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Russkov Soviet wrote:Mines....well...

gulp

Slytherin

(Me best irl pal is in Gryffindor)

My sister is in Slytherin too.

What is your Patronus?

Russkov Soviet, Penguania And Antarctica

Nuremgard wrote:My sister is in Slytherin too.

What is your Patronus?

I can't remember if the site had you choose or create your own. In my persona..it's a Pegasus.

Nuremgard, Penguania And Antarctica

Nuremgard wrote:According to Pottermore, it's Hufflepuff. You?

Me too!

Russkov Soviet, Nuremgard, Penguania And Antarctica

Russkov Soviet wrote:I can't remember if the site had you choose or create your own. In my persona..it's a Pegasus.

Very cool. Mine is a dolphin. And my Ilvermorny house is Pukwudgie.

Yukona wrote:Me too!

Yay! We're a pair pf Puffs together! :P

Russkov Soviet, Penguania And Antarctica, Yukona

To those Potterheads who see me as an evil, unruly villian...I may be a dirty, no-good Slytherin..but my heart is pure. (One example of a good deed: During a Quidditch match, I took a bludger to the face to protect a rather weak looking Hufflepuff chaser.)

Nuremgard, Penguania And Antarctica

Estrinia wrote:Somerset.

Nobody decided to tell him I'm from there as well? No one was like oh Yuk is southern English where's he from again oh yeah wasn't it Somerset...Nobody?

Nuremgard, Penguania And Antarctica

Russkov Soviet wrote:To those Potterheads who see me as an evil, unruly villian...I may be a dirty, no-good Slytherin..but my heart is pure. (One example of a good deed: During a Quidditch match, I took a bludger to the face to protect a rather weak looking Hufflepuff chaser.)

I used to play Quidditch really well...until I took a bludger to the face.

Russkov Soviet, Penguania And Antarctica

Yukona wrote:Nobody decided to tell him I'm from there as well? No one was like oh Yuk is southern English where's he from again oh yeah wasn't it Somerset...Nobody?

Nobody said, honey. But now we know. And knowing is half the battle.

Jaslandia, Penguania And Antarctica, Yukona

Nuremgard wrote:I used to play Quidditch really well...until I took a bludger to the face.

I'm the Team Captian. (Chaser)

Nuremgard, Penguania And Antarctica

Russkov Soviet wrote:I'm the Team Captian. (Chaser)

I don't play Quidditch.

Russkov Soviet, Penguania And Antarctica

Nuremgard wrote:I don't play Quidditch.

Because you took a bludger to the face?

Nah..but still...I only joined cause Malfoy wouldn't shut up about it.

Nuremgard, Penguania And Antarctica

Jaslandia wrote:Understandable, but I feel this may be the best we can do at the moment. The only alternative I could think of would be to have an electoral commission that excludes any current or running officeholders; the problem with that is that there's quite a bit of overlap between those who run for office, and those who would be interested in serving on the commission. I'd be all for a commission if it looked like we had enough impartial people to fill it.

I'd be down to be on it if it meant elections weren't run by candidates and incumbents.

Jaslandia, Yukona

Russkov Soviet wrote:Mines....well...

gulp

Slytherin

(Me best irl pal is in Gryffindor)

Racenclaw House is best House

Russkov Soviet, Nuremgard, Jaslandia, Penguania And Antarctica

Russkov Soviet wrote:Because you took a bludger to the face?

Nah..but still...I only joined cause Malfoy wouldn't shut up about it.

Oh that wee blonde pointed face git. What's he like eh?

Russkov Soviet, Penguania And Antarctica

Russkov Soviet wrote:Because you took a bludger to the face?

Nah..but still...I only joined cause Malfoy wouldn't shut up about it.

And according to the group I'm in..

* Hogwarts Quidditch Cup*

STARTS

TONIGHT

(We play Ravenclaw, while Hufflepuff plays Gryffindor)

Penguania And Antarctica

Friedensreich wrote:Racenclaw House is best House

Everyone wants to be in Ravenclaw.

Penguania And Antarctica

Nuremgard wrote:Everyone wants to be in Ravenclaw.

Good thing I'm one of them :P

Nuremgard, Jaslandia, Penguania And Antarctica

Nuremgard wrote:Oh that wee blonde pointed face git. What's he like eh?

You don't wanna know... "I'm a purebred this...my father that..Harry Potter this...and wah wah wah". Shoot me.

Nuremgard, Penguania And Antarctica

Russkov Soviet wrote:You don't wanna know... "I'm a purebred this...my father that..Harry Potter this...and wah wah wah". Shoot me.

I guess you're not a blood purist then?

