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Region: Refugia
100 million population! They grow up so fast ;-;
Araine, Junitaki-Cho, Liphia, Jazur, Chong Qing, Lycanjeskai
Congrats!
i have only 29 mil they are still babi
Jazur, Chong Qing, Lycanjeskai
I have 136 mil but I'm just grinding till I finally get that all-important 250
Chong Qing
takes time, my friend. are you in the world assembly?
no i got a problem i use a school laptop and it wont let them email me and i dont own a pc or phone
borrow somebody else's
ahh, that's a big rip o7
Anytime, Waywardia. Imperial tech rules
Great!300 million!
Araine, Liphia, Survivors Win, Vandermeer, Neurodiversity
i cant as i dont know anybody with a pc and my friends wont trust me with their phones ever since i (jokingly) looked up astolfo and got them on a watchlist
congratulations on 300Milion!
Araine, Survivors Win, Chong Qing, East Blackacre
THANK YOU!
Survivors Win, Vandermeer, East Blackacre
Congratulation!
Survivors Win, Vandermeer, Chong Qing
Congrats on 300 mil!
Survivors Win, Vandermeer, Chong Qing
Thanks!
Survivors Win, Vandermeer, East Blackacre
Well, well, well. It looks like someone sat on [sub]this[/sub] word.
Chacapoya, Catiania, Araine, Junitaki-Cho, Liphia, Portmanteau, Imperve, Tiralta, Chong Qing, Lycanjeskai, Neurodiversity, East Blackacre
To all my other American citizens in here, I'd definitely recommend paying attention to the current news with the railroad union strike. This is gonna be a massive event that's going to effect the New Labor Movement for years to come, so I'd definitely say this is something worth keeping your eye on
Portmanteau, Chong Qing
TOO COLD!!
Someone finally sold me a card of myself! Only had to pay 0.1 bank, but totaly worth it.
I require more
Tovenia, Portmanteau, Chong Qing
I think I should meet this condition (make sure
i just gave squids the right to vote
i think i'm running my nation pretty well
Chacapoya, Refuge Isle, Araine, Portmanteau, Tiralta, Chong Qing, Neurodiversity
I, for one, am in unconditional support
Chacapoya, Typica, Sylh Alanor, Araine, Portmanteau, Imperve, Tiralta, Chong Qing
my people need a license to have kids
Chong Qing
You're good in my book. I'll give you the green light
Chong Qing
New high pizza score of 28,162.45! That is 60th place, at the moment. One step closer to the top 50.
Typica, Araine, Liphia, Imperve, Tiralta, Jazur, Chong Qing, Uwuguaya
Typica, Araine, Avatar Webby, Tiralta, Jazur, Chong Qing, Uwuguaya
Thanks.
Hey Rejakhta, what are your thoughts on the GA resolution-at-vote? The region is majority in favour, but it's close.
Typica, Araine, Tiralta, Jazur, Chong Qing, Uwuguaya
St. Leone would also like to give you the green light, oh the Qing of Chong nods
Jazur, Chong Qing
In fact, it should have been written as Chongqing, but the fatal thing is that it was used by a large old country (depressed
St Leone, Jazur, Uwuguaya
After all, what I wrote may be a little misleading
Jazur
I'm in favor as well. By and large, the original resolution was vague in its wording, so it's best for the repeal to go through so a better "Protections of Sexual Assault Victims" can be made. Plus, the strength of it should have been much higher than mild.
Chacapoya, Typica, Sylh Alanor, Araine, Tiralta, Jazur, Chong Qing, Uwuguaya
Is there a Dilwyn here? I have their card. Its rare.
Jazur, Chong Qing
I appreciate everyone who has been sending me Refugia S3 cards. Warm fuzzy feelings going your way.
Chacapoya, Sylh Alanor, Araine, Liphia, Vylixan Gaea, Tiralta, Jazur, Antimai, Uwuguaya
There is a Dilwyn here, yes.
Tiralta, Jazur, Chong Qing
I've found a couple without bids and I check to see which of our collectors might not have it. Always happy to send to you or Tiralta <3
Typica, Melenavenia, Araine, Tiralta, Jazur
Well, I finally managed to get back into the Refugia Discord, had to make an alternative account just to manage it.
