Istefan Perþonest
Cunstaval to Fiôvâ; Regent of the University of Talossa
Posts: 1,024
Talossan Since: 2-21-1998
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Post by Istefan Perþonest on Mar 1, 2012 18:15:28 GMT -6
I think "One year and 59 months" is a much more Talossan period of inactivity than a full six years.
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Istefan Perþonest
Cunstaval to Fiôvâ; Regent of the University of Talossa
Posts: 1,024
Talossan Since: 2-21-1998
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Post by Istefan Perþonest on Mar 1, 2012 17:59:26 GMT -6
Would this license entail giving up of rights for future publishing? No. Copyright would be retained by the author, so the author could do whatever he liked with it, including publish it. The license would only provide specified redistribution rights, the purpose being to make sure that the work would be available for the use of future Talossans. There are seven different Creative Commons licenses (including CC 0), any of which would be considered acceptable. The most restrictive is the "Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs" license, which allows people to copy, distribute, and and transmit the work on the condition that they must attribute the work, it can't be used for commercial purposes, and it can't be used to create derivative works. Which means that the University could pass around copies without getting dinged for copyright violation, but (for example) the only person who could actually publish and sell it as a book would be the author.
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Istefan Perþonest
Cunstaval to Fiôvâ; Regent of the University of Talossa
Posts: 1,024
Talossan Since: 2-21-1998
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Post by Istefan Perþonest on Mar 1, 2012 17:00:20 GMT -6
Right now, the University has been operating on a fairly ad hoc basis, people who want to teach volunteering and teaching a course, and not having any other attachment to the University proper.
It has been suggested to me, and I think it would be at least interesting to consider, the University adopting a permanent faculty. To this end, I am tempted to steal the continental European concept of the Habilitation. Anyone wishing to become a full professor (profeßéir acreditat, in Talossan) at the University would submit a professorial thesis (the German Habilitationsschrift) for review by the University and publication by the University of Talossa Press (under a Creative Commons license). If of reasonably acceptable quality, the submitter would then be officially inducted into the permanent faculty of the University.
Thoughts?
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Istefan Perþonest
Cunstaval to Fiôvâ; Regent of the University of Talossa
Posts: 1,024
Talossan Since: 2-21-1998
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Post by Istefan Perþonest on Mar 1, 2012 15:38:04 GMT -6
Also, I would suggest conversing with the Republic about their own institutions. I believe they have some sort of College, although I don't know if it's ever held courses. The College of Saint Leibowitz in the Talossas (el Colêtx del Sînt Leibowitz în als Talossas) is an autonomous, independent institution, rather than an institutional part of the Republic. As it is currently seeking arms from the College of Arms, it presumably plans to continue in operation under its current charter as an independent institution after Reunision, and the University of Talossa (L'Üniversità da Talossa) wishes our fellow academics well. (But not so well that we want the Fighting Squirrels to emerge as anything less than victorious in any competition with the Zuerietéirs.) If the College at some point decides to seek the patronage or shelter of the University, the University will of course be willing to discuss the exact terms of such, but the University has no plans to attempt to absorb, annex, displace, or replace the College, which will hopefully keep us on our toes.
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Istefan Perþonest
Cunstaval to Fiôvâ; Regent of the University of Talossa
Posts: 1,024
Talossan Since: 2-21-1998
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Post by Istefan Perþonest on Mar 1, 2012 14:39:14 GMT -6
As the new Regent, I wish to renew this request. However, I understand there was, at some point, a University Seal submitted to the College of Arms. It does not appear in that thread anymore. I would like to see and evaluate it before re-beginning the process of seeking arms for the University.
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Istefan Perþonest
Cunstaval to Fiôvâ; Regent of the University of Talossa
Posts: 1,024
Talossan Since: 2-21-1998
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Post by Istefan Perþonest on Mar 1, 2012 11:07:49 GMT -6
To begin with, I would like to thank Regent Aspra Roseta Laira on her excellent work with the University of Talossa, and how honored I feel to be filling her shoes.
