The representative from the TADC gave a well-practiced, neutral look in response. "General, we've had an excellent relationship these past years. And yes, the residuals are lower than many. That is because TIM has invested billions of dollars into your nation to get your mines running. They believe it is only fair that in exchange for significant investment on their part - investment, we remind you, that Alexandria was entirely unable to start - that the income to your government be lesser.
"That said, new rates can surely be negotiated with your government. "
SD.Net World(RAR!) MK III
Procurement Office, Shinra Republic Merchant Marine
"Here's the new ISCA budget, Commodore."
"Hmmm..." Commodore Justin Chapel pondered what he was seeing. "So the FCS standard variants and the tenders planned for this year won't be built?"
"I'm afraid not, sir. They just simply ran out of capacity."
"That's annoying," grumbled CDE Chapel. "Especially since we're building five of the damned UKB's ships in our yards. But we can't really control that, can we? Well, one thing to do then. The Navy Yards have some spare capacity. See if we can't use them, at least for the tenders. They're military-ish anyway."
"Right away, Commodore."
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Presidential Residence, Shinra Republic
"We just have to keep struggling, keep grinding our teeth and fighting against all the evil and injustice and malice. Call it a religious belief, but there will come a day when we won't have to anymore." Paul finished by taking another sip of his soda.
"We can only hope so. I am not an especially religious man myself, but a lasting peace is something I can definately pray to, whomever may be listening out there." Rufus took a final sip of his wine and set it down beside him. "Well, I think we've had a long enough day for today. What do you say we turn in? We have a meeting with the Indhopal delegation tomorrow. After that, I'm not sure what else our staffs have cooked up for us." He smiled and rose, extending his hand to King Paul I.
"Here's the new ISCA budget, Commodore."
"Hmmm..." Commodore Justin Chapel pondered what he was seeing. "So the FCS standard variants and the tenders planned for this year won't be built?"
"I'm afraid not, sir. They just simply ran out of capacity."
"That's annoying," grumbled CDE Chapel. "Especially since we're building five of the damned UKB's ships in our yards. But we can't really control that, can we? Well, one thing to do then. The Navy Yards have some spare capacity. See if we can't use them, at least for the tenders. They're military-ish anyway."
"Right away, Commodore."
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Presidential Residence, Shinra Republic
"We just have to keep struggling, keep grinding our teeth and fighting against all the evil and injustice and malice. Call it a religious belief, but there will come a day when we won't have to anymore." Paul finished by taking another sip of his soda.
"We can only hope so. I am not an especially religious man myself, but a lasting peace is something I can definately pray to, whomever may be listening out there." Rufus took a final sip of his wine and set it down beside him. "Well, I think we've had a long enough day for today. What do you say we turn in? We have a meeting with the Indhopal delegation tomorrow. After that, I'm not sure what else our staffs have cooked up for us." He smiled and rose, extending his hand to King Paul I.
This is the price of war,
We rise with noble intentions,
And we risk all that is pure..." - Angela & Jeff van Dyck, Forever (Rome: Total War)
"On and on, through the years,
The war continues on..." - Angela & Jeff van Dyck, We Are All One (Medieval 2: Total War)
"Courage is not the absence of fear, but rather the judgment that something else is more important than fear." - Ambrose Redmoon
"You either die a hero, or you live long enough to see yourself become the villain." - Harvey Dent, The Dark Knight
New Delphi, Alexandria
The ProTec man gave his response to the Iron General's demands.
"You give us little choice sir as to what we will do. We can renegotiate the contract for next fiscal year. Which is when both Tonkin's and ProTec's contracts are up for renewal. Present terms will have to stand until then."
The Iron General looked up from placing a napkin on his lap and said,
"But of course. That was my intention. I am glad to hear Tonkin is receptive to Alexandria's needs as well. Believe me; I fully appreciate your dealings with me and what they were about at the beginning. Alexandria was a risky opportunity for both Tonkin and ProTec. You were dealing with nothing but a ruthless, unpredictable warlord and your rates were charged accordingly. I have other options now. I still continue to go to you though, just on more even terms. Rest assured that even with the renegotiations I want your patrons will still make billions.”
The ProTec man gave his response to the Iron General's demands.
"You give us little choice sir as to what we will do. We can renegotiate the contract for next fiscal year. Which is when both Tonkin's and ProTec's contracts are up for renewal. Present terms will have to stand until then."
The Iron General looked up from placing a napkin on his lap and said,
"But of course. That was my intention. I am glad to hear Tonkin is receptive to Alexandria's needs as well. Believe me; I fully appreciate your dealings with me and what they were about at the beginning. Alexandria was a risky opportunity for both Tonkin and ProTec. You were dealing with nothing but a ruthless, unpredictable warlord and your rates were charged accordingly. I have other options now. I still continue to go to you though, just on more even terms. Rest assured that even with the renegotiations I want your patrons will still make billions.”
Shinra Republic
Paul shook the President's hand and stood up.
"We can do great things together, you know. There's a little project laying in my drawer which I intend to announce after I return from the trip."
Paul smiled sheepishly, "And I wonder when Q starts doing his yearly round-trip. Goddamn, do I hate him...anyway, have a good night. Kamila will get you a copy of tomorrow itinenrary, I'm sure."
Both men said goodnight to each other and found their way to their bedrooms. As they lay down, soothed by delicate sounds of wind, swooshing palm trees and the teeming night life, they wondered about what the future would bring for both of them.
Paul shook the President's hand and stood up.
"We can do great things together, you know. There's a little project laying in my drawer which I intend to announce after I return from the trip."
Paul smiled sheepishly, "And I wonder when Q starts doing his yearly round-trip. Goddamn, do I hate him...anyway, have a good night. Kamila will get you a copy of tomorrow itinenrary, I'm sure."
Both men said goodnight to each other and found their way to their bedrooms. As they lay down, soothed by delicate sounds of wind, swooshing palm trees and the teeming night life, they wondered about what the future would bring for both of them.
It suddenly struck me that that tiny pea, pretty and blue, was the Earth. I put up my thumb and shut one eye, and my thumb blotted out the planet Earth. I didn't feel like a giant. I felt very, very small.
- NEIL ARMSTRONG, MISSION COMMANDER, APOLLO 11
Signature dedicated to the greatest achievement of mankind.
MILDLY DERANGED PHYSICIST does not mind BREAKING the SOUND BARRIER, because it is INSURED. - Simon_Jester considering the problems of hypersonic flight for Team L.A.M.E.
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"Your Majesty you are indeed very generous. That will indeed be more than enough for the current time. On behalf of the people of the Sultanate I deeply thank you." Things seemed suprisingly bright. The Sultan took a mental note that the generosity of the friends made on this trip should be payed back as well.Fingolfin_Noldor wrote:"We are willing to accept your students into our universities and schools through scholarships. We are prepared to loan you 2 billion for infrastructure and others and donate vaccines which I believe are crucial and other hospital equipment. Should be more than enough for the time being I should think? It's the same amount we are about to loan the Diocese as well."
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FASTA bulletin
Comona Island construction initiated
Comona Island, the launch site chosen for the Moon landing, is seeing the biggest wave of construction in years.
The space port is currently being upgraded to handle the enormous Vulkan rocket boosters, which have been designated as the vehicle which will bring humans to Selene.
Launch pads V1A and V1B under construction at Comona Island
In order to handle these gigantic rockets, the Comona Island spaceport requires several new facilities: a vertical assembly building for assembly of space vehicles, a set of two new launch pads capable of handling the Vulkan boosters, a new communications and launch control building, tracking radars, a Vehicle Service Building for modification and servicing of space vehicles, housing units for technical personell and astronauts, and completely new suiting and preparation rooms.
The Vertical Assembly Building (VAB) under construction at Comona Island
The construction effort is schedules to last untill Q2 2012 and cost close to two billion US dollars.
Selene Mission Control sited in Omsk, Red Technocracy
The FASTA Mission Control complex will be located in the Red Technocracy, near the city of Omsk. This location was chosen because of the excellent communication links with the rest of the FUN, proximity to vocational schools and technical universities, as well as good atmospheric conditions. The Mission Control complex will concern itself with all aspects of space missions, such as tracking, monitoring, communications and troubleshooting.
Construction is planned to begin in one month, and finish in Q3 2012. Untill this time, other mission control centers will be used suring the introductory stages of the Selene program.
Indophal to conduct basic astronaut training
The small country of Indophal has been working hard with Shroomanian bodybuilders and Red Technocracy Space Forces cosmonauts to develop a training regimen for FASTA astronauts. The regimen for basic training will include physical conditioning, classes on celestial mechanics, mathematics, astronomy with astrogation, pilot training and simulated zero-gravity training. Astronauts designated for Q4 2011 Soyuz missions in the Selene program will also train extensively on Soyuz capsule simulators developed by Canissian specialists.
