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| DaveIronside | 28th February 2014 - 05:56 PM Post #1 | |
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 Nation Mourns Passing of High Priestess  This morning it was announced that High Priestess Helena Cordone passed away at the age of 96. For the last 62 years she had been the custodian of the nations faith ensuring the Gods were honoured. She collapsed late last night and despite being rushed to Northfort hospital was pronounced dead at 1am this morning. The High Priestess grew up in the mountain town of Silverlake where she was the youngest daughter of a family of cheese makers. At the age of 18 she commenced her national service and was assessed to be competent to train to be a Priestess. She began her religious service as Junior Custodian of the Shrine of Esthmore but within 3 months her knowledge of religious texts and kind nature saw her in command of this prestigious shrine. For the next 6 years she studied at the Royal Temple under the tuition of the then High Priestess Cullen who said Cordone possessed a remarkable nature of being able to explain scripture. Upon completing her studies and being invested as a Priestess she was appointed to serve the Goddess of Beatrice. Over the next few years she rose through the religious heirachy before finally in 1952 being appointed the nations High Priestess. During her time she crowned 3 monarchs of our nation. King David III released the following statement shortly after the announcement of her passing. "High Priestess Cordone was the true mother of our Nation, she provided great guidance to all of us in our times of need and has been a constant voice of wisdom in my time as King. I will miss her and I would like to pass on my condolences on behalf of the Nation to her family." It is thought that the High Priestesses successor will be named within the next week by the Religious Council. Until that time all ceremonial duties will be conducted by the Kings sister Princess Joanna. |
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| DaveIronside | 2nd November 2015 - 07:33 PM Post #301 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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  ZIMALIA ATTACK AIR FORCE BASE Four missiles fired from an aging Zimalian bomber have struck two air force bases in the north of the nation. Two of the missiles were destroyed by the Jekar's Shield system however one missile hit a RADAR station at Granvale air force base while another hit a fuel depot at EMRAF Freestone sending a column of thick smoke into the sky above the city. While total casualty figures have not been released the Ministry of Defence released a statement that said "We were able to give warning of a likely strike and as a result loss of life has been kept to a minimal, this however is a pointless act of aggression and quiet easily could have seen a catastrophe for Freestone, measures will be taken to reassure the general public they are safe from strikes such as these." Independent sources however put the loss of life at somewhere between 20-30. The missiles were launched from an aging Tu-95 bomber which was brought out of retirement mere days ago by President Binyamin Elwes. It is thought Zimalia have six of these bombers and a limited stockpile of missiles.  REDFERN FOUND ALIVE IN ILLUMIC In a surprise discovery a Seaforthian submarine has recovered a raft on which former Royal Chief of Household and Red Legionnaire Major, Alex Redfern was found alive. Redfern was hailed as a hero after being washed away during attempt to rescue refugees in the Mhorish Sea, he was thought to be dead when a body wearing his combat jacket washed up on the south coast of East Moreland two days later. In addition to Redfern two teenage Mavrosians and a four year old child were also rescued on what appears to be a home-made raft. Last night Redfern and the four year old were flown back to East Moreland while efforts were made to reunite the two teenage siblings with their parents who it is thought are still in Mavrosia. Redfern was flown directly to Oldfield, Red Legion's HQ, where he was reunited with his father, the recently enobled Duke of Somerton, as well as being welcomed home by the Legion. Brigadier Kelly of Red Legion spoke briefly to the media saying, "Clearly this is an emotional time for the Redfern family, we ask that they be given time to get over what has happened before the press intrude." The King was apparently informed by Archon Joshua Rhodes personally while in Rokkenjima and it is likely the King will seek to wrap up business there quickly to celebrate his close friends safe return. It is not known however whether the King will restore Redfern to his former job as Chief of Royal Household.  BERTA BRINGS HOME 1st GOLD East Moreland Giant Slalom skier Jack Berta yesterday won the nations first medal of the 2015 Winter Games. The 30 year old Roberton native took the medal in a time of 1min 20.95secs, almost half a second ahead of the Supreme Sovereignty skier in 2nd place. Berta celebrated the nations first medal of these games by saying, "I loved it, the Slalom is like 90 seconds of sheer terror and excitement, you never know if your edge will hold or there by an icy patch of snow that can send you tumbling. To hold it together so well was a dream." Team Snowbadgers, the re-branded Winter Games team, were lead by Skeleton athlete Stephen Martin who watched his colleague in action before saying, "Our aim is six golds, to kick on early days is great and I hope everyone takes inspiration from Jack." The positive results were however short lived with the Men's Curling Team being defeated 6-5 by Samsarah while the home nation Nya Aland defeated then men 5-1 in the Ice Hockey. |
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| DaveIronside | 3rd November 2015 - 09:53 PM Post #302 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 TWO RELEASED IN ZIMALIA Two of the nine Morelanders charged with spying in Zimalia have been released without further action. Simon Anderson (37) and his wife Tanya (35) were both arrested a week ago on charges of being involved with spying on an airfield, something they both strenuously deny. A week ago they were remanded in custody awaiting a court appearance in Mogebbe when last night the East Moreland embassy received notification that both of them had charges dropped and would be released in the morning. The two however have been instructed not to leave the country as they may be called as witnesses against the seven others who go on trial next week. Speaking on behalf of the released couple a member of embassy staff said, "Simon and Tanya are not spies and finally Zimalia have seen sense and released them. We are currently focusing on ensuring the release of the other seven Morelanders that are being held on dreamed up charges of spying and who face the prospect of a kangaroo court." Tensions have been high between Zimalia and East Moreland in recent weeks following allegations of East Moreland transgressing Zimalian territory in order to carry out security operations regarding the Borland Separatist movement.  MEDALS ON DAY TWO PUT SNOWBADGERS SECOND Following a gold on the opening day of the games the biathletes added two more gold medals, three silvers and a bronze, with four of the medals coming from members of the Alpine Cadre. The sport is popular amongst the specialist Alpine unit who often use the event as a training exercise. Sergeant Major Henstridge took gold in the womens 10km pursuit and said "The event is great for us, it combines all the skills we use, the difference being these are target rifles not assault rifles or heavy machine guns, its good practice though for our day to day duties." Gold also came in the Womens 15km Individual when Corporal Tina Hallows took the victory by around 30 secs. The victories put the Snowbadgers into second place in the medal table behind Supreme Sovereignty. Meanwhile the womens ice hockey team destroyed Zimalia 6-1 in a volatile affair while a more sedate curling match saw the women beat Toshikawa 8-0. |
