Embassy of 00000 A World Power

[Vrtbovska Zahrada]

Voilà your requested consulate.

Now use the heck out of it!
I'm not sure whether I will be able to appoint an ambassador to your region, we'll see.

Welcome in TNP!

 

[GreekAmerican]

Thank you!

feel free to ask questions anyone...

 

[GreekAmerican]

here is our newspaper...

10/18/07

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STAFF:
Rucket
Torchevon
Kolinar

QUOTE OF THE DAY
- "God made the country and man made the town." -William Cowper

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Expect highs of 97 and lows of 90

SECTIONS
Sections 1 & 2-A warm morning with things getting hotter going into noon and the evening but then cooling down with a light shower that will end tomorrow morning.
Sections 4, 5, & 8-Expect a hot day with mild humidity but cloud cover moving in should give some respite in the afternoon while a cool breeze will sweep through the night.
Sections 6 & 9-A very hot morning and afternoon are what await everybody and it is recommended that people drink lots of water through the day, however, the night will be very cool and so will the following morning.


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THIS WILL BE THE LAST FREE ISSUE OF THE PAPER, PLEASE SIGN UP TO KEEP RECEIVING FUTURE ISSUES

There is a position open for a staff member of the AWP Inquirer - PM Rucket if interested.

our CURRENCY is UP & RUNNING

The RDF needs members - PLEASE SIGN UP

Positions for Ministers are opening up - PM Neasmyrna or Rucket if interested

We are growing everyday, if you are not on the official map, PLEASE SIGN UP

A new Constitution has been written - please check it out and help edit it, its located in the CONSTITUTIONAL DRAFT ROOM.

PLEASE JOIN THE UN

Sign up for a bank account if you have not already done so. The bank is now officially open & fully functioning.

If you would like to start your own business, please visit the FINANCIAL CENTER


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TODAYS SPOTLIGHT IS ON Ranholn
The following is an interview between Ranholn and an AWP Inquirer staff member;
QUOTE

What made you pick your name ?
Nothing, its a meaningless name i made up on the spot.

Where do you live ?
Mid West United States

What do you think of NationStates ?
Its alright. Been on it for a year and a half but my nations keep CTE

What time are you usually up until ?
1-3 in the morning

Would you willing to pay for NS2 ?
Nope

Whats your favorite sport & why ?
Not a sports fan, but i enjoy watching FIFA

What is your current occupation ?
Umemployed - start working for AT&T in a month

What do you think of the AWP forum ?
Its alright. Smaller than i'm used to

Have you ever lived in any other region in NS ?
Taijitu, East Pacific, North Pacific, Lexicon, AoSS, Gatesville, SAUtopia, & probably others I can't remember.

Finally, do you have anything you would like to tell your fellow AWPers ?
Always fight the powers that be, cuz if you don't who will.



IN NS

The Peoples Socialist Federation of Ranholn

"Bring change by Evolution, not Revolution"

UN Category: Liberal Democratic Socialists
Civil Rights: Very Good
Economy: Imploded
Political Freedoms: Excellent
Location: 00000 A World Power
Regional Influence: Minnow

The Peoples Socialist Federation of Ranholn is a massive, safe nation, notable for its punitive income tax rates. Its compassionate, intelligent population of 3.677 billion love a good election, and the government gives them plenty of them. Universities tend to be full of students debating the merits of various civil and political rights, while businesses are tightly regulated and the wealthy viewed with suspicion.

It is difficult to tell where the omnipresent, socially-minded government stops and the rest of society begins, but it juggles the competing demands of Education, the Environment, and Healthcare. The average income tax rate is 100%. The private sector is almost wholly made up of enterprising fourteen-year-old boys selling lemonade on the sidewalk, although the government is looking at stamping this out.

Libraries are now installed with jacuzzis and mini-bars, high-income earners pay a 100% tax rate, the government seizes private property for the 'good of the people', and legislation sometimes has to battle through weeks of filibustering to pass. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Ranholn's national animal is the Crow, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its currency is the Ranal.

Ranholn is ranked 3rd in the region and 2,310th in the world for Largest Public Sector.


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CURRENT RESOLUTION

Repeal "Max Barry Day"

A proposal to repeal a previously passed resolution


Category: Repeal


Resolution: #223


Proposed by: Omigodtheykilledkenny

Description: UN Resolution #223: Max Barry Day (Category: Education and Creativity; Area of Effect: Educational) shall be struck out and rendered null and void.

Argument: These here fine United Nations,

Commending Resolution #223's laudable purpose, to recognize truly great men and their achievements;

Duly congratulating this resolution's intended honoree on his many titles from coed beauty pageants throughout the NS world;

Expressing its concern, however, that this resolution breaches the reasonable limits to which this body has traditionally held itself;

Chagrined that amidst the many serious problems the world faces today, including war, terrorism, poverty, oppression, corruption, pestilence, disease, famine, malnourishment, starvation, taxes, illiteracy, substandard education, substandard sex education, imperial measurements, necrophilia, space junk, nations not labeling chemicals correctly, shortages of computers for schoolchildren, invisible tree people, shortages of computers for invisible tree schoolchildren, rampant ecclesiastical self-defenestration, and reluctance to eradicate the Arctocephalinae, the United Nations would actually pass a resolution declaring an international holiday for some dude who started a Website suggests that this institution's priorities are somewhat out of whack;

Randomly kicking ambassadors in the nuts for even thinking this proposal was a good idea,

Hereby repeals Resolution #223: Max Barry Day.

Votes For: 2,033

Votes Against: 1,635

Voting Ends: Sun Oct 21 2007

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The NS population for 00000 A WORLD POWER is currently at 194 nations
The FORUM population for 00000 A WORLD POWER is currently at 69 nations

00000 A WORLD POWER REGIONAL ACTIVITY

The Kingdom of Pacriathate arrived from The East Pacific.
The Nomadic Peoples of Neasmyrna updated the World Factbook entry.
The Federation of Massive South Korea departed this region for South korean embassy
The Emirate of Storming Desert departed this region for Land of Men
The Most Serene Republic of Hatsukala arrived from Catlandatopia.
The Federation of Massive South Korea arrived from Great_asia.
The Armed Republic of Darkness Times arrived from East Pacific.
The Techno Union of Kelh updated the World Factbook entry.
The Kingdom of Hatesmanville arrived from The North Pacific.
The Kingdom of Hatesmanville departed this region for The North Pacific
The Republic of Rucket arrived from The Pacific.
The Empire of Robert karraker departed this region for The Empire Fortress Island
The City-State of Petalumadom arrived from The South Pacific.
The Disputed Territories of East LeClaire arrived from An International Power.
The Most Serene Republic of Cassivania arrived from Space Sector RPRA.
The Kingdom of Hatesmanville arrived from 0_a_time_zone.
The Kingdom of Hatesmanville departed this region for 0 A TIME ZONE
The Hellgate of Amdusias ceased to exist.
The Colony of Lleknek departed this region for 42 Douglas Adams
The City-State of Petalumadom departed this region for The West Pacific
The Armed Republic of Darkness Times departed this region for Pacific
The Republic of Rucket departed this region for The West Pacific
The Queendom of Jess0rz departed this region for Lazarus
The United States of Ahooverglagen departed this region for Elite Conservative Circuit
The Holy Empire of Shendralar ceased to exist.
The Colony of Lleknek arrived from The East Pacific.
The Republic of Rucket arrived from The North Pacific.
The City-State of Petalumadom arrived from The South Pacific.
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The Empire of Ascendant arrived from N Ireland.
The Cruel Compassion of Cabeza Muerta arrived from Genesis Defense Project.
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The United States of Ahooverglagen arrived from ECC Island.
The Free Land of Terokkar Forest departed this region for Renegade Islands Alliance
The Republic of Thlayli-rah arrived from The Pacific.
The Holy Empire of Serpent Fire arrived from Lone Wolves United.
The Armed Republic of Numero Capitan arrived from The West Pacific.
The Republic of Rucket arrived from The North Pacific.
The City-State of Petalumadom arrived from The East Pacific.
The Sultanate of Master Pete ceased to exist.
The Colony of Lleknek departed this region for MiddleEarth
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The Republic of Rucket departed this region for The West Pacific
The Empire of Serideth arrived from The Genesis Federation.
The Free Land of Io Way departed this region for The West Pacific
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The Free Land of Io Way arrived from The Rejected Realms.
The Republic of Rucket arrived from The Pacific.
The Queendom of Leetspeaking Mongols ceased to exist.
The Holy Empire of Serpent Fire departed this region for Lone Wolves United
The Grand Duchy of Ausso-Bohemia departed this region for Zootopia
The Grand Duchy of Ausso-Bohemia arrived from 0000 Middle Earth 0000.
The Republic of Urmanian arrived from The West Pacific.
The Holy Empire of Serpent Fire arrived from The South Pacific.
The Armed Republic of Numero Capitan departed this region for The Pacific
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The Republic of Cacapeepeepoopoo ceased to exist.
The Empire of Robert karraker arrived from The Pacific.
The Nomadic Peoples of Neasmyrna updated the World Factbook entry.
The Nomadic Peoples of Neasmyrna updated the World Factbook entry.
The Dictatorship of Odenistan arrived from The West Pacific.
The Republic of REPUBLIC OF MOATES arrived from The East Pacific.
The Empire of Serideth arrived from The East Pacific.
The Grand Duchy of Arrakas ceased to exist.
The Kingdom of Stelam arrived from Pagini.
The Armed Republic of Darkness Times arrived from The Pacific.
The Romanticist Pilgrimage of --Klopstock-- departed this region for The North Pacific
The Armed Republic of Numero Capitan arrived from The West Pacific.
The Republic of Steijnszor ceased to exist.
The Republic of Steijnszor ceased to exist.
The Republic of Tavinak ceased to exist.
The City-State of Petalumadom arrived from The West Pacific.
The Sultanate of The Duley family departed this region for Loose Federation of Ownage
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The Republic of Rucket arrived from The West Pacific.
The Republic of SimbaSpirit departed this region for 000
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The Empire of Grand Avoxlia ceased to exist.
The Kingdom of Americanmen arrived from The North Pacific.
The People's Republic of F_ckification arrived from The Rejected Realms.
The Armed Republic of Numero Capitan departed this region for The Pacific
The Republic of Lord Ivan0022 ceased to exist.
The Theocracy of Stumpfania ceased to exist.
The Republic of Coulmaga ceased to exist.
The Armed Republic of Darkness Times departed this region for The Pacific

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JOKES

The job security quiz
The job security quiz will help judge how long you'll end up at your current job and what will become of you.

The boss appears at your cubicle and finds you playing DOOM at your desk, you...
-A. Swear to take the game off your hard drive forever, but first make a copy for his kid.
-B. Inform him that you're planting a virus in the program so that everyone who plays it on company time will get reported to Human Resources.
-C. Tell him that whatever he wants will have to wait until you've finished the level.

There's a cush job opening in the mail department, stuffing envelopes with free samples. It pays twice as much as your current position. What do you do?
-A. Meekly suggest to your boss that transferring you might improve the morale of everyone who's been working with you.
-B. Politely ask your boss for a transfer and offer to split the salary increase 50/50 with him.
-C. Barge into your bosses office and demand reassignment so that you, "Won't have to work under someone who should have retired before he became a laughingstock."

When your boss throws a party and invites everyone in the office except you, what do you do?
-A. Stay home and watch 'I Love Lucy' reruns.
-B. Show up at the party anyway, with a really expensive bottle of wine and a briefcase full of small, unmarked bills.
-C. Go over to your bosses house after everyone has left and throw rocks at the windows, shouting obscenities.

Your boss criticizes your work unjustly; what do you do?
-A. Listen politely, and then apologize.
-B. Blame someone else.
-C. Climb on top of your desk, and hold up a piece of paper on which you've written the word "union."

When the CEO parks his car in your spot, you...
-A. Wash and wax it, then leave your business card under the windshield wiper.
-B. Key it ... then tell the CEO's secretary you saw your boss near it, loitering suspiciously.
-C. Key it ... then proudly tell the CEO's secretary that you did it.

Your boss asks you to play Kooky the Clown for his kid's fifth birthday party, what do you do?
-A. Offer to pay for the costume rental and cake, too.
-B. Agree to do it, then blackmail a co-worker into doing it while pretending to be you.
-C. Agree to do it, then show up as yourself and tell the children that Kooky is dead.

The boss accuses you of not keeping the office clean; you...
-A. Clean the office while he supervises.
-B. Tell him that you delegated the job, then fire the underling you supposedly gave the job to.
-C. Clean the office again, but this time, you use your boss' face.

Scoring this test

-Mostly A's: You have nothing to worry about. They'll never fire you because you're a doormat.
-Mostly B's: You're not just going to keep your job, with your complete disregard for other peoples feelings, you'll positively shoot up the ladder of success. Congratulations! You're a real jerk.
-Mostly C's: You are a career kamikaze. The boss would have fired you long ago, but he's terrified of what you might do.


COMIC

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THIS WEEK IN HISTORY

10/18
1867: U.S. takes possession of Alaska

10/19
1812: Napoleon retreats from Moscow

10/20
1774: Congress creates the Continental Association

10/21
1797: USS Constitution launched

10/22
1962: Cuban Missile Crisis

10/23
42BC: Brutus commits suicide

10/24
2003: The Concorde makes its final flight

 

[GreekAmerican]

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"No government power can be abused long. Mankind will not bear it." -Samuel Johnson

Thursday will be a mild day with minimal clud coverage and a cool breeze whispering throughout the day. High of 86 and low of 81.

Friday will be another mild day but with a chance of showers in the afternoon. High of 85 and low of 80.

Saturday will have nothing but drizzles throughout the day with a chance of even heavier rains around noon. High of 84 and low of 77.

Sunday will start with very heavy rains beating down until the evening when only a light drizzle will begin to fall. High of 73 and low of 67.

Monday will see a small shower in the morning but then the clouds will break and the sun will shine again. High of 74 and low of 68.

Tuesday will be warmer albeit with a heavy cloud cover, no rains are expected and the clouds should pass by late this evening. High of 80 and low of 76.

Wednesday will be free of clouds and the winds will be light yet refreshing. High of 80 and low of 77.

The IPP and the DCAPCOMR politacal parties are looking to recruit from those in the region interested in getting involved with region politics. Contact any party members for info.

The AWP UN Board is looking for any others interested in getting in on the ground floor of this new group. Check the UN threads ofr more info or contact Kolinar/Numero Capitan as they'll be able to get you all the info you'll need right away.

The RDF is looking for active members to join our glorious defense force. If your interested and would like more info contact Neas.

This is the proposal currently before the UN......

Ban International Trafficking
A resolution to ban, legalize, or encourage recreational drugs.


Category: Recreational Drug Use
Decision: Outlaw
Proposed by: Intelligenstan

Description: DEFINING for the purposes of this resolution, a "recreational drug" as a chemical substance whose primary purpose is to act upon the central nervous system where it alters brain function, resulting in temporary or permanent changes in perception, mood, consciousness and/or behavior,

AWARE that member nations may not wish to outlaw drugs,

OBSERVING that trafficking of drugs across borders may lead to large untaxed amounts of money being poured from one nation to another,

NOTING that drug trafficking between nations may lead to conflict due to differences in drug laws of member nations,

FURTHER NOTING that drug trafficking in many instances directly funds terrorism and illegal weapon trade,

CONCLUDING that cutting down on international drug trafficking will benefit all nations involved economically and socially,

THEREFORE HEREBY MANDATING all member nations to follow this resolution that is:

§1 ENACTING that nations put immediately into effect laws imposing a fine, imprisonment, or other such forms of correctional action that are allowed by the UN upon drug traffickers.

