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Unfallious wrote:Hmm, it looks too similar to GoT, I think a fresh map would probably work better

http://img00.deviantart.net/d77b/i/2006/042/8/7/map_by_saktoth.jpg

This?

Percyton wrote:Still, I do wonder if this 'special coal' is anything like that coal Henry used to use before he got a new shape. Because that coal made Henry work great when he had always been sick before, though Henry didn't need it after he got his new shape (well, except for a little while a long time ago when he started using it again, but it sorta came out of the blue, so I don't know why).

Those were dark times, Percy, filled with bad writing and blatant disregard for continuity. We do not speak of those times.

https://youtu.be/rKNyb3-nLDs

Penguania And Antarctica, Percyton

The United Providences Of Perland wrote:*Perland air drops engine sized Santa hats, rich coal from the best mines in the nation, and presents for the children into Percyton*

Thanks, Perl! The coal and hats are very nice (we already have a few hats, but now we can give some to engines who didn't have hats before), and I'm sure the children will love the presents. *sends the leader of Perland a Christmas goodies basket*

Jaslandia, Penguania And Antarctica, The United Providences Of Perland

Percyton wrote:Thanks, Perl! The coal and hats are very nice (we already have a few hats, but now we can give some to engines who didn't have hats before), and I'm sure the children will love the presents. *sends the leader of Perland a Christmas goodies basket*

*Drops "special coal" on Percyton, making some engines have red-rimmed eyes and a relaxed demeanor*

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

Baxten wrote:http://img00.deviantart.net/d77b/i/2006/042/8/7/map_by_saktoth.jpg

This?

This could work, coastal areas are good for city states and the whole thing is one big natural harbour which seems excellent.

Jaslandia

I have just spoken to the Minister of Internal Affairs. It is clear that the trend is in his favor and I think it would be detrimental to the region to drag this out and worsen our regional environment. It is clear from internal campaign strategies that there is no way for the Humpheria/Sulania campaign to win.

Consider this my official withdrawal from the race and concession to Latrovia. I know you all join me in wishing him well. The election is clearly required by law to run for the next two days but I ask that you all please not vote for me, as I have already conceded. Thank you for the opportunity to serve, I will treasure it always.

I urge you all to get behind our new President-elect. His success is the region's success and though our vision was unsuccessful, we are one region.

Vista Major, Percyton

Turina wrote:Haha, back off hun.

Didn't realize he was only 18. But I'm still thinking we'll have to share him. Do you want Monday, Wednesday, and Fridays, or Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturdays?

Penguania And Antarctica, Turina

Humpheria Major wrote:I have just spoken to the Minister of Internal Affairs. It is clear that the trend is in his favor and I think it would be detrimental to the region to drag this out and worsen our regional environment. It is clear from internal campaign strategies that there is no way for the Humpheria/Sulania campaign to win.

Consider this my official withdrawal from the race and concession to Latrovia. I know you all join me in wishing him well. The election is clearly required by law to run for the next two days but I ask that you all please not vote for me, as I have already conceded. Thank you for the opportunity to serve, I will treasure it always.

I urge you all to get behind our new President-elect. His success is the region's success and though our vision was unsuccessful, we are one region.

No. *Leads army to city gates and takes over*

Jk, ok :p

Jaslandia

Humpheria Major wrote:I have just spoken to the Minister of Internal Affairs. It is clear that the trend is in his favor and I think it would be detrimental to the region to drag this out and worsen our regional environment. It is clear from internal campaign strategies that there is no way for the Humpheria/Sulania campaign to win.

Consider this my official withdrawal from the race and concession to Latrovia. I know you all join me in wishing him well. The election is clearly required by law to run for the next two days but I ask that you all please not vote for me, as I have already conceded. Thank you for the opportunity to serve, I will treasure it always.

I urge you all to get behind our new President-elect. His success is the region's success and though our vision was unsuccessful, we are one region.

That seems a little pessimistic, Humph; something could still happen to turn things around, and even if you lose, wouldn't you feel better knowing you fought till the last, rather than dropping out only a day or two into the election? Still, it's your choice, but I'm keeping my vote with you until the polls close.

Baxten wrote:*Drops "special coal" on Percyton, making some engines have red-rimmed eyes and a relaxed demeanor*

Funny you mention that...

https://youtu.be/1V1MgauJ_bs

Unfallious wrote:This could work, coastal areas are good for city states and the whole thing is one big natural harbour which seems excellent.

On the other hand, I'm worried that whoever claims the area around that big inland sea will have an unfair advantage, what with a huge coastal area, and being protected by mountains on the other side.

Aldaur, Penguania And Antarctica, Senatus Popolusque Mercunovus, Percyton

Continental Commonwealths wrote:Didn't realize he was only 18. But I'm still thinking we'll have to share him. Do you want Monday, Wednesday, and Fridays, or Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturdays?

Or you know, we can just try out some good ol' polyamory.

Continental Commonwealths

Baxten wrote:We could use the original Patheos map from a while ago. I'd add more details to it if we do, but it is an idea

Unfallious wrote:What did that look like?

I'd like to get a visual of the map so I can connect the lore to the geography if there's anything that stands out.

I got you fam. Hows this?

http://i.imgur.com/f8pNn3N.jpg

I made it for your medieval RP. If its not what your looking for that is ok. I just want to be helpful. :D

Jaslandia wrote:That seems a little pessimistic, Humph; something could still happen to turn things around, and even if you lose, wouldn't you feel better knowing you fought till the last, rather than dropping out only a day or two into the election? Still, it's your choice, but I'm keeping my vote with you until the polls close.

Funny you mention that...

https://youtu.be/1V1MgauJ_bs

On the other hand, I'm worried that whoever claims the area around that big inland sea will have an unfair advantage, what with a huge coastal area, and being protected by mountains on the other side.

