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| Original 8/5/2019 Post | ||||
Cheryl 8/5/2019 11:42:10 AM |
Hi Everybody, If you were at the weekend calls, you heard Mel announce the Countries that Visit the Website in August Contest. This is a great new contest that will help each of us realize that toxic disease is a widespread problem, and there are a LOT of different countries that visit this website each month. To enter the contest, write down the countries listed under Visitors Right Now each time you visit the website. Visitors Right Now is located at the top right-hand side of the page, under the subtitle links. The person with the most countries on their list at the end of the month wins. A tip would be to check the website morning and evening each day. Keep adding any new countries you see to your list. You will end up with one long list of countries, which you will email to Mel at mel@howicuredmorgellons.com, by August 30th. The winner of the contest will be announced on the Saturday, August 31st, conference call. The winner of Countries that Visit the Website in August Contest, will win a Morgellons/Lyme Support Kit AND a Morgellons or Lyme Support Kit Extension. That is an amazing prize! Everybody is going to want to visit the website as often as possible to check the countries listed. Don't feel like you're at a disadvantage if you haven't started a list of countries yet. The countries will repeat throughout the month, so just jump in and get started! God bless, Cheryl | |||
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Jenn 6/25/2025 4:42:03 PM |
Hello everyone, A new country showed up the other day…British Virgin Islands (BVI). See below for snapshot of the history. Always starts with discovery by some quiet person(s) living life. See below as introduction to BVI. The following is taken from Wikipedia. British Virgin Islands (BVI),[3] officially the Virgin Islands,[4] are a British Overseas Territory in the Caribbean, to the east of Puerto Rico and the US Virgin Islands and north-west of Anguilla. The islands are geographically part of the Virgin Islands archipelago and are located in the Leeward Islands of the Lesser Antilles and part of the West Indies. The British Virgin Islands consist of the main islands of Tortola, Virgin Gorda, Anegada and Jost Van Dyke, along with more than 50 other smaller islands and cays. About 16 of the islands are inhabited.[3] The capital, Road Town, is on Tortola, the largest island, which is about 20 km (12 mi) long and 5 km (3 mi) wide. The islands had a population of 28,054 at the 2010 Census, of whom 23,491 lived on Tortola;[1] current estimates put the population at 35,802 (July 2018). The economy of the territory is overwhelmingly dominated by tourism and financial services. In terms of financial services, the territory is known as a leading hub for tax evasion and concealment of assets. British Virgin Islanders are British Overseas Territories citizens and, since 2002, also British citizens. Etymology The islands were named "Santa Úrsula y las Once Mil Vírgenes" by Christopher Columbus in 1493 after the legend of Saint Ursula and the 11,000 virgins.[3][5] The name was later shortened to "the Virgin Islands". The official name of the territory is still simply the "Virgin Islands", but the prefix "British" is often used. This is commonly believed to distinguish it from the neighbouring American territory which changed its name from the "Danish West Indies" to "Virgin Islands of the United States" in 1917. In 1968 the British Government issued a memorandum requiring that the postage stamps in the territory should say "British Virgin Islands" (whereas previously they had simply stated "Virgin Islands"), a practice which is still followed today. This was likely to prevent confusion following on from the adoption of US currency in the territory in 1959, and the references to US currency on the stamps of the territory. History It is generally thought that the Virgin Islands were first settled by the Arawak from South America around 100 BC to AD 200, though there is some evidence of Amerindian presence on the islands as far back as 1500 BC. The Arawaks inhabited the islands until the 15th century when they were displaced by the Kalinago (Island Caribs), a tribe from the Lesser Antilles islands. The first European sighting of the Virgin Islands was by the Spanish expedition of Christopher Columbus in 1493 on his second voyage to the Americas, who gave the islands their modern name. The Spanish Empire