Which sucks because I have no Nitro on that one, and switching accounts all the time is annoying.
Uwuguaya
Happy to help out fellow regional collectors :).
Typica, Melenavenia, Araine
I don't think we ban here for the occasional swear word
we don't, [sub]I don't think[/sub] but you dont know what I said, unless you know GT
Delta Vega Iv, Imperve
Post self-deleted by Chong Qing.
A little kid has accidentally broken her classmates spine imitating her favorite wrestler Bulk Bogans Muted Pluto Ant Tackle move.
God i love my country
Neurodiversity
bulk bogan <3
what a pretty man <3<3<3<3<3<3
Ive never heard of them <3<3<3<3<3
Sylh Alanor
How dare you he best wrestler better than dohn dena <3<3<3<3<3<3<3<3<3<3<3<3<3<3<3<3<3<3
I've heard Bulk Bogan is a pretty broblematic bro irl, isn't he?
Erie-Arcadia Of Wombats, Tiralta, Jazur, Chong Qing
so true!!!
I use this site as general guide: http://www.mwq.dds.nl/ns/results/
It cannot predict results throughly, but it is extremely excellent overall.
Typica, Sylh Alanor, Araine, Tiralta, Jazur, Uwuguaya
RRS 3 note; Vylixan Gaea ejected and barred via RRS 2(a).
Delta Vega Iv, Chacapoya, Junitaki-Cho, Liphia, Jazur, Antimai, Chong Qing
A barrel or cask is a hollow cylindrical container with a bulging center, longer than it is wide. They are traditionally made of wooden staves and bound by wooden or metal hoops. The word vat is often used for large containers for liquids, usually alcoholic beverages; a small barrel or cask is known as a keg.
Modern wooden barrels for wine-making are made of French common oak (Quercus robur), white oak (Quercus petraea), American white oak (Quercus alba), more exotic is Mizunara Oak all typically have standard sizes: Recently Oregon Oak (Quercus Garryana) has been used.
"Bordeaux type" 225 litres (59 US gal; 49 imp gal),
"Burgundy type" 228 litres (60 US gal; 50 imp gal) and
"Cognac type" 300 litres (79 US gal; 66 imp gal).
Modern barrels and casks can also be made of aluminum, stainless steel, and different types of plastic, such as HDPE.
Someone who makes barrels is called a "barrel maker" or cooper (coopers also make buckets, vats, tubs, butter churns, hogsheads, firkins, kegs, kilderkins, tierces, rundlets, puncheons, pipes, tuns, butts, pins, troughs and breakers).
Barrels have a variety of uses, including storage of liquids such as water, oil, and alcohol arrack, and sake. They are also employed to hold maturing beverages such as wine, cognac, armagnac, sherry, port, whiskey, and beer. Other commodities once stored in wooden casks include gunpowder, meat, fish, paint, honey, nails and tallow.
Part 2 coming soon.
Portmanteau, Jazur, Chong Qing
straight facts
Jazur, Chong Qing
Early casks were bound with wooden hoops and in the 19th century these were gradually replaced by metal hoops that were stronger, more durable and took up less space. The term barrel can also refer to roughly cylindrical containers or drums made of modern materials like plastic, steel or aluminium.
The barrel has also been used as a standard size of measure referring to a set capacity or weight of a given commodity. For example, in the UK a barrel of beer refers to a quantity of 36 imperial gallons (160 L; 43 US gal). Wine was shipped in barrels of 119 litres (31 US gal; 26 imp gal). A barrel of oil, defined as 42 US gallons (35 imp gal; 160 L), is still used as a measure of volume for oil, although oil is no longer shipped in barrels. The barrel has also come into use as a generic term for a wooden cask of any size.
Part 3 Coming soon.