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| DaveIronside | 8th November 2015 - 10:57 PM Post #303 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 SWSB PROJECT TO ENTER SERVICE IN NEW YEAR The joint East Moreland- Seaforth tactical bomber project known as the SWSB will enter service in the new year as will be known as Jekars Chariot. The long range tactical bomber will feature systems designed by East Moreland's EMAC and Seaforths Raytheon aircraft companies marking the first time the two companies have worked together. Sir Alan Maybury, CEO of EMAC said, "I've enjoyed this project, to work with colleagues from a different nation with a different culture about their work gets the creativity going, I honestly believe this is one of the greatest projects we've created in my time at the company." The Royal East Moreland Air Force will be purchasing ten of the aircraft which will have a range of 13,000km and have the capability of carrying a range of weaponry including laser guided bombs and cruise missiles. The aircraft also features stealth technology and shielded engine exhausts to cut down the signature of the aircraft to enemy defences. The aircraft's prototype was seen often at Illumic Command where it was extensively tested in flights over the Illumic.  PRINCESS TO BREAK TRADITION In a few months time Princess Rhiannon will turn five years old and begin her formal education, for the last 200 years the Princesses in the Ironside family have always been educated at the Northfort Academy for Girls. Today however the Royal Press Secretary, Malcolm Tucker, announced that the Princess would be attending Valeview Primary School, a non-private state school in the Valeview district of the city. The School was often visited by the Queen prior to her giving birth and the Queen actually went into labour while opening a garden project at the school. Mr.Tucker also made the announcement saying, "The Queen and King have no complaints at all about the Academy, it is a world class educational establishment, however the Queen's close association with Valeview and the fact that some of her nursery friends are going there meant they believed it would be a good choice." Mrs.Marriot the head of Northfort Academy for Girls said, "We are clearly disappointed are association with the royal family is at an end, this however doesn't mean that the Princess would not be welcome to attend our Academy once she reaches the age of 11 and I sincerley hope we get an opportunity to once again prepare a member of our royal family for their future. We clearly wish the Princess all the best with her education." Chief Councillor Hugo MacGregor said "This is clearly a personal matter for the royal family, however I am proud to think that despite all the privileged and money the Ironside and Osman families have they made the decision to trust the state system, this clearly is a seal of approval for our governments handling of the education system." |
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| DaveIronside | 9th November 2015 - 09:30 PM Post #304 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 ZACHACHEVANIAN TO BE PASSENGER ON GOLDEN SPIKE The Royal Aeronautical Society today announced that the upcoming 2nd use of the Golden Spike lander will feature a Zachachevanian astronaut as part of the three man team. Yo Li Ma, a astronaut who has been aboard the Zachachevanian space station will become the first none Morelander to be part of the Golden Spike project joining Professor Curtis Tyler on the surface of Luna. It is thought that the Zachachevanian government will have contributed around $70million to the project in order to secure the seat. The mission will depart in a few weeks and the astronauts will spend around six hours on the planets surface undertaking a variety of tests and retrieving samples. Professor Tyler will also become the first Morelander to enter space twice after being the crew module pilot during the first Golden Spike Landing during which Rachel Dixon became the first Moreland on Luna. Prof.Tyler said, "To be able to go back up there is something I've very excited about, I'm also excited to be working alongside an astronaut who has such extensive time in space, it'll be a new experience for both of us walking on the surface but I'm sure her experience in space will be invaluable."  ROYALS SELL HIGHWICK It has today been confirmed that Highwick Manor has been sold for around $27million, some three times the asking price. The name of the buyer has not been revealed however the King and Queen have confirmed that all the money will be going to MPS, a charity that carries out research into genetic life shortening conditions, such as the one that ended the life of Prince Caspian. The Chief of Royal Household Quinn Germaine announced the sale saying, "The buyer has wished to remain un-named and we are happy to comply with that wish. I know the King and Queen would like to pass on their best wishes to the new owners and hope they enjoy their new home, furthermore they would like to pass on their thanks for the donation to MPS and hope that the money will allow research to be developed to help other yung people." The royals are now looking for a new home outside Northfort in order to give their daughter Princess Rhiannon a chance to have a life outside the public eye.  GREATEST MORELAND ATHLETE EVER? With a silver medal in the Women's 1500meters speed skating Archduchess Sophie Harrison-Ironside has been proclaimed the nations greatest athlete by former rugby guru and now East Moreland's Elite Sports Performance Director Sir Clyde Winwood. Speaking on a day of success and drama at the games the former HoneyBadgers coach said "Sophie is a remarkable athlete, anyone who can win two silvers and a gold in their first summer games is in my view an outstanding athlete, but to swap sports and win a further silver is incredible" It is thought that the feat is the first of its kind and now places her two medals behind the nations most successful athelte 20 year old swimmer Daisy Greechan. Daisy Greechan also waded into the debate saying, "I can't imagine doing it, switching from the pool to something like the bobsleigh wouldn't even cross my mind, to see Sophie do this has been amazing and I'm very proud to say I was a Team EM member alongside her. I know she has several more events lined up and I think she'll perhaps add to the haul." When asked if she believed Sophie was the greatest Moreland athlete Greechan added, "It's hard to say, comparing people across sports is hard and sometimes unfair. Sophie and me need to find something neutral, perhaps a game of something like tiddlywinks would settle it." The King's niece wasn't the only Morelander to take a medal today, a further six medals were won, including an amazing Gold, Silver and Bronze in the Men's 1500meter speed skating. Other medals came with a Gold in the mens 500m speed skating, a silver in the Men's Nordicn Combined and Bronzes in the Men's Large Hill and Mens 1000m Speed Skating. The day however was ruined for many when Shannon Holland was disqualified in the Women's 1000 meter speed skating having finished in 2nd place. So far the team have declined to comment stating "The process is a fair one, the A sample has come back positive and we will now wait for the B sample before we take any action, we are committed to ensuring sport is clean and we will co-operate with the authorities to ensure the facts are uncovered and if necessary suitable sanctions are brought in." |
