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FRA Update
Dated: 24 December 07
Arch Chancellor: Northern Chittowa
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New Foreign Secretaries
Following Puddilania's disappearance just after being elected, the FRA decided to elect two new Foreign Secretaries, and welcomes Neasmyrna and Pope Lexus X to the job. The election was contested between 4 candidates - Neasmyrna, Lexus, Drop Your Pants, and fan favourite Abstain. After voting closed, Neasmyrna and Lexus were tied on 6 votes, Abstain in third place with 2 votes, and DYP picking up the wooden spoon instead of any votes. After a brief discussion Lex and Neas decided to share the job. It was later discovered that Falconias erroneously voted in the election (for Neasmryna) when he was not eligible to, but seeing as the next set of elections was in just a month’s time, both candidates agreed to ignore this.
FRA waves goodbye to Democracy
No... Northern Chittowa hasn't declared himself Supreme Leader - the region 'Democracy' has been expelled from the Alliance for inactivity. Attempts were made by the Regional Development Department to get the region up and running again, but after the only remaining active member of the region, Peaceful Llamas, was unveiled as a spy from The New Inquisition, these were abandoned.
Three new applications
Three regions have applied for membership of the FRA. Nabban was unanimously rejected, after refusing to condemn raider activities, and for the following answer on its application:
New Earth was also unanimously rejected, with the following parts of their application best demonstrating why:3. Is your region willing to use its own member UN nations in the defence of other FRA regions when they come under attack from the organisations which fall under the 'raider' category?
No, for then it would cause controversy and make us loose other allies.
An application from A New Order is still being discussed.3. Is your region willing to use its own member UN nations in the defence of other FRA regions when they come under attack from the organisations which fall under the 'raider' category?
-New Earth holds a neutral foreign policy, however, is willing to dedicate a 20% of our military for FRA work; maybe more.
5. Does your region condemn all such 'raider' activity against FRA regions or any others?
-No, New Earth is full of people who hold both a invader, and defender values. The overwhelming majority supports defender causes, and the military will do what it is told.
Regional Development
After the failure of the regional development efforts in Democracy (see above), the FRA accepted The Grenvali United into the Regional Development Program. Progress was being made, when Nykibo, the person who had applied for help, left the region, so the efforts were put on hold indefinitely.
The Regional Development Minister would like to invite any founderless regions that are in need of assistance to apply to the FRA, so long as they are willing to put in some effort themselves.
|Elections
Elections are scheduled to start for all Cabinet positions on the 1st of January. Seeing as Northern Chittowa is expected to retire from the position of Arch Chancellor, this promises to be an interesting set of elections, and experienced candidate 'Abstain' is being widely tipped to succeed him.
Rangers
The FRA Rangers have, as ever, been in action around NationStates, protecting the sovereignty of founderless regions. The highlights of recent weeks have been the successful liberations of Strongbadia, Austria, Wheel of Time, Beyond (liberated by the AWP RDF), and Yorkshire.
2nd Annual Defender Awards
The 2nd of the Annual Defender Awards will be held early next year, and preparations are well underway. Several new awards have been added, and the format of the awards is being worked on. A full update on the awards will come separately at a later date.
Mod's Playground
The FRA doesn't just work hard - it plays hard as well! The newly created Mod's Playground has every forum member as a mod, allowing for hilarious editing of posts.
An Ode to the Rangers
Klopstock, the FRA poet laureate, composed this ode after a series of FRA victories:
The Rangers
Before the board at night and through the day,
In search of crashers wandering astray,
The Rangers of the FRA are made
To support, defend, liberate and aid.
A nation moves, some follow in its stead,
The feel of Raider victory may spread.
Yet wary be they, who from others seek to steal:
Defenders come in strength no one cares to feel.
Targets are spotted, details are relayed,
Orders issued, armies join the night's crusade.
Alert! Move! Endorse! in victory BANJECT!!!
More action a week than most a year collect.
And in the morning, when raiders at dawn awake,
They find themselves awash in Kandarin's own lake.
From regions large to backwaters small,
(Too numerous and varied to recall)
All raiders take note or suffer to behold:
Nothing escapes the fury of the grey and gold!
Honoro Respectus Integritas![/u]
This update is lacking in cartoons, because it was written by Sedge, in the absence of Sanzar. We apologise for anyone who has read the entire update, hoping to find something to laugh at down at the bottom.
