... Well, I'm of the old school and would probably admit to the 51st being Gt. Britain. Ireland would be separate deal. However, I could see that Wales, ...
... I'm probably missing a truly great show, but couldn't get past the basic idea of the show - a teenager kicking the butt of vampires and other 'creatures of...
... Bill ... number ... which ... It does, but the number of commanders is given (6, the PC, PS and 2 Section Leaders and their assistants), and the number of...
... Which is why I build and repair my own machines. By avoiding the extra cost of a 'name brand', I have the reserve to ensure that I can buy the parts that...
... I've only heard that handle attached to Puerto Rico, which I'd be happy to allow to be on it's own - as well as Hawaii, frankly... Snippage... ... Yeah,...
Puerto Rican independence requires getting the voters of the island to ask for it which in the last third of a century they have shown very little interest in...
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I don't have cable either - in fact, my TV isn't connected to anything but a DVD player. Thus, all the stuff I see if what I get from Netflix. (Gotta love...
oh? the last measure i read was the northwest ordinance which set the minimum population requirement at 60,000. i said 50k, an errant memory. ... From: "Ken...
... I think we can all be relieved that the new BSG is working out nicely. Sky One in the UK has shown nine episodes, and while I'm not in the UK I do have a...
... As for the problem of "miss one and you are lost," it isn't that bad, and the Lurker's Guide to Babylon 5 did a great job of filling in the holes. chrisw...
Current US population is roughly 300 million divided into 50 states plus some weird special cases. So an 'average' state is 6 million by which count UK would...
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In terms of Pacific position one could always rent Pearl etc. Given the constitutional nightmare retaining Pearl would be the least of our troybles, Scott ......
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... BTW, the mini-series is available on Amazon.com. I think it came out in Region 2/PAL before it came out in the US. The best website for info on the new...
... Surrender and/or Die? The end of Fallen Dragon really disappointed me. Cheers, Dom ... "Even in the most depressing dystopia, there's still the notion that...
... I thought it was Hamilton's best attempt yet at an ending. Still sucked. 8^) Regarding San Chico (?) (i've lent the book to my brother), we aren't told,...
... It's at this point I bite my tongue (or in this case, fingers). ... ...I know about all that. :-) I just have this whole 'contribution to society problem'...
... Actually, only the last bit about "strategic position in the Pacific" was me. ... I think it's worth pointing out that a majority of the people of the ...
Interesting list, Fred. I've heard and read in various places that the average American (or Canadian) reads one book a year (or three). I've never found a ...
... plus some weird special cases. So an 'average' state is 6 million by which count UK would rate 8.5 states An older data set (circa early 90's, being used...
Actually we'd probably have elected Tony Benn as Labor and the Democrats would probably merge. Your list of British / Irish 'states' presumes that the local...
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Greetings: The figures are probably made up by comparing population vs. number of books purchased, etc. Of course that ignores how many other things people ...
... populace would want to be split up that way which I kind of doubt. Alternately one could have one giant English state, very weak in the Senate but a HUGE...
... Well, my ex averaged one book per year in the time I knew her, but only because one year she went on a Grisham kick and read all of the ones that were out,...
... ...which would ignore the fact that there are libraries, books are lent to friends, and maybe used book stores. ... As odd as it might seem to some, I quit...
... It can be like that, but we run fairly immersive scenarios and you end up living the role by trying to complete the mission objectives. The fact you are...
I heard on NPR that the reason americans and canadians don't read is because only fiction reading is counted. Non fiction books, and fiction which has been...