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Post by Imperfectia on Jan 11, 2006 10:13:56 GMT -5
This just in: the self-cleaning flying monkey has been declared the oficial animal of the region of Aberdeen! Nah - just kidding - we wouldn't do that kind of thing... although maybe we should. :-) Here's the latest news from Aberdeen: We have hit a new high with our current population of 102 nations! This still seems surreal to us because just 4 weeks ago we were a region with membership in the 30's... I have had a big hand in this so I am very glad to see Aberdeen getting back on the right track once again! Here's some other news: 1. We are currently holding elections for MP positions. for those who don't know MP stands for Member of Parliament. As we are growing again we are starting to live into our governmental systems better. We are curren;t only electing 2 MPs but hope to have at least 4 or 5 in the next few months... Currently standing for election are: Mittsville, Coretta, and Bloopa. Voting ends on Wednesday (oh wait thats today!) 2. We are voting on Bill #6 proposed by Bloopa which sets standards for army size throughout the region. 3. The winter games have come to Aberdeen - hosted by the nation of Dystriana! the games will begin on January 23rd, 2006 in Dystriana. The following events will be included: Biathlon Bobsleigh Curling Ice Hockey Luge Skating Skiing So far nations seem slow to register and participate, but those that do participate (myself included!) will have a great time! 4. We seem to have been invaded by Hyrulians lately! This is not a bad thing because it means that our forum has seen more activity over the past 3/4 weeks than I think its seen over the previous 3/4 months! As always, us in Aberdeen want to wish those in Hyrule a very special holiday time - have a great Martin Luther King Jr weekend! - Imperfecta
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Post by Ness Snorlaxia on Jan 11, 2006 12:56:29 GMT -5
Well, I think you should adopt the self-cleaning flying monkey as regional animal.
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Post by mittsville on Jan 12, 2006 12:53:36 GMT -5
it cleans itself
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Post by Imperfectia on Jan 24, 2006 18:46:04 GMT -5
Greeting Hyrulians! I trust that all is well since the last time I updated you about your allied region Aberdeen… Well so what all has been going on you might ask? A TON of stuff… 1.We are still growing as a region – as of today we have 134 nations and our delegate has 20 endorsements! These are both new highs for Aberdeen! Our current growth has brought us almost 100 new member nations in just over one month! We have appointed a new Deputy of Recruitment – PGrier, to help with our growth, and it appears to be working! 2.Our President has decided to step back from the day to day running of the region ( ) and has placed the government squarely in the hands of our Prime Minister, Forgottenlord, and his Cabinet. 3.The recent MP elections ended with Mittsville and Bloopa both being named Aberdeen’s first MPs. Mittsville has since taken on the responisibility of Minsiter of Cartography (a fancy way of saying that he plays with maps) and Bloopa has since been named the Minister of Introduction (welcoming new nations to the region and encouraging them to get involved!). 4.Well, speaking of maps, the new Aberdeen map is up and if you haven’t seen it then stop by and take a look at where your allies reside! (see the map here - s11.invisionfree.com/aberdeen/index.php?act=Attach&type=post&id=695711 ) 5.As always we have been busy debating several bills before our House of Members before we vote on them to become law. We are currently voting on Bill 7 (the Death Penalty Act) and are debating bills 8, and 9. Ahhh, you know you are in Aberdeen if you check our forum and notice a bunch of Politico-geeks discussing regional laws and the current UN resolution (heck, discussing future UN resolutions ) 6.We have been very busy Role Playing lately… this includes the current crisis between the nations of Bloopa and Coretta that ALMOST began a war (Read here - s11.invisionfree.com/aberdeen/index.php?showtopic=501 ); peace negotiations are currently underway (Read here - s11.invisionfree.com/aberdeen/index.php?showtopic=587 )… 7.The first annual Aberdeen Winter games are also underway, being hosted by Dyrtriana and the first Gold medal was won by who? IMPERFECTIA! Oh yeah! (Read here - s11.invisionfree.com/aberdeen/index.php?showtopic=597 ) 8.There are several other RP threads going at the moment be sure to stop by our forum and check them out! That about sums up the news from Aberdeen – we currently have a pix thread started by Buuyo and you can see some of your favorite Aberdeenians here. We are encouaring Forgottenlord to post his pic, but alas he keeps refusing… Oh well I guess our leader still chooses to remain anonymous! Feel free to stop by our forum at any time or to post your questions/comments here. I’ll try and do a better job at my weekly updates from this point forward As always – stay cool…
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Post by Jerry Christ on Jan 24, 2006 23:36:30 GMT -5
Juicy update... thanks! :okay:
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Post by forgottenlord on Jan 25, 2006 18:08:23 GMT -5
