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Continental Commonwealths wrote:Hard to say. Things vary so much based on the strain and technique used.

:^)

Penguania And Antarctica

https://www.heritage.org/europe/report/moscow-and-the-peace-offensive

Might start up with occasional defense readings. It's pretty cool IMO.

Moot Court in class today. Have to figure out why Flag Burning bans are constitutional. I've visited a bunch of conservative sites now which have made my skin crawl. ugh

Jaslandia, Axeldonia, Penguania And Antarctica, Mercunova

Au Minbo wrote:Moot Court in class today. Have to figure out why Flag Burning bans are constitutional. I've visited a bunch of conservative sites now which have made my skin crawl. ugh

It's almost like it's not constitutional to ban flagburning

Jaslandia, Au Minbo, Penguania And Antarctica

Axeldonia wrote:It's almost like it's not constitutional to ban flagburning

Who woulda thunk.

We are retrying Texas v. Johnson so its as if they were still constitutional. It has been painful so far

Jaslandia, Axeldonia, Penguania And Antarctica

Au Minbo wrote:Who woulda thunk.

We are retrying Texas v. Johnson so its as if they were still constitutional. It has been painful so far

Because freedom of expression don’t apply to my red, white, and blues.

But in your best Southern drawl. Really Atticus Finch it up. You got this.

Jaslandia, Au Minbo, Axeldonia, Penguania And Antarctica, Mercunova, Yukona

Continental Commonwealths wrote:Because freedom of expression don’t apply to my red, white, and blues.

But in your best Southern drawl. Really Atticus Finch it up. You got this.

Oh god...

Jaslandia, Axeldonia, Penguania And Antarctica, Mercunova, Yukona

Au Minbo wrote:Oh god...

God, dear. With one of those capital G’s. You’re in Maycomb now.

Jaslandia, Au Minbo, Penguania And Antarctica, Mercunova, Yukona

Continental Commonwealths wrote:God, dear. With one of those capital G’s. You’re in Maycomb now.

To Kill a Mockingbird was never really my style. I always preferred a Streetcar Named Desire. I can pull of a Blanche DuBois like nobody's business

Penguania And Antarctica, Mercunova, Yukona

Au Minbo wrote:To Kill a Mockingbird was never really my style. I always preferred a Streetcar Named Desire. I can pull of a Blanche DuBois like nobody's business

It's On the Road or riot bro, there's no other classical American piece of literature that beats it

Jaslandia, Au Minbo, Penguania And Antarctica

Petition for a poll on favorite classic American literature

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

Have a great day everyone!

Please, in order that we can recruit new citizens, if you can afford the $1 per 1,000, gift some telegram stamps to Vista Major!

Song of the day: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q-9Y-QLjU0Y

The Chancellor's Public Schedule [I]22 March 2018

(All times Eastern. Subject to change.)

11:00 The Chancellor holds his weekly conference with the Minister of Justice

Jaslandia, Vista Major, Penguania And Antarctica, Midasia

If we're going to start encouraging people to pay money to buy stamps for regional recruitment, which I'm not at all opposed to, we should really ask them to gift the stamps to a government nation and not to the minister themselves.

Jaslandia, Au Minbo, Penguania And Antarctica, Yukona

Unfallious wrote:If we're going to start encouraging people to pay money to buy stamps for regional recruitment, which I'm not at all opposed to, we should really ask them to gift the stamps to a government nation and not to the minister themselves.

Agreed. I have over 600 stamps but I can't gift them to Vista because of how the site works.

Penguania And Antarctica, Yukona

Unfallious wrote:If we're going to start encouraging people to pay money to buy stamps for regional recruitment, which I'm not at all opposed to, we should really ask them to gift the stamps to a government nation and not to the minister themselves.

Kind of a good point. Each Ministerial office should have a puppet account. In the case of the Vice Chancellor specifically, this would allow anyone who succeeds to the office to take advantage of any left over stamps should there be any. That way they don’t remain with the previous officeholder.

In the case of every other office, this would give them a place to house their government-related factbooks. I personally feel as though housing everything on the Confederate Papers account just isn’t secure. One rogue or disgruntled person and we could lose a lot of data, including our citizenship roster.

Jaslandia, Penguania And Antarctica, Mercunova, Yukona

Continental Commonwealths wrote:Kind of a good point. Each Ministerial office should have a puppet account. In the case of the Vice Chancellor specifically, this would allow anyone who succeeds to the office to take advantage of any left over stamps should there be any. That way they don’t remain with the previous officeholder.

In the case of every other office, this would give them a place to house their government-related factbooks. I personally feel as though housing everything on the Confederate Papers account just isn’t secure. One rogue or disgruntled person and we could lose a lot of data, including our citizenship roster.

This has already been agreed to by the Cabinet and will be initiated in due course.

Jaslandia, Penguania And Antarctica

Update to the Chancellor's Schedule 22 March 2018

All times Eastern. Subject to Change

15:00 The Chancellor delivers a statement

Jaslandia, Vista Major, Penguania And Antarctica

There was an attempted coup in my country Shazria. No doubt it was sponsored by the Islamic clergy who are angry at the Shah's socially liberal reforms. Keeping the government out of the bedroom, letting women wear whatever they want, allowing the sale of alcohol and drugs...no wonder they are pissed.

Good. If they don't like it, they can get out!

Jaslandia, Axeldonia, Penguania And Antarctica

Just a reminder to everyone that there are three proposals being debated in Parliament, and another five proposals being voted upon.

So, you know, go argue about things and cast votes on other things.

Jaslandia, Vista Major, Penguania And Antarctica

Statement by the Chancellor

After discussions on the matter, it has been decided that each Ministry of this government will create a nation for the purpose of doing its official business, including holding each ministry's informational dispatches.