Russkov Soviet, Penguania And Antarctica

We should have a regional poll to see who is in what house.... it'd be interesting to see what other people get.

Nuremgard, Jaslandia, Yukona

Nuremgard wrote:I guess you're not a blood purist then?

I, myself, am a pureblood... But my friend is a..how you say..a "Mudblood". I'm just not into the whole Pureblood Master Race thing... (I'm a 5th year...I'm have other priorities)

Nuremgard

Nuremgard wrote:Nobody said, honey. But now we know. And knowing is half the battle.

https://youtu.be/pele5vptVgc

Friedensreich wrote:We should have a regional poll to see who is in what house.... it'd be interesting to see what other people get.

Haven't read Harry Potter (yet), but I took the quiz, and apparently I'm a Ravenclaw.

Nuremgard, Penguania And Antarctica

Russkov Soviet wrote:I, myself, am a pureblood... But my friend is a..how you say..a "Mudblood". I'm just not into the whole Pureblood Master Race thing... (I'm a 5th year...I'm have other priorities)

Mudblood? Triggered.

Russkov Soviet, Penguania And Antarctica

Friedensreich wrote:I'd be down to be on it if it meant elections weren't run by candidates and incumbents.

Exactly what a person who would want to rig the election would say...hmmm...

Nuremgard, Jaslandia, Aghrabia, Friedensreich, Penguania And Antarctica

Yukona wrote:Exactly what a person who would want to rig the election would say...hmmm...

Fried: The only way I can lose...is if they cheat.

Jaslandia, Aghrabia, Penguania And Antarctica, Yukona

Nerds

Aghrabia, Vista Major, Andromitus, Penguania And Antarctica

Nuremgard wrote:Mudblood? Triggered.

Yeah... I utterly REGRET being in Slytherin at times. Especially since..not only is my best friend in Gryffindor, but also the love of my life... (Curse you Sorting Hat....CURSE YOU) {Mom was a Ravenclaw, and Dad was a Gryffindor}

Nuremgard, Andromitus, Penguania And Antarctica

Russkov Soviet wrote:Yeah... I utterly REGRET being in Slytherin at times. Especially since..not only is my best friend in Gryffindor, but also the love of my life... (Curse you Sorting Hat....CURSE YOU) {Mom was a Ravenclaw, and Dad was a Gryffindor}

My country Valyria knows all about obsessions with blood purity.

Russkov Soviet, Penguania And Antarctica

Jaslandia wrote:Understandable, but I feel this may be the best we can do at the moment. The only alternative I could think of would be to have an electoral commission that excludes any current or running officeholders; the problem with that is that there's quite a bit of overlap between those who run for office, and those who would be interested in serving on the commission. I'd be all for a commission if it looked like we had enough impartial people to fill it.

There is absolutely nothing I hate more than running an election. And I am liable to screw up this ranked choice nonsense, but as someone who has declared himself a permanent non-candidate, I would do it. If I must.

Jaslandia, Penguania And Antarctica

Magnatronia wrote:Nerds

Everyone is, mostly for being on here in the first place :p

Nuremgard, Jaslandia, Aghrabia

Russkov Soviet wrote:Mom was a Ravenclaw

You mean the superior house?

Russkov Soviet, Jaslandia

Magnatronia wrote:Nerds

True.

Jaslandia, Penguania And Antarctica

Andromitus wrote:You mean the superior house?

Sure....But not this year. Our "world" as it were... has a different outlook.

House Cup Standings

1) Slytherin {920 Points}

2) Hufflepuff {905 Points}

3) Ravenclaw {875 Points}

4) Gryffindor {840 Points}

There's still the Month of July to go...

Final results are set in stone August 2nd.

Yukona wrote:Exactly what a person who would want to rig the election would say...hmmm...

Good thing I have no interest in running for anything and am here only for RP purposes, ya putz :P

Jaslandia, Andromitus, Penguania And Antarctica

Tserra wrote:There is absolutely nothing I hate more than running an election. And I am liable to screw up this ranked choice nonsense, but as someone who has declared himself a permanent non-candidate, I would do it. If I must.

So we have 3 citizens that have offered to be impartial members of this election commission. What else is needed?

Penguania And Antarctica

Friedensreich wrote:So we have 3 citizens that have offered to be impartial members of this election commission. What else is needed?

I personally have a few god ideas for a law to establish a comittee, DM me if you want to work together.

Friedensreich wrote: RP purposes

We gotta get one of those started...

Jaslandia

Andromitus wrote:We gotta get one of those started...