regional animal........ *thinks of a potential new Bill
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Post by Imperfectia on Mar 10, 2006 18:21:12 GMT -5
Helllllllllloooooooooo HYRULE!!!! :yes: Here is a brief update on how things have been going in Aberdeen. The biggest news over the past month has been the election for Prime Minister. Forgottenlord (NS nations Forgottenlands, Forgottenlands UN, and Angelfire) beat Dancing Bananland (pronounced Dancing BananAland) by a vote of 7-6. It was a much closer election than anyone thought or suspected (including both candidates ) So Forgottenlord won a second term as PM/UN Delegate. One of the first things Forgottenlord has done with his new term has been to name a new cabinet. Here are the current Government positions: Minister of Immigration - Hekloslogravia Minister of Interior - Coretta Minister of Foreign Affairs - Imperfectia AMID - Dancing Bananland So that rounds out the new government of Aberdeen. We will be electing at least 2 (maybe 3) MP's within the next couple of weeks. Once the MPs have been elected, our new government will be complete (for the time being - or until Pat or Forgottenlord decide to change things around! ) Our membership has dropped a bit - we are now at 117 nations, but that is still pretty good for Aberdeen! We hope to reach 150 by early May - a very doable goal. I pushed for us to be as big as Hyrule by the end of the summer... :okay: So we'll see what our new Immigration Minister will do with his new job! Well, Being the new minister of Foreign affairs - I am hoping to appoint a new ambassador to Hyrule who will actually keep up with regular updates! :yeahright: I hope to announce a new ambassador to Hyrule soon! I will not be leaving Hyrule. My "sister" nation - Hizzypeeps will still remain in Hyrule and I hope to keep up with all the different happenings of this region. So y'all stay cool and be sure to stop by and say hi to your allies in Aberdeen sometime!
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Post by Ness Snorlaxia on Mar 10, 2006 18:40:56 GMT -5
We will, the update from our region is coming soon. Thanks for the update Imperfectia! We really appreciate it.
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Post by Imperfectia on Mar 14, 2006 22:02:53 GMT -5
[glow=red,2,300] The latest from Aberdeen:[/glow] Greetings all, We have been having a pretty good time in Aberdeen lately! Forum activity has been pretty good over the past week – which is a good thing because I think most nations had felt that forum activity was starting to slip a little… A few of the reasons for increased activity on the forums has been due to a discussion on starting up a “tax” system for the region to finance the regional government and its activities. It seems that most agree on the idea of a “progressive” tax system, but the discussion is who to tax – active nations, those who have signed the Aberdeen Constitution, or everyone in the region. At this point the Prime Minister and some in the cabinet (myself included) feel that any new tax should be applied to everyone in the region. There are also a few good RP threads starting up on our forum, which is the other reason for more activity lately. Both deal with a shake up in governments of two cabinet member nations! More to come later about those topics as they progress! A few of the other popular threads continue to be the “word games” forum – which included all the favorites – and the thread entitled “Where do you hail from,” which has turned into a thread discussing what food people like – Mexican, Scottish (Haggis anyone?), or Philly Cheese Steaks! We continue to suffer from a slide in membership as nations continue to die off. We are currently at 114 nations and working hard to recruit more members! Well that’s all from the region of Aberdeen. Till next time… :sportscar:
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Post by Imperfectia on Mar 22, 2006 21:31:11 GMT -5
Before we get to the Update, I am pleased to announce that Dundee "East" (or you might know him better as Dundee West :okay: ) Has accepted the post of Aberdeen Ambassador to Hyrule! Congrats Dundee! :clap: And now, the news... News From Aberdeen!Greetings! Aberdeen has been doing well lately, very busy, and its good to see that Hyrule is doing well also! Well, here’s what’s going on – Our regional nation count has climbed back up to 113 thanks in large part to our new Minister of Immigration, Hekloslogravia, and his deputies (PGrier and Piemunchingsickclobs). After we had dropped to 109, a concerted effort has been made to halt the recent decline due to nation die-off. GOVERNMENT – -Aberdeen’s 10th bill was defeated this week by 5 votes to 3. The Bill, peacekeeping force legislation, was Dancing Bananland's first bill to go to vote. One reason given for the failure of this legislation was the concern voiced regarding having a powerful regional army directly controlled by the Prime Minister (“Can we say Star Wars and the rise of Palpatine” - Bloopa)? See the final vote and read the failed Bill HERECoretta, our new Minister for Internal Affairs and the Regional Court, has announced his 3 associate judges who will help him in the Court. The Senior Associate Judge is Khaoz, and Dancing Bananland