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| DaveIronside | 12th November 2015 - 10:28 PM Post #305 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 "IN WITH A SHOUT" SAYS ARCHDUCHESS Archduchess Sophie Harrison-Ironside made it five medals in the Summer Games, she added to her two golds and a silver in the summer games along with an early silver in the 1500meter short track speed skating, by taking gold in the 3000meter event. The King's niece came home almost three seconds ahead of her Achkaerin rival to help put the SnowBadgers into third place on the medal table with one day to go. The flurry of speed skating medals saw a total of 7 medals come on the ice, including a clean sweep in the Men's 5000 meter where Calvin Young set a new national record to take gold. The Archduchess was cheered on by her mother High Priestess Joanna Ironside who had travelled over to lend her support, meanwhile the rest of the royal family watched the event in one of the parks on a large screen that has been showing the games. The Archduchess has one more event to go in the Speed Skating team pursuit, an event that could help the SnowBadgers top the medal table, speaking to the press the 18 year old said, "I've been amazed at how well we've done, we've gone through our target haul of medals and now stand on the brink of victory, to be able to say I've been on a team that topped the Summer Games table was one of the proudest of my life, to now be in with a shout of repeating that here is incredible, I don't normally get that nervous but I think it'll be tough to sleep tonight." In related news Daisy Greechan and the Archduchess have been exchanging Tweets and seem to have agreed to a charity sporting contest to take place at the Freestone New Year Festival. The two will compete in a best of three event which will see them fence with sabre, foil and epee, cycle 2km on the cities velodrome and then compete in a wheel chair 1km race. The event will be held to raise money for a children's charity which raises funds for children's homes to buy sports equipment.  DRAGONBANE II UNVEILED BY EMAC The East Moreland Aircraft Company today appear to have all but confirmed that the aging Dragonbane ground attack aircraft will be retired from service. The heavy hitting aircraft has been a mainstay of the REMAF since 1971 and has seen service in almost every conflict East Moreland's forces have taken part. Speaking today Minister of Defence Harry Samuelson confirmed that EMAC had been carrying out a research and development programme aimed at producing an eventual replacement for the Dragonbane. The project also saw the development of the Dragonling as a low cost alternative, however this was not taken up by the Air Force. Speaking at the companies Technology City HQ Mr.Samuelson said, "The Dragonbane has got more than a few Legionnaires out of trouble, its iconic heavy machine gun was enough to send enemy armour running. We asked EMAC to look at retaining that fearsome ability to bring destructive firepower in close support and on first look I'm impressed." EMAC CEO, Sir Alan Maybury, said "At present we're still tweeking the design and making slight changes, the prototype is almost finished and we're proud to once again have the ability to produce a world class platform for our forces." The design will feature two smaller canon than appear on the current Dragonbane but overall the aircraft is able to carry a similar payload but will have state of the art systems on board as well as a higher speed, extended range and be more manoeuvrable. Sir Alan said, "The Dragonbane has served the nation well and still held its head high in Marseille, why start from scratch, we had a system that worked it just needed a younger design" It is hoped the prototype will be ready for testing early in the new year. |
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 OPERATION PHOENIX AID BEGINS Following the large scale napalm bombing of Helgara's urban areas the King has initiated an medical evacuation operation named Phoenix Aid. The operation will see several of the nations Naval assets assigned to provide medical assistance to those caught up in the bombing. In addition a Notice to Airman has been issued making a section just off the West coast of Helgara a virtual no fly zone for aircraft not involved in the operation. It is thought that Pegasus Legion will lead the operation aimed at sending military medical teams to the urban areas to help evacuate those effected by the Zachachevanian bombings. Speaking at the Ministry of Defence press conference Minister for Defence Harry Samuelson explained the operation.
 HIGH PRIESTESS "DISAPPOINTED" WITH MGB RESPONSE The Mundus Goodwill Bank was established following a meeting of various faith leaders in Northfort. The meeting was called by High Priestess Joanna Ironside who also helped draft the charity banks charter. Speaking after Friday prayers the High Priestess said that she was "disappointed that seven faith groups committed to the bank, yet only the Cult has actually contributed funding as was agreed. We currently have just seen cities in Helgara burnt by Zachachevania and clearly a rebuilding will be required. Helgara have already experienced financial difficulty and our bank could be the lifeline they need. We've seen time and again our governments talk a good talk yet they never follow through with actions, the idea of the Interfaith Alliance talks was to set an example and now I fear that meeting is going the same way." The MGB budget currently stands at $80million USD after the Cult made a donation the day after signing the charter that created the bank. As part of the charter organisations are expected to contribute at least US$25 million. |
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 EVACUATIONS UNDERWAY The first wave of East Moreland naval landing craft have arrived on the beaches of Helgara. Early reports indicate that local forces have already began bringing civilians to the coast ready for evacuation to the East Moreland fleet and from there back to either Illumic Command or Camp Redfern for medical treatment. The Royal Marines were the first onto the beaches, prepared to withdraw should they come underfire, however small contingents of Helgaran forces arrived without weapons and carrying the injured. The operation known as Phoenix Aid, comes in response to the Zachachevanian use of napalm on urban areas, a move that has earned them the condemnation of several nations. The attack also saw King David issue an open international letter inviting nations to a meeting onboard the REMNS King Robert designed to end the conflict. Zachachevania have granted a 48 hour ceasefire but he King has said "I firmly hope that Tim Carpenter can work miracles and extend that deadline, our forces are working against the clock and its a big country that has been hit hard in a brutal manner. 48 hours is probably not going to allow us to evacuate all those in need but we'll do what we can with the time and save as many lives as possible." Several military bases have put their specialist trauma teams on standby in order to treat the injured who are expected to arrive within a few hours of East Moreland landing in Helgara.  PORTABLE HROTHGAR BASE TO BE CONSTRUCTED After successfully being tested in the Alps a portable ice station is due to be moved to the Northern Arctic. The base is equipped with solar panels, wind generators and even has the ability to tap into either geothermal or wave energy depending on its location. The base is made out of lightweight materials which allow it to be moved easily and simply bolted into place. It is expected that the station, which houses 12 scientists, will now be airlifted to Illumic Command where it will be sailed to Hrothgar and placed close to the coast allowing a team of scientists to spend around six months living on the ice. Dr. William Jackson will be in charge of the East Moreland scientists, however it is expected that the team will be joined by Tripartate partners from Rokkenjima and Seaforth. The project is the first joint scientific research project between the three nations and is one that Dr.Jackson says should be made more of. "Our three nations have some highly advanced research projects, individually we have done excellent work, Rokkenjima's space exploration, Seaforth's sea labs and our own aeronautical research all show we have great technical expertise, I'm looking forward to working with my colleagues in a shiny new station." |