claimed the islands by discovery in the early 16th century, but never settled them, and subsequent years saw the English, Dutch, French, Spanish, and Danish all jostling for control of the region, which became a notorious haunt for pirates. The Dutch established a permanent settlement on the island of Tortola by 1648, frequently clashing with the Spanish who were based on nearby Puerto Rico. In 1672, the English captured Tortola from the Dutch, and the English annexation of Anegada and Virgin Gorda followed in 1680. Meanwhile, over the period 1672–1733, the Danish gained control of the nearby islands of Saint Thomas, Saint John and Saint Croix (i.e. the modern US Virgin Islands). The British islands were considered principally a strategic possession. The British introduced sugar cane which was to become the main crop and source of foreign trade, and large numbers of slaves were forcibly brought from Africa to work on the sugar cane plantations. In 1917, the United States purchased the Danish Virgin Islands for US$25 million, renaming them the United States Virgin Islands. Economic linkages with the US islands prompted the British Virgin Islands to adopt the US dollar as its currency in 1959. The British Virgin Islands were administered variously as part of the British Leeward Islands or with St. Kitts and Nevis, with an administrator representing the British Government on the islands. The islands gained separate colony status in 1960 and became autonomous in 1967 under the new post of Chief Minister. Since the 1960s, the islands have diversified away from their traditionally agriculture-based economy towards tourism and financial services, becoming one of the wealthiest areas in the Caribbean. In 2017 Hurricane Irma struck the islands, causing four deaths and immense damage. Geography The British Virgin Islands comprise around 60 tropical Caribbean islands, ranging in size from the largest, Tortola, being 20 km (12 mi) long and 5 km (3 mi) wide, to tiny uninhabited islets, altogether about 150 square kilometres (58 square miles) in extent. Most of the islands are volcanic in origin and have a hilly, rugged terrain. The highest point is Mount Sage on Tortola at 521m. Anegada is geologically distinct from the rest of the group, being a flat island composed of limestone and coral. Climate The British Virgin Islands have a tropical rainforest climate, moderated by trade winds.[5] Temperatures vary little throughout the year. In the capital, Road Town, typical daily maxima are around 32 °C (89.6 °F) in the summer and 29 °C (84.2 °F) in the winter. Typical daily minima are around 26 °C (78.8 °F) in the summer and 23 °C (73.4 °F) in the winter. Rainfall averages about 1,150 mm (45.3 in) per year, higher in the hills and lower on the coast. Rainfall can be quite variable, but the wettest months on average are September to November and the driest months on average are February and March. Politics The territory operates as a parliamentary democracy. Ultimate executive authority in the British Virgin Islands is vested in the King, and is exercised on his behalf by the Governor of the British Virgin Islands.[3] The governor is appointed by the King on the advice of the British Government. Defence and most foreign affairs remain the responsibility of the United Kingdom. Economy The twin pillars of the economy are financial services (60%) and tourism (roughly 40–45% of GDP). Economically however, financial services associated with the territory's status as an offshore financial centre are by far the more important.[2] 51.8% of the Government's revenue comes directly from licence fees for offshore companies, and considerable further sums are raised directly or indirectly from payroll taxes relating to salaries paid within the trust industry sector (which tend to be higher on average than those paid in the tourism sector). Well, another great history lesson. Juxtaposition between the beautiful waters and reefs. Then the battles for power again among foreign territories. Keep the romantic memories for anyone whose visited. Many blessings, Jen 1) Albania 2) Afghanistan 3)Algeria 4) Anguilla 5)Argentina 6)Armenia 7)Australia 8)Austria 9)Azerbaijan 10)Bahrain 11)Bahamas 12)Bangladesh 13)Barbados 14)Barbuda 15)Belarus 16)Belgium 17)Benin , Republic of 18) Bermuda 19)Bolivia 20) Bosnia and Herzegovina 21) Botswana 22)Brazil 23) British Virgin Islands 23) Bulgaria 24) Cambodia 25)Canada 26)Cayman Islands 27) Chili 28) China 29) Colombia 30) Congo Democratic Republic of 31) Costa Rica 