In order to keep passwords secure and current, the Chancellor and appropriate Deputy of each ministry will be told each ministry's password and keep hold of them.

This operation should be rolled out in full force by Monday.

Jaslandia, Au Minbo, Vista Major, Penguania And Antarctica, Lex Caledonia, Cesorion

Y'know, I'm really actually debating joining the FCNL in some way shape or form. Just to get back into politics now that I'm largely disconnected from US/Local politics.

Penguania And Antarctica

[spoiler=Today is March 22 and today are:]

Today is March 22 and today are:

- As Young As You Feel Day

- Coq Au Vin Day

- Data Innovation Day

- Emancipation Day or Día de la Abolición de la Esclavitud (Puerto Rico)

- International Day of the Seal

- National Bavarian Crepes Day (United States)

- National Goof Off Day (United States)

- National Water Day (United States)

- National West Virginia Day (United States)

- World Water Day

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[spoiler=This day in history:]

This day in history:

- 0238 – Gordian I and his son Gordian II are proclaimed Roman emperors.

- 0871 – Æthelred of Wessex is defeated by a Danish invasion army at the Battle of Marton.

- 1508 – Ferdinand II of Aragon commissions Amerigo Vespucci chief navigator of the Spanish Empire.

- 1621 – The Pilgrims of Plymouth Colony sign a peace treaty with Massasoit of the Wampanoags.

- 1622 – Jamestown massacre: Algonquians kill 347 English settlers around Jamestown, Virginia, a third of the colony's population, during the Second Anglo-Powhatan War.

- 1630 – The Massachusetts Bay Colony outlaws the possession of cards, dice, and gaming tables.

- 1638 – Anne Hutchinson is expelled from Massachusetts Bay Colony for religious dissent.

- 1713 – The Tuscarora War comes to an end with the fall of Fort Neoheroka, effectively opening up the interior of North Carolina to European colonization.

- 1739 – Nader Shah occupies Delhi in India and sacks the city, stealing the jewels of the Peacock Throne.

- 1765 – The British Parliament passes the Stamp Act that introduces a tax to be levied directly on its American colonies.

- 1784 – The Emerald Buddha is moved with great ceremony to its current location in Wat Phra Kaew, Thailand.

- 1829 – In the London Protocol, the three protecting powers (United Kingdom, France and Russia) establish the borders of Greece.

- 1849 – The Austrians defeat the Piedmontese at the Battle of Novara.

- 1871 – In North Carolina, William Woods Holden becomes the first governor of a U.S. state to be removed from office by impeachment.

- 1872 – Illinois becomes the first state to require gender equality in employment.

- 1873 – The Spanish National Assembly abolishes slavery in Puerto Rico.

- 1894 – The first playoff game for the Stanley Cup starts.

- 1906 – The first England vs France rugby union match is played at Parc des Princes in Paris

- 1912– The State of Bihar, India was carved out of the State of Bengal.

- 1916 – The last Emperor of China, Yuan Shikai, abdicates the throne and the Republic of China is restored.

- 1920 – Azeri and Turkish army soldiers with participation of Kurdish gangs attacked the Armenian inhabitants of Shushi (Nagorno Karabakh).

- 1939 – World War II: Germany takes Memel from Lithuania.

- 1942 – World War II: In the Mediterranean Sea, the Royal Navy confronts Italy's Regia Marina in the Second Battle of Sirte.

- 1943 – World War II: the entire village of Khatyn (in what is the present-day Republic of Belarus) is burnt alive by Schutzmannschaft Battalion 118.

- 1945 – The Arab League is founded when a charter is adopted in Cairo, Egypt.

- 1960 – Arthur Leonard Schawlow and Charles Hard Townes receive the first patent for a laser

- 1972 – The United States Congress sends the Equal Rights Amendment to the states for ratification.

- 1972 – In Eisenstadt v. Baird, the United States Supreme Court decides that unmarried persons have the right to possess contraceptives.

- 1975 – A fire at the Browns Ferry Nuclear Power Plant in Decatur, Alabama causes a dangerous reduction in cooling water levels.

- 1978 – Karl Wallenda of The Flying Wallendas dies after falling off a tight-rope between two hotels in San Juan, Puerto Rico.

- 1982 – NASA's Space Shuttle Columbia is launched from the Kennedy Space Center on its third mission, STS-3.

- 1992 – USAir Flight 405 crashes shortly after takeoff from New York City's LaGuardia Airport, leading to a number of studies into the effect that ice has on aircraft.

- 1992 – Fall of communism in Albania: The Democratic Party of Albania wins a decisive majority in the parliamentary election.

- 1993 – The Intel Corporation ships the first Pentium chips (80586), featuring a 60 MHz clock speed, 100(United States) MIPS, and a 64 bit data path.

- 1995 – Cosmonaut Valeri Polyakov returns to earth after setting a record of 438 days in space.

- 1997 – Tara Lipinski, aged 14 years and 10 months, becomes the youngest women's World Figure Skating Champion.

- 2004 – Ahmed Yassin, co-founder and leader of the Palestinian Sunni Islamist group Hamas, two bodyguards, and nine civilian bystanders are killed in the Gaza Strip when hit by Israeli Air Force Hellfire missiles.

- 2006 – Three Christian Peacemaker Team (CPT) hostages are freed by British forces in Baghdad after 118 days of captivity and the murder of their colleague from the U.S., Tom Fox.

- 2013 – At least 37 people are killed and 200 are injured after a fire destroys a camp containing Burmese refugees near Ban Mae, Thailand.

- 2016 – Three suicide bombers kill 32 people and injure 316 in the 2016 Brussels bombings at the airport and at the Maelbeek/Maalbeek metro station.

- 2017 – A terrorist attack in London near the Houses of Parliament leaves four people dead and at least 20 injured.