Now that vista is having problems IC, the IWA might do some politicking there..... ;)

Jaslandia, Andromitus, The United Providences Of Perland

Friedensreich wrote:Now that vista is having problems IC, the IWA might do some politicking there..... ;)

"The Monarchy has died"

*Internally* Yes!

*Externally* Oh no, so sorry to hear that! *soft voice* Yes!

Jaslandia, Friedensreich, Penguania And Antarctica, The United Providences Of Perland

Andromitus wrote:"The Monarchy has died"

*Internally* Yes!

*Externally* Oh no, so sorry to hear that! *soft voice* Yes!

I'm waiting to start it though. Since Vista is busy with this election shabang, I don't want to start an RP until he's not busy with a full plate.

Andromitus, Penguania And Antarctica, The United Providences Of Perland

Friedensreich wrote:I'm waiting to start it though. Since Vista is busy with this election shabang, I don't want to start an RP until he's not busy with a full plate.

Your consideration is noted

Andromitus, Penguania And Antarctica, The United Providences Of Perland

Vista Major wrote:Your consideration is noted

I'm nothing if not an angel when I'm planning some dastardly politicking schemes :P

But really though, just TG me when you think we can talk about setting up an RP

Jaslandia, Vista Major, Penguania And Antarctica

Friedensreich wrote:I'm nothing if not an angel when I'm planning some dastardly politicking schemes :P

But really though, just TG me when you think we can talk about setting up an RP

*checks schedule*

How about March 20th next year?

Penguania And Antarctica

Nuremgard wrote:My country Valyria knows all about obsessions with blood purity.

INCEST

While I'm on topic of taboos, I need to ask Nurem, have you ever met a Begbie before?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SUZyNLZZjMs

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b0Fhia3kEMI

Nuremgard, Penguania And Antarctica, The United Providences Of Perland

Pirate Kingdoms wrote:INCEST

While I'm on topic of taboos, I need to ask Nurem, have you ever met a Begbie before?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SUZyNLZZjMs

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b0Fhia3kEMI

Trainspotting is a good movie but the sequel is better.

Pirate Kingdoms

Nuremgard wrote:Trainspotting is a good movie but the sequel is better.

I ended up getting into an Irvine Welsh binge: I pretty much thank him for allowing me to understand Edinburgh Scots and not to mess with anyone from there or Leith in particular

Nuremgard

Pirate Kingdoms wrote:I ended up getting into an Irvine Welsh binge: I pretty much thank him for allowing me to understand Edinburgh Scots and not to mess with anyone from there or Leith in particular

Edinburghers are pansies. Glaswegians are the hard nuts of Scotland. ;)

Pirate Kingdoms

Nuremgard wrote:Edinburghers are pansies. Glaswegians are the hard nuts of Scotland. ;)

True, well then, at least knowing to avoid anyone like Begbie or Sick Boy

Nuremgard

Pirate Kingdoms wrote:True, well then, at least knowing to avoid anyone like Begbie or Sick Boy

I had a bit of a crush on Renton and Sick Boy for a time. Still good looking guys now.

Pirate Kingdoms

Nuremgard wrote:I had a bit of a crush on Renton and Sick Boy for a time. Still good looking guys now.

Amen, though with Renton, the Worst Toilet in Scotland scene still makes me gag and I can't look at Sick Boy without imagining little Dawn crawling over him and twisting her head

Nuremgard

Vista Major wrote:*checks schedule*

How about March 20th next year?

No workie. Thas mi mama's birtday!

Vista Major

Pirate Kingdoms wrote:Amen, though with Renton, the Worst Toilet in Scotland scene still makes me gag and I can't look at Sick Boy without imagining little Dawn crawling over him and twisting her head

They're all terrible people except Spud lol

Speaking of Scotland, I like the idea of ruling it as a liberal, democratic republic. My ideal independent Scotland. However, I also like the idea of Scotland on NS being a democratic nation with a constitutional monarchy in which the Lord Chancellor (PM) and King share power. In this version of Scotland, the Union never happened so the Stuarts remained the ruling dynasty of Scotland.

Thoughts?

Pirate Kingdoms

Nuremgard wrote:They're all terrible people except Spud lol

Speaking of Scotland, I like the idea of ruling it as a liberal, democratic republic. My ideal independent Scotland. However, I also like the idea of Scotland on NS being a democratic nation with a constitutional monarchy in which the Lord Chancellor (PM) and King share power. In this version of Scotland, the Union never happened so the Stuarts remained the ruling dynasty of Scotland.

Thoughts?

Spud and Tommy, though Tommy does act kinda dickish before the heroin comes in.

