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davidpdx

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7. I believe it means province essentially

Reply to Left Coast2020 (Reply #4)

Tue Jan 29, 2013, 02:48 AM

Jan 2013

Wikipedia calls them administrative districts. Korea uses the same type of system and were under the colonial rule of Japan for several decades. The large cities in Korea are usually separate from the province even though they maybe inside it.

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Earthquake Early Warning in California Shifts Closer [View all] lexw Jan 2013 OP

re:Earthquake Early Warning in California Shifts Closer allan01 Jan 2013 #1

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Now that the state budget is balanced, we can get on with frivolous spending projects Lordquinton Jan 2013 #3

I was in China when the quake hit. Left Coast2020 Jan 2013 #4

Wow, didn't realize this nilram Jan 2013 #5

I believe it means province essentially davidpdx Jan 2013 #7

Those damn Latin Terms, Remember what Latin did to the Romans!!!! happyslug Jan 2013 #11

I'm with Lex Luther davidpdx Jan 2013 #8

bad post CreekDog Jan 2013 #9

+1 Flying Squirrel Jan 2013 #10

Oh don't take it personally davidpdx Jan 2013 #12

Re this whole "Let California fall into the ocean" thing? Le Taz Hot Jan 2013 #13

No, I don't know anything about tectonics. That's not what I studied davidpdx Jan 2013 #14

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Yup. That's why earthquake education would be good lunatica Jan 2013 #17

sort of misleading, because it is safer if you can't get to a table CreekDog Jan 2013 #18