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 QUEEN TARGETED BY EXPLOSIVE DRONE Queen Matilda was today targeted in a terrorist attack using an improvised explosive drone. The attack came shortly after the Queen had left a meeting of the East Moreland Conservation Fund (EMCF), a charity which she works closely with. A small commercially available drone was spotted overhead by security who believed it was initially being used by the press, however soon the drone dived towards the crowd as the Queen was pulled back inside the building by her security detail. The drone crashed into the front door of the building and was seemingly triggered destroying the entrance to the EMCF showering the reception area with glass. It was later confirmed that the Queen was unharmed, however two members of the public were treated for cuts caused by flying glass. Alison Harris was outside at a cafe across the road when the attack took place, "The first I knew about it was when we heard a security agent yelling about the drone, then the next minute we heard them begin ushering the Queen away. Before I realised what was happening there was a loud bang like a firework and then some screaming, I'm amazed no one was killed there was so much glass." This is the second time that such drones have been used in attacks in East Moreland, the previous attack being on the Rokkenjiman embassy in a series of attacks across Mundus by various terrorist groups including the Borland Seperatists, the terrorist group thought to be responsible for these attacks. Security Forces swept the area and found a van nearby with another explosive drone in the back, this is now being analysed to find any clues about the attacks perpetrators. Prime Minister Henrietta Quinn spoke about the attack later that day in council saying, "Queen Matilda was today victim of a cowardly attack which thankfully saw no loss of life, I believe we all know where the blame for this lies and we will be taking all action possible in reprisal." The Queen was scheduled to attend a session working with young conservationists later in the day, this however was not cancelled but the venue changed. The Queen had been due to take them pond dipping in one of the public parks, however following the advice of her Security Detail the activity was changed to the Palace Lake. Katie Reader, aged 7, was one of the students who attended said, "It was nice to see the Queen, she was fun and we learnt a lot about the little animals we found. I liked having a picnic on the lawns. It's sad people want to hurt her, she's lovely" Police have issued a warning that any drones flying close to government buildings or members of the royal family will now be considered "hostile, and dealt with accordingly."  Police photograph of the recovered unused drone |
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 "KINGS BLOOD" CLAIM TERROR ATTACK An organisation calling themselves "Kings Blood" have claimed responsibility for the attempted assassination of Queen Matilda two days ago. In an attack using an improvised explosive drone similar to the one used by the Borland Seperatists against the Rokkenjima Embassy the group succeeded in flying the commercial drone close to the Queen before detonating its's explosives. The group released a video yesterday in which a Sarah Campbell-Wallis took credit for the attack. This is the first time the group have been involved in any incidents and Minister of Defence Harry Samuelson said, "This group is fresh on our radar, that's how they got through, they've now shot their load, we know they exist and just like the Borlanders they'll be hunted to the ends of the Earth if they continue attacks against any East Moreland citizen. In the video Wallis-Campbell, who it was confirmed is a distant relative to to King Kyle Barren and apparently third in line to the Principality, stated that she was "not as willing as my cousin to trust the international community. Look what has happened since we put down weapons and tried that route, nothing...and why? Well its because the Ironsides influence that community. Remove the Ironside's we remove their influence. My cousin should be the one sat on the throne of Northfort and while I love him deeply I believe he has been too niave. I will watch on as he turns the Principality into a haven for those in needs while meanwhile continuing his fight against the fake royalty of East Moreland. The nations Security Alert level remains unchanged in light of this new threat, Chief Councillor Hugo MacGregor explained, "Our nation has been under constent threat of attack from Borlander Terrorists for almost two hundred years, Morelanders are used to the threat of attack and respond magnificently any time these criminals try anything. We see this new group as no more of a threat, they are simply the Seperatists with a new name, I wouldn't be surprised if they were the exact same people doing the exact same things only seeking to put distance between themselves and the "Principality" so Barren can still claim to be peaceful."  SECOND EM-SEAFORTH PROJECT ANNOUNCED Following completion of the Jekar's Chariot project the Ministry of Defence today announced a second new project between the two nations. Smartwar and a yet to be named Seaforthian company are to build the "Tank Boat", a small fast patrol craft with capabilities of supporting amphibious assaults. The vessel is essentially a fast catamaran capable of carrying an inflatable fast boat, 20 Marines and is armed with what is essentially a tank turret, additionally a remotely operated heavy machine gun can also be mounted. Martin Dawson, the CEO of SmartWar, said, "This project is one that excites us, our brief was to come up with a craft capable of carrying out several missions for the Navy, river patrols, coastal patrols and amphibious landings. While the Tank Boat won't be able to take Marines all the day to shore it will get them extremely close and the added support of the guns firepower could be vital. The ship is armed with 105-mm cannon that can also angle up to 42 degrees, letting it lob explosives over 6 miles. The ship is thought to be potentially replacing the River Class patrol boats used on the river up to Ostlake and around the Southern Coasts. |
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 "KINGS BLOOD" ATTACK MINISTER FOR YOUTH Today the Minister for Youth, Melissa Lusk was fired upon as she left a meeting at Northfort Academy of Music. The 21 year old had been visiting a new initative taking place at the Academy when shots were fired at her from across the street. The gunman was however spotted just before firing and measures were taken to get the Minister behind cover as the rounds slammed into the side of the Academy building. A spokesman for the local police said, "Our officer accompanying the Minister was highly observent and spotted the barrel of a gun in a car across the street, as shots began to be fired the officer bravely pulled Minister Lusk behind cover before considering returning fire, as the car was pulling away on a crowded street the officer declined to return fire." The car and an assault rifle were discovered several hours later followed by a statement from the Borland Separatist offshoot "Kings Blood" which said, "Today we have shown that no Morelander is safe as long as they still claim the territory that rightfully belongs to the Borlanders. Northfort belongs to the Barren family and unless it is handed over it's streets shall know blood."  