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Region: The Confederacy of Free Nations
As long as he looks like this.
https://vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/merlin1/images/9/98/S02e02_arthur_02_1600x1200.jpg/revision/latest?cb=20121128190351
Continental Commonwealths, Penguania And Antarctica
Penguania And Antarctica, Percyton
I think you'll have to wait about 20 years to find that out.
Nuremgard, Percyton
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jYFefppqEtE
Percyton, The West Country
He'll never be that good looking. The lad's loaded with Windsor genes. All the money in the world cant make up for that.
Penguania And Antarctica
Idk about that his dad is William who isnt exactly ugly and his mums Kate Middleton
Jaslandia, Penguania And Antarctica
Sorry but William is ugly. Kate is lovely though. William was far more handsome when he was younger. He was his mum's double then. But then those Windsor genes kicked in hard and he resembles his dad more now.
Penguania And Antarctica, Mercunova
https://youtu.be/Wpx6XnankZ8
Or as long as he looks like this:
https://i.pinimg.com/originals/7d/f8/70/7df870647deaed6f0c6c507f4c8bb221.jpg
Nuremgard, Penguania And Antarctica, Percyton
https://youtu.be/axE83zcx6wY?t=23
Jaslandia, Penguania And Antarctica, Percyton
That also a good name, though it would ruin our pool, since we don't have any engines on Sodor named Albert. Toby's coach Victoria used to work with an engine named Albert on the Furness Railway, and Sir Handel's brother from the Mid-Sodor Railway was named Albert, but neither of them are on Sodor now (the Furness Albert was scrapped long ago, while Sir Handel's brother Albert is now on a heritage railway on the Mainland).
Jaslandia, Penguania And Antarctica, The West Country
Think he looks quite handsome, but I don't bat for the other team.
Jaslandia, Penguania And Antarctica
I do. Take it from a fully paid up member of the gay brigade: he's ugly.
Penguania And Antarctica
So, Victoria used to work with an engine named Albert? Like Queen Victoria and Prince Albert?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victoria_and_Albert
Russkov Soviet, Penguania And Antarctica, Percyton, The West Country
Phew... I have been busy lately. A war with Blackacre, two upcoming state visits, and a bloody surge of nationalism! Sorry for my silence on various things. Uh... Happy St. George's Day! And I do wonder what the name will end up being. (Oh shoot... That reminds me.. I've got to check on the Navy around the British Isles. Can't have Blackacre ruining anything over there!)
Nuremgard, Jaslandia, Lavan Tiri, Penguania And Antarctica, Percyton, The West Country
Ah, a good cup of tea and a rollie to let all this revision stress blow over
Nuremgard, Jaslandia, Lavan Tiri, Penguania And Antarctica
Sounds like it's been a busy time for you!
I'm currently enjoying a 4 week break before my final exam.
Russkov Soviet, Jaslandia, Lavan Tiri, Mercunova, Percyton, The West Country
War Update (4-23-18)
Elements of the 1st Division, 230th Rifles have finally secured the city of Silesia. The city, called the Gate to Heaven, is the closest city to the Equestrian border. Casualties sit at an estimated 6,500 Equestrian troops compared to only 2,280 Blackacre troops. The 1st and 5th "Eagle" Divisions were responsible for the cities defense, but have fallen back to Mt. Chyoi.
Mt. Chyoi has been fortified and manned with an estimated 5,000 "Eagles" from the 3rd Division. The Red Army is commuting the 2nd and 3rd Divisons to the assault, with over 30,000 Equestrian troops commited.
Nuremgard, Jaslandia, Lavan Tiri, Percyton
[spoiler=Today is April 23 and today are:]
Today is April 23 and today are:
- Army Reserves Birthday (USAR)
- Beer Day or Tag des Bieres (Germany)
- Canada Book Day (Canada)
- Castile and León Day (Castile and León)
- Confederate Memorial Day (Alabama, Georgia, Florida)
- Day of Aragón (Aragon)
- Day of Turks (Kosovo)
- Impossible Astronaut Day
- Independence Day (Conch Republic, Key West, Florida)
- International Marconi Day
- International Pixel-Stained Technopeasant Day
- Khongjom Day (Manipur)
- La Diada de Sant Jordi (Catalonia, Spain)
- Landing of the 33 orientals (Uruguay)
- Language Day (Colombia)
- Movie Theatre Day
- National Cherry Cheesecake Day (United States)
- National English Muffin Day (United States)
- National Lost Dogs Awareness Day (United States)
- National Picnic Day (United States)
- National Sovereignty and Children's Day (Turkey and Northern Cyprus)
- National Take a Chance Day (United States)
- National Talk Like Shakespeare Day (United States)
- Navy Day (China)
- St George's Day (England)
- St George's Feast (Holy See/Vatican)
- UN English Language Day (United Nations)
- World Book Day
- World Book Night
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[spoiler=This day in history:]
This day in history:
- 215BC A temple is built on the Capitoline Hill dedicated to Venus Erycina to commemorate the Roman defeat at Lake Trasimene.
- 0599 Maya king Uneh Chan of Calakmul attacks rival city-state Palenque in southern Mexico, defeating queen Yohl Ik'nal and sacking the city.
- 0711 Dagobert III is crowned King of the Franks.
- 1014 Battle of Clontarf: High King of Ireland Brian Boru defeats Viking invaders, but is killed in battle.
- 1016 Edmund Ironside succeeds his father Æthelred the Unready as king of England.
- 1343 St. George's Night Uprising commences in the Duchy of Estonia.
- 1348 The founding of the Order of the Garter by King Edward III is announced on St. George's Day.
- 1516 The Bayerische Reinheitsgebot (regarding the ingredients of beer) is signed in Ingolstadt.
- 1521 Battle of Villalar: King Charles I of Spain defeats the Comuneros.
- 1635 The first public school in the United States, Boston Latin School, is founded in Boston.
- 1655 The Siege of Santo Domingo begins during the Anglo-Spanish War, and fails seven days later.
- 1660 Treaty of Oliva is established between Sweden and Poland.
- 1661 King Charles II of England, Scotland and Ireland is crowned in Westminster Abbey.
- 1815 The Second Serbian Uprising: A second phase of the national revolution of the Serbs against the Ottoman Empire, erupts shortly after the annexation of the country to the Ottoman Empire.
- 1879 Fire burns down the second main building and dome of the University of Notre Dame, which prompts the construction of the third, and current, Main Building with its golden dome.
- 1914 First baseball game at Wrigley Field, then known as Weeghman Park, in Chicago.
- 1918 World War I: The British Royal Navy makes a raid in an attempt to neutralise the Belgian port of Bruges-Zeebrugge.
- 1920 The Grand National Assembly of Turkey (TBMM) is founded in Ankara. The assembly denounces the government of Sultan Mehmed VI and announces the preparation of a temporary constitution.
- 1927 Cardiff City defeat Arsenal in the FA Cup Final, the only time it has been won by a team not based in England.
- 1935 The Polish Constitution of 1935 is adopted.
- 1940 The Rhythm Club fire at a dance hall in Natchez, Mississippi, kills 198 people.
- 1941 World War II: The Greek government and King George II evacuate Athens before the invading Wehrmacht.
- 1942 World War II: Baedeker Blitz German bombers hit Exeter, Bath and York in retaliation for the British raid on Lübeck.
- 1945 World War II: Adolf Hitler's designated successor Hermann Göring sends him a telegram asking permission to take leadership of the Third Reich, which causes Hitler to replace him with Joseph Goebbels and Karl Dönitz.
