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(...) All true... but I still believe that the concept behind the lateen sail (triangle + rotation around mast) allowed travelling against the wind, unlike square sails - better for back-winds (no pun intended). And I'm not sure if ALL the sails in (...) (23 years ago, 27-Sep-01, to lugnet.loc.pt, lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) Well noted on the arab influences, but the lateen sail was supplanted by the square-rigged sail for transatlantic voyages fairly quickly, though it remained popular in the Mediterranean for many centuries. Columbus' caravel Nina was converted (...) (23 years ago, 27-Sep-01, to lugnet.loc.pt)
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| | Re: HELP Need some basic info on Netherlands
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Pedro Silva <el_gordo@netc.pt> wrote in message news:GJzDDz.49E@lugnet.com... (...) always (...) the (...) From my holidays, when I traveled through 7 countries, I believe petrol is nowhere more expensive than in Holland.... Duq (23 years ago, 22-Sep-01, to lugnet.loc.pt)
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(...) They retailed for $19.99 in the U.S., but an inveterate bargain hunter like me would have held out for at least 50% off had I seen them go on clearance here. So I'd say it's reasonable if you really like the set or the parts. BTW Lugnet's set (...) (23 years ago, 22-Sep-01, to lugnet.loc.pt)
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(...) Portugal - to be more precise, Porto (often spelled "Oporto" in English), in Northern Portugal. I went back to the store today to see if their margin was this low for everything, and it seemed to me that it was somehow negotiable for large (...) (23 years ago, 21-Sep-01, to lugnet.loc.pt, lugnet.market.shopping)
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(...) PORTUGAL (23 years ago, 21-Sep-01, to lugnet.loc.pt)
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I'm not up on my location codes - from where are we talking about? 11.50 US is a HECKOFA bargin! (...) 2470)... (...) about (...) (23 years ago, 21-Sep-01, to lugnet.loc.pt)
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(...) AT LAST, A BARGAIN! :-P I had been expecting this moment for a loooong time... does anyone want to buy this from here, cost price + shipping? Not that I think demand is high, but it was the second set I bought in 3 years that was well worth (...) (23 years ago, 20-Sep-01, to lugnet.market.shopping, lugnet.loc.pt)
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(...) Yep... I bought both of mine for about 3 times as much! (they retail for about $35 typically I think here in the US) DaveE (23 years ago, 20-Sep-01, to lugnet.loc.pt)
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(...) Eh eh, por mais que concorde contigo, finanças é demais para o meu camiãozinho... e net então nem se fala! :-P (...) Sorry, não conheço ninguém lá. :-( (...) Acho que eles estão por aí... consegui contactá-los pouco antes da reunião do PLUG, (...) (23 years ago, 20-Sep-01, to lugnet.loc.pt)
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pronto, já cheguei de férias. e tenho algumas novidades 1- estive a ver o q é preciso para fazer uma página na net, registar o dominio e os preços. então é assim: - o registo do nome (ex.: www.plug.pt) custa +- 17500. - a manutenção do nome custa (...) (23 years ago, 19-Sep-01, to lugnet.loc.pt)
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| | Re: S@H in Portugal
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(...) Thank you, Kate and Jake. I had noticed that France had been added, so I feared that Lego had forgotten us. But now I realize it is just a question of time until we can use the web shop. We are really looking forward to do it! ;-) Pedro (23 years ago, 18-Sep-01, to lugnet.loc.pt, lugnet.dear-lego)
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Posted on behalf of Kate Sutch in Europe: (...) Hi Pedro, Unfortunately LEGO Shop at Home is not available in Portugal and was not planned to be so this year. We are working on getting it up and running in the 1st half of 2002. I will keep you (...) (23 years ago, 18-Sep-01, to lugnet.loc.pt)
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| | Re: Good (!) editorial from Canada PLEASE READ (done)
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(...) (snipped) (...) Amazing! I thought by that time (1973) knowledge of history was more widespread... the commentator should have known that NOONE might have helped back in 1906 (or the Chicago Fire for that matter, which I believe was around the (...) (23 years ago, 13-Sep-01, to lugnet.loc.pt, lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) Not a catch. He's referring to 1906--although, to be honest, that's not much different functionally from mentioning the Chicago Fire. That would definitely be one of those naive points. It's definitely a 1973 production, though. I found more (...) (23 years ago, 12-Sep-01, to lugnet.loc.pt, lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) Sure, I realize that. And discarded that chance. In 1906 WHO ON EARTH could have responded to tha SF earthquake with help (in useful time, that is)??? If he was talking about that quake, he is far more innocent than I thought... Besides, was (...) (23 years ago, 12-Sep-01, to lugnet.loc.pt, lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) Surely you realize that San Francisco has had earthquakes before 1989? Also, technically the 1989 quake wasn't centered in San Francisco, but in Loma Prieta, certainly close enough to be felt. (URL) could have been referring to the 1906 quake, (...) (23 years ago, 12-Sep-01, to lugnet.loc.pt, lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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In lugnet.loc.pt, Lindsay Frederick Braun writes: (snipped) (...) Eh eh, I wrote just about the same concerning Airbus (I did not read your post until i posted mine...). There is a catch, though: The earthquake. It was 5 years after the writer's (...) (23 years ago, 12-Sep-01, to lugnet.loc.pt, lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) Sounds like it to me.Still has many good points. (...) (23 years ago, 12-Sep-01, to lugnet.loc.pt, lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| | Re: Good (!) editorial from Canada PLEASE READ (done)
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(...) Well, first of all, he doesn't know about European aerospace company Airbus, which produces airliners (and is in fact comparable to Boeing in its output). He dwells on 1950s and 1960s events, and doesn't even mention later events, even when (...) (23 years ago, 12-Sep-01, to lugnet.loc.pt, lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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