Klaus D. Witzel wrote:
> The main principle, which I based on Igor's "islands for CorruptVM" 
> suggestion (island term can be confusing to people when used with this 
> new MT stuff, must find alternate word), is this:
island --> continent --> planet --> solar system --> galaxy --> universe ?
(Spanish: isla --> continente --> planeta --> Sistema Solar --> galaxia 
--> universo)
(French: île --> ; continent --> ; planète --> ; système solaire --> 
galaxie --> ; univers)
(German: Insel --> Kontinent --> Planet --> Sonnensystem --> Galaxie --> 
Universum)
(Greek: νησί --> ήπειρος --> πλανήτης --> ηλιακό σύστημα --> γαλαξίας--> 
κόσμος,
(in roman alphabet: nesi --> epeiros --> plantes --> eliako systema --> 
galasias --> kosmos (take this with a large grain of salt!)

pints --> quarts --> gallons -> barrels ?

David