32) Côte d'Ivoire 33) Croatia 34) Curacao 35) Cyprus 36) Czech Republic 37) Czechia 38) Denmark 39) Dominican Republic 40) Ecuador 41) Egypt 42) England 43) Estonia 44) Ethiopia 45) Finland 46) France 47) Georgia 48) Germany 49)Ghana 50)Greece 51) Greenland 52) Guam 53 )Honduras 54) Hong Kong 55) Hungary 56) Iceland 57) India 58) Indonesia 59) Iran, Islamic Republic of 60) Ireland 61) Isle of Man 62) Israel 63) Italy 64) Jamaica 65) Japan 66) Jordan 67) Kazakhstan 68) Korea 69) Kuwait 70) Latvia 71) Lebanon 72) Liechtenstein 73)Lithuania 74) Laos People's Democratic Republic 75) Luxembourg 76) Macedonia 77) Malaysia 78) Malta 79) Mexico 80) Moldova, Republic of 81) Monaco 82) Morocco 83) Mozambique 84)Mauritius 85) Nicaragua 86) Nepal 87) Netherlands 88) New Zealand 89) Nigeria 90) Northern Ireland 91) North Macedonia, United Kingdom of 92) Norway 93) Other unidentified country 94) Pakistan 95) Panama 96) Paraguay 97) Peru 98) Philippines 99) Poland 100) Portugal 101) Puerto Rico 102) Qatar 103) Romania 104) Russian Federation 105) Saudi Arabia 106) Scotland 107) Serbia 108) Seychelles 109) Singapore 110) Slovakia 111) Slovenia 112) Somalia 113) South Africa 114) Spain 115) Suriname 116) Sweden 117) Switzerland 118) Taiwan 119) Thailand 120) Trinidad and Tobago 121) Turkey 122) Ukraine 123) Uzbekistan 124) United Arab Emirates 125) United States 126) Venezuela ( Democratic Republic of ) 127) Vietnam 128) Wales 129) Zambia 130) Zimbabwe | |||
Jennifer 5/29/2025 9:00:11 AM |
Hello everyone, The final piece getting to know is Scotland. After Wars, Kings, Queens and Lords starting at the end of ice ages there’s the Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland today. Chrissie may have some fun facts to add. The following is taken from Wikipedia. Scotland[e] is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It contains nearly one-third of the United Kingdom's land area, consisting of the northern part of the island of Great Britain and more than 790 adjacent islands, principally in the archipelagos of the Hebrides and the Northern Isles. To the south-east, Scotland has its only land border, which is 96 miles (154 km) long and shared with England; the country is surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, the North Sea to the north-east and east, and the Irish Sea to the south. The population in 2022 was 5,439,842. Edinburgh is the capital and Glasgow is the most populous of the cities of Scotland. The Kingdom of Scotland emerged as an independent sovereign state in the 9th century. In 1603, James VI succeeded to the thrones of England and Ireland, forming a personal union of the three kingdoms. On 1 May 1707, Scotland and England combined to create the new Kingdom of Great Britain, with the Parliament of Scotland subsumed into the Parliament of Great Britain. The country has its own distinct legal system, education system and religious history, which have all contributed to the continuation of Scottish culture and national identity.[18] Scottish English and Scots are the most widely spoken languages in the country, existing on a dialect continuum with each other. The mainland of Scotland is broadly divided into three regions: the Highlands, a mountainous region in the north and north-west; the Lowlands, a flatter plain across the centre of the country; and the Southern Uplands, a hilly region along the southern border. Etymology Scotland comes from Scoti, the Latin name for the Gaels.[22] Philip Freeman has speculated on the likelihood of a group of raiders adopting a name from an Indo-European root, *skot, citing the parallel in Greek skotos (s??t??), meaning "darkness, gloom".[23] The Late Latin word Scotia ("land of the Gaels") was initially used to refer to Ireland,[24] and likewise in early Old English Scotland was used for Ireland. Prehistory The earliest known evidence of human presence in Scotland is Hamburgian culture stone tools produced by late Upper Paleolithic hunter gatherers who arrived in Scotland during the Bølling–Allerød Interstadial warm period at the end of the last ice age, around 14,500 to 14,000 years ago, shortly following the retreat of the ice sheet that had previously covered Scotland. Early history The first written reference to Scotland was in 320 BC by Greek sailor Pytheas, who called the northern tip of Britain "Orcas", the source of the name of the Orkney islands. Most of modern Scotland was not incorporated into the Roman Empire, and Roman control over parts of the area fluctuated over a rather short