As for running an NS Scotland, I could probably suggest a "Crowned Republic" route: have two forms of government in existence, one being the King of Scotland being a semi-ceremonial elective monarch with some guaranteed powers that they alone can hold, but still remains ceremonial and the election has to be from the Stuarts or one of the houses loyal to the King and State. The Lord Chancellor can be elected from the people or by the assembly (legislature) if one exists as a popular body. As for the republican government, the system establishes a ceremonial junior head of state that exists at the discretion of the King. The Lord Chancellor appeals to the citizenry for governance and negotiation of grievances with the King, along with the election of mid-level government officials and territorial governors.

If that isn't desired, probably just run Saor Scotland as an interim government attempting to recover from the lack of the monarchy.

Nuremgard

Pirate Kingdoms wrote:Spud and Tommy, though Tommy does act kinda dickish before the heroin comes in.

As for running an NS Scotland, I could probably suggest a "Crowned Republic" route: have two forms of government in existence, one being the King of Scotland being a semi-ceremonial elective monarch with some guaranteed powers that they alone can hold, but still remains ceremonial and the election has to be from the Stuarts or one of the houses loyal to the King and State. The Lord Chancellor can be elected from the people or by the assembly (legislature) if one exists as a popular body. As for the republican government, the system establishes a ceremonial junior head of state that exists at the discretion of the King. The Lord Chancellor appeals to the citizenry for governance and negotiation of grievances with the King, along with the election of mid-level government officials and territorial governors.

If that isn't desired, probably just run Saor Scotland as an interim government attempting to recover from the lack of the monarchy.

Interesting proposals. As you know, I'm very fickle with nations and plan to abandon two of them (Ruhmia, an absolute monarchy and Farahan, a democratic, constitutional monarchy.) After these two CTE, I will have 2 monarchies and 2 republics. Nuremgard is a liberal, democratic constitutional monarchy with a ceremonial tsar (he does hold reserve powers.) Valyria is an elitist democracy in which only landowners can vote but is politically and civilly free. Tangshan is a repressive republic both civilly and politically.

I like balance so I feel like I want Saor Scotland to be at least authoritarian in some sense. Since I already have 2 liberal, democratic nations, I was thinking maybe Scotland could be an absolutist Stuart monarchy? It would have high civil rights but low political freedoms.

Pirate Kingdoms

Nuremgard wrote:Interesting proposals. As you know, I'm very fickle with nations and plan to abandon two of them (Ruhmia, an absolute monarchy and Farahan, a democratic, constitutional monarchy.) After these two CTE, I will have 2 monarchies and 2 republics. Nuremgard is a liberal, democratic constitutional monarchy with a ceremonial tsar (he does hold reserve powers.) Valyria is an elitist democracy in which only landowners can vote but is politically and civilly free. Tangshan is a repressive republic both civilly and politically.

I like balance so I feel like I want Saor Scotland to be at least authoritarian in some sense. Since I already have 2 liberal, democratic nations, I was thinking maybe Scotland could be an absolutist Stuart monarchy? It would have high civil rights but low political freedoms.

If planning to engage in a more authoritarian state with monarchic principles, you could probably balance Saor Scotland to act like this: the people can vote only if they publish reports detailing their ownership of property, economic status, and ultimately make a public declaration in support of the King. The Assembly shouldn't be elected but rather assembled by the royal houses, who should delegate at least one member to represent them. The Lord Chancellor should be selected by them at the King's pleasure, with a deputy official selected from the older members of the Assembly. The King should delegate power at the first level with Governors selected for various provinces, with a provincial chancellor chosen to represent the government and grant mayors for representing the cities and counties at the second level.

Nuremgard

Pirate Kingdoms wrote:If planning to engage in a more authoritarian state with monarchic principles, you could probably balance Saor Scotland to act like this: the people can vote only if they publish reports detailing their ownership of property, economic status, and ultimately make a public declaration in support of the King. The Assembly shouldn't be elected but rather assembled by the royal houses, who should delegate at least one member to represent them. The Lord Chancellor should be selected by them at the King's pleasure, with a deputy official selected from the older members of the Assembly. The King should delegate power at the first level with Governors selected for various provinces, with a provincial chancellor chosen to represent the government and grant mayors for representing the cities and counties at the second level.

I have named the monarch as James XI. I followed the Jacobite line of succession but it becomes lost to history after Bonnie Prince Charlie's children. His son died without issue but for the sake of it, I'm just going to assume his son had children who carried on the royal line, leading up to the current eleventh James.

Pirate Kingdoms

The Four Tops literally copied a song by Frank Sinatra and changed a couple of the lyrics in the concert 😂

Penguania And Antarctica, Yukona

Friedensreich wrote:No workie. Thas mi mama's birtday!

