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In the News (Sat 26 Dec 09)

  
 Mail & Guardian Online: Africa's first online newspaper: The view from Orania...................
The white homeland of Orania on the banks of the Orange River will be launching its own currency in the enclave's community centre on Thursday to a cautious reception by the Reserve Bank.
According to Lombard the idea for the currency was first mooted by a Prof Johan van Zyl during a conference by the Orania Movement in 2002.
ORANIA, South Africa — The statue of Hendrik Verwoerd, former prime minister and architect of apartheid, looks down approvingly from the rocky top of a dry, windswept hill onto the tree-shaded homes and whitewashed churches of this white separatist community on the empty fringe of the Great Karoo Desert.
forum.mg.co.za /showflat.php?Number=103359   (1240 words)

  
 SurfWax: News, Reviews and Articles On Orange River
The currency will be known as the "Ora' and consists of a range of four denominations Ora 10, Ora 20, Ora 50 and Ora 100 Eleanor Lombard, spokesperson for the Orania Movement, said in a statement on Wednesday.
Gerhard Oosthuizen is one of the farmers in Orange River to have recently gone bankrupt.
Combrink gazes at the swiftly flowing Orange River and wishes that the people of the area would work together to extend the advantages that are already there.
geography.surfwax.com /files/Orange_River.html   (2992 words)

  
 Cherryflava: Let's go to Orania
Orania hopes the Ora will encourage its residents to buy locally and says it will help Oranians to earn interest on the national rand currency that is banked when they exchange it for the new money.
There doesn't seem to be any indication as to the value of the currency in terms of SA Rand, but I'm sure the citizens of Orania would violently object to being associated with South Africa in any way.
The innuendo that we in Orania try to ignore the fact that we are part of South Africa is ridiculous.
www.cherryflava.com /cherryflava/2004/04/lets_go_to_oran.html   (351 words)

  
 Old World & Medieval Currency
ORA: The eighth part of a mark; sometimes reckoned at twenty pence, sometimes at sixteen pence.
MONEY: The common currency in England in the late middle ages and until decimalization in 1971 was the Pound consisting of a pound of silver which was divided into 20 shillings (20s.) or 240 pence (240d.).
MARCA: A mark, eight ounces, two thirds of a pound; the mark of silver is 13 shillings and four pence; the mark of gold, £6 sterling.
www.everingham.com /family/data2/rec0033.html   (587 words)

  
 BAFL
Orania has its own currency, the Ora, and there are brave plans for more of such towns.
The 600-strong population of the district of Orania, in the
Orania is viewed by the South African government as a crazy attempt by die-hard racists to keep apartheid alive, but in reality it is a
www.freewebs.com /britaf/orania.htm   (121 words)

  
 Serbia and Montenegro (12/04)
Information on travel conditions, visa requirements, currency and customs regulations, legal holidays, and other items of interest to travelers also may be obtained before your departure from a country's embassy and/or consulates in the U.S. (for this country, see "Principal Government Officials" listing in this publication).
The main political parties were the same as in the 2001 elections, but for the addition of the new party ORA, led by Veton Surroi, and two new Kosovo Serb parties: the Serbian List for Kosovo and Metohia led by Oliver Ivanovic, and the Citizens Initiative of Serbia led by Slavisa Petkovic.
Belgrade ordered the firing of large numbers of Albanian state employees, whose jobs were then taken by Serbs.
www.state.gov /r/pa/ei/bgn/5388.htm   (121 words)

  
 Serbia and Montenegro (12/04)
Information on travel conditions, visa requirements, currency and customs regulations, legal holidays, and other items of interest to travelers also may be obtained before your departure from a country's embassy and/or consulates in the U.S. (for this country, see "Principal Government Officials" listing in this publication).
The main political parties were the same as in the 2001 elections, but for the addition of the new party ORA, led by Veton Surroi, and two new Kosovo Serb parties: the Serbian List for Kosovo and Metohia led by Oliver Ivanovic, and the Citizens Initiative of Serbia led by Slavisa Petkovic.
Belgrade ordered the firing of large numbers of Albanian state employees, whose jobs were then taken by Serbs.
www.state.gov /r/pa/ei/bgn/5388.htm   (121 words)

  
 Serbia and Montenegro (12/04)
Information on travel conditions, visa requirements, currency and customs regulations, legal holidays, and other items of interest to travelers also may be obtained before your departure from a country's embassy and/or consulates in the U.S. (for this country, see "Principal Government Officials" listing in this publication).
The main political parties were the same as in the 2001 elections, but for the addition of the new party ORA, led by Veton Surroi, and two new Kosovo Serb parties: the Serbian List for Kosovo and Metohia led by Oliver Ivanovic, and the Citizens Initiative of Serbia led by Slavisa Petkovic.
Belgrade ordered the firing of large numbers of Albanian state employees, whose jobs were then taken by Serbs.
www.state.gov /r/pa/ei/bgn/5388.htm   (121 words)

  
 Welcome Abbey Our Lady of the Dombes Ain 01 Cultural Directory tourinfos
Faithful to the currency(slogan) Benedictine "ora and labora", prayer and work, the monks lead a contemplative, community and brotherly life, and share their time between the prayer, the work and the study.
To the shop of the Abbey (opened from 9 o'clock till 12 o'clock and from 14 o'clock till 18 o'clock) one can buy notably the famous "Musculine G", reconstituting powerful and stimulant made by the monks, as well as fruit jellies, jams and other monastic products.
Welcome Abbey Our Lady of the Dombes Ain 01 Cultural Directory tourinfos
www.tourinfos.com /gb/r0022/d0001/m0001/j0007/p042124.htm   (178 words)

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