Portmanteau, Jazur, Chong Qing
Hello there, wooden barrels are indeed amazing
Survivors Win, Portmanteau, Jazur, Chong Qing
I've noticed that there are some that scream pizza, especially this funny thread that runs through the issues about pizza cults (I think it's a play on the Flying Spaghetti Monster). Those handful of issues can seriously boost your pizza industry, but often alongside some other stats which might be rather less desirable. And there's definitely a few issues that give you the option to expressly subsidize some minor pizza company. But there's also some "surprise" pizza issues out there, often to do with the promotion of colleges, student life, fraternities, or stereotypical "computer nerd" culture, such as techies and hackers. The joke being, I guess, that computer science people and college students order lots of pizza, especially because the beverage industry will usually improve too.
Typica, Jazur, Chong Qing, Uwuguaya
We got reclassified!! Left-Leaning College State ftw!
Next stop: Scandinavian Liberal Paradise
also: 100mil so we're just hitting all the milestones today
Delta Vega Iv, Typica, Araine, Imperve, Erie-Arcadia Of Wombats, Tiralta, Istastioner, Jazur, Neurodiversity, Uwuguaya, China Tibet
good job
Survivors Win, Jazur, Chong Qing
Me: I'm going to participate in the factbook writing competition!
Also me: Oooooo Sherbet Cookie is here!
Typica, Sylh Alanor, Tiralta, Jazur, Antimai, Chong Qing, Uwuguaya
Average income is 10,428
(...)
Jazur, Chong Qing
Yas, make effactehuh booohk
Chacapoya, Sylh Alanor, Tiralta, Jazur
While I was going to sleep I finally had motivation to write a factbook for the competition... it evaporated unfortunately
Chacapoya, Sylh Alanor, Araine, Tiralta, Jazur, Chong Qing, Uwuguaya
yeah i dont have that kind of patience
Delta Vega Iv, Sylh Alanor, Erie-Arcadia Of Wombats, Jazur, Lycanjeskai, Uwuguaya
There was a saying back then,
"A factbook is never completed. You either get bored and not touch it for the next two years or say f*ck it and declare it complete even though you just got the intro written"
Delta Vega Iv, Chacapoya, Typica, Sylh Alanor, Araine, Survivors Win, Imperve, Erie-Arcadia Of Wombats, Tiralta, Jazur, Antimai, Chong Qing, Uwuguaya
Hello Refugi!
Forest's eighth annual Photo Contest is beginning, and as has been the case in past years, submissions are open to anyone from our embassy regions. We'd love to see some submissions from y'all! :)
You can find more information here:
https://www.nationstates.net/page=dispatch/id=1803744
Happy photographing!
Chacapoya, Catiania, Typica, Narwhal, Refuge Isle, Sylh Alanor, Araine, Junitaki-Cho, Liphia, Tiralta, Jazur, Waywards Edge, Ullrani, Chong Qing, Almander
woo finally some cool ways I can use my photos!
Delta Vega Iv, Typica, Sylh Alanor, Araine, Tiralta, Jazur, Chong Qing
Very nice
Also
A Blitzkrieg (/ˈblɪtskriːɡ/ BLITS-kreeg, German: [ˈblɪtskʁiːk] (listen); from Blitz 'lightning' + Krieg 'war') is a word used to describe a surprise attack using a rapid, overwhelming force concentration that may consist of armored and motorized or mechanized infantry formations, together with close air support, that has the intent to break through the opponent's lines of defense, then dislocate the defenders, unbalance the enemy by making it difficult to respond to the continuously changing front, and defeat them in a decisive Vernichtungsschlacht: a battle of annihilation.
During the interwar period, aircraft and tank technologies matured and were combined with systematic application of the traditional German tactic of Bewegungskrieg (maneuver warfare), deep penetrations and the bypassing of enemy strong points to encircle and destroy enemy forces in a Kesselschlacht (cauldron battle). During the Invasion of Poland, Western journalists adopted the term blitzkrieg to describe this form of armored warfare. The term had appeared in 1935, in a German military periodical Deutsche Wehr (German Defense), in connection to quick or lightning warfare. German maneuver operations were successful in the campaigns of 19391941 and by 1940 the term blitzkrieg was extensively used in Western media. Blitzkrieg operations capitalized on surprise penetrations (e.g., the penetration of the Ardennes forest region), general enemy unreadiness and their inability to match the pace of the German attack. During the Battle of France, the French made attempts to reform defensive lines along rivers but were frustrated when German forces arrived first and pressed on.