#Shookedeth

Than, Monday then

The United Providences Of Perland

All votes have been counted to-date. To report any errors, ask for your Voter # and check the Live Election Tallies document (which is updated frequently).

Live Election Tallies: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1S2NbHI2Gq5z7PflKJpr1YDkGSB5ULy2ZRQFkjNefOmg/edit?usp=sharing

Andromitus, Yukona

Vista Major wrote:All votes have been counted to-date. To report any errors, ask for your Voter # and check the Live Election Tallies document (which is updated frequently).

Live Election Tallies: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1S2NbHI2Gq5z7PflKJpr1YDkGSB5ULy2ZRQFkjNefOmg/edit?usp=sharing

Man Vista, your really being given a run for your money, I hope you win ❤

Vista Major, Penguania And Antarctica

Andromitus wrote:Man Vista, your really being given a run for your money, I hope you win ❤

#VoteGraffen4Kanzler

Andromitus, Penguania And Antarctica

Friedensreich wrote:Good thing I have no interest in running for anything and am here only for RP purposes, ya putz :P

Always watching Friedensreich...always watching

Jaslandia, Andromitus, Penguania And Antarctica

Andromitus wrote:Man Vista, your really being given a run for your money, I hope you win ❤

I like to think that since this may be my third term, third time's the charm, no?

Andromitus

Vista Major wrote:I like to think that since this may be my third term, third time's the charm, no?

#TermLimits

#NoMoreFDR

#8YearsIsEnough

Post self-deleted by Friedensreich.

Friedensreich wrote:#TermLimits

#NoMoreFDR

#8YearsIsEnough

I miss FDR ://

Jaslandia

The Royal Republic Of Kumania wrote:I miss FDR ://

Best government program ever: the Works Progress Administration.

Created 8.5 million paid jobs and stemmed the tide of unemployment brought by the Great Depression. Bring the WPA back!

Jaslandia, Andromitus

Nuremgard wrote:According to Pottermore, it's Hufflepuff. You?

I'm Ravenclaw.

Nuremgard, Jaslandia, Andromitus, Penguania And Antarctica

Friedensreich wrote:Best government program ever: the Works Progress Administration.

Created 8.5 million paid jobs and stemmed the tide of unemployment brought by the Great Depression. Bring the WPA back!

Well, maybe don't bring it back right now. We could have used a WPA in 2008, when unemployment was about 8%. But now unemployment is more like 5%, which is just the right amount. Create any more jobs, and unemployment might be too low.

Jaslandia wrote:Well, maybe don't bring it back right now. We could have used a WPA in 2008, when unemployment was about 8%. But now unemployment is more like 5%, which is just the right amount. Create any more jobs, and unemployment might be too low.

Actually, by the time I get to be the age to be eligible to run for the Senate (about 10-11 years down the road), the effects of structural unemployment brought about by technological advancements in automation will be starting to be felt by the citizenry. In about 10 years, the idea that machines can and will replace human labor will not be a far off down the road theory that can be disregarded like it is today.

If I wanted to have an easy vote winning platform, just like politicians have in the past, I can call for the resuscitation of the WPA for government handled employment in public works and criticize the private sector for causing unemployment in low skill jobs such as transportation and retail by replacing human workers with self driving cars and self-checkout machines, respectively.

Not to mention, the legality of such an organization was never brought into question, and the idea of government employment is less taboo than it was during the 30's and 40's.

Friedensreich wrote:Actually, by the time I get to be the age to be eligible to run for the Senate (about 10-11 years down the road), the effects of structural unemployment brought about by technological advancements in automation will be starting to be felt by the citizenry. In about 10 years, the idea that machines can and will replace human labor will not be a far off down the road theory that can be disregarded like it is today.

If I wanted to have an easy vote winning platform, just like politicians have in the past, I can call for the resuscitation of the WPA for government handled employment in public works and criticize the private sector for causing unemployment in low skill jobs such as transportation and retail by replacing human workers with self driving cars and self-checkout machines, respectively.

Not to mention, the legality of such an organization was never brought into question, and the idea of government employment is less taboo than it was during the 30's and 40's.

Fair enough. The only problem I could foresee is that this new WPA would still have to compete with the robots for projects, and there would be a lot of pressure for the new WPA to adopt robot labor (which would of course defeat the whole purpose). After all, these low-skill manual jobs in construction and such will likely be automated fairly early on, and so some would oppose the new WPA project on the grounds that it's inefficient compared to robot labor.

Friedensreich

Whens elections?

