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Hello everyone! This is the Minister of Foreign Affairs from Aukumnia with the August update!
Minister of Foreign Affairs - Relkadia
Minister of Interior Affairs - Catalaina
Minister of Defence - The eternal imperials
Minister of Justice - Espanure
Latest Issue of the Aukumnia Times - Issue VII
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Major Occurences
Amendments made as the Chamber is Dissolved
As the activity in Aukumnia was essentially at an all time low, in a bold move, the founder, through a referendum, decided to dissolve the legislature. This was after a period of the Chamber being inactive and the representatives neither debating nor writing new legislations. As such, it was decided that perhaps dissolving the chamber and instead having a chamber with all citizens as it's member would be more active and vibrant. However, this was not the only amendment planned. This was among the first amendments, as there were plans to modify the executive too, among other things. While it is still quite early to see if they were moves in the right direction, there are already discussions to reverse the change as a few individuals seek to bring back party politics and competitive politics. Albeit gradually, activity seems to be on the rise.Trev Wins the race for SC in a rather One-sided Election
Struck by inactivity, the elections for a powerful new SC was extremely important as the SC had their role clear - to revive Aukumnia. As such, three ran in the elections, Eternal Imperials, a former SC, Aontas and Trev, two well known former representatives of the chamber. While Eternal Imperials seemed to be a safer option out of the three, Aontas has been involved in a few inactive UCRs and has a bit of experience on how to revive such a region, while Trev's ambitious and controversial term might be just the thing that brings the region out of it's slump. While it was expected to be a close race, Trev ended up winning rather one sidedly, bagging over 50% of the votes. Soon after winning, he announced his new cabinet which was comprised of a number of new faces. As such, it might be where Aukumnia reinvents itself. It is to be seen how effective his term proves to be.Xadrya elected as the new President after a Controversial term
Trev had an extremely controversial term in TFU with a large number of critics, which ultimately led to an abrupt end following a vote of no confidence and a resignation. The elections following the resignation saw a large number of candidates signing up, however, after dropping out, 7 candidates contested for the position. Despite the large number of candidates, Xadrya, a well known figure around TFU, ended up winning with a huge margin over others, over 50% compared to the 15% that his rival had. He won the elections as TFU is going through a difficult phase of its own. Despite the initial excitement, the interest has fell considerably, with the turnout reflecting that. The Federation may very well be closed if it does not gain a new member, and in such a dire situation, it would be interesting to see what path Xadrya ends up taking.Community Activity Stagnates as New Initiatives are taken
The Initiatives for increasing activity are the hosting of game nights in every week and starting the foundation of a new regional roleplay. The game nights were well received with a significant participation, and a significant interest in it. The games played through bots were open to both citizens and visitors, and were an enjoyable experience for the community. On the other hand the roleplay is still in progress. There is also the possibility of other initiatives to be taken in the future like tournaments, writing contests, themed events, gaming night or competitions, a Minecraft server and maybe even festivals that will include a variety of games and events.The Aukumnian Imperial Fleet involved in a number of Operations
After being established, the fleet immediately set off to work by being involved in a number of operations ranging from practice raids, and a number of detag operations. While still inexperienced, and struggling with manpower, the military still is quite frequently being involved in a large number of operations on a weekly basis. This in turn has helped the military to gradually make a name of sorts for itself. While it is only in its infancy stages, gradually, should it grow numerically, it shows great promise of evolving into a large, active and a formidable organisation. However, the growth in the military can only happen should the region itself grow, which as such is the immediate concern of the current administration. It would be interesting to see how the military grows once the region is revived and grows.
The Writer's Library exists. Do check it out if you're interested :P
A Down and Dusky Blonde, Johanneslanden, and Maowi
Vox Populi, Vox Canis.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fl6s1x9j4QQ
Finally back after spend 16 days in a hospital.
A Down and Dusky Blonde, Norgiestoileckylockj, Johanneslanden, Panther, and 1 otherMaowi
Oh my, I hope you're feeling OK now!
A Down and Dusky Blonde, Norgiestoileckylockj, Panther, and Rongorongo
Hope it wasn't too serious
A Down and Dusky Blonde, Norgiestoileckylockj, Johanneslanden, and Rongorongo
Boonk gang
A Down and Dusky Blonde, Johanneslanden, and Maowi
Welcome Back. I hope that all is well now.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zSWJZ6G-Cus
Densaner, Johanneslanden, Panther, Maowi, and 1 otherRongorongo
Finally back after spend 16 days in a hospital.