- 1946 Manuel Roxas is elected the last President of the Commonwealth of the Philippines.
- 1949 Chinese Civil War: Establishment of the People's Liberation Army Navy.
- 1951 American journalist William N. Oatis is arrested for espionage by the Communist government of Czechoslovakia.
- 1955 The Canadian Labour Congress is formed by the merger of the Trades and Labour Congress of Canada and the Canadian Congress of Labour.
- 1961 Algiers putsch by French generals.
- 1967 Soviet space program: Soyuz 1 (Russian: Союз 1, Union 1) a manned spaceflight carrying cosmonaut Colonel Vladimir Komarov is launched into orbit.
- 1968 Vietnam War: Student protesters at Columbia University in New York City take over administration buildings and shut down the university.
- 1971 Bangladesh Liberation War: The Pakistan Army and Razakars massacre approximately 3,000 Hindu emigrants in the Jathibhanga area of East Pakistan (now Bangladesh).
- 1985 Coca-Cola changes its formula and releases New Coke. The response is overwhelmingly negative, and the original formula is back on the market in less than three months.
- 1990 Namibia becomes the 160th member of the United Nations and the 50th member of the Commonwealth of Nations.
- 1993 Eritreans vote overwhelmingly for independence from Ethiopia in a United Nations-monitored referendum.
- 1993 Sri Lankan politician Lalith Athulathmudali is assassinated while addressing a gathering, approximately four weeks ahead of the Provincial Council elections for the Western Province.
- 2005 The first ever YouTube video, titled "Me at the zoo", was published by user "jawed".[1]
- 2013 At least 28 people are killed and more than 70 are injured as violence breaks out in Hawija, Iraq.
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[spoiler=Famous Birthdays:]
Famous Birthdays:
- 1564 William Shakespeare, English poet, playwright, and actor
- 1791 James Buchanan, American soldier, lawyer, and politician, 15th President of the United States
- 1857 Ruggero Leoncavallo, Italian composer
- 1858 Max Planck, German physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate
- 1867 Johannes Fibiger, Danish physician and pathologist, Nobel Prize laureate
- 1891 Sergei Prokofiev, Russian pianist, composer, and conductor
- 1897 Lester B. Pearson, Canadian historian and politician, 14th Prime Minister of Canada, Nobel Prize laureate
- 1902 Halldór Laxness, Icelandic author and poet, Nobel Prize laureate
- 1928 Shirley Temple, American actress, singer, dancer, and diplomat
- 1936 Roy Orbison, American singer-songwriter
- 1949 John Miles, British rock singer, songwriter, and guitarist
- 1955 Judy Davis, Australian actress
- 1985 Taio Cruz, English singer-songwriter and producer
- 1990 Dev Patel, English actor
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Fact of the day
Chinese students can get 7 years in jail for cheating on exams.
Quote of the day
It is better to know some of the questions than all of the answers.
- James Thurber (American Author, 1894-1961) -
Note: Penguania_And_Antarctica assumes no responsibility or guarantee for correctness of any given information. Any recourse to courts of law is excluded.
Russkov Soviet, Nuremgard, Jaslandia, Lavan Tiri, Vista Major, Axeldonia, Percyton, The British Islands Confederacy, The West Country, Sarameia
Yes, I suppose so. That's probably who Victoria the coach and Albert the engine were named after. Albert also had a second coach named Helena, who was apparently named after Queen Victoria and Prince Albert's daughter Princess Helena.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Princess_Helena_of_the_United_Kingdom
Russkov Soviet, Jaslandia, Lavan Tiri, Penguania And Antarctica
I am genuinely embarrassed that my state has such a holiday, and I apologize on behalf of the State of Florida. Come on, Florida! I thought you were better than the rest of the South! We barely even played a part in the Civil War, for crying out loud! And if you count using escaped slaves joining the Union as informants, we arguably helped the Union more than the Confederacy.
"There was little fighting in Florida, the only major conflict being the Battle of Olustee near Lake City in February 1864. However, wartime conditions made it easier for slaves to escape, and many of them became useful informers to Union commanders."
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Florida_in_the_American_Civil_War
Russkov Soviet, Lavan Tiri, Vista Major, Axeldonia, Penguania And Antarctica, Percyton, The West Country
Making dental care free in Shazria reduced health and stopping newspapers from reporting on politicians without their consent cut corruption by 13% in New Salvatore. I don't think NS knows how logic works.
Russkov Soviet, Jaslandia, Lavan Tiri, Penguania And Antarctica, Percyton
Isn't that every day?
Hail to the Conch Republic! Why isn't this in the history part? :P
Russkov Soviet, Jaslandia, Lavan Tiri, Vista Major, Penguania And Antarctica, Percyton
https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/health-science/short-term-health-plans-skirting-aca-required-benefits-and-protections-to-be-expanded/2018/02/20/9889c7c6-14d3-11e8-92c9-376b4fe57ff7_story.html?utm_term=.753ce34b425e
It's nice knowing that people with pre-existing conditions will receive higher premiums as a result of a change in rules regarding short-term health plans that will incentivize healthy people to only have nominal health insurance.
Lavan Tiri, Axeldonia, Penguania And Antarctica
https://www.vox.com/culture/2018/4/13/17172762/fosta-sesta-backpage-230-internet-freedom
This, coupled with the end of net neutrality, might mean the death of the free and open internet.
Jaslandia, Lavan Tiri
My poor's income dropped again. Sigh. This f*cking game.
Ludania, Jaslandia, Lavan Tiri
[spoiler=Today is April 24 and today are:]
Today is April 24 and today are:
- Action Day for Tolerance and Respect between People (Argentina)
- Armenian Genocide Remembrance Day (Armenia)
- Children's Day (Zambia)
- Concord Day (Niger)
- Democracy Day (Nepal)
- Fashion Revolution Day
- Kapyong Day (Australia, Canada)
- Labour Safety Day (Bangladesh, proposed)
- National Panchayati Raj Day (India)
- National Pigs in a Blanket Day (United States)
- Republic Day (The Gambia)
- Shab e-Barat (Pakistan)
- World Day for Laboratory Animals
- World Meningitis Day
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[spoiler=This day in history:]
This day in history:
- 1479BC Thutmose III ascends to the throne of Egypt, although power effectively shifts to Hatshepsut (according to the Low Chronology of the 18th dynasty).
- 1184BC Traditional date of the fall of Troy.
- 1547 Battle of Mühlberg. Duke of Alba, commanding Spanish-Imperial forces of Charles I of Spain, defeats the troops of Schmalkaldic League.
- 1558 Mary, Queen of Scots, marries the Dauphin of France, François, at Notre Dame de Paris.
- 1704 The first regular newspaper in British Colonial America, The Boston News-Letter, is published.
- 1800 The United States Library of Congress is established when President John Adams signs legislation to appropriate $5,000 to purchase "such books as may be necessary for the use of Congress".
- 1877 Russo-Turkish War: Russian Empire declares war on Ottoman Empire.
- 1885 American sharpshooter Annie Oakley is hired by Nate Salsbury to be a part of Buffalo Bill's Wild West.
- 1895 Joshua Slocum, the first person to sail single-handedly around the world, sets sail from Boston, Massachusetts aboard the sloop "Spray".
- 1913 The Woolworth Building, a skyscraper in New York City, is opened.
- 1914 The FranckHertz experiment, a pillar of quantum mechanics, is presented to the German Physical Society.
