FA NewsFeed

[steenia]

The Embassy Report
-Volume 1-
The source for news from FA

Welcome to the first edition of the embassy report.
Brian Jacobs of the E.P.o.Steenia reporting.

Elections are finalized!
Yes, FA has just finished it's first official democratic election cycle, the original positions being filled through postings and picked by the Founder. Up for election were the five Judge positions, the first FA Historian and the Diplomat.
Just a few days before the Aoin Guard got together an elected their general, who chose her sub-lieutenant.
Following is a list of the new Governmental Officers in these positions. Let us give them a hearty welcome to the FA Governmental family!
The General of the Guards- Karakarim (taking away 7 of the 9 votes cast)
The Lieutenant of the Guards-Xiuhtecuhtle (chose by the General)
The Judges:
Yayon (8 For, 3 Against)
Gryphon-Dragon-Sphinx (11 For, 0 Against)
Yogurt Drips (10 For, 0 Against)
Decentralisation (7 For, 5 Against)
Sbabek (14 For, 0 Against)
The Diplomat- Penguin Dictators (15 For, 0 Against)
FA Historian- Xiuhtecuhtle (12 For, 0 Against)

We wish the outgoing judges and diplomat the best and have given them lovely watches that tells the time in 25 different regions.

UN Matters:
We have a FA region putting together a UN proposal. Pontinia is trying to get the wording together for a Proposal titled: Universal Laws of Conduct, a Human Rights issue. He is currently being helped with wording by many of the fine nations of FA and we hope to see this report hit the UN soon.
Also in UN news, the last UN Proposal (Freedom of Conscience) was approved by FA nations by a vote of 6-0. We hope to see better turnout in future debates.

The resurfacing of an old friend:
For those who have not been made aware, the region of Dun Eideann has lost its Founder, finally freeing it from the slow death it was experiencing. With the old Founder gone, many of the alumni of this once mighty region have come baack to help her grow strong again.
We show confidence in the ability of the Delegate Richard2008 to make this work, and a government is being formed at this moment.

FA's own NewService:
We have the staff of The Palantir conducting interviews for several upcoming articles soon, and look forward to seeing what they report. When such reports become available we will link them here for your viewing pleasure.

Alliances in the works:
We are currently in discussion with the ASE about a possible alliance. Currently the wording of the agreement is being scrutinized, but in the words of Roger Steenia: "We are sure that these minor issues, being merely ones of wording, shall be quickly resolved. The ASE are good people and we look forward to working with them.
We have also entered the Genoshan Accord to offer military assistance to Dun Eideann if the need should arise.

And Lastly:
The Art Fair is showing minor successes with a few new members recently joing and one of them posting some lovely oil paintings under the name of VanGogh. Advertising through the Pacifics continue anmd people are encouraged to take the time to come and look, or even post some of theire own works.
Also only two regions have taken the opportunity to post links to their regions within it.
The address for the Art Fair is here:
s12.invisionfree.com/Nybunnin_Wharf_Arts/

That is all for today from the FA newsfeed.
Keep tuned in. Keep informed.

[steenia]

Futaba Aoi NewsFeed Volume II
Bringing the region home to you.

Futaba Aoi in top 20 largest regions

A recent poll on Salfara has shown FA risen from #20 to #18 in largest regional size. After some large recent die-offs there was some concern that such a high population would prove impossible to stabilize, but the region appears to have become fairly steady again. We would like to extend our congratulations to Hyrule for staying steady at #14.

Design a banner contest winner
We have a winner in the 'Design a banner for FA's forum' contest. Our winning entry came from Sbabek, who has proven himself quite the capable artist already. Coming in second was Yogurt Drips, fondly known as Yoda, who has posted many works in the Nybunnin Wharf Arts Fair.

The winning entry was this one:

It can now be seen adorning the top of the FA forum.