and Imperfectior are Associate judges The very long bill 11, “Rules for Judiciary Conduct and Procedure,” has ended debate and is currently being voted upon - Read bill and debate HERE.MP candidates have been announced - PGrier, Mittsville, and Forgottenlord's X-Box (yes, I know, it sounds like somthing the region of Hyrule would do... ). Voting will begin the first day of April. Story can be found HERE.Aberdeen has recently re-established diplomatic relations with the GRA (Global Right Alliance), and has opened Embassies in the following regions in the past couple weeks – - Stephensonia - The Lexicon - Liberalia - Scroll Islands - The North Pacific (consulate) RP – News from the nations: After the outbreak of civil war, the Kief of Hekloslogravia and his son have both been killed. Dancing Bananaland, Mittsville, and PGrier have come to the aid of the government, supporting the “legitimate” government, while Forgottenlord has moved his army into Hekloslogravia for "peacekeeping." Follow this breaking story HERE-Dancing Bananaland, Mittsville, Forgotten Territories and Coretta have all started space programs in anticipation of a future RP. Imperfectian Speaker of the House Jonathan Nobel was assassinated via poison at second Eramia Peace Summit. Imperfectia has since elected a new Speaker, Michael Carmack. Other national delegates from Angel Fire, Dancing Bananaland, Coretta and Bloopa were held for a five day period almost resulting in a crisis between the government of Eramia and the other nations Other news: -Massive violent crime rise in Dancing Bananaland following terrorist attack. -Record storm hits Isle Fandango, set to hit northern TEN Island, though weekend. -Coretta and New Coretta enter peace talks, things look hopeful. That is all for now from the region of Aberdeen! As always, keep in touch!
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Post by Nisomia on Mar 23, 2006 1:16:57 GMT -5
Well, nice to here from you guys! Great update, and shouldn't Dundee East be doing the updates, seeing as he is ambassador?
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Post by Dundee West on Apr 14, 2006 8:46:27 GMT -5
Yeah, 'coz I'm lazy. See how long it took me to reply to this thread? I'll do it next update though. :-P
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Post by Ness Snorlaxia on Apr 14, 2006 8:58:03 GMT -5
Good.
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Post by Dundee West on Apr 14, 2006 9:25:25 GMT -5
Yes indeedy do!
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Post by Dundee West on Apr 15, 2006 9:54:34 GMT -5
It's here!!! Our UPDATE!!!! *applause* Its that time again, time for... The News From Aberdeen!Nations - 107 Delegate Endorsements - 13 Regional Power - High forum - s11.invisionfree.com/aberdeen/ wiki - ns.goobergunch.net/wiki/index.php/AberdeenGovernment activity - We recently held MP elections and since there were really only two candidates (our Prime Minister, Forgottenlord, introduced a third candidate, Forgottenlord's X-Box so as to make the elections a little more interesting, but needless to say the X-Box lost - probably because more nations in Aberdeen prefer the Playstation consoles over the x-box ) there was no real doubt who would win. The nations of Mittsville, and PGrier are now Aberdeen's two official MPs. You can read the election announcement HERE.In other government news the Minister of Immigration, Hekloslogravia, was brought up on charges in the regional court for spamming the region by repeating the same words to a song over and over again in posts on both the RMB and the forum. This was the first case to be heard under the new Law 8, Judiciary Act. Heklo pleaded guilty (more because he didn't want to be the show trial for the new law than because he thought he had actually spammed). Read HERE for the verdict and the transcript of the trial. Aberdeen has entered into an alliance (defensive) with Flavian Amphitheatre. This brings our allies to a total of three regions (Hyrule and Futaba Aoi being the others) An embassy was also opened in the region of Jethnea. In Legislative news, Bill 11 was passed and became Law 8 (mentioned above), and Bill 12, Regulations Regarding Unclaimed Territory, is currently at vote. There have been calls for Government reform and the region is currently waiting for reform proposals from Hekloslogravia. Mittsville, as part of his duty as Minister of Cartography has created more colorful map of Aberdeen: One final note, our region's founder, Dundee East, has sent a mass email to all registered forum users, in order to promote the forum and hopefully entice a few people back. Roleplaying - One of the most popular and long standing RP is still the revolution in Hekloslogravia. Read HERE to see all the action. Forgottenlord and Dancing Bananland are still RPing out the aftermath of the terrorist attack in DBL. You can read the last few entries HERE. There has been talk of doing a couple different RPs on the forum as well. A possible "alternate history" American Civil War is currently being planned (read here) and a possible alien invasion RP is being discussed too. As you can read, much has been happening in Aberdeen! Thanks for reading, and until the next update, keep in touch! B)
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