- 1915 The arrest of 250 Armenian intellectuals and community leaders in Istanbul marks the beginning of the Armenian Genocide.
- 1916 Easter Rising: Irish rebels, led by Patrick Pearse and James Connolly, launch an uprising in Dublin against British rule and proclaim an Irish Republic.
- 1916 Ernest Shackleton and five men of the Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition launch a lifeboat from uninhabited Elephant Island in the Southern Ocean to organise a rescue for the crew of the sunken Endurance.
- 1918 First tank-to-tank combat, at Villers-Bretonneux, France, when three British Mark IVs meet three German A7Vs.
- 1922 The first segment of the Imperial Wireless Chain providing wireless telegraphy between Leafield in Oxfordshire, England, and Cairo, Egypt, comes into operation.
- 1923 In Vienna, the paper Das Ich und das Es (The Ego and the Id) by Sigmund Freud is published, which outlines Freud's theories of the id, ego, and super-ego.
- 1926 The Treaty of Berlin is signed. Germany and the Soviet Union each pledge neutrality in the event of an attack on the other by a third party for the next five years.
- 1932 Benny Rothman leads the mass trespass of Kinder Scout, leading to substantial legal reforms in the United Kingdom.
- 1933 Nazi Germany begins its persecution of Jehovah's Witnesses by shutting down the Watch Tower Society office in Magdeburg.
- 1944 World War II: The SBS launches a raid against the garrison of Santorini in Greece.
- 1953 Winston Churchill is knighted by Queen Elizabeth II.
- 1955 The Bandung Conference ends: Twenty-nine non-aligned nations of Asia and Africa finish a meeting that condemns colonialism, racism, and the Cold War.
- 1957 Suez Crisis: The Suez Canal is reopened following the introduction of UNEF peacekeepers to the region.
- 1963 Marriage of HRH Princess Alexandra of Kent to the Hon Angus Ogilvy at Westminster Abbey in London.
- 1965 Civil war breaks out in the Dominican Republic when Colonel Francisco Caamaño, overthrows the triumvirate that had been in power since the coup d'état against Juan Bosch.
- 1967 Cosmonaut Vladimir Komarov dies in Soyuz 1 when its parachute fails to open. He is the first human to die during a space mission.
- 1967 Vietnam War: American General William Westmoreland says in a news conference that the enemy had "gained support in the United States that gives him hope that he can win politically that which he cannot win militarily."
- 1970 The Gambia becomes a republic within the Commonwealth of Nations, with Dawda Jawara as its first President.
- 1980 Eight U.S. servicemen die in Operation Eagle Claw as they attempt to end the Iran hostage crisis.
- 1990 STS-31: The Hubble Space Telescope is launched from the Space Shuttle Discovery.
- 1990 Gruinard Island, Scotland, is officially declared free of the anthrax disease after 48 years of quarantine.
- 1993 An IRA bomb devastates the Bishopsgate area of London.
- 1996 In the United States, the Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996 is passed into law.
- 2004 The United States lifts economic sanctions imposed on Libya 18 years previously, as a reward for its cooperation in eliminating weapons of mass destruction.
- 2005 Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger is inaugurated as the 265th Pope of the Roman Catholic Church taking the name Pope Benedict XVI.
- 2013 A building collapses near Dhaka, Bangladesh, killing 1,129 people and injuring 2,500 others.
- 2013 Violence in Bachu County, Kashgar Prefecture, of China's Xinjiang results in death of 21 people.
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[spoiler=Famous Birthdays:]
Famous Birthdays:
- 1533 William the Silent, German son of William I, Count of Nassau-Dillenburg
- 1581 Vincent de Paul, French priest and saint
- 1845 Carl Spitteler, Swiss poet and author, Nobel Prize laureate
- 1880 Gideon Sundback, Swedish-American engineer and businessman, developed the zipper
- 1897 Benjamin Lee Whorf, American linguist, anthropologist, and engineer
- 1904 Willem de Kooning, Dutch-American painter and educator
- 1934 Shirley MacLaine, American actress, singer, and dancer
- 1941 Richard Holbrooke, American journalist, banker, and diplomat, 22nd United States Ambassador to the United Nations
- 1942 Barbra Streisand, American singer, actress, and producer
- 1944 Tony Visconti, American record producer, musician and singer
- 1947 Roger D. Kornberg, American biochemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate
- 1952 Jean Paul Gaultier, French fashion designer
- 1964 Djimon Hounsou, Beninese-American actor and producer
- 1973 Sachin Tendulkar, Indian cricketer
- 1982 Kelly Clarkson, American singer-songwriter, producer, and actress
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Fact of the day
In 1988, a man named Robert W. Faid published a book mathematically "proving" that the Antichrist was Mikhail Gorbachev, with odds of exactly 710,609,175,188,282,000 to 1. He later won an Ig Nobel prize for it.
Quote of the day
There is a wisdom of the head, and a wisdom of the heart.
- Charles Dickens (English Novelist, 1812-1870) -
Note: Penguania_And_Antarctica assumes no responsibility or guarantee for correctness of any given information. Any recourse to courts of law is excluded.
Jaslandia, Lavan Tiri, Vista Major, Axeldonia, Lex Caledonia, Mercunova, Percyton, The British Islands Confederacy, The West Country, Sarameia
You have to admire Ajit Pai. He managed to become the most hated man in America almost overnight, not even Trump managed that.
And if you can beat Trump in that category, he has certainly earned my disrespect.
Bearlong, Jaslandia, Lavan Tiri, Axeldonia
My main point was about FOSTA-SESTA, which was passed by Congress and was signed by Trump. However, Pai is a piece of sh!t.
Jaslandia, Lavan Tiri, Axeldonia, Penguania And Antarctica
All citizens of the CoFN can find in their telegrams the form for declaring candidacy for the 1-5 May general regional elections.
Bearlong, Nuremgard, Jaslandia, Lavan Tiri, Vista Major, Penguania And Antarctica, Lex Caledonia, Percyton, Anglia Imperium, Sarameia
Let's hope not. FOSTA/SESTA may be a tricky, since it was passed with bipartisan support and not a lot of congresspeople seemed to have understood the ramifications of it. But the net neutrality repeal technically hasn't gone into effect yet, and when it goes into effect will likely be based on negotiations between Democrats and Republicans on a weakened version of net neutrality. If Democrats can just hold their ground until after the midterms, they might be able to push through a strong and lasting net neutrality program. If that doesn't work, we still have the lawsuits filed by several state attorneys-general.
https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2018/04/fcc-hasnt-finalized-net-neutrality-repeal-and-the-delay-might-be-strategic/
Lavan Tiri, Axeldonia, Penguania And Antarctica, Gualimole
Just watched The Viceroy's House. It's a powerful and emotional movie. I cried a few times during it. I highly recommend it.
Lavan Tiri
What should we call our Newspaper?
New poll at the Avadam Inn. We'd like to hear your thoughts!
(p.s Long time no see or speak. Hey friends.)
Penguania And Antarctica, Percyton
A thought for all the Australian and New Zealand servicemen who sacrificed their all for our benefit on this ANZAC Day.
Russkov Soviet, Nuremgard, Jaslandia, Continental Commonwealths, Penguania And Antarctica, Percyton, The British Islands Confederacy, Sarameia
Oh hi. It's good to hear from Avadam Inn. I don't know if you remember me but I was the first CFN ambassador to your region about 2 years ago. So I'm always happy to see a lifesign from Avadam Inn. :)
How are you and how is the region?