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[spoiler=Famous Birthdays:]

Famous Birthdays:

- 1599 – Anthony van Dyck, Flemish-English painter and etcher

- 1609 – John II Casimir Vasa, Polish king

- 1663 – August Hermann Francke, German clergyman, philanthropist, and scholar

- 1797 – William I, German Emperor

- 1824 Karl/Charles Pfizer, German chemist, co-founded Pfizer Inc.

- 1868 – Robert Andrews Millikan, American colonel and physicist, Nobel Prize laureate

- 1887 – Chico Marx, American actor

- 1912 – Karl Malden, American actor

- 1923 – Marcel Marceau, French mime and actor

- 1930 – Stephen Sondheim, American composer and songwriter

- 1931 – William Shatner, Canadian actor

- 1936 – Ron Carey, American trade union leader

- 1937 – Armin Hary, German sprinter

- 1948 – Andrew Lloyd Webber, English director and composer

- 1950 – Hugo Egon Balder, German actor and comedian

- 1976 – Reese Witherspoon, American actress and producer

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Quote of the day

Ideologies separate us. Dreams and anguish bring us together.

- Eugene Ionesco (French Dramatist, 1912-1994) -

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

Jaslandia, Vista Major, Axeldonia, Mercunova, Percyton, Midasia

Watched a good documentary called The Funeral Murders. It's on YouTube. I recommend it if you have an interest in the history of the Troubles in Northern Ireland.

Au Minbo wrote:Petition for a poll on favorite classic American literature

Any votes for The Great Gatsby?

And for the poll, my vote is for Latin. Mainly because I have an interest in Roman history, and knowing Latin would allow me to dig deeper into the subject and read the primary sources without translation. Italian is a close second, as my family has a lot of Italian heritage.

Au Minbo

Au Minbo wrote:To Kill a Mockingbird

I killed a bird once.

Mercunova wrote:I killed a bird once.

*Merc, touching the scar along his cheek*

“Before it could kill me.”

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

Our Minister of Justice wishes to learn Russian

If there is ever a suspicion of collusion in the election of our Chancellor, remind me to advocate that Comrade Peng recuse himself from any investigation. :P

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

Continental Commonwealths wrote:Our Minister of Justice wishes to learn Russian

If there is ever a suspicion of collusion in the election of our Chancellor, remind me to advocate that Comrade Peng recuse himself from any investigation. :P

#MakeAntarticaGreatAgain

Jaslandia, Midasia

Vista Major wrote:#MakeAntarticaGreatAgain

#MPGA

*tries to pronounce this*

muh puh gah

(Vista why you gotta change that? Now I seem dumb :P or I am blind)

Jaslandia, Vista Major, Penguania And Antarctica

Vista Major wrote:#MakeAntarcticaGreatAgain

#ProperSpellingIsEssential

Jaslandia, Vista Major, Penguania And Antarctica, Mercunova

>Legalizes Slavery

>Improves Economy

I love this game.

Jaslandia, Vista Major, Axeldonia

Midasia wrote:#MPGA

*tries to pronounce this*

muh puh gah

(Vista why you gotta change that? Now I seem dumb :P or I am blind)

Those who edit their RMB posts are weak and will be the first to go when the apocalypse comes.

Alruniea, Jaslandia, Vista Major

Midasia wrote:#MPGA

*tries to pronounce this*

muh puh gah

(Vista why you gotta change that? Now I seem dumb :P or I am blind)

You are only blind because of my beautiful, melanin light

Continental Commonwealths wrote:Those who edit their RMB posts are weak and will be the first to go when the apocalypse comes.

Or the last, once we edit ourselves out of the apocalypse

Gualimole wrote:>Legalizes Slavery

>Improves Economy

I love this game.

I'm sure.

Continental Commonwealths wrote:#ProperSpellingIsEssential

nat rele tho

Midasia

Vista Major wrote:Or the last, once we edit ourselves out of the apocalypse

Editors inevitably edit themselves out of existence, whether accidentally or by force.

Jaslandia

Alruniea wrote:Dab on the haters

Editing is a wonderful thing

Alruniea, Jaslandia

Jaslandia wrote:Any votes for The Great Gatsby?

And for the poll, my vote is for Latin. Mainly because I have an interest in Roman history, and knowing Latin would allow me to dig deeper into the subject and read the primary sources without translation. Italian is a close second, as my family has a lot of Italian heritage.

I n h o c s i g n o t a u r u s v i n c e s

Also I've only been up for an hour and a half

I want to learn Japanese instantly so I will never again have to decide between subs and dubs.

Gualimole wrote:I want to learn Japanese instantly so I will never again have to decide between subs and dubs.

I think you mean doms.

And I don’t think either are siloed by their linguistics.

Continental Commonwealths wrote:I think you mean doms.

And I don’t think either are siloed by their linguistics.

I am referring to anime, not BDSM.

Axeldonia wrote:Editing is a wonderful thing

that too

Gualimole wrote:I want to learn Japanese instantly so I will never again have to decide between subs and dubs.

Continental Commonwealths wrote:I think you mean doms.

And I don’t think either are siloed by their linguistics.

Gualimole wrote:I am referring to anime, not BDSM.

This is legitimately hilarious

Alruniea, Jaslandia, Aquatur, Mercunova

Unfallious wrote:This is legitimately hilarious

This is why I do the things I do. Also to mess with people.

This is Comrade Bearlong with your regular reminder that I still exist.

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

Bearlong wrote:This is Comrade Bearlong with your regular reminder that I still exist.

A.

Men.

Penguania And Antarctica, Percyton

Vista Major wrote:A.

Men.

No. Fvck you.

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

Bearlong wrote:No. Fvck you.