Well, we do always like to give a hand to the less fortunate...Cool! I made the update.
Also, if this is a publicity stunt on my part, spreading the word is only helping me.
FRA Mini-Update
Dated: July 25th, 2008
Arch Chancellor: Sedge
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With the new Cabinet working hard across the Founderless Region Alliance in all areas of policy, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs has recently announced a new list of Ambassadors to ensure constant diplomatic coverage in all regions with whom we maintain diplomatic contact. This update is intended to inform all regions of the new (or not so new) ambassador assigned to their respective regions.
The official list, as released by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs:
Member Regions
The YoungWorld - Lex
00000 A world Power - TM
Lichentia - Sedge
The Rejected Realms - BKB
New Liberalia - TM
Sapientia - Num
Gay - NC
Soviet Union - Sir Lans
Peaceian - Thandryn
New Sorvun - Falc
Global Right Alliance - Lex
Jethnea - Thandryn
Liberty Alliance - CC
North Pacific - Sedge
Non-Member Regions
10000 Islands - Thandryn
Uroca - DYP
Zurich - Defect
The North Pacific - NC
Catlandatopia - Sedge
The Black Hawks - BKB
Imperial Federation - NC
The East Pacific - CC
01 Eastern Roman Empire Alliance - Defect
England - Sedge
Nova Imperium - Old Z
Fox Rite - BKB
NeoGenesis - Falc
The Last Kingdom - Lex
Fidelia - Defec
Europeland - Old Z
Equilism - Sir Lans
Tokugawa Japan - Thandryn
Great Britain and Ireland - Lex
Hyrule - Old Z
Lazarus - Defect
Lone Wolves United - TM
The West Pacific - BKB
United Kingdom - Defect
The South Pacific - Num
Soviet Confederation - Gate
The New Revolution – DYP
FRA Update
Dated: July 15th, 2008
Arch Chancellor: Sedge
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Members & Government
As noted in our previous short update, elections have come and gone for the organization's Cabinet. Ministers have begun setting about their priorities, deputies have been selected, and the FRA Rangers are full-steam ahead under a new government. Thanks to those who ran and those Assembly Representatives that voted!
In other news, newly-elected Arch Chancellor sedge has announced an Assembly review of the Alliance's Charter that will likely run for several weeks. Assembly members who may not ordinarily be active are asked to swing by and give their views as the Charter is torn apart and put back together.
Cabinet
The new cabinet has been formally announced:
- Arch-Channcellor: Sedge
- Region Recruitment officer: Big Killer Babys
- Chief of Defense: Hammer
- Intelligence Minister: Numero Capitan
- Foreign Affairs Minister: The Merlion
- Communications Minister: Defectivity
- Regional Development Minister: Pope Lexus X
Communications Minister Election Tie
In a similar incident to the by-election for Communications Minister noted here previously, the election of a Communications Minister was tied - with the two candidates Defectivity and Kobold each receiving six votes, with two abstentions. After some debate, Kobold announced his intentions to step aside. Kobold was almost immediately snapped up as the Deputy Intelligence Minister.
Deputy Ministers
Following Cabinet elections, several departments have appointed deputy ministers to assist the Cabinet in its duties. Some of those announced so far:
- Deputy Communications Minister: Chin-Chillas
- Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs: Drop Your Pants
- Deputy Regional Recruitment Officer: Likako
- Deputy Intelligence Minister: Kobold
- Deputy Arch Chancellor: Northern Chittowa
Member Regions
Two long-standing member regions of the FRA have begun combating almost-insurmountable inactivity since the last update, with greater activity from North Pacific and the Global Right Alliance. Both regions are among those potentially targeted by the Regional Development Office's new Minister, Pope Lexus X. There've been a few changes of Regional Representatives, including Defectivity becoming the second North Pacific Rep, with Lichentia choosing Tupelope to serve as second Rep. Meanwhile, Neasmyrna announced Lord Tothe would be replacing him as Regional Representative for 00000 A World Power for the month of July.
Rangers
Though there was a slight lull near the end of June and beginning of July, the last week has proven very productive for the Rangers. FRA Rangers and allied military assisted in the liberation and subsequent defense of Venice, as well as defenses of North Carolina and West Seacombe. Laothin was promoted to Private First Class, so congratulations to them!