Apple-Loosa, Jaslandia, Percyton
I remember you!
We've been well. Feeling a bit guilty after being quiet for so long to friends, like the COFN. I'm pushing the region in a direction to be more involved in NS rather than stay in our little bubble.
I'll ask you the same. How's everything?
Jaslandia, Penguania And Antarctica, Percyton
https://www.nationstates.net/page=dispatch/id=992777
I've practically finished the history portion of my factbook, hopefully you guys like it
Nuremgard, Jaslandia, Penguania And Antarctica, Percyton, Duke The Old Engine
I'm doing alright. The region is alright. We have elections next week. Let's see how they are going. :)
Apple-Loosa, Jaslandia, Lavan Tiri, Percyton
I'm the safest nation in the region.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qfcEHOrhJmQ
Jaslandia, Lavan Tiri, Percyton, Sarameia
God bless them all and God bless you as well.
Jaslandia, Lavan Tiri, Penguania And Antarctica, Percyton, Duke The Old Engine, The West Country
Good morning everyone! How are you all today?
Likewise, Percyton would also like to extend their condolences to the Australians and New Zealanders of the ANZAC campaign. We've heard a lot about their bravery during that campaign, and before they passed on, the Sudrians who fought in World War I had a lot of good things and praise to say about their Australian counter-parts. So have a good ANZAC Day, Australia and New Zealand; you've earned it!
Russkov Soviet, Jaslandia, Lavan Tiri, Penguania And Antarctica, Duke The Old Engine, The West Country
Hello, Percy! I'm doing good. How are you?
Russkov Soviet, Lavan Tiri, Percyton, Duke The Old Engine
[spoiler=Today is April 25 and today are:]
Today is April 25 and today are:
- Anniversary of the First Cabinet of Kurdish Government (Iraqi Kurdistan)
- Anzac Day (Australia, New Zealand, Tonga)
- Arbor Day (Germany)
- DNA Day
- Flag Day (Faroe Islands)
- Flag Day (Swaziland/eSwatini)
- Freedom Day (Portugal)
- Hairstylist Appreciation Day
- International Guide Dog Day
- Liberation Day (Italy)
- Malaria Awareness Day
- Military Foundation Day (North Korea)
- National Administrative Professionals Day (United States)
- National DNA Day (United States)
- National East Meets West Day (United States)
- National Hug a Plumber Day (United States)
- National Mani-Pedi Day
- National Telephone Day (United States)
- National Zucchini Bread Day (United States)
- Parental Alienation Awareness Day (United States)
- Red Hat Society Day
- Shabdrung Kuchoe (Bhutan)
- Sinai Liberation Day (Egypt)
- The Feast of St Mark (Venice)
- Vietnamese Kings' Commemoration Day (Vietnam)
- World Malaria Day
- World Penguin Day
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[spoiler=This day in history:]
This day in history:
- 404BC Peloponnesian War: Lysander's Spartan armies defeated the Athenians and the war ends.
- 0775 The Battle of Bagrevand puts an end to an Armenian rebellion against the Abbasid Caliphate. Muslim control over Transcaucasia is solidified and its Islamization begins, while several major Armenian nakharar families lose power and their remnants flee to the Byzantine Empire.
- 0799 After mistreatment and disfigurement by the citizens of Rome, pope Leo III flees to the Frankish court of king Charlemagne at Paderborn for protection.
- 1134 The name Zagreb was mentioned for the first time in the Felician Charter relating to the establishment of the Zagreb Bishopric around 1094.
- 1607 Eighty Years' War: The Dutch fleet destroys the anchored Spanish fleet at Gibraltar.
- 1644 The Chongzhen Emperor, the last Emperor of Ming dynasty China, commits suicide during a peasant rebellion led by Li Zicheng.
- 1707 A coalition of England, the Netherlands and Portugal is defeated by a Franco-Spanish army at Almansa (Spain) in the War of the Spanish Succession.
- 1792 Highwayman Nicolas J. Pelletier becomes the first person executed by guillotine.
- 1792 "La Marseillaise" (the French national anthem) is composed by Claude Joseph Rouget de Lisle.
- 1804 The western Georgian kingdom of Imereti accepts the suzerainty of the Russian Empire
- 1829 Charles Fremantle arrives in HMS Challenger off the coast of modern-day Western Australia prior to declaring the Swan River Colony for the United Kingdom.
- 1846 Thornton Affair: Open conflict begins over the disputed border of Texas, triggering the MexicanAmerican War.
- 1847 The last survivors of the Donner Party are out of the wilderness.
- 1849 The Governor General of Canada, Lord Elgin, signs the Rebellion Losses Bill, outraging Montreal's English population and triggering the Montreal Riots.
- 1859 British and French engineers break ground for the Suez Canal.
- 1862 American Civil War: Forces under U.S. Admiral David Farragut demand the surrender of the Confederate city of New Orleans, Louisiana.
- 1864 American Civil War: The Battle of Marks' Mills.
- 1882 Tonkin Campaign: French and Vietnamese troops clashed in Tonkin, when Commandant Henri Rivière seized the citadel of Hanoi with a small force of marine infantry.
- 1898 SpanishAmerican War: The United States declares war on Spain.
- 1901 New York becomes the first U.S. state to require automobile license plates.
- 1915 World War I: The Battle of Gallipoli begins: The invasion of the Turkish Gallipoli Peninsula by British, French, Indian, Newfoundland, Australian and New Zealand troops, begins with landings at Anzac Cove and Cape Helles.
- 1916 Easter Rising: The United Kingdom declares martial law in Ireland.
- 1916 Anzac Day is commemorated for the first time on the first anniversary of the landing at ANZAC Cove.
- 1920 At the San Remo conference, the principal Allied Powers of World War I adopt a resolution to determine the allocation of Class "A" League of Nations mandates for administration of the former Ottoman-ruled lands of the Middle East.
- 1938 U.S. Supreme Court delivers its opinion in Erie Railroad Co. v. Tompkins and overturns a century of federal common law.
- 1940 Merkið, the flag of the Faroe Islands is approved by the British occupation government.
- 1944 The United Negro College Fund is incorporated.
- 1945 Elbe Day: United States and Soviet troops meet in Torgau along the River Elbe, cutting the Wehrmacht of Nazi Germany in two.
- 1945 Liberation Day (Italy): The Nazi occupation army surrenders and leaves Northern Italy after a general partisan insurrection by the Italian resistance movement; the puppet fascist regime dissolves and Benito Mussolini is captured after trying to escape. This day was set as a public holiday to celebrate the Liberation of Italy.
- 1945 The last German troops retreat from Finland's soil in Lapland, ending the Lapland War. Military acts of Second World War end in Finland.
- 1951 Korean War: Assaulting Chinese forces are forced to withdraw after heavy fighting with UN forces, primarily made up of Australian and Canadian troops, at the Battle of Kapyong.
- 1953 Francis Crick and James Watson publish "Molecular Structure of Nucleic Acids: A Structure for Deoxyribose Nucleic Acid" describing the double helix structure of DNA.
- 1954 The first practical solar cell is publicly demonstrated by Bell Telephone Laboratories.
- 1959 The Saint Lawrence Seaway, linking the North American Great Lakes and the Atlantic Ocean, officially opens to shipping.
- 1960 The United States Navy submarine USS Triton completes the first submerged circumnavigation of the globe.
- 1961 Robert Noyce is granted a patent for an integrated circuit.
