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Midasia wrote:I love you, no romo.

Love you too <3

:)

Percyton, Midasia

Au Minbo wrote:Yeah!

No! #Secondvermontrepublic

Midasia

Axeldonia wrote:No! #Secondvermontrepublic

The dining room in my apartment could seceed from Canada and have almost as much territory as a sovereign Vermont would.

Jaslandia, Axeldonia, Penguania And Antarctica, Yukona, Midasia

[spoiler=Election Results]---Results fo the election are as follows

Chancellor: Mercunova (ACCLAIMED)

Vice-Chancellor: Vista Major (ACCLAIMED)

Minister of Internal Affairs: Lex Caledonia (ACCLAIMED)

Minister of Foreign Affairs:

--Au Minbo: 8 votes

---------Coliainada: 2 votes

[B]Therefore, Au Minbo is declared as having benn elected

Minister of Justice: Penguania And Antarctica (ACCLAIMED)

Speaker: Continental Commonwealths (ACCLAIMED)

Supreme Court Justices

-- Unfallious: 9 votes

-- Jaslandia: 9 votes

-- Flynnvakia: 5 votes

---------Kalaron: 4 votes

---------Gloritania: 2 votes

Therefore, Unfallious, Jaslandia and Flynnvakia are declared as having been elected[/spoiler]

Jaslandia, Au Minbo, Vista Major, Axeldonia, Penguania And Antarctica, Lex Caledonia, Mercunova, Percyton, Midasia

Continental Commonwealths wrote:The dining room in my apartment could seceed from Canada and have almost as much territory as a sovereign Vermont would.

I know you're joking but the size compared to the price of North American homes always baffles me

Penguania And Antarctica

Axeldonia wrote:No! #Secondvermontrepublic

I mean, yeah to that too!

Axeldonia

Cesorion wrote:[spoiler=Election Results]---Results fo the election are as follows

Chancellor: Mercunova (ACCLAIMED)

Vice-Chancellor: Vista Major (ACCLAIMED)

Minister of Internal Affairs: Lex Caledonia (ACCLAIMED)

Minister of Foreign Affairs:

--Au Minbo: 8 votes

---------Coliainada: 2 votes

[B]Therefore, Au Minbo is declared as having benn elected

Minister of Justice: Penguania And Antarctica (ACCLAIMED)

Speaker: Continental Commonwealths (ACCLAIMED)

Supreme Court Justices

-- Unfallious: 9 votes

-- Jaslandia: 9 votes

-- Flynnvakia: 5 votes

---------Kalaron: 4 votes

---------Gloritania: 2 votes

Therefore, Unfallious, Jaslandia and Flynnvakia are declared as having been elected[/spoiler]

Congratulations to all elected. And sorries to all that didn't get elected.

Jaslandia, Au Minbo, Vista Major, Axeldonia, Lex Caledonia, Mercunova, Percyton, Midasia

In now officially opening up my second term as Vice Chancellor, I issue to all of you a climate survey to be completed at your earliest convenience.

https://goo.gl/forms/XJRf6GO7wfGNQVUx2

Au Minbo, Penguania And Antarctica

Vista Major wrote:In now officially opening up my second term as Vice Chancellor, I issue to all of you a climate survey to be completed at your earliest convenience.

https://goo.gl/forms/XJRf6GO7wfGNQVUx2

A few loaded questions in here. By asking two questions about threats to safety specifically, you run the risk of biasing respondents towards having an unfavourable view of their safety with respect to this region. Maybe that’s just my being a TA for psychometrics shining through, though...

Also, if you’re going to touch on subjects such as that, you’re probably going to get more honest answers in a survey that provides anonymity.

But even more to the point, how can respondents rate a government that’s been in power for 45 minutes?!

Vista Major, Penguania And Antarctica

Continental Commonwealths wrote:A few loaded questions in here. By asking two questions about threats to safety specifically, you run the risk of biasing respondents towards having an unfavourable view of their safety with respect to this region. Maybe that’s just my being a TA for psychometrics shining through, though...

Also, if you’re going to touch on subjects such as that, you’re probably going to get more honest answers in a survey that provides anonymity.

But even more to the point, how can respondents rate a government that’s been in power for 45 minutes?!

Knowing that a couple people have left over the issue, I did want to include the questions, added to the fact that I haven't asked the question in other surveys we've done. I provide for confidentiality because you aren't required to identify yourself. As to the other point, I am not asking about the new government; I want opinions in the government overall, throughout all one's time here.

Penguania And Antarctica, Midasia

Vista Major wrote:Knowing that a couple people have left over the issue, I did want to include the questions, added to the fact that I haven't asked the question in other surveys we've done. I provide for confidentiality because you aren't required to identify yourself. As to the other point, I am not asking about the new government; I want opinions in the government overall, throughout all one's time here.

There’s a difference between wanting information on a certain topic, and biasing responses on a certain topic. “Have you had any issues with x?” is more likely to do the former, “What issues have you had with x?” is more likely to do the latter.

And I’m thinking the question on the opinion of government would need to be reworded if you wanted an accurate response based on your criteria. “As a whole” is just as likely (if not more) to mean the people in the collecive positions of Chancellor, Vice Chancellor, Ministers, Justices, Speaker, and deputies as it is to specifically mean the role and duties of the offices.