§2 DEFINING international drug traffickers as any individuals who are caught involved in the international:

-Buying
-Selling
-Otherwise exchanging in any form

of drugs that were not legally passed through the borders of the nations involved.

§3 URGING member nations to consider imposing sanctions on nations who do not follow similar courses of action.

§4 ADVISING each member nation to consider imposing sanctions on nations who do follow similar courses of action, but fail to present their choice of correctional action as sufficient and fitting for the crime committed.

REITERATING, finally, that member nations who do carry out legal drug trade will be able to continue to do so.

Votes For: 4,731

Votes Against: 2,967

Voting Ends: Thu Nov 29 2007

Regional Happenings

17 minutes ago: The Republic of Ahriiman departed this region for ValoGuard
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44 minutes ago: The Armed Republic of Numero Capitan arrived from Democracy.
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1 day ago: The Repaxan Occupied Territories of Repaxan arrived from The East Pacific.

THINGS NOT TO SAY TO YOUR PREGNANT WIFE

17. "I finished the Oreos"

16. "Not to imply anything, but I don't think the kid weighs 40 pounds."

15. "Y'know, looking at her, you'd never guess that Pamela Lee had a baby!"

14. "I sure hope your thighs aren't gonna stay that flabby forever!"

13. "Well, couldn't they induce labor? The 25th is the Super Bowl"

12. "Darned if you ain't about 5 pounds away from a surprize visit from that Richard Simmons fella. '

11. "Fred at the office passed a stone the size of a pea. Boy, that's gotta hurt!"

10. "Whoa! For a minute there, I thought I woke up next to Willard Scott!"

9. "I'm jealous! Why can't men experience the joy of childbirth?

8. "Are your ankles supposed to look like that?"

7. "Get your *own* ice cream."

6. "Geez, you're awfully puffy looking today!"

5. "Got milk?"

4. "Maybe we should name the baby after my secretary, Tawney."

3. "Man! That rose tattoo on your hip is the size of Madagascar!"

2. "Retaining water? Yeah, like the Hoover Dam retains water."

... and finally ...

1. "You don't have the guts to pull the trigger....."

 

[Westwind]

THINGS NOT TO SAY TO YOUR PREGNANT WIFE

"Yes, you do look fat in that dress"

Thanks for the update !

 

[GreekAmerican]

yeah that part is always rather funny

 

[GreekAmerican]

-"All science is either physics or stamp collecting." -E. Rutherford

Thursday is going to present us with severe cloud cover and a light layer of flurries throughout the day. High of 42 and low of 37

Friday will be more of the same but by the end of the night temperatures will drop and ice will begin to form. High of 39 and low of 31.

Saturday expect a moderate snow storm with a lot of ice patches forming beneath the blankets of snow. High of 36 and low of 32.

Sunday is going to be like saturday but towards the end of the day the weather should break for a bit giving us a brief respite. High of 40 and low of 36.

Monday will have partly cloudy skies and we'll see some flurries come afternoon. High of 43 and low of 39.

Tuesday will see a large amount of cloud coverage but for most of the day only flurries will fall and then during the evening a heavier snow fall will begin. High of 43 and low of 36.

Wednesday will begin with a moderate snow storm in effect but around noon a very heavy blizzard will take hold of the region, it is advised that you make sure your safely at home and well stocked with provisions before Wednesday comes. High of 37 and low of 32.

The Inquirer is proud to welcome Kolinar and Numero Capitan on board as staff members for the paper. Were sure they're gonna do a cracker jack job.

On a sad note for the region our good friend Rucket had CTE'd and hasn't visited the forums for over a month now. None of us ever saw this coming and it hurts especially since he was so dedicated to the region and was usually the first person to volunteer to help with some kind of task, however, his legacy lives on in all the things that he did and accomplished for the region: supervising the paper, being a major recruiter, setting up and getting involved with the forum money, and the list goes on. He has left the good region in good hands and though we mourn his loss we must continue to move forward and strive to make the region even greater, something he always did with great pride.

Though we lose Rucket one of the older members DeathorLife has returned to us after a leave of absence, be sure to welcome him back and to our newest members be sure to introduece yourselves.

The RDF is always looking for dedicated members to join our defence force. If you have any questions or would like to join contact Neas or any RDF member and they'll be happy to get you on your way.

The regions political parties are always looking for a few good nations to join and get involved with the regions politics.

The following appointments where recently approved by the senate:
-Minister for Education: Torchevon
-Regional Representative to the FRA: Numero Capitan

We now have filled our quota of 2 for FRA Regional Assembly Representatives, the other being Neasmyrna. Numero Capitan takes the seat that Falconias left vacant when he resigned as Minister for Defense

There are currently no proposals before the UN. As a service announcement from the Minister of Education he urges all nations not already in the UN to join up and for those nations that are already UN members please be sure to endorse our UN delegate Kelh.

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Airline Funnies!

Occasionally, airline attendants make an effort to make the "in-flight safety lecture" and their other announcements a bit more entertaining.

Here are some real examples that have been heard or reported:

1. From a Southwest Airlines employee.... "There may be 50 ways to leave your lover, but there are only 4 ways out of this airplane..."

2. Pilot-"Folks, we have reached our cruising altitude now, so I am going to switch the seat belt sign off. Feel free to move about as you wish, but please stay inside the plane till we land...it's a bit cold outside, and if you walk on the wings it affects the flight pattern."

3. After landing: "Thank you for flying Delta Business Express. We hope you enjoyed giving us the business as much as we enjoyed taking you for a ride.

4. As the plane landed and was coming to a stop at Washington National, a lone voice comes over the loudspeaker: "Whoa, big fella. WHOA!"

5. After a particularly rough landing during thunderstorms in Memphis, a flight attendant on a Northwest flight announced: "Please take care when opening the overhead compartments because, after a landing like that, sure as hell everything has shifted."

6. From a Southwest Airlines employee.... "Welcome aboard Southwest Flight XXX to YYY. To operate your seatbelt, insert the metal tab into the buckle, and pull tight. It works just like every other seatbelt and if you don't know how to operate one, you probably shouldn't be out in public unsupervised. In the event of a sudden loss of cabin pressure, oxygen masks will descend from the ceiling. Stop screaming, grab the mask, and pull it over your face. If you have a small child traveling with you, secure your mask before assisting with theirs. If you are traveling with two small children, decide now which one you love more.

7. Weather at our destination is 50 degrees with some broken clouds, but they'll try to have them fixed before we arrive. Thank you, and remember, nobody loves you or your money, more than Southwest Airlines."

8. "Your seat cushions can be used for flotation and in the event of an emergency water landing, please take them with our compliments."

9. "As you exit the plane, please make sure to gather all of your belongings. Anything left behind will be distributed evenly among the flight attendants. Please do not leave children or spouses."

10. "Last one off the plane must clean it."

11. From the pilot during his welcome message: "We are pleased to have some of the best flight attendants in the industry... Unfortunately none of them are on this flight...!

12. Overheard on an American Airlines flight into Amarillo, Texas, on a particularly windy and bumpy day. During the final approach, the Captain was really having to fight it After an extremely hard landing, the Flight Attendant came on the PA and announced, "Ladies and Gentlemen, welcome to Amarillo. Please remain in your seats with your seatbelts fastened while the Captain taxis what's left of our airplane to the gate!"

13. Another flight Attendant's comment on a less than perfect landing: "We ask you to please remain seated as Captain Kangaroo bounces us to the terminal."

14. An airline pilot wrote that on this particular flight he had hammered his ship into the runway really hard. The airline had a policy which required the first officer to stand at the door while the passengers exited, smile, and give them a "Thanks for flying XYZ airline." He said that in light of his bad landing, he had a hard time looking the passengers in the eye, thinking that someone would have a smart comment. Finally, everyone had gotten off except for this little old lady walking with a cane. She said, "Sonny, mind if I as you a question?" "Why no, Ma'am," said the pilot, "what is it?" The little old lady said, "Did we land or were we shot down?"

15. After a real crusher of a landing in Phoenix, the Flight Attendant came on with, "Ladies and Gentlemen, please remain in your seats until Captain Crash and the Crew have brought the aircraft to a screeching halt up against the gate. And, once the tire smoke has cleared and the warning bells are silenced, we'll open the door and you can pick your way through the wreckage to the terminal.

16. Part of a Flight Attendant's arrival announcement: "We'd like to thank you folks for flying with us today. And, the next time you get the insane urge to go blasting through the skies in a pressurized metal tube, we hope you'll think of us here at US Airways."

 

[Vrtbovska Zahrada]

Thank you very much! Always a good read.

 

[GreekAmerican]

thank you...

Torchevon
Kolinar
Numero Capitan

-"In the Soviet army it takes more courage to retreat than advance."-Josef Stalin

Thursday-A light snow will fall across the land covering forming slicks of ice so be cautious when outside. High of 35 low of 32.

Friday-The snow will start to fall heavier towards the afternoon and start to get thicker, ice is still a big concern. High of 32 low of 39.

Saturday-The snow fall will stay the same though what is already on the ground will be freezing over making it a crazy fun time to bust out a sled but people in cars should be wary. High of 29 low of 27.

Sunday-The snow will stop, the clouds will clear, and Mr. Sun will shine his face again helping to get these icy conditions under control. High of 36 low of 31.

Monday-The sun will yet a gain be shining in full force helping to curb the terrible ice slicks that are throughout the area especially on the roads. Some clouds will be moving in the area come nightfall. High of 34 low of 28.

Tuesday-More clouds will be covering the sky blocking a lot of the sun's beams, however, ther will not be any snowfall and the decent temperatures should prevent a major more ice from forming. High of 35 low of 31.

Wednesday-The snow will start to fall again, however, ice slicks shouldn't be as prevalent this time though we still advise caution. High of 34 low of 29.

There hasn't been much in the way of regional happenings due to teh Christmas holiday. From all the staff at the AWP Inquirer we hope you had a happy and safe holiday and a great New Year.

The resolution Abolition of Slavery was passed 5,721 votes to 1,807, and implemented in all UN member nations.

This week's spotlight is on Biain the First

1. The President of the United States called you:
Probably tell him/her that she/he had the wrong number.

2. You won the lottery:
Buy presents for all my friends and family and invest what was left.

3. You got invited to be on a reality TV show:
Refuse.

4. You caught a friend stealing from you:
Be very angry and disown that person as a friend (this would depend on what was stolen of course).

5. You witnessed a murder:
Report it to the police, possibly try to apprehend the murderer.

6. A random stranger offered you candy:
Wouldn't take it.

7. MySpace and Facebook closed:
Not really be that bothered I only use it to keep in contact with my uni friends when at home.

8. A genie granted you one wish:
I would wish for magic powers.

9. You lost your favorite possession:
Obsessively look for it until I managed to find it.

10. You found 10 dollars on the ground:
where I found it, if it was in the middle of nowhere I would keep it, but if I thought I knew who it belonged too I would give it back to them.

11. Your date throws up on you:
Be disgusted at first but also find it amusing.

12. Someone cut off a chunk of your hair:
Be quite angry, I don't need any help losing my hair.

13. Your favorite celebrity comes to visit you:
Ask for an autograph and regal them with boring stories of my life.

14. You were stranded on an island with nothing but the ability to make one phone call:
Probably phone whoever I thought had the best chance of rescuing me, in this case the coastguard or navy.

NS Proflie:

Nation Name: The Empire of Biain the First

Quote: "What goes around comes around"

U.N. Category: Liberal Democratic Socialists

Civil Rights: Good

Economy: Strong

Political Freedoms: Excellent

Overview: The Empire of Biain the First is a massive, devout nation, renowned for its punitive income tax rates. Its compassionate, intelligent population of 1.43 billion love a good election, and the government gives them plenty of them. Universities tend to be full of students debating the merits of various civil and political rights, while businesses are tightly regulated and the wealthy viewed with suspicion.

It is difficult to tell where the omnipresent government stops and the rest of society begins, but it juggles the competing demands of Education, Healthcare, and Law & Order. The average income tax rate is 100%. The private sector is almost wholly made up of enterprising fourteen-year-old boys selling lemonade on the sidewalk, although the government is looking at stamping this out.

Criminals are executed and their property seized, senior citizens are often found slaving away in factories, the latest Harry Potter book is a bestseller, and organ donation is compulsory. Crime -- especially youth-related -- is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Biain the First's national animal is the red panda, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its currency is the biain.


Biain the First is ranked 5th in the region and 3,827th in the world for Happiest Citizens.

9 hours ago: The Kingdom of Picart ceased to exist.
9 hours ago: The Most Serene Republic of Cassivania ceased to exist.
14 hours ago: The Most Serene Republic of Delta Taurius arrived from Delta_tau_delta_haven.
1 day ago: The Evil Land Baron Empire of Twobagger departed this region for Equilism
1 day ago: The People's Republic of Cobura ceased to exist.
1 day ago: The Evil Land Baron Empire of Twobagger arrived from 10000 Islands.
1 day ago: The Democratic Republic of Martius Arelius ceased to exist.
1 day ago: The United States of Richeraeon ceased to exist.
1 day ago: The Republic of Rational responders ceased to exist.
1 day ago: The Kingdom of Mitsa ceased to exist.

FEUDALISM: You have two cows. Your lord takes some of the milk.

PURE SOCIALISM: You have two cows. The government takes them and puts them in a barn with everyone else's cows. You have to take care of all of the cows. The government gives you as much milk as you need.

BUREAUCRATIC SOCIALISM: You have two cows. The government takes them and put them in a barn with everyone else's cows. They are cared for by ex-chicken farmers. You have to take care of the chickens the government took from the chicken farmers. The government gives you as much milk and eggs as the regulations say you need.

FASCISM: You have two cows. The government takes both, hires you to take care of them and sells you the milk.

PURE COMMUNISM: You have two cows. Your neighbors help you take care of them, and you all share the milk.

RUSSIAN COMMUNISM: You have two cows. You have to take care of them, but the government takes all the milk.

CAMBODIAN COMMUNISM: You have two cows. The government takes both of them and shoots you.

DICTATORSHIP: You have two cows. The government takes both and drafts you.

PURE DEMOCRACY: You have two cows. Your neighbors decide who gets the milk.

REPRESENTATIVE DEMOCRACY: You have two cows. Your neighbors pick someone to tell you who gets the milk.

BUREAUCRACY: You have two cows. At first the government regulates what you can feed them and when you can milk them. Then it pays you not to milk them. Then it takes both, shoots one, milks the other and pours the milk down the drain. Then it requires you to fill out forms accounting for the missing cows.

PURE ANARCHY: You have two cows. Either you sell the milk at a fair price or your neighbors try to take the cows and kill you.

LIBERTARIAN/ANARCHO-CAPITALISM: You have two cows. You sell one and buy a bull.

SURREALISM: You have two giraffes. The government requires you to take harmonica lessons

 

[GreekAmerican]

Staff-
Torchevon
Kolinar
Numero Capitan

-"I am the State." -Euripades

Thursday-Expect a cold front to move in and make residence for the week starting with today. High of 22 low of 17.

Friday-Another cold day with the winds blowing 15 mph taking the chill even further. High of 18 low of 14.

Saturday-Though the winds will die down a slight snowfall will top off another chilly day witht eh snow turning to ice shortly after hitting the ground. High of 15 low of 12.

Sunday-Today will see a little relief form the cold temperatures, however, the snow will continue to fall. High of 21 low of 17.

Monday-The snow is just pouring down, however, temperatures will be about the same as yesterday. High of 20 low of 18.

Tuesday-The snow will stop but the ice it has left behind will stay for some time making travel by foot and car very dangerous. High of 25 low of 20.

Wednesday-It will be another cold day with a regionwide warning about the dangerous conditions made by the ice. High of 23 low of 18.

Neas has created the RDFEF, a splinter of the regular RDF that anyone interested may join. If you have any questions contact Neas if you want to join sign up in the appropriate board.

