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Region: The Confederacy of Free Nations
Hello people. I wish everyone a wonderful day. :)
[spoiler=Today are:]
Today are:
- Day of Declaration of Sovereignty (Estonia)
- Day of Repentance and Prayer or Buß-und Bettag (Lutheran, Reformed (Calvinist) and United Protestant churches, Saxony, Bavaria)
- Have a Party with Your Bear Day
- Icelandic Language Day or Dagur íslenskrar tungu (Iceland)
- International Day for Tolerance
- National Button Day (United States)
- National Educational Support Professionals Day (United States)
- National Fast Food Day (United States)
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[spoiler=This day in history:]
This day in history:
- 1272 - While travelling during the Ninth Crusade, Prince Edward becomes King of England upon Henry III of England's death, but he will not return to England for nearly two years to assume the throne.
- 1491 - An auto-da-fé, held in the Brasero de la Dehesa outside of Ávila, concludes the case of the Holy Child of La Guardia with the public execution of several Jewish and converso suspects.
- 1532 - Francisco Pizarro and his men capture Inca Emperor Atahualpa at the Battle of Cajamarca.
- 1632 - Thirty Years' War: Battle of Lützen is fought, the Swedes are victorious but King Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden dies in the battle.
- 1776 - American Revolutionary War: British and Hessian units capture Fort Washington from the Patriots.
- 1776 - American Revolution: The United Provinces (Low Countries) recognize the independence of the United States.
- 1793 - French Revolution: Ninety anti-republican Catholic priests are executed by drowning at Nantes.
- 1797 - The Prussian heir apparent, Frederick William, becomes King of Prussia as Frederick William III.
- 1828 - Greek War of Independence: The London Protocol entails the creation of an autonomous Greek state under Ottoman suzerainty, encompassing the Morea and the Cyclades.
- 1849 - A Russian court sentences writer Fyodor Dostoyevsky to death for anti-government activities linked to a radical intellectual group; his sentence is later commuted to hard labor.
- 1855 - David Livingstone becomes the first European to see the Victoria Falls in what is now present-day Zambia-Zimbabwe.
- 1857 - Second relief of Lucknow: Twenty-four Victoria Crosses are awarded, the most in a single day.
- 1863 - American Civil War: Battle of Campbell's Station near Knoxville, Tennessee: Confederate troops unsuccessfully attack Union forces.
- 1885 - Canadian rebel leader of the Métis and "Father of Manitoba" Louis Riel is executed for treason.
- 1904 - English engineer John Ambrose Fleming receives a patent for the thermionic valve (vacuum tube).
- 1907 - Indian Territory and Oklahoma Territory join to form Oklahoma, which is admitted as the 46th U.S. state.
- 1907 - Cunard Line's RMS Mauretania, sister ship of RMS Lusitania, sets sail on her maiden voyage from Liverpool, England, to New York City.
- 1914 - The Federal Reserve Bank of the United States officially opens.
- 1920 - Qantas, Australia's national airline, is founded as Queensland and Northern Territory Aerial Services Limited.
- 1938 - LSD is first synthesized by Albert Hofmann from ergotamine at the Sandoz Laboratories in Basel
- 1940 - World War II: In response to the leveling of Coventry by the German Luftwaffe two days before, the Royal Air Force bombs Hamburg.
- 1940 - Holocaust: In occupied Poland, the Nazis close off the Warsaw Ghetto from the outside world.
- 1940 - New York City's "Mad Bomber" George Metesky places his first bomb at a Manhattan office building used by Consolidated Edison.
- 1943 - World War II: American bombers strike a hydro-electric power facility and heavy water factory in German-controlled Vemork, Norway.
- 1944 - World War II: Düren, Germany, is destroyed by Allied bombers.
- 1945 - UNESCO is founded.
- 1965 - Venera program: The Soviet Union launches the Venera 3 space probe toward Venus, which will be the first spacecraft to reach the surface of another planet.
- 1973 - Skylab program: NASA launches Skylab 4 with a crew of three astronauts from Cape Canaveral, Florida for an 84-day mission.
- 1973 - U.S. President Richard Nixon signs the Trans-Alaska Pipeline Authorization Act into law, authorizing the construction of the Alaska Pipeline.
- 1974 - The Arecibo message is broadcast from the Arecibo Radio Telescope in Puerto Rico. It was aimed at the current location of the globular star cluster Messier 13 some 25,000 light years away. The message will reach empty space by the time it finally arrives since the cluster will have changed position.