Still love you <3

Jaslandia, Penguania And Antarctica, Percyton, Midasia

[spoiler=Update from Parliament]Attention Citizens,

A bill entitled The Court of International Law and Justice Membership Act has been moved to a vote. Voting will take place for seven days and conclude at 9:00pm Eastern on Thursday, March 29. This bill may be accessed here:

http://thecoffincofn.boards.net/thread/70/court-international-law-justice-membership

As always, those in favour should let it be known with “endorsed” while those opposed should state it with “denounced”. Those who do not vote will be assumed to have abstained, so stating abstentions is not necessary.

Thank you,

[nation=short]Continental Commonwealths[/nation]

Speaker of Parliament[/spoiler]

Vista Major, Lex Caledonia, Mercunova

Continental Commonwealths wrote:[spoiler=Update from Parliament]Attention Citizens,

A bill entitled The Court of International Law and Justice Membership Act has been moved to a vote. Voting will take place for seven days and conclude at 9:00pm Eastern on Thursday, March 29. This bill may be accessed here:

http://thecoffincofn.boards.net/thread/70/court-international-law-justice-membership

As always, those in favour should let it be known with “endorsed” while those opposed should state it with “denounced”. Those who do not vote will be assumed to have abstained, so stating abstentions is not necessary.

Thank you,

[nation=short]Continental Commonwealths[/nation]

Speaker of Parliament[/spoiler]

Yes

This poll hits me in my feels.

1) I'm so far from German fluency, but I've been working so hard for 5 years now

2) I wish my school offered ASL and Arabic. Even Italian.

3) I can only choose one ;-;

Jaslandia, Penguania And Antarctica, Percyton, Midasia

Hey. Guys.

The voting period for three bills and one motion end this afternoon. The motion in question, the University Charter Resolution, is two sentences long and has a grand total of three votes. Four, if you include the author’s implied vote.

That’s 8% of possible voters.

So, if you’re a citizen, please consider voting. Because those are “does Parliament even have validity?” levels of participation.

All proposals currently being voted upon are available here:

http://thecoffincofn.boards.net/board/21/voting-hall

Jaslandia, Vista Major, Mercunova, Percyton

The Spanish Supreme Court has charged 13 Catalan leaders, including the deposed president, with rebellion which carries a maximum of 30 years in prison.

Rebellion? What is this, medieval Europe? Rape carries a sentence between six and twelve years in Spain. So according to Spanish law, people who hold an "illegal" referendum are worse than rapists.

Priorities, Spain. Sort them out.

Jaslandia, Axeldonia, Lex Caledonia, Mercunova, Confederal States, Spanelsko, Midasia

Nuremgard wrote:The Spanish Supreme Court has charged 13 Catalan leaders, including the deposed president, with rebellion which carries a maximum of 30 years in prison.

Rebellion? What is this, medieval Europe? Rape carries a sentence between six and twelve years in Spain. So according to Spanish law, people who hold an "illegal" referendum are worse than rapists.

Priorities, Spain. Sort them out.

Well, to be fair, in Medieval Europe the punishment for rebellion would probably be less 30 years in prison, more being torn apart with red hot tongs.

But, I hear ya. It’s pretty backwards for a modern democracy. I hope this has the opposite effect and further fuels separatist sentiment.

Nuremgard, Jaslandia, Mercunova

Continental Commonwealths wrote:Well, to be fair, in Medieval Europe the punishment for rebellion would probably be less 30 years in prison, more being torn apart with red hot tongs.

But, I hear ya. It’s pretty backwards for a modern democracy. I hope this has the opposite effect and further fuels separatist sentiment.

Would love to see Catalonia go independent. The wankers in Madrid would pish their panties knowing they're going to lose one of their richest regions. We'll see how "indivisible" Spain is then.

The government's behaviour during the referendum showed Franco's spirit remains strong.

Axeldonia, Mercunova, Spanelsko

Nuremgard wrote:Would love to see Catalonia go independent. The wankers in Madrid would pish their panties knowing they're going to lose one of their richest regions. We'll see how "indivisible" Spain is then.

The government's behaviour during the referendum showed Franco's spirit remains strong.

Dave Franco? Don’t blame ‘em.

Jaslandia, Mercunova

Continental Commonwealths wrote:Dave Franco? Don’t blame ‘em.

Dave Franco is lovely. I could never blame him.

Continental Commonwealths, Mercunova

Good Day! Hope everyone has a good day!

Song of the day: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gu2pVPWGYMQ

The Chancellor's Public Schedule [I]23 March 2018

(All times Eastern. Subject to change.)

18:00 The Chancellor holds his weekly conference with the Speaker

Jaslandia, Vista Major, Percyton

Nuremgard wrote:The Spanish Supreme Court has charged 13 Catalan leaders, including the deposed president, with rebellion which carries a maximum of 30 years in prison.

Rebellion? What is this, medieval Europe? Rape carries a sentence between six and twelve years in Spain. So according to Spanish law, people who hold an "illegal" referendum are worse than rapists.

Priorities, Spain. Sort them out.

What be this? Do these knaves not respect the divine right of kings?

Nuremgard, Jaslandia

Axeldonia wrote:What be this? Do these knaves not respect the divine right of kings?

Off with their heads!

Jaslandia, Axeldonia

A Quick Update:

Elected Again: Aleksander Coltsov was elected to his second term as Premier of the Equestrian Union. The election was quick as no-one dared oppose the stallion who led the Motherland to new heights, especially after Russia collapsed twice.. in 1991 and again in 2013.

Red Army on the March: Equestrian troops are gearing up for the upcoming Victory Day parade on April 6th. The original V-Day Parade, formerly held by the CCCP and Russian Federation on May 9th, has since been reclassified as Rememberance Day.

Ever vigilant, we sail true: Ever since the Equestrian Navy began patrolling around the Mainland and Sodor, privateer numbers have slowly declined. Unfortunately, other nations may have found themselves as targets. New cells of resistance are springing up.

