These Fair Shores: The Commonwealth of New England
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This is novel, quite brilliant, and a very natural conclusion for absurd New England town meetings politics to arrive at. Well done!
Love seeing that members of the clergy are allowed to hold public office! 👏 Do other religions have similar rules?
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They sure are! I can't think of any other on the top of my head.
I’m holding back vomit. Beautifully made map but some of those borders are downright hellish. Not that that’s unexpected for the Balkans, they’re a mess IOTL too.
Montenegro having all of East Herzegovina is cool though.
What are Dalmatia and Krajina like? Is Eastern Podrinje Serbian and occupied by Bosnia or Bosnian and occupied by Serbia? [edit: Oh God I just saw it’s Russian occupied]
I’m surprised Neum is even big enough to be shown on a map ITTL given it’s not a country’s or subdivision’s only exit to the sea. I’m actually in Neum rn & when my grandparents were building their house here the place was only a couple of houses & lots of rock. Basically a small community of fishermen with a handful of summer homes. Most of the current locals are actually originally from nearby villages inland in the hills.
Granted you show Pale which was a tiny town until it got filled with Serbs leaving Sarajevo in the 90s.
I wonder how these towns are doing ITTL, especially Neum.
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Neighbourhood Menu
Neighbourhood is a chain of restaurants in New England that was founded in the mid 1960s during the rise of more commercial restaurants that offered a quick, easy, and streamlined menu that was affordable to the average worker and their family. The chain was founded in Newport, Rhode Island and boasts traditional New England cuisine. The chain has prided itself on being family-owned since it was founded, and often runs tight margins due to their involvement in the Neighbourhood Charity, which provides meals to unhoused people and invests in local community projects.
The chain has locations primarily in southern New England, but it has a presence in every New England province. The chain has been notable for its refusal to use frozen ingredients, sourcing all of their food from local farms, greenhouses, and fishing companies. In its earliest days, clams and river fish had been gathered by members of the family themselves. With a focus on locally sourcing its food, foreign foods and spices have never been featured on the restaurant's menus. This has caused its market share to decline in recent years, as New Englanders turn more towards foods from abroad that have a higher concentration of spices and more unique flavours.
However, the chain remains strong and continues to expand across the country. A planned expansion into Canada is expected to begin in 2026, with eight locations across the United Provinces. The menu is expected to remain much the same, with some modifications to accommodate the different availability of local meats, seafood, and produce.
Delicious, I want to eat all of that.
Neighbourhood is a chain of restaurants in New England that was founded in the mid 1960s during the rise of more commercial restaurants that offered a quick, easy, and streamlined menu that was affordable to the average worker and their family. The chain was founded in Newport, Rhode Island and boasts traditional New England cuisine. The chain has prided itself on being family-owned since it was founded, and often runs tight margins due to their involvement in the Neighbourhood Charity, which provides meals to unhoused people and invests in local community projects.
The chain has locations primarily in southern New England, but it has a presence in every New England province. The chain has been notable for its refusal to use frozen ingredients, sourcing all of their food from local farms, greenhouses, and fishing companies. In its earliest days, clams and river fish had been gathered by members of the family themselves. With a focus on locally sourcing its food, foreign foods and spices have never been featured on the restaurant's menus. This has caused its market share to decline in recent years, as New Englanders turn more towards foods from abroad that have a higher concentration of spices and more unique flavours.
However, the chain remains strong and continues to expand across the country. A planned expansion into Canada is expected to begin in 2026, with eight locations across the United Provinces. The menu is expected to remain much the same, with some modifications to accommodate the different availability of local meats, seafood, and produce.
Great idea to make an AH menu, but I would give the dishes gimmicky names to make them stand out, like real restaurants do.
Neighbourhood is a chain of restaurants in New England that was founded in the mid 1960s during the rise of more commercial restaurants that offered a quick, easy, and streamlined menu that was affordable to the average worker and their family. The chain was founded in Newport, Rhode Island and boasts traditional New England cuisine. The chain has prided itself on being family-owned since it was founded, and often runs tight margins due to their involvement in the Neighbourhood Charity, which provides meals to unhoused people and invests in local community projects.
The chain has locations primarily in southern New England, but it has a presence in every New England province. The chain has been notable for its refusal to use frozen ingredients, sourcing all of their food from local farms, greenhouses, and fishing companies. In its earliest days, clams and river fish had been gathered by members of the family themselves. With a focus on locally sourcing its food, foreign foods and spices have never been featured on the restaurant's menus. This has caused its market share to decline in recent years, as New Englanders turn more towards foods from abroad that have a higher concentration of spices and more unique flavours.
However, the chain remains strong and continues to expand across the country. A planned expansion into Canada is expected to begin in 2026, with eight locations across the United Provinces. The menu is expected to remain much the same, with some modifications to accommodate the different availability of local meats, seafood, and produce.
Not Newt Gingrich
Banned
First time posting, just wanted to drop in and say how amazing all of this is!
Secret document on French Prime Minister leaked from Russian intelligence agency (BBC News: 9 August 2023)
All kinds of craziness going on in the other news stories.
What's going on in Spain?
And British police being armed?
What's going on in Spain?
And British police being armed?
RMS Liverpool
RMS Liverpool is a British transatlantic ocean liner, which has served as a member of the White Star Fleet since 2007, replacing the RMS Monastic on the Monday morning service to Boston. The ship is the first non-flagship to sail the Monday route in the White Star Line's history.
RMS Liverpool is a member of the London Class, which is 20,000 gross tons smaller than the Melodic Class which serves as the current fleet's flagships. She has a top speed of 46 knots, with a cruising speed of 42 knots, making her one of the mid-range ships in terms of cruising speed for transatlantic voyages.
The London Class is fully powered by electricity, with her generation facilities able to produce a maximum power output of 270,000 hp (201,000 kW) using a combination of their high-efficiency solar panel array, regenerative ocean turbines, and diesel generators.
The ship offers a comfortable service across the Atlantic, and is one of the few transatlantic ships to offer personal verandahs to passengers. These suites are expensive, and they sell poorly during most voyages. A drydock is scheduled for 2025 to remove these verandah suites, and replace them with standard window cabins, which will further allow for drag reduction across the ship's superstructure.
RMS Liverpool was designed and built by Harland & Wolff Shipyards in Belfast, United Kingdom. The shipyard has long supplied the White Star Line with their ships. She was floated out in late 2006, and finished her sea trials by the middle of 2007, when she was then put into revenue service. She has maintained her weekly schedule with few interruptions since her launch.
The ship's hull was designed to be as lightweight as possible, while still being strong enough to withstand any weather in the Atlantic Ocean. The ship has further been streamlined to allow minimal drag from wind resistance while traveling across the sea.
In August 2023, the RMS Liverpool struck an unknown object during her voyage to Boston, and was forced to divert to Halifax, Nova Scotia. Upon arrival it was discovered several holes had been punctured in her hull, which will necessitate an extensive drydock repair.