The region is always looking for those interested in recruiting. If this sounds like something that interests you contact Neas and he'll answer any questions you may have.

Here is the current resolution before the UN:

Repeal "'RBH' Replacement"
A proposal to repeal a previously passed resolution


Category: Repeal
Resolution: #20
Proposed by: The Dourian Embassy

Description: UN Resolution #20: 'RBH' Replacement (Category: Social Justice; Strength: Significant) shall be struck out and rendered null and void.

Argument: Whereas the United Nations is committed to effective legislation.

Understanding that RBH Replacement was an administrative move in the early days of the UN.

Noting that Required Basic Healthcare(RBH) was repealed by Resolution 102.

Further noting that RBH Replacement relied heavily upon that repealed document to outline its intentions.

Believing that RBH Replacement itself does nothing at all to modify healthcare.

Accepting that the repeal of this piece of legislation will in no way affect healthcare.

Hereby repeals RBH Replacement.

Votes For: 1,904

Votes Against: 494

[Delegate Votes]

Voting Ends: Sun Jan 13 2008

7 hours ago: The Borderlands of NIX47 arrived from Land of Dragonia.
21 hours ago: The United Socialist States of LeEyre ceased to exist.
23 hours ago: The Dominion of Lord Tothe arrived from The Rejected Realms.
1 day ago: The Republic of Helldiners arrived from The East Pacific.
1 day ago: The Free Land of Heraklinos arrived from The South Pacific.
1 day ago: The Republic of Dead thing arrived from The East Pacific.
2 days ago: The Nomadic Peoples of Wandering Brinoese departed this region for Plymouth
2 days ago: The Nomadic Peoples of Wandering Brinoese arrived from 000.
2 days ago: The Armed Republic of USSR0708 arrived from 000.
2 days ago: The Long Arm of The Junto arrived from Libertia.

Actual Label Instructions On Consumer Goods

On Sears hairdryer: Do not use while sleeping.

On a bag of Fritos: You could be a winner! No purchase necessary. Details inside.

On a bar of Dial soap: Directions: Use like regular soap.

On some Swann frozen dinners: Serving suggestion: Defrost.

On Tesco's Tiramisu dessertprinted on bottom of the box) Do not turn upside down.

On Marks & Spencer Bread Pudding: Product will be hot after heating.

On packaging for a Rowenta iron: Do not iron clothes on body.

On Boot's Children's cough medicine: Do not drive car or operate machinery.

On Nytol sleep aid: Warning: may cause drowsiness.

On a Korean kitchen knife: Warning: keep out of children.

On a string of Chinese-made Christmas lights: For indoor or outdoor use only.

On a Japanese food processor: Not to be used for the other use.

On Sainsbury's peanuts: Warning: contains nuts.

On an American Airlines packet of nuts: Instructions: open packet, eat nuts.

On a child's superman costume: Wearing of this garment does not enable you to fly.

 

[Westwind]

On a Japanese food processor: Not to be used for the other use.

But I want to know what the other use is.

 

[GreekAmerican]

i think thats the point...lol

 

[Vrtbovska Zahrada]

On the other hand, I think that was L&C's point, too!

 

[GreekAmerican]

Staff-
Torchevon
Kolinar
Numero Capitan

-"A threat to freedom anywhere is a threat to freedom everywhere."-Martin Luther King Jr.

Thursday-A mild wind will make help bring the temperatures down into the low twenties causing very rough starting for unprepared car owners. High of 23 low of 19.

Friday-An even stronger wind will be rolling through the region helping to brign temperaturess down even further and bringing a light snow along with it. High of 20 low of 15.

Saturday-The strong winds will persist with no sign of slowing down until late tonight the snow will be swirling around very heavily making for dangerous driving conditions. High of 18 low of 14.

Sunday-The winds will die down some give temperatures a slight bump up on the ol' thermometer, however, the snow will not stop and will stick to the ground very tight. High of 21 low fo 17

Monday-The winds will be picking back up to full strength again giving the snow strom an added kick, caution is advised on all outdoor activities. High of 16 low of 14.

Tuesday-With the wind and snow pushing their weight around it shall come as no surprise that the temperatures will dip into the single digits tonight so get bundled up and enjoy the comforts of home. High of 15 low fo 7.

Wednesday-Very similar conditions as Tuesday with a slight increase in snowfall. High of 13 low fo 8.

The polls for the Delegate election will be closing very soon seeing Biain the First as the only contender after our current UN Delegate Kelh dropped out of the race.

As our region grows more openings are made available for people in the RDF (Regional Defence Force) and the Immigration Dept. If any of these areas interests you than contact Neas in order to get started on the right foot.

A 2007 awards board has been put up in the A World Power discussion area, check it out and vote in the numerous catagories that are available.

This is the proposal currently before the UN:



Territorial Waters
A resolution to restrict political freedoms in the interest of law and order.


Category: Political Stability
Strength: Mild
Proposed by: Cobdenia

Description: REALISING the current possibility for nations to claim vast swathes of oceanic territory for legal and economic reasons,

CONCERNED that such a situation has the potential to destabilise international security,

SEEKING to remedy this situation, whilst taking into account the necessity for nations to impose legal and economic jurisdiction over waters bordering their shores,

The United Nations hereby,

1. DECLARES that, for any nation with a coast:
a) The waters within 12 nautical miles of that nation's sea border should normally be counted as its 'Territorial Water', over which the nation shall have sovereign control and may enforce any and all laws of the nation in question. Waters above undersea nations are to be considered territorial in addition to those extending beyond the sea border;
B) All of the waters within 200NM of that nation’s sea border should normally be counted as its ‘Exclusive Economic Zone', within which it has the sole right to harvest natural resources, but otherwise considered as international waters;
c) All of these zones also include the floors of those waters.

2. PROCLAIMS that waters that are neither territorial nor within the exclusive economic zone be considered 'International Waters';
a) National jurisdiction is to be extended to vessels registered in that nation traversing, and on offshore installations located in, international waters and the exclusive economic zone;
B) Nations are prohibited from intentionally placing devises that may hazard shipping indiscriminately in international waters, including but not limited to sea mines.

3. AUTHORISES that the sea border is to be considered to be at the point where waters meets the land at low tide, where such a border would exist at sea level in the case of undersea nations, or an estimation of where fresh water meets salt water where the coastline is disrupted by river, etc., mouths,

4. DECLARES that any waters bordered by a single nation’s shores shall are to be considered as that nations territorial waters;

5. NOTES that possible issues of overlapping claims be resolved as follows:
a) The boundaries between the territorial waters of nations that adjoin each other on coasts shall normally be straight-line continuations of their land borders;
B) Any waters where two or more nations’ claims would overlap shall be divided along lines mid-way between those two nations’ shores;
c) Nations with overlapping claims may voluntarily agree to divisions along other lines than these, as long as they are not to the detriment of the claims of other nations and do not encroach onto international waters;
d) Where two nations’ shores are less than 25NM, and greater then 2NM, apart a median channel of 1 NM width shall be between them, and will be treated as international waters, except in the case of archipelagic nations.

6. ENCOURAGES member nations to respect these rules in their interactions with non-UN member nations that also accept these limits, and reach similar agreements with non-members,

7. FOUNDS the Marine Arbitration & Recognised International Thalassic Institutional Management Executive, (MARITIME), and charges it to arbitrate in international disputes about territorial claims in the seas and national jurisdiction.

Co-authored by Shesharlie

Votes For: 3,826

Votes Against: 1,973

Voting Ends: Fri Jan 18 2008

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14 hours ago: The Republic of FreshPrince23 arrived from The East Pacific.

Poopie List

Ghost Poopie- The kind where you feel the poopie come out, but there is no poopie in the toilet.

Clean Poopie- The kind where you poopie it out, see it in the toilet, but there is nothing on the toilet paper.

Wet Poopie- The kind where you wipe your butt 50 times and still feels unwipped, so you have to put some toilet paper between your butt and your underwear, so you won't ruin them with a stain.

Second Wave Poopie- This happens when you're done poopieing and you've pulled your pants up to your knees and you realize that you have to poopie some more.

Pop-A-Vein-In-Your-Forehead-Poopie- The kind were you strain so much to get it out, you practically have a stroke.

Lincoln Log Poopie- The kind of poopie that is so huge, your afraid to flush without first breaking it into little pieces with the toilet brush.

Gassy Poopie- It's so noisy, everyone within earshot is giggling.

Corn Poopie- Self explanatory.

Gee-I-Wish-I-Could-Poopie-Poopie- The kind where you want to poopie, but all you do is sit on the toilet & fart a few times.

Spinal Tap Poopie- That's where it hurts so badly coming out, you'd swear it was leaving sideways.

Wet Cheeks Poopie- (The power dump) The kind that comes out of your butt so fast, your cheeks get spalshed with water.

Liquid Poopie- The kind where yellowish-brown liquid shoots out of your butt and splashes all over the toilet bowl.

Mexican Poopie- It smells so bad your nose burns.

Upper Class Poopie- The kind of poopie that doesen't smell.

The Suprise Poopie- You are not even at the toilet because you are sure your about to fart, but OOPS!- a poopie!

The Dangling Poopie- This poopie refuses to drop into the toilet even though you know you are done poopieing. You just pray that a shake or two will cut it loose.

 

[Stalinpog]

Hello Greek

--- Repaxan

 

[GreekAmerican]

Greetings from 00000 A World Power!

It is my pleasure as founder of this great region to announce that the election polls have been closed, and our new delegate is Biain The First! Biain is a long time member of our region, having joined within a month or so of our founding. He has been a major part of our region, from posting wildly in the marketplace, to being a veteran of our regional defense force, to even giving recruiting a go now and then. We hope he will have a very successful delegacy as we continue to expand.

We would also like to thank our long time delegate Kelh for his service. Kelh became our delegate in July when we had about 120 nations. We now have 230+ and he retires as the 12th most influential delegate on nationstates. Thank you for your service!

Neasmyrna-founder

 

[Vrtbovska Zahrada]

Congrats, delegate changing can be a hassle.

Good luck for Biain!

 

[GreekAmerican]

yeah it's still not done...lol

Staff-
Torchevon
Kolinar
Numero Capitan

-"Oh, no! It's Ranholn with a Moderatorizer Ray!!! To the bunker!" -lord tothe

Thursday-A light snow will fall across the land covering forming slicks of ice so be cautious when outside. High of 35 low of 32.

Friday-The snow will start to fall heavier towards the afternoon and start to get thicker, ice is still a big concern. High of 32 low of 39.

Saturday-The snow fall will stay the same though what is already on the ground will be freezing over making it a crazy fun time to bust out a sled but people in cars should be wary. High of 29 low of 27.

Sunday-The snow will stop, the clouds will clear, and Mr. Sun will shine his face again helping to get these icy conditions under control. High of 36 low of 31.

Monday-The sun will yet a gain be shining in full force helping to curb the terrible ice slicks that are throughout the area especially on the roads. Some clouds will be moving in the area come nightfall. High of 34 low of 28.

Tuesday-More clouds will be covering the sky blocking a lot of the sun's beams, however, ther will not be any snowfall and the decent temperatures should prevent a major more ice from forming. High of 35 low of 31.

Wednesday-The snow will start to fall again, however, ice slicks shouldn't be as prevalent this time though we still advise caution. High of 34 low of 29.

We are still working on switching delegates from Kelh to Biain the First, so make sure you endorse Biain, our newly elected delegate! This week Kelh made a quick speech on the regional message board thanking everyone for the oppurtunity...

-"I'm happy for what's to come and grateful for having the opportunity to be a leading face for this region for such a long time. 200 days of government. Quite a feat. And hopefully not the last one.
Thank you all, and may the future times be better than the current ones."

The regional message board also saw Yemono managing to drag himself out of the sushi restaurant and say hi, much to our delight!

The Regional Defence Force has been exceptionally busy this week, with several operations going on at once and our military have been busy every night being in as many regions as there have been days in the week. Our new recruits were dropped in at the deep end and have performed exceptionally well and AWP is becoming quite a force in itself on top of being part of the FRA. Anyone interested in joining the RDF should contact Numero Capitan and we are always looking for new members. The flood of military activity has meant the RDF has hit a milestone of 50 missions and Neasmyrna made this speech;

-"I am pleased to announce that last night in the defense of the region "Boston" the AWP RDF participated in its 50th defense mission. The AWP RDF was founded in June of 2007 by the nation Wazzaville, who was our first Minister of Defense. He was then followed by Falconias Prime, then I, Neasmyrna, was acting minister for the past few months as we trained a new nation to take the job, and now Numero Capitan holds the position.

Although formed in June, we did not participate in our first mission until late July. And for the next 2 months we could only deploy 2-3 nations on a given night. We spent most of our missions assisting our defender allies in the FRA, TITO, the E-army and many others. And we continue to do most of our missions with them to this day. But we have recently started to become better and better at what we do, and can work well with our friends. We also have grown significantly the past two months, our growing core of updaters and non-updaters allow us to help keep regions invader free. We hope to keep growing and become an even more important part of the defender world."

Apparently, the group R.E.A.P.E.R.S has declared war on the FRA and therefore on AWP. The announcement was followed by ridicules from FRA members and the threat is very small to a region like ours so members should not worry. AWP troops have been up against members of the R.E.A.P.E.R.S this week and came out on top with far superior numbers.

There are currently no proposals before the UN.

29 minutes ago: The Rogue Nation of Sneaky Puppet arrived from The Last Place On Earth.
8 hours ago: The Corporate Conglomerates of Repaxan arrived from The South Pacific.
8 hours ago: The Repaxan Occupied Territories of Terokkar Forest arrived from The East Pacific.
9 hours ago: The Patriots of Americanmen arrived from Seattle.
9 hours ago: The Free Land of Farmer Io ceased to exist.
9 hours ago: The City-State of Petalumadom arrived from The West Pacific.
21 hours ago: The Democratic States of Public Democrats arrived from The West Pacific.
21 hours ago: The Oppressed Peoples of Ceemes ceased to exist.
21 hours ago: The Democratic Republic of Real Time ceased to exist.
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My grandfather always said, "Don't watch your money; watch your health." So one day while I was watching my health, someone stole my money. It was my grandfather. (Jackie Mason)

Last night I went to a 24-hour grocery. When I got there, the guy was locking the front door. I said, "Hey, the sign says you're open 24 hours." He goes: "Not in a row!" (Steven Wright)

 

[Felasia]

Thanks for the update, GreekAmerican!

 

[GreekAmerican]

Staff-
Torchevon
Numero Capitan

-"The saddest aspect of life right now is that science gathers knowledge faster than society gathers wisdom." -Issac Asimov

Thursday will be unseasonably nice although there will be mild rain showers. High of 60 low of 57.

Friday will be another nice day with light showers that will end in the evening. High of 58 low of 55.

Saturday is going to be colder but the skies will be clear. High of 54 low of 49.

Sunday will see more clear skies but a sharp drop in temperature. High of 43 low of 38.

Monday will be similar to Sunday with partly cloudy skies. High of 40 low of 35.

Tuesday will see a heavy thunderstorm that will last well into the night. High of 39 low of 36.

Wednesday will be mildly better than the last few days temperature wise, however, another developing thunderstorm will strike later in the evening. High of 44 low of 38.

Senator Elections

The region is currently preparing for Senate elections, with the political parties debating who to back and starting to work on campaign material. The current outlook is that Ranholn, the incumbent, will remain the Independent Peoples Party's candidate in the South as he is Chairman. Running against him is likely to be Minister for Foreign Affairs, Greekamerican, as DCAPCOMR's candidate.