- 1988 - The Supreme Soviet of the Estonian Soviet Socialist Republic declares that Estonia is "sovereign" but stops short of declaring independence.
- 1989 - A death squad composed of El Salvadoran army troops kills six Jesuit priests and two others at Jose Simeon Canas University.
- 1990 - Pop group Milli Vanilli are stripped of their Grammy Award because the duo did not sing at all on the Girl You Know It's True album. Session musicians had provided all the vocals.
- 1992 - The Hoxne Hoard is discovered by metal detectorist Eric Lawes in Hoxne, Suffolk.
- 1997 - After nearly 18 years of incarceration, the People's Republic of China releases Wei Jingsheng, a pro-democracy dissident, from jail for medical reasons.
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[spoiler=Famous Birthdays:]
Famous Birthdays:
- 42 BC - Tiberius, Roman emperor
- 1717 - Jean le Rond d'Alembert, French mathematician, physicist, and philosopher
- 1873 - W. C. Handy, American trumpet player and composer
- 1891 - Julius Leber, German politician
- 1894 - Richard Nikolaus von Coudenhove-Kalergi, Austrian philosopher and politician
- 1895 - Paul Hindemith, German violinist, composer, and conductor
- 1922 - José Saramago, Portuguese novelist, Nobel Prize laureate
- 1930 - Chinua Achebe, Nigerian novelist, poet, and critic
- 1948 - Norbert Lammert, German politician, current President of the Bundestag (German Parliament)
- 1952 - Shigeru Miyamoto, Japanese video game designer
- 1964 - Diana Krall, Canadian jazz pianist and singer
- 1971 - Alexander Popov, Russian swimmer and coach
- 1977 - Maggie Gyllenhaal, American actress and singer
- 1983 - Britta Steffen, German swimmer
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Quote of the day
When one door of happiness closes, another opens; but often we look so long at the closed door that we do not see the one which has been opened for us.
- Hellen Keller -
Note: Penguania_And_Antarctica assumes no responsibility or guarantee for correctness of any given information. Any recourse to courts of law is excluded.
Jaslandia, Senatus Popolusque Mercunovus
Seems trains and penguins have similarities. :)
Jaslandia, Percyton
Dont forget Thomas's Cousin Gustav the Railway gun
Jaslandia, Percyton
Thought i would take a break with some ol' Rob Dyke and his 'Why Would You Put That on the Internet?' and then BAM serious political truth bomb in the middle... was not expecting that at all....
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=92Iac7rIJS0
Boom boom.
Man, I'm tired.
Any of you got something cool to talk about?
Penguania And Antarctica, Percyton
How fitting that Have a Party with Your Bear Day coincides with the day LSD was synthesized.
Unless this is the LGBT nomenclature of "bear". In which case... still fitting.
Jaslandia, Penguania And Antarctica
Apparently it's about teddy bears.
http://www.holidayinsights.com/moreholidays/November/partybearday.htm
Good thing, because I think a party with a literal bear would not go well. I can't speak on the LGBT meaning of bear, but it probably wouldn't be too bad.
Continental Commonwealths, Penguania And Antarctica
My sister likes his channel.
How about the meaning of life ??
Greater Banitia
I believe tht life is the eternal never ending pursuit of happiness and satisfaction. It's what drives education, our decisions etc.
Jaslandia, Penguania And Antarctica
Good explanation.
Greater Banitia
Do enough LSD and anything can be a bear, Jas.
As for the LGBT bear, I guess that all depends on how the bear is interpretting your relationship. And whether you're into bears. I myself like my men lanky.
Jaslandia, Penguania And Antarctica
I like skinny and toned/muscled guys. Not overly muscled though.
Continental Commonwealths, Penguania And Antarctica
After some serious consideration I have decided to run for the Office of the President in one month from now. I have many ideas, many plans and many things that I am hoping to achieve with the cooperation of the House of Delegates and the citizens of the region.
I hope that you do not miss judge me or consider me as unfit for the office just because I am one of the youngest members inside the region. I am willing to work with you, talk with you, hear your thoughts, ideas and wishes. I want to hear your opinions about a variety of things and work together for the betterment of the Confederacy.
I am looking forward to your messages and your opinions and please be as much honest as you can. :)
Yours truly,
Harry Tsoukla Jr.
Candidate for the office of the President.