REDFERN TO BECOME PART OF NOCP STAFF Former Chief of the Royal Household, Major Alex Redfern, is to take up a post at the prestigious Northfort Officers College Programme (NOCP). Redfern holds a commission in the elite Red Legion and has seen several tours of combat in the Alps, Safraen and Seaforth before being declared dead during a rescue mission in the Mhorish Sea, however he was later found on a raft by the Seaforth Navy. In his new role Redfern will be responsible for teaching small group tactics, survival training and advanced weapons handling to officers from all branches of the military. The role will see him based in Northfort and it is thought he will from time to time act as an advisor on special operations to the government. The 33 year old has also broken off his relationship with the King's sister in law Erin Osman, who has been seen on the town with several eligible bachelors in recent weeks.  KING DAVID BUYS ROBERTON AFC King David today became the owner of 2nd tier football team Roberton AFC. The team known as the Robbers was recently due to be wound up by the Courts following their inability to pay the rent on their stadium, the courts gave the club 48 hours to find a buyer. With 12 hours left to go Club President Sam Callear recieved an unlikely call from the King. "I was frantically ringing round sponsers when Chief of Royal Household Quinn Germaine rang and asked if I had time to speak to the King, 20 minutes later I'd sold the club." The East Moreland Football Association approved the sale after the King was deemed to be a "fit and proper person" to own a club. The move came as a surprise as the King is more well known as a rugby fan, however Miss Germaine informed the press that, "The King has always supported sport in East Moreland, with the success of Northfort in the Champions League and an upcoming World Cup His Majesty believes it is vital that we do everything we can to support the sport in East Moreland, what better way than investigating directly in the game." The team play their next game on Saturday against F.C Wollerton and currently lie 6th in the league, it is not known however if the King will attend the game. |
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| DaveIronside | 26th November 2015 - 10:27 PM Post #311 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 "KINGS BLOOD WILL TAKE TIME TO CONTROL" SAYS VETERAN RED LEGIONNAIRE Tactical Security Instructor and former Red Legionnaire Graham Dawson says he believes the terrorist group known as Kings Blood will take time to control. The 40 year old, who now is co-owner of RedEx Tactical Instruction was speaking at an academic conference on global terrorism when he made the statement in a response to a students question. When asked "How difficult do you think it will be to handle two terrorist organisations in East Moreland." The well respected instructor said, " It is always a game of cat and mouse between terrorists and governments, you get to grips with one and they change, you get them back under control, almost knowing every move and then the switch again, eventually you get to a point where they've exhausted all their ideas and they have to find new identities, new members and new patterns. At the moment King's Blood are new, their cowardly attack on the Embassy in Achkaerin shows they bring something new to the table, therefore Kings Blood will take time to control." The session saw a heavy focus on that mornings terror attack in Achkaerin which saw three members of East Moreland embassy staff killed and four injured. It is expected that extra forces are now being sent to embassies around the world as security is tightened.  "OSTWIND" TO HOST SOUTH HILLS FACILITY The Minister of Defence Harry Samuelson today confirmed that a deal had been reached with the government of South Hills that would see a "Facility" constructed at REMAF Ostlake East, however he would not confirm what the nature of the facility is, he went on to say "East Moreland have several agreements with nations around the world and this is no different, I want to reassure all the conspriacy nut-jobs out there that this facility is of no threat to our national security nor the stability of our region. We merely see an opportunity to aid a nation that has shared many of our aims in the past and in doing so also help our own armed forces in the future." The facility is thought to be by observers a ' High Frequency Global Communications System which gives communciations capabilities greater reliability. The news however has caused much hilarity in East Moreland following a bumbled report by South Hills Channel 11 News in which the base was called Ostwind and the "Royal" title missed from the East Moreland Air Force's name. Harry Samuelson said, "Well as long as their aircrews can find their way here I don't suppose it matters much, I just hope their military intelligence guys are better than their media or we're all screwed"  ARCHDUCHESS HONOURED AT UPPSALA UNIVERSITY Archduchess Sophie Harrison-Ironside today enrolled at Uppsala University in the Union of Nordic People as part of her BA(Hons) in Mundus Studies. The 18 year old's admission was accompanied by great publicity as the youngster became a well known figure in speed skating during the recent Winter Games and the UNP is a nation where speed skating often attracts huge crowds. The Archduchess was asked to sign the Universities register in front of the press and was personally welcomed by the University Dean who said, "We are thrilled to have a highly decorated sportswoman amongst our students, if only for a short time, we are also delighted to think a member of East Moreland royalty choose to study in our nation." Archduchess Sophie spoke briefly to the media saying, "I have so far enjoyed my studies at Royal Merriman University but the course insists on some time studying abroad, I visited the Union during Pride last year and had a wonderful time, felt very welcome here and the response of the Union's fans to my performances at the Winter Games just over the boarder were amazing. It made the decision to come here very easy." The King's niece is set to take modules in Nordic Civilisations, Norse Mythology and Runes. Edited by DaveIronside, 26th November 2015 - 10:28 PM.
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| DaveIronside | 28th November 2015 - 12:19 AM Post #312 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 AIRPORT RAIDS GROUND AIRCRAFT Following anti-terror raids at all East Moreland's international airports all flights departing the country have been suspended. Red Legionnaires and specialist police forces hit five airports and one warehouse in simultanious raids making it the biggest anti terror raid in the nations history. One arrest was made and several premises searched. It is thought that a member of "Kings Blood" had been placing airline meal cartons containing explosives into warehouses. The man arrested has not been named and has been taken to Northfort Military Barracks where he is being kept under guards Northfort Airport worker Clive Mason said, "One minute I was stacking a pallet outside when six big landrovers came rushing towards us with guys hanging off them with guns, there was no warning they just swarmed into the building and I heard a few small explosions and shouts, in less than two minutes it was all over and we were being ushered away." Following the incident a telegram was sent to all international airlines giving a warning for all aircraft having left East Moreland to divert and land as soon as possible. An emergency meeting of the cabinet is being held to determine when aircraft can fly again.  COUNCILLOR PROBERT CALLS FOR INVASION ON ZIMALIA AND END TO PRINCIPALITY Even before this morning's anti-terror raids Representative Councillor Sally Probert, who also leads the People's Party, called for East Moreland forces to be deployed to invade Zimalia in order to "Wipe out the menace that the insane President won't." The representative for Keepton South was speaking as part of a debate on the recent terror attacks.
A recent poll shows that 40% of Morelanders would support military action against Zimalia, up from 20% when President Lewes permitted the Principality to be created. Edited by DaveIronside, 29th November 2015 - 08:30 PM.