period. The first Roman incursion into Scotland was in 79 AD, when Agricola invaded Scotland; he defeated a Caledonian army at the Battle of Mons Graupius in 83 AD. After the Roman victory, Roman forts were briefly set along the Gask Ridge close to the Highland line, but by three years after the battle, the Roman armies had withdrawn to the Southern Uplands. Wars of Scottish Independence The death of Alexander III in March 1286 broke the succession line of Scotland's kings. Edward I of England arbitrated between various claimants for the Scottish crown. In return for surrendering Scotland's nominal independence, John Balliol was pronounced king in 1292. Union of the Crowns The Treaty of Perpetual Peace was signed in 1502 by James IV of Scotland and Henry VII of England. Except for a short period under the Protectorate, Scotland remained a separate state in the 17th century, but there was considerable conflict between the crown and the Covenanters over the form of church government. After the execution of the Scottish king at Whitehall in 1649, amid the Wars of the Three Kingdoms and its events in Scotland, Oliver Cromwell, the victorious Lord Protector, imposed the British Isles' first written constitution – the Instrument of Government – on Scotland in 1652 as part of the republican Commonwealth of England, Scotland, and Ireland. Treaty of Union After another proposal from the English House of Lords was rejected in 1695, and a further Lords motion was voted down in the House of Commons in 1700, the Parliament of Scotland again rejected union in 1702. The failure of the Darien Scheme bankrupted the landowners who had invested, though not the burghs. Nevertheless, the nobles' bankruptcy, along with the threat of an English invasion, played a leading role in convincing the Scots elite to back a union with England On 22 July 1706, the Treaty of Union was agreed between representatives of the Scots Parliament and the Parliament of England. The following year, twin Acts of Union were passed by both parliaments to create the united Kingdom of Great Britain with effect from 1 May 1707 with popular opposition and anti-union riots in Edinburgh, Glasgow, and elsewhere. Eventually however, with trade tariffs with England abolished, trade blossomed, especially with Colonial America. The clippers belonging to the Glasgow Tobacco Lords were the fastest ships on the route to Virginia. Until the American War of Independence in 1776, Glasgow was the world's premier tobacco port, dominating world trade. Industrial age and the Scottish Enlightenment The Scottish Enlightenment and the Industrial Revolution turned Scotland into an intellectual, commercial and industrial powerhouse— so much so Voltaire said "We look to Scotland for all our ideas of civilisation." The Scottish Reform Act 1832 increased the number of Scottish MPs and widened the franchise to include more of the middle classes. From the mid-century, there were increasing calls for Home Rule for Scotland and the post of Secretary of State for Scotland was revived. The industrial developments, while they brought work and wealth, were so rapid that housing, town planning, and provision for public health did not keep pace with them, and for a time living conditions in some of the towns and cities were notoriously bad, with overcrowding, high infant mortality, and growing rates of tuberculosis. While the Scottish Enlightenment is traditionally considered to have concluded toward the end of the 18th century, disproportionately large Scottish contributions to British science and letters continued for another 50 years or more, thanks to such figures as the physicists James Clerk Maxwell and Lord Kelvin, and the engineers and inventors James Watt and William Murdoch, whose work was critical to the technological developments of the Industrial Revolution throughout Britain. In literature, the most successful figure of the mid-19th century was Walter Scott. His first prose work, Waverley in 1814, is often called the first historical novel.