In the Northern District, Numero Capitan is not running for a second term due to his appointment as Minister for Defence, in his place the IPP will have given their backing to Turlmanistan, an active member in the RDF. Ballypete will be running against him despite his failure in the previous by-election. This time however he will be endorsed by Biain the First, our delegate's party, DCAPCOMR.

The elections will be held this month, but the dates haven't been decided upon by Neasmyrna and the Senate yet. It could mark a major shift in the political climate with both IPP seats up for grabs and the recent change in the Delegacy from IPP to DCAPCOMR might be a sign about what might happen. Candidates can now announce their intention to run on the general board and it will be if there are any independents standing.

Department of Immigration Re-opens

After about a month without any activity, efforts in Immigration are starting up again. Amazingly, AWP's population has remained at around 230 throughout this period. We've seen some new members become active on the forums, perhaps more notably our second regional sibling rivalry with Lord Tothe's sister, Zextheria, joining! We've also had a welcome visit from our allies in Lichentia, TripleKO and Hammer, who fortunatly arrived too late to nominate Hammer in the 2007 awards!

Other News

-The RDF is recruiting! Get hold of Numero Capitan if you are interested!

There are currently no proposals before the UN.

Come the next few issues the Inquirer will be doing spotlights on the candidates that have announced their running for the Senate elections so be on the lookout.

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6 hours ago: The Nomadic Peoples of Neasmyrna updated the World Factbook entry.
6 hours ago: The Nomadic Peoples of Neasmyrna updated the World Factbook entry.
6 hours ago: The Nomadic Peoples of Neasmyrna updated the World Factbook entry.
6 hours ago: The Nomadic Peoples of Neasmyrna updated the World Factbook entry.
8 hours ago: The Community of FreetheChildren arrived from The South Pacific.
9 hours ago: The Most Serene Republic of Delta Taurius ceased to exist.
11 hours ago: The Constitutional Monarchy of Davidainia departed this region for Hampshire

Here is a list of random facts that was forwarded to the Inquirer staff by ballypete.

"Stewardesses" is the longest word typed with only the left hand ..

And "lollipop" is the longest word typed with your right hand. (Bet you tried this out mentally, didn't you?)

No word in the English language rhymes with month, orange, silver, or purple.

"Dreamt" is the only English word that ends in the letters "mt". ? (Are you doubting this?)

Our eyes are always the same size from birth, but our nose and ears never stop growing.

The sentence: "The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog" uses every letter of the alphabet. (Now, you KNOW you're going to try this out for accuracy, right?)


The words 'racecar,' 'kayak' and 'level' are the same whether they are read left to right or right to left (palindromes). (Yep, I knew you were going to "do" this one.)


There are only four words in the English language which end in "dous": tremendous, horrendous, stupendous, and hazardous. (You're not doubting this, are you?)

There are two words in the English language that have all five vowels in order: "abstemious" and "facetious." (Yes, admit it, you are going to say, a e i o u)

TYPEWRITER is the longest word that can be made using the letters only on one row of the keyboard (All you typists are going to test this out)

A cat has 32 muscles in each ear.

A "jiffy" is an actual unit of time for 1/100th of a second.

A shark is the only fish that can blink with both eyes.

A snail can sleep for three years. (I know some people that could do this too.!)

Almonds are a member of the peach family.

An ostrich's eye is bigger than its brain. (I know some people like that also)

Babies are born without kneecaps. They don't appear until the child reaches 2 to 6 years of age.

February 1865 is the only month in recorded history not to have a full moon.

In the last 4,000 years, no new animals have been domesticated.

If the population of China walked past you, 8 abreast, the line would never end because of the rate of reproduction.

Leonardo Da Vinci invented the scissors.

Peanuts are one of the ingredients of dynamite!

Rubber bands last longer when refrigerated.

The average person's left hand does 56% of the typing.

The cruise liner, QE 2, moves only six inches for each gallon of diesel that it burns. WOW!! Global Warming personified!!!

The microwave was invented after a researcher walked by a radar tube and a chocolate bar melted in his pocket. (Good thing he did that.)

The winter of 1932 was so cold that Niagara Falls froze completely solid.

There are more chickens than people in the world.

Winston Churchill was born in a ladies' room during a dance.

Women blink nearly twice as much as men.

Now you know more than you did before!!

 

[GreekAmerican]

Staff-
Torchevon
Lord Tothe
Numero Capitan

-"Things are more like they are now then they have ever been." -Gerald R. Ford

Thursday is going to present us with severe cloud cover and a light layer of flurries throughout the day. High of 42 and low of 37

Friday will be more of the same but by the end of the night temperatures will drop and ice will begin to form. High of 39 and low of 31.

Saturday expect a moderate snow storm with a lot of ice patches forming beneath the blankets of snow. High of 36 and low of 32.

Sunday is going to be like saturday but towards the end of the day the weather should break for a bit. High of 40 and low of 36.

Monday will have partly cloudy skies and we'll see some flurries come afternoon. High of 43 and low of 39.

Tuesday will see a large amount of cloud coverage but for most of the day only flurries will fall, during the evening a heavier snow fall will begin. High of 43 and low of 36.

Wednesday will begin with a moderate snow storm in effect but around noon a very heavy blizzard will take hold of the region. High of 37 and low of 32.

The RDF is looking for members to join up, if you are interested and have any questions be sure to contact Numero Capitan our Minister of Defence.

The senate elections will be happening soon, the surrent line up is:
-running in the north-Ballypete, Turlmanistan, Hatesmanville, and Lord Tothe
-running in the south-Ranholn and GreekAmericans
When voting time comes be sure to cast your vote and let your voice be known.

If your interested in recruiting for the region than contact Neas or Numero to help answer any questions you may have about recruiting and to help get you started.

It's Valentine's Day be sure to do something nice for you sweet heart.

There are currently no proposals befor the UN. If you have a proposal that you would like to see make its way to the UN then contact our UN Delegate Biain the First and he can help you get your proposal ideas in shape.

99 minutes ago: The Oppressed Peoples of Caveholme departed this region for The Holy Alliance
4 hours ago: The Republic of OM Naruto arrived from Pigg and Rhinoceros.
5 hours ago: The Free Land of Coromenro arrived from The North Pacific.
5 hours ago: The Jingoistic States of Aibohpphobia arrived from The Pacific.
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6 hours ago: The Democratic States of Philbertopia arrived from Conquerers.
10 hours ago: The Armed Republic of His Royal Marquisland ceased to exist.
10 hours ago: The Republic of Point Silvershire ceased to exist.
20 hours ago: The Holy Empire of Romanus Caesarius departed this region for Golden Triangle
22 hours ago: The Tiberium infested wasteland of Midworld states ceased to exist.

John Smith was the only Protestant to move into a large Catholic neighborhood. On the first Friday of Lent, John was outside grilling a big juicy steak on his grill. Meanwhile, all of his neighbors were eating cold tuna fish for supper.

This went on each Friday of Lent. On Good Friday, the last Friday of Lent, the neighborhood men got together and decided that something had to be done about John, he was tempting them to eat meat each Friday of Lent, and they couldn't take it anymore. They decided to try and convert John to be a Catholic. They Went over and talked to him and were so happy that he decided to join all of his neighbors and become a Catholic. They took him to Church, and the Priest sprinkled some water over him, and said, "You were born a Baptist, you were raised a Baptist, and now you are a Catholic."

The men were so relieved, now their biggest Lenten temptation was resolved. The next year's Lenten season rolled around. The first Friday of Lent came, and just at supper time, when the neighborhood Was setting down to their tuna fish dinner, came the wafting smell of steak cooking on a grill. The neighborhood men could not believe their noses! WHAT WAS GOING ON? They called each other up and decided to meet over in John's yard to see if he had forgotten it was the first Friday of Lent.

The group arrived just in time to see John standing over his grill with a small pitcher of water. He was sprinkling some water over his steak on the grill, saying, "You were born a cow, you were raised a cow, and now you are a fish."

Trivia: The Phonetic Alphabet

1945 U.S./NATO current
Able /Alpha
Baker/Bravo
Charlie/Charlie
Dog/Delta
Easy/Echo
Fox/Foxtrot
George/Golf
How/Hotel
Item/India
Jig/Juliette
King/Kilo
Love/Lima
Mike/Mike
Nan/November
Oboe/Oscar
Peter/Papa
Queen/Quebec
Roger/Romeo
Sugar/Sierra
Tare/Tango
Uncle/Uniform
Victor/Victor
Whiskey/Whiskey
X-ray/X-ray
Yoke/Yankee
Zebra/Zulu

This may be slightly out-of-date. Any AWP readers have any corrections?

 

[GreekAmerican]

Staff-
Torchevon
Lord Tothe
Numero Capitan

-"The only winner in the War of 1812 was Tchaikovsky." -Solomon Short

Thursday-Expect a cold front to move in and make residence for the week starting with today. High of 22 low of 17.

Friday-Another cold day with the winds blowing 15 mph taking the chill even further. High of 18 low of 14.

Saturday-Though the winds will die down a slight snowfall will top off another chilly day witht eh snow turning to ice shortly after hitting the ground. High of 15 low of 12.

Sunday-Today will see a little relief form the cold temperatures, however, the snow will continue to fall. High of 21 low of 17.

Monday-The snow is just pouring down, however, temperatures will be about the same as yesterday. High of 20 low of 18.

Tuesday-The snow will stop but the ice it has left behind will stay for some time making travel by foot and car very dangerous. High of 25 low of 20.

Wednesday-It will be another cold day with a regionwide warning about the dangerous conditions made by the ice. High of 23 low of 18.

Nominations are closed and campaigning has begun in the Senatorial Election! The Polls open on February 27th! Northern Candidates are Turlmanistan (IPP), Ballypete (DCAPCOMR) and Lord Tothe (Independent). Candidates for the Southern seat are the incumbent, Ranholn (IPP), Greekamerican (DCAPCOMR) and Hatesmanville (Independent). An opinion poll is being run in the General Forum to measure party partisanship in the run-up to elections. Result will be included in next weeks edition.

The AWP Senate are currently debating the Bank of AWP Reform Bill that was put forward by outgoing Northern Senator, Numero Capitan. The bill seeks to make further use of the currency system in A World Power.

The AWP RDF has been controversially deployed in the North Pacific fighting the rogue delegate, Lewis and Clark, whom they consider an invader. The RDFEF is now deployed elsewhere though. The RDF recently Liberated the region, Soviet Union from The New Inquisition after numerous attempts. Sergeant Numero Capitan was awarded the AWP Cross of Valour for his role in the liberation.

The FRA, and consequently, AWP have been declared war upon by Gatesville due to their criticisms of Gatesvilles deployment in the North Pacific. It is the second such event in recent weeks since the REAPERS declared war on FRA. Minister of Education, Torchevon, responded to those threats by Gates saying;

Quite the pissing contest going on. I'm glad to see that some people can keep their dick in their pants and act a whole level better.

The FRA have warned member regions to be wary of the threat of infiltration by such organisations.

Neas is trying out new ideas for extra features in AWP, keep an eye out for them and be sure to give feedback. He has also challenged people to make an AWP flag, all submissions welcome.

Neas is also looking for new members to become involved in the Department of Immigration. If you would like to become a recruiter then please contact Neas or Numero Capitan.

Recruiting is the greatest service you can do for your region and you will never be board! New nations are created 24/7 and there are always new nations to recruit!

Please take a step forward and become the next great recruiter of 00000 A World Power!

The resolution Protection of Orphans Act was passed 5,310 votes to 3,206, and implemented in all UN member nations.

Ballypete Interview

-Hi Bally! You’ve been in the region a while and accumulated quite a post count, what is about AWP that you enjoy?

I enjoy the good humoured nature of the site, no one seems to get high and mighty and when there is rivalry they always get brought back down.


-Why are you running for Northern Senator and what do you think you would bring to the Senate?

Having been a member of the site for sometime I would like to use this experience to further the site. Personally having an extremely laid back attitude to most views I won’t be a push over when debating in the senate.


-What will be your priority in office if you became senator?

To ensure that any ideas members have for the site is given thorough debate.


-Have you been part of any other regions in Nationstates?

I floated around other regions when I first signed up to Nation states, since I found this site and been a permanent fixture.


-What’s your favourite dessert?

Can't beat Ice cream if feeling childish with jelly


-Do you have anything else to add?

United we stagger

94 minutes ago: The Republic of San Fran Sissyco arrived from The Pacific.
2 hours ago: The Nomadic Peoples of Amerikua arrived from The Rejected Realms.
4 hours ago: The Most Serene Republic of TriggaHappyPyromaniacs arrived from The North Pacific.
6 hours ago: The Holy Empire of Argantis arrived from The Golden Triangle.
6 hours ago: The Nomadic Peoples of Neasmyrna updated the World Factbook entry.
9 hours ago: The Republic of Mentha arrived from 0000.
9 hours ago: The Queendom of Fruits and Their Flies ceased to exist.
10 hours ago: The Holy Empire of Those Who Remain departed this region for The East Pacific
14 hours ago: The Fuerza Armada of Numero Capitan arrived from Hudson Bay.
14 hours ago: The Fuerza Armada of Numero Capitan departed this region for Hudson Bay

 

[GreekAmerican]

Staff-
Torchevon
Lord Tothe
Numero Capitan

-"A great many people think they are thinking when they are really rearranging their prejudices." -William James

Thursday-A light snow will fall across the land covering forming slicks of ice so be cautious when outside. High of 35 low of 32.

Friday-The snow will start to fall heavier towards the afternoon and start to get thicker, ice is still a big concern. High of 32 low of 39.

Saturday-The snow fall will stay the same though what is already on the ground will be freezing over making it a crazy fun time to bust out a sled but people in cars should be wary. High of 29 low of 27.

Sunday-The snow will stop, the clouds will clear, and Mr. Sun will shine his face again helping to get these icy conditions under control. High of 36 low of 31.

Monday-The sun will yet a gain be shining in full force helping to curb the terrible ice slicks that are throughout the area especially on the roads. Some clouds will be moving in the area come nightfall. High of 34 low of 28.

Tuesday-More clouds will be covering the sky blocking a lot of the sun's beams, however, ther will not be any snowfall and the decent temperatures should prevent a major more ice from forming. High of 35 low of 31.

Wednesday-The snow will start to fall again, however, ice slicks shouldn't be as prevalent this time though we still advise caution. High of 34 low of 29.

Voting has begun for the AWP senate elections. Contending in the north are Turlmanistan, Lord Tothe, and Ballypete. In the south it's a contest between GreekAmerican, Ranholn, and Nitty. Be sure to cast your vote and let your voice be heard for who you want to become our regions next senators.

The RDF is always looking for people to sign up so if your interested be sure to contact Minister of Defence Numero Capitan.

The Immigration Department is looking to add some more recruiters to join it's ranks so if this sounds like something you may enjoy doing or a curious about it at all contact Neas or Numero Capitan.

The following resolution is being debated by the UN.

Repeal "Humanitarian Intervention"
A proposal to repeal a previously passed resolution


Category: Repeal
Resolution: #92
Proposed by: Omigodtheykilledkenny

Description: UN Resolution #92: Humanitarian Intervention (Category: Human Rights; Strength: Strong) shall be struck out and rendered null and void.

Argument: This Assembly, having convened to reconsider its adoption of UN Resolution #92: Humanitarian Intervention, observes the following:

1. The United Nations through past legislation condemns in the strongest possible terms egregious human-rights violations such as genocide, ethnic cleansing and crimes against humanity;

2. The United Nations is committed to enforcing relevant legislation expressly forbidding such offenses by member states;

3. The United Nations is not necessarily opposed to international interventions with a humanitarian purpose, but does fear that UN involvement in military operations as stipulated by Resolution #92 is inappropriate;

4. The United Nations expresses strong concerns over the serious flaws evident in the remit of Humanitarian Intervention, specifically:

- that it permits the United Nations to authorize offensive actions against member states, in contradiction of the UN's long-held tradition of strict neutrality in international theaters of conflict;

- that it subjects the territorial sovereignty and integrity of member states to a vote by a panel of unaccountable UN diplomats, allowing the United Nations to disregard member states' said sovereignty at the request of two or more nations;

- that it allows the United Nations to authorize interventions in non-member states, who are decidedly outside UN jurisdiction and are under no obligation to uphold UN mandates, however beneficial or well-intentioned;

- that it grants the overseeing panel unlimited powers to meddle in the planning and execution of intervention operations, greatly impeding their effectiveness and likelihood of success.

