25th Regional Update

[Macarono]

I'm giving us 13 days because we still need to figure out the ambassador situation and such.


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July 20th, 2007
Our Forums
Nations: 187
Delegate (endos): Atlantico Norte (51)
Regional Power: Very High
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Ness Snorlaxia, Constantine, Sir Metz, Stargate SG-1, Dark Archon, Krtiz, Skydiving Penguins
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There has been a decline in activity in Hyrule. There is less recruiting, more nations are dying off, and posts are more infrequent. However, cabinet elections have just taken place and there has been a small spike in forum posting in the last few days.
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Roleplaying
After a long while of relative inactivity, the RP forum has exploded in the past few days, with many active topics.

Seven Wonders
Hyruleans have decided that it is time for a new list of wonders. Thus, each country has nominated 2-4 structures for the New Seven Wonders list. So far, there have been 34 nominations in all, and a vote will soon bring that number down to twenty.

Terror in Hyrule
A terrorist organization has recently launched a missile that hit one of Hyrule's biggest nations, Clamparapa. The missile killed hundreds of thousands as a standoff became almost violent. The attack forced nations to accept alliances with former rivals. The terrorists were struck a blow by this coalition but they're not quite out of the fight yet...

Futbol!
Hyrule has created the UHFA, the United Hyrulian Football Association. It has started off with a kick as member Porcu created a schedule, roster, trade market and Table Standings for all 64 teams. Many members are participating, each controlling 4 teams each. It will only be a matter of time until we begin to chant for our teams and create Rivalries as everyone is trying to advance in the tables!
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June 2007 Election
It was time for Hyruleans to vote for their new leaders, and these elections had many tight races.

Minister of Immigration:
Porcu won 5 votes to 1 over Skydiving Penguin with 1 abstention

Minister of Foreign Affairs:
Macarono won uncontested with 5 votes and 2 votes for none of the above

Minister of Civilization:
Constantine won the tiebreaker over Atlantico Norte 4 to 3 with 1 abstention
The first round was a tie between them 4 to 4 with Macarono getting 2 votes and having 2 abstentions

Minister of Roleplaying:
Robengrad won 7 to 5 over Macarono with 1 abstention

Judges:
Porcu claimed one spot with 10 votes and StargateSG-1 won the second with 5 votes with Dark Archon getting 4 votes with 1 abstention

Chancellor of Justice:
Dark Archon won with a 4 to 3 victory over Kritschboilek with 1 abstention

Minister of Internal Affairs:
Robengrad won uncontested with 11 votes and 1 vote of none of the above.

UN Delegate:
Atlantico Norte won uncontested with 11 votes

Chancellor:
Gnid won uncontested with 10 votes in his favor

In conclusion, the new cabinet is

Chancellor: Gnid
UN Delegate: Atlantico Norte
Minister of Immigration: Porcu
Minister of Roleplaying: Robengrad
Minister of Foreign Affairs: Macarono
Minister of Internal Affairs: Robengrad
Minister of Civilization: Constantine
Chancellor of Justice: Dark Archon
Judges: Porcu, StargateSG1
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In this, our 25th update, we are interviewing Mr. Minister of Civilization himself, Constantine. Constantine, aka Clamps, controls the nations of Clamparapa and Hytland. He is a very active forum member, regularly posting in the RP and House of Chatter sections.

Macarono: So, Constantine, how long have you been here in Hyrule?
Constantine: About 6 months.

M: Why Constantine?
C: I picked Constantine because I believe that he was a very influential Emperor of Rome. He brought Christianity to the Empire and I believe that is a great thing for him to have done.

M: Which is a better name: Istanbul or Constantinople?
C: I think Constantinople is a better name because it has the name of Constantine in it.

M: Thank you, after the interview I shall have you sign a petition that demands Turkey rename the city Constantinople. Moving on...

M: Did you see the movie with Keanu Reeves?
C: Actually, I have not seen that movie. I have heard that it was not a movie worth seeing though.

M: Why is he such a bad actor?
C: To be honest I liked his acting in Speed. I haven't really seen any of his other movies, so I can't be a critic.

M: Could you do better than him?
C: I think I actually could, and I have been in plays. But that's just my opinion and not anyone else's.

M: Okay, I see this is difficult for you, let's move on. Have you ever read the Harry Potter series of books?
C: I did read them but I never really did like them. I was more into Lord of the Rings and Star Wars and I still am.

M: Do you think my theory that Hermione is really Harry's long-lost brother will come true in Book 7?
C: she is.

M: Take a stance.
C: As a Christian I have different morals than other people. I do not believe in evolution and I believe that there is a God who created us. I am a strong believer and hate it when people try to take Christianity out of the world because they think it's bad. I never tried to take away what they believed in, so, why should they do it?

M: Thank you for being so candidly honest with us. Now, on a serious note...

M: What's your least favorite Eddie Murphy film?
C: I never really liked Doctor Doolittle. I'm not into the whole real-animals-talking thing and I've never really liked movies with that in it.

M: Identify the turning point for the Allies in WWII, and explain in detail how this event turned the tide of the War.
C: I believe the turning point in WWII was the mistake bombing of London by the Germans. If they had not done that, they would have destroyed Britain's Air Force and paved the way for their invasion. Because of the Germans' failure, they fought on two fronts, dividing their forces. They also failed to eliminate Britain and the island was the main staging point for the Allies' invasion of France on D-Day, which was the beginning of the end.