Despite being common in German and English-language journalism during World War II, the word Blitzkrieg was never used by the Wehrmacht as an official military term, except for propaganda. According to David Reynolds, "Hitler himself called the term Blitzkrieg 'A completely idiotic word' (ein ganz blödsinniges Wort)". Some senior officers, including Kurt Student, Franz Halder and Johann Adolf von Kielmansegg, even disputed the idea that it was a military concept. Kielmansegg asserted that what many regarded as blitzkrieg was nothing more than "ad hoc solutions that simply popped out of the prevailing situation". Student described it as ideas that "naturally emerged from the existing circumstances" as a response to operational challenges. The Wehrmacht never officially adopted it as a concept or doctrine.
In 2005, the historian Karl-Heinz Frieser summarized blitzkrieg as the result of German commanders using the latest technology in the most advantageous way according to traditional military principles and employing "the right units in the right place at the right time". Modern historians now understand blitzkrieg as the combination of the traditional German military principles, methods and doctrines of the 19th century with the military technology of the interwar period. Modern historians use the term casually as a generic description for the style of maneuver warfare practiced by Germany during the early part of World War II, rather than as an explanation. According to Frieser, in the context of the thinking of Heinz Guderian on mobile combined arms formations, blitzkrieg can be used as a synonym for modern maneuver warfare on the operational level.
That calls for celebration!
* Raises glass of Sherry -- Cheers!
Typica, Tiralta, Chong Qing, Heinfield
Then I'll have bourbon(convinced)
Delta Vega Iv, Tiralta, Uwuguaya
i just ate some paper
Tiralta, Chong Qing, Heinfield
It may be 7 in the morning but I'm finally motivated to make a factbook
Edit: He then stood in front of a screen for 15 minutes trying to figure out what to do next.
Sylh Alanor, Tiralta, Chong Qing, Uwuguaya
Ah, the joys and pains of writing
Chacapoya, Typica, Tiralta, Estebere, Chong Qing, Uwuguaya
You have no idea(I say this from the perspective of someone who rewrote my entire 'book series' yesterday. By 'book series' I mean three pages of prologue).
Tiralta, Uwuguaya
PAR presents
https://www.nationstates.net/page=dispatch/id=1803914
PAR TCW: Operation Throwing In
Today, you are shown the perspective of the Helo Squadron Rapier. Enjoy!
I promise I do lol
Junitaki-Cho, Tiralta, Chong Qing
I don't think I've turned in an entry since 2019, but I'm happy to do so again.
Chacapoya, Cheesy Tots, Typica, Sylh Alanor, Araine, Junitaki-Cho, Liphia, Tiralta, Jazur
Very nice
Sylh Alanor, Jazur
wow I leave for 2 months still on the map ill take it
(if someone can give me a card of my nation I will send them something better)
Liphia, Uwuguaya
Post self-deleted by Remnants Of The Pacific.
Hey! So remember that refugia voting thing we did a while back? Would anyone happen to have a link to the results as I missed them?
Uwuguaya
Ah THAT...
Guys i accidentally enacted socialism into my nation after misreading an issue and i can't figure out how to change it back
Chong Qing, Neurodiversity, Uwuguaya
Fortunately, you were only CTE'd for a couple weeks, otherwise there wouldn't be a card for your nation.
All the recent vote results are archived here: https://vote.calref.network/archive/
Chacapoya, Typica, Erie-Arcadia Of Wombats, Tiralta
You'll eventually get an issue to change it back.
Survivors Win, Uwuguaya
Like I accidentally became hostile to religion a few days ago when I finally hit a billion citizens and became eligible for a national religion. Someone said I shouldnt take an official stance and endorse on over the others. Im not sure how that really translates to hostility but I was that. Tanked my civil rights. Today I got the option to change my official stance from atheist to agnostic and that improved things quite a bit.