And finally,

Humans.. To be or Not to be?: International bodies have expressed disgust and concern with the Equestrian Union regarding the nearly nonexistent numbers of humans in a supposedly Equine-dominated state. The current human population, numbers unknown, makes up nearly 31% of the EQU. The Equestrian government has called the allegations of anti-human sentiment preposterous, but promises to keep working on things.

Have a great day and may the Red Banner lead you to victory!

(*Let me know if you want more of these!*)

Nuremgard, Jaslandia, Percyton, Spanelsko

Russkov Soviet wrote:A Quick Update:

Elected Again: Aleksander Coltsov was elected to his second term as Premier of the Equestrian Union. The election was quick as no-one dared oppose the stallion who led the Motherland to new heights, especially after Russia collapsed twice.. in 1991 and again in 2013.

Red Army on the March: Equestrian troops are gearing up for the upcoming Victory Day parade on April 6th. The original V-Day Parade, formerly held by the CCCP and Russian Federation on May 9th, has since been reclassified as Rememberance Day.

Ever vigilant, we sail true: Ever since the Equestrian Navy began patrolling around the Mainland and Sodor, privateer numbers have slowly declined. Unfortunately, other nations may have found themselves as targets. New cells of resistance are springing up.

And finally,

Humans.. To be or Not to be?: International bodies have expressed disgust and concern with the Equestrian Union regarding the nearly nonexistent numbers of humans in a supposedly Equine-dominated state. The current human population, numbers unknown, makes up nearly 31% of the EQU. The Equestrian government has called the allegations of anti-human sentiment preposterous, but promises to keep working on things.

Have a great day and may the Red Banner lead you to victory!

(*Let me know if you want more of these!*)

You wont like my update. I've restored the monarchy in Tangshan.

Russkov Soviet, Jaslandia, Spanelsko

Continental Commonwealths wrote:Our Minister of Justice wishes to learn Russian

If there is ever a suspicion of collusion in the election of our Chancellor, remind me to advocate that Comrade Peng recuse himself from any investigation. :P

Well, in school I had to choose between French, Russian and Latin as second foreign language course. I took Latin. Tho I like the sound of the Russian language. I can say some few sentences.

Nuremgard, Jaslandia, Vista Major

[spoiler=Today is March 23 and today are:]

Today is March 23 and today are:

- Day of Hungarian-Polish Friendship (Hungary and Poland)

- Day of the Sea (Bolivia)

- Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources Day (Azerbaijan)

- National Chia Day (United States)

- National Chip and Dip Day (United States)

- National Melba Toast Day (United States)

- National Near Miss Day (United States)

- National Organize Your Home Office (United States)

- National Puppy Day (United States)

- OK Day

- Pakistan Day (Pakistan)

- Promised Messiah Day (Ahmadiyya)

- World Meteorological Day

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[spoiler=This day in history:]

This day in history:

- 1400 – The Trần dynasty of Vietnam is deposed, after one hundred and seventy-five years of rule, by Hồ Quý Ly, a court official.

- 1540 – Waltham Abbey is surrendered to King Henry VIII of England; the last religious community to be closed during the Dissolution of the Monasteries.

- 1568 – The Peace of Longjumeau is signed, ending the second phase of the French Wars of Religion.

- 1708 – James Francis Edward Stuart lands at the Firth of Forth.

- 1775 – American Revolutionary War: Patrick Henry delivers his speech – "Give me liberty, or give me death!" – at St. John's Episcopal Church, Richmond, Virginia.

- 1801 – Tsar Paul I of Russia is struck with a sword, then strangled, and finally trampled to death inside his bedroom at St. Michael's Castle.

- 1806 – After traveling through the Louisiana Purchase and reaching the Pacific Ocean, explorers Lewis and Clark and their "Corps of Discovery" begin their arduous journey home.

- 1821 – Greek War of Independence: Battle and fall of city of Kalamata.

- 1848 – The ship John Wickliffe arrives at Port Chalmers carrying the first Scottish settlers for Dunedin, New Zealand. Otago province is founded.

- 1857 – Elisha Otis's first elevator is installed at 488 Broadway New York City.

- 1862 – The First Battle of Kernstown, Virginia, marks the start of Stonewall Jackson's Valley Campaign. Although a Confederate defeat, the engagement distracts Federal efforts to capture Richmond.

- 1868 – The University of California is founded in Oakland, California when the Organic Act is signed into law.

- 1879 – War of the Pacific: The Battle of Topáter, the first battle of the war is fought between Chile and the joint forces of Bolivia and Peru.

- 1885 – Sino-French War: Chinese victory in the Battle of Phu Lam Tao near Hưng Hóa, northern Vietnam.

- 1888 – In England, The Football League, the world's oldest professional association football league, meets for the first time.

- 1889 – The Ahmadiyya Muslim Community is established by Mirza Ghulam Ahmad in Qadian, British India.

- 1901 – Emilio Aguinaldo, only President of the First Philippine Republic, was captured at Palanan, Isabela by the forces of General Frederick Funston.

- 1905 – Eleftherios Venizelos calls for Crete's union with Greece, and begins what is to be known as the Theriso revolt.

- 1909 – Theodore Roosevelt leaves New York for a post-presidency safari in Africa. The trip is sponsored by the Smithsonian Institution and National Geographic Society.

- 1918 – First World War: On the third day of the German Spring Offensive, the 10th Battalion of the Royal West Kent Regiment is annihilated with many of the men becoming prisoners of war

- 1919 – In Milan, Italy, Benito Mussolini founds his Fascist political movement.

- 1931 – Bhagat Singh, Shivaram Rajguru and Sukhdev Thapar are hanged for the killing of a deputy superintendent of police during the Indian struggle for independence.

- 1933 – The Reichstag passes the Enabling Act of 1933, making Adolf Hitler dictator of Germany.

- 1935 – Signing of the Constitution of the Commonwealth of the Philippines.