Lunar Lander concepts presented
The first lunar lander concepts and scale mock-ups were presented today by various design bureaus.
For the Selene program, which will be conducted using a Lunar Orbital Rendezvous concept, two basic landers were presented:
THE LK LUNAR LANDER
Coming from the Red Technocracy's design bureaus, the LK lander is a two-man starship build to rugged RT standards. It can carry two astronauts to the lunar surface and support them for up to two days.
THE ALTAIR
The Altair lander is a competing design, coming from the Lonestar space program, and is chiefly designed for use with the Orion spacecraft. It is a large, three-person lander capable of supporting extended (week-long) lunar surface operations. It's mass, however, is significantly larger than the Red Technocracy LK.
For the continued moon program and construction of long-endurance outposts, the Red Technocracy design bureaus submitted the gigantic LK-700 concept.
The LK-700 is a Direct Lunar Ascent starship, part of the Extended Lunar Exploration and Presence (ELEP) program.
The LK-700 can carry three astronauts and support them up to a two weeks. Furthermore, it can land automatically and lay dormant for up to a month, thus being capable of serving as a return ship after prolonged lunar deployments.
Based on the same body, two vehicle concepts have been proposed: an Extended Lunar Outpost (ELO) vehicle, which can land automatically on the Moon's surface and serve as a base for four astronauts for up to a month (it carries no return engine), and a heavy Lunokhos moon exploration vehicle.
Talks begin with the Lonestar Republic over standarization of docking systems
The Lonestar Republic, one of the chief players in the manned space exploration industry, has been approached by FASTA negotiators for talks on standardizing the docking apertures of the Orion and Soyuz space capsules.
"Doing this will save a lot of trouble in the future", commented Ivan Solnezhytsin, FASTAs chief negotiator, "The Soyuz is a very cheap solution, a shuttle-bus of sorts, while the Orion capsule promises the capability to support truly extended operations - not just around Selene, but all moons. Thus, the capability to dock these two vehicles together, and allow them use of all lunar landers, would be crucial to the ease of future space exploration."
Other matters are being discussed as well, including systems integration and computer interoperability questions.
It suddenly struck me that that tiny pea, pretty and blue, was the Earth. I put up my thumb and shut one eye, and my thumb blotted out the planet Earth. I didn't feel like a giant. I felt very, very small.
- NEIL ARMSTRONG, MISSION COMMANDER, APOLLO 11
Signature dedicated to the greatest achievement of mankind.
MILDLY DERANGED PHYSICIST does not mind BREAKING the SOUND BARRIER, because it is INSURED. - Simon_Jester considering the problems of hypersonic flight for Team L.A.M.E.
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COMONA COME BY
A Red Technocratic Su-37 flies over the Comona Islands
The Red Technocracy's renowned 156th Tactical Fighter Wing, the Aquila Squadron, paid a cordial visit to Shroomanian territory to take a peek at the going-ons of the Riass Space Center currently undergoing construction in the Comona Islands.
The Aquila squadron patch.
The Yellow Squadron, as the SAF's fighter jockeys have nicknamed them, were escorting an aerial convoy of Antonovs carrying heavy machinery airlifted from Omsk, RT.
The Yellows were granted permission to enter Shroomanian airspace, wherein they were met by their Shroomanian counterparts in a rare rendezvous between SAF and RAF fighter jockeys. The last time both were in the same skies was during the Syndromian Strike, where the Mushroom Military and the Red Military both worked together to pacify the region.
This aerial reunion of sorts was commemorated by the SAF and RAF pilots performing daring maneuvers to impress one another while filling the air - for everyone to hear - with explicit radio chatter.
The SAF jockeys then cordially invited their Red counterparts to land with them in nearby Vulpesia for some beach volleyball. The RAF pilots mentioned that they had brought bottles of vodka with them just for this occasion.
COMONA COME BY
A Red Technocratic Su-37 flies over the Comona Islands
The Red Technocracy's renowned 156th Tactical Fighter Wing, the Aquila Squadron, paid a cordial visit to Shroomanian territory to take a peek at the going-ons of the Riass Space Center currently undergoing construction in the Comona Islands.
The Aquila squadron patch.
The Yellow Squadron, as the SAF's fighter jockeys have nicknamed them, were escorting an aerial convoy of Antonovs carrying heavy machinery airlifted from Omsk, RT.
The Yellows were granted permission to enter Shroomanian airspace, wherein they were met by their Shroomanian counterparts in a rare rendezvous between SAF and RAF fighter jockeys. The last time both were in the same skies was during the Syndromian Strike, where the Mushroom Military and the Red Military both worked together to pacify the region.
This aerial reunion of sorts was commemorated by the SAF and RAF pilots performing daring maneuvers to impress one another while filling the air - for everyone to hear - with explicit radio chatter.
The SAF jockeys then cordially invited their Red counterparts to land with them in nearby Vulpesia for some beach volleyball. The RAF pilots mentioned that they had brought bottles of vodka with them just for this occasion.
"DO YOU WORSHIP HOMOSEXUALS?" - Curtis Saxton (source)shroom is a lovely boy and i wont hear a bad word against him - LUSY-CHAN!
Shit! Man, I didn't think of that! It took Shroom to properly interpret the screams of dying people
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Shinra Republic, presidential palace. Visit day two, Unreal Time
The dining room was set with breakfast, and few staffers milled about, making sure the day's arrangements would be taken care of. Bread baskets, fruits, smoked hams and other delicious foods adorned the table.
As Paul and his wife came into the room, they were greeted by president Shinra, reading a newspaper over coffee and chatting with Kamila.
"Hello there. I hope you found your room satisfying?", he asked
"Oh, yes.", Paul's wife answered, grinning evilly. Paul decided not to comment. He smiled instead and sat down.
"It's a gorgeous morning, too.", Rufus seemed to be in a much better mood than yesterday. He folder the newspaper and showed the front-page article to everybody. A FASTA logo adorned the page.
"Inter-alliance space agency, huh? Was that the little thing you mentioned yesterday?"
"Yep. I decided to instruct my people to announce it early. Like it?"
"It's...pretty ambitious. Arik said it was 'ungodly cool' when he called me today, and I think I agree. How long have you been planning that?"
"Since we got here."
Rufus smiled. He could already see some of the great things to come , which they've talked about yesterday.
"So...Kamila, I believe the Indophal ambassador wanted to meet us today?", Paul asked, while buttering up a piece of bread.
"Yes, sir", Kamila answered, straightening herself up and pulling out her notes, "I have him scheduled in...half an hour. Then we'll tour the ISCA shipyards and meet with CROSSHAIRS '11 planners about FUN participation, and in the evening the King is invited to speak at the Midgar University. In the evening, we can have a press conference about the FASTA,and then some free time."
Paul sighed
"And where's the vacation time?"
"Tomorrow and the day after, sir."
"Oh. Good, we could use some rest. Say, Mr. President...why don't we invite the Indophal's ambassador to breakfast? It would be a shame to speed through such an excellent meal."
"I don't think this will be a problem", Rufus smiled inwardly. Yeah, he could see the appeal of taking things slow in the morning. He turned to his Chief Of Staff.
"Please arrange that."
The dining room was set with breakfast, and few staffers milled about, making sure the day's arrangements would be taken care of. Bread baskets, fruits, smoked hams and other delicious foods adorned the table.
As Paul and his wife came into the room, they were greeted by president Shinra, reading a newspaper over coffee and chatting with Kamila.
"Hello there. I hope you found your room satisfying?", he asked
"Oh, yes.", Paul's wife answered, grinning evilly. Paul decided not to comment. He smiled instead and sat down.
"It's a gorgeous morning, too.", Rufus seemed to be in a much better mood than yesterday. He folder the newspaper and showed the front-page article to everybody. A FASTA logo adorned the page.
"Inter-alliance space agency, huh? Was that the little thing you mentioned yesterday?"
"Yep. I decided to instruct my people to announce it early. Like it?"
"It's...pretty ambitious. Arik said it was 'ungodly cool' when he called me today, and I think I agree. How long have you been planning that?"
"Since we got here."
Rufus smiled. He could already see some of the great things to come , which they've talked about yesterday.
"So...Kamila, I believe the Indophal ambassador wanted to meet us today?", Paul asked, while buttering up a piece of bread.
"Yes, sir", Kamila answered, straightening herself up and pulling out her notes, "I have him scheduled in...half an hour. Then we'll tour the ISCA shipyards and meet with CROSSHAIRS '11 planners about FUN participation, and in the evening the King is invited to speak at the Midgar University. In the evening, we can have a press conference about the FASTA,and then some free time."
Paul sighed
"And where's the vacation time?"
"Tomorrow and the day after, sir."
