EM Vürinalt
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Post by EM Vürinalt on Jun 24, 2012 5:31:23 GMT -6
Result-- new citizens in Antarctica who will convert new/replacement researchers as they arrive=continuous residency of Talossans on Antarctic soil=province. Right, but Puerto Rico, Guam, and American Samoa have a continuous residency of Americans on them. They aren't states and are probably never going to be.
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Post by EM Vürinalt on Jun 22, 2012 9:43:50 GMT -6
Right now it is named after someone who was both Talossan AND a hateful dictator - win-win! How unfortunately true. Me too. And I think province assignment should be strictly based on where we live. If we move to a different catchment area, assignment should change - no exceptions. Moving is moving -- keep the provinces and provincial assignments strictly tied to real geography. I agree, but then we need a residency requirement.
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Post by EM Vürinalt on Jun 22, 2012 7:13:38 GMT -6
Per la cosa votéu: MRPT
Per The Legislative Chancellery dal Provinçù Benito votéu: MRPT
Per el Senator da Benito votéu: S:reu Istefan Perþonest
Amendamaintschen: 43RZ11: ÜC 43RZ18: ÜC 43RZ19: ÜC 43RZ25: ÜC 43RZ32: ÜC 43RZ33: ÜC 43RZ34: ÜC 43RZ36: ÜC
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Post by EM Vürinalt on Jun 22, 2012 6:51:42 GMT -6
Time to jump headfirst into Talossan politics again!
Here are my votes: 1. Talossa should have five provinces. 2. Pengopäts should not become a province. 3. I am okay with my province (Benito) being split.
Explanations: 1. I think that splitting a country like Talossa, small as it is, into provinces and cantons would make it a logistical nightmare. If Talossa could actually exercise her claim to our land in Milwaukee, you would not want each province or canton to have its own postal code, police jurisdiction, road maintenance, etc. With as many provinces as we already have, we are talking about normal services being for, quite literally, only a handful of streets or neighborhoods. Having five provinces would make more sense: Cézembre, being one, and then four, new provinces in the GTA. Cézembre lets us have an overseas presence in Europe, something I find desirable, and then four new provinces would cut off the fat of our provincial system. Three of these provinces should be given new, Talossan names (I count Fiova as one of these four 'new provinces').
By consolidating provinces, we would be able to increase provincial activity because, simply, more active citizens would be in each province. I also think that citizens should be free to choose whatever province they want to live in, like real life, and should be free to change this decision after a period of time (say, every two years, you can elect to remain in your province or move to a new one). How pissed would you be if your government told you, that you must live in one province for your entire life? Pretty pissed, I’d imagine. By allowing citizens to choose their province and to move between them, provinces would be forced to become active politically and culturally in order to attract citizens. Of course, there would have to be a minimum number of citizens per province, for this to continue working, as the Bestest Super Awesomest Province of Talossa would probably attract the most citizens, and we don’t want a provincial government to overshadow the national one, necessarily.
2. Having a province in Antarctica is not realistic. Any research station based there would have a primitive ‘government’ based on the hierarchical responsibilities of the scientists stationed there. No need to get politics involved on the only continent on Earth fully dedicated to scientific research.
3. I am okay with Benito getting split up and ceasing to exit because I don’t think we should have provinces that pay homage to ex dictators. I remember a few years back, when I and the other citizens of the province Mussolini, changed the name to Benito. I still don’t like it, and I would much rather be in a province that is named after something Talossan rather than a hateful dictator. We have enough strictly Talossan culture and tradition (our language, our actual well known, well respected citizens) to draw province names off of, if we ever chose to downsize and rename the provinces someday.