- 1939 – The Hungarian air force attacks the headquarters of the Slovak air force in Spišská Nová Ves, killing 13 people and beginning the Slovak–Hungarian War.

- 1940 – The Lahore Resolution (Qarardad-e-Pakistan or Qarardad-e-Lahore) is put forward at the Annual General Convention of the All-India Muslim League.

- 1956 – Pakistan becomes the first Islamic republic in the world. (Republic Day in Pakistan)

- 1965 – NASA launches Gemini 3, the United States' first two-man space flight (crew: Gus Grissom and John Young).

- 1977 – The first of The Nixon Interviews (12 will be recorded over four weeks) are videotaped with British journalist David Frost interviewing former United States President Richard Nixon about the Watergate scandal and the Nixon tapes.

- 1978 – The first UNIFIL troops arrived in Lebanon for peacekeeping mission along the Blue Line.

- 1980 – Archbishop Óscar Romero of El Salvador gives his famous speech appealing to men of the El Salvadoran armed forces to stop killing the Salvadorans.

- 1982 – Guatemala's government, headed by Fernando Romeo Lucas García is overthrown in a military coup by right-wing General Efraín Ríos Montt.

- 1983 – Strategic Defense Initiative: President Ronald Reagan makes his initial proposal to develop technology to intercept enemy missiles.

- 1991 – The Revolutionary United Front, with support from the special forces of Charles Taylor's National Patriotic Front of Liberia, invades Sierra Leone in an attempt to overthrow Joseph Saidu Momoh, sparking a gruesome 11-year Sierra Leone Civil War.

- 1994 – At an election rally in Tijuana, Mexican presidential candidate Luis Donaldo Colosio is assassinated by Mario Aburto Martínez.

- 1994 – A United States Air Force (USAF) F-16 aircraft collides with a USAF C-130 at Pope Air Force Base and then crashes, killing 24 United States Army soldiers on the ground. This later became known as the Green Ramp disaster.

- 1994 – Aeroflot Flight 593 crashed into the Kuznetsk Alatau mountain, Kemerovo Oblast, Russia, killing 75.

- 1996 – Taiwan holds its first direct elections and chooses Lee Teng-hui as President.

- 1999 – Gunmen assassinate Paraguay's Vice President Luis María Argaña.

- 2001 – The Russian Mir space station is disposed of, breaking up in the atmosphere before falling into the southern Pacific Ocean near Fiji.

- 2003 – Battle of Nasiriyah, first major conflict during the invasion of Iraq.

- 2009 – FedEx Express Flight 80: A McDonnell Douglas MD-11 flying from Guangzhou, China crashes at Tokyo's Narita International Airport, killing both the captain and the co-pilot.

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[spoiler=Famous Birthdays:]

Famous Birthdays:

- 1749 – Pierre-Simon Laplace, French mathematician and astronomer

- 1754 – Jurij Vega, Slovene mathematician, physicist and artillery officer

- 1858 – Ludwig Quidde, German activist and politician, Nobel Prize laureate

- 1881 – Hermann Staudinger, German chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate

- 1882 – Emmy Noether, Jewish German-American mathematician, physicist and academic

- 1887 – Juan Gris, Spanish painter and sculptor

- 1900 – Erich Fromm, German psychologist and sociologist

- 1907 – Daniel Bovet, Swiss-Italian pharmacologist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate

- 1910 – Akira Kurosawa, Japanese director, producer and screenwriter

- 1912 – Wernher von Braun, German-American physicist and engineer

- 1924 – Bette Nesmith Graham, American inventor, invented Liquid Paper

- 1929 – Roger Bannister, English runner, neurologist and academic

- 1937 – Robert Gallo, American physician and academic

- 1942 – Michael Haneke, Austrian director, producer and screenwriter

- 1956 – José Manuel Barroso, Portuguese academic and politician, 115th Prime Minister of Portugal

- 1968 – Damon Albarn, English singer-songwriter, producer and actor

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Quote of the day

The only place success comes before work is in the dictionary.

- Vince Lombari (American Coach, 1913-1970) -

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

Jaslandia, Vista Major, Mercunova, Percyton, Grand Hesperia

Penguania And Antarctica wrote:Well, in school I had to choose between French, Russian and Latin as second foreign language course. I took Latin. Tho I like the sound of the Russian language. I can say some few sentences.

Россия сильна. Россия снова станет великой!

Penguania And Antarctica wrote:Well, in school I had to choose between French, Russian and Latin as second foreign language course. I took Latin. Tho I like the sound of the Russian language. I can say some few sentences.

I wanted to study Latin in high school but not enough people picked it so I had to do Graphic Communication instead.

Nuremgard wrote:You wont like my update. I've restored the monarchy in Tangshan.

Democracy is only temporary, for the candidates will run their people dry.

Nuremgard

Hello, everyone! It's been a few days since I last posted, so I have a couple of announcements.

First, on behalf of all of Percyton, I would like to congratulate Sir Ringo Starr on his knighthood! While he's best known as a member of the Beatles, he was also the narrator for the first two seasons of our TV series (both UK and US dubs)! We keep in contact with (now Sir) Ringo on occasion, and Sir Topham Hatt was even invited to the knighting ceremony! Unfortunately, Sir Topham Hatt got busy with railway work and had to decline, so he sent one of the members of the Railway Board instead.

Second, two days ago (March 21) marked the 21-year anniversary of the Reverend Wilbert Awdry's death. Reverend Awdry was of course the author of The Railway Series, a series of children's books about us and our adventures, and which formed the basis for our TV series (which is what we're best known for nowadays). The Reverend Awdry made us famous, basically, and we of course held ceremonies honoring him and his legacy on Wednesday, though the biggest celebrations of Awdry's life are usually held on his birthday (June 15). We are grateful for the life and accomplishments of the Reverend Awdry, and he will forever be one of the greatest humans in Percytonian history!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wilbert_Awdry

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Railway_Series

Russkov Soviet, Jaslandia, Varrick The Rich Guy, James The Red Engine, Duke The Old Engine

Russkov Soviet wrote:Democracy is only temporary, for the candidates will run their people dry.