Whereas:

This Assembly considers the above-cited flaws to constitute a serious overreach of the mandate of the United Nations to protect international human rights;

This Assembly in particular strongly condemns this act's attempt to enforce UN dictates on non-member states;

This Assembly reassures its members that the enforcement of UN proscriptions against human-rights violations by member states will continue, even in the absence of an intervention accord;

This Assembly is convinced that nations finding cause to intervene in cases of grave human-rights abuses committed in other countries will do so, with or without a UN permission slip:

Be it therefore resolved:

1. UN Resolution #92: Humanitarian Intervention is hereby repealed.

Votes For: 3,173

Votes Against: 1,953

Voting Ends: Sat Mar 1 2008

Greekamerican Interview

Hi Greek, so you brought Neas to NationStates, how did you find out about it and why did you think you should tell him about it?

Well, I was on a forum for Age of Empires III and was very involved, someone posted about NS so I tried it, I thought it was cool, Nea saw me doing it and at first he said, "Oh, that's dumb!" then I convinced him to try it and he did and apparently he liked it.

What experience would you bring to the Southern Senator position and how will that help you if you win?

If I win the Senator election I would bring about a years experience in the NS world and since I have been "traveling" as minister of Foreign Affairs, I have seen different governments and how they work.

What will be your priority in office if you became senator?

Well, I would really like to expand our foreign office, open up some embassies in places such as Texas, Hampshire, all those regions, and pass a bill "Expanding our relations" Maybe ally with other defenders, and try to get other regions into the defending role.

Outside of NationStates, what are your main interests?

Umm... video games...  I do school a lot, I don't like it though.. I like to play baseball and football (American) and basketball.

Can we see a picture of your cat?

That's random... I guess I could try to get one on the internet...

Do you have anything else to add?



GO 00000 A WORLD POWER (yes I included the A)

Hatesmanville Interview

Hi Nitty, you've been in AWP a long time, how did you come to join the region and how come you're still here?

I joined in June 2007 with another nation called "Deriliscious". I actually found this region when I was in 10KI, where as I looked in a lot of boards and then I found this region somewhere in there,

The reason I'm still here is... well... why should I leave? the people here are too great for that

Why are you running for Southern Senator and what do you think you would bring to the Senate?

I am running for the Southern Senator because, I have always supported South in nearly everything I can support in, and, I wanted an oppertunity not just to support the South... but actually be the South.

I think I can bring more activeness and fun to AWP because I am the kinda guy. I'll try and get all the new members to the forum and direct where to post, and where not to post, and also more importantly, How to post without it seeming like spam

What will be your priority in office if you became senator?

My major priority actually is the UN, I want to make the delegate have 100 endorsements by the end of the term.


What else do you get up to on NationStates? What other roles do you have?

Lots and lots and lots of spam  also some political interest in some regions, where as I married a King in Hampshire but then got divorced after CTE.

Who's your favorate band/artist?

.... Panic at the Disco were... but My Chemical Romance tops the charts


Do you have anything else to add?

*throws a stuffed wolf*

5 hours ago: The Oppressed Peoples of NonamesRleft arrived from The South Pacific.
5 hours ago: The Empire of Wellingwithtears arrived from The South Pacific.
5 hours ago: The Republic of Hefigured arrived from The East Pacific.
5 hours ago: The United Socialist States of Davelies arrived from The Pacific.
5 hours ago: The Most Serene Republic of Fill5 arrived from The South Pacific.
5 hours ago: The People's Republic of Fill4 arrived from The West Pacific.
5 hours ago: The Allied States of Fill3 arrived from The West Pacific.
5 hours ago: The Fiefdom of Fill2 arrived from The East Pacific.
5 hours ago: The Republic of Fill1 arrived from The East Pacific.
8 hours ago: The Republic of Stallowned arrived from The West Pacific.

Alternative Definitions for Words:

Arbitrator ar'-bi-tray'-ter : A cook that leaves Arby's to work at McDonald's

Avoidable uh-voy'-duh-buhl' : What a bullfighter tries to do

Baloney uh-lo'-nee' : Where some hemlines fall

Bernadette urn'-a-det' : The act of torching a mortgage

Burglarize ur'-gler-ize' : What a crook sees with

Control kon'-trol : A short, ugly inmate

Counterfeiters kown'-ter-fit'-ers : Workers who put together kitchen cabinets

Eclipse ee-klips' : What a Cockney barber does for a living

Eyedropper i'-drop-ur : A clumsy ophthalmologist

Heroes hee-rhos' : What a guy in a boat does

Left Bank left' bangk' : What the robber did when his bag was full of loot

Misty mis-tee' : How golfers create divots

Paradox par'-u-doks' : Two physicians

Parasites par'-ih-sites' : What you see from the top of the Eiffel Tower

Pharmacist farm'-uh-sist : A helper on the farm

Polarize po'-lur-ize' : What penguins see with

Primate pri'-mate' : Removing your spouse from in front of the TV

Relief
ee-leef' : What trees do in the spring

Selfish sel'-fish' : What the owner of a seafood store does

Subdued sub-dood' : Like, a guy who, like, works on one of those,like, submarines, man

Sudafed sood'-a-fed' : Brought litigation against a government official

 

[GreekAmerican]

Torchevon
Lord Tothe
Numero Capitan

-"The hardest thing in the world to understand is the income tax." -Albert Einstein

Thursday is going to present us with severe cloud cover and a light layer of flurries throughout the day. High of 42 and low of 37

Friday will be more of the same but by the end of the night temperatures will drop and ice will begin to form. High of 39 and low of 31.

Saturday expect a moderate snow storm with a lot of ice patches forming beneath the blankets of snow. High of 36 and low of 32.

Sunday is going to be like saturday but towards the end of the day the weather should break for a bit. High of 40 and low of 36.

Monday will have partly cloudy skies and we'll see some flurries come afternoon. High of 43 and low of 39.

Tuesday will see a large amount of cloud coverage but for most of the day only flurries will fall, during the evening a heavier snow fall will begin. High of 43 and low of 36.

Wednesday will begin with a moderate snow storm in effect but around noon a very heavy blizzard will take hold of the region. High of 37 and low of 32.

Special Alerts

This weeks been a great week for the region as it comes closer to becoming A World Power!

AWP came back from the FRA Defender Awards 2008 with three awards!

The Ananke Award
This award was far closer than last year, with the final ballot deciding who was to emerge victorious in the end.  This person is still fairly new to the game overall, but has matured beyond his NS years.  Closely beating down our former AC in Sedge to second place, our winner is Numero Capitan!

The Best Newcomer Award
Out of the three it became very close towards the end between two of them.  Both have given a great deal to the FRA as a whole, in form of regional and national membership, and I do believe it was hard for the voters to decide who should win this one.  I myself had great trouble picking out who won what.  It was close to the end once more, with the last ballot swinging it in favour of 00000 A World Power!

The Dipes Award
Some good established intelligence operatives were nominated for this award, so it was another award which was very hard to predict.  Indeed it seemed I was not the only one who had trouble picking who to vote as the winner won by just the single vote!  Against his boss, Numero Capitan just about squeezed through to win and pick up his second award of the night!

Congrats to Numero for bringing home 2!

The Department of Immigration struck a milestone this week as we reached 80 delegate endorsements despite the RDF being partially deployed. We also hit 240 nations for the first time in our history.

Senator Elections are currently taking place and will be closing very shortly. Early opinions polls on party support showed that out of the 10 voters asked, 40% (4) were likely to support DCAPCOMR which was equal with 40% (4) who were likely to support the IPP and 20% (2) would vote based on the candidate.

However, more recent opinion polls on the candidates running placed Tothe ahead in the polls for the North and a neck and neck tie between Nitty and Ranholn in the South...

Northern Opinion Poll
Bally (DCAPCOMR) [ 2 ]  [20.00%]
Tothe (Independent) [ 5 ]  [50.00%]
Turlmanistan (IPP) [ 3 ]  [30.00%]

Southern Opinion Poll
Greekamerican (DCAPCOMR) [ 2 ]  [25.00%]
Nitty (Independent) [ 3 ]  [37.50%] 
Ranholn (IPP) [ 3 ]  [37.50%]

The vote ends soon but residents of either district can get the password to voting boards by messaging Neas. If you apply for a place on the map during the voting period then you are still able to vote.

The Ministry of Defence has been subject to a revamp and Minister of Defence, Numero Capitan has awarded the first ever RDF Commendation to Turlmanistan;

Commendation awarded to Turlmanistan for his being intuitive and reliable as an updater and member of the RDF. Turlmanistan has repeatedly shown a commitment to the defender cause and to our Regional Defence Force in particular.

The Regional Defence Force has been very busy this week and has been deployed in 8 locations in the past week and been very successful.

This is all great news as AWP comes very close to celebrating its first anniversary!

Repeal "Fair trial"
A proposal to repeal a previously passed resolution

Category: Repeal
Resolution: #21
Proposed by: Jey

Description: UN Resolution #21: Fair trial (Category: Human Rights; Strength: Mild) shall be struck out and rendered null and void.

Argument: The General Assembly of the United Nations,

APPLAUDING the attempts of Resolution #21: "Fair trial" to bring about fair rights of the accused within the various judicial systems of member nations;

HOWEVER CONSIDERING Resolution #21's complete lack of any details concerning the concept of a fair trial, including relevant definitions and ingredients that traditionally constitute a fair trial, usually including: juror and/or judge impartiality, competency and neutrality, right to fair representation, right against intimidation, and right to counsel;

REGRETTING that without these understood characteristics of a fair trial in the text of the resolution, the term becomes ambiguous, defeating the overall purpose Resolution #21;

REPEALS Resolution #21: "Fair trial".

Votes For: 4,943

Votes Against: 2,904

Voting Ends: Thu Mar 6 2008

Interview with Ranholn

Due to the busyness of real life, Ranholn did not manage to submit his interview in time for last weeks issue but better late than never, we hear from the current Senator of the Southern District...

Hi Ranholn!

You're the only incumbent in this election, what do you think the role and importance of having district Senator's is?
The purpose of the Senator is as the elected officials of goverment to insure that the wants of those who elected them are kept in the main light of goverment. to insure that the people who make this region the great place it is are always at the formost importance above all other priorities.

What have you done in your first term?
I gave birth to the political parties legislation, I also officially created the north and southern region are the two largest feathers in my hat. I also put actions agaisnt those who broke the ideals of this region that has been born and spoke what I felt and kept my actions in line to the best of my abilities with what those who I represented wanted and insureing the constant focus on the power of those elected over all others.

What will be your priority in office if you retain he position of senator?
Push for a fair expansion of the senatoral seats in goverment, Increased power for the elected over the appointed and better representation and feeling of inclusion for the people of this region. As well as getting detailed standerds for the region and a body for people who feel they have been slighted to take action that will be supported by the governing body of the region.


What other positions have you held in the game?
I was an Editor for a paper in the lexicon and a senator there. after that I have held little positions in my other region besides founder of a small region called SA Utopia.

Whats your main passion in life?
My passion in life... I dont have a clear one, besides the completion of goals I have in my life. I am working hard in the real world and trying to get published, as well as attempting to have a bit of fun.

Do you have anything else to add?
I feel I have done well and represented well and would be honored if I was allowed to continue to represent the greatest district of this region the southern region

9 hours ago: The Nomadic Peoples of Neasmyrna updated the World Factbook entry.
9 hours ago: The City-State of Petalumadom arrived from The South Pacific.
10 hours ago: The Sports-God Worshipers of Baseballmen ceased to exist.
10 hours ago: The Borderlands of Seanfhear on Cabhan ceased to exist.
10 hours ago: The Western Dominion of Lower gage ceased to exist.
20 hours ago: The United Socialist States of Nessom departed this region for China
21 hours ago: The Republic of Daytime to Night arrived from Lazarus.
22 hours ago: The City-State of Petalumadom departed this region for The South Pacific
22 hours ago: The Republic of Harmburger Helper II departed this region for The West Pacific
1 day ago: The Confederacy of Gjakova arrived from Schuylkill Valley.

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[Great Bights Mum]

Thank you, GreekAmerican. Delightful update as always. I think the "men's intuition" cartoon was dead on.

 

[GreekAmerican]

Staff-
Torchevon
Lord Tothe
Numero Capitan

vOtEd... for ranny? yes!! kill the greek!

Thursday-A light snow will fall across the land covering forming slicks of ice so be cautious when outside. High of 35 low of 32.

Friday-The snow will start to fall heavier towards the afternoon and start to get thicker, ice is still a big concern. High of 32 low of 39.

Saturday-The snow fall will stay the same though what is already on the ground will be freezing over making it a crazy fun time to bust out a sled but people in cars should be wary. High of 29 low of 27.

Sunday-The snow will stop, the clouds will clear, and Mr. Sun will shine his face again helping to get these icy conditions under control. High of 36 low of 31.

Monday-The sun will yet a gain be shining in full force helping to curb the terrible ice slicks that are throughout the area especially on the roads. Some clouds will be moving in the area come nightfall. High of 34 low of 28.

Tuesday-More clouds will be covering the sky blocking a lot of the sun's beams, however, ther will not be any snowfall and the decent temperatures should prevent a major more ice from forming. High of 35 low of 31.

Wednesday-The snow will start to fall again, however, ice slicks shouldn't be as prevalent this time though we still advise caution. High of 34 low of 29.

The southern senate race, which had gone into "overtime", is now over and Ranholn remains the senator for the south. congratulations Ranholn.

Suggestions have been asked for in regards to ideas to really shake up the region and get people more involved. If you have any suggestions then check out the Senate Offices thread.

The RDF is always looking for dedicated members to join it's prestigious ranks. If your interested than contact Minister of Defence Numero Capitan..

The Immigration Department could sure use a few more hands to help with recruiting. If this sounds like it might interest you then be sure to contact either Neas or Numero for more details.

Nitty, the AWP Spammer of the Year for 2007, has reached a mind blowing 6,000 posts. Congratulations on reaching that benchmark Nitty.

UN Access to Literacy Project
A resolution to promote funding and the development of education and the arts.

Category: Education and Creativity
Area of Effect: Educational
Proposed by: Quintessence of Dust

Description: The United Nations,

Applauding its previous Resolution #79, "Reformed Literacy Initiative", for making literacy "the critical priority" for national educational systems,

Recognising that access to a wide range of suitable reading materials is central to the realization of that goal,

Considering that the relative cost of redistributing surplus reading materials compares favourably in economic and environmental terms with that of mass reprinting,

Pleased that the existence of the UNEAF precludes the necessity of creating additional bureaucracy for the administration of the Project:

1. Inaugurates the "UN Access to Literacy Project", to be run as a voluntary and not-for-profit initiative to include all member nations;

2. Invites all nations to collect surplus reading materials and make them available to the Project for redistribution to those in need;

3. Designates "surplus reading materials" as including donated, unwanted, used, second hand or remaindered books, magazines, journals and other written sources, including print rejects that are still usable but that cannot be sold;

4. Stipulates that materials may be used but must be of a reasonable quality, or capable of being returned to a reasonable quality at minimal cost, particularly with regard to their utility in literacy projects;

5. Grants nations reasonable discretion in organizing collection of the materials, including in the degree of centralisation: the collections could, for example, be organized within educational institutions, as part of waste collection, or through charity events;

6. Permits agencies and authorities involved in literacy programmes to petition the UNEAF for assistance in supplying a range of reading materials;

7. Authorises the UNEAF to:
- take inventory of collected materials;
- allocate the materials, and otherwise acquired through additional UNEAF initiatives, to petitioners;
- make contributors aware of particularly dire needs;
- grant small rewards to institutions that prove particularly responsive and helpful in collecting surplus reading materials;
- advise nations on strategies to improve their collections;

8. Declares that the UNEAF may make judgments on the reading materials, in consultation with petitioners for assistance, based on how appropriate and relevant they will prove, but that it will refrain from indulging in or abetting political censorship.

