94ayd
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Will NSC members be able to vote, too? We could combine all our votes like in the WL, I guess. 
NSC WL EDITION NUMBER 1 IN NEAJLOVIA
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A.B.
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Will NSC members be able to vote, too? We could combine all our votes like in the WL, I guess.
The NSC members can vote in the re-ju
Michelangelo
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Deadline is tomorrow. AB, have you sent a pm to everyone on the list who hasn't confirmed yet?
A.B.
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Yes, I've sent PM's to everyone who didn't confirmed yet.
Michelangelo
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Good, let's hope they'll step forward before it's too late.
A.B.
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Anyway, 12 nations confirmed. It's a decent number IMO.
Michelangelo
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Yes, that's true. It's more than half the list, we should be satisfied with such a high number.
A.B.
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I hope that the winner will agree to host the 2nd edition of this spin-off.
Michelangelo
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I can't speak for the others, but I will proudly give it a try.
A.B.
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I can't speak for the others, but I will proudly give it a try.
I'm very curious who will win the first edition. There are so many good songs!
Michelangelo
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I know. Perhaps we'll come back to Naejlovia.
A.B.
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Btw, the name of my nation comes from river Neajlov. My grandparents live in the countryside very close to that river. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neajlov
Michelangelo
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Is that so, interesting. That river looks nice, is it a big one?
doctormalisimo
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Interesting name.
Doire is the name of my city in Irish
Doire is the name of my city in Irish
A.B.
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Not really a big river but it has an interesting story. When Romania was attacked by the Ottoman Empire, we defeated them in a battle because of the fact that the Turks got stuck into this river and they were easy to be defeat. That battle took place at Calugareni.
The Battle of Călugăreni was one of the most important battles in the history of medieval Romania. It took place on 23 August (13 August on old style calendar) 1595 between the Wallachian army led by Michael the Brave and the Ottoman army led by Sinan Pasha. It was part of the Long War, fought between Christian and Ottoman forces at the end of the 16th - beginning of the 17th centuries.
The whole Ottoman forces was estimated at about 100,000 men [1], but not all of their troops were on the battlefield at Calugareni. It seems that about 30,000-40,000 Ottoman soldiers were involved in the battle.[1]
Michael the Brave had in total about 16,000 men [3] and 12 large field cannons, with Transylvanian (Szekler) detachments[4]. Being heavily outnumbered, Michael the Brave strategically positioned his forces near a swampy field (near Neajlov River) that would negate the Ottoman's military superiority. South of the village of Călugăreni, where the Câlniştea river flows into Neajlov river, the terrain is a muddy marsh, surrounded by forests. A narrow bridge over the Neajlov river was a mandatory pass point. The battle had three different phases.
A.B.
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Carpatina confirmed!
Michelangelo
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Great! Five more to go, on this last day to confirm participation.
A.B.
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The draw of the running order will take place tonight at 22:01 CET. 2 wildcards will be granted to 2 participants. So, if you want to have a chance to pick up your own starting number in the draw, you should be here tonight at 22:01 CET
Michelangelo
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I will not be able to be here at that time, perhaps one hour later. But tell us more about it, how will the running order be drawn?