They've went from having a president worshipped as a god back to an emperor worshipped as a god. All three of my nations are monarchies now.

Russkov Soviet, Duke The Old Engine

Russkov Soviet wrote:Democracy is only temporary, for the candidates will run their people dry.

I don't know, I'd say democracy worked out pretty well for Percyton. Before we had democracy, we were ruled by the 'ollie-gar-key' of the Supreme Council, and while they were alright leaders, most people felt the Council wasn't doing enough to improve things on Sodor, and that things were just stalling in place under Council rule. Percyton has become more much democratic in recent years, and our nation has become all the better for it!

Russkov Soviet, Jaslandia, Varrick The Rich Guy, James The Red Engine, Duke The Old Engine

Percyton wrote:I don't know, I'd say democracy worked out pretty well for Percyton. Before we had democracy, we were ruled by the 'ollie-gar-key' of the Supreme Council, and while they were alright leaders, most people felt the Council wasn't doing enough to improve things on Sodor, and that things were just stalling in place under Council rule. Percyton has become more much democratic in recent years, and our nation has become all the better for it!

Democracy is a viable option, but some nations either refuse it or work better without. We are a mix of Democracy and ol' Communism.

Nuremgard, Jaslandia, James The Red Engine

Made a new, less cluttered flag and made some semblance of headway in regards to my factbook.

https://www.nationstates.net/nation=grand_hesperia/detail=factbook/id=992229

Russkov Soviet, Nuremgard, Jaslandia, Vista Major

Russkov Soviet wrote:Democracy is a viable option, but some nations either refuse it or work better without. We are a mix of Democracy and ol' Communism.

My country Shazria has what it calls enlightened despotism. The Shah allows political freedoms, including an elected Consultative Assembly. All MPs are government-approved and the Assembly acts as an advisory body to the Crown. His Majesty has the final say on all policies and laws.

Russkov Soviet, Jaslandia

Nuremgard wrote:My country Shazria has what it calls enlightened despotism. The Shah allows political freedoms, including an elected Consultative Assembly. All MPs are government-approved and the Assembly acts as an advisory body to the Crown. His Majesty has the final say on all policies and laws.

That's pretty good.

Nuremgard

Russkov Soviet wrote:That's pretty good.

The current Shah is undertaking a vast array of reforms in the country. It's a very exciting time to be Shazrian right now. Unless you're a cleric, a conservative and/or religious. They hate the Shah.

Russkov Soviet

Nuremgard wrote:The current Shah is undertaking a vast array of reforms in the country. It's a very exciting time to be Shazrian right now. Unless you're a cleric, a conservative and/or religious. They hate the Shah.

What is this? A slightly less autocratic version of Iran right before 1979?

Nuremgard, Jaslandia

Gualimole wrote:What is this? A slightly less autocratic version of Iran right before 1979?

Precisely.

Jaslandia, Gualimole

[spoiler=Update from Parliament]Attention Citizens,

As mentioned earlier today, the voting period for four proposals- three bills and one motion- have now concluded. Voting totals are provided below.

The Foreign Policy Recalibration Act

With 2 votes in favour, 5 votes opposed, and 43 abstentions, this bill has failed to pass.

The Comprehensive Retention Act

With 1 vote in favour, 8 votes opposed, and 41 abstentions, this bill has failed to pass.

The Domestic Restoration Act

With 1 vote in favour, 8 votes opposed, and 41 abstentions, this bill has failed to pass.

The University Charter Resolution

With 4 votes in favour, 4 votes opposed, and 42 abstentions, votes for this motion have tied. As Speaker, I was responsible for casting the tie-breaking vote. In keeping with the precedent of adhering to the Speaker Denison's rule, I denounced this motion.

Therefore, the new voting totals for this motion are as follow: 4 in favour, 5 opposed, and 41 abstentions. As such, this bill has failed to pass.

Thank you,

[nation=short]Continental Commonwealths[/nation]

Speaker of Parliament[/spoiler]

Vista Major

"Speaker of Parliament["

OOOOO SPEAKER MADE A MISTAKE IN HIS TELEGRAM

Jaslandia, Au Minbo, Vista Major, Penguania And Antarctica, Mercunova, Grand Hesperia

Unfallious wrote:"Speaker of Parliament["

OOOOO SPEAKER MADE A MISTAKE IN HIS TELEGRAM

GODDAMMIT UNF

This is coming up at couples counselling next week.

Jaslandia, Vista Major, Penguania And Antarctica

Unfallious wrote:"Speaker of Parliament["

OOOOO SPEAKER MADE A MISTAKE IN HIS TELEGRAM

Never would have happened when I was the Speaker

Bearlong, Nuremgard, Jaslandia, Vista Major, Penguania And Antarctica

Conglomerate News is currently recruiting!

If you're an ambitious individual wanting to tone their journalistic skills, drop us a telegram and we'll see what we can do!

Vista Major, Penguania And Antarctica

Mercunova wrote:Never would have happened when I was the Speaker

Well, you're not Speaker anymore, you're leader of the inactive free region.

Please don't go Taft on us.

Continental Commonwealths wrote:GODDAMMIT UNF

This is coming up at couples counselling next week.

I didn't know Dr. Sul was a counselor.

Penguania And Antarctica

Vista Major wrote:Please don't go Taft on us.

In nine years I'll be Chief Justice

Jaslandia, Penguania And Antarctica

Conglomerate News wrote:Conglomerate News is currently recruiting!