Votes For: 3,529

Votes Against: 701

[Delegate Votes]

Voting Ends: Sun Mar 16 2008

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[GreekAmerican]

-"Even if you're on the right track, you'll get run over if you just sit there." -Will Rogers

Thursday - scientists have convened to discuss this strange rise in temperature. thermometers are showing 80 degrees, and it's still early morning. Highs are expected to reach 90.

Friday - Balmy weather envelops the entire region, except for 120 degree heat wave in Ranholn's capital city. Low 63, high 72

Saturday - the warm weather phenomenon continues, but no extreme temperatures are expected. Clouds will form toward evening, otherwise sunny. Low 64, high 72

Sunday - rain showers expected. Low 60, high 68.

Monday - Morning rain, then mostly sunny toward afternoon. Low 61, high 74

Tuesday - mostly sunny, with more moderate temps. Low 62, high 72

Wednesday - partly cloudy. Low 65, high 75

Our region is just one shy of hitting 260 nations (as of this posting). Let's give a big round of applause to our recruiters who have been working hard to make this happen.

Neas has started a "NationSpace" area. For a few fees you can have your own "NationSpace" area started up. Check out more details in the Chamber of Commerce section.

A new political party, the Pessimistic Optimists", has just formed and are looking for new members to help bolster their ranks. If your interested check out their thread in the general discussion area.

The Minister of Immigration position is still open, for anyone curious about the position be sure to contact Neas for more details. Also the Immigration Dept. could always use a few good recruiters so if your interested be sure to ask Neas for more details and to help get you started.

Our RDF is always welcoming of members who wish to take part in the more military side of things. If your curious about the RDF and/or want to join contact Minister of Defence Numero Capitan.

The following resolution is being debated by the UN. If it passes, it will immediately take effect in all UN member nations.

Repeal "Ban Single-Hulled Tankers"
A proposal to repeal a previously passed resolution

Category: Repeal
Resolution: #11
Proposed by: Jey

Description: UN Resolution #11: Ban Single-Hulled Tankers (Category: Environmental; Industry Affected: All Businesses) shall be struck out and rendered null and void.

Argument: The General Assembly of the United Nations,

APPLAUDING the attempts of Resolution #11: "Ban Single-Hulled Tankers" to prevent serious environmental damages involving oil tanker ships;

NOTING WITH REGRET that Resolution #11 makes no legislative effort to actually prevent the oil spills referenced to, only providing the rhetoric that the United Nations "must unite to ban single-hulled tankers and endorse the use of double-hulled tankers";

CONVINCED that serious environmental issues such as oil spills should be addressed by the United Nations with legislation that contains actionable language to fulfill its intent;

UNDERSTANDING that it is in the interests of the United Nations to eliminate legislation that contains nothing more than rhetoric;

BELIEVING that more comprehensive and effective legislation can and should be enacted to eliminate serious environmental hazards;

REPEALS Resolution #11: "Ban Single-Hulled Tankers."

Votes For: 2,363

Votes Against: 1,017

[Delegate Votes]

Voting Ends: Sun Mar 30 2008

The Nationalist Christian Empire of Veianto
"For God and Hannah. Death to her enemies!"

UN Category: Authoritarian Democracy
Civil Rights: Few
Economy: Powerhouse
Political Freedoms: Some
Location: 00000 A World Power
Regional Influence: Minnow

The Nationalist Christian Empire of Veianto is a massive, safe nation, renowned for its barren, inhospitable landscape. Its hard-nosed population of 4.183 billion are prohibited from doing almost everything except voting, which they do timidly and conservatively.

It is difficult to tell where the omnipresent government stops and the rest of society begins, but it is mainly concerned with Law & Order, although Religion & Spirituality and Public Transport are secondary priorities. The average income tax rate is 30%. A powerhouse of a private sector is led by the Beef-Based Agriculture industry, followed by Uranium Mining and Arms Manufacturing.

Genetic researchers have been expelled, the judicial system legislates morality, nudity is frowned upon, and the government covers the basic health care of its citizens. Crime -- especially youth-related -- is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force. Veianto's national animal is the Coot Rodent, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation, and its currency is the Paper Elaphant.

Veianto is ranked 8th in the region and 4,438th in the world for Most Subsidized Industry.

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*-This was sent in by ballypete, thanks bally.-*

Attorneys These are from a book called Disorder in the American Courts. They are things people actually said in court, word for word, taken down and now published by court reporters, who had the torment of staying calm while these exchanges were actually taking place.

1)ATTORNEY: Are you sexually active?
WITNESS: No, I just lie there.

2)ATTORNEY: What gear were you in at the moment of the impact?
WITNESS: Gucci sweats and Reeboks.

3)ATTORNEY: This myasthenia gravis, does it affect your memory at all? WITNESS: Yes.
ATTORNEY: And in what ways does it affect your memory?
WITNESS: I forget.
ATTORNEY: You forget? Can you give us an example of something you forgot?

4)ATTORNEY: What was the first thing your husband said to you that morning? WITNESS: He said, 'Where am I, Cathy?'
ATTORNEY: And why did that upset you?
WITNESS: My name is Susan!

5)ATTORNEY: Do you know if your daughter has ever been involved in voodoo? WITNESS: We both do.
ATTORNEY: Voodoo?
WITNESS: We do.
ATTORNEY: You do?
WITNESS: Yes, voodoo.

6)ATTORNEY: Now doctor, isn't it true that when a person dies in his sleep, he doesn't know about it until the next morning?
WITNESS: Did you actually pass the bar exam?

7)ATTORNEY: The youngest son, the twenty-one-year-old, how old is he? WITNESS: Uh, he's twenty-one.

8)ATTORNEY: Were you present when your picture was taken?
WITNESS: Are you ****t'in me?

9)ATTORNEY: So the date of conception (of the baby) was August 8th?
WITNESS: Yes.
ATTORNEY: And what were you doing at that time?
WITNESS: Uh.... I was gett'in laid!

10)ATTORNEY: She had three children, right?
WITNESS: Yes.
ATTORNEY: How many were boys?
WITNESS: None.
ATTORNEY: Were there any girls?
WITNESS: Are you kidding? Your Honor, I think I need a different attorney. Can I get a new attorney?

11)ATTORNEY: How was your first marriage terminated?
WITNESS: By death.
ATTORNEY: And by whose death was it terminated?
WITNESS: Now whose death do you suppose terminated it?

12)ATTORNEY: Can you describe the individual?
WITNESS: He was about medium height and had a beard.
ATTORNEY: Was this a male or a female?
WITNESS: Guess.

13)ATTORNEY: Is your appearance here this morning pursuant to a deposition notice which I sent to your attorney?
WITNESS: No, this is how I dress when I go to work.

14)ATTORNEY: Doctor, how many of your autopsies have you performed on dead people?
WITNESS: All my autopsies are performed on dead people. Would you like to rephrase that?

15)ATTORNEY: ALL your responses MUST be oral, OK? What school did you go to? WITNESS: Oral.

16)ATTORNEY: Do you recall the time that you examined the body?
WITNESS: The autopsy started around 8:30 p.m.
ATTORNEY: And Mr. Denton was dead at the time?
WITNESS: No, he was sitting on the table wondering why I was doing an autopsy on him!

17)ATTORNEY: Are you qualified to give a urine sample?
WITNESS: Huh....are you qualified to ask that question?

--- And the best for last: ---

18)ATTORNEY: Doctor, before you performed the autopsy, did you check for a pulse?
WITNESS: No.
ATTORNEY: Did you check for blood pressure?
WITNESS: No.
ATTORNEY: Did you check for breathing?
WITNESS: No.
ATTORNEY: So, then it is possible that the patient was alive when you began the autopsy?
WITNESS: No.
ATTORNEY: How can you be so sure, Doctor?
WITNESS: Because his brain was sitting on my desk in a jar.
ATTORNEY: I see, but could the patient have still been alive, ; nevertheless? WITNESS: Yes, it is possible that he could have been alive and practicing law.

 

[Great Bights Mum]

Thanks for the update. I look forward to the next one.

 

[GreekAmerican]

Staff-
Torchevon
Lord Tothe
Numero Capitan

-"I never think of the future - it comes soon enough." -Albert Einstein

This week the forecast calls for a remarkably stable weather pattern, with daytime highs between 76 and 82, lows between 63 and 67. Mostly sunny, with a slight chance of evening showers on Saturday and Tuesday. The beaches are likely to be crowded with attractive women in skimpy bikinis taking advantage of the sun.

The only exception seems to be in the lands of Ranholn, where the unprecedented heat wave continues without any sign of ending. All the sexy women in Ranholn's territory are encouraged to vacation on the beaches in map zones 9I, 9J, 16S, 16T, and 17T.

The Commerce Committee is underway and debating ways to improve our regional economy in the absence of a Minister for Commerce. Several new features are already being seen, for example, the NationSpace part of the forum, which will be developed over the next few weeks. Other features include member administrated donations for easy money transfers.

The Pessimistic Optimists are looking for new members and debating their policies to achieve their aims. Find out more in the Political Parties section!

Minister of Defence presented rewards for exemplerary service to two members of the Regional Defence Force. He promoted Turlmanistan to Corporal and issued a commendation to Lord Tothe stating;

Commendation awarded to Lord Tothe for his committment and contribution to the Regional Defence Force. Tothe has consistently shown good skills of deduction and logic on missions and has used this to good effect. His attitude is one that other members of the Regional Defence Force should look to emulate.

The FRA are having nominations for their cabinet elections and AWPs Neasmyrna, Torchevon and Numero Capitan are among those nominated for positions so far!

The AWP RDF has been active around NationStates the past week or two and liberated Americania with help from our allies as well as protecting many other regions from invasion.

The region are also debating new ways of including members so join in the discussion on whether to have a featured nation each week on our general board!

The following resolution is being debated by the WA. If it passes, it will immediately take effect in all WA member nations.

The World Assembly
A resolution to establish administrative parameters.

Category: Book-keeping
Strength: Sweeping
Proposed by: Maxtopia

Description: The Adopted Nations of the World Assembly,

NOTING that the United Nations has spectacularly imploded in a colossal fireball of extra-dimensional inanity;

BELIEVING that there is a vital and needed role for a global organizational body;

FURTHER NOTING that there are an awful lot of United Nations Resolutions;

FURTHER BELIEVING that the demise of the United Nations may be fashioned into a grand opportunity for nations to draw a new destiny;

HEREBY

1. ESTABLISHES the World Assembly as the natural successor to the United Nations, with the full transfer of all Delegate ranks and associated endorsements;

2. ARCHIVES all previously passed UN Resolutions for historical purposes, so that citizens of today may forever look back upon the masterwork of their ancestors;

3. DECLARES the pages of international law to be blank;

4. INVITES members of the World Assembly to begin work on a new volume, which may in time exceed even the grandeur of its predecessor.

Votes For: 7,564

Votes Against: 1,890

[Delegate Votes]

Voting Ends: Sun Apr 6 2008

Nation Name: The Commonwealth of Cruthin
Forum Name: Ballypete
Political Party: DCAPCOMR
Forum Posts: 1,380
Money: $ 11,600
Member No: 54
Joined: 6-October 07

Nation Size: 1.006 billion
Endorsements Received: 5 (Ardwyr, Van de Von Krooger, Mousfaukwa, Biain the First, Terresta)
Roles in Region: Regional Defence Force, Expeditionary Force Member

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[GreekAmerican]

Staff-
Torchevon
Lord Tothe

-"I'm a born-again atheist." -Gore Vidal

In a recent press release, Lord Tothe has announced the successful testing of his new weather machine! He will permit any reader to set his preferred weather conditions for the following week. He has stated that his abuse of Ranholn's climate will end now that calibration is complete. As a final test of the machine's capabilities, the week's weather will be as follows:

Friday: Sunny with a light breeze. High 80, low 70.

Saturday: Partly cloudy with gusts to 10 mph/ 16 kph. High 78, low 66.

Sunday: Mostly sunny through early afternoon, when cloud cover will increase. Windy. High 74, low 65

Monday: Thunderstorms with heavy rain. High winds. High 70, low 60.

Tuesday: Partly cloudy, and still breezy. High 73, low 65.

Wednesday: Sunny. High 77, low 66.

Thursday: Mostly sunny, high 75, low 65.

Three of AWP's members have been elected into positions within the FRA. Neasmyrna is the Regional Recruitment Officer, Numero Capitan is the Intelligence Minister, and Torchevon is the Communications Minister. Congratulations guys.

Neas is offering AWP$ 5,000 to anyone who can find a great new map for the region to use. If you have a cool map just collecting dust don't be shy and turn it in, you may be the winner.

The NationSpace area is always ready for more takers. Get your own little piece of forum space and share a little bit of your world with us. Contact Neas to get set up.

If your looking to join one of the finest regional defence forces it's as easy as sending a PM. Come join in the glory and the adventure that is the AWP RDF. Contact Minister of Defence, Numero Capitan, for more details.

Nations are the life blood of any region, it goes without saying. In order to keep the blood moving there has to be a heart and recruiters are that heart. Be a part of the life force behind the region, become...a Recruiter. Contact Neas or Numero Capitan for more details.

Rights and Duties of WA States
A resolution to restrict political freedoms in the interest of law and order.

Category: Political Stability
Strength: Mild
Proposed by: Frisbeeteria

Description: World Assembly membership in NationStates is a choice, not a requirement. Those of us who chose to participate have certain responsibilities to ourselves, each other, and the entire NationStates community. At the same time, we as NationStates have certain rights and responsibilities that we do not willingly relinquish when we chose to join the World Assembly.

It is therefore vital to clearly delineate what constitutes sovereign law versus international law passed by this World Assembly. This document will attempt to enumerate those most basic of rights, as they exist within and as defined by the World Assembly of NationStates.

A Declaration on Rights and Duties of WA States:

Section I:

The Principle of National Sovereignty:

Article 1 § Every WA Member State has the right to independence and hence to exercise freely, without dictation by any other NationState, all its legal powers, including the choice of its own form of government.

Article 2 § Every WA Member State has the right to exercise jurisdiction over its territory and over all persons and things therein, subject to the immunities recognized by international law.

Article 3 § Every WA Member State has the duty to refrain from unrequested intervention in the internal or external economic, political, religious, and social affairs of any other NationState, subject to the immunities recognized by international law.

Section II:

Rights and Duties in War:

Article 4 § Every WA Member State has the right of individual or collective self-defense against armed attack.

Article 5 § War in the World of NationStates is defined as a consensual act between two or more NationStates. WA Member States may, at their discretion, intercede against declarations of war on behalf of NationStates who wish to avoid war.

Article 6 § Every WA Member State has the duty to refrain from fomenting civil strife in the territory of another NationState, and to prevent the organization within its territory of activities calculated to foment such civil strife.

Article 7 § Every WA Member State has the duty to refrain from giving assistance to any NationState which is acting in violation of Article 5 or 6. Every WA Member State has the duty to refrain from recognizing any territorial acquisition by another NationState acting in violation of Article 5 or 6.