"Oh. Good, we could use some rest. Say, Mr. President...why don't we invite the Indophal's ambassador to breakfast? It would be a shame to speed through such an excellent meal."
"I don't think this will be a problem", Rufus smiled inwardly. Yeah, he could see the appeal of taking things slow in the morning. He turned to his Chief Of Staff.
"Please arrange that."
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It suddenly struck me that that tiny pea, pretty and blue, was the Earth. I put up my thumb and shut one eye, and my thumb blotted out the planet Earth. I didn't feel like a giant. I felt very, very small.
- NEIL ARMSTRONG, MISSION COMMANDER, APOLLO 11
Signature dedicated to the greatest achievement of mankind.
MILDLY DERANGED PHYSICIST does not mind BREAKING the SOUND BARRIER, because it is INSURED. - Simon_Jester considering the problems of hypersonic flight for Team L.A.M.E.
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President's Office, Presidential Hall, Republic of Mangka
"Sir, incoming on the Hotline...it's only audio. The nation is...'Mr. Han'?"
"Thank you, Sonija, hook me on." This was new. "Hello, this is Y.G. Ma speaking."
"Hello. I am Alvar Han. CEO of the FORMOSA Initiative." It sounded like a man, probably in his 40s. The accent didn't sound native.
"Yes, Mr. Han, how can you use this line?"
"Simple, the Initiative helped building it during President Chiang's term, so there is a connection between the CEO office and the Presidential Office."
That's like...30~40 years ago? Yenchin tried to recall his Mangka history...or pseudohistory. "O...k?"
"For years we've been in good contact with some of the presidents. Helped each other a lot."
In other words, they funded the election campaigns, and the presidents rewarded them with contracts. Yenchin knew this was going to suck. But he decided to play it dumb. "So...?"
"First I'd like to thank you for letting the United Flight Industries win those contracts..."
"The UFI won because it has good quality. Good enough to win a MESS-level contract as well. A lot of qualified people are monitoring their work, you know."
"Yes, Mr. President. As a businessman I still have to thank you, after all, billions of ROBs are coming in with the MESS joint project and the MUAVs. And now with the FASTA we'd hope that we could provide any help. Second, I'd like to talk with you about the ASSS Project."
"ASSS Project?"
"Advanced Strategic Sickness System. A weapon designed to help you fight against enemy nations."
"I'm sorry, but this sounds obviously like some bioweapon, if you remember, we already signed a ban on that. I sincerely hope that you haven't begun investing serious cash on this ASSS Project. You won't pass the examination by the Bureau of Health."
"Yes, I'm aware of this and your considerations. But sir, I assure you that the benefits of this project outweighs everything. And we do have ways to evade the BoH, MESS, and Terra level examinations. We could've even started this project without informing you until we felt that Mangka was in need of using the ASSS. I just felt that as a citizen of the Republic of Mangka I have to show some support to you, sir. Especially since the election is getting near. You do want another term, right?"
"I'm sorry but..."
"Let me give you some time to consider this project. I'll send one of my people to meet you for a more detailed briefing, ok? Thank you for your time, Mr. President." A click and then silence.
"Damn. Sonija, was the conversation recorded?"
"Yes. But I had to do it with my own recorder. The main and backup recording systems were disabled immediately when he called in."
"Good job. Tell the Vice President about this. Get the guys in the archives department to dig the details of the FORMOSA Initiative. Also...get your friends in the guards to check the hotline and the recording system..."
"So...I guess there's no grappling sessions with you tonight." Sonija sighed as she picked up her phone.
"Yes, quite unfortunate." Yenchin looked around. It seemed like the right time for Q to show up.
After 5 minutes and nothing happening, he gave up waiting, and started to finish the pile of documents on his desk.
"Sir, incoming on the Hotline...it's only audio. The nation is...'Mr. Han'?"
"Thank you, Sonija, hook me on." This was new. "Hello, this is Y.G. Ma speaking."
"Hello. I am Alvar Han. CEO of the FORMOSA Initiative." It sounded like a man, probably in his 40s. The accent didn't sound native.
"Yes, Mr. Han, how can you use this line?"
"Simple, the Initiative helped building it during President Chiang's term, so there is a connection between the CEO office and the Presidential Office."
That's like...30~40 years ago? Yenchin tried to recall his Mangka history...or pseudohistory. "O...k?"
"For years we've been in good contact with some of the presidents. Helped each other a lot."
In other words, they funded the election campaigns, and the presidents rewarded them with contracts. Yenchin knew this was going to suck. But he decided to play it dumb. "So...?"
"First I'd like to thank you for letting the United Flight Industries win those contracts..."
"The UFI won because it has good quality. Good enough to win a MESS-level contract as well. A lot of qualified people are monitoring their work, you know."
"Yes, Mr. President. As a businessman I still have to thank you, after all, billions of ROBs are coming in with the MESS joint project and the MUAVs. And now with the FASTA we'd hope that we could provide any help. Second, I'd like to talk with you about the ASSS Project."
"ASSS Project?"
"Advanced Strategic Sickness System. A weapon designed to help you fight against enemy nations."
"I'm sorry, but this sounds obviously like some bioweapon, if you remember, we already signed a ban on that. I sincerely hope that you haven't begun investing serious cash on this ASSS Project. You won't pass the examination by the Bureau of Health."
"Yes, I'm aware of this and your considerations. But sir, I assure you that the benefits of this project outweighs everything. And we do have ways to evade the BoH, MESS, and Terra level examinations. We could've even started this project without informing you until we felt that Mangka was in need of using the ASSS. I just felt that as a citizen of the Republic of Mangka I have to show some support to you, sir. Especially since the election is getting near. You do want another term, right?"
"I'm sorry but..."
"Let me give you some time to consider this project. I'll send one of my people to meet you for a more detailed briefing, ok? Thank you for your time, Mr. President." A click and then silence.
"Damn. Sonija, was the conversation recorded?"
"Yes. But I had to do it with my own recorder. The main and backup recording systems were disabled immediately when he called in."
"Good job. Tell the Vice President about this. Get the guys in the archives department to dig the details of the FORMOSA Initiative. Also...get your friends in the guards to check the hotline and the recording system..."
"So...I guess there's no grappling sessions with you tonight." Sonija sighed as she picked up her phone.
"Yes, quite unfortunate." Yenchin looked around. It seemed like the right time for Q to show up.
After 5 minutes and nothing happening, he gave up waiting, and started to finish the pile of documents on his desk.
1st Plt. Comm. of the Warwolves
Member of Justice League
"People can't see Buddha so they say he doesn't have a body, since his body is formed of atoms, of course you can't see it. Saying he doesn't have a body is correct"- Li HongZhi
Member of Justice League
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"Brothers and sisters, children of Jenova!" Kadaj said to his fellow Jenova's Witnesses. "The time will soon come for us to wreak vengeance upon those who would despoil our Mother's Earth!"
"As Shroomania's fascist government in Farbanti forges ever closer ties with that bastardly MacMillan, as our beloved Prime Minister insinuates his wiles and tentacles all over the nations of the earth in the name of fun, all while deceiving our countrymen with his veneer of pleasant senility, as the end grows ever more extremely fucking nigh...
"As all these things come to pass, then so too shall our own time - our own destinies - approach us! Mother is coming! We must prepare the world for her arrival!"
"Yesss... though this New World is decadent and unfaithful, we have found many believers, oh so many. Most importantly, we have found brothers and sisters in Mangka!"
"Let us reward their faith with a gift of our own - a blessing from Mother!"
"Brother Enrique, show our congregation the gift which we shall give to Mother's Mangkans!"
"Excellent. It shall be the gift that keeps on giving. They will find it... most useful."
"Brothers and sisters, children of Jenova!" Kadaj said to his fellow Jenova's Witnesses. "The time will soon come for us to wreak vengeance upon those who would despoil our Mother's Earth!"
"As Shroomania's fascist government in Farbanti forges ever closer ties with that bastardly MacMillan, as our beloved Prime Minister insinuates his wiles and tentacles all over the nations of the earth in the name of fun, all while deceiving our countrymen with his veneer of pleasant senility, as the end grows ever more extremely fucking nigh...
"As all these things come to pass, then so too shall our own time - our own destinies - approach us! Mother is coming! We must prepare the world for her arrival!"
"Yesss... though this New World is decadent and unfaithful, we have found many believers, oh so many. Most importantly, we have found brothers and sisters in Mangka!"
"Let us reward their faith with a gift of our own - a blessing from Mother!"
"Brother Enrique, show our congregation the gift which we shall give to Mother's Mangkans!"
"Excellent. It shall be the gift that keeps on giving. They will find it... most useful."
"DO YOU WORSHIP HOMOSEXUALS?" - Curtis Saxton (source)shroom is a lovely boy and i wont hear a bad word against him - LUSY-CHAN!
