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I'm a bit perplexed by some changes to happiness that seem to have happened with the recent patch. Two particular instances: - I have two sources of a lux in the trade screen. I trade one for a lump sum plus 7gpt (making sure to keep one for my people) and...my empire happiness drops by 4...

Just wondering: (a) Which proposals people are finding to be the most useful/powerful and under what kind of circumstances (b) What tips folk may have about preparing for World Congress sessions; shoring up delegates (is Forbidden Palace a must?), diplomats (is trading for votes necessary?)...

HEGEMON By Rambuchan & Vuldacon For Conquests and/or Complete only ~~~0~~~ Warning! You are about to experience the winner of :cool: The Best Scenario of the Year Award 2012 :cool: ~~~0~~~ Rambuchan of London here displays his inquiry, so that human achievements, and indeed follies, may...

HEGEMON for Conquests and/or Complete only ~~~0~~~ Rambuchan of London here displays his inquiry, so that human achievements, and indeed follies, may not be forgotten in time, and great and marvellous deeds - those displayed by the Greeks and mainly the Greeks - may not be without...

Let's just say that someone is off for a Vasectomy. Please suggest appropriate songs to compile into a playlist for listening to before, during and after the operation. How about some rock'n'roll to get things going? ~ Chuck Berry "My Ding-A-Ling" ~ Jerry Lee Lewis "Great Balls of Fire"...

Post your favourite Communist jokes here. A few to get things going... --- An American and a Russian General meet up at Disarmament talks and start boasting about their armies. The Russian general says: "My army is the best fed army in the world. Each day the Red Army soldier eats 1500...

Before this is explored, let's have a definition: Please use the poll to express whether you think Homo Economicus is: ~ Purely theoretical, with no basis in reality. ~ How people really are. ~ A self fulfilling prophecy.

Welcome to the emerging Tory Britain folks. For discussion: My answers ---- ~ Do you agree with this policy move? No. ~ Do the two reasons given by Boris and the Tories stand up to scrutiny? No. Chavez was democratically elected. And no. This isn't exploitation. It's one party providing...

Reminds me of the meatball tariff wars: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/143665.stm ~ Is Ikea alone getting too big for its boots? ~ Or is this a reflection of an insidious and widely held Swedish desire towards Scandinavian hegemony? ~ How should Denmark and Sweden's other neighbours respond...

It is commonly stated that Franz Ferdinand's assassination at the hands of Gavrilo Princip was "the main catalyst to the start of WWI". When we see this simplistic rendering peddled about, and when we peddle it about ourselves, don't we tend to forget and gloss over the fact that it was...

David Miliband has just been briefing Parliament in the last hour. and

Roger's Profanisaurus is a book released by the once popular and humourously vulgar magazine called "Viz". Like your regular Thesaurus, it contains many euphemisms, but specifically those dealing with all things...yes, you guessed it...profane. Now, whilst we can't discuss the meanings under...

We use the word a lot. But, like most words we use, it means different things to different people. So, what does it mean to you?

Social exclusion trends in Britain, hardly exclusive to these fair Isles, continue apace. Below is a snap shot from the latest inquiry into the phenomenon, with detail on how exactly the poor pay more. Even the boss of Marks & Spencer, Stuart Rose, and the private-equity baron, Sir Ronald...

The more I hear of music from the Balkans, the more I am amazed. This area of the world is host to a heady mix of musical traditions. From Arabic and Turkish vibes, to Austrian and Italian folk influence, and from banging chaotic Gypsy brass bands to romantic Slavic folk music, it's a...

For those with the slightest inkling of the real world, that is the world that exists outside of CFC, it's pretty obvious that this forum is a grand collection of various strains of loser. So, please use the poll to indicate which kind you are. ---- Personally, I joined at a time when I was...

Intellectual Property Rights, enshrined in a patent, grant the owner of that property the exclusive right to use it. The patent owner may exclusively market his innovation, and his competition is stifled by IP law. This is the granting of an effective a monopoly. In the absence of competition...

I don't know about you, but I'm one hairy mofo. This is my confession: I always knew I was going to be hairy. With a blend of Persian, Indian, Arabic and Portuguese genes, it was bound to happen. All these peoples, Indian perhaps less so, are renowned for consistently fronting some seriously...

Whenever economists present their opinions, the language and tone they use (and I appreciate there are varying linguistic schools within the field) generally seem to indicate that there is something axiomatic about what they have to say. There is the hint that theirs are immutable findings and...