[85] It launched a highly successful career that probably more than any other helped define and popularise Scottish cultural identity. Scotland also played a major part in the development of art and architecture. The Glasgow School, which developed in the late 19th century, and flourished in the early 20th century, produced a distinctive blend of influences including the Celtic Revival the Arts and Crafts movement, and Japonism, which found favour throughout the modern art world of continental Europe and helped define the Art Nouveau style. World wars and Scotland Act 1998 Scotland played a major role in the British effort in the First World War. It especially provided manpower, ships, machinery, fish and money. With a population of 4.8 million in 1911, Scotland sent over half a million men to the war, of whom over a quarter died in combat or from disease, and 150,000 were seriously wounded. The war saw the emergence of a radical movement called "Red Clydeside" led by militant trades unionists. During the Second World War, Scotland was targeted by Nazi Germany largely due to its factories, shipyards, and coal mines. Cities such as Glasgow and Edinburgh were targeted by German bombers, as were smaller towns mostly located in the central belt of the country. Perhaps the most significant air raid in Scotland was the Clydebank Blitz of March 1941, which intended to destroy naval shipbuilding in the area. After 1945, Scotland's economic situation worsened due to overseas competition, inefficient industry, and industrial disputes. The introduction in 1989 by Margaret Thatcher's government of the Community Charge (widely known as the Poll Tax) one year before the rest of Great Britain, contributed to a growing movement for Scottish control over domestic affairs.[101] On 21 December 1988, Pan Am Flight 103 exploded mid–air over the town of Lockerbie, killing all on board as well as eleven Lockerbie residents. It remains the deadliest terrorist attack in the United Kingdom. Following a referendum on devolution proposals in 1997, the Scotland Act 1998 was passed by the British Parliament, which established a devolved Scottish Parliament and Scottish Government with responsibility for most laws specific to Scotland.[104] The Scottish Parliament was reconvened in Edinburgh on 4 July 1999. 21st century The pro-independence Scottish National Party led by Alex Salmond achieved an overall majority in the 2011 election, winning 69 of the 129 seats available. The success of the SNP in achieving a majority in the Scottish Parliament paved the way for the September 2014 referendum on Scottish independence. Since the 2014 referendum, events such as the UK leaving the European Union, despite a majority of voters in Scotland voting to remain a member, have led to calls for a second independence referendum. In 2022, the Lord Advocate Dorothy Bain argued the case for the Scottish Government to hold another referendum on the issue, with the Supreme Court later ruling against the argument. Well, that’s quite a history lesson. Many answered questions or more questions. Many blessings, Jen 1) Albania 2) Afghanistan 3)Algeria 4) Anguilla 5)Argentina 6)Armenia 7)Australia 8)Austria 9)Azerbaijan 10)Bahrain 11)Bahamas 12)Bangladesh 13)Barbados 14)Barbuda 15)Belarus 16)Belgium 17)Benin , Republic of 18) Bermuda 19)Bolivia 20) Bosnia and Herzegovina 21) Botswana 22)Brazil 23) Bulgaria 24) Cambodia 25)Canada 26)Cayman Islands 27) Chili 28) China 29) Colombia 30) Congo Democratic Republic of 31) Costa Rica 32) Côte d'Ivoire 33) Croatia 34) Curacao 35) Cyprus 36) Czech Republic 37) Czechia 38) Denmark 39) Dominican Republic 40) Ecuador 41) Egypt 42) England 43) Estonia 44) Ethiopia 45) Finland 46) France 47) Georgia 48) Germany 49)Ghana 50)Greece 51) Greenland 52) Guam 53 )Honduras 54) Hong Kong 55) Hungary 56) Iceland 57) India 58) Indonesia 59) Iran, Islamic Republic of 60) Ireland 61) Isle of Man 62) Israel 63) Italy 64) Jamaica 65) Japan 66) Jordan 67) Kazakhstan 68) Korea 69) Kuwait 70) Latvia 71) Lebanon 72) Liechtenstein 73)Lithuania 74) Laos People's Democratic Republic 75) Luxembourg 76) Macedonia 77) Malaysia 78) Malta 79) Mexico 80) Moldova, Republic of 81) Monaco 82) Morocco 83) Mozambique 84)Mauritius 85) Nicaragua 86) Nepal 87) Netherlands 88) New Zealand 89) Nigeria 90) Northern Ireland 91) North Macedonia, United Kingdom of 92) Norway 93) Other unidentified country 94) Pakistan 95) Panama 96) Paraguay 97) Peru 98) Philippines 99) Poland 100) Portugal 101) Puerto Rico 102) Qatar 103) Romania 104) Russian Federation 105) Saudi Arabia 106) Scotland 107) Serbia 108) Seychelles 109) Singapore 110) Slovakia 111) Slovenia 112) Somalia 113) South Africa 114) Spain 115) Suriname 116) Sweden 117) Switzerland 118) Taiwan 119) Thailand 120) Trinidad and Tobago 121) Turkey 122) Ukraine 123) Uzbekistan 124) United Arab Emirates 125) United States 126) Venezuela ( Democratic Republic of ) 127) Vietnam 128) Wales 129) Zambia 130) Zimbabwe | |||
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