Shit! Man, I didn't think of that! It took Shroom to properly interpret the screams of dying people
- PeZookShroom, I read out the stuff you write about us. You are an endless supply of morale down here. :p - an OWS street medic
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Massive protests grind Astoria to a halt
Nearly twenty thousand protesters took to the streets today, to voice their outrage at the latest budget figures published by the government.
Most notably, military expenditure and FASTA donations are the biggest problem, protest organizers from the "Stop War Initiative" said.
"PeZookia is spending more on our military than on education or health care ; And despite that, the taxes keep rising rapidly! To add insult to injury, the only thing that militarization has brought us was a conflict with the UAR, which almost resulted in the complete annihilation of all PeZookians. We simply cannot tolerate this any longer!", said Raymond Plazynski, chief co-ordinator of the protest.
When asked about the FASTA moon program, Mr. Plazynski had this to say:
"An outrageous waste of PeZookian money. We will get nothing out of it - other countries will seize all the glory, and PeZookia will be left standing, alone and 1,5 billion poorer! There is nothing to gain from space exploration ; Children are still starving here,on Terra!
If the government continues this policy of rabid spending on vanity projects, the people will rise up against them and seize power. This is the only warning King Paul will get!"
The protesters marched through Kosciuszko Avenue and staged a happening outside the Royal Palace on the Republican Square. A limousine carrying the Defence Minister was pegged with eggs and spraypainted with peace slogans as it tried to pass through the square on the way to the Defence Ministry.
Smaller, unorganized protests in other parts of the capital blocked roads and tram routes, and interfered with the subway construction tunnels. A brief street battle with police ensued when some protesters started breaking store windows and throwing stones and petards at police officers.
The "Stop War Initiative" promises more protests in the nearest future, threatening to keep them up untill the government yields and withdraws from the FASTA.
Nearly twenty thousand protesters took to the streets today, to voice their outrage at the latest budget figures published by the government.
Most notably, military expenditure and FASTA donations are the biggest problem, protest organizers from the "Stop War Initiative" said.
"PeZookia is spending more on our military than on education or health care ; And despite that, the taxes keep rising rapidly! To add insult to injury, the only thing that militarization has brought us was a conflict with the UAR, which almost resulted in the complete annihilation of all PeZookians. We simply cannot tolerate this any longer!", said Raymond Plazynski, chief co-ordinator of the protest.
When asked about the FASTA moon program, Mr. Plazynski had this to say:
"An outrageous waste of PeZookian money. We will get nothing out of it - other countries will seize all the glory, and PeZookia will be left standing, alone and 1,5 billion poorer! There is nothing to gain from space exploration ; Children are still starving here,on Terra!
If the government continues this policy of rabid spending on vanity projects, the people will rise up against them and seize power. This is the only warning King Paul will get!"
The protesters marched through Kosciuszko Avenue and staged a happening outside the Royal Palace on the Republican Square. A limousine carrying the Defence Minister was pegged with eggs and spraypainted with peace slogans as it tried to pass through the square on the way to the Defence Ministry.
Smaller, unorganized protests in other parts of the capital blocked roads and tram routes, and interfered with the subway construction tunnels. A brief street battle with police ensued when some protesters started breaking store windows and throwing stones and petards at police officers.
The "Stop War Initiative" promises more protests in the nearest future, threatening to keep them up untill the government yields and withdraws from the FASTA.
It suddenly struck me that that tiny pea, pretty and blue, was the Earth. I put up my thumb and shut one eye, and my thumb blotted out the planet Earth. I didn't feel like a giant. I felt very, very small.
- NEIL ARMSTRONG, MISSION COMMANDER, APOLLO 11
Signature dedicated to the greatest achievement of mankind.
MILDLY DERANGED PHYSICIST does not mind BREAKING the SOUND BARRIER, because it is INSURED. - Simon_Jester considering the problems of hypersonic flight for Team L.A.M.E.
Fort Worth Star-Telegram
MESS Astronauts egress for 9hr space walk
The LSR launched another manned mission to space earlier this week, and the 4-man crew of the CSM participated in an extended space walk in preparation for the Sky Lab launch.
"The Purpose of the spacewalk was to practice assembly techniques that will be used when the two primary components are connected." NAC Director Jim Hickam said. When asked about the FASTA proposal to standardize docking procedures, Director Hickam said: "It definitely makes a lot of sense to make inter-agency operability as smooth as possible."
MESS Astronauts egress for 9hr space walk
The LSR launched another manned mission to space earlier this week, and the 4-man crew of the CSM participated in an extended space walk in preparation for the Sky Lab launch.
"The Purpose of the spacewalk was to practice assembly techniques that will be used when the two primary components are connected." NAC Director Jim Hickam said. When asked about the FASTA proposal to standardize docking procedures, Director Hickam said: "It definitely makes a lot of sense to make inter-agency operability as smooth as possible."
"The rifle itself has no moral stature, since it has no will of its own. Naturally, it may be used by evil men for evil purposes, but there are more good men than evil, and while the latter cannot be persuaded to the path of righteousness by propaganda, they can certainly be corrected by good men with rifles."
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CANISSIAN ROBOT MOON PROBE PROPOSED
Neveh Tikveh 'Technion' University Campus, Canissia:
The government today, in an announcement with the President of the Technion University, announced a government-funded program to build a moon probe to send to Selene before human Astronauts are sent.
"We need to know the exact composition of Selene before we send people there," said the Minister of Science and Industry, Mark Reebo. "Mass-spectography readings have been done; laser and radar mapping as best we could, but while MESS, FUN, and previously OMSK scientists have compiled a good picture of what to expect, nothing beats an actual physical prescence."
Minister Reebo had also made a suggestion that inflatable habitats and supply landers could be sent within a year to give Astronauts the resources they need for a longer stay, but the ideas have been rejected, so far, as too expensive and beyond current plans.
"There will be a time to attempt permananet, or at least semi-permanent, science labs and bases," said King Arik Coyotus-I in a follow-up interview at the Seaside Palace. "Someday, we will reach for that gold ring. But for now, we need to keep this simple-- and make sure that we really have the best site picked for such endeavors before committing to them."
Neveh Tikveh 'Technion' University Campus, Canissia:
The government today, in an announcement with the President of the Technion University, announced a government-funded program to build a moon probe to send to Selene before human Astronauts are sent.
"We need to know the exact composition of Selene before we send people there," said the Minister of Science and Industry, Mark Reebo. "Mass-spectography readings have been done; laser and radar mapping as best we could, but while MESS, FUN, and previously OMSK scientists have compiled a good picture of what to expect, nothing beats an actual physical prescence."
Minister Reebo had also made a suggestion that inflatable habitats and supply landers could be sent within a year to give Astronauts the resources they need for a longer stay, but the ideas have been rejected, so far, as too expensive and beyond current plans.
"There will be a time to attempt permananet, or at least semi-permanent, science labs and bases," said King Arik Coyotus-I in a follow-up interview at the Seaside Palace. "Someday, we will reach for that gold ring. But for now, we need to keep this simple-- and make sure that we really have the best site picked for such endeavors before committing to them."
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Something about Libertarianism always bothered me. Then one day, I realized what it was:
Libertarian philosophy can be boiled down to the phrase, "Work Will Make You Free."
In Libertarianism, there is no Government, so the Bosses are free to exploit the Workers.
In Communism, there is no Government, so the Workers are free to exploit the Bosses.
So in Libertarianism, man exploits man, but in Communism, its the other way around!
If all you want to do is have some harmless, mindless fun, go H3RE INST3ADZ0RZ!!
Grrr! Fight my Brute, you pansy!
Libertarian philosophy can be boiled down to the phrase, "Work Will Make You Free."
In Libertarianism, there is no Government, so the Bosses are free to exploit the Workers.
In Communism, there is no Government, so the Workers are free to exploit the Bosses.
So in Libertarianism, man exploits man, but in Communism, its the other way around!
If all you want to do is have some harmless, mindless fun, go H3RE INST3ADZ0RZ!!
Grrr! Fight my Brute, you pansy!
Shinra Republic Presidential Palace
Indhopal's Foreign Minister and chief of mission to the Shinra Republic had very little time to make their case. Only thirty minutes had been allowed for their visit. The main goal was to get the Shinra Republic to agree in principle to a mutual defense agreement and to ask King Paul about Indhopal's application for FUN membership, which appeared to be dead.
The foreign Minister started the conversation.
"President Shinra, King Paul, thank you so much for agreeing to see us. Your schedule must be hellish enough as it is. Indhopal has a few questions and propositions for you gentlemen. Firstly, Indhopal realizes that this world is far too dangerous for a small nation to attempt to operate alone. Hence our application for FUN membership. King Paul if you could please inform us of how that is going. Spare me nothing please. Most commentators assumed it would never happen because of the Red Technocracy's position on Indhopal.