Good Day.

Congratulations to all new and returned office-holders. If you're new to the region and reading this post, talk to [nation=short]Lex Caledonia[/nation] about gaining citizenship!

Song of the day: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ

The Chancellor's Public Schedule 5 March 2018

(All Times Eastern)

16:00 The Chancellor holds his weekly private conference with the Vice Chancellor

18:00 The Chancellor signs two proclamations

18:05 The Chancellor releases his Inaugural Address to the region

Jaslandia, Au Minbo, Axeldonia, Continental Commonwealths, Penguania And Antarctica, Lex Caledonia, Yukona, Percyton, Midasia

Mercunova wrote:Good Day.

Congratulations to all new and returned office-holders. If you're new to the region and reading this post, talk to [nation=short]Lex Caledonia[/nation] about gaining citizenship!

Song of the day: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ

The Chancellor's Public Schedule 5 March 2018

(All Times Eastern)

16:00 The Chancellor holds his weekly private conference with the Vice Chancellor

18:00 The Chancellor signs two proclamations

18:05 The Chancellor releases his Inaugural Address to the region

Congratulations on your election Mr. Chancellor.

Jaslandia, Vista Major, Penguania And Antarctica, Mercunova, Percyton

Midasia wrote:Congratulations on your election Mr. Chancellor.

Thanks Midas :)

Jaslandia, Vista Major, Penguania And Antarctica, Percyton, Midasia

Mercunova wrote:Good Day.

Congratulations to all new and returned office-holders. If you're new to the region and reading this post, talk to [nation=short]Lex Caledonia[/nation] about gaining citizenship!

Song of the day: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ

The Chancellor's Public Schedule 5 March 2018

(All Times Eastern)

16:00 The Chancellor holds his weekly private conference with the Vice Chancellor

18:00 The Chancellor signs two proclamations

18:05 The Chancellor releases his Inaugural Address to the region

Congrats Merc!

Jaslandia, Vista Major, Axeldonia, Penguania And Antarctica, Mercunova, Percyton, Midasia

Continental Commonwealths wrote:There’s a difference between wanting information on a certain topic, and biasing responses on a certain topic. “Have you had any issues with x?” is more likely to do the former, “What issues have you had with x?” is more likely to do the latter.

And I’m thinking the question on the opinion of government would need to be reworded if you wanted an accurate response based on your criteria. “As a whole” is just as likely (if not more) to mean the people in the collecive positions of Chancellor, Vice Chancellor, Ministers, Justices, Speaker, and deputies as it is to specifically mean the role and duties of the offices.

Ohh. I think I see where you're getting at here

Penguania And Antarctica, Midasia

Lex Caledonia wrote:Congrats Merc!

Thanks Lex, and congrats to you as well <3

Jaslandia, Vista Major, Penguania And Antarctica, Percyton, Midasia

Drops Mic

Ces out guys

Jaslandia, Unfallious, Au Minbo, Vista Major, Penguania And Antarctica, Lex Caledonia, Mercunova, Yukona, Percyton, Midasia

Cesorion wrote:Drops Mic

Ces out guys

Pleasure working with you, Ces.

Jaslandia, Penguania And Antarctica, Mercunova, Percyton, Midasia

Unfallious wrote:Pleasure working with you, Ces.

Thank you. It has been an honor and priviledge to have lead this region and worked withall of you.

You noticed I relocated.

Good news is I just noticed the Diplomacy Ministry of my region seeks ambassadors. In five minutes I'll have applied

Jaslandia, Penguania And Antarctica, Lex Caledonia, Mercunova, Percyton, Midasia

Cesorion wrote:Thank you. It has been an honor and priviledge to have lead this region and worked withall of you.

You noticed I relocated.

Good news is I just noticed the Diplomacy Ministry of my region seeks ambassadors. In five minutes I'll have applied

I wish you the best on your journies.

Penguania And Antarctica, Percyton

Midasia wrote:I wish you the best on your journies.

Thank you very much, Midas

Penguania And Antarctica, Percyton, Midasia

Cesorion wrote:Thank you. It has been an honor and priviledge to have lead this region and worked withall of you.

You noticed I relocated.

Good news is I just noticed the Diplomacy Ministry of my region seeks ambassadors. In five minutes I'll have applied

Funny you should mention that. Ambassadorship is near the top of my agenda

Jaslandia, Au Minbo, Penguania And Antarctica, Midasia

Cesorion wrote:[spoiler=Election Results]---Results fo the election are as follows

Chancellor: Mercunova (ACCLAIMED)

Vice-Chancellor: Vista Major (ACCLAIMED)

Minister of Internal Affairs: Lex Caledonia (ACCLAIMED)

Minister of Foreign Affairs:

--Au Minbo: 8 votes

---------Coliainada: 2 votes

[B]Therefore, Au Minbo is declared as having benn elected

Minister of Justice: Penguania And Antarctica (ACCLAIMED)

Speaker: Continental Commonwealths (ACCLAIMED)

Supreme Court Justices

-- Unfallious: 9 votes

-- Jaslandia: 9 votes

-- Flynnvakia: 5 votes

---------Kalaron: 4 votes

---------Gloritania: 2 votes

Therefore, Unfallious, Jaslandia and Flynnvakia are declared as having been elected[/spoiler]

wtf i wasnt elected

this is gay

Jaslandia, Au Minbo, Penguania And Antarctica, Mercunova

Another useless Brexit speech by May. I'm amazed people even have the patience to listen to that old bitch speak for prolonged periods of time.