Jaslandia, Continental Commonwealths, Penguania And Antarctica, Tserra, Humpheria Major
The sole meaning of life is to find the meaning, and therefor it has an infinite amount of meanings pertaining to the pursuit of its meaning.
Jaslandia, Penguania And Antarctica
So you're saying your the competition, eh?
(ง'̀-'́)ง
Nuremgard, Penguania And Antarctica
There isnt any. Everything is just chance and luck.
Penguania And Antarctica
Well, it's hard to argue with your ambition. You've been the most active member of this Government that I've seen. Not that my experience should be indicative of anything, given that I don't use Discord or the forums.
Also, by youngest your mean to the region, right? Because I think I recall you saying you're married or something.
Latrovia, Penguania And Antarctica
I am not married. I am a 20-21 year old Veterinary Student. Yes I meant - youngest in the region. :)
Jaslandia, Penguania And Antarctica
I don't think I've ever met him. Is he a friendly engine?
Jaslandia, Latrovia, Penguania And Antarctica
We can always contact Tony Stark and get you the best of gear. :)
Jaslandia, Penguania And Antarctica, Percyton
I suppose so. Let's just say he's a very powerful German engine, but he's also worked in other parts of Europe.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schwerer_Gustav
Penguania And Antarctica, Percyton
That sounds nice. Is Mr. Stark a nice guy?
I think I recognize him, actually. Diesel 10 talked about building an engine like that for Percyron's military.
Latrovia, Penguania And Antarctica
Whoops! I meant to say Percyton.
Penguania And Antarctica
Well he is a genius, playboy, philanthropist and very very rich. :p
Penguania And Antarctica, Freewire, Percyton
That's Gustav:
https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-IgbjYbEJ6-Q/VxvAMVaBXvI/AAAAAAAADeE/NH9Fnii4OSElXHD6X_wqSxhbbex7K8rvQCLcB/s1600/Gustav%2Bthe%2BRailway%2BGun.jpg
Percyton
It was a pleasure having you serve in government and I am a bit disappointed that you were led to the point of running against me, but I wish you the best of luck! I'm sure we can agree that the region will be in good hands.
Latrovia, Penguania And Antarctica, Senatus Popolusque Mercunovus
I am sorry to see that you got this the wrong way. I am not running against you. I am running with you for the progress of our region. I believe that we both want whats best for our home. I will always be in the service of the people as the phrase states "Always a servant of the citizen"
Penguania And Antarctica
Humph is 'de man!'
#Humph4Prez #VoteForHumph
Penguania And Antarctica, Humpheria Major
The Ministry of Interior has released it's report regarding our Questionnaire: http://s15.zetaboards.com/COFN/topic/10064468/1/
As a candidate for Office I want to make it known and crystal clear to you that I have heard your voices and I am going to work hard on a new platform to make your wishes come true. We are young, naive and we have a long path to make. We can do this, if we look at one another, trust each other more and work together.
United - We stand, we fight and we thrive. I believe in our abilities as a region to thrive, I see lot's of potential and I am going to be working with you to make this potential come forth.
I am glad that some of you contacted me and I will be even more happier to answer to more questions and listen to your thoughts and ideas over different matters.
Thank you,
Harry Tsoukla Jr.
[nation=short]Latrovia[/nation]
The protesters are at it again on my campus. One thing I have to give conservatives credit for is that they don't physically protest in disruptive ways, or at least it is much more rare. Liberals always have something to bitch about.
Penguania And Antarctica, Humpheria Major
Hello.
Jaslandia, Penguania And Antarctica, Humpheria Major
Hiya
Penguania And Antarctica
So, where's a good place to start here?
Penguania And Antarctica
Well, if you aren't a citizen yet, I strongly encourage you to apply for citizenship. You can find the link on the WFE.
We have a pretty active community on Discord, and we are having a big session of the House of Delegates tomorrow!
Penguania And Antarctica
Ok, I applied for citizenship and may join the Discord.
Latrovia, Penguania And Antarctica, Humpheria Major
Then you are off to a great start!
We are a pretty active community, so there will be plenty of opportunities to get involved.
Jaslandia, Penguania And Antarctica
Welcome to the region. You have an interesting application right there. I inform you here as well that your application is under review. If you have any questions please reach out to me. :)
Humpheria Major
Ok!
Latrovia, Humpheria Major
Hey Perland !! Good to see you back. How has life been ?