- 1965 Teenage sniper Michael Andrew Clark kills three and wounds six others shooting from a hilltop along Highway 101 just south of Santa Maria, California.
- 1972 Vietnam War: Nguyen Hue Offensive: The North Vietnamese 320th Division forces 5,000 South Vietnamese troops to retreat and traps about 2,500 others northwest of Kontum.
- 1974 Carnation Revolution: A leftist military coup in Portugal overthrows the authoritarian-conservative Estado Novo regime and establishes a democratic government.
- 1975 As North Vietnamese forces close in on the South Vietnamese capital Saigon, the Australian Embassy is closed and evacuated, almost ten years to the day since the first Australian troop commitment to South Vietnam.
- 1981 More than 100 workers are exposed to radiation during repairs of a nuclear power plant in Tsuruga, Japan.
- 1982 Israel completes its withdrawal from the Sinai Peninsula per the Camp David Accords.
- 1983 American schoolgirl Samantha Smith is invited to visit the Soviet Union by its leader Yuri Andropov after he read her letter in which she expressed fears about nuclear war.
- 1983 Pioneer 10 travels beyond Pluto's orbit.
- 1986 Mswati III is crowned King of Swaziland, succeeding his father Sobhuza II.
- 1988 In Israel, John Demjanjuk is sentenced to death for war crimes committed in World War II.
- 1990 Violeta Chamorro takes office as the President of Nicaragua, the first woman to hold the position.
- 2001 Michele Alboreto is killed while testing an Audi R8 at the Lausitzring in Germany.
- 2004 The March for Women's Lives brings between 500,000 and 800,000 protesters, mostly pro-choice, to Washington D.C. to protest the Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act of 2003, and other restrictions on abortion.
- 2005 The final piece of the Obelisk of Axum is returned to Ethiopia after being stolen by the invading Italian army in 1937.
- 2005 Bulgaria and Romania sign accession treaties to join the European Union.
- 2007 Boris Yeltsin's funeral: The first to be sanctioned by the Russian Orthodox Church for a head of state since the funeral of Emperor Alexander III in 1894.
- 2015 Nearly 9,100 are killed after a massive 7.8 magnitude earthquake strikes Nepal.
- 2015 Riots break out in Baltimore, Maryland following the death of Freddie Gray in police custody.
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[spoiler=Famous Birthdays:]
Famous Birthdays:
- 1214 Louis IX of France
- 1228 Conrad IV of Germany
- 1284 Edward II of England
- 1599 Oliver Cromwell, English general and politician, Lord Protector of Great Britain
- 1874 Guglielmo Marconi, Italian businessman and inventor, developed Marconi's law, Nobel Prize laureate
- 1900 Wolfgang Pauli, Austrian-Swiss Jewish-American physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate
- 1900 Gladwyn Jebb, English politician and diplomat, Secretary-General of the United Nations
- 1917 Ella Fitzgerald, American singer
- 1927 Albert Uderzo, French author and illustrator
- 1928 Cy Twombly, American-Italian painter and sculptor
- 1940 Al Pacino, American actor and director
- 1945 Björn Ulvaeus, Swedish singer-songwriter and producer
- 1947 Johan Cruyff, Dutch footballer and manager
- 1952 Vladislav Tretiak, Russian ice hockey player and coach
- 1969 Renée Zellweger, American actress and producer
- 1976 Rainer Schüttler, German tennis player and coach
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Fact of the day
In 1898, 14 years before the Titanic sank, author Morgan Robertson wrote a book about an "unsinkable" ship called the "Titan" that crashed into an iceberg and sank.
Quote of the day
They always say time changes things, but you actually have to change them yourself.
- Andy Warhol (American Artist, 1928-1987) -
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Russkov Soviet, Jaslandia, Lavan Tiri, Lex Caledonia, Mercunova, Percyton, Duke The Old Engine
Tired. It's been a long day for me. The whole week will consist of long days. But I'll manage them somehow.
How is you?
Russkov Soviet, Jaslandia, Lavan Tiri, Percyton, Duke The Old Engine
I've been good. It's been a very busy day for me, though. Sodor's national day, St. Machan's Day (also known as Sodor Day), is on April 30th; that's only five days away! All of us engines have been very busy setting up the festivities and bringing passengers to Sodor for the occasion. Tidmouth has the biggest celebrations since it's the capital, but Great Waterton is a close second, since Sodor Day is also the anniversary of Great Waterton's restoration and refounding. The new Great Waterton turns 11 this year! Because of this, Sir Topham Hatt sent me to work on Stepney's Branch Line (which runs between Crovan's Gate and Great Waterton) to help with the celebration at Great Waterton. I'm so excited for Sodor Day! It's one of my favorite holidays!
Also, in other news: https://www.express.co.uk/news/royal/951044/royal-baby-prince-william-kate-middleton-royal-baby-name
"... William could be heard joking with one man that he has a 'strong name'..."
"William replied: 'Jerry's a strong name.'"
Jerry of the Ooyre Valley Railway (formerly of the Mid-Sodor Railway) is now very excited, and his crew rushed to put a fiver into the betting pool I mentioned before. I don't think Jerry is going to be the royal baby's name, but at least the news made the engine Jerry very happy.
Jaslandia, Lavan Tiri, Penguania And Antarctica, Duke The Old Engine
Everyone's busy, eh? So, you could say there's jobs-a-plenty, jobs for everyone?
https://youtu.be/YTwSR1hvyD0
And I also doubt the royal baby will be named Jerry. It would be a somewhat ironic choice of name, since 'Jerry' was the British nickname for the Germans during World War II.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_terms_used_for_Germans#Jerry
Lavan Tiri, Penguania And Antarctica, Percyton, Duke The Old Engine
I told Jerry not to put much stock in those trashy tabloids like the Daily Express. He did the same thing back when he worked on the Skarloey Railway. Jerry's a great engine, but sometimes he's just too trusting and naive.
Russkov Soviet, Jaslandia, Lavan Tiri, Penguania And Antarctica, Percyton
Hi peeps. Hows life?
Russkov Soviet, Jaslandia, Lavan Tiri, Penguania And Antarctica, Lex Caledonia, Percyton, The West Country
Times are strange.
Jaslandia, Lavan Tiri, Penguania And Antarctica
"Last night, in the finals of popular reality TV contest The Confederacy of Free Nationsvision, the Ludanian representative lost, despite giving what almost all critics in Ludania have declared to be a superior performance. The enraged masses have inexplicably decided that the best course of action is to storm your office to voice their complaints."
Just got this issue. You're all monsters!
Russkov Soviet, Nuremgard, Jaslandia, Lavan Tiri, Penguania And Antarctica
Pretty good my duder.
Lavan Tiri, Penguania And Antarctica, Percyton, The West Country
IC: His Holiness the Imperator of the Various Orders wishes to open communications with the many nations of the region.
OOC: My days been out of the ordinary too. I served at a mass. With a bishop.
Russkov Soviet, Jaslandia, Lavan Tiri, Vista Major, Penguania And Antarctica, Percyton, Sarameia
IC: President Szadró would like to open communications with His Holiness and the gracious nation of The Valleian Orders.
Russkov Soviet, Jaslandia, Lavan Tiri, Penguania And Antarctica, Percyton
https://www.nationstates.net/nation=axeldonia/detail=factbook/id=1015563
I'm not sorry. And there will be more, so stay tuned!