Penguania And Antarctica

Carjuanga wrote:Whens elections?

Oh nvm

Penguania And Antarctica

Jaslandia wrote:Fair enough. The only problem I could foresee is that this new WPA would still have to compete with the robots for projects, and there would be a lot of pressure for the new WPA to adopt robot labor (which would of course defeat the whole purpose). After all, these low-skill manual jobs in construction and such will likely be automated fairly early on, and so some would oppose the new WPA project on the grounds that it's inefficient compared to robot labor.

That is true. But in 10 years, can we really expect machinery that is capable of replacing construction, forestry, and surveying/groundskeeping crews?

It's not like there is no need for infrastructure repair and development. In fact, the roads in Indiana are in dire need for repair for example. It got so bad that my 5th grade teacher taught us civic engagement in politics by having us write letters to then governor Mitch Daniels about repairing the roads.

Plus, in 10 years we can finally find out how Finland's trials with the UBI worked out. Like, if giving money out for no reason to everyone is going to make people lazy and unproductive, or help boost productivity. If the WPA idea doesn't work, throwing in support for the establishment of a UBI in the US could also be a good vote magnet, especially for working class people.

Jaslandia

Good day.

Andromitus, Yukona

Feels like a low tun out right now.

Get out and vote, check your telegrams, takes about a minute. So if you have nothing else to do, there ya go.

Penguania And Antarctica, Yukona

Oelesa wrote:Feels like a low tun out right now.

Get out and vote, check your telegrams, takes about a minute. So if you have nothing else to do, there ya go.

Today is quite boring. But I voted :)

Yukona

Penguania And Antarctica wrote:Today is quite boring. But I voted :)

Great, do more of Peng which is more love and more voting.

vote :)

Penguania And Antarctica, Yukona

oh, and sign up on the forums. That takes a little longer but if you're bored, please do.

[nation=short]Vista Major[/nation] I don't like the colors, just putting that out there.

Andromitus, Penguania And Antarctica, Yukona

In Saor Scotland, the Reformation never happened so the country is mostly Catholic but irreligious. Oh, and no Orange Order marches are allowed. :)

Penguania And Antarctica

[spoiler=Today is July 2 and today are:]

Today is July 2 and today are:

- Alexanderson Day (Sweden)

- Build A Scarecrow Day

- Flag Day (Curaçao)

- I Forgot Day

- National Anisette Day (United States)

- Navy Day (Ukraine)

- Palio di Provenzano (Siena, Italy)

- Police Day (Azerbaijan)

- World UFO Day

- Youth Day (Singapore)

[/spoiler]

[spoiler=This day in history:]

This day in history:

- 437 – Emperor Valentinian III begins his reign over the Western Roman Empire. His mother Galla Placidia ends her regency, but continues to exercise political influence at the court in Rome.

- 626 – Li Shimin, the future Emperor Taizong of Tang, ambushes and kills his rival brothers Li Yuanji and Li Jiancheng in the Xuanwu Gate Incident.

- 706 – In China, Emperor Zhongzong of Tang inters the bodies of relatives in the Qianling Mausoleum, located on Mount Liang outside Chang'an.

- 866 – Battle of Brissarthe: The Franks led by Robert the Strong are defeated by a joint Breton-Viking army.

- 963 – The imperial army proclaims Nikephoros II Phokas Emperor of the Romans on the plains outside Cappadocian Caesarea.

- 1298 – The Battle of Göllheim is fought between Albert I of Habsburg and Adolf of Nassau-Weilburg.

- 1494 – The Treaty of Tordesillas is ratified by Spain.

- 1504 – Bogdan III the One-Eyed becomes Voivode of Moldavia.

- 1555 – Ottoman Admiral Turgut Reis sacks the Italian city of Paola.

- 1561 – Menas, emperor of Ethiopia, defeats a revolt in Emfraz.

- 1582 – Battle of Yamazaki: Toyotomi Hideyoshi defeats Akechi Mitsuhide.

- 1613 – The first English expedition (from Virginia) against Acadia led by Samuel Argall takes place.

- 1644 – English Civil War: Battle of Marston Moor.

- 1645 – Battle of Alford: Wars of the Three Kingdoms.

- 1698 – Thomas Savery patents the first steam engine.

- 1776 – The Continental Congress adopts a resolution severing ties with the Kingdom of Great Britain although the wording of the formal Declaration of Independence is not approved until July 4.

- 1816 – The French frigate Méduse struck the Bank of Arguin and 151 people on board had to be evacuated on an improvised raft, a case immortalised by Géricault's painting The Raft of the Medusa.

- 1822 – Thirty-five slaves are hanged in South Carolina, including Denmark Vesey, after being accused of organizing a slave rebellion.

- 1823 – Bahia Independence Day: The end of Portuguese rule in Brazil, with the final defeat of the Portuguese crown loyalists in the province of Bahia.

- 1839 – Twenty miles off the coast of Cuba, 53 rebelling African slaves led by Joseph Cinqué take over the slave ship Amistad.

- 1853 – The Russian Army crossed the Pruth river into the Danubian Principalities, Moldavia and Wallachia—providing the spark that set off the Crimean War.

- 1871 – Victor Emmanuel II of Italy enters Rome after having conquered it from the Papal States.

- 1881 – Charles J. Guiteau shoots and fatally wounds U.S. President James Garfield (who would die of complications from his wounds on September 19).

- 1890 – The U.S. Congress passes the Sherman Antitrust Act.

- 1897 – British-Italian engineer Guglielmo Marconi obtains a patent for radio in London.

- 1900 – The first Zeppelin flight takes place on Lake Constance near Friedrichshafen, Germany.

- 1900 – Jean Sibelius' Finlandia receives its première performance in Helsinki with the Helsinki Philharmonic Society conducted by Robert Kajanus.

- 1921 – World War I: U.S. President Warren G. Harding signs the Knox–Porter Resolution formally ending the war between the United States and Imperial Germany.

- 1934 – The Night of the Long Knives ends with the death of Ernst Röhm.

- 1937 – Amelia Earhart and navigator Fred Noonan are last heard from over the Pacific Ocean while attempting to make the first equatorial round-the-world flight.

- 1940 – Indian independence leader Subhas Chandra Bose is arrested and detained in Calcutta.

- 1962 – The first Wal-Mart store opens for business in Rogers, Arkansas.

- 1964 – U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson signs the Civil Rights Act of 1964 meant to prohibit segregation in public places.

- 1966 – The French military explodes a nuclear test bomb code-named Aldébaran in Moruroa, their first nuclear test in the Pacific.

- 1976 – Fall of the Republic of Vietnam; Communist North Vietnam declares their union to form the Socialist Republic of Vietnam.

- 1986 – Rodrigo Rojas and Carmen Gloria Quintana are burnt alive during a street demonstration against the dictatorship of General Augusto Pinochet in Chile.

- 2000 – Vicente Fox Quesada is elected the first President of México from an opposition party, the Partido Acción Nacional, after more than 70 years of continuous rule by the Partido Revolucionario Institucional.

- 2001 – The AbioCor self-contained artificial heart is first implanted.

- 2002 – Steve Fossett becomes the first person to fly solo around the world nonstop in a balloon.

- 2005 – The Live 8 benefit concerts takes place in the G8 states and in South Africa. More than 1,000 musicians perform and are broadcast on 182 television networks and 2,000 radio networks.

- 2008 – Íngrid Betancourt, a member of the Chamber of Representatives of Colombia, is released from captivity after being held for six and a half years by FARC.

- 2010 – The South Kivu tank truck explosion in the Democratic Republic of the Congo kills at least 230 people.

- 2013 – The International Astronomical Union names Pluto's fourth and fifth moons, Kerberos and Styx.

- 2013 – A magnitude 6.1 earthquake strikes Aceh, Indonesia, killing at least 42 people and injuring 420 others.

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[spoiler=Famous Birthdays:]

Famous Birthdays:

- 1489 – Thomas Cranmer, English archbishop, theologian, and saint

- 1714 – Christoph Willibald Gluck, German composer

- 1724 – Friedrich Gottlieb Klopstock, German poet and author

- 1862 – William Henry Bragg, English physicist, chemist, and mathematician, Nobel Prize laureate

- 1877 – Hermann Hesse, German-born Swiss poet, novelist, and painter, Nobel Prize laureate

- 1904 – René Lacoste, French tennis player and businessman, created the polo shirt

- 1906 – Hans Bethe, German-American physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate

- 1922 – Pierre Cardin, Italian-French fashion designer

- 1923 – Wisława Szymborska, Polish poet and translator, Nobel Prize laureate

- 1925 – Medgar Evers, American soldier and activist

- 1925 – Patrice Lumumba, Congolese politician, 1st Prime Minister of the Democratic Republic of the Congo

- 1946 – Richard Axel, American neuroscientist and biologist, Nobel Prize laureate

- 1986 – Lindsay Lohan, American actress and singer

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Quote of the day

We are not makers of history. We are made by history.

- Marin Luther King, Jr. -

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Jaslandia, Percyton

Nuremgard wrote:In Saor Scotland, the Reformation never happened so the country is mostly Catholic but irreligious. Oh, and no Orange Order marches are allowed. :)

What's the Orange Order?

Penguania And Antarctica

Baxten wrote:What's the Orange Order?

It's a Protestant fraternity that hates Catholics and conducts yearly marches in Britain and Ireland to celebrate the victory of William of Orange over James VII at the Battle of the Boyne.

Baxten, Penguania And Antarctica, Yukona

Nuremgard wrote:It's a Protestant fraternity that hates Catholics and conducts yearly marches in Britain and Ireland to celebrate the victory of William of Orange over James VII at the Battle of the Boyne.

Gross.

Nuremgard, Penguania And Antarctica

Nuremgard wrote:It's a Protestant fraternity that hates Catholics and conducts yearly marches in Britain and Ireland to celebrate the victory of William of Orange over James VII at the Battle of the Boyne.

http://s2.quickmeme.com/img/2a/2aa54eb0ca484afa4cae73f468d3e1175790f53df34bb2976a022e068aa1ea4f.jpg

Nuremgard, Jaslandia

Penguania And Antarctica wrote:http://s2.quickmeme.com/img/2a/2aa54eb0ca484afa4cae73f468d3e1175790f53df34bb2976a022e068aa1ea4f.jpg

Got it in a nutshell, Peng.

Jaslandia, Oelesa, Penguania And Antarctica

Estrinia wrote:I'm Ravenclaw.

A fellow Ravenclaw!

Penguania And Antarctica wrote:Good day.

Good Morning!

Oelesa wrote:[nation=short]Vista Major[/nation] I don't like the colors, just putting that out there.

Oh god now its brown and white! My eyes!

Vista Major, Oelesa, Penguania And Antarctica, Estrinia

Does anybody know how to find out to which Hogwarts house I belong ?

Because I'm not a Harry Potter fan and therefore don't know but still would like to participate in the poll. :)

Jaslandia, Vista Major, Yukona

Penguania And Antarctica wrote:Does anybody know how to find out to which Hogwarts house I belong ?

Because I'm not a Harry Potter fan and therefore don't know but still would like to participate in the poll. :)

Search "Pottermore" the official Harry Potter sight. They have House quizzes for Hogwarts and the North American school

Penguania And Antarctica

*Ilvermorny

The NA school is Ilvermorny

Gryffindor in the house!

Dweebs may not apply.

Nuremgard

Seems I am a Hufflepuff.

Don't know if that's good or bad.

Nuremgard

Lex Caledonia wrote:Gryffindor in the house!

Dweebs may not apply.

Blech!

Penguania And Antarctica wrote:Seems I am a Hufflepuff.

Don't know if that's good or bad.

We Puffs get a lot of sctick from the other houses but we hardworking, loyal and good finders. And we are JK Rowlings favourite house.

In the final battle against Voldemort, Hufflepuffs were the second biggest group of students to stay and fight. The biggest of course were the Gryffindors.

Penguania And Antarctica, Yukona

Post self-deleted by The Cross And Davids Star.

Penguania And Antarctica wrote:Seems I am a Hufflepuff.

Don't know if that's good or bad.

Members of Hufflepuff are known for their kindness, patience, and tolerance, which fits you to a tee, so that is a good thing.

Jaslandia, Penguania And Antarctica

What's with the Harry Potter poll?

Penguania And Antarctica

Vote Perland for Minister of Interior! My plans and values; https://www.nationstates.net/page=dispatch/id=847523

The Royal Republic Of Kumania, Penguania And Antarctica

Wow, I'm genuinely getting confused as to whether I already made a comment on the RMB or not.

It may be overwhleming shame at being a hufflepuff that's confusing me though :p

Nuremgard wrote:Blech!

We Puffs get a lot of sctick from the other houses but we hardworking, loyal and good finders. And we are JK Rowlings favourite house.

In the final battle against Voldemort, Hufflepuffs were the second biggest group of students to stay and fight. The biggest of course were the Gryffindors.

This is nothing like me at all gosh.

Now excuse me while I go slothfully betray my friends...I just hope my terrible sense of direction can find them.

The Cross And Davids Star wrote:Members of Hufflepuff are known for their kindness, patience, and tolerance, which fits you to a tee, so that is a good thing.

Now you're really testing my -admittedly small- patience buckaroo.

Don't make me fight you with a small child while making fun of how you're a mudblood. :P

Nuremgard, Penguania And Antarctica, The United Providences Of Perland

Vista Major wrote:*Ilvermorny

The NA school is Ilvermorny

Horned Serpent

Nuremgard, Penguania And Antarctica, The United Providences Of Perland

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