in response to a posting from Howard Brazee Friday, February 11, 2005 6:01 AM > > Do Dragaera and the East compete economically? What kind of > relationship do they have with each other economically? > > > Jeff G. wrote on Fri, 11 Feb 2005 07:11:26 -0700 >>No mention of what the East takes as trade, we know that diamonds >>do not seem to have a high value. Hi, I do not think we know that the Easterners knew that diamonds had been found in Sandyhome or whatever the Easterners called it. I wonder if the Easterners ever figured it out. I think Easterners would hold diamonds to have high value because ...diamonds are well diamonds. Speaking of diamonds or other shiny things or card or flower or flowers or candy or chocolate or whatever, have a Happy St. Valentine's Day ... Monday. Linda G.