Jaslandia, Lavan Tiri, Vista Major, Penguania And Antarctica, Lex Caledonia, Percyton
You disgust me with this Warhammer High knockoff, you imbecile :p
Lavan Tiri, Axeldonia, Penguania And Antarctica
I don't even want to know...
Lavan Tiri, Axeldonia, Penguania And Antarctica
A moment of silence has been held across the nation. Flags have been put at half-staff for the duration of the day, and a wreath laying ceremony took place at the Veterans Garden in Mareskov. Thank you for your service, and God Bless.
Looks like I'll be heading over to Sodor sooner than I thought! It'll be the Coltsov families first Sodor Day, so this will be fun. We'll be there! And at least Jerry's happy.
I'm sorry to hear that he lost after giving such an exemplary performance. We lost too, despite our Red Army Choir being one of the favorites in the Finals.
The Equestrian Union would be honored to open talks with His Holiness. An ambassador is being sent as we speak.
And finally...
I'm sorry for the late responses to all this. I've been busy in Mareskov. For those of you keeping an eye on our conflict with Blackacre, I have no news at the moment. Our two forces seem to be in some sort of a standoff at Mt. Chyoi. Nearly 30,000 of our finest Red Army soldiers are facing a heavily-fortified division of around 8,000.
Jaslandia, Lavan Tiri, Penguania And Antarctica, Percyton
I just cut my entire foreign aid budget. I want to cry.
Nuremgard, Jaslandia, Lavan Tiri, Vista Major, Penguania And Antarctica, Percyton
Mo' money, mo' problems?
Jaslandia, Lavan Tiri, Penguania And Antarctica, The West Country
Shazria maintains its foreign aid budget because His Supreme Majesty has a compassionate nature.
Jaslandia, Lavan Tiri, Penguania And Antarctica, Percyton
Had my first successful impromptu conversation in Swedish today, very proud :^)
Nuremgard, Jaslandia, Lavan Tiri, Penguania And Antarctica, Percyton, The British Islands Confederacy
Hmm, interesting choice for learning an additional language given that almost every Swede speaks English :P
Jaslandia, Lavan Tiri, Penguania And Antarctica, Percyton, The West Country
I can speak an other lingu too. :)
Lavan Tiri, Percyton
True but does every Englishman speak Swedish?
Nuremgard, Jaslandia, Lavan Tiri, Percyton
It's hard to classify one of my nation's regimes. On the one hand, it's conservative because it values traditional religion, national pride and the old aristocracy. But on the other hand, it's fascist because it believes in a one-party state, social welfarism (for native citizens), the strengthening of their race and reining in capitalism to serve the needs of the state.
I'd say it is a quasi-fascist, nationalist, authoritarian, clerical regime.
Russkov Soviet, Jaslandia, Lavan Tiri, Percyton
So clericofascist?
Nuremgard, Jaslandia, Lavan Tiri
[spoiler=Today is April 26 and today are:]
Today is April 26 and today are:
- Alien Day
- Day of Remembrance of the Chernobyl tragedy (Belarus)
- Hug a Friend Day
- Hug an Australian Day
- Intellectual Property Day (Mongolia)
- International Chernobyl Disaster Remembrance Day
- International Girls in Information and Telecommunication Technologies Day
- Memorial Day of Radiation Accidents and Catastrophes (Russia)
- National Audubon Day (United States)
- National Dissertation Day (United States)
- National Help a Horse Day (United States)
- National Kids and Pets Day (United States)
- National Poem in Your Pocket Day (United States)
- National Pretzel Day (United States)
- National Richter Scale Day (United States)
- National South Dakota Day (United States)
- National Take Our Sons and Daughters to Work Day (United States)
- Remember Your First Kiss Day
- Secretaries' Day (Colombia)
- Union Day (Tanzania)
- World Intellectual Property Day
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[spoiler=This day in history:]
This day in history:
- 1336 Francesco Petrarca (Petrarch) ascends Mont Ventoux.
- 1478 The Pazzi family attack Lorenzo de' Medici and kill his brother Giuliano during High Mass in Florence Cathedral.
- 1564 Playwright William Shakespeare is baptized in Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire, England (date of actual birth is unknown).
- 1607 English colonists make landfall at Cape Henry, Virginia.
- 1721 A massive earthquake devastates the Iranian city of Tabriz.
- 1777 Legend tells that Sybil Ludington, aged 16, rode 40 miles to alert American colonial forces to the approach of the British regular forces
- 1794 Battle of Beaumont during the Flanders Campaign of the War of the First Coalition.
- 1802 Napoleon Bonaparte signs a general amnesty to allow all but about one thousand of the most notorious émigrés of the French Revolution to return to France, as part of a reconciliary gesture with the factions of the Ancien Régime and to eventually consolidate his own rule.
- 1803 Thousands of meteor fragments fall from the skies of L'Aigle, France; the event convinces European scientists that meteors exist.
- 1805 First Barbary War: United States Marines captured Derne under the command of First Lieutenant Presley O'Bannon.
- 1865 American Civil War: Confederate General Joseph E. Johnston surrenders his army to General William Tecumseh Sherman at the Bennett Place near Durham, North Carolina. Also the date of Confederate Memorial Day for two states.
- 1865 Union cavalry troopers corner and shoot dead John Wilkes Booth, assassin of President Lincoln, in Virginia.
- 1903 Atlético Madrid Association football club is founded
- 1923 The Duke of York weds Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon at Westminster Abbey.
- 1925 Paul von Hindenburg defeats Wilhelm Marx in the second round of the German presidential election to become the first directly elected head of state of the Weimar Republic.
- 1933 The Gestapo, the official secret police force of Nazi Germany, is established.
- 1937 Spanish Civil War: Guernica, Spain, is bombed by German Luftwaffe.
- 1942 Benxihu Colliery accident in Manchukuo leaves 1549 Chinese miners dead.
- 1943 The Easter Riots break out in Uppsala, Sweden.
- 1944 Georgios Papandreou becomes head of the Greek government-in-exile based in Egypt.
- 1944 Heinrich Kreipe is captured by Allied commandos in occupied Crete.
- 1945 World War II: Battle of Bautzen: Last successful German tank-offensive of the war and last noteworthy victory of the Wehrmacht.
- 1945 World War II: Filipino troops of the 66th Infantry Regiment, Philippine Commonwealth Army, USAFIP-NL and the American troops of the 33rd and 37th Infantry Division, United States Army are liberated in Baguio City and they fight against the Japanese forces under General Tomoyuki Yamashita.
- 1954 The Geneva Conference, an effort to restore peace in Indochina and Korea, begins.
- 1956 SS Ideal X, the world's first successful container ship, leaves Port Newark, New Jersey for Houston, Texas.
- 1958 Final run of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad's Royal Blue from Washington, D.C., to New York City after 68 years, the first U.S. passenger train to use electric locomotives.
- 1960 Forced out by the April Revolution, President of South Korea Syngman Rhee resigns after twelve years of dictatorial rule.
- 1962 NASA's Ranger 4 spacecraft crashes into the Moon.
- 1963 In Libya, amendments to the constitution transform Libya (United Kingdom of Libya) into one national unity (Kingdom of Libya) and allows for female participation in elections.
- 1964 Tanganyika and Zanzibar merge to form Tanzania.
- 1966 The magnitude 5.1 Tashkent earthquake affects the largest city in Soviet Central Asia with a maximum MSK intensity of VII (Very strong). Tashkent is mostly destroyed and 15200 are killed.
- 1966 A new government is formed in the Republic of the Congo, led by Ambroise Noumazalaye.