Indhopal wants to be and has been a good neighbor, so we want to get much closer ties to our neighbors, such as the Shinra Republic. Mr. President, would you be willing agree in principle to a mutual defense agreement with Indhopal?
Regardless of such defense matters we would be interested in getting bilateral trade agreements with both Pezookia and the Shinra Republic. "
The foreign Minister (call her MS. Armitage for now, though I probably gave her a different name earlier…) hoped she had been convincing. She was also prepared to face a grilling on Indhopal’s connections to ProTec.
Indhopal's Foreign Minister and chief of mission to the Shinra Republic had very little time to make their case. Only thirty minutes had been allowed for their visit. The main goal was to get the Shinra Republic to agree in principle to a mutual defense agreement and to ask King Paul about Indhopal's application for FUN membership, which appeared to be dead.
The foreign Minister started the conversation.
"President Shinra, King Paul, thank you so much for agreeing to see us. Your schedule must be hellish enough as it is. Indhopal has a few questions and propositions for you gentlemen. Firstly, Indhopal realizes that this world is far too dangerous for a small nation to attempt to operate alone. Hence our application for FUN membership. King Paul if you could please inform us of how that is going. Spare me nothing please. Most commentators assumed it would never happen because of the Red Technocracy's position on Indhopal.
Indhopal wants to be and has been a good neighbor, so we want to get much closer ties to our neighbors, such as the Shinra Republic. Mr. President, would you be willing agree in principle to a mutual defense agreement with Indhopal?
Regardless of such defense matters we would be interested in getting bilateral trade agreements with both Pezookia and the Shinra Republic. "
The foreign Minister (call her MS. Armitage for now, though I probably gave her a different name earlier…) hoped she had been convincing. She was also prepared to face a grilling on Indhopal’s connections to ProTec.
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Imperial Chronicles
The Sultan and the Emperor exchanged a few more words, and shook hands and the Varangian Guards escorted the Sultan to the guest room in the palace. The Emperor sunk in his seat, somewhat pleased that the meeting went well. Telling the servant, "Ensure the Sultan gets some of the prized dates and give him some to bring back. Some spices and what not." The servant bowed and obeyed.
The Empress strode in, "Dearest, you have been working too hard."
Sighing, "The business of state never ends, sadly."
"Surely there is time for rest?"
"Maybe, when I visit the Shinra Republic for a while to have a chit chat with Rufus."
The Empress kissed the Emperor's cheek and sat beside him brushing his hair.
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The group of individuals gathered in the depths of a church. Speaking in soft tones, "What do we do about that heretical cult in Shroomania?"
"Simple, we destroy them. Their vile existence is an insult to the Lord God and his Son."
"Let the Lord's Justice be done," the rest intoned.
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The Sultan and the Emperor exchanged a few more words, and shook hands and the Varangian Guards escorted the Sultan to the guest room in the palace. The Emperor sunk in his seat, somewhat pleased that the meeting went well. Telling the servant, "Ensure the Sultan gets some of the prized dates and give him some to bring back. Some spices and what not." The servant bowed and obeyed.
The Empress strode in, "Dearest, you have been working too hard."
Sighing, "The business of state never ends, sadly."
"Surely there is time for rest?"
"Maybe, when I visit the Shinra Republic for a while to have a chit chat with Rufus."
The Empress kissed the Emperor's cheek and sat beside him brushing his hair.
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The group of individuals gathered in the depths of a church. Speaking in soft tones, "What do we do about that heretical cult in Shroomania?"
"Simple, we destroy them. Their vile existence is an insult to the Lord God and his Son."
"Let the Lord's Justice be done," the rest intoned.
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Your spirit, diseased as it is, refuses to allow you to give up, no matter what threats you face... and whatever wreckage you leave behind you.
Kreia
Paul poured himself some tea, thought about an answer and then began speaking, weighing his words quite carefully.Raj Ahten wrote: The foreign Minister started the conversation.
"President Shinra, King Paul, thank you so much for agreeing to see us. Your schedule must be hellish enough as it is. Indhopal has a few questions and propositions for you gentlemen. Firstly, Indhopal realizes that this world is far too dangerous for a small nation to attempt to operate alone. Hence our application for FUN membership. King Paul if you could please inform us of how that is going. Spare me nothing please. Most commentators assumed it would never happen because of the Red Technocracy's position on Indhopal.
"The issue of Indophal's membership is a delicate matter, I'm sure you understand. Your government's involvement with ProTec, and more importantly - ProTec's involvement in different parts of the world - create a certain paradox.
You see, when ProTec gets involved in a conflict somewhere, the people wronged there equate ProTec with Indophal's government. Thus, ProTec's operations could potentially drag the FUN into a conflict we neighter need or desire.
If I may suggest something - if Indophal can show the rest of the FUN it can control ProTec's mercenaries, I am sure more members would be villing to vote for your accession."
It suddenly struck me that that tiny pea, pretty and blue, was the Earth. I put up my thumb and shut one eye, and my thumb blotted out the planet Earth. I didn't feel like a giant. I felt very, very small.
- NEIL ARMSTRONG, MISSION COMMANDER, APOLLO 11
Signature dedicated to the greatest achievement of mankind.
MILDLY DERANGED PHYSICIST does not mind BREAKING the SOUND BARRIER, because it is INSURED. - Simon_Jester considering the problems of hypersonic flight for Team L.A.M.E.
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1ST NOVATERRAN OYMPICS CONCLUDE
The Gold Medals--
Olympic Medalists celebrate the conclusion of the Olympics with a grand celebration of achievement. The winners are announed, by alphabetical order of event:
Archery; Men's
Gold: Bear Republic
Silver: Byzantium
Bronze: Vulpesia
Archery; Women's
Gold: Bear Republic
Silver: Byzantium
Bronze: Shinra Republic
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Baseball; Men's
Gold: Shinra Republic
Silver: Sovereign Kingdom of Zoria
Bronze: People's Republic of Canissia
Baseball; Women's
Gold: Republic of Mangka
Silver: The II Republic of PeZookia
Bronze: People's Republic of Canissia
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Beach Volleyball; Men's
Gold: Sovereignty of Shroomania
Silver: People's Republic of Canissia
Bronze: Wilkonia
Beach Volleyball; women's
Gold: Sovereignty of Shroomania
Silver: The II Republic of PeZookia
Bronze: Republic of Mangka
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Biathalon; Men's
Gold: Republic of Indhopal
Silver: The Republic of Saddamistan
Bronze: Red Technocracy
Biathalon; Women's
Gold: Republic of Indhopal
Silver: Bear Republic
Bronze: Sovereign Kingdom of Zoria
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Bicycling [Unisex]
Gold: People's Republic of Canissia
Silver: Shinra Republic
Bronze: Republic of Saddamistan
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Boxing; Men's
Gold: Sovereignty of Shroomania
Silver: Red Technocracy
Bronze: Sovereign Kingdom of Zoria
Boxing; Women's
Gold: Red Technocracy
Silver: Republic of Shepnukistan
Bronze: Grand Duchy of Baerne
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Cross-Country; Men's
Gold: Republic of Saddamistan
Silver: Bear Republic
Bronze: People's Republic of Canissia
Cross-Country; Women's
Gold: People's Republic of Canissia
Silver: Bear Republic
Bronze: Wilkonia
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Gymanstics; Men's
Gold: Incorporated Republic of Tonkin
Silver: Tian Xia
Bronze: Red Technocracy
Gymanstics; Women's
Gold: Tian Xia
Silver: Incorporated Republic of Tonkin
Bronze: Lone Star Republic
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Judo; Men's
Gold: Red Technocracy
Silver: Tian Xia
Bronze: Republic of Indhopal
Judo; Women's
Gold: Tian Xia
Silver: Duchy of Langley
Bronze: Bear Republic
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Marathon; Men's
Gold: United Kingdom of Blackadder
Silver: Shinra Republic
Bronze: Duchy of Baerne
Marathon; Women's
Gold: Incorporated Republic of Tonkin
Silver: New Patria
Bronze: Duchy of Baal
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Rowing; Men's
Gold: Tian Xia
Silver: Byzantium
Bronze: Lone Star Republic
Rowing; Women's
Gold: United Kingdom of Blackadder
Silver: Most Curious Kingdom of St. George
Bronze: Monarchy of the Mermaid
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Soccer/Footbal; Men's
Gold: Duchy of Langley
Silver: The II Republic of PeZookia
Bronze: Republic of Mangka
Soccer/Footbal; Women's
Gold: Lone Star Republic
Silver: Byzantium
Bronze: Wilkonia
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Swimming; Men's
Gold: Duchy of Baerne
Silver: Grand Duchy of Baal
Bronze: New Patria
Swimming; Women's
Gold: Grand Duchy of Baal
Silver: Coilerburg
Bronze: Incorporated Republic of Tonkin
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Marksmanship [Unisex]
Gold: Republic of Indhopal
Silver: Red Technocracy
Bronze: Lone Star Republic
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Track & Field (javelin, shot-put, pole vault, 100-m dash); Men's
Gold: Red Technocracy
Silver: People's Republic of Canissia
Bronze: Republic of Saddamistan
Track & Field (javelin, shot-put, pole vault, 100-m dash); Women's
Gold: Republic of Mangka
Silver: Tian Xia
Bronze: Shadow Empire
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Wrestling; Men's
Gold: Sovereignty of Shroomania
Silver: Lone Star Republic
Bronze: Red Technocracy
Wrestling; Women's
Gold: Tian Xia
Silver: Republic of Mangka
Bronze: Republic of Langley
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Weightlifting; Men's
Gold: United Kingdom of Blackadder
Silver: Sovereignty of Shroomania
Bronze: Red Technocracy
Weightlifting; Women's
Gold: Sovereign Kingdom of Zoria
Silver: Bear Republic
Bronze: United Kingdom of Blackadder
And so concludes the 1st Olympics on NovaTerra; we leave you with these beautiful images of the closing ceremonies of the 1st NovaTerran Olympics, brought to you by Kahlua Krispies.