Section III:

The Role of the World Assembly:

Article 8 § Every WA Member State has the right to equality in law with every other WA Member State.

Article 9 § Every WA Member State has the duty to carry out in good faith its obligations arising from treaties and other sources of international law, including this World Assembly, and it may not invoke provisions in its constitution or its laws as an excuse for failure to perform this duty.

Article 10 § Whilst WA Member States may engage in wars, the World Assembly as a body maintains neutrality in matters of civil and international strife. As such, the WA will not engage in commanding, organising, ratifying, denouncing, or otherwise participating in armed conflicts, police actions, or military activities under the WA banner.

Article 11 § Every WA Member State has the duty to conduct its relations with other NationStates in accordance with international law and with the principle that the sovereignty of each WA Member State is subject to the supremacy of international law.

Votes For: 5,696

Votes Against: 1,851

Voting Ends: Fri Apr 11 2008

Lord Tothe's interview with The White Rose.

(Q) What is your preferred nickname for use on the forums? TWR is already the abbreviation for Those Who Remain, so you'll need another handle.

(A) Ash or Ashwinder

(Q) How did you learn about AWP?

(A) From Taiitu of all places!

(Q) What is your favorite section of the forum?

OH! Hard Question! The roleplaying section perhaps?

(Q) Do you have any unique interests outside nationstates that you would like to share?

(A) I like to play Kingdom of Loathing! Thats why I'm so naturally funny!

(Q) Everyone is dying to know: :cheers: or :drunkers: ?

(A) You guys have some hard hitting questions! I perfer both but I like :drunk: the mostest.

(Q) Do you prefer to role-play a powerful evil overlord like me, or is your character a namby-pamby goody-two-shoes type? ;D

(A) I like in between good and evil. If I had no choice but good over evil, I would pick EVIL!

(Q) Now that I've asked my questions, is there anything else you'd like to say? Comments on the region? Hatred for the moderators? Personal information so I can steal your identity?

(A) I can't say that I do except for HAIL AWP!

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A mother was working in the kitchen listening to her 5-year-old son playing with his new electric train in the living room. She heard the train stop and her son saying, "All of you sons of bitches who want off, get the hell off now... cause this is the last stop! And all of you sons of bitches who are getting on, get your asses on the train...cause we're going down the tracks.

The horrified mother went in and told her son, "We don't use that kind of language in this house. Now I want you to go to your room and you are to stay there for TWO HOURS. When you come out, you may play with your train...but I want you to use nice language."

Two hours later, the son came out of the bedroom and resumed playing with his train. Soon the train stopped and the mother heard her son say.

"All passengers please remember your things, thank you and hope your trip was a pleasant one. We hope you will ride with us again soon."

She heard her little darling continue..."For those of you just boarding,
remember, there is no smoking in the train. We hope you will have a pleasant and relaxing journey with us today."

As the mother began to smile, the child added, "For those of you who are pissed off about the TWO HOUR delay, please see the bitch in the kitchen...."

 

[Eluvatar]

Thanks for the update

Makes me want to Eet a Zeeb!

 

[GreekAmerican]

Staff-
Torchevon
Lord Tothe

-"A judge is a law student who marks his own examination papers." -H.L. Mencken

No one has made requests. I'm feeling like an angry god this week. Remember, make weather requests or get what the magic 8-ball tells me to give you. It told me to convert speed to metric, but not to convert temperatures.

Thursday - Thunder and lightning, and hail the size of Volkswagens! Torrential rains will flood the lowlands. Winds are expected to exceed 50 MPH (80 KPH). High 72, low 55.

Friday - The rains continue. Winds decrease to 20 mph/30 kph. Temperatures drop. Highs in the low 60s, low around 45.

Saturday - Still rain. High 57, low 34. Rain/snow mix likely toward evening as the winds shift to the south.

Sunday - More rain/snow mix, shifting to all snow by early afternoon. Winds 10 mph/ 16 kph. High 43, low 30.

Monday - Snow. Lots of it. Wind same as Sunday. High 34, low 25.

Tuesday - Sunshine! Wear your sunglasses. That reflection from the snow and ice will blind ya. High 30, low 18.

Wednesday - Winds increase. Expect drifting snow and extremely low visibility. High 28, low 16. Wind chill factors may reach well below zero, as gusts of 40 mph (65 kph)

Neas has announced the Recruitment Shootout, which will begin next week. The participants so far are Neasmyrna, Numero Capitan, Zextheria, Nitty, and Greek American. Be sure to get in contact with Neas if you have wish to take part in the event.

If you want to get involved in a political party, the three in AWP are the Independant People's Party, DCAPCOMR, and the Pessimistic Optimists. All are open and friendly, visit their repective areas for more information about each.

The RDF was deployed to help our allies in Lazarus. The RDF would like to thank all those non-RDF members who took time out to come and lend a hand to our allies in Lazarus.

If the RDF sounds like something you may be interested in, contact, Minister of Defence, Numero Capitan.

This proposal was just passed by the World Assembly.

The Right to a Fair Trial
A resolution to improve worldwide human and civil rights.


Category: Human Rights
Strength: Strong
Proposed by: South Oceana

Description: Observing that there is currently no guarantee of justice for those accused of criminal acts.

Noting that convictions are often unsafe due to the absence of any legal requirements for a trial under international law

Remarking that miscarriages of justice are common.

Believing that it should be everyone’s right to be protected from malicious and unfair prosecution by law.

Further believing that the more rigorous examination of evidence seen in a fair trial will lead to fewer innocent people being unfairly punished.

Hereby mandates that all WA member nations guarantee a fair trial to anyone facing prosecution in their territory, in accordance with the following requirements:

Article 1 § That the accused be seen as innocent until proven guilty beyond all reasonable doubt, thus placing the onus of proof on the prosecuting authority.

Article 2 § That the defendant be given the right to present his case or to be represented by a person of his choosing.

Article 3 § That the evidence shall be considered by an impartial jury of no less than 5 people and presided over by a judge with knowledge of the laws being applied and the requirements for a trial.

Article 4 § That all persons shall have the right to remain silent when questioned, and exercising this right shall not be used as evidence against them in court.

Article 5 § That information and testimony may not be extracted under duress or using any form of physical or psychological torture.

Article 6 § That the defendant shall have the right to question any witness who provides evidence.

Article 7 § That the defendant be entitled to appeal against both the sentence and verdict that has been passed.

Article 8 § That any punitive sentence passed by a court be proportional to the crime committed.

Article 9 § That the proceedings of the trial conclude within a reasonable time period.

Votes For: 6,062
Votes Against: 4,477

Implemented: Wed Apr 16 2008

The Rogue Nation of Peackeepers of legos
"Lego my ego"

Category: Inoffensive Centrist Democracy
Civil Rights:
Below Average Economy:
Good Political Freedoms:
Average
Location: 00000 A World Power Regional Influence: Minnow

The Rogue Nation of Peackeepers of legos is a very large, environmentally stunning nation, notable for its punitive income tax rates. Its compassionate, hard-working population of 191 million have some civil rights, but not too many, enjoy the freedom to spend their money however they like, to a point, and take part in free and open elections, although not too often.

It is difficult to tell where the omnipresent government stops and the rest of society begins, but it juggles the competing demands of Social Welfare, Law & Order, and Healthcare. The average income tax rate is 55%. Private enterprise is illegal, but for those in the know there is a slick and highly efficient black market in Information Technology.

The alarmingly racist TV show 'Bigtopians Say the Darndest Things' is a hit, meat-eating is frowned upon, the fedora is a protected species, and corporations donate huge sums of money to favored politicians. Crime is well under control, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Peackeepers of legos's national animal is the fedora, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its currency is the ego.

Peackeepers of legos is ranked 106th in the region and 36,750th in the world for Most Politically Free Nations.

4 hours ago: The ENDORSE NORTHERN-CHITTOWA of The Dead Angels arrived from Lazarus.
7 hours ago: The Global Vendetta of Falconias departed this region for Lichentia.
7 hours ago: The Global Vendetta of Falconias arrived from North Pacific.
7 hours ago: The Commonwealth of Cruthin arrived from Mensa.
8 hours ago: The Republic of Marrocae departed this region for 00000000000.
8 hours ago: The Armed Republic of Zericho arrived from The League of Dictatorships.
9 hours ago: The Republic of Marrocae arrived from 00000000000.
11 hours ago: The Free Land of Biowulf arrived from Lazarus.
13 hours ago: The Fuerza Armada of Numero Capitan arrived from Ithaca.
13 hours ago: The Fuerza Armada of Numero Capitan departed this region for Ithaca.

Forum Pop. Info
Our members have made a total of 33,223 posts
We have 273 registered members
The newest member is Mustachistan
Most users ever online was 13 on Mar 14 2008, 11:16 PM

Top Ten Posters
The Many Puppets of Nittshatta UN Member 6,759
Neasmyrna Admin 5,299
greekamerican RDF member 3,681
Rucket Members 3,115
lord tothe RDF member 1,897
Numero Capitan Minister 1,889
Torchevon Minister 1,563
ballypete Expeditionary RDF 1,515
Ranholn Senator 1,158
Biain the First UN Delegate 1,070

-Never lie to mom-

Brian invited his mother over for dinner. During the course of the meal,
Brian's mother couldn't help but keep noticing how beautiful Brian's
roommate, Stephanie, was. Brian's Mom had long been suspicious of a
relationship between Brian and Stephanie, and this had only made her
more curious. Over the course of the evening, while watching the two
react, she started to wonder if there was more between Brian and
Stephanie than met the eye. Reading his mom's thoughts, Brian
volunteered, "I know what you must be thinking, but I assure you
Stephanie and I are just roommates."

About a week later, Stephanie came to Brian saying, "Ever since your
mother came to dinner, I've been unable to find the beautiful silver
gravy ladle. You don't suppose she took it, do you?" Brian said, "Well,
I doubt it, but I'll send her an e-mail just to be sure."So he sat down and wrote:

Dear Mom:
I'm not saying that you "did" take the gravy ladle from the house, I'm
not saying that you "did not" take the gravy ladle. But the fact remains
that one has been missing ever since you were here for dinner.

Love, Brian

Several days later, Brian received an email back from his mother that
read:

Dear Son:

I'm not saying that you "do" sleep with Stephanie, I'm not saying that
you "do not" sleep with Stephanie. But the fact remains that if
Stephanie is sleeping in her own bed, she would have found the gravy
ladle by now.

Love, Mom

 

[Ranholn]

hmmm greek hanst been on in a bit, he will be around soon, Im not official.

Anyways, In AWP Election Season Starts with the Delegate Elections Senatoral Elections in June, and PSRDirector/Ranholn/Vetarca/More is running. More to come but hey felt we should tell the embassy people. VIVA LA IPP

 

[GreekAmerican]

Staff-
Torchevon
Lord Tothe

Contributions-
GreekAmericans

-"Happiness makes up in height for what it lacks in length." -Robert Frost

Thursday will be a mild day with minimal clud coverage and a cool breeze whispering throughout the day. High of 86 and low of 81.

Friday will be another mild day but with a chance of showers in the afternoon. High of 85 and low of 80.

Saturday will have nothing but drizzles throughout the day with a chance of even heavier rains around noon. High of 84 and low of 77.

Sunday will start with very heavy rains beating down until the evening when only a light drizzle will begin to fall. High of 73 and low of 67.

Monday will see a small shower in the morning but then the clouds will break and the sun will shine again. High of 74 and low of 68.

Tuesday will be warmer albeit with a heavy cloud cover, no rains are expected and the clouds should pass by late this evening. High of 80 and low of 76.

Wednesday will be free of clouds and the winds will be light yet refreshing. High of 80 and low of 77.

The upcoming race for the position of WA delegate will see Biain the First, Ranholn, and potentially Lord Tothe duke it out for the position. More updates will come as are made available.

The contest to come up with an improved map for the region is still going on with a cash prize of $5,000 for the winner! Visit the AWP map section to find out more.

This RDF commendation was not made available right away due to the conflict in The North Pacific, however, with that conflict at an end this person can finally be recognized: Commendation awarded to Auel Neider for his persistance in the ongoing liberation of The North Pacific that has seen him banjected countless times. In the face of this he has repeatedly shown good preparation and commitment with switchers and immediate redeployment. This is the exact attitude that I like to see from new recruits and he hasnt complained once despite not being able to participate in other, perhaps more interesting missions since he first joined the RDF.

If the Regional Defence Force sounds like it is something you may wish to take part of, be sure to contact Minister of Defence Numero Capitan with any questions you may have.

Recruiters are an important part of a region, constantly helping to bring growth to the whole region. Contact Numero Capitan or Neasmyrna for any and all questions about being a recruiter.

A motion to create a secretary of the senate is now up. check out the Northern District's Lobby and cast your vote on how you think this proposal should go.

Last Decision
The resolution Humanitarian Transport was passed 6,757 votes to 3,243, and implemented in all WA member nations.

The People's Republic of Xaniany
"You suck, get a life."

Category: Father Knows Best State
Civil Rights:
Some Economy:
Very Strong Political Freedoms:
Outlawed
Location: 00000 A World Power Regional Influence: Minnow

The People's Republic of Xaniany is a large, safe nation, remarkable for its compulsory military service. Its compassionate, hard-working, cynical population of 32 million are ruled by a mostly-benevolent dictator, who grants the populace the freedom to live their own lives but watches carefully for anyone to slip up.

The medium-sized, corrupt government juggles the competing demands of Defence, Commerce, and Law & Order. The average income tax rate is 27%, but much higher for the wealthy. Private enterprise is illegal, but for those in the know there is a slick and highly efficient black market in Uranium Mining.

Naturists are jailed regularly for indecent exposure, phone taps are frequently carried out by the police, the government seizes all major gold finds, and the government is cracking down on subversive groups. Crime -- especially youth-related -- is totally unknown. Xaniany's national animal is the your mom, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation, and its currency is the money.

Xaniany is ranked 198th in the region and 58,514th in the world for Largest Cheese Export Sector.

3 hours ago: The Colony of Lleknek arrived from The East Pacific.
5 hours ago: The Grand Duchy of Cuggiono departed this region for Italy.
5 hours ago: The Grand Duchy of Cuggiono arrived from Lazarus.
5 hours ago: The Grand Duchy of Cuggiono departed this region for Lazarus.
6 hours ago: The Tireless Defenders of The Dead Angels arrived from The National Unified States.
6 hours ago: The Tireless Defenders of The Dead Angels departed this region for The National Unified States.
7 hours ago: The Republic of Nippeln departed this region for The Strait of Serpente.
9 hours ago: The Kingdom of Micalia ceased to exist.
10 hours ago: The City-State of Petalumadom arrived from The West Pacific.
10 hours ago: The Republic of alimandom departed this region for The North Pacific.

00000 A World Power contains 261 nations as of 12:04 AM on 5/8/08.

Forum Pop. Info
Our members have made a total of 36,347 posts
We have 298 registered members
The newest member is Saintzz
Most users ever online was 13 on Mar 14 2008, 11:16 PM

Top Ten Posters
The Many Puppets of Nittshatta 7,333
Neasmyrna 5,787
greekamerican 4,000
Rucket 3,115
lord tothe 2,203
Numero Capitan 2,057
ballypete 1,692
Torchevon 1,627
Ranholn 1,327
Biain the First 1,144

"How can I ever thank you?" gushed a woman to Clarence Darrow, after he had solved her legal troubles.

"My dear woman," Darrow replied, "ever since the Phoenicians invented money there has been only one answer to that question."

A golfer hooked his tee shot over a hill and onto the next fairway. Walking toward his ball, he saw a man lying on the ground, groaning with pain.

"I'm an attorney," the wincing man said, "and this is going to cost you $5000."