FA Website down
The FA website recently experienced a set-back when the kind person hosting it had their credit card stolen and had to freeze their accounts as the culprit worked their way towards Canada. The site, a work of beauty by our very own Yoda, will be reposted at the first opportunity.

FA Web

Inter-regional currency?
We are working here in FA on the possibility of an inter-regional opt-in currency. One side of the banknotes would have a standard image while the other would be designed by the various nations participating in the program. A region-wide single currency would break down inter-regional trade barriers by removing the need to negotiate national exchange rates.
The first written proposals are being worked on to be brought before the judicial committee.

A new map added to FA region
We have recently had to create an additional map of the FA landscape due to the first becoming filled.
If you would like to see the maps click here:
maps

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[Ness Snorlaxia]

Always good to hear from FA.

[Jerry Christ]

:head: Nice banner!

[steenia]

And in case I haven't mentioned it Ness, your newsletters always cheer me up.

Thank you JC, we happen to like it (as proven by all the votes it got.)

[Ness Snorlaxia]

Thank you, Steenia.

[maskedplague]

Futaba Aoi NewsFeed Volume III
All the news that's fit to slant.

Hyrulianized Killer Squirrels: Harmless pest, or real threat?

Picture this: You are taking a peaceful nature walk through the local flora when you hear a bone-chilling high pitched squeek. Out of the trees jump hundreds of squirrels. They attack you rellentlesly and steal your peanuts! Couldn't happen? That's what this woman thought:

67 year old Anita Blakelock of Willowsburgh, Steenia.

"I was just walking along, had my peanuts to feed to the animals, and was looking for a comfortable place to sit. There is this old bench in the park, me and Ralph, he was my husband, died two years ago, we used to sit there together. I go there because I feel like he meets me there. Well, I was walking through the park, and then there was this sound. Like: Eeeeeeeggghhh! I looked up and, and..." At this point she had to stop. We gave her time and she was able to go on. "And those nasty little squirrels attacked me. About twenty of them knocked me to the ground, while the rest grabbed my sack of peanuts and ran with them."

To look at Miss Blakelock now, you will see the innumerable marks from bites and claws.

"I have always been kind to them, why did they do this?"

She asked us.
To find out we did some research.
It turns out that these particular squirrels are a mix of the more aggressive Hyrulian Squirrel, known for its increased size and fearlessness and the smaller Steenian Flying Squirrel. How did they get here though? How did they make their way to the Steenian forests? We asked Blake Sintare, of the Animal Migration Studies Institute of Dellsy College, in New Steenia.

"Well, from what we have been able to determine, they ride in on the backs of tourists. Kind of 'hitching a ride.' They go unnoticed by burrowing under the coats of these tourists, where it is warm."

Are these Hyrulian squirrels a meanxe then in Hyrule?
For this answer we went to Hyrules Delegate, Ness Snorlaxia but she refused to comment on camera and refused subsequent interview attempts. After this we came across Hyrule local, Chuck Norris Expert, Jerry Christ. He had the following enlightening information:

The origin of this fearsome Hyrulian squirrel is simple, but little-known. I have it on good authority that one day, Chuck Norris was enforcing Law and Order by just walking down Hyrule's streets. All of a sudden, a gentle nut-bearing squirrel lost his balance and fell from his tree onto Chuck's head. Instinctively, Chuck Norris delivered a wicked roundhouse kick to the squirrel's face, killing it instantly. Chuck, being a good and just man, revived the squirrel via his secret and powerful beard massage.

Ever since then, the once timid and meek squirrel became a monstrosity of power and righteousness. It also had been imbued with Chuck Norris's virility, and thusly propagated it's Chuck-Traits to the rest of Hyrule's squirrel population.

And now you know the rest of the story...

So is the Hyrule menace here to stay? Must we learn to live in fear of the dreaded squirrel?
It would seem the Steenian government, following a long tradition of doing nothing against nature is refusing to step in. Their only effort to contain this rodential menace is to post the following signs in known nesting areas:

We will keep you updated as the story progresses.