It was depression. NS is a part of my therapy.
Densaner, A Down and Dusky Blonde, Johanneslanden, Panther, and 1 otherMaowi
please don't boonk gang us!
I hope things get better for you as quickly as possible. Good luck and all the best :)
Densaner, A Down and Dusky Blonde, Johanneslanden, Panther, and 1 otherRongorongo
Ouch
Yeah, depression sucks
Hope you're coping
It's very difficult. I do everything to avoid bad feelings, but is very difficult.
A Down and Dusky Blonde, Johanneslanden, Panther, and Maowi
God, I hate haiku. Just sayin'.
A Down and Dusky Blonde, Johanneslanden, Panther, and Maowi
Wow, you must have a rad doctor:
I need 10cc NationStates, stat!
But seriously, depression is a tough thing to deal with. I've had a number of folks in my life who've struggled with it. My ex-gf used a therapeutic light box to treat her seasonal depression. I believe exercise is supposed to help, too, though it's difficult to gather up the initiative to actually do it when you're depressed. I presume you use NS for its social aspects to help you out?
There once was a cloud, most noxious
To hear a haiku got him nauseous
He preferred his poetry
To be lewd and tawdry
Even Shakespeare should be performed topless
Noxious Air, A Down and Dusky Blonde, Johanneslanden, Maowi, and 1 otherRongorongo
“God I hate haiku”
Says Noxious Air while passing.
They really hate haikus
A Down and Dusky Blonde, Johanneslanden, Panther, Maowi, and 1 otherNuevo los angeles
I remember a player from the Netherlands saying that workplaces encouraged their employees playing NationStates while at work as a means of workplace stress removal.
Johanneslanden and Panther
Post by Greenwaters suppressed by a moderator.
NS is the only game I can play on my computer. I also like the community.
A Down and Dusky Blonde, Johanneslanden, Panther, and Maowi
Nice summary. Good that you're willing to put effort into this sort of thing.
Is SP the only region you're in?
A Down and Dusky Blonde, Panther, Maowi, and Greenwaters
Post by Greenwaters suppressed by a moderator.
2 things I’d like to point out.
Doesn’t it take like 4-5 years until Electric Cars finally become beneficial because the actually getting the resources to make the cars and the energy it runs on is toxic to the environment at the beginning?
When Genghis Khan went across Europe killing several, didn’t he cause the Earth to temporarily cool because he killed so many humans that there started to be less carbon in the air? If so, the better way to say it is that it got much more severe in the 1800s.
A Down and Dusky Blonde, Johanneslanden, and Panther
Unfortunately it's the "brown" parties that get elected to office.
Johanneslanden and Panther
Huh. Never heard that one before. Had to look it up. Here's a decent source I found:
https://www.livescience.com/11739-wars-plagues-carbon-climate.html
Sounds like researchers looked at four major catastrophes throughout history -- the Mongol Conquests, the Black Death, the Conquest of the Americas, and the Fall of the Ming Dynasty. The effects of all of them were "small or nonexistent." Though, of the four, the Mongols made the greatest impact, it still barely registered. "But even Genghis Khan couldn't create more than a blip in atmospheric carbon compared to the overwhelming effect of agriculture."
This last point is important. The reasons that these events were thought to perhaps have had an effect on global carbon levels was not that there were less humans breathing due to the massive death tolls. Instead, it recognized agriculture as the major culprit for rising levels of carbon dioxide through the widespread deforestation that always accompanies it -- "vegetation stores carbon, so trees and shrubs are what scientists call 'carbon sinks'."
So, the idea was that these wars and plagues would create such a disruption in human civilization that agriculture would temporarily cease, thus halting further deforestation and allowing forests to regrow. But, even considering the massive death tolls, the effects were too temporary to truly allow forests a chance to fully recover. On top of this, "while one part of the world burned, the rest planted." The process of deforestation was so pervasive throughout the world that even a Mongol Invasion or a Black Death was too localized.
A Down and Dusky Blonde, Norgiestoileckylockj, and Johanneslanden
Post by Greenwaters suppressed by a moderator.
Blame the English because they started the industrial revolution.
Norgiestoileckylockj, Johanneslanden, and Panther
Unless you live in Scotland.
Then vote SNP :P
A Down and Dusky Blonde, Panther, and Greenwaters
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