M: You sound like such an expert. Personally, I think it was the terrible execution of Operation Barbarossa, but let's not get into that. Instead, we're going to play a little 'Would you Rather' right now.

M:Luke or Han?
C: Han because he is a smuggler.

M: Gandalf the Grey or Gandalf the White?
C: Gandalf the White because he kicks orc butt.

M: Pol Pot or Idi Amin?
C: Pol Pot because he was a not-well-known dictator, which is very hard to be.

M: Okay, now let's move onto women. *Cues the bow-chicka-bow-wow*

M: Maggie Thatcher or Joan of Arc?
C: Joan of Arc because she died for what she believed in.

M: Susan B. Anthony or Pocahontas?
C: Pocahontas because she is a native.

M: And we will close with perhaps the greatest philosophical question ever...

M: Godfather I or II?
C: Godfather I because it is the original.

M: Thank you for your time.
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Ness: “I wish I lived in Canada, Right now I live in Mexico”
Constantine: “Really? I thought you lived in Philly”
Ness: “I do actually. I just said that for…I don’t know why. ”

Krits: “I mean, everyone knows that both sexes are perfectly equal…they act the same they look the same, in fact, there are no sexes at all, its all imagined!”
Dark Archon: “then Krits....does that mean.....*screams* no no no no!!!!! *pukes...passes out*”

Skydiving Penguins: “okay. This hurts my head.
If you squeeze vegetables to get vegetable oil, then what do you squeeze to get baby oil?”
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Well, that's it for this update! Hope you enjoyed it!

[Porcu]

I'm doing a major update on the UHFA League so I'll be posting about that later and I think I'll do the rest of the RP stuff as well, it's not like there's much of it...

[Macarono]

I wish there was a foolproof way to tell which new nations will stay on NS, be active, RP, and all that other good stuff. Recruiting would be super easy then.

[Mr. Durandal]

I've never done one of these. What could I contribute?

[Macarono]

I can interview you, Clamps.

Or you can do selected opinion.

[Mr. Durandal]

Interview sounds fun. But what is selected opinion?

[Macarono]

3 to 5 sentences on whatever you wanna talk about. It can be serious or nonsensical...I'm trying to get everyone involved, so only one of the two, mkay?

[Mr. Durandal]

Perhaps I'll take the interview.

[South Malaysia]

clamparapa said:

I've never done one of these. What could I contribute?

Oh they are very easy, once you get used to doing them.

{As usually do: Ex-to-Current Minister advice. Some forums are picky if they have to many images in one post [like ours] so some I would have with and others without; I would suggest having once-an-update highlight'd topic (also sometimes the [ hr ] code doesnt work with a few forums).}

Anyhow, at the moment I have nothing to contribute.

[Atlantico Norte]

Well... I would like to see some focus on the Hyrule new 7 wonders if possible... ;p

@sm and Constantine - Don't you want to join the N7W RP?

[Macarono]

*Okay Porcu, since the RP section is suddenly active it isn't fair to you to do all of it so you can work on just the UHFA.
*AN if you want to, you and I can work on the Wonders
*Archie if you want to you can write about your AR thread.
*I'll cover the election and write up an interview for Clamps.
*AN if I can get the UN stuff that'd be great.
*Anyone can submit quotes.
*If you want, PM me your submission for Selected Opinions
*Clamps, since you're pretty involved in it, do you wanna write about Terror in Hyrule?
*Ness, could you help me out with the region section, I really don't know what goes in there...(Everything seems to be cover by another topic)

[Mr. Durandal]

I was wondering if this is enough for the terror thread description:

Terror in Hyrule! A terrorist organization has recently launched a missile that hit one of Hyrule's biggest nations. The missile killed hundreds of thousands as a standoff became almost violent. The attack forced nations to accept alliances with former rivals. The terrorists were struck a blow by this coalition but they're not quite out of the fight yet...

[Sir Metz a.k.a. "Metzy"]

The UHFA Report from Porcu may not get to you, as he is now limited on time with his computer.

Hyrule has created the UHFA. the United Hyrulian Football Association. It has started off with a kick as member Porcu created a schedule, roster, Tranfer Market and Table Standings for all of the teams, 64 in all. There are many participants, each controlling 4 teams each. It will only be a matter of time untill we begin to chant for our teams and create Rivalries as everyone is trying to advance in the tables!

Thats the basic Jist of it, I am not very good at doing this type of thing, so feel free to make changes or not use this at all

[Ness Snorlaxia]

The region section is just usually a general blurb about the region's activity, population, and what goes on outside of the forums.

[Sir Metz a.k.a. "Metzy"]

Ok-I dont know if you needed quotes or if this is the stuff you wanted-but I found these funny....


Quote 1
Ness: “I wish I lived in Canada, Right now I live in Mexico”
Constantine: “Really? I thought you lived in Philly”
Ness: “I do actually. I just said that for…I don’t know why. ”

Quote 2
Krits: “I mean, everyone knows that both sexes are perfectly equal…they act the same they look the same, in fact, there are no sexes at all, its all imagined!”
Dark Archon: “then Krits....does that mean.....*screams* no no no no!!!!! *pukes...passes out*”

Quote 3
Skydiving Penguins: “okay. This hurts my head.
If you squeeze vegetables to get vegetable oil, then what do you squeeze to get baby oil?”
Ness: “Babies?

Oh, it doesn't take that long to recruit five or ten nations. You don't need to recruit hundreds. ”