The Gold Medals--
Olympic Medalists celebrate the conclusion of the Olympics with a grand celebration of achievement. The winners are announed, by alphabetical order of event:
Archery; Men's
Gold: Bear Republic
Silver: Byzantium
Bronze: Vulpesia
Archery; Women's
Gold: Bear Republic
Silver: Byzantium
Bronze: Shinra Republic
=================
Baseball; Men's
Gold: Shinra Republic
Silver: Sovereign Kingdom of Zoria
Bronze: People's Republic of Canissia
Baseball; Women's
Gold: Republic of Mangka
Silver: The II Republic of PeZookia
Bronze: People's Republic of Canissia
=================
Beach Volleyball; Men's
Gold: Sovereignty of Shroomania
Silver: People's Republic of Canissia
Bronze: Wilkonia
Beach Volleyball; women's
Gold: Sovereignty of Shroomania
Silver: The II Republic of PeZookia
Bronze: Republic of Mangka
=================
Biathalon; Men's
Gold: Republic of Indhopal
Silver: The Republic of Saddamistan
Bronze: Red Technocracy
Biathalon; Women's
Gold: Republic of Indhopal
Silver: Bear Republic
Bronze: Sovereign Kingdom of Zoria
=================
Bicycling [Unisex]
Gold: People's Republic of Canissia
Silver: Shinra Republic
Bronze: Republic of Saddamistan
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Boxing; Men's
Gold: Sovereignty of Shroomania
Silver: Red Technocracy
Bronze: Sovereign Kingdom of Zoria
Boxing; Women's
Gold: Red Technocracy
Silver: Republic of Shepnukistan
Bronze: Grand Duchy of Baerne
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Cross-Country; Men's
Gold: Republic of Saddamistan
Silver: Bear Republic
Bronze: People's Republic of Canissia
Cross-Country; Women's
Gold: People's Republic of Canissia
Silver: Bear Republic
Bronze: Wilkonia
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Gymanstics; Men's
Gold: Incorporated Republic of Tonkin
Silver: Tian Xia
Bronze: Red Technocracy
Gymanstics; Women's
Gold: Tian Xia
Silver: Incorporated Republic of Tonkin
Bronze: Lone Star Republic
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Judo; Men's
Gold: Red Technocracy
Silver: Tian Xia
Bronze: Republic of Indhopal
Judo; Women's
Gold: Tian Xia
Silver: Duchy of Langley
Bronze: Bear Republic
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Marathon; Men's
Gold: United Kingdom of Blackadder
Silver: Shinra Republic
Bronze: Duchy of Baerne
Marathon; Women's
Gold: Incorporated Republic of Tonkin
Silver: New Patria
Bronze: Duchy of Baal
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Rowing; Men's
Gold: Tian Xia
Silver: Byzantium
Bronze: Lone Star Republic
Rowing; Women's
Gold: United Kingdom of Blackadder
Silver: Most Curious Kingdom of St. George
Bronze: Monarchy of the Mermaid
=================
Soccer/Footbal; Men's
Gold: Duchy of Langley
Silver: The II Republic of PeZookia
Bronze: Republic of Mangka
Soccer/Footbal; Women's
Gold: Lone Star Republic
Silver: Byzantium
Bronze: Wilkonia
=================
Swimming; Men's
Gold: Duchy of Baerne
Silver: Grand Duchy of Baal
Bronze: New Patria
Swimming; Women's
Gold: Grand Duchy of Baal
Silver: Coilerburg
Bronze: Incorporated Republic of Tonkin
=================
Marksmanship [Unisex]
Gold: Republic of Indhopal
Silver: Red Technocracy
Bronze: Lone Star Republic
=================
Track & Field (javelin, shot-put, pole vault, 100-m dash); Men's
Gold: Red Technocracy
Silver: People's Republic of Canissia
Bronze: Republic of Saddamistan
Track & Field (javelin, shot-put, pole vault, 100-m dash); Women's
Gold: Republic of Mangka
Silver: Tian Xia
Bronze: Shadow Empire
=================
Wrestling; Men's
Gold: Sovereignty of Shroomania
Silver: Lone Star Republic
Bronze: Red Technocracy
Wrestling; Women's
Gold: Tian Xia
Silver: Republic of Mangka
Bronze: Republic of Langley
=================
Weightlifting; Men's
Gold: United Kingdom of Blackadder
Silver: Sovereignty of Shroomania
Bronze: Red Technocracy
Weightlifting; Women's
Gold: Sovereign Kingdom of Zoria
Silver: Bear Republic
Bronze: United Kingdom of Blackadder
And so concludes the 1st Olympics on NovaTerra; we leave you with these beautiful images of the closing ceremonies of the 1st NovaTerran Olympics, brought to you by Kahlua Krispies.
Something about Libertarianism always bothered me. Then one day, I realized what it was:
Libertarian philosophy can be boiled down to the phrase, "Work Will Make You Free."
In Libertarianism, there is no Government, so the Bosses are free to exploit the Workers.
In Communism, there is no Government, so the Workers are free to exploit the Bosses.
So in Libertarianism, man exploits man, but in Communism, its the other way around!
If all you want to do is have some harmless, mindless fun, go H3RE INST3ADZ0RZ!!
Grrr! Fight my Brute, you pansy!
Libertarian philosophy can be boiled down to the phrase, "Work Will Make You Free."
In Libertarianism, there is no Government, so the Bosses are free to exploit the Workers.
In Communism, there is no Government, so the Workers are free to exploit the Bosses.
So in Libertarianism, man exploits man, but in Communism, its the other way around!
If all you want to do is have some harmless, mindless fun, go H3RE INST3ADZ0RZ!!
Grrr! Fight my Brute, you pansy!
Ms Armitage responded,PeZook wrote:Paul poured himself some tea, thought about an answer and then began speaking, weighing his words quite carefully.Raj Ahten wrote: The foreign Minister started the conversation.
"President Shinra, King Paul, thank you so much for agreeing to see us. Your schedule must be hellish enough as it is. Indhopal has a few questions and propositions for you gentlemen. Firstly, Indhopal realizes that this world is far too dangerous for a small nation to attempt to operate alone. Hence our application for FUN membership. King Paul if you could please inform us of how that is going. Spare me nothing please. Most commentators assumed it would never happen because of the Red Technocracy's position on Indhopal.
"The issue of Indophal's membership is a delicate matter, I'm sure you understand. Your government's involvement with ProTec, and more importantly - ProTec's involvement in different parts of the world - create a certain paradox.
You see, when ProTec gets involved in a conflict somewhere, the people wronged there equate ProTec with Indophal's government. Thus, ProTec's operations could potentially drag the FUN into a conflict we neighter need or desire.
If I may suggest something - if Indophal can show the rest of the FUN it can control ProTec's mercenaries, I am sure more members would be villing to vote for your accession."
"We quite understand your concerns about Indhopal's involvement with ProTec. Such concerns are in fact why we remained neutral for so long. We thought by staying unaffiliated with any power blocks ProTec could operate with out being seen as a pawn of the great powers.
We have come to realize that a small independent has no real chance in this world if push comes to shove. This is all too likely. What are the issues of control FUN has with ProTec and Indhopal? What sort of demonstration would the FUN require?
"I think reasurrances of the government that it will rein ProTec in should it participate in conflicts against the wishes of the rest of the FUN would do. I shall consult my compatriots after I return to PeZookia and see what other concerns they may have."We have come to realize that a small independent has no real chance in this world if push comes to shove. This is all too likely. What are the issues of control FUN has with ProTec and Indhopal? What sort of demonstration would the FUN require?
