
Feb 2, 2010 5:49 pm
Let me continue, then, with their ancient calendar. Both the solar cycle and the lunar cycle are used in the ancient original calendar. The solar year begins...
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Bo
bo_arthur
Feb 2, 2010 6:53 pm
That's what it looks like from the map. Very interesting ideas, Christina!...
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Bo
bo_arthur
Feb 2, 2010 7:11 pm
All very interesting, Charlie!...
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Padraic Brown
elemtilas
Feb 2, 2010 7:17 pm
... I recall the introductions. Interesting stuff. Good to hear from them again! I actually like the idea of using bovids as steed animals. Underrated...
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Charlie
caeruleancen...
Feb 2, 2010 10:51 pm
... I would not say that it is "rigidly fixed," but these particular animals work well in the ecosystem to which the people have been assigned. ... One of the...
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Bo
bo_arthur
Feb 3, 2010 7:31 pm
For those of you that are interested, I'm currently offering a sneek peak of the Space Voyage: Vanguard comic - so fire me an e-mail if you'd like to see it. ...
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Padraic Brown
elemtilas
Feb 3, 2010 11:57 pm
Aye aye captain! Gie us a wee keekie then lad! Padraic...
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Padraic Brown
elemtilas
Feb 4, 2010 1:16 am
I've added some bits about las Palmas -- election results, Constitution, government structure, etc. Kindly take a look and see what you think! ...
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Christina
christina.nicole.78@...
Feb 4, 2010 11:11 pm
The First War of the Scottish Succession is the first major divergence in *there*'s Europe. As *here*, Mary I of Scotland married the then- Dauphin of France...
35781
Charlie
caeruleancen...
Feb 5, 2010 4:08 am
Introduction "Every culture tends to combine a small number of flavoring ingredients so frequently and consistently that they become definitive of that...
The Pyrans were the second created of the Loquent Peoples, the Children of Fire. They chose to establish their settlements on the flood plains of slow-moving...
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IoannisZ
mr.xeight
Feb 6, 2010 4:28 am
I sometimes think of various "what-ifs"; when I'm in class and here are two that stick out in my mind. 1. If Henry Clay's American System had worked, would...
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IoannisZ
mr.xeight
Feb 6, 2010 4:37 am
I was also thinking of the Greek economy (IB's not, our world's). There really is no easy way to fix a 2nd world economy is there? I suppose the only option is...
35786
mamercus88
Feb 6, 2010 5:36 am
Okay, here's the world political stage in the FIU. These is a broad sketch - I have the detailed notes on my laptop. Antillea: In Jinguo, Xian Jieheng is the...
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mamercus88
Feb 6, 2010 5:40 am
So, what's the religious situation in IEJ Scotland? Is it officially Catholic?...
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Padraic Brown
elemtilas
Feb 6, 2010 2:56 pm
... No, but some of the troubles *here*'s Greece is going through are applicable to *there*. ... Quite a few strikes against Greece there. Sounds like the...
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IoannisZ
mr.xeight
Feb 6, 2010 3:19 pm
... Well, he is doing the right thing. It's not like the slaughter houses and fisheries aren't there (I worded the above awkwardly, that was my fault), they're...
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Padraic Brown
elemtilas
Feb 6, 2010 4:56 pm
... Well, there's never a nice way to kill something before eating it! Commercial meat packing (whether pre or post Jungle) is a fairly gruesome business. A...
35791
Charlie
caeruleancen...
Feb 6, 2010 5:38 pm
A timely inquiry: How many of the IB countries conduct a regular census? How is it done? What depends on the results, government funds, seats in the...
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Geoff Horswood
geoffhorswood
Feb 6, 2010 6:21 pm
... From: IoannisZ <mr.xeight@...> Subject: [conculture] Re: Random Ideas To: conculture@yahoogroups.com Date: Saturday, 6 February, 2010, 4:36 ... In...
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Geoff Horswood
geoffhorswood
Feb 6, 2010 6:59 pm
... From: Padraic Brown <elemtilas@...> Subject: Re: [conculture] Re: Random Ideas To: conculture@yahoogroups.com Date: Saturday, 6 February, 2010, 16:56...
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Padraic Brown
elemtilas
Feb 6, 2010 7:45 pm
... Presumably, most countries conduct some kind of census. Mostly, that aspect of IB is QAA. Of the known censuses: Iberian Florida conducted a census in...
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Padraic Brown
elemtilas
Feb 6, 2010 7:47 pm
... That worked very handily for Dunein. ... Padraic...