FA Website Up Again
The Futaba Aoi website is once again operational. For those who have not had the chance to experience it, now may be the time. It is located at:

FA Web



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[maskedplague]

Futaba Aoi NewsFeed Volume IV
For all of your FA News needs.

The Fall of Nations

After having reached a peak of 310 nations, FA has been experiencing major die-offs which has brought its current population to just around 200 nations. Attempts at constant recruiting have been merely able to stabilize the negative flow, but have not made any significant mark upon the problem.
We remain confident though that we shall manage to gain control of this problem and bring FA to the 300+ mark again.

First constitutional amendment voted in by the constitutional signers
With an overwhelmingly majority vote FA has added the first amendment to their constitution. The vote ended at 15 for, 2 against and 2 abscentia. the proposal is one to keep anyone from gathering more than 2/3rds of the Delegates endorsements, thus making it harder for possible invaders to get a foothold within FA. The exact document follows:

Seeing that the security of the region is of the utmost concern;
Understanding that raiders may use unusual tactics to invade regions;
Realising that there are those who would attempt to replace the duly elected regional delegate;
And dutifully voted forth by the people of Futaba Aoi;
We hereby present the first amendment to the FA Constitution:

From this day forth no nation shall accumulate UN Endorsements amounting to over two-thirds (2/3rds) of the Regional Delegate's total. Any nation found in violation of this regulation will be warned by a Government Officer, and will thereby have 36 hours to respond with an appropriate action.

Appropiate action shall be defined as follows:
A ) They may request of a number of those nations who have endorsed them to remove their endorsements forthwith, until their total number of endorsements constitutes under two thirds of the Delegate's current total.
B ) They may remove their nation from Futaba Aoi for a period of twenty-four hours while the NationStates server updates, thus removing all endorsements from their nation.

For thirty-six hours following a warning from a Government Officer, the Government of Futaba Aoi will allow the nation in question to respond to the warning in accordance with these options. If, after thirty-six hours, the nation's Endorsements remain above two thirds of the Delegate's total, that nation will be required to submit a 'Progress Report' on their situation, and the reason for their delay.

Failure to submit a Progress Report when requested, or otherwise failing to meet the Conditions of this Amendment will result in the case being referred to the Judges of Futaba Aoi.

Should the Judges rule that the nation in question has remained in deliberate non-compliance with this Constitution, despite adequate warning, that nation will be evicted from the region immediately and will remain on the 'ban list' for a period of twenty-four hours, after which they may return to the region and no further charges will be pressed.

Should a nation, having returned from eviction, subsequently continue to accumulate Endorsements in contravention of this Amendment, they will be subject to permanent ejection from Futaba Aoi. If they believe they have a case for unfair eviction and can prove that their actions were unintentional or that they were in the process of removing Endorsements, they may petition the Judges for re-entry to the region.

Voted into effect on 1/18/06

The exact wording for the document was provided by our very own FA wordsmith, Karakarim.

Yoda turns 18
A long time member of our FA family has recently celebrated her 18th birthday and I would like to take this moment to welcome her to the world of legal- er- adulthood.

And now for an idea stolen from Ness (who we adore.)
Your evil quote sytem. Sigh
FA quotes

(author=Karakarim) Togoland is a territory of EG, but EG and Togoland are the same person behind the same computer but posting under two names in here now and oh oh oh my god I don't think my poor little brain can cope *faints*

(author=New Xuzhou) "But we LIKE public interference!"

- P. Jervis McFeeblefester III
New Xuzhou Spokesperson, Cook Third Class and Guardian of the Accordian

(author=Sbabek) Why are you on about sheep NFG? They don't need saving. They stockpile weapons and organise their own revolution with no cyber-banner help.

[Ness Snorlaxia]

Thank you for the update! I got the quotes idea from some other regions, as they had a listing of quotes in their updates, actually.