It suddenly struck me that that tiny pea, pretty and blue, was the Earth. I put up my thumb and shut one eye, and my thumb blotted out the planet Earth. I didn't feel like a giant. I felt very, very small.
- NEIL ARMSTRONG, MISSION COMMANDER, APOLLO 11
Signature dedicated to the greatest achievement of mankind.
MILDLY DERANGED PHYSICIST does not mind BREAKING the SOUND BARRIER, because it is INSURED. - Simon_Jester considering the problems of hypersonic flight for Team L.A.M.E.
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LIVE on ShroomSat/StratTV
The Sovereign Shroomanian Sentinel
SHROOM SALUTES SPORTS SUCCESSES
In a live address, Prime Minister Shroom the 777th congratulated the victories of the Shroomanian Olympics Team (SOT).
"The fine athletes of Shroomania have done themselves and their countrymen proud with their victories in men and women's beach volleyball, boxing, wrestling and weightlifting. Four gold medals and one silver medal, that's quite a catch!
"The athletes of the New World performed admirably, with gusto and sportsmanship, giving people of all nationalities a wondrous spectacle for all of us to watch. That epic competition of physicality, sweat and strength has captivated men, women and children everywhere and has brought us together in the celebration of the human spirit.
"In that celebration of the human spirit, we are all victorious. In that friendly contest, we have brought our nations and our peoples closer together. I am certain that we all look forward to the next Olympic Games. I certainly do!"
The Shroomanian athletes will be personally congratulated by the Prime Minister upon their return home.
The Sovereign Shroomanian Sentinel
SHROOM SALUTES SPORTS SUCCESSES
In a live address, Prime Minister Shroom the 777th congratulated the victories of the Shroomanian Olympics Team (SOT).
"The fine athletes of Shroomania have done themselves and their countrymen proud with their victories in men and women's beach volleyball, boxing, wrestling and weightlifting. Four gold medals and one silver medal, that's quite a catch!
"The athletes of the New World performed admirably, with gusto and sportsmanship, giving people of all nationalities a wondrous spectacle for all of us to watch. That epic competition of physicality, sweat and strength has captivated men, women and children everywhere and has brought us together in the celebration of the human spirit.
"In that celebration of the human spirit, we are all victorious. In that friendly contest, we have brought our nations and our peoples closer together. I am certain that we all look forward to the next Olympic Games. I certainly do!"
The Shroomanian athletes will be personally congratulated by the Prime Minister upon their return home.
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Conference Room, Presidential Hall, Republic of Mangka
The President, Vice President, Director of the National Archives, the Chief of Security, and Sonija Kwok were in the Conference Room. Copies of paperwork were distributed, briefing files were uploaded.
"Alright, General Gao, what have you found?" the President asked the Chief.
"We found an extra line. It was out of use, but we discovered a transmitter at the same place. Unfortunately, both were untracable. Also our IT men found the program controlling the recording system. I suggest that we don't do anything with all of this, and set up extra tracing and recording systems."
"Good. That's what I was thinking as well. Anything else? No? Ok, Dr. Li, what have you found?"
The Director gestured Sonija for the first slide, which was a copy of today's Banana Inquirer. "Well in such short notice, me and my coworkers only did an extensive search in the Banana Inquirer."
"Tabloid?"
"I think it is reasonable that you have, or, should have enough formal knowledge of the Initiative by now." Dr Li's reasoning reminded Yenchin of his professor on Earth. "From what I heard in that recording, and in such short time, it is the abnormal stuff we should be looking into. There's a lot of bullshit in the Banana Inquirer, but once in awhile they hit something. Next slide."
The photo of a reporter. A clip titled, "FORMOSA Initiative's Secret to Success Revealed!" was shown next to him on the slide.
"The reporter is M. Tanaka. That report he wrote is on pages 1-4 of your handouts. According to his report, he noticed that of the 20 former presidents, 13 belonged to an organization called 'Forbidden Organization Ruling Mangka Over Secret Authority', FORMOSA."
"I thought FORMOSA, besides meaning 'beautiful', as in 'Ilha Formosa', stood for Foundation of Research, Medical Oriented Scientific Alliance."
"Like I said, formal knowledge. FORMOSA recruited people from the Blue or Green parties, and funded everything to make these people become president. In return, the presidents would make policies, and sign contracts for FORMOSA's benefit. And of course the presidents would receive their share since they were members.
"What FORMOSA was up to besides making piles of money, Tanaka was not able to find out. The only exceptions of this 'mutual benefit' are the first 7 presidents since FORMOSA didn't seem to exist at that time."
"Ok, so how do we know this isn't some pure speculation from a tabloid reporter?"
"Next slide. I remembered that the Independent Committee Against Corruption has been sending in a lot of old stuff recently. A lot of investigation reports have been showing abnormal transactions between the previous presidents with various bank accounts. According to the reports these accounts were related to high ranked officials in the FORMOSA Initiative."
The President looked at Vice President Amami, who he knew was overseeing most of the ICAC operations. The VP seemed to be focusing on her handout.
"Of course, no one took the tabloid reporter seriously at that time, then he later died in a fire at his house. So whatever info he had was gone. These ICAC reports here probably can only get a couple of previous presidents in jail. I'm suprised the ICAC people haven't took any action yet."
"Well maybe they're waiting for something." The President looked at the VP again.
"And, Mr. President, with all this research, I have to admit there's something even more mysterious going on here." Dr. Li took a sip of his tea. "You. According to the past elections even the most favored President Sasaki won 51% votes against the FORMOSA supported candidate. But you won a whopper of 70% in the '08 Election. And you don't even have a political party to support you."
"Well I don't know...I won't say that I'm more favored than Sasaki, but maybe the people just really wanted to see someone new, so the FORMOSA Initiative couldn't buy their votes."
"But..."
"Ok I think we've learned enough today. All of you have done great jobs." The President looked at the VP again. "Keep up the good work. When they send their man here, I'll take a look at this ASSS Project of theirs. And we can try to figure what they're up to."
The President didn't wait for any more response and returned to his office.
"Alright, Q, you can show yourself."
Silence.
"C'mon, I know Amami is like an all-seeing God. But she can't pull a trick like that, right? How could she even know we'll be in a situation like this?"
Silence. Then...
"Um...Sir? Yenchin?" Sonija showed up. "Are we...you staying at the Hall tonight?"
"Yeah." Forget about Q. For now.
The President, Vice President, Director of the National Archives, the Chief of Security, and Sonija Kwok were in the Conference Room. Copies of paperwork were distributed, briefing files were uploaded.
"Alright, General Gao, what have you found?" the President asked the Chief.
"We found an extra line. It was out of use, but we discovered a transmitter at the same place. Unfortunately, both were untracable. Also our IT men found the program controlling the recording system. I suggest that we don't do anything with all of this, and set up extra tracing and recording systems."
"Good. That's what I was thinking as well. Anything else? No? Ok, Dr. Li, what have you found?"
The Director gestured Sonija for the first slide, which was a copy of today's Banana Inquirer. "Well in such short notice, me and my coworkers only did an extensive search in the Banana Inquirer."
"Tabloid?"
"I think it is reasonable that you have, or, should have enough formal knowledge of the Initiative by now." Dr Li's reasoning reminded Yenchin of his professor on Earth. "From what I heard in that recording, and in such short time, it is the abnormal stuff we should be looking into. There's a lot of bullshit in the Banana Inquirer, but once in awhile they hit something. Next slide."
The photo of a reporter. A clip titled, "FORMOSA Initiative's Secret to Success Revealed!" was shown next to him on the slide.
"The reporter is M. Tanaka. That report he wrote is on pages 1-4 of your handouts. According to his report, he noticed that of the 20 former presidents, 13 belonged to an organization called 'Forbidden Organization Ruling Mangka Over Secret Authority', FORMOSA."
"I thought FORMOSA, besides meaning 'beautiful', as in 'Ilha Formosa', stood for Foundation of Research, Medical Oriented Scientific Alliance."
"Like I said, formal knowledge. FORMOSA recruited people from the Blue or Green parties, and funded everything to make these people become president. In return, the presidents would make policies, and sign contracts for FORMOSA's benefit. And of course the presidents would receive their share since they were members.
"What FORMOSA was up to besides making piles of money, Tanaka was not able to find out. The only exceptions of this 'mutual benefit' are the first 7 presidents since FORMOSA didn't seem to exist at that time."
"Ok, so how do we know this isn't some pure speculation from a tabloid reporter?"
"Next slide. I remembered that the Independent Committee Against Corruption has been sending in a lot of old stuff recently. A lot of investigation reports have been showing abnormal transactions between the previous presidents with various bank accounts. According to the reports these accounts were related to high ranked officials in the FORMOSA Initiative."
The President looked at Vice President Amami, who he knew was overseeing most of the ICAC operations. The VP seemed to be focusing on her handout.