Latrovia
Hey! Life's been great. And soon, I'll have a shop front on the forum's Economics section :D
Latrovia, Penguania And Antarctica, Humpheria Major
How are you by the way?
Latrovia, Penguania And Antarctica
I'm doing fine. Live my life.
Jaslandia, Latrovia, Humpheria Major
Gg
Latrovia, Penguania And Antarctica
Hey Per.
Latrovia, Penguania And Antarctica
Hey man, what's up?
Latrovia, Penguania And Antarctica
Annnnnnd their rioting again. Yay, broken windows.....which means are tuition is going to go up. Idiots.
They are chanting "1.2.3.4. Let's march to Trump's door! 5.6.7.8. Let's kill Trump's hate!"....at least it's catchy.
Latrovia, Penguania And Antarctica
Isn't killing considered as an act of hate, most of the times?
Aldaur
Oh dear god no, please no. I don't support Trump, by any means, but that crap is just foolish e.e
Latrovia, Aldaur
Not much, developed two items, both of which I put on IIWiki.
Became the Administrator of the discord here, comfy job :P
Jaslandia, Latrovia, Penguania And Antarctica, Humpheria Major
Nice.
Latrovia, Penguania And Antarctica
You just made it to page 159. Congrats xD
Jaslandia, Penguania And Antarctica, Humpheria Major
Oh boi
Penguania And Antarctica, Humpheria Major
For those of you that have inquired, the following is the Humpheria/Sulania campaign platform. I hope this helps you make up your mind!
- Continue our work in expanding embassies and international ties.
- Increase Recruitment by adding that responsibility to the Vice Presidency.
- Continuing to engage our citizens by making government more inclusive.
- Working through our problems reasonably and openly to avoid our community's past mistakes.
As always, if you have any questions, comments, concerns, or just want to talk, my metaphorical door is always open! Hmu on NS or Discord.
Thanks,
Humph
Jaslandia, Au Minbo, Vista Major, Penguania And Antarctica, Senatus Popolusque Mercunovus
People refusing to accept the outcome of the election is SO dangerous to our republic. I find it funny that everyone thought Trump wouldn't accept the results...
Aldaur, The United Providences Of Perland
Hey Per! Good to see you again.
Penguania And Antarctica, Humpheria Major
Hey Jas, you too!
Jaslandia, Penguania And Antarctica
Playboy? I guess he likes to play a lot have lots of fun! Phil-an-throw-pist?
*Driver explains what a 'philanthropist' is*
So, he's a person who gives a lot to charity? Mr. Stark sounds really nice! Also, Edward wanted me to say that Percyton is open to foreign investment, so we would gladly welcome Mr. Stark investing in our island if he chooses to do so.
Jaslandia, Latrovia, Varrick The Rich Guy, Penguania And Antarctica
That's because liberals want change. Conservatives are happy with the way things are, hence their name.
Aldaur, Continental Commonwealths, The United Providences Of Perland, Humpheria Major
Hola Chaps
Penguania And Antarctica, Humpheria Major
Yo, bro.
Penguania And Antarctica, Humpheria Major
Whats shaking
Penguania And Antarctica
Not much, tired and with a headache, but fine besides.
You?
Penguania And Antarctica, New Estaris
Just finished two shows for the crucible
Penguania And Antarctica
Conservatives want change too, just different change. Also, we prefer incremental change instead of radical change. At least we do in general.
Ludania, Humpheria Major
Conservatives in general oppose change. Just look at women's suffrage, civil rights, abortion, gay marriage etc. etc.
Aldaur, New Estaris
British Conservatives legalised gay marriage.
It's all about pragmatic change and unlike what most people believe, conservatism changes and evolves.
Greater Banitia, Aldaur, New Estaris, The United Providences Of Perland, Humpheria Major
British Cons only legalised it because most of the Commons favoured it. The majority of the Cons were anti-gay marriage.
Also, SNP and the Scottish Parliament legalised gay marriage before England. Most Scottish Tories were against it. Also, the SNP did not make a big song and dance about it or accept an award for it like David Cameron did.
New Estaris
Foreign investment, you say? Well, I suppose I could throw some money toward Percyton, but I'll expect a little reward. How does the Iknik Blackstone Varrick School of Business Management at the University of Sodor sound?
Jaslandia, Penguania And Antarctica, New Estaris, The United Providences Of Perland, Percyton
It was still a Conservative proposal. Women's suffrage was opposed by the liberal government here, too.