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| DaveIronside | 29th November 2015 - 10:04 PM Post #313 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 ROYALS KEEPING BUSY DESPITE TERROR THREAT Despite several terror attacks by the newest offshot of the Borlanders the Royal Family have not cancelled any of their engagements. Following an assassination attempt on Queen Matilda and Youth Minister Melissa Lusk, followed by a bombing in the East Moreland embassy in Achkaerin and a plot to place bombs onboard aircraft the level of security around the royals has increased. Speaking as he visited Roberton AFC, a second tier football team he recently purchased, the King said, "As we have always tried to do our lives will go on as normal, every time the Borlanders have struck our nation we have done everything we can to ensure that things return to normal as soon as possible, that way they can't win, this new group will not change our mentality." During his time in Roberton the King had a kick about with his new employees as well as meeting the staff of the club, he also visited Roberton University where he attended a lecture by Professor Schulze on "The History of Albion". The King who is studying his Masters in History also took part in the question and answer session after with students there. The King finished his day in Roberton with a charity dinner for the cities Scouting Association where he auctioned off a tour of the Palace in Northfort which raised EM£2,500 for the youth groups based in Roberton. Meanwhile Queen Matilda was busy visiting several environmental projects in schools around Northfort before in the evening taking Princess Rhiannon and a school friend to the cinema as a reward for "three weeks running of 10/10 spelling tests" . The King is also scheduled to head to the Autárimë Empire tomorrow, making him one of the first foreign dignities to visit the nation in recent memory. Chief of Royal Household Quinn Germaine said, "The King is deeply honoured to be invited and looks forward to learning about this nation, its people and forming the basis of a future friendship."  TEMPLE OF THIBAN TO BE NOMINATED AS CETO SITE Professor Marcus Merriman has announced that he will be proposing the Sky Temple in Stoneton as a CETO World Heritage site, speaking at an event at the Temple for scholars he said, "The Sky Temple is one of the only examples of a wooden stave building that has survived the ravages of time, a building some 800 years old and still in daily use it is a fine example of a now dead art. The fact that the Temple also contains a stone inscription on in the floor giving the only recorded version of the God Thiban's birth means it is potentially the birth place of a God worshipped by millions around the world." Currently the Professor is hosting the annual CETO Panel in Northfort, the birth place of the organisation and this has already seen a city in Lahkzovia become the third heritage site after the God's Forge and Luna Isle in Achkaerin. |
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| DaveIronside | 2nd December 2015 - 10:04 PM Post #314 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 FOOTBALLER CAUSES CONTROVERSY As the East Moreland national football team prepared for the World Cup with a friendly game against the Combined Services it was Northfort United striker James Butterfield who caught the headlines. The 22 year old Champions Cup Runner Up was winning his 1st cap for the national team and during the National Anthem changed the lyrics of the chorus. While the rest of the team sang "Helus Call" Butterfield, a devout Catholic sang "Morelands Call". Almost immediatley it was spotted by viewers and comments began being posted on social media, some criticising Butterfield as being "Not a real Morelander" or as one user put it "A Canley Coward", one of the first though to come to Butterfields defence was High Priestess Joanna Ironside who tweeted, "It doesn't matter who he prays to, he wears the shirt with pride. God Bless you James" The game finished 2-0 to the national team with Butterfield creating both goals for strike partner Rob Pollard who during his 20th game for the national team scored his tenth and eleventh goals. The team have two more warm up games, one against a East Moreland Premier League Select XI and the final one against Nya Aland. Butterfield spoke to the press after his debut saying, "I had no idea while were playing what was going off on social media, it didn't matter to me it was about winning the game, just like every time I step onto the pitch. I'll keep doing that for as long as the boss keeps picking me and I'm really looking forward to the world cup." Meanwhile team boss Paul Goddard said, "The team were a little shocked but at the end of the day James is here to play football, his faith is his business." Minister of Culture and Tradition Katy Garnett was even asked for her opinion and said, "A small number of Christians sided with King Robert during the Battle of Greenfields, a battle that created the nation, Butterfields change of words still shows his patriotism to his nation like his ancestors, yes its not the traditional lyrics but he seemed proud to wear the shirt and represent his country."  ASTRONAUT DIXON TO RETURN TO SPACE The first Morelander to set foot on Luna is to return to space, Astronaut Rachel Dixon is set to become the first Morelander to stay in space for a prolonged period. SmartWar are currently developing a "MircoLab" which will be a small reusable pod with small amounts of scientific equipment on board. The lab is about the size of a minibus with a further living section attached and will be placed into orbit in the coming weeks. Once confirmed to be in the correct orbit a Golden Spike crew module will be used to put Dixon onbaord where she will stay for 5 days before returning to Mundus. "To go back up there will be incredible, I'm already excited, SmartWar's project is an interesting one and to get to watch my home world for almost a week sends a tingle down my spine." If the mission is successful it is thought SmartWar will start hiring out use of the lab to other nations and companies. |
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| DaveIronside | 6th December 2015 - 04:30 PM Post #315 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 HROTHGAR BASE LEAVES PORTWORTH The carbon neutral portable Arctic base manufactured by various East Moreland companies has today left for its destination on the Northern continent. The base will be transported in pre-built sections that will be put together by teams on the ice when it arrives. The lab is being transported on-board REMNS Queen Matilda, the nations dedicated science vessel, and a team of 48 Marines are accompanying the vessel to take control of the construction operations. It is thought that once the base is built it will be able to sustain itself for a year and by using a variety of wind and solar power will be completely carbon neutral. The base is expected to be home to a multi-national team of Rokkenjimans and Seaforthians who will join the East Moreland scientists once things have been established. One of the first scientists to take up residence will be Professor Caitlin Lewing who has been conducting studies on the thickness of the ice for a decade. The Portworth University lecturer said, "To now be able to do our work without having to take months to move things , get conditions right for transporting samples and the like will be great, to actually be able to wake up in a morning knowing that you can step outside the door and be in your lab will be incredible."  PRINCESS COMES 3rd IN MILITARY BOXING TOURNAMENT Princess Freya finished 3rd in the annual East Moreland Armed Forces Boxing Championship. Representing the Air Force the Princess was the highest ranked officer in the competition despite not making the overall final. The Princess took up boxing two years ago as a "fitness" session however she has, according to Air Force coach James Whatmore, "shown a natural flare and controlled aggression.". Freya defeated four other competitors to reach the semi-final where she lost on points to eventual champion, Royal Engineer Becky Gebbie who described fighting the Princess as "being hit by a sledge hammer, she only seems to known one direction to go and that is forward, she has some very good skills but a bit more boxing thinking and she could do very well." Freya then went on to beat the Navies Jasmin Lynegar in the Bronze medal match by TKO after Lynegar got cut in the second round. Freya will now finish her secondment to the Air Force by joining a squadron in their routine patrols over the Illumic and Mhorish Seas. |