"Of course, no one took the tabloid reporter seriously at that time, then he later died in a fire at his house. So whatever info he had was gone. These ICAC reports here probably can only get a couple of previous presidents in jail. I'm suprised the ICAC people haven't took any action yet."
"Well maybe they're waiting for something." The President looked at the VP again.
"And, Mr. President, with all this research, I have to admit there's something even more mysterious going on here." Dr. Li took a sip of his tea. "You. According to the past elections even the most favored President Sasaki won 51% votes against the FORMOSA supported candidate. But you won a whopper of 70% in the '08 Election. And you don't even have a political party to support you."
"Well I don't know...I won't say that I'm more favored than Sasaki, but maybe the people just really wanted to see someone new, so the FORMOSA Initiative couldn't buy their votes."
"But..."
"Ok I think we've learned enough today. All of you have done great jobs." The President looked at the VP again. "Keep up the good work. When they send their man here, I'll take a look at this ASSS Project of theirs. And we can try to figure what they're up to."
The President didn't wait for any more response and returned to his office.
"Alright, Q, you can show yourself."
Silence.
"C'mon, I know Amami is like an all-seeing God. But she can't pull a trick like that, right? How could she even know we'll be in a situation like this?"
Silence. Then...
"Um...Sir? Yenchin?" Sonija showed up. "Are we...you staying at the Hall tonight?"
"Yeah." Forget about Q. For now.
1st Plt. Comm. of the Warwolves
Member of Justice League
"People can't see Buddha so they say he doesn't have a body, since his body is formed of atoms, of course you can't see it. Saying he doesn't have a body is correct"- Li HongZhi
Member of Justice League
"People can't see Buddha so they say he doesn't have a body, since his body is formed of atoms, of course you can't see it. Saying he doesn't have a body is correct"- Li HongZhi
President Shinra decided to add his piece.PeZook wrote:"I think reasurrances of the government that it will rein ProTec in should it participate in conflicts against the wishes of the rest of the FUN would do. I shall consult my compatriots after I return to PeZookia and see what other concerns they may have."We have come to realize that a small independent has no real chance in this world if push comes to shove. This is all too likely. What are the issues of control FUN has with ProTec and Indhopal? What sort of demonstration would the FUN require?
"As I'm sure you know, we have had difficulties with some of ProTec's actions in the past. Though I will note that when we contacted the government of Indhopal with our concerns, your President was willing to assist us in resolving those concerns.
"But that's the thing: I contacted the President of Indhopal and he reigned in ProTec. In politics, as I'm sure you're aware, perception is often more important than reality. And the popular perception is that, legalities aside, ProTec and the government of Indhopal are one in the same.
"As to your proposals, as I said earlier we will simply wait and see. Should you be accepted into the FUN, than any concerns regarding mutual defense, non-aggression, and trade agreements would be resolved by virtue of your membership. On a practical level, the MESS and FUN pretty much operate as if we had such agreements already, although formally we do not." At this he glanced over at King Paul, and knew the King understood his silent message: perhaps the time was coming when such agreements should be made formal. But not now, not while he's about to start a much needed vacation. Later.
"If the FUN does not accept your petition for membership, then I would like to reenter discussions with your government on this matter. Is that acceptable, Miss Armitage?"
This is the price of war,
We rise with noble intentions,
And we risk all that is pure..." - Angela & Jeff van Dyck, Forever (Rome: Total War)
"On and on, through the years,
The war continues on..." - Angela & Jeff van Dyck, We Are All One (Medieval 2: Total War)
"Courage is not the absence of fear, but rather the judgment that something else is more important than fear." - Ambrose Redmoon
"You either die a hero, or you live long enough to see yourself become the villain." - Harvey Dent, The Dark Knight
Olympics Village, Canissa
Rusty Shackleford sat on the end of his bed in the hotel room. He had grown up in a little town called Vega, and his Grandfather had taken him hunting when he was knee-high to a grasshopper. Later on, he joined his High School's rifle team, and went on to be the National Champion. He was a shoo-in for the Olympic team.
But Canissa and all that it had to offer turned out to be too distracting for Rusty. The night before the competition he had a one night stand with a girl who turned out to be a dude....and the incident paralyzed him. He would go out on the line and instead of a rifle he suddenly felt a penis...
...The boos and catcalls were the worst, all the Texans who had come to see their team compete. Now, he hadn't even placed.
Rusty sat on the edge of the bed. He felt the H&K .45 USP in his hands, then lifted it. He wondered if his aim was good enough for a headshot.
It was.
Rusty Shackleford sat on the end of his bed in the hotel room. He had grown up in a little town called Vega, and his Grandfather had taken him hunting when he was knee-high to a grasshopper. Later on, he joined his High School's rifle team, and went on to be the National Champion. He was a shoo-in for the Olympic team.
But Canissa and all that it had to offer turned out to be too distracting for Rusty. The night before the competition he had a one night stand with a girl who turned out to be a dude....and the incident paralyzed him. He would go out on the line and instead of a rifle he suddenly felt a penis...
...The boos and catcalls were the worst, all the Texans who had come to see their team compete. Now, he hadn't even placed.
Rusty sat on the edge of the bed. He felt the H&K .45 USP in his hands, then lifted it. He wondered if his aim was good enough for a headshot.
It was.
"The rifle itself has no moral stature, since it has no will of its own. Naturally, it may be used by evil men for evil purposes, but there are more good men than evil, and while the latter cannot be persuaded to the path of righteousness by propaganda, they can certainly be corrected by good men with rifles."
"I understand your respective government’s positions. It is nice to get the information directly from the top. As far as the FUN asking ProTec to do things, we would very much appreciate it if there was an official process for these things. It is often hard to get alliance wide opinions on such matters.RogueIce wrote:President Shinra decided to add his piece.PeZook wrote:"I think reasurrances of the government that it will rein ProTec in should it participate in conflicts against the wishes of the rest of the FUN would do. I shall consult my compatriots after I return to PeZookia and see what other concerns they may have."We have come to realize that a small independent has no real chance in this world if push comes to shove. This is all too likely. What are the issues of control FUN has with ProTec and Indhopal? What sort of demonstration would the FUN require?
"As I'm sure you know, we have had difficulties with some of ProTec's actions in the past. Though I will note that when we contacted the government of Indhopal with our concerns, your President was willing to assist us in resolving those concerns.
"But that's the thing: I contacted the President of Indhopal and he reigned in ProTec. In politics, as I'm sure you're aware, perception is often more important than reality. And the popular perception is that, legalities aside, ProTec and the government of Indhopal are one in the same.
"As to your proposals, as I said earlier we will simply wait and see. Should you be accepted into the FUN, than any concerns regarding mutual defense, non-aggression, and trade agreements would be resolved by virtue of your membership. On a practical level, the MESS and FUN pretty much operate as if we had such agreements already, although formally we do not." At this he glanced over at King Paul, and knew the King understood his silent message: perhaps the time was coming when such agreements should be made formal. But not now, not while he's about to start a much needed vacation. Later.
"If the FUN does not accept your petition for membership, then I would like to reenter discussions with your government on this matter. Is that acceptable, Miss Armitage?"
President Shinra, could I take back at least a signed declaration from you saying you do not intend to invade Indhopal? As a sign of good faith. My good faith offering is a report on ProTec's activities in East Neverhood. It is very comprehensive."
The ambassador handed over several CD-ROMs full of material. Pretty much everything was in it, including the atrocious jail situation, possible massacres by the PAP and all of ProTec's investigation teams reports on cross border raids by the NVA and other groups. No information compromising Shepnukistan was in the report, however. That country was the client after all.
"Of course. I'll have something written up, signed by myself, and transmitted to your office by the end of the day. Although I consider that a mere formality; Indhopal hasn't done anything to warrant an invasion, after all."Raj Ahten wrote:"President Shinra, could I take back at least a signed declaration from you saying you do not intend to invade Indhopal? As a sign of good faith. My good faith offering is a report on ProTec's activities in East Neverhood. It is very comprehensive."
The ambassador handed over several CD-ROMs full of material. Pretty much everything was in it, including the atrocious jail situation, possible massacres by the PAP and all of ProTec's investigation teams reports on cross border raids by the NVA and other groups. No information compromising Shepnukistan was in the report, however. That country was the client after all.
This is the price of war,
We rise with noble intentions,
And we risk all that is pure..." - Angela & Jeff van Dyck, Forever (Rome: Total War)
"On and on, through the years,
The war continues on..." - Angela & Jeff van Dyck, We Are All One (Medieval 2: Total War)
"Courage is not the absence of fear, but rather the judgment that something else is more important than fear." - Ambrose Redmoon
"You either die a hero, or you live long enough to see yourself become the villain." - Harvey Dent, The Dark Knight