"I'm sorry, I'm really sorry," the concerned golfer replied. "But I did yell 'fore'."

"I'll take it," the attorney said.

 

[Eluvatar]

Thanks for the update!

 

[GreekAmerican]

Staff-
Torchevon
Lord Tothe
GreekAmerican

-"Age is not a particularly interesting subject. Anyone can get old. All you have to do is live long enough." -Groucho Marx

Thursday: Sunny and warm with little wind. High 71, low 67.

Friday: Sunny and warm. High 76, low 69.

Saturday: Sunny and very warm. High 82, low 73

Sunday: Hot and humid with no wind. High 89, low 78.

Monday: Hot and humid. Expect increasing winds over the course of the day and cloud cover toward evening. Thunderstorms possible. High 87, low 79.

Tuesday: Thunderstorms. A Tornado watch will be in effect all day. High winds and hail are expected along with torrential rain. High 86, low 70.

Wednesday: Lingering showers with sun breaks by afternoon, with gusting winds. High 87, low 75.

Polls open tomorrow for AWP World Assembly delegate. The candidates are:

Biain the First (DCAPCOMR, incumbent)
Lord Tothe (POP)
Ranholn (IPP)

Delegate discussions can be found
here and final manifestos/ statements are at this page.

The RDF is awlays looking for more people to join up. contact Minister of Defence Numero Capitan for more info.

One way to really help the region grow is to recruit. Contact Neas or Numero capitan for more details on what it takes to become a recruiter.

The resolution "Ways and Means" was defeated 7,038 votes to 2,039.

The Commonwealth of saintzz
"We KiLl ThOSe IN OuR wAy 2 Be ThE dE BeST"

Category: Corrupt Dictatorship
Civil Rights:
Good Economy:
Reasonable Political Freedoms:
Few
Location: 00000 A World Power Regional Influence: Vassal

The Commonwealth of saintzz is a huge, safe nation, remarkable for its compulsory military service. Its compassionate, cynical population of 300 million are ruled with an iron fist by the dictatorship government, which ensures that no-one outside the party gets too rich. In their personal lives, however, citizens are relatively unoppressed; it remains to be seen whether this is because the government genuinely cares about its people, or if it hasn't gotten around to stamping out civil rights yet.

It is difficult to tell where the omnipresent, socially-minded government stops and the rest of society begins, but it juggles the competing demands of Defence, Law & Order, and Education. The average income tax rate is 91%, and even higher for the wealthy. The private sector is almost wholly made up of enterprising fourteen-year-old boys selling lemonade on the sidewalk, although the government is looking at stamping this out.

Government-run screening operations remove embryos with severe genetic disorders, children are brainwashed at a young age to accept "Love and peace!" as a way of life, political parties are banned from advertising and receiving private donations, and radio stations are forbidden to play anything with too much drum or bass. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Saintzz's national animal is the TeRRoriST, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its currency is the Playboy.

saintzz is ranked 252nd in the region and 73,489th in the world for Largest Pizza Delivery Sector.

3 hours ago: The United States of AmericaXLI departed this region for Ron Pauls Magikal Wonderland.
3 hours ago: The Armed Republic of Pinegate departed this region for The Highlands.
4 hours ago: The Allied States of Danichinia arrived from The West Pacific.
4 hours ago: The Holy Empire of The Uber Terrorists arrived from The Pacific.
4 hours ago: The Democratic States of Holanistan11 arrived from The North Pacific.
5 hours ago: The Rogue Nation of Doomsarida arrived from Canada.
6 hours ago: The Dictatorship of Jengalii departed this region for The North Pacific.
6 hours ago: The Constitutional Monarchy of British Postal Workers departed this region for Democratic Audux.
7 hours ago: The Rogue Nation of Mandalorion Warriors arrived from 00000 A World Power 2.
12 hours ago: The Republic of Future Lebanon arrived from The East Pacific.

Forum Pop Info
Our members have made a total of 38,562 posts
We have 320 registered members
The newest member is General and Dictator Doomus
Most users ever online was 13 on Mar 14 2008, 11:16 PM

Top Ten Posters
The Many Puppets of Nittshatta 7,342
Neasmyrna 6,199
greekamerican 4,321
Rucket 3,115
lord tothe 2,457
Numero Capitan 2,217
ballypete 1,856
Torchevon 1,644
Ranholn 1,390
Biain the First 1,279

-Why did the chicken cross the road?

BARACK OBAMA:
The chicken crossed the road because it was time for a CHANGE! The chicken wanted CHANGE!
JOHN MC CAIN:
My friends, that chicken crossed the road because he recognized the need to engage in cooperation and dialogue with all the chickens on the other side of the road.
HILLARY CLINTON:
When I was First Lady, I personally helped that little chicken to cross the road. This experience makes me uniquely qualified to ensure -- right from Day One! -- that every chicken in this country gets the chance it deserves to cross the road. But then, this really isn't about me.......
DR. PHIL:
The problem we have here is that this chicken won't realize that he must
first deal with the problem on 'THIS' side of the road before it goes
after the problem on the 'OTHER SIDE' of the road.
What we need to do is help him realize how stupid he's acting by not taking on his 'CURRENT' problems before adding 'NEW' problems.
OPRAH:
Well, I understand that the chicken is having problems, which is why he
wants to cross this road so bad.
So instead of having the chicken learn
from his mistakes and take falls, which is a part of life, I'm going to
give this chicken a car so that he can just drive across the road and
not live his life like the rest of the chickens.
GEORGE W. BUSH:
We don't really care why the chicken crossed the road.
We just want to know if the chicken is on our side of the road, or not.
The chicken is either against us, or for us. There is no middle ground here.
COLIN POWELL:
Now to the left of the screen, you can clearly see the satellite image
of the chicken crossing the road...
ANDERSON COOPER - CNN:
We have reason to believe there is a chicken, but w e have not yet been
allowed to have access to the other side of the road.
JOHN KERRY:
Although I voted to let the chicken cross the road, I am now against it!
It was the wrong road to cross, and I was misled about the chicken's
intentions. I am not for it now, and will remain against it.
NANCY GRACE:
That chicken crossed the road because he's GUILTY! You can see it in his
eyes and the way he walks.
PAT BUCHANAN:
To steal the job of a decent, hardworking American.
MARTHA STEWART:
No one called me to warn me which way that chicken was going.
I had a standing order at the Farmer's Market to sell my eggs when the price dropped to a certain level. No little bird gave me any insider information.
DR SEUSS:
Did the chicken cross the road? Did he cross it with a toad? Yes, the
chicken crossed the road, but why it crossed I've not been told.
ERNEST HEMINGWAY:
To die in the rain. Alone.
JERRY FALWELL:
Because the chicken was gay! Can't you people see the plain truth?'
That's why they call it the 'other side.
' Yes, my friends, that chicken
is gay. And if you eat that chicken, you will become gay too.
I say we boycott all chickens until we sort out this abomination that the liberal media white washes with seemingly harmless phrases like 'the other side. That chicken should not be crossing the road.
It's as plain and as simple as that.
GRANDPA:
In my day we didn't ask why the chicken crossed the road.
Somebody told us the chicken crossed the road, and that was good enough.
BARBARA WALTERS:
Isn't that interesting? In a few moments, we will be listening to the
chicken tell, for the first time, the heart warming story of how it
experienced a serious case of molting, and went on to accomplish its
life long dream of crossing the road.
ARISTOTLE:
It is the nature of chickens to cross the road.
JOHN LENNON:
Imagine all the chickens in the world crossing roads together, in peace.
BILL GATES:
I have just released eChicken2009, which will not only cross roads, but
will lay eggs, file your important documents, and balance your check
book. Internet Explorer is an integral part of eChicken.
This new platform is much more stable and will never cra...#@&&^(C% .........reboot.
ALBERT EINSTEIN:
Did the chicken really cross the road, or did the road move beneath the chicken?
BILL CLINTON:
I did not cross the road with THAT chicken.
What is your definition of chicken?
AL GORE:
I invented the chicken!
COLONEL SANDERS:
Did I miss one?
DICK CHENEY:
Where's my gun?
AL SHARPTON:
Why are all the chickens white? We need some black chickens!

A Polish immigrant went to the DMV to apply for a driver's license. First, of course, he had to take an eye sight test The optician showed him a card with the letters
'C Z W I X N O S T A C Z.' 'Can you read this?' the optician asked. 'Read it?' the Polish guy replied, 'I know the guy.'

 

[Vrtbovska Zahrada]

Thanks for the update!

We are still a bit unorganised, hopefully not for long any more.

 

[GreekAmerican]

There seems to be a problem with Photobucket. If it isn't resolved soon, I'll set up something else. Comment if you can see the images - I've got nothing here right now.

Editor (and Psychotic Master of Evil): Lord Tothe

Contributors (and all-around cool dudes): Numero Capitan and Greekamerican

QUOTE OF THE WEEK

"Those convinced against their will are of the same opinion still" - Dave Ramsey, attributed to his grandmother.

AWP LOTTERY

Turlmanistan has created the Turlmanistan Lottery Corporation, and the first big winner was Biain the First. Check the Turlmanistan Lottery Corporation thread in the Marketplace for the latest drawing!

Thursday: Cool and cloudy, with a light breeze. High 62, low 45.

Friday: Sun breaks toward evening, but still cool. High 64, low 52

Saturday: Partly sunny and warmer. High 69, low 64

Sunday: Hot and dry with increasing winds. High 76, low 65.

Monday: Hot with high winds. Fire danger during the day. A front should pass through during the night and bring clouds. High 84, low 70.

Tuesday: Mostly cloudy and possible rain showers. High 75, low 57

Wednesday: Lingering morning showers, but the afternoon should be sunny. Moderate winds. High 78, low 64.

SPECIAL ALERTS

Hello! The AWP Inquirer is back on its feet after Torchevon's real life hustle and bustle finally caught up with our Editor. Since the last issue we have concluded our delegate elections with Lord Tothe being elected as the successor to Biain the First with 10 votes to Biains 5 and Ranholns 5!

Neas spoke on the issue and managed to commit a hideous spelling mistake with only his second word...

First of, I would like to thank Biain The First for 125 days in office (probably more by the time the switch is done ). When he was elected in January we had around 220 nations and 60 or 70 WA delegate endorsements. He leaves office with the fullest respect of the region having seen the regional population rise as high as 280 and seeing his endorsements reach 100 just the other day placing him as the 4th most influential delegate of a user created region and 10th most influential in all of the World Assembly. Thank you.

Now, on to the future. Lord Tothe is one of the newer members of the region having only joined this past January. but already he has been one of our most active members having more than 2,500 posts and being one of our most consistent RDF members. We wish the little dictator (who actually has a soft spot for kittens) well and we hope to see 00000 A World Power even more powerful under his directions. Good luck!

With Senate elections approaching, long time Southern Senator, Ranholn tendered his resignation from all responsibilities and said he would not stand for re-election. He cited stress in real life and has taken a leave of absence.

I am Retiring from all Position I currently hold, I will act as Senator but as elections should start shortly I will not be running for Re-Election, I will not go for a third Term as Senator. I am Stepping down from Mod of Role play, Member of the Commerce Committee, Global Moderator and any other positions I hold In this Region. I Will be Scarce for a bit but I will still be around. I hope you all Remember me for what I once was not what ever I have become.

AWP has shown its power in the FRA elimination game in the FRA game zone. Current standings are...

00000 A World Power (68)
Lichentia (18)
New Liberalia (12)
New Sorvun (11)
The YoungWorld (11)
Soviet Union (11)
Sapientia (9)
The Rejected Realms (0)
Gay (0)
Liberty Alliance (0)
Jethnea (0)
Peaceian (0)
North Pacific (0)
GRA (0)

AWP is currently preparing for Senate elections with Numero Capitan holding preliminary opinion polls. We are also looking to overcome our issues in the Department of Foreign Affairs and are looking for Ambassadors to send to friendly regions, talk to Greekamerican today if you're interested!

The RDF has been taking a bit of a break recently, mostly due to lack of invader activity, its nice to have our boys home for a while!

This week saw the Prevention of Terrorism proposal put to the floor of the World Assembly. Assemblymen from AWP debated the issue with some speaking out in support of the proposal and Donchatryit arguing against it, "It...allows states to destroy human rights at almost no cost."

Our new WA Delegate, Lord Tothe summed up arguments by claiming, "This legislation offers no protection to those who are properly defined as "freedom fighters" (attacking military and government targets as opposed to civilian targets, and seeking to throw off a government rather than destroy a nation) and would allow oppressive nations like me to squash freedom fighters in the name of defeating terrorists. It's a case of IC vs. OOC here..."

As voting drew to a close in AWP, voting showed 5 votes in support of the proposal, 3 against, 1 abstain and 3 people voting for the delegates own wishes. As a result, Tothe could well vote against the legislation still due to the strong arguments presented against the proposal!

*update*

The Resolution passed 5,660 votes to 3,853. Lord Tothe promised to act according to his OOC principles in his position as Delegate. He voted AGAINST it based on the lack of a definition of "terrorism" and the potential for abuses of power. - Lord Tothe's alternate personality as his own press secretary

We need nominations for the national spotlight! Submit your nominations to our "Letters to the Editor" thread!

POPULATION RISE!!!

The Republic of Rigall ceased to exist.
The United Kingdoms of Rabbiton arrived from The Rejected Realms.
The United Kingdoms of Rabbiton departed this region for Venice.
The Most Serene Republic of Treaven arrived from Chavaulaelka.
The Corporate Militarist States of Terresta ceased to exist.
The Democratic Public of AP3 10 departed this region for The South Pacific.
The Queendom of Aierynne arrived from The South Pacific.
The Constitutional Monarchy of British Postal Workers departed this region for The Pacific.
The Republic of Bronzebeards arrived from The East Pacific.
The Grand Duchy of Pictan departed this region for Pacific.
The Holy Empire of Fetzen arrived from Lazarus.
The Grand Duchy of PuffPuffPassLeft departed this region for Isle of Hags.
The Grand Duchy of PuffPuffPassLeft arrived from The North Pacific.
The Outlaw Hunter of Sedgistan 1 departed this region for The Pacific.
The Emirate of Nandurib ceased to exist.
The Free Land of Hapy hippies arrived from The South Pacific.
The Dominion of Tarquas arrived from The North Pacific.
The Colony of Garuch arrived from The East Pacific.
The Dominion of Thyosis arrived from The East Pacific.
The Empire of Pallicia arrived from The East Pacific.

AWP now sits at 282 Nations! That has grown from 270 in only a few days, congratulations to the great work of our recruiters and long may it continue!

We recently have welcomed xzPacificxz, Paraskave, Sedge and Donchatryit to the regional forums and seen Saintzz return!

There is now a new Jobs Page in the Marketplace!! Check regularly to look for work!

Its located here: http://z3.invisionfree.com/A_World_Power/i...?showtopic=1677

Latest Jobs

The Independent is looking for freelance writers and journalists to write articles for the paper! Good wages offered!

Current businesses in the Marketplace are:

User Bar Express Services
Proprietor: Lord Tothe
Service: Custom user bars

Turlmanistan Lottery Corporation
Proprietor: Turlmanistan
Service: Lotteries and Sweepstakes gambling

Founder: Neasmyrna
World Assembly Delegate: Lord Tothe
Northern District senator: Turlmanistan
Southern District Senator: Ranholn
Minister for Education: Torchevon
Minister for Defense: Numero Capitan
Minister for Foreign Affairs: Greekamerican

MILESTONES

Lord Tothe was recently elected AWP WA Delegate! Incumbent Biain the First has returned to duty in the RDF.

We recently joined the exclusive group of top 10 Most Powerful Delegates in the game. And then we decided to swap delegates and fell straight out of it!

 

[Tresville]

Please request this Embassy to be reopened via the FA Minister Ann.