The government having atheism as an official stance doesnt necessarily mean no religious freedom it just means secular to me. Thats what I wanted. Everyone can do whatever they want, the govern just isnt going to show any favoritism towards any of them.
Chacapoya, Tiralta, Chong Qing, Uwuguaya
Congrats! :P
Letargia, Tiralta, Chong Qing
Congratulations!:D
Typica, Letargia
Could I join the medical fleet I saw mentioned... at some point in the past by a WESLR member? Because the medical fleet doesn't require a standing army, and Estebere... doesn't have a standing army.
Oh trust me WESLR is good i did sign it but they still dont have my initials down but yeah i think you should sign
WESLR doctrine defines a standing army as:
an army composed of atleast 5 thousand servicemen that can be deployed for peacekeeping operations.*
[sub]*WESLR accepts that some nations prefer their citizens not to be combatants. In the event a nation wishes to join but does not meet statue requirements, that nation may elect to have medical ships deployed instead of combantants.[/sub]
I assume you want delicious Serenina Bakers delights?
Chong Qing
Could you tell me if my country meets the requirements?
umm didn't you leave the region and rejoin? If so that kinda invalidates the whole process..
I would rather have you wait the time and ask for an exemption so you can get a plot in the map.
I'm going to close WESLR to applicants for this moment, because I wrote the rules wayyyyyy to vague
I take responsibility of course, just give me a second.
you do, but I've crisis'd and will close WESLR for a second so I can actually make the process feasible for the future.
Chong Qing, Neurodiversity
OK
ahhh i see
No matter what debate option I pick on issues, I always feel like I'm choosing the "wrong" option due to the "The Talking Point"-message. x)
Typica, Neurodiversity
I suppose WESLR doesn't have a "be on the map requirement" to be in the treaty. By the way, I see you take an active part in several different communities. If you want to be part of multiple different regions, something most people on the site do is create different nations, so that they can just sit in the different places they want to participate in instead of having to move so often. You don't have to do that, but it's just a suggestion in case it would be easier.
Also just so you're aware, if you want to be on the map (it seems Waywards Edge is saying you would need to be a Member State in order to be in WESLR), you would have to have a nation reside in Refugia for a solid amount of time while being enrolled in the World Assembly.
Chacapoya, Araine
To quote one Phoebe Winterbottom, Thats what Im saying!
Alright, makes sense, Ill see you next week.
I wrote the rules and never thought about it until this happened. So, I ended up having to redo the system to attempt to ensure clarity. I take 100% responsibility as the writer to correct the mistakes I made. I thought that it was one of the things that was unspoken.
[spoiler=So, here's the list:]
Required:
WA unless exempted under RRS 5a (Member State Exemption)
be on the map
7 days+ without leaving
12 Million+
Not banned in Refugia
Decently Active
RP requirements (required for RP, and generally recommended):
Standing Army*
Stable Economy**
Spend atleast 2% or more on defense spending
Integration into WESLR Combat Systems
Taking part in the WESLR Combat Systems Drill hosted every 6 months, starting January 20 and ending February 20
[sub]*WESLR accepts that some nations prefer their citizens not to be combatants. In the event a nation wishes to join but does not meet statue requirements, that nation may elect to have medical ships deployed instead of combatants.[/sub]
[sub]**WESLR acknowledges that some nation's economic situations are in the toilet due to the recent outbreak of Covid-19. As of December 2, this may be waived. [/sub][/spoiler]
speedrun remaking a treaty any%
okay so you can apply again (unless i forgot somethin again) please form a line for your free cookies.
Refuge Isle https://www.nationstates.net/page=dispatch/id=1804279
Chacapoya, Catiania, Typica, Refuge Isle, Araine, Junitaki-Cho, Tiralta, Amiyoka, Antimai, Lycanjeskai
https://www.nationstates.net/nation=fiverdom/detail=factbook/id=1804290
Chacapoya, Typica, Araine, Junitaki-Cho, Liphia, Tiralta, A Million Dreams, Amiyoka, Antimai, Lycanjeskai
Assembled with Dot's Region Saver.
Written by Refuge Isle.