- 1970 The Convention Establishing the World Intellectual Property Organization enters into force.
- 1981 Dr. Michael R. Harrison of the University of California, San Francisco Medical Center performs the world's first human open fetal surgery.
- 1982 Fifty-seven people are killed by former police officer Woo Bum-kon in a shooting spree in South Gyeongsang Province, South Korea.
- 1986 A nuclear reactor accident occurs at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant in the Soviet Union (now Ukraine), creating the world's worst nuclear disaster.
- 1989 The deadliest tornado in world history strikes Central Bangladesh, killing upwards of 1,300, injuring 12,000, and leaving as many as 80,000 homeless.
- 1989 People's Daily publishes the April 26 Editorial which inflames the nascent Tiananmen Square protests
- 1991 Seventy tornadoes break out in the central United States. Before the outbreak's end, Andover, Kansas, would record the year's only F5 tornado.
- 1994 China Airlines Flight 140 crashes at Nagoya Airport in Japan, killing 264 of the 271 people on board.
- 2002 Robert Steinhäuser kills 16 at Gutenberg-Gymnasium in Erfurt, Germany before dying of a self-inflicted gunshot.
- 2005 Under international pressure, Syria withdraws the last of its 14,000 troop military garrison in Lebanon, ending its 29-year military domination of that country (Syrian occupation of Lebanon).
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[spoiler=Famous Birthdays:]
Famous Birthdays:
- 0121 Marcus Aurelius, Roman emperor
- 1575 Marie de' Medici, Italian wife of Henry IV of France
- 1785 John James Audubon, French-American ornithologist and painter
- 1787 Ludwig Uhland, German poet, philologist, and historian
- 1798 Eugène Delacroix, French painter and lithographer
- 1812 Alfred Krupp, German industrialist and inventor
- 1822 Frederick Law Olmsted, American journalist and designer, co-designed Central Park
- 1879 Owen Willans Richardson, English physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate
- 1889 Ludwig Wittgenstein, Austrian-English philosopher and academic
- 1894 Rudolf Hess, Egyptian-German politician, Deputy Führer of the German Reich
- 1898 Vicente Aleixandre, Spanish poet and author, Nobel Prize laureate
- 1900 Charles Francis Richter, American seismologist and physicist
- 1917 I. M. Pei, Chinese-American architect, designed the National Gallery of Art and Bank of China Tower
- 1918 Fanny Blankers-Koen, Dutch sprinter and long jumper
- 1932 Israr Ahmed, Indian-Pakistani theologian, philosopher, and scholar
- 1933 Arno Allan Penzias, German-American physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate
- 1940 Giorgio Moroder, Italian singer-songwriter and producer
- 1943 Peter Zumthor, Swiss architect and academic, designed the Therme Vals
- 1963 Jet Li, Chinese-Singaporean martial artist, actor, and producer
- 1965 Kevin James, American actor and comedian
- 1980 Channing Tatum, American actor and producer
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Fact of the day
Mosquitoes prefer blood type "O" to any other.
Quote of the day
Either you run the day or the day runs you.
- Jim Rohn (American Businessman, 1930-2009) -
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Jaslandia, Lavan Tiri, Vista Major, Mercunova, Percyton, The British Islands Confederacy, The West Country
That's simpler to say lol
Penguania And Antarctica
That happened to me one
Didn't notice until about a week after it happened
I'm okay with the latter
Jaslandia, Penguania And Antarctica, Percyton
Ah yes, that brings back memories! Bit confused why they seemed to suggest I'm a main line engine (I'm mostly a branch line engine), but other than that, it's a good song.
The State of Percyton would be glad to open communications and send an ambassador to His Holiness if he's interested!
You could certainly come! We'd be honored to have you for Sodor Day, and we'll make sure you have an enjoyable visit!
Russkov Soviet, Jaslandia, Penguania And Antarctica
In other news, the royal baby might be named Albert!
http://people.com/royals/oops-the-royal-familys-website-may-have-just-accidentally-spoiled-the-royal-babys-name/
Percy's driver: I suppose that's good for us, since there aren't any engines named Albert on Sodor, so we don't have to pay up. Still, I am kinda disappointed. Having no one win the betting pool just takes the fun out of it.
Percy's fireman: Who cares? We never had a chance of winning anyway, so at least we get to keep our two quids.
Percy's driver: I suppose. *chuckle* I wonder if anyone's going to try to rules-lawyer their way into getting the pot. I remember a few years back, when we had a similar betting pool over the royal baby name and Charlotte turned out to be the baby's name. Charlie tried to argue that his name was similar enough to Charlotte that he won the pool. Needless to say, no one else was convinced.
Percy's fireman: Wouldn't surprise me with how these engines are - no offense, Percy.
Percy: None taken.
Percy's fireman: But if anyone did try to rules-lawyer their way to the pool, they'd end up looking sillier than Charlie. We don't have any names that could remotely be interpreted as being related to Albert. Not unless Alexander or Aleksei try to argue they won since their names all start with 'al', but like I said, they'd come out looking even sillier than Charlie.
Percy: Which would be pretty impressive, considering silly jokes are what Charlie is best known for.
https://youtu.be/Lz9P8iMtWjU
Russkov Soviet, Jaslandia, Penguania And Antarctica
OOC: Secy. of State Pompeo is in North Korea. He's met with KJU and is hoping to bring Trump into the mix soon. Anyone else have thoughts on this situation?
Axeldonia
IC: His Holiness the Imperator has briefed the Mytr of Foreign Affairs. The Ministry is now open to accept ambassadors from the region.
OOC: ¿Como estas?
Russkov Soviet, Jaslandia, Penguania And Antarctica
I think it's a very bad idea to allow a toddler to go anywhere unsupervised.
Jaslandia, Penguania And Antarctica
Ok, let me try. *blank black screen of nothingness* Oh, wait...
This whole thing with North Korea is a surprising development, and it'll be great if Trump and Kim can work something out. But I doubt anything good will come out of this: better leaders have tried and failed to settle the North Korea issue, and without a substantial and experienced diplomatic support staff (which Trump doesn't have at the moment), Trump is too prone to flattery and pettiness to reach a suitable deal with North Korea.
Axeldonia, Penguania And Antarctica
He just needs a mediator because he tends to misinterpret some statements, which is considerably likely due to Un's peculiar way of communicating his thoughts.
Jaslandia, Penguania And Antarctica
I do concur, however, that it'll be wonderful if the two can reconcile relations and propel us towards a path of peace and mutual respect.
Jaslandia
Kim Jong Un isn't the only one who has a "peculiar way of communicating his thoughts"; Trump doesn't exactly have a normal communication style either. A mediator would be a good idea, but who would do it? Even if we could get someone from the UN to mediate, Trump generally isn't a fan of multilateral engagement and diplomatic organizations.
Nuremgard, Sarameia
Me too, but Ive got a reason.
Jaslandia, Penguania And Antarctica
That's why Sanders had to "clarify" what he meant by "breeding concept." He is a moron of the highest order.
Jaslandia, Penguania And Antarctica
Nikki Haley is the best bet. She's never afraid to call him or anyone else out on their sh*t, pardon my language.
[spoiler=Update from Parliament]With only one vote cast against, and with the assumed endorsement of the author, the Amendment to the Code of Criminal Behaviour Act was tied in terms of votes in Parliament. In keeping with the precedent set by the Speaker Denisons rule, I have cast the deciding vote against the bill. As such, the bill has failed to pass in Parliament.