Conservatives also don't tend to stick with rigid ideology either, they believe in key principles but there are so many different types to be had. That's why many were both pro- and anti-gay marriage. Gay marriage has also been allowed for longer in England and Wales than in Scotland.
Exactly.
Just because conservatives don't want that changed doesn't mean that we don't want any change. We want incremental change to things that we believe promote our values. If something is good for family values, then we will want it. Conservatism is also situational. Once gay marriage has been established for a long time and become integral to the culture, people who try to eliminate that would not be conservative, but the people preserving it would be. Not because it is old, but because conservatives try to preserve aspects of cultural importance. That is why we support traditional senses of society, because we believe uprooting them will cause more harm. Again, we prefer incremental modification over revolutionary change. It's a lot harder to take a step back to reasses when the train is going full steam ahead.
That sounds great! Thanks Varrick! Although, Edward wanted me to tell you to be careful. I think it was something about campaign finance laws.
Jaslandia, Varrick The Rich Guy
Scotland legalised gay marriage before England, so we've had it longer.
Who cares anyway? It was a cynical move by the Tories to win the gay vote. Clearly it worked as so many gays are Tories. God knows why. But then again, as gays become more mainstreamed and conventionalsied, they start voting Tory and think they're snobs.
But hey ho, if they want to vote for the Nasty Party, that's their business. I'd rather drink my own piss personally.
Basically you prefer the status quo because it suits you. Incremental change is just another way of saying, "little to no change at all."
Gay marriages in England and Wales started in July 2013, December 10th 2014 being the final date of implementation. They started in Scotland on December 16th 2014.
Everyone wants the gay vote; it's the best vote. Just kidding. The Tory party has pro- and anti-gay marriage pressure groups still, it was hardly a plot by them to gain votes.
Varrick? Paying attention to campaign finance laws?
https://youtu.be/WjUACaUOxWE
Varrick The Rich Guy, Penguania And Antarctica
Well whatever. I'm not stupid enough to vote for the Tories out of some misplaced sense of grtaefulness for letting them marry another man. I'll stick with the nationalists.
I do prefer the status quo because it is easier to develop wise solutions to problems and test them adequately. If we mess up, we can backtrack easier and try again. There is no going back with revolutions.
What? Those? Tell Edward he doesn't have anything to worry about. My lawyers will take care of it.
Jaslandia, Penguania And Antarctica
That's hardly why I vote for them. I'd rather May over any other political leader we have at the moment.
Aldaur
May is a fanny.
Edward be like: https://youtu.be/O2otihe65SI
I'd rather May or Cameron over Sturgeon or Little Lenin
Aldaur
Your prerogative. I'll keep Sturgeon. You can have the Thatcher clone.
Thatcher was the one <3
Aldaur
Idk why, but whenever I thinkof the iron lady, I can only think of a fat opera singer lol
Boke.
https://youtu.be/sL-JWuTdZb8
Nuremgard
Whaaaaaaaaat she wasn't even fat haha
Aldaur
Ding dong the witch is dead :P
Aldaur
I am thinking of throwing my hat in the ring also. #FlynnforPres "Tired of the same group of Presidents? Select Flynn and change that!"
Penguania And Antarctica, Tserra
It's the title of iron lady lol
Ludania, The United Providences Of Perland, Humpheria Major
It always makes me think of her banging her fist on a table shouting at scared ministers lol
Jaslandia, Aldaur
Meryl Streep was good as her. Got her mannerisms and dress perfectly. I like how the film tried to make us feel sorry for her. Didn't work on me lol
Aldaur, Humpheria Major
I agree, it's a good film. The actress who plays the young Maggie is Welsh too, always a bonus.
I don't think that's what they were trying to do, at least it didn't make me feel sorry for her. I thought it was really mean how they portrayed her as not caring about her family, especially the last scene.
Lol she didn't care about the nation so why would she care about her family? She was a wicked old bastard.
I think your view is at very best, warped :p
The United Providences Of Perland
Nah. I'm just a Scot. We have long memories. :P You're just a cowed Welshman in thrall to your English overlords :D x
We're leeching them dry before we make a break for it in the next century. Perhaps.
Nuremgard
Let's leech them dry together. Better Together! :D
Ludania
Celts
Best Celts 4 Ever?
Nuremgard, Jaslandia, Penguania And Antarctica, The United Providences Of Perland
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