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Post by EM Vürinalt on Jun 22, 2012 5:49:56 GMT -6
Ben Regeu Hamilta d’Armeux, Sür clam da S:da Sariah Gipson, üna enclina fidéa es zivota d’Ian, Regeu da Talossa, üna Erteiera dal Provinçù Benito, téu el þonör es el plaschair à submißarh per l’approval del Coletx es per la rendaziun uficial es dírnalaiset ün acavamaintsch d’armeux, per la grantaziun d’acest l’enclin fieir, per acestilor presantats-cì, ura avetz grült þumilità àð estarh as’chada à Sieu Maxhestà el Regeu. L’acavamaintsch: Per schraia azür es civlaineu, ün schraia erxhents.Ainciün voschtri maes S:da Gipson nun cumenda aceasta, sieu petiziun la phü minim, es a aschtepta es se suotamesta àl pedit rexhital. ¡Díeu Salvadra Sieu Maxhestà el Regeu! --- --- --- Good Squirrel King of Arms, On behalf of S:da Sariah Gipson, a faithful and devoted subject of John, King of Talossa, a citizen of Talossa and of the province of Benito, I have the honor and pleasure to submit for the approval of the College and for official and final rendering an achievement of arms, for grant of which the loyal subject doth by these presents most humbly pray be asked of His Majesty the King. The achievement: Per saltire azure and sable, a saltire argent.Into your hands S:da Gipson now commends this her most humble petition, and she awaits and submits herself to the royal will. God Save His Majesty the King! -EMV, Fulbright Fellow Attachments:
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Post by EM Vürinalt on Jun 19, 2012 23:13:54 GMT -6
Great! I'll write up a petition this afternoon for you.
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Post by EM Vürinalt on Jun 18, 2012 23:23:16 GMT -6
Third.
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Jun 18, 2012 23:20:44 GMT -6
Post by EM Vürinalt on Jun 18, 2012 23:20:44 GMT -6
I'm willing to see how far down the rabbit hole goes.
I do think a group would be best for this, so here's a shoutout to all those typeface nerds, book lovers, design junkies, and anyone else who wants to see something that's been published by the government and wants go say "damn, that looks official." We need your imput!
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Post by EM Vürinalt on Jun 18, 2012 23:18:23 GMT -6
"Speak properly, and in as few words as you can, but always plainly; for the end of speech is not ostentation, but to be understood." - William Penn
Mick just used no words.
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Jun 18, 2012 12:20:04 GMT -6
Post by EM Vürinalt on Jun 18, 2012 12:20:04 GMT -6
Sounds like a plan! I had also forgotten about the Scribery!
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Post by EM Vürinalt on Jun 18, 2012 12:18:41 GMT -6
I like the lighter blue one I myself like the lighter blue one as well. So, is there anything you'd like to augment about the coat of arms? Are you interested in any charges? I think the arms look great- there is a sad shortage of simple arms that are beautiful because of the personal symbolism behind them.
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Jun 15, 2012 0:47:21 GMT -6
Post by EM Vürinalt on Jun 15, 2012 0:47:21 GMT -6
While this doesn't necessarily pertain directly to the College of Arms, seeing as though we maintain heraldic aesthetic, I figured this would be the most appropriate place to broach the question:
Does Talossa have a codified design aesthetic? Meaning standardized letterheads, font styles, sizes and colors, and formatting for government publications?
My interest was sparked by the arrival of my ballot in my email.
If we don't have one, would anyone who is a typeface and design nerd be interested in teaming up and making one?
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Post by EM Vürinalt on Jun 14, 2012 23:58:28 GMT -6
I think what Mick was trying to get at was, despite the fact that your escutcheon doesn't technically violate our complexity rule, the three snowflakes coupled with the five crosses make the arms look too 'busy.'
There's a lot going on in a small amount of space, which doesn't allow any one charge to pop and stand out.
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Post by EM Vürinalt on Jun 14, 2012 15:42:10 GMT -6
I can always make the saltire argent bigger too, if you'd like.
Let me know what you think! I'm looking forward to helping you!
-EMV, Fulbright Fellow
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Post by EM Vürinalt on Jun 14, 2012 15:40:35 GMT -6
Here's the light blue one: Attachments:
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