Axeldonia, Penguania And Antarctica, Mercunova, Confederal States, Spanelsko, Midasia

Nuremgard wrote:Another useless Brexit speech by May. I'm amazed people even have the patience to listen to that old bitch speak for prolonged periods of time.

At least your head of government has refined diction, grammar, and sentence-structure skills.

Jaslandia

Mercunova wrote:At least your head of government has refined diction, grammar, and sentence-structure skills.

She always sounds like she's on the verge of tears, a trembling wreck.

Axeldonia, Mercunova

Axeldonia wrote:wtf i wasnt elected

this is gay

On the contrary, it may be one of the least gay governments we’ve elected in a while.

Jaslandia, Axeldonia, Penguania And Antarctica

Continental Commonwealths wrote:On the contrary, it may be one of the least gay governments we’ve elected in a while.

I say we overthrow the government and only appoint homosexuals. A Rainbow Revolution!

Axeldonia, Penguania And Antarctica, Midasia

Nuremgard wrote:I say we overthrow the government and only appoint homosexuals. A Rainbow Revolution!

Nah, too much work

Penguania And Antarctica

Sulania wrote:Nah, too much work

Sloth is a sin.

Penguania And Antarctica

Continental Commonwealths wrote:On the contrary, it may be one of the least gay governments we’ve elected in a while.

you're mom gay

Penguania And Antarctica

Axeldonia wrote:you're mom gay

Maybe. It’s always hard to tell with Canadian women. I mean, are they wearing the red flannel just because they’re Canadian, or...?

Jaslandia, Penguania And Antarctica

Nuremgard wrote:She always sounds like she's on the verge of tears, a trembling wreck.

To be fair, I’d be crying too if I had to lead the UK Conservatives.

Jaslandia, Mercunova, Spanelsko

Continental Commonwealths wrote:To be fair, I’d be crying too if I had to lead the UK Conservatives.

Nobody forced her to be in the Conservatives or be PM. A rod for her own back as they say. Her and Trump both need to hold hands and strongly and stably take a long walk off a short pier.

Axeldonia wrote:you're mom gay

I didn't know CC was your mom.

Axeldonia, Penguania And Antarctica

Sulania wrote:I didn't know CC was your mom.

My brood makes up as much as 12% of the citizenship roster when you take inflation into consideration.

Jaslandia, Vista Major, Penguania And Antarctica, Percyton

Continental Commonwealths wrote:On the contrary, it may be one of the least gay governments we’ve elected in a while.

Excuse you.

Vista Major

Notice of Proclamations

Proclamation 1 https://docs.google.com/document/d/1cccoKDZPEqFTSJlp-xvpALxBiSb1leD1AJMPTFFKf2Q/edit?usp=sharing

Declares the fifth of each month as Community Day within the CoFN.

Proclamation 2 https://docs.google.com/document/d/1uS8In7rkqHAuVTmVVJ1ZLR4nHT2TC8GOCRKSZdxgcsA/edit?usp=sharing

Confers the Chancellor's Medal of Freedom upon Oelesa for his years of service to the region.

Jaslandia, Vista Major, Penguania And Antarctica, Lex Caledonia, Yukona, Percyton

Mercunova wrote:Notice of Proclamations

Proclamation 1 https://docs.google.com/document/d/1cccoKDZPEqFTSJlp-xvpALxBiSb1leD1AJMPTFFKf2Q/edit?usp=sharing

Declares the fifth of each day as Community Day within the CoFN.

Proclamation 2 https://docs.google.com/document/d/1uS8In7rkqHAuVTmVVJ1ZLR4nHT2TC8GOCRKSZdxgcsA/edit?usp=sharing

Confers the Chancellor's Medal of Freedom upon Oelesa for his years of service to the region.

W E R K

Jaslandia, Penguania And Antarctica

Continental Commonwealths wrote:On the contrary, it may be one of the least gay governments we’ve elected in a while.

Still plenty of LGBT peeps in it though

Jaslandia, Vista Major, Axeldonia, Continental Commonwealths, Penguania And Antarctica, Mercunova, Percyton

Au Minbo wrote:Still plenty of LGBT peeps in it though

Damn near impossible not to be the case in this region.

Which is pretty cool.

Jaslandia, Au Minbo, Vista Major, Axeldonia, Penguania And Antarctica, Percyton

Continental Commonwealths wrote:Damn near impossible not to be the case in this region.

Which is pretty cool.

I agree

Vista Major, Axeldonia, Penguania And Antarctica, Percyton

I'm looking forward to this administration, it seems to be filled with a kind of vigour we've been lacking in the last few governments.

Jaslandia, Penguania And Antarctica, Mercunova, Yukona, Percyton

I am wholly against whoever redesigned the forums, though. Gosh, what a mess.

Au Minbo, Vista Major, Penguania And Antarctica, Mercunova, Yukona, Midasia

Continental Commonwealths wrote:On the contrary, it may be one of the least gay governments we’ve elected in a while.

Oppression!

Jaslandia, Midasia

Unfallious wrote:I am wholly against whoever redesigned the forums, though. Gosh, what a mess.

Excuse you.

Penguania And Antarctica, Midasia

Mercunova wrote:Notice of Proclamations

Proclamation 1 https://docs.google.com/document/d/1cccoKDZPEqFTSJlp-xvpALxBiSb1leD1AJMPTFFKf2Q/edit?usp=sharing

Declares the fifth of each month as Community Day within the CoFN.

Proclamation 2 https://docs.google.com/document/d/1uS8In7rkqHAuVTmVVJ1ZLR4nHT2TC8GOCRKSZdxgcsA/edit?usp=sharing

Confers the Chancellor's Medal of Freedom upon Oelesa for his years of service to the region.

Thank you Mr. Channcellor. You're one of my true friends I've had the privilege of meeting. Im glad for the memories, glad to have been able to serve as Chancellor, Vice Chancellor, Prime Minister, Secretary of State, Chief Justice and Speaker of the House. This medal isnt to boast or prove something, I take this medal not to display my service but as a farewell from that service.

So enough about me. Good luck to the new administration.

Jaslandia, Au Minbo, Vista Major, Penguania And Antarctica, Aldwood, Mercunova, Yukona, Percyton, Midasia

Oelesa wrote:Prime Minister

OOF

OOOOOOF

*overwhelming flashbacks*

Jaslandia, Oelesa, Penguania And Antarctica, Percyton, Midasia

Cesorion wrote:Drops Mic

Ces out guys

Thank you for your service to the region, Ces!

Oelesa wrote:Thank you Mr. Channcellor. You're one of my true friends I've had the privilege of meeting. Im glad for the memories, glad to have been able to serve as Chancellor, Vice Chancellor, Prime Minister, Secretary of State, Chief Justice and Speaker of the House. This medal isnt to boast or prove something, I take this medal not to display my service but as a farewell from that service.

So enough about me. Good luck to the new administration.

And thank you to Oel for your service as well!

Oelesa, Penguania And Antarctica, Mercunova, Percyton, Midasia

Oelesa wrote:Thank you Mr. Channcellor. You're one of my true friends I've had the privilege of meeting. Im glad for the memories, glad to have been able to serve as Chancellor, Vice Chancellor, Prime Minister, Secretary of State, Chief Justice and Speaker of the House. This medal isnt to boast or prove something, I take this medal not to display my service but as a farewell from that service.

So enough about me. Good luck to the new administration.

Congratulations are in order. You earned it, mein freund.

Jaslandia, Vista Major, Oelesa, Penguania And Antarctica, Percyton, Midasia

Join a party in power, working to make a difference.

[I]Join The Modern People's Party today![/I]

https://www.nationstates.net/page=dispatch/id=982090

Midasia

Ladies and Gentlemen.

I have decided that I will keep my Nation State for another couple of months. Come june, i will let it collapse.

Thank you all.

Jaslandia, Unfallious, Vista Major, Penguania And Antarctica, Percyton, Midasia

Cesorion wrote:[spoiler=Election Results]---Results fo the election are as follows

Chancellor: Mercunova (ACCLAIMED)

Vice-Chancellor: Vista Major (ACCLAIMED)

Minister of Internal Affairs: Lex Caledonia (ACCLAIMED)

Minister of Foreign Affairs:

--Au Minbo: 8 votes

---------Coliainada: 2 votes

[B]Therefore, Au Minbo is declared as having benn elected

Minister of Justice: Penguania And Antarctica (ACCLAIMED)

Speaker: Continental Commonwealths (ACCLAIMED)

Supreme Court Justices

-- Unfallious: 9 votes

-- Jaslandia: 9 votes

-- Flynnvakia: 5 votes

---------Kalaron: 4 votes

---------Gloritania: 2 votes

Therefore, Unfallious, Jaslandia and Flynnvakia are declared as having been elected[/spoiler]

From me, Thomas, and the State of Percyton, a big congratulations to everyone who won! I think this'll be a great government!

Cesorion wrote:Drops Mic

Ces out guys

Thanks for being our Chancellor, Ces! Good luck with whatever you decide to do!

Mercunova wrote:Notice of Proclamations

Proclamation 1 https://docs.google.com/document/d/1cccoKDZPEqFTSJlp-xvpALxBiSb1leD1AJMPTFFKf2Q/edit?usp=sharing

Declares the fifth of each month as Community Day within the CoFN.

Proclamation 2 https://docs.google.com/document/d/1uS8In7rkqHAuVTmVVJ1ZLR4nHT2TC8GOCRKSZdxgcsA/edit?usp=sharing

Confers the Chancellor's Medal of Freedom upon Oelesa for his years of service to the region.

Congrats, Oel! You deserve it!

New Estaris wrote:Ladies and Gentlemen.

I have decided that I will keep my Nation State for another couple of months. Come june, i will let it collapse.

Thank you all.

I'm sorry to hear you're leaving us, Est, but I'm glad you'll be staying for a little while longer! It's been really great having you around, and we'll miss you when you're gone!

Jaslandia, Oelesa, Penguania And Antarctica, Coliainada, Midasia

Cesorion wrote:Drops Mic

Ces out guys

Thanks for everything Ces.

Jaslandia, Penguania And Antarctica, Cesorion, Midasia

Tangshan, my corporate hellhole, has an issue with unemployment.

Nice one, NS.

Jaslandia, Axeldonia, Penguania And Antarctica, Spanelsko, Midasia

We Ludanians have just discovered that we're #1 for authoritarianism in the region.

On behalf of His Imperial Majesty, we thank you all for your support <3

Russkov Soviet, Nuremgard, Jaslandia, Penguania And Antarctica, Yukona, Midasia

Morning y'all.

Jaslandia, Vista Major, Penguania And Antarctica, Mercunova, Midasia

Kalaron wrote:Morning y'all.

Good morning to you as well. How are yall today?

Penguania And Antarctica, Mercunova

Ludania wrote:We Ludanians have just discovered that we're #1 for authoritarianism in the region.

On behalf of His Imperial Majesty, we thank you all for your support <3

How is this possible? lol. Tangshan should be the most authoritarian...

Jaslandia, Penguania And Antarctica, Mercunova, Midasia

Good Day!

Song of the day: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qupeVLtXWLY

The Chancellor's Public Schedule 6 March 2018

(All Times Eastern)

No public schedule.

The Chancellor’s scheduled weekly meeting with the Minister of Foreign Affairs has been rescheduled to tomorrow. Any updates to the Chancellor’s schedule today will be posted publicly.

Jaslandia, Au Minbo, Vista Major, Oelesa, Penguania And Antarctica, Yukona

The Commonwealth still exists.

https://www.nationstates.net/region=commonwealth_of_free_nations

Vista Major, Penguania And Antarctica, Mercunova

Gualimole wrote:The Commonwealth still exists.

https://www.nationstates.net/region=commonwealth_of_free_nations

We're aware

Vista Major, Penguania And Antarctica, Mercunova

Gualimole wrote:The Commonwealth still exists.

https://www.nationstates.net/region=commonwealth_of_free_nations

It's mine.

Jaslandia, Vista Major, Penguania And Antarctica, Mercunova, Yukona

Please vote.

https://www.strawpoll.me/15212196

Vista Major, Penguania And Antarctica

China's Congress is convening to discuss abolishing term limits for the president and vice president, meaning the current president will probably rule for life, making him the most absolute ruler of China since Mao

Axeldonia, Penguania And Antarctica, Mercunova, Midasia

Nuremgard wrote:China's Congress is convening to discuss abolishing term limits for the president and vice president, meaning the current president will probably rule for life, making him the most absolute ruler of China since Mao

Nice hair, though.

In the words of Jack Donaghy, “Hair movement is weakness.”

Penguania And Antarctica

Continental Commonwealths wrote:Nice hair, though.

In the words of Jack Donaghy, “Hair movement is weakness.”

I don't see anything special about it.

Penguania And Antarctica

Nuremgard wrote:Tangshan, my corporate hellhole, has an issue with unemployment.

Nice one, NS.

unemployment= *not enough slaves*

Nuremgard, Midasia

Read an article in the Guardian by a Sinn Fein MP who was explaining why he and his party do not sit in Parliament. The comments below it were very telling of the British/English attitude towards the Irish.

"Grow up", "Hypocrite", "Pathetic", "living in the past", "grievance monger", "IRA" etc. etc.

Then many down south are utterly mystified as to why many want to leave their glorious UK.

Axeldonia

If you would buy a product and it had one of the following labels, which one would you think is the best in quality based on the label?

a) Made in U.S.A.

b) Made in Britain

c) Made in Japan

d) Made in Italy

e) Made in Germany

f) Made in China/Made in PRC

g) Swiss Made

(multiple choice are possible, Explanation would be nice but not required)

Vista Major, Axeldonia

Penguania And Antarctica wrote:If you would buy a product and it had one of the following labels, which one would you think is the best in quality based on the label?

a) Made in U.S.A.

b) Made in Britain

c) Made in Japan

d) Made in Italy

e) Made in Germany

f) Made in China/Made in PRC

g) Swiss Made

(multiple choice are possible, Explanation would be nice but not required)

Made in Japan or Germany.

Penguania And Antarctica

Nuremgard wrote:Made in Japan or Germany.

Why?

Penguania And Antarctica wrote:Why?

Germany has the best economy in the EU and a respectable manufacturing base. Plus, European standards are good too. Japan is famous for their electronics.

Penguania And Antarctica

Penguania And Antarctica wrote:If you would buy a product and it had one of the following labels, which one would you think is the best in quality based on the label?

a) Made in U.S.A.

b) Made in Britain

c) Made in Japan

d) Made in Italy

e) Made in Germany

f) Made in China/Made in PRC

g) Swiss Made

(multiple choice are possible, Explanation would be nice but not required)

Depends on the good. For most industrial and household goods, I'd say USA. For something more technological or robotic, I'd say Japan or South Korea. For something luxury or hand-crafted (like watches or specialty items), I'd say either Italy, Germany, or Switzerland.

Penguania And Antarctica

Nuremgard wrote:Read an article in the Guardian by a Sinn Fein MP who was explaining why he and his party do not sit in Parliament. The comments below it were very telling of the British/English attitude towards the Irish.

"Grow up", "Hypocrite", "Pathetic", "living in the past", "grievance monger", "IRA" etc. etc.

Then many down south are utterly mystified as to why many want to leave their glorious UK.

If I believed that the comments on online news articles were indicative of the sentiments shared by the majority of the population, I’d do a cartwheel off of Kilimanjaro.

Fortunatey, I think only certain people find the time, effort, and result that comes from commenting on such things rewarding, and these people aren’t necessarily reflective of “the people” writ large.

Nuremgard, Jaslandia, Mercunova

Continental Commonwealths wrote:Fortunatey

Fortunatey I know how to spell "fortunately."

Nuremgard, Jaslandia

Mercunova wrote:Fortunatey I know how to spell "fortunately."

Funny, I didn’t see “Be a Sass Queen” penciled into the Chancellor’s Daily Schedule around 2:40pm Eastern. :P

Nuremgard, Jaslandia, Axeldonia, Mercunova, Midasia

Continental Commonwealths wrote:If I believed that the comments on online news articles were indicative of the sentiments shared by the majority of the population, I’d do a cartwheel off of Kilimanjaro.

Fortunatey, I think only certain people find the time, effort, and result that comes from commenting on such things rewarding, and these people aren’t necessarily reflective of “the people” writ large.

I certainly hope not because if it did reflect the people, it wouldn't say much for their intelligence.

Oh, but now I'm being an evil elitist because I dared to suggest their opinions are wrong.

Axeldonia

Continental Commonwealths wrote:Funny, I didn’t see “Be a Sass Queen” penciled into the Chancellor’s Daily Schedule around 2:40pm Eastern. :P

I get sassy when I've got no events. Bear with me pls <3

Nuremgard, Jaslandia

Jaslandia wrote:Depends on the good. For most industrial and household goods, I'd say USA. For something more technological or robotic, I'd say Japan or South Korea. For something luxury or hand-crafted (like watches or specialty items), I'd say either Italy, Germany, or Switzerland.

You underestimate our industrial products.

Nuremgard wrote:Germany has the best economy in the EU and a respectable manufacturing base. Plus, European standards are good too. Japan is famous for their electronics.

We have a saying over here:

Qualität ist wenn der Kunde zurückkommt und nicht das Produkt.

Quality is when the customer comes back and not the product.

Nuremgard, Jaslandia, Midasia

Mercunova wrote:I get sassy when I've got no events. Bear with me pls <3

Here’s something you can do. For the next Chancellor-Speaker Meeting, add the following to the agenda:

Overthrow your Word Paper Clip-impersonating ass.

(Juuuust kidding. Please don’t charge me!)

Jaslandia, Penguania And Antarctica, Mercunova

Penguania And Antarctica wrote:We have a saying over here:

Qualität ist wenn der Kunde zurückkommt und nicht das Produkt.

Quality is when the customer comes back and not the product.

A good and accurate saying.

Jaslandia, Penguania And Antarctica

Continental Commonwealths wrote:(Juuuust kidding. Please don’t charge me!)

Careful what you wish for.

Nuremgard wrote:I certainly hope not because if it did reflect the people, it wouldn't say much for their intelligence.

Oh, but now I'm being an evil elitist because I dared to suggest their opinions are wrong.

The only elitists in the region are those on Eastern Time. I hereby announce the founding of a new party: The NZDT Time Zone Party.

Our policies are few, but truly representative of the needs of the people.

Continental Commonwealths wrote:Here’s something you can do. For the next Chancellor-Speaker Meeting, add the following to the agenda:

Overthrow your Word Paper Clip-impersonating ass.

(Juuuust kidding. Please don’t charge me!)

Chancellor vs Speaker battle.

Jaslandia, Continental Commonwealths, Mercunova, Midasia

Penguania And Antarctica wrote:You underestimate our industrial products.

I haven't really seen any German industrial products over here, so I guess I wouldn't know. Most of that stuff we get here is manufactured either in the USA, or in a less-developed country like China or Indonesia.

Penguania And Antarctica, Midasia

Penguania And Antarctica wrote:If you would buy a product and it had one of the following labels, which one would you think is the best in quality based on the label?

a) Made in U.S.A.

b) Made in Britain

c) Made in Japan

d) Made in Italy

e) Made in Germany

f) Made in China/Made in PRC

g) Swiss Made

(multiple choice are possible, Explanation would be nice but not required)

For razor blades, Made in Germany only.

I use a classic single-blade butterfly razor and those are best.

Penguania And Antarctica, Midasia

Jaslandia wrote:I haven't really seen any German industrial products over here, so I guess I wouldn't know. Most of that stuff we get here is manufactured either in the USA, or in a less-developed country like China or Indonesia.

BASF

Heckler & Koch

Infineon Technologies

ThyssenKrupp

Kärcher

Drägerwerk

Festo

Siemens

Rheinmetall

Krauss-Maffei

Phoenix Contact

Robert Bosch GmbH

Sennheiser

SIG Sauer

Stihl

The Linde Group

Bayer

BBS Kraftfahrzeugtechnik

Blaupunkt

Carl Zeiss AG

Claas

Continental AG

Evonik Industries

Faber-Castell

Gardena

...

Jaslandia

Penguania And Antarctica wrote:BASF

Heckler & Koch

Infineon Technologies

ThyssenKrupp

Kärcher

Drägerwerk

Festo

Siemens

Rheinmetall

Krauss-Maffei

Phoenix Contact

Robert Bosch GmbH

Sennheiser

SIG Sauer

Stihl

The Linde Group

Bayer

BBS Kraftfahrzeugtechnik

Blaupunkt

Carl Zeiss AG

Claas

Continental AG

Evonik Industries

Faber-Castell

Gardena

...

Huh. Can't say I've heard of most of those (only ones I've heard of are Siemens and Bayer). Most of those are manufacturing-related companies, and that wasn't really what I meant by 'industrial products'. I meant stuff like washing machines, dishwashers, and other machines that are produced by heavy industry and bought by consumers.

Penguania And Antarctica

Jaslandia wrote:Huh. Can't say I've heard of most of those (only ones I've heard of are Siemens and Bayer). Most of those are manufacturing-related companies, and that wasn't really what I meant by 'industrial products'. I meant stuff like washing machines, dishwashers, and other machines that are produced by heavy industry and bought by consumers.

Just to comment on the heavy industry portion, Germany is one of the only European countries to retain the heaviest industry of all, tank production. It's what makes their defense problems so trivial compared to Britain or Italy, Germany just needs to pour money into what they already have to suddenly be out of the troubles.

Jaslandia, Penguania And Antarctica

Jaslandia wrote:Huh. Can't say I've heard of most of those (only ones I've heard of are Siemens and Bayer). Most of those are manufacturing-related companies, and that wasn't really what I meant by 'industrial products'. I meant stuff like washing machines, dishwashers, and other machines that are produced by heavy industry and bought by consumers.

You haven't heard of Sennheiser (headphones), Bosch (spark plugs) and Continental (tires)?

Jaslandia, Penguania And Antarctica

Kalaron wrote:Just to comment on the heavy industry portion, Germany is one of the only European countries to retain the heaviest industry of all, tank production. It's what makes their defense problems so trivial compared to Britain or Italy, Germany just needs to pour money into what they already have to suddenly be out of the troubles.

Oh. Learn something new every day. Nice job, Germany!

Mercunova wrote:You haven't heard of Sennheiser (headphones), Bosch (spark plugs) and Continental (tires)?

I can't say I have. The headphones I buy are more of the cheaper variety (and German goods are usually more expensive), and I haven't needed to buy tires or spark plugs yet since I don't have my own car yet.

Mercunova

Jaslandia wrote:Huh. Can't say I've heard of most of those (only ones I've heard of are Siemens and Bayer). Most of those are manufacturing-related companies, and that wasn't really what I meant by 'industrial products'. I meant stuff like washing machines, dishwashers, and other machines that are produced by heavy industry and bought by consumers.

Bosch builds washing machines, dishwashers, kitchen equipment, cookers, fridges, water boilers, sensors (like the motion sensor in your smartphone), but also working tools like drilling machines , saws, milling machines, angle grinder, etc.

Kärcher produces high-pressure cleaners.

Stihl produces chainsaws.

Carl Zeiss produces high precision optical instruments and lenses.

Claas produces harvesters and tractors

ThyssenKrupp produces all kinds of machinery for many industrial branches.

Infineon produces microchips.

...

Jaslandia

Jaslandia wrote:Oh. Learn something new every day. Nice job, Germany!

I can't say I have. The headphones I buy are more of the cheaper variety (and German goods are usually more expensive), and I haven't needed to buy tires or spark plugs yet since I don't have my own car yet.

Yee, they didn't lemming the whole industry into the ground, so they're in a similar -but better- boat than France (Who kept most of their industry) and vastly better than Britan's boat since they closed their tank factories entirely. The merge is on the way as well, frankly, where France and Germany will probably mingle their companies to make the next generation and bully Britain into buying Franco-Germanic tanks to keep up, unless Britain somehow reverses decades of decay....or just buys American.

It's honestly cool to think of.

Jaslandia

Mercunova wrote:Bear

Bearlong, come hither

Jaslandia

Penguania And Antarctica wrote:If you would buy a product and it had one of the following labels, which one would you think is the best in quality based on the label?

a) Made in U.S.A.

b) Made in Britain

c) Made in Japan

d) Made in Italy

e) Made in Germany

f) Made in China/Made in PRC

g) Swiss Made

(multiple choice are possible, Explanation would be nice but not required)

I'm feeling Japan or Germany on this one, too. Maybe Britain or Switzerland in a pinch.

Penguania And Antarctica

[spoiler=Today is March 6 and today are:]

Today is March 6 and today are:

- Day of Memorial and Respect for Veterans (Kosovo)

- Day of the Dude (Dudeism)

- European Day of the Righteous (Europe)

- Foundation Day (Norfolk Island)

- Independence Day (Ghana)

- National Dentist’s Day (United States)

- National Dress Day (United States)

- National Frozen Food Day (United States)

- National Oreo Cookie Day (United States)

- National White Chocolate Cheesecake Day (United States)

- Peace Corps Day

- Town Meeting Day Vermont (Vermont)

- Unique Names Day

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[spoiler=This day in history:]

This day in history:

- 12BC – The Roman Emperor Augustus is named Pontifex Maximus, incorporating the position into that of the Emperor.

- 0632 – The Farewell Sermon (Khutbah, Khutbatul Wada') of the Islamic prophet Muhammad.

- 0845 – Execution of the 42 Martyrs of Amorium at Samarra

- 0961 – Byzantine conquest of Chandax by Nikephoros Phokas, end of the Emirate of Crete

- 1204 – The Siege of Château Gaillard ends in a French victory over King John of England, who loses control of Normandy to King Philip II Augustus.

- 1454 – Thirteen Years' War: Delegates of the Prussian Confederation pledge allegiance to King Casimir IV of Poland who agrees to commit his forces in aiding the Confederation's struggle for independence from the Teutonic Knights.

- 1521 – Ferdinand Magellan arrives at Guam.

- 1665 – The first joint Secretary of the Royal Society, Henry Oldenburg, publishes the first issue of Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society

- 1788 – The First Fleet arrives at Norfolk Island in order to found a convict settlement.

- 1820 – The Missouri Compromise is signed into law by President James Monroe. The compromise allows Missouri to enter the Union as a slave state, brings Maine into the Union as a free state, and makes the rest of the northern part of the Louisiana Purchase territory slavery-free.

- 1834 – York, Upper Canada, is incorporated as Toronto.

- 1836 – Texas Revolution: Battle of the Alamo – After a thirteen-day siege by an army of 3,000 Mexican troops, the 187 Texas volunteers, including frontiersman Davy Crockett and colonel Jim Bowie, defending the Alamo are killed and the fort is captured.

- 1857 – The Supreme Court of the United States rules in the Dred Scott v. Sandford case.

- 1869 – Dmitri Mendeleev presents the first periodic table to the Russian Chemical Society.

- 1882 – The Serbian kingdom is re-founded.

- 1899 – Bayer registers "Aspirin" as a trademark.

- 1902 – Real Madrid C.F. is founded.

- 1912 – Italo-Turkish War: Italian forces become the first to use airships in war, as two dirigibles drop bombs on Turkish troops encamped at Janzur, from an altitude of 6,000 feet.

- 1921 – Portuguese Communist Party is founded as the Portuguese Section of the Communist International.

- 1930 – International Unemployment Day demonstrations globally initiated by the Comintern

- 1943 – Norman Rockwell published Freedom from Want in The Saturday Evening Post with a matching essay by Carlos Bulosan as part of the Four Freedoms series.

- 1945 – World War II: Cologne is captured by American troops.

- 1945 – World War II: Operation Spring Awakening, the last major German offensive of the war, begins.

- 1946 – Ho Chi Minh signs an agreement with France which recognizes Vietnam as an autonomous state in the Indochinese Federation and the French Union.

- 1951 – The trial of Ethel and Julius Rosenberg begins.

- 1953 – Georgy Malenkov succeeds Joseph Stalin as Premier of the Soviet Union and First Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union.

- 1957 – Ghana becomes the first Sub-Saharan country to gain independence from the British.

- 1964 – Nation of Islam leader Elijah Muhammad officially gives boxing champion Cassius Clay the name Muhammad Ali.

- 1964 – Constantine II becomes King of Greece.

- 1965 – Premier Tom Playford of South Australia loses power after 27 years in office.

- 1967 – Joseph Stalin's daughter Svetlana Alliluyeva defects to the United States.

- 1968 – Three rebels are executed by Rhodesia, the first executions since UDI, prompting international condemnation.

- 1970 – An explosion at the Weather Underground safe house in Greenwich Village kills three.

- 1975 – For the first time the Zapruder film of the assassination of John F. Kennedy is shown in motion to a national TV audience by Robert J. Groden and Dick Gregory.

- 1975 – Algiers Accord: Iran and Iraq announce a settlement of their border dispute.

- 1981 – After 19 years of presenting the CBS Evening News, Walter Cronkite signs off for the last time.

- 1983 – The first United States Football League games is played.

- 1984 – In the United Kingdom, a walkout at Cortonwood Colliery in Brampton Bierlow signals the start of a strike that lasted almost a year and involved the majority [but never all] of the country's miners.

- 1987 – The British ferry MS Herald of Free Enterprise capsizes in about 90 seconds, killing 193.

- 1988 – Three Provisional Irish Republican Army volunteers are shot dead by the SAS in Gibraltar in Operation Flavius.

- 1992 – The Michelangelo computer virus begins to affect computers.

- 2008 – A suicide bomber kills 68 people (including first responders) in Baghdad on the same day that a gunman kills eight students in Jerusalem.

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[spoiler=Famous Birthdays:]

Famous Birthdays:

- 1459 – Jakob Fugger, German merchant and banker

- 1475 – Michelangelo, Italian painter and sculptor

- 1619 – Cyrano de Bergerac, French author and playwright

- 1787 – Joseph von Fraunhofer, German physicist and astronomer

- 1926 – Alan Greenspan, American economist and politician

- 1926 – Andrzej Wajda, Polish director, producer, and screenwriter

- 1927 – Gabriel García Márquez, Colombian journalist and author, Nobel Prize laureate

- 1936 – Marion Barry, American lawyer and politician, 2nd Mayor of the District of Columbia

- 1937 – Valentina Tereshkova, Russian general, pilot, and astronaut, first woman in space

- 1946 – David Gilmour, English singer-songwriter and guitarist

- 1954 – Harald Schumacher, German footballer and manager

- 1972 – Shaquille O'Neal, American basketball player, actor, and rapper

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- Mark Twain (American Author, 1835-1910) -

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