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| DaveIronside | 10th December 2015 - 11:14 AM Post #316 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 MacGREGOR'S ANGER AT CTO COMMENTS Speaking on Radio Portworth this morning Chief Councillor Hugo MacGregor was asked about his thoughts on the current CTO debates surrounding the Borlanders. The elected leader of our nation stated, "Any deal that gives the Borlanders one semblance of recognition will be opposed by our nation in the strongest terms, to allow such a state to exist that has openly stated its aim to control Northfort is placing us under the prospect of attacks cloaked in attempting to reclaim what they see as their territory." Mr.MacGregor then went on to launch an attack against the statements made by Achkaerin. During their delegates statements was reference to the death several years ago of the child of Kyle Barren in Safraen. During their speech the Achkaerin delegate said; " Remember Zimalia is guilty of no crime under international law, the Principality of Northern Borland is guilty of no crime under international law, the Borland Separatists are so is East Moreland or have we all forgotten the very poor cover up in Safraen?" a blatant reference to the conspiracy theory that the childs death was caused by East Moreland. In response Hugo MacGregor said, "I was always under the impression it was the judicial system that decieded whether someone was guilty or not, however it now appears CTO delegates have that power. Following the tragic death of a child the authorities in Safraen conducted several investigations. The coroner ruled it "accidental death", the family often ordered sushi from that restaurant, the restaurant admitted their was always a chance with puffer fish that mistakes can be made. The Police confirmed their was no signs of a struggle, no signs of any involvement other than the family." Safraen police carried out two investigations, the first in response to the incident, the second after claims of East Moreland involvement both found no case to answer. MacGregor, who is a close friend of Princess Freya having been her commanding officer in the Light Scouts, went on to explain how this is not the first time allegations have been made. "I have had it confirmed to me that in the past Princess Serenity has also voiced this absurd claim. This is an attack not just on the Kingdom but upon our King's good name." In polls taken after the interview it was clear that the favourability of Achkaerin had taken a hit with only around 40% of Morelanders saying they believed them to be "close allies" down from 58% following the nations exit from the CIS. The King had declined to comment, however Press Secretary Malcolm Tucker was heard on a radio microphone saying, "Not this bull**** again." It is expected that the CTO will vote on one of two resolutions, one granting the Borlanders probationary entry to the CTO, while the other proposed by Rokkenjima would see heavy conditions placed on them including Barren handing himself over to authorities to face trial. MacGregor said, "Neither of these proposals go far enough , for East Moreland to even remotely consider recognising a sovereign Borland they would need to renounce any and all claims upon the land of East Moreland in addition to what Rokkenjima is claiming, everyone seems to forget this is a group of people who have openly stated an intent to reclaim Northfort as the capital of a Borland nation. |
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| DaveIronside | 13th December 2015 - 05:52 PM Post #317 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 GREENFLOWERS CRYPT MAY HAVE BEEN FOUND BY A MERRIMAN The 19 year old grand-daughter of Professor Marcus Merriman may have uncovered the fabled tomb of the Legion of the Cross. Story tells how around 800 Christian followers of King Robert died at the Battle of Greenflowers where the nation freed itself from the control of Niall Barren, their bodies were placed in a crypt somewhere close to the battlefield and later sealed as Robert feared that one day the crypt would be disturbed by religious extremists. The exact location has long been held as a mystery and Dr.Marcus Merriman has conducted regular expeditions to find it, all of which have come up empty-handed, however early yesterday morning his grand-daughter Amelia Merriman stumbled across the crypt. The youngster is a member of the Freestone University Caving Club who were taking part in a scheme to map some previously explored but unmapped areas of the Freestone Caves which run close to the battlefield. While mapping part of a chamber Amelia Merriman noticed a regular shape engraved on the wall and noticed it appeared to represent a door. "I shone my light on it and noticed something that appeared to be rather out of place. We then cleaned it up and noticed what turned out to be a crypt seal, we contacted the University and then they turned up, we opened the door and found Chirstian burials and skulls, it was rather creepy." A team from the University spent the rest of the day assessing the site and making recordings. Amelia's grand-father, Dr.Merriman also spoke on the discovery, "I'm slightly mixed about the discovery, I had always hoped to be the one to find it so I'm disappointed however at least it will say the crypt was discovered by a Merriman." it is thought the site will be handled by Freestone University as the site is closer to that institute however Dr.Merriman will be paying a visit soon.  Amelia Merriman  HIJACK IN ILLUMIC EAST OVER Following a surprise situation onboard an airliner a hostage situation at Illumic East has ended. An airliner flying between Arendesia and East Moreland was hijacked by the group WAO and threatened to crash into an East Moreland city. The aircraft was intercepted by the Royal East Moreland Air Force who escorted the aircraft to the military airstrip where it was isolated and surrounded. Communication was established with the aircraft however no demands were issued, as a result the King authorised Red Legion to assault the aircraft. The elite unit attacked the aircraft freeing 271 passengers and eliminating three terrorists. During the attack a grenade was detonated inside the jet which killed 11 hostages and injured several others, one terrorist was taken into custody and is now about to go to court to face charges on terrorism. |
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| DaveIronside | 20th December 2015 - 04:21 PM Post #318 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 RED LEGION TO JOIN HUNT FOR ROKKENJIMAN PRINCESS Following the kidnap of Crown Princess Adriana of Rokkenjima it was revealed that Major Alex Redfern of Red Legion is to head up a task for to tackle King's Blood kidnappings. In recent weeks the organisation has been responsible for two high profile kidnappings, first of former Prince, James Ironside, and then the young Rokkenjiman royal. Speaking at a press conference at Illumic East, also named after himself as Camp Redfern, the Major said. "East Moreland has already begun operations to cripple Kings Blood, in much the same way as we have the Borlanders in the past. We will work closely with the Rokkenjiman's, and any other effected governments to ensure that this group is brought to justice and in this case secure the safe return of the Crown Princess. We will do all within our power to ensure she is found swiftly and returned to her worried family." The Major has been involved in many anti-terror plots and has experience of working with other agencies having helped end the aircraft siege of the Union of Nordic People plane by the Gungnir. This however is the first operation he has been announced as heading as most Red Legion operations are kept classified. Meanwhile Kyle Barren has spoken against the Kings Blood group however many people in East Moreland see this as nothing more than window dressing MICROLAB IS A GO  The Royal Aeronautical Society yesterday successfully launched the first microlab section into orbit on behalf of SmartWar. The tiny space station is the smallest in orbit around Mundus and once it has been determined to have been placed into the