The pincer?

I was thinking of putting an OP Empire there actually. I was against the idea, but it just looks like too good a spot to give up.

Jaslandia

Tserra wrote:I got you fam. Hows this?

http://i.imgur.com/f8pNn3N.jpg

I made it for your medieval RP. If its not what your looking for that is ok. I just want to be helpful. :D

Mind you I am a little rusty at making this kind of map, so its not my best work.

Tserra wrote:I got you fam. Hows this?

http://i.imgur.com/f8pNn3N.jpg

I made it for your medieval RP. If its not what your looking for that is ok. I just want to be helpful. :D

Whoa, this map is excruciatingly detailed. I'm not sure which to pick.

Natural harbour or 4 island paradise? Which one do you guys like?

Jaslandia wrote:That seems a little pessimistic, Humph; something could still happen to turn things around, and even if you lose, wouldn't you feel better knowing you fought till the last, rather than dropping out only a day or two into the election? Still, it's your choice, but I'm keeping my vote with you until the polls close.

Funny you mention that...

https://youtu.be/1V1MgauJ_bs

On the other hand, I'm worried that whoever claims the area around that big inland sea will have an unfair advantage, what with a huge coastal area, and being protected by mountains on the other side.

Well we won't let them. However, if we use that one, I do wanna claim the strait that leads into the inland sea.

Jaslandia

Unfallious wrote:Whoa, this map is excruciatingly detailed. I'm not sure which to pick.

Natural harbour or 4 island paradise? Which one do you guys like?

Well it did not have to be an island, I can make non Island maps, I just like Islands because they are neat, and there is no wondering what is beyond the map border.

Here is one of my other maps for example.

http://i.imgur.com/O4deX8q.png

Tserra wrote:Well it did not have to be an island, I can make non Island maps, I just like Islands because they are neat, and there is no wondering what is beyond the map border.

Here is one of my other maps for example.

http://i.imgur.com/O4deX8q.png

I like the island look, actually.

I'm quite torn really, because I like the natural harbour of Bax's map but I also like the prospect of a neat island. Do you happen to have a large island with a big central natural harbour?

Unfallious wrote:I like the island look, actually.

I'm quite torn really, because I like the natural harbour of Bax's map but I also like the prospect of a neat island. Do you happen to have a large island with a big central natural harbour?

I can try to make one. Give me like 5-20 minutes. :D

Unfallious

Unfallious wrote:I like the island look, actually.

I'm quite torn really, because I like the natural harbour of Bax's map but I also like the prospect of a neat island. Do you happen to have a large island with a big central natural harbour?

Let me know if this strikes your fancy a bit more. I forgot how fun it was to make these. :D

http://i.imgur.com/Rp7LIVN.jpg

Tserra wrote:Let me know if this strikes your fancy a bit more. I forgot how fun it was to make these. :D

http://i.imgur.com/Rp7LIVN.jpg

If you make the straight thinner (think Bosphorus) and added other islands, it'd be perfect

Turina wrote:No it's not that good! I wish we had Salem because I can't find a good website to stream season 3.

I cant remember which movies or TV shows it was but Canada Netflix had them that I love and US didn't.

Baxten wrote:If you make the straight thinner (think Bosphorus) and added other islands, it'd be perfect

Well I can close up the harbor a bit more, but unless you want the map cluttered, I cannot add more islands. We are kinda at the maximum island threshhold.

Tserra wrote:Well I can close up the harbor a bit more, but unless you want the map cluttered, I cannot add more islands. We are kinda at the maximum island threshhold.

Ok. Well if you don't mind closing up the harbor, that'd be awesome

Baxten wrote:Ok. Well if you don't mind closing up the harbor, that'd be awesome

Ok one thing. If I extend the peninsula to close up the harbor, its going to noticeably look like a patch job, as in the new land is visibly going to be resting on top of the old. There is nothing I can do about that, its a limitation of the software.

Would you mind if I closed the gap with smaller barren rocky type isles?

I mean its up to you, I am just trying to do what you want, and make it as pretty to look at as possible at the same time.

Tserra wrote:Ok one thing. If I extend the peninsula to close up the harbor, its going to noticeably look like a patch job, as in the new land is visibly going to be resting on top of the old. There is nothing I can do about that, its a limitation of the software.

Would you mind if I closed the gap with smaller barren rocky type isles?

I mean its up to you, I am just trying to do what you want, and make it as pretty to look at as possible at the same time.

Really the reason I want it like that is so I can be like Constantinople in having my city-state be over the straight, with bridges and such.

Tserra wrote:Ok one thing. If I extend the peninsula to close up the harbor, its going to noticeably look like a patch job, as in the new land is visibly going to be resting on top of the old. There is nothing I can do about that, its a limitation of the software.

Would you mind if I closed the gap with smaller barren rocky type isles?

I mean its up to you, I am just trying to do what you want, and make it as pretty to look at as possible at the same time.

Personally, I'm happy with how it is currently. I understand Bax has the intent to become a gatekeeper a la Turkey and the black sea. I'm fine with that, but if the strait gets any narrower I feel it could become somewhat overpowered.

Tserra wrote:Ok one thing. If I extend the peninsula to close up the harbor, its going to noticeably look like a patch job, as in the new land is visibly going to be resting on top of the old. There is nothing I can do about that, its a limitation of the software.

Would you mind if I closed the gap with smaller barren rocky type isles?

I mean its up to you, I am just trying to do what you want, and make it as pretty to look at as possible at the same time.

Actually I have an idea

On my map, there is land within the straight. If you could put land just big enough to hold a large city (in Roman terms) in the middle of the straight, that'd be great.

Sorry for all the hassle, Tse. I really appreciate you doing this.

It is actually kind of nice to see how active this region is, a kind change from ESU and Concordis

Jaslandia, Au Minbo, Vista Major, Penguania And Antarctica

Tserra wrote:Ok one thing. If I extend the peninsula to close up the harbor, its going to noticeably look like a patch job, as in the new land is visibly going to be resting on top of the old. There is nothing I can do about that, its a limitation of the software.

Would you mind if I closed the gap with smaller barren rocky type isles?

I mean its up to you, I am just trying to do what you want, and make it as pretty to look at as possible at the same time.

If you could also put smaller islands in between the main island and the two parts of the straight, that'd be great. But that's just a personal thing

Baxten wrote:If you could also put smaller islands in between the main island and the two parts of the straight, that'd be great. But that's just a personal thing

Unfallious wrote:Personally, I'm happy with how it is currently. I understand Bax has the intent to become a gatekeeper a la Turkey and the black sea. I'm fine with that, but if the strait gets any narrower I feel it could become somewhat overpowered.

Ok how is this then.

http://i.imgur.com/i1JGxCN.jpg

Jaslandia, Unfallious

Tserra wrote:Ok how is this then.

http://i.imgur.com/i1JGxCN.jpg

Looks awesome! Thanks Tse

Jaslandia

Unfallious wrote:Personally, I'm happy with how it is currently. I understand Bax has the intent to become a gatekeeper a la Turkey and the black sea. I'm fine with that, but if the strait gets any narrower I feel it could become somewhat overpowered.

Baxten wrote:If you could also put smaller islands in between the main island and the two parts of the straight, that'd be great. But that's just a personal thing

I did not overwrite the previous iteration of the map. So you can use either.

http://i.imgur.com/i1JGxCN.jpg - with Bax's smaller strait.

http://i.imgur.com/Rp7LIVN.jpg - original natural harbor version.

https://youtu.be/AAbokV76tkU - Music

Tserra wrote:Ok how is this then.

http://i.imgur.com/i1JGxCN.jpg

Looks good to me, I can work with this.

Lore tomorrow or Wednesday guys, goodnight.

Penguania And Antarctica

Why is [nation=short]Humpheria Major[/nation] currently voting for the other candidate...?

Aldaur

Continental Commonwealths wrote:Why is [nation=short]Humpheria Major[/nation] currently voting for the other candidate...?

Nvm. Reading the RMB wouldn't have answered this...

Aldaur

Continental Commonwealths wrote:Why is [nation=short]Humpheria Major[/nation] currently voting for the other candidate...?

He conceded defeat.

Aldaur, Continental Commonwealths

Unfallious wrote:Looks good to me, I can work with this.

Lore tomorrow or Wednesday guys, goodnight.

Actually, if any of you want to give me your duchy/kingdom/city state names, general locations and a brief description I can produce something that ties you all together so we don't have to pretend that even though we've lived on this island for 500 years we've just discovering each other for the first time.

Jaslandia, Tserra

Unfallious wrote:Actually, if any of you want to give me your duchy/kingdom/city state names, general locations and a brief description I can produce something that ties you all together so we don't have to pretend that even though we've lived on this island for 500 years we've just discovering each other for the first time.

Hey so is it too late to join or could you slide an Andreallic Empire in there ;-)

Andromitus wrote:Hey so is it too late to join or could you slide an Andreallic Empire in there ;-)

No empires. Kingdoms/duchies/city states only. Medieval tech.

Aldaur

Unfallious wrote:No empires. Kingdoms/duchies/city states only. Medieval tech.

Well I knew that much, i'm just used to using the term "Empire" but I'll take the rest as a yes?

Andromitus wrote:Well I knew that much, i'm just used to using the term "Empire" but I'll take the rest as a yes?

Yep, if you could provide some of the info I asked for above I can incorporate you into the lore.

Unfallious wrote:Actually, if any of you want to give me your duchy/kingdom/city state names, general locations and a brief description I can produce something that ties you all together so we don't have to pretend that even though we've lived on this island for 500 years we've just discovering each other for the first time.

I can send you something later; I still need to think of my lore.

Ugh I accidentally made my libertarian utopia into an authoritarian state through a misclick.

Hello friends.

Happy Birthday [nation=short]Vista_Major[/nation] !! Wish you all the best and that all your birthday wishes come true. :)

[spoiler=Today are:]

Today are:

- 17th Birthday of [nation=short]Vista_Major[/nation]

- Acadian Remembrance Day (Acadians)

- Eid e-Milad-un Nabi (Bangladesh, India)

- Martial Law Victims Remembrance Day (Poland)

- National Cocoa Day (United States)

- National Day (St. Lucia)

- National Violin Day (United States)

- Nusantara Day (Indonesia)

- National Day Of The Horse (United States)

- Pick A Pathologist Pal Day

- Republic Day (Malta)

- Sailor's Day (Brazil)

- Unduvap Full Moon Poya Day (Sri Lanka)

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[spoiler=This day in history:]

This day in history:

- 1294 - Saint Celestine V resigns the papacy after only five months to return to his previous life as an ascetic hermit.

- 1545 - Council of Trent begins.

- 1577 - Sir Francis Drake sets sail from Plymouth, England, on his round-the-world voyage.

- 1636 - The Massachusetts Bay Colony organizes three militia regiments to defend the colony against the Pequot Indians. This organization is recognized today as the founding of the National Guard of the United States.

- 1642 - Abel Tasman reaches New Zealand.

- 1769 - Dartmouth College is founded by the Reverend Eleazar Wheelock, with a royal charter from King George III, on land donated by Royal governor John Wentworth.

- 1818 - Cyril VI of Constantinople resigns from his position as Ecumenical Patriarch.

- 1862 - American Civil War: At the Battle of Fredericksburg, Confederate General Robert E. Lee defeats Union Major General Ambrose Burnside.

- 1867 - A Fenian bomb explodes in Clerkenwell, London, killing six.

- 1928 - George Gershwin's An American in Paris is first performed.

- 1937 - Second Sino-Japanese War: Battle of Nanking: The city of Nanjing, defended by the National Revolutionary Army under the command of General Tang Shengzhi, falls to the Japanese. This is followed by the Nanking Massacre, in which Japanese troops rape and slaughter hundreds of thousands of civilians.

- 1938 - The Holocaust: The Neuengamme concentration camp opens in the Bergedorf district of Hamburg, Germany.

- 1939 - World War II: Battle of the River Plate: Captain Hans Langsdorff of the German Deutschland-class cruiser (pocket battleship) Admiral Graf Spee engages with Royal Navy cruisers HMS Exeter, HMS Ajax and HMNZS Achilles.

- 1941 - World War II: The Kingdoms of Hungary and Romania declare war on the United States.

- 1943 - World War II: The Massacre of Kalavryta by German occupying forces in Greece.

- 1949 - The Knesset votes to move the capital of Israel to Jerusalem.

- 1959 - Archbishop Makarios III becomes the first President of Cyprus.

- 1960 - While Emperor Haile Selassie of Ethiopia visits Brazil, his Imperial Bodyguard seizes the capital and proclaims him deposed and his son, Crown Prince Asfa Wossen, Emperor.

- 1962 - NASA launches Relay 1, the first active repeater communications satellite in orbit.

- 1968 - Brazilian President Artur da Costa e Silva issues AI-5 (Institutional Act No. 5), enabling government by decree and suspending habeas corpus.

- 1972 - Apollo program: Eugene Cernan and Harrison Schmitt begin the third and final extra-vehicular activity (EVA) or "Moonwalk" of Apollo 17. To date they are the last humans to set foot on the Moon.

- 1974 - Malta becomes a republic within the Commonwealth of Nations.

- 1981 - General Wojciech Jaruzelski declares martial law in Poland, largely due to the actions by Solidarity.

- 1988 - PLO Chairman Yasser Arafat gives a speech at a UN General Assembly meeting in Geneva, Switzerland, after United States authorities refused to grant him a visa to visit UN headquarters in New York.

- 1989 - The Troubles: Attack on Derryard checkpoint: The Provisional Irish Republican Army launches an attack on a British Army temporary vehicle checkpoint near Rosslea, Northern Ireland. Two British soldiers are killed and another is badly wounded.

- 2001 - Sansad Bhavan, the building housing the Indian Parliament, is attacked by terrorists. Twelve people are killed, including the terrorists.

- 2002 - European Union enlargement: The EU announces that Cyprus, the Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Poland, Slovakia, and Slovenia will become members from May 1, 2004.

- 2003 - Iraq War: Operation Red Dawn: Former Iraqi President Saddam Hussein is captured near his home town of Tikrit.

- 2011 - A murder-suicide in Liège, Belgium, kills six and wounds 125 people at a Christmas market.

- 2013 - Arapahoe High School Shooting: Murder-suicide: A female student seeking the librarian is shot dead in a hallway by another student after the librarian had demoted him on the debate team. The shooter takes his own life shortly afterwards.

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[spoiler=Famous Birthdays:]

Famous Birthdays:

- 1272 - King Frederick III of Sicily

- 1780 - Johann Wolfgang Döbereiner, German chemist, invented the Döbereiner's lamp

- 1784 - Archduke Louis of Austria

- 1797 - Heinrich Heine, German journalist, poet, and critic

- 1816 - Werner von Siemens, German engineer and businessman, founded Siemens

- 1818 - Mary Todd Lincoln, 16th First Lady of the United States

- 1836 - Franz von Lenbach, German painter and academic

- 1877 - Mykola Leontovych, Ukrainian composer and choral conductor

- 1902 - Talcott Parsons, American sociologist and academic

- 1923 - Antoni Tàpies, Spanish painter, sculptor and art theorist

- 1929 - Christopher Plummer, Canadian actor and producer

- 1936 - Aga Khan IV, Swiss-English businessman

- 1937 - Paul Maar, German children's book author

- 1937 - Robert Gernhardt, German writer, painter, graphic artist and poet

- 1948 - Ted Nugent, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor

- 1953 - Ben Bernanke, American economist and academic

- 1961 - Harry Gregson-Williams, English composer, conductor, and producer

- 1967 - Jamie Foxx, American actor, singer, producer, and screenwriter

- 1970 - Gerlinde Kaltenbrunner, Austrian mountaineer

- 1979 - Luke Steele, Australian singer-songwriter and musician (The Sleepy Jackson and Empire of the Sun)

- 1989 - Taylor Swift, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actress

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Quote of the day

Hope is being able to see that there is light despite all of the darkness.

- Desmond Tutu -

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Jaslandia, Vista Major

New Romnesia wrote:Is NS dying?

No?

Or at least, the death is slow enough to not occour for another few years.

New Romnesia, Penguania And Antarctica

Yukona wrote:Ugh I accidentally made my libertarian utopia into an authoritarian state through a misclick.

That's why I checked 'Require confirmation before passing legislation'.

Penguania And Antarctica wrote:Hello friends.

Happy Birthday [nation=short]Vista_Major[/nation] !! Wish you all the best and that all your birthday wishes come true. :)

[spoiler=Today are:]

Today are:

- 17th Birthday of [nation=short]Vista_Major[/nation]

- Acadian Remembrance Day (Acadians)

- Eid e-Milad-un Nabi (Bangladesh, India)

- Martial Law Victims Remembrance Day (Poland)

- National Cocoa Day (United States)

- National Day (St. Lucia)

- National Violin Day (United States)

- Nusantara Day (Indonesia)

- National Day Of The Horse (United States)

- Pick A Pathologist Pal Day

- Republic Day (Malta)

- Sailor's Day (Brazil)

- Unduvap Full Moon Poya Day (Sri Lanka)

[/spoiler]

[spoiler=This day in history:]

This day in history:

- 1294 - Saint Celestine V resigns the papacy after only five months to return to his previous life as an ascetic hermit.

- 1545 - Council of Trent begins.

- 1577 - Sir Francis Drake sets sail from Plymouth, England, on his round-the-world voyage.

- 1636 - The Massachusetts Bay Colony organizes three militia regiments to defend the colony against the Pequot Indians. This organization is recognized today as the founding of the National Guard of the United States.

- 1642 - Abel Tasman reaches New Zealand.

- 1769 - Dartmouth College is founded by the Reverend Eleazar Wheelock, with a royal charter from King George III, on land donated by Royal governor John Wentworth.

- 1818 - Cyril VI of Constantinople resigns from his position as Ecumenical Patriarch.

- 1862 - American Civil War: At the Battle of Fredericksburg, Confederate General Robert E. Lee defeats Union Major General Ambrose Burnside.

- 1867 - A Fenian bomb explodes in Clerkenwell, London, killing six.

- 1928 - George Gershwin's An American in Paris is first performed.

- 1937 - Second Sino-Japanese War: Battle of Nanking: The city of Nanjing, defended by the National Revolutionary Army under the command of General Tang Shengzhi, falls to the Japanese. This is followed by the Nanking Massacre, in which Japanese troops rape and slaughter hundreds of thousands of civilians.

- 1938 - The Holocaust: The Neuengamme concentration camp opens in the Bergedorf district of Hamburg, Germany.

- 1939 - World War II: Battle of the River Plate: Captain Hans Langsdorff of the German Deutschland-class cruiser (pocket battleship) Admiral Graf Spee engages with Royal Navy cruisers HMS Exeter, HMS Ajax and HMNZS Achilles.

- 1941 - World War II: The Kingdoms of Hungary and Romania declare war on the United States.

- 1943 - World War II: The Massacre of Kalavryta by German occupying forces in Greece.

- 1949 - The Knesset votes to move the capital of Israel to Jerusalem.

- 1959 - Archbishop Makarios III becomes the first President of Cyprus.

- 1960 - While Emperor Haile Selassie of Ethiopia visits Brazil, his Imperial Bodyguard seizes the capital and proclaims him deposed and his son, Crown Prince Asfa Wossen, Emperor.

- 1962 - NASA launches Relay 1, the first active repeater communications satellite in orbit.

- 1968 - Brazilian President Artur da Costa e Silva issues AI-5 (Institutional Act No. 5), enabling government by decree and suspending habeas corpus.

- 1972 - Apollo program: Eugene Cernan and Harrison Schmitt begin the third and final extra-vehicular activity (EVA) or "Moonwalk" of Apollo 17. To date they are the last humans to set foot on the Moon.

- 1974 - Malta becomes a republic within the Commonwealth of Nations.

- 1981 - General Wojciech Jaruzelski declares martial law in Poland, largely due to the actions by Solidarity.

- 1988 - PLO Chairman Yasser Arafat gives a speech at a UN General Assembly meeting in Geneva, Switzerland, after United States authorities refused to grant him a visa to visit UN headquarters in New York.

- 1989 - The Troubles: Attack on Derryard checkpoint: The Provisional Irish Republican Army launches an attack on a British Army temporary vehicle checkpoint near Rosslea, Northern Ireland. Two British soldiers are killed and another is badly wounded.

- 2001 - Sansad Bhavan, the building housing the Indian Parliament, is attacked by terrorists. Twelve people are killed, including the terrorists.

- 2002 - European Union enlargement: The EU announces that Cyprus, the Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Poland, Slovakia, and Slovenia will become members from May 1, 2004.

- 2003 - Iraq War: Operation Red Dawn: Former Iraqi President Saddam Hussein is captured near his home town of Tikrit.

- 2011 - A murder-suicide in Liège, Belgium, kills six and wounds 125 people at a Christmas market.

- 2013 - Arapahoe High School Shooting: Murder-suicide: A female student seeking the librarian is shot dead in a hallway by another student after the librarian had demoted him on the debate team. The shooter takes his own life shortly afterwards.

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[spoiler=Famous Birthdays:]

Famous Birthdays:

- 1272 - King Frederick III of Sicily

- 1780 - Johann Wolfgang Döbereiner, German chemist, invented the Döbereiner's lamp

- 1784 - Archduke Louis of Austria

- 1797 - Heinrich Heine, German journalist, poet, and critic

- 1816 - Werner von Siemens, German engineer and businessman, founded Siemens

- 1818 - Mary Todd Lincoln, 16th First Lady of the United States

- 1836 - Franz von Lenbach, German painter and academic

- 1877 - Mykola Leontovych, Ukrainian composer and choral conductor

- 1902 - Talcott Parsons, American sociologist and academic

- 1923 - Antoni Tàpies, Spanish painter, sculptor and art theorist

- 1929 - Christopher Plummer, Canadian actor and producer

- 1936 - Aga Khan IV, Swiss-English businessman

- 1937 - Paul Maar, German children's book author

- 1937 - Robert Gernhardt, German writer, painter, graphic artist and poet

- 1948 - Ted Nugent, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor

- 1953 - Ben Bernanke, American economist and academic

- 1961 - Harry Gregson-Williams, English composer, conductor, and producer

- 1967 - Jamie Foxx, American actor, singer, producer, and screenwriter

- 1970 - Gerlinde Kaltenbrunner, Austrian mountaineer

- 1979 - Luke Steele, Australian singer-songwriter and musician (The Sleepy Jackson and Empire of the Sun)

- 1989 - Taylor Swift, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actress

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Quote of the day

Hope is being able to see that there is light despite all of the darkness.

- Desmond Tutu -

Note: Penguania_And_Antarctica assumes no responsibility or guarantee for correctness of any given information. Any recourse to courts of law is excluded.

Lots of important birthdays today. Happy birthday, Vista! Happy birthday, T-Swizzle!

Vista Major, Penguania And Antarctica, Yukona

Does anyone even need me to upload this debate, then?

Can we change the WFE, since we have already gone past the eleventh?

Penguania And Antarctica, Yukona

I wanted to record myself saying this but after I heard myself from that crappy microphone of mine, I changed my mind and I will write down my small speech.

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I accept President Humpheria's request to concede the Presidential race.

Before I continue though my little speech thanking everyone for their support, I want to emphasize to this late puppet attack.

In my personal opinion, going out and trying to portrait someone as decent as President Humpheria as "corrupt", you ought to think twice.

You see, nobody is paying us to do what we do. We don't win big amounts of cash in order for us to be corrupt and the President's seat is pretty much fictional. After all this is just a game and we are it's gamers. But, our region is NOT a game. We are a community and more over we ought to be a family.

We should respect in order to be respected and we should fight for our comrades so our comrades can fight for us. But first and foremost we must trust one another. We should respect our democratic values and the same values that makes us, "us."

President Humpheria is NOT a corrupt person, he is actually one of the most decent politicians and guys I have met in my life. Despite the fact that we often did not agreed with one another's policies we were colleagues and I hope that we will continue being such.

I want to make something crystal clear. I was not running against Humpheria and he was not running against me. We are both running for the same objective "to make our region a better place".

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Now to go on, I would like to thank everyone for their amazing support and for opening up and talking to me. I am aware about the issues we are facing and will be facing as a region and I promise the best of my capabilities to give a solution to them. But this is a collective game, which means that I NEED YOUR HELP.

Therefor it is time for me to talk a bit about the cabinet changes that I want to implement. I am happy to see so many interested folks that wish to join the second CFN Administration but sadly not all will. The cabinet had begun organizing before the elections ended and it will be combined with new and older members of our community.

But no need to worry because I am really focusing on opening more jobs. Each Ministry will open up special branches and will be accepting citizens in their teams.

These people, or as I call them "Assistant Ministers" will help our region in two main ways. Way Number One, the Assistant Ministers will be helping their respected Ministry to finish it's chores sooner and Way Number Two, we will be creating in that way the leaders of tomorrow.

We all have to bear in mind that our current politicians are a subject of change. Sadly I will not be around forever but the region needs to continue even with me. So each Ministry will be creating in that way the Ministers of Tomorrow as well.

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Changes will be happening in our commissions as well, as new names will be introduced, new faces will join in and some of the current participants will be re-approved by the HoD.

My focus will be to centralize our regional political strength and expand it into - two New Ministries. The Ministry of Information and the Ministry of Culture.

A lot more will be discussed and debated soon as we all have to work together for our region.

Jaslandia, Vista Major, Penguania And Antarctica, Tserra, Turina, Senatus Popolusque Mercunovus, Humpheria Major

Latrovia wrote:I wanted to record myself saying this but after I heard myself from that crappy microphone of mine, I changed my mind and I will write down my small speech.

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I accept President Humpheria's request to concede the Presidential race.

Before I continue though my little speech thanking everyone for their support, I want to emphasize to this late puppet attack.

In my personal opinion, going out and trying to portrait someone as decent as President Humpheria as "corrupt", you ought to think twice.

You see, nobody is paying us to do what we do. We don't win big amounts of cash in order for us to be corrupt and the President's seat is pretty much fictional. After all this is just a game and we are it's gamers. But, our region is NOT a game. We are a community and more over we ought to be a family.

We should respect in order to be respected and we should fight for our comrades so our comrades can fight for us. But first and foremost we must trust one another. We should respect our democratic values and the same values that makes us, "us."

President Humpheria is NOT a corrupt person, he is actually one of the most decent politicians and guys I have met in my life. Despite the fact that we often did not agreed with one another's policies we were colleagues and I hope that we will continue being such.

I want to make something crystal clear. I was not running against Humpheria and he was not running against me. We are both running for the same objective "to make our region a better place".

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Now to go on, I would like to thank everyone for their amazing support and for opening up and talking to me. I am aware about the issues we are facing and will be facing as a region and I promise the best of my capabilities to give a solution to them. But this is a collective game, which means that I NEED YOUR HELP.

Therefor it is time for me to talk a bit about the cabinet changes that I want to implement. I am happy to see so many interested folks that wish to join the second CFN Administration but sadly not all will. The cabinet had begun organizing before the elections ended and it will be combined with new and older members of our community.

But no need to worry because I am really focusing on opening more jobs. Each Ministry will open up special branches and will be accepting citizens in their teams.

These people, or as I call them "Assistant Ministers" will help our region in two main ways. Way Number One, the Assistant Ministers will be helping their respected Ministry to finish it's chores sooner and Way Number Two, we will be creating in that way the leaders of tomorrow.

We all have to bear in mind that our current politicians are a subject of change. Sadly I will not be around forever but the region needs to continue even with me. So each Ministry will be creating in that way the Ministers of Tomorrow as well.

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Changes will be happening in our commissions as well, as new names will be introduced, new faces will join in and some of the current participants will be re-approved by the HoD.

My focus will be to centralize our regional political strength and expand it into - two New Ministries. The Ministry of Information and the Ministry of Culture.

A lot more will be discussed and debated soon as we all have to work together for our region.

I believe we already have 'Assistant Ministers'; they're called deputies. Still, if this means the deputy system will be more utilized, I'm all for it.

Latrovia, Vista Major

Jaslandia wrote:I believe we already have 'Assistant Ministers'; they're called deputies. Still, if this means the deputy system will be more utilized, I'm all for it.

Not quite the same as Deputies but it is a good idea :)

Jaslandia

Latrovia wrote:Not quite the same as Deputies but it is a good idea :)

I see. What will be the difference? Will the Assistant Ministers replace deputies, or just add to/complement the existing system?

Jaslandia wrote:I see. What will be the difference? Will the Assistant Ministers replace deputies, or just add to/complement the existing system?

My idea is that Assistant Ministers will be working under each Ministries Projects and be assigned where each Minister mostly needs them. So let's say that someone chooses to become an Assistant Minister in both the FA and Interior. That would be good for them because not only they will work for the region but they will also gain great experience in becoming Ministers themselves one day.

Those Projects can be anything, starting from the Civil Service, Ambassadors to Radio Hosts etc etc etc.

More will be said once I am in office and have the first cabinet meeting. Currently I am in contact with the ppl who will be assigned in their offices and I am working on drafting the amendment for the creation of the MoC and MoInfo.

Jaslandia

Kalaron wrote:No?

Or at least, the death is slow enough to not occour for another few years.

do you remember our interaction in the original cfn?

This year has flown in.

Senatus Popolusque Mercunovus

New Romnesia wrote:do you remember our interaction in the original cfn?

Not esspecially, why?

Kalaron wrote:Not esspecially, why?

I was the one that provided you with the telegrams from Connor about his alt.

I've been around, mostly in the background, in the original CFN, Montaris, and now the new CFN. But I guess I wasn't notable enough for anyone to remember.

New Romnesia wrote:I was the one that provided you with the telegrams from Connor about his alt.

I've been around, mostly in the background, in the original CFN, Montaris, and now the new CFN. But I guess I wasn't notable enough for anyone to remember.

I remember you. You were always there.

Are you a time traveller to change the history of this community? ;)

Penguania And Antarctica wrote:I remember you. You were always there.

Are you a time traveller to change the history of this community? ;)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jo0Hsx-yHiI

Nuremgard wrote:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jo0Hsx-yHiI

:/

Nuremgard wrote:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jo0Hsx-yHiI

*Stops shipment of Christmas goodies*

Jaslandia, Continental Commonwealths

Penguania And Antarctica wrote:*Stops shipment of Christmas goodies*

It wasn't meant as an insult. It's funny. I love the German language.

Nuremgard wrote:It wasn't meant as an insult. It's funny. I love the German language.

See , I thought you imply with that video that it's an awful language. It's a very unusual way to show love, you know.

So I'm sorry for misinterpreting this.

*restarts shipping of Christmas gifts*

Jaslandia, Continental Commonwealths, Senatus Popolusque Mercunovus

New Romnesia wrote:I was the one that provided you with the telegrams from Connor about his alt.

I've been around, mostly in the background, in the original CFN, Montaris, and now the new CFN. But I guess I wasn't notable enough for anyone to remember.

I've never paid real attention to just those who were there.

Good to see you though.

Penguania And Antarctica

Penguania And Antarctica wrote:See , I thought you imply with that video that it's an awful language. It's a very unusual way to show love, you know.

So I'm sorry for misinterpreting this.

*restarts shipping of Christmas gifts*

I studied German for 5 years at school and wanted to do it as a Higher but I couldn't because not enough people picked it. I love the language.

Senatus Popolusque Mercunovus

Kalaron wrote:I've never paid real attention to just those who were there.

Good to see you though.

So you don't remember our conversations? When you were investigating Connor?

Nuremgard wrote:I studied German for 5 years at school and wanted to do it as a Higher but I couldn't because not enough people picked it. I love the language.

That's cool. One of the few foreigners I know who love this language.

I had English in school for ca. 10 years.

New Romnesia wrote:So you don't remember our conversations? When you were investigating Connor?

Nah, I do.

Just lost track of it afterwards.

Penguania And Antarctica wrote:That's cool. One of the few foreigners I know who love this language.

I had English in school for ca. 10 years.

My teacher told me I did a good German accent.

Jaslandia, Penguania And Antarctica, Senatus Popolusque Mercunovus

Nuremgard wrote:My teacher told me I did a good German accent.

Interesting. I hope with good accent you don't mean a Hitler impersonation. :p

Nuremgard, Jaslandia

Penguania And Antarctica wrote:Interesting. I hope with good accent you don't mean a Hitler impersonation. :p

Nah, just a proud, strong German. :P Many in my class did not even attempt to speak with an accent and instead tried to speak German with their Scottish accents. Not a good mix!

Jaslandia, Penguania And Antarctica

Nuremgard wrote:Nah, just a proud, strong German. :P Many in my class did not even attempt to speak with an accent and instead tried to speak German with their Scottish accents. Not a good mix!

On the contrary, that sounds like it would be hilarious.

Nuremgard, Jaslandia

Continental Commonwealths wrote:On the contrary, that sounds like it would be hilarious.

Especially when they said the word ich. Instead of emphasising the c and h, they would say "ick."

Nuremgard wrote:Nah, just a proud, strong German. :P Many in my class did not even attempt to speak with an accent and instead tried to speak German with their Scottish accents. Not a good mix!

I can imagine. Scottish and German sounds like a terrible mix. No offence here.

Nuremgard

Forgot to mention this earlier, but congratulations to President Latrovia on his election! Me and Peng ran a good campaign, but even though we won the people's hearts, we're willing to concede to Lat in reality. Thomas wanted me to post this:

"The State of Percyton would like to extend its congratulations and best wishes to President-elect Latrovia of the CoFN. We have faith in Latrovia's leadership abilities, and we believe he is capable of leading the CoFN with vision and energy. We look forward to working with him."

Jaslandia, Latrovia, Au Minbo, Vista Major, Continental Commonwealths, Penguania And Antarctica

Percyton wrote:Forgot to mention this earlier, but congratulations to President Latrovia on his election! Me and Peng ran a good campaign, but even though we won the people's hearts, we're willing to concede to Lat in reality. Thomas wanted me to post this:

"The State of Percyton would like to extend its congratulations and best wishes to President-elect Latrovia of the CoFN. We have faith in Latrovia's leadership abilities, and we believe he is capable of leading the CoFN with vision and energy. We look forward to working with him."

Totally agree with my running mate here.

Jaslandia, Latrovia, Continental Commonwealths, Percyton

Penguania And Antarctica wrote:I can imagine. Scottish and German sounds like a terrible mix. No offence here.

As someone who has heard some pretty horrendous Scottish accents, no offence taken.

Penguania And Antarctica, Percyton

Nuremgard wrote:As someone who has heard some pretty horrendous Scottish accents, no offence taken.

Sometimes I am surprised that Bavarian student degrees in German class are better than those of the other German regions although they have one of the worst dialects.

Penguania And Antarctica wrote:Sometimes I am surprised that Bavarian student degrees in German class are better than those of the other German regions although they have one of the worst dialects.

I couldn't tell you the difference between any German dialects I'm afraid. Although is it true that in the south they say "ich" like "isch?"

Penguania And Antarctica

Nuremgard wrote:I couldn't tell you the difference between any German dialects I'm afraid. Although is it true that in the south they say "ich" like "isch?"

Yep. Saxony too.

Berlin and in the Ruhr area they use "ick"

Nuremgard, Yukona

Kalaron wrote:Does anyone even need me to upload this debate, then?

Can we change the WFE, since we have already gone past the eleventh?

The lack of consistent updating of the WFE has always been a pet peeve of mine.

But I thought you were a member of the founder account cabal? Can't you do it?

Jaslandia, Au Minbo, Penguania And Antarctica

Continental Commonwealths wrote:The lack of consistent updating of the WFE has always been a pet peeve of mine.

But I thought you were a member of the founder account cabal? Can't you do it?

First, I have it buried under hundreds upon hundreds messages.

Second, I don't even want to acknowledge that I have that I have that power, buried or not.

Third....I'm at school.

Yukona

Kalaron wrote:Nah, I do.

Just lost track of it afterwards.

Oh, ok. If you don't mind my asking, am I one of your suspects for the Wyrenenan Republic?

New Romnesia wrote:Oh, ok. If you don't mind my asking, am I one of your suspects for the Wyrenenan Republic?

Pretty strange thing to ask, don't you think?

Continental Commonwealths

Kalaron wrote:Pretty strange thing to ask, don't you think?

Why is it strange? I was just wondering if I was a suspect, because I was around for all of the events that he or she mentioned.

New Romnesia wrote:Why is it strange? I was just wondering if I was a suspect, because I was around for all of the events that he or she mentioned.

And yet I had just said I never kept track of you.

Anywho, I'm just gonna say that I am keeping my eyes out.

Kalaron wrote:And yet I had just said I never kept track of you.

Anywho, I'm just gonna say that I am keeping my eyes out.

No need, because it was totally me. I was just wondering if you figured it out.

New Romnesia wrote:No need, because it was totally me. I was just wondering if you figured it out.

Why did you do it ?

Penguania And Antarctica wrote:Why did you do it ?

for the lulz

Penguania And Antarctica wrote:Why did you do it ?

for the lulz

New Romnesia wrote:No need, because it was totally me. I was just wondering if you figured it out.

Aren't you, like, only minorly less critical than he was?

New Romnesia wrote:for the lulz

Seems we have a different humor there.

New Romnesia wrote:No need, because it was totally me. I was just wondering if you figured it out.

*sigh*

Alright?

I'm actually pretty nonplussed about this, honestly.

Considering how melodramatic some of our many regions guests are, I don't really care.

Unfallious wrote:Actually, if any of you want to give me your duchy/kingdom/city state names, general locations and a brief description I can produce something that ties you all together so we don't have to pretend that even though we've lived on this island for 500 years we've just discovering each other for the first time.

Got lore from 2 guys, is anyone else planning on submitting any? It'll be difficult to get a start in the RP if you're not incorporated into the lore

Jaslandia, Vista Major, Penguania And Antarctica

Unfallious wrote:Got lore from 2 guys, is anyone else planning on submitting any? It'll be difficult to get a start in the RP if you're not incorporated into the lore

I'll try to submit one later today.

Penguania And Antarctica

Oh my god all the holiday flags, I can't breath

Penguania And Antarctica

Unfallious wrote:Got lore from 2 guys, is anyone else planning on submitting any? It'll be difficult to get a start in the RP if you're not incorporated into the lore

I'll get one to you as soon as I can

Penguania And Antarctica

Kalaron wrote:*sigh*

Alright?

I'm actually pretty nonplussed about this, honestly.

Considering how melodramatic some of our many regions guests are, I don't really care.

Would I also be correct in assuming that you were RR and or Fawkes?

Jaslandia wrote:That's why I checked 'Require confirmation before passing legislation'.

Lots of important birthdays today. Happy birthday, Vista! Happy birthday, T-Swizzle!

I share a birthday with a goddess

What more could I ask for?

Jaslandia

Vista Major wrote:I share a birthday with a goddess

What more could I ask for?

my birthday's in Scorpio Season motherfvckers!

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