(If not, you know, actually wearing her shoes.)
Now, with no disrespect for the past, a new Regent means new initiatives for the university. My intent is to bring a renewed emphasis in the University on Talossan studies — the language, law, geography, history, and culture of Talossa itself. We will, of course, continue to support having classes on any academically appropriate field of study, directly related to Talossa or not, as professors (current and would-be) show their interest in teaching classes. However, there are any number of other institutions in the world that already teach other fields of study, so my active recruiting efforts will be focused on finding persons to teach courses that help transmit the heritage of Talossa.
To this end, I am also establishing the University of Talossa Press. The purpose of this entity (for now just a name and a self-appointed task) will be to gather information about Talossa's heritage and publish it for future reference. Talossa has historically suffered significant losses when those holding copyrights on works detailing our heritage have, for whatever reason, withdrawn them. The University of Talossa Press, mindful of this, will publish its output electronically under Creative Commons licenses, such that they will never be lost to the Talossan people, but form an eternal cache of nuts of knowledge for our Squirrels.
Thank you and GO SQUIRRELS!
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Istefan Perþonest
Cunstaval to Fiôvâ; Regent of the University of Talossa
Posts: 1,024
Talossan Since: 2-21-1998
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Post by Istefan Perþonest on Mar 1, 2012 10:39:07 GMT -6
Þaraþiâs es méirci, Madame Prime Minister. I am honored.
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Istefan Perþonest
Cunstaval to Fiôvâ; Regent of the University of Talossa
Posts: 1,024
Talossan Since: 2-21-1998
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Post by Istefan Perþonest on Feb 29, 2012 0:44:19 GMT -6
One procedural complication is that the OrgLaw contains this peculiarly worded provision: Article XVII, Section 13. No new province shall be constituted after the adoption of this Organic Law unless said proposed province shall contain a citizenry comprising at least 10 persons.
No new province shall be constituted after the adoption of this Organic Law unless said proposed province shall contain within it a working constitution with an elected government and a citizenry comprising at least ten persons. I would take this to mean that a group of ten citizens of a Province or Provinces can write a proposed Constitution and elect a government, which, on approval by the Ziu, would *become* the citizenry, Constitution, and government of the new Province. As I understand the history of the provision, actually, it was intended to govern the creation of provinces from territories (specifically Pengöpäts, before the Penguinea crisis knocked everything over), not the division of existing provinces. The idea was that Pengöpäts would have to wind up with a population of 10 and a functioning local government before the Ziu promoted it to a province. (IIRC, its peculiar wording is also result of some of the mangling that was done in reaction to the Penguinea Crisis. I showed up in Talossa just in time to see a whole bunch of badly-written amendments and laws get promulgated over the matter.) The idea that an existing province would divide was, I believe (I think it may even have been brought up once), considered unlikely. After all, people dissatisfied with how a province was being run wouldn't be in a position to consent to creating a new one, while the people running things would be unlikely to consent to breaking up what they were running. So I think our right move is to have any of the Republicans who want to be in the Eighth Province to be admitted temporarily into whatever Province seems convenient, and then get the internal provisional government of Vuitlaiset set up. (Meanwhile I'll appoint a provisional Constable.) Then presto, the Ziu can establish the new Province and amend whatever laws need amending, all in one Act. The original draft of the Republic's Reunison Declaration did include a temporary assignment of the populace to Maricopa, but some members apparently found that unsatisfactory. We could, of course, ask them to change it back, but I think we actually have another way to do things. Specifically, what we could do is we create a new territory, with the boundaries of the future province. There's no minimum population for a territory, after all. Then the Republic members are assigned to the territory, make the alterations to the Republic's constitution to turn it into a valid provincial constitution, and the territory gets proclaimed a province. That does make it a two-step process, of course; create territory and then make it a province. (And thus concludes my 59th post in this Witt!)