With only three total votes cast for this bill, one of which came from the Speaker, I would like to remind citizens to please check the forums regularly to see whether legislation has been introduced to a debate or vote. Real life sometimes gets in the way (as it does for all of us) of the Speaker being able to make regular updates regarding legislation, but updates are provided whenever possible and as appropriate.
This particular piece had two updates on the RMB alerting citizens of the legislations introduction to the parliamentary process, but I do accept the onus of these updates having been provided early and within close proximity to one another. I will attempt to make more regular updates on bills in Parliament going forward, but I hope citizens also appreciate that there has been previous complaints regarding the frequency of parliamentary updates and I am therefore faced with trying to strike a delicate balance.
Thank you,
[nation=short]Continental Commonwealths[/nation]
Speaker of Parliament
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Jaslandia, Penguania And Antarctica, Percyton
She's one of the more reasonable and intelligent Trump administration members I'll give her that. But as a mediator, I doubt North Korea would accept that; a mediator is supposed to be neutral third-party, and the US ambassador to the UN would likely be biased toward the US. However, I would support Nikki Haley advising Trump's delegation during the North Korea talks.
Sarameia
You make a valid point. It would seem rather biased if she were chosen for such a position. My only hope is that there's someone who is able to keep Trump in line during these discussions. Godspeed to whomever it may be.
Jaslandia, Axeldonia, Percyton
Estoy bien. Sarameia te envía tus mejores deseos.
Jaslandia
God: Dude, even I have my limits.
Jaslandia, Axeldonia, Sarameia
Hello, good night.
Jaslandia, Penguania And Antarctica, Percyton
You say "yes," I say "no."
Jaslandia, Percyton, The West Country
Frankly speaking, the Nork's will never want peace. They're based in "conflict" with the US and their pursuit of a nuclear weapon is to allow them to be as belligerent as possible without fear of an invasion. T:<
Simply put North Korea will play like a good boy until China says "Keep going" and buys some more rare earth mines I guess.
IMO it's the politics behind the nukes (and how it effects global feelings) that interest me.
At the end of the day, the main goal of Kim and his regime is to survive and stay in power. Right now, they've decided the best way to do that is through nuclear weapons and setting themselves up as the great enemy of the United States. While I don't think Kim's North Korea will ever move toward closer relations with the U.S. (since these police state regimes need an outside enemy to unify the population), they may eventually decide nukes aren't the only way to stay in power. What other methods the Kim regime could use to survive are unknown, and in the unlikely event that the North Koreans give up their nuclear weapons, we still need to keep a close eye on North Korea to find out what their new method of staying in power is.
Gualimole
Midasia For Minister of Foreign Affairs!
For a Safe and Securer Society! Unity and Equality! Fighting for what is right!
#MoFAMidas
Lavan Tiri, Penguania And Antarctica
I'm kinda surprised Percyton is as high as 13 on "Most Eco-Friendly". On one hand, Percyton places a lot of focus on natural beauty and preserving the environment, and we don't have a lot of polluting factories. On the other hand, we also have a lot of steam and diesel engines, and from what I've heard, those aren't that great for the environment. Electric engines are best for the environment, but we only have eight of those (the 7 electric engines of the Peel Godred Branch Line, plus Stafford the battery-powered shunter).
Still, I'll happily take 13!
Bill: You might want to improve the environment, though.
Ben: Or make it a little worse.
Percy: Why is that?
Bill: Because 13 is an unlucky number. You can be 12th or 14th most eco-friendly, but you should never be 13th! It's bad luck.
Ben: Indeed. Remember when that engine Thirteen visited the Island? He was all sorts of bad luck!
http://ttte.wikia.com/wiki/Thirteen
Percy: But Donald and Douglas told me Thirteen's unluckiness was gone once he got a proper cab and a bigger firebox, and that he returned to the Mainland a much luckier engine. Maybe it wasn't Thirteen's number that was causing his bad luck?
Bill: Well, uhh... you can't be too careful when it comes to unlucky numbers!
Ben: Yes Bill, you have to be very careful indeed.
Jaslandia, Lavan Tiri
Interesting. Do you know what ever happened to Thirteen after he returned to the Mainland?
Lavan Tiri, Percyton
I'm not 100% sure, but he probably went back to his heritage railway on the Mainland. Me and Sir Topham Hatt have to track him down someday. It would be nice if Thirteen could visit Sodor again.
Jaslandia, Lavan Tiri
Welp, might as well announce it: "New Faces, New Government, New Confederacy"
Tex for Vice Chancellor - I'll be rolling out a campaign statement in the next 3 days
Lavan Tiri, Kalaron, Lex Caledonia, Percyton, Midasia
I shall be running for reelection to the post of Minister of Foreign Affairs. If I am reelected I pledge to petition the Chancellor to make every daily song a rick roll.
You're welcome.
Jaslandia, Lavan Tiri, Continental Commonwealths, Penguania And Antarctica, Mercunova, Percyton, Midasia
Gooooood MOOORRRNING, CoFN!
Jaslandia, Lavan Tiri, Penguania And Antarctica, Lex Caledonia, Percyton, Midasia
It looks like we'll be running against each other.
Lavan Tiri, Penguania And Antarctica, Percyton
Hiya folks, I'm also announcing today that I'll be stepping down from my position as MoIA, of which I have had the pleasure of serving you all as for the past 168 days. I'll be endorsing The Valleian Orders as he steps up to be elected as MoIA instead.
I am however, standing for election for the position of being your Vice-Chancellor. Hopefully I can do good again for the CoFN and continue to serve you all. My campaign will be one of continued improved citizen rights ala the Citizen Confidentiality Bill which was unanimously passed, an open VC office meaning my door is open to everyone and anyone who wants to talk (trivial or not) and tackling our region's population issues to the best of my abilities.
Thank you all.
Jaslandia, Lavan Tiri, Axeldonia, Chernarus State, Continental Commonwealths, Penguania And Antarctica, Mercunova, Percyton, Midasia, Sarameia
Hello everyone! I would like to announce that I will be running as Minister of Internal Affairs, trying to fill in the big shoes left by Lex Caledonia. I wish him well as he runs for the Vice-Chancellery, and I humbly ask that you support both myself and Lex as we run.
If I am elected, I hope to be able to fully maintain the Citizenship rosters. In addition, I also hope to be able to guide in new citizens and residents through mentor ship, and to administrate the application and maintenance of Chartered Organixations, in compliance with the many new laws that were passed during the last administration. My office will be open to all queries, complaints, comments, and applications. Thank you, and I hope to serve the CoFN with the best of my abilities.
#ToYouTVO
Jaslandia, Lavan Tiri, Axeldonia, Continental Commonwealths, Penguania And Antarctica, Lex Caledonia, Mercunova, Percyton, Midasia, Sarameia
If I am elected to be your Minister of Foreign Affairs, I will maintain our alliances and make new ones. I will promote democratic traditions in other regions, and I will have a zero-tolerance policy of racism or homophobia. I will maintain or improve our interregional reputation and prove that we are not something to glance over. I will improve our embassies and always find the diplomatic way out of tough issues. I will treat our counterparts as equals to promote a unified world. Together we are strong! For a safe and secure society, through unity and equality. Fighting for our place in this World. Thank you all, I hope to fulfill these promises to the best of my ability.
~Midas
#MoFAMidas
Penguania And Antarctica, Lex Caledonia, Percyton
Assembled with Dot's Region Saver.
Written by Refuge Isle.