If you're an ambitious individual wanting to tone their journalistic skills, drop us a telegram and we'll see what we can do!

You look familiar...

Mercunova wrote:In nine years I'll be Chief Justice

No, Peng will be Supreme Leader and I'll be his Peoples' Whip.

Jaslandia, Penguania And Antarctica

Mercunova wrote:Never would have happened when I was the Speaker

That’s a nice Chancellery you got there. It’d be a shame if something...

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... happened to it.

Jaslandia, Vista Major, Penguania And Antarctica, Mercunova

Continental Commonwealths wrote:That’s a nice Chancellery you got there. It’d be a shame if something...

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... happened to it.

https://i.pinimg.com/originals/59/36/a8/5936a8fadb924f48fc050bd856a25dcb.jpg

Jaslandia

https://www.nationstates.net/nation=grand_hesperia/detail=factbook/id=992229

Small final edit for today, finally giving the provinces names and flags. (Hint: Some of these draw inspiration from fellow RP nations. Can you figure out which?)

Jaslandia, Vista Major, Axeldonia, Penguania And Antarctica

Unfallious wrote:"Speaker of Parliament["

OOOOO SPEAKER MADE A MISTAKE IN HIS TELEGRAM

Mercunova wrote:Never would have happened when I was the Speaker

Nor would it have when I was Speaker all those years ago.

Jaslandia, Penguania And Antarctica, Mercunova

Vista Major wrote:

No, Peng will be Supreme Leader and Percy will be his Peoples' Whip.

FTFY.

Varrick The Rich Guy, Penguania And Antarctica, Percyton

The Vice Chancellery is Open.

Varrick The Rich Guy, Penguania And Antarctica, Midasia

Cofn Vice Chancellery wrote:The Vice Chancellery is Open.

no u

Jaslandia, Continental Commonwealths, Penguania And Antarctica, Midasia

Cofn Vice Chancellery wrote:The Vice Chancellery is Open.

Thank the Gods.

Penguania And Antarctica, Midasia

Cofn Vice Chancellery wrote:The Vice Chancellery is Open.

Waves

Jaslandia, Penguania And Antarctica, Yukona, Midasia

Cofn Vice Chancellery wrote:The Vice Chancellery is Open.

Bearlong wrote:Thank the Gods.

I was just informed that this was not a resignation from the Vice Chancellor. I apologise for my assumptions.

Jaslandia, Au Minbo, Continental Commonwealths, Penguania And Antarctica, Yukona, Midasia

Bearlong wrote:I was just informed that this was not a resignation from the Vice Chancellor. I apologise for my assumptions.

Bahahaha

Bearlong, Jaslandia, Penguania And Antarctica, Mercunova, Yukona, Midasia

It's annoying how canceling the policy of recognising AI as citizens lowers scientific advancement.

I really should be more active here. Just dropped by to say this: I saw your forum thingy for the Vice-Chancellor is named the 'Blackstone House'. I gotta say, I'm really touched. Really, I am. You named such an important office after me, Iknik Blackstone Varrick? Even after I've been gone for so long? You shouldn't have! I guess I really did have a big impact on this place. Zhu Li! Prepare a 'thank you' card for the Vice-Chancellor! And whoever else is responsible for the naming of 'Blackstone House'!

Jaslandia, Penguania And Antarctica, Percyton

Percyton wrote:Hello, everyone! It's been a few days since I last posted, so I have a couple of announcements.

First, on behalf of all of Percyton, I would like to congratulate Sir Ringo Starr on his knighthood! While he's best known as a member of the Beatles, he was also the narrator for the first two seasons of our TV series (both UK and US dubs)! We keep in contact with (now Sir) Ringo on occasion, and Sir Topham Hatt was even invited to the knighting ceremony! Unfortunately, Sir Topham Hatt got busy with railway work and had to decline, so he sent one of the members of the Railway Board instead.

Second, two days ago (March 21) marked the 21-year anniversary of the Reverend Wilbert Awdry's death. Reverend Awdry was of course the author of The Railway Series, a series of children's books about us and our adventures, and which formed the basis for our TV series (which is what we're best known for nowadays). The Reverend Awdry made us famous, basically, and we of course held ceremonies honoring him and his legacy on Wednesday, though the biggest celebrations of Awdry's life are usually held on his birthday (June 15). We are grateful for the life and accomplishments of the Reverend Awdry, and he will forever be one of the greatest humans in Percytonian history!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wilbert_Awdry

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Railway_Series

Percy! How have you been, old bud? It's been a while since I've seen you.

Jaslandia, Penguania And Antarctica, Percyton

[spoiler=Another Update from Parliament]Attention Citizens,

The Chartered Organization Act has been moved to a vote. Voting will last for seven days, concluding at 10:00pm Eastern on Friday, March 30.

The bill may be viewed and voted upon here:

http://thecoffincofn.boards.net/thread/69/chartered-organization-act

As always, everyone is encouraged to read the bill and vote upon it if they feel so inclined.

Thanks,

[nation=short]Continental Commonwealths[/nation]

Speaker of Parliament[/spoiler]

Vista Major, Penguania And Antarctica, Mercunova, Percyton

Continental Commonwealths wrote:[spoiler=Another Update from Parliament]Attention Citizens,

The Chartered Organization Act has been moved to a vote. Voting will last for seven days, concluding at 10:00pm Eastern on Friday, March 30.

The bill may be viewed and voted upon here:

http://thecoffincofn.boards.net/thread/69/chartered-organization-act

As always, everyone is encouraged to read the bill and vote upon it if they feel so inclined.

Thanks,

[nation=short]Continental Commonwealths[/nation]

Speaker of Parliament[/spoiler]

I'm starting to feel physical pain from this

Vista Major, Penguania And Antarctica

Chernarus State wrote:I'm starting to feel physical pain from this

Just Vote on It.

Penguania And Antarctica

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