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Istefan Perþonest
Cunstaval to Fiôvâ; Regent of the University of Talossa
Posts: 1,024
Talossan Since: 2-21-1998
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Post by Istefan Perþonest on Feb 28, 2012 15:12:04 GMT -6
Out of curiousity, has it been checked if there are any resident Talossans who are living in the areas that we are talking about? Yes, it has. There aren't any.
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Istefan Perþonest
Cunstaval to Fiôvâ; Regent of the University of Talossa
Posts: 1,024
Talossan Since: 2-21-1998
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Post by Istefan Perþonest on Feb 27, 2012 22:37:32 GMT -6
As author and sponsor of the original University Charter Act, I want to thank Regent Laira for her excellent work bringing that dream into reality.
A rousing round of squirrel cheers for the Regent!
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Istefan Perþonest
Cunstaval to Fiôvâ; Regent of the University of Talossa
Posts: 1,024
Talossan Since: 2-21-1998
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Post by Istefan Perþonest on Feb 27, 2012 22:14:43 GMT -6
That one? Not the previous version? Looking on the Republic's Witt, yeah, that one. If I follow their debate correctly, they just don't think it's their job to try to decide if or how the Kingdom adjusts its provinces except for the creation of the new province. If M-M seeks territorial recompense elsewhere, they consider that an issue between M-M and the other province(s).
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Istefan Perþonest
Cunstaval to Fiôvâ; Regent of the University of Talossa
Posts: 1,024
Talossan Since: 2-21-1998
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Post by Istefan Perþonest on Feb 27, 2012 14:06:04 GMT -6
Alternative version, mostly going with 1990 cantons but accommodating the current state of discussions on creating an eighth province, and going with Baron Hooligan's desire for reduction of entanglements: THEREFORE Section 1 of Article XVII is hereby amended to read: Section 1. The metropolitan territory of Talossa is subdivided into Cantons (els Cantôns) and Provinces. Cantons correspond to the census tracts of the 1990 United States Census, except in the case of tract 153, which shall be divided into two Cantons along the line between 2010 United States Census tracts 1874 and 9800. Provinces consist of whole Cantons or groups thereof, as established by law. Provinces may establish whatever internal subdivisions as they find convenient for administration of local government, but nothing other than whole Cantons shall be assigned to provinces by any act of the Ziu.
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Istefan Perþonest
Cunstaval to Fiôvâ; Regent of the University of Talossa
Posts: 1,024
Talossan Since: 2-21-1998
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Post by Istefan Perþonest on Feb 27, 2012 11:55:00 GMT -6
Okay, a revised version of my previous map/proposal. Differences: #1. This version does not adjust the Vudoe/M-M border from its current status. Census tract 76 uses its 1990 lines. #2. The 2010 tract lines within M-M are deleted, on the assumption that the actual internal arrangements in M-M are M-M's own business. (The 1990 Maritiimi-Pórt Maxhestic boundary is still marked in green for reference's sake). So, the only thing this version does is carve out a new 8th province, without adjusting any other lines.
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Istefan Perþonest
Cunstaval to Fiôvâ; Regent of the University of Talossa
Posts: 1,024
Talossan Since: 2-21-1998
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Post by Istefan Perþonest on Feb 26, 2012 20:34:27 GMT -6
Methinks the Kingdom needs a Royal Cartography Office or something like that. No, as I would be horrible at it, I am not volunteering for the job. :-) There is, in fact, relevant legislation on the question. The office of Royal Geographer, head of the Royal Geographic Society, was established by 35RZ24, with the duty to (among other things) "survey and map the Kingdom" and "determine provincial and territorial boundaries". The office and society were then abolished in 35RZ29, which handed the duties of the society to the University of Talossa, headed by the Regent of the University of Talossa. Which means the University is in charge of cartography.
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Istefan Perþonest
Cunstaval to Fiôvâ; Regent of the University of Talossa
Posts: 1,024
Talossan Since: 2-21-1998
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Post by Istefan Perþonest on Feb 26, 2012 17:39:10 GMT -6
The Organic Law still mentions the office (Art. V, sec. 8-9), but there's no mention anywhere I can find on the website, not even on the Senate page, as to who it is.
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