correct orbit and that all systems are working correctly will be manned by astronaut Rachel Dixon. While several nations have large space stations in orbit SmartWar determined that this smaller station would allow private businesses to commission their own experiments and will have lower running costs. Dixon, who was the first Morelander to set foot on Luna will head to the Mircolab in three days should all systems be operative. Dixon is expected to spend three days aboard the microlab undertaking a variety of tests before heading back to Mundus. SmartWar CEO Martin Dawson said. "We believe this project will allow us to undertake various tests we can't here on Mundus but with lower costs than a permanent space station. We're deeply honoured to have Rachel fronting our operation and wish her a safe journey." YOUNG CORPORAL NAMED PERSONAL SECRETARY TO PRINCESS FREYA Princess Freya has completed her secondment with the Air Force and will now undertake several months of Royal Duties, this has resulted in her having to appoint a household staff for the first time. The move comes about as the King's household staff have been busy with the added pressure of the combined increase in duties of the Queen and King. The Princess has been assigned a staff of five and has recruited each from veterans charities including her own Fight Back Campaign, a charity in which she is a patron and that seeks to help medically discharged veterans into work. The most visible member of the staff will be 24 year old Rebecca Jarrett who will serve as the Princesses Personal Secretary. The former Army Medcial Corps SAR Medic will be organising the Princesses day to day schedule, ensuring she is prepared for meetings and working alongside other government staff. The Northfort native was shot in the stomach during the War in Marseille and had to undergo lengthy surgery, she will be joined in her duties by Sebastian Lee, a 43 year old former Marine Captain who will be serving as Chamberlain, Kermit Curtis, a 37 year old ex Naval Officer who will manage Freya's finances and his twin sister Dulcie, a Naval pilot who will be managing the Princesses property. |
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| DaveIronside | 21st December 2015 - 09:37 PM Post #319 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 EAST MORELAND OFF TO FLYING START IN SPARTA East Moreland started their world cup campaign with a 2-0 victory over the hosts Sparta. In the tournaments first game it was a goal from the nations star striker James Butterfield who scored first with a close range tap in during a goal mouth scramble. The final goal of the game came from winger Alfie Commons who finished off with an excellent finish following a mazy run from the half way line. The team began flagging towards the end of the game but that was expected as 20 of the 23 man East Moreland squad are semi-professional. East Moreland coach Paul Goddard said, "I'm very pleased with the performance, we've got three points in the bag and a good win under our belt, I'm hopeful we can pick up at least one more draw and as a result get through the group stage. That would be an great achievement for our team." Meanwhile James Butterfield, one of the few professional players in the nation, said "Things have been going good in training and I'm sure that as everyone gets their match fitness we'll get better, I'm thrilled to get off the mark and I hope to add to my tally. Meanwhile clubs have been lining up to give Commons a professional contract something the 22 year old barman says would "Be a dream come true"  "INTERNET CONSPIRACY LAUGHABLE" SAYS SAMUELSON Speaking on EMTV's Breakfast Show Minister of Defence and former Red Legion marksman instructor Harry Samuelson addressed the internet rumours that have surfaced following the video showing the alleged murder of the Zimalian Presidents sister. When asked Samuelson was quick to address the conspiracy that East Moreland operatives had carried out the execution. "Anyone who believes that version of events is either a moron or has no idea on how the military works. The internet conspiracy is laughable. The whole thing doesn't make sense, first off if your sending a message to Zimalia then pick a target they actually care about, everyone knows Lewes hates his sister. It would be like threatening King David by executing Kyle Barren. Next we have the weapon, it's a standard issue East Moreland weapon, clearly an attempt to make it look like our military, we wouldn't be dumb enough to use our own issue weapon. Finally the video just sits wrong, I'm sure when your media boffins play about with it you'll see in slow motion issues with the weapon and the impact on the body when its on the floor. There is too much effort to try and make this look like Morelanders carried it out, surely if East Moreland did carry it out we'd do our best to make it not look like we did it. Next the fact no body has been found, if you execute someone as a threat why take the body? There is so much about this that doesn't make sense and frankly if your going to do something like this you'd claim it." Edited by DaveIronside, 21st December 2015 - 10:07 PM.
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  Shelly Coe, EMTV News Reporter "We have just recieved reports from the Palace here in Northfort of an attack upon the royal family. Early reports indicate that three gunman infiltrated the Palace grounds during a celebration of Princess Rhiannon's first sword, a traditional East Moreland rite of passage. During a speech by King David a gunman opened fire and then two further gunmen fired upon the crowd and two grenades were detonated..........please bear with us we're getting more information as we go........I've just been informed that the situation there has been resolved, however with tragic results. The King has been flown to Northfort Barracks where he is to undergo surgery. Royal Media Spokesman Malcolm Tucker has just announced that the King is in critical condition. Meanwhile Princess Freya has been wounded in shoulder and appears to have sustained a head injury and is currently in the hospital at the Barracks where she is being cared for, her condition has been described as unconcious but not critical. Reports are also coming in that Queen Matilda and Princess Rhiannon were unharmed in the attack, both have been taken to a secure area. Please bear with us, we have a tremendous amount of information coming in and we're trying to keep you up to date. Reports were receiving show there have been fifteen deaths.......oh Gods........" her head turns to look off camera at a director, "We sure....." she wets her lips and looks back at the camera "We have now a list of some of the dead, Chief Councillor Hugo MacGregor, High Priestess Joanna Ironside, Minister for Health Christine Grant and Nya Alands Junior Foreign Minister Viktor Fenberg are amongst the dead. Our thoughts are with their families at this time. We will bring you more details as we get them." With the King and Princess Freya injured, the Chief Councillor dead it may fall to Prime Minister Henrietta Quinn and Archduchess Sophie Harrison-Ironside to provide leadership to the nation and government in the coming days." |
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   HIGH PRIESTESS AND CHIEF COUNCILLOR AMONGST THE DEAD, KING CRITICAL Following an attack that is suspected to have been carried out by the King Blood terrorist group 15 people have been killed and a further 20 injured. Amongst those injured was King David who is currently in critical condition having been shot twice, early reports indicate he has suffered trauma to the abdomen and Dr.Felicia Henry, the royal physician has described his condition as critical. It appears that up to three members of King Blood managed to infiltrate the Palace grounds during the ceremony to honour Princess Rhiannon's first sword lesson. According to eye witnesses soon after the King began a speech he was shot twice by one gunman before two others opened fire on the crowd. During the gunman's initial attack High Priestess Princess Joanna Ironside was shot and killed, meanwhile Chief Councillor Hugo MacGregor was shot while attempting to get to cover. It is also thought that Nya Aland's Junior Foreign Minister Viktor Finberg and Achkaerin ambassador Conrad Black were also killed. The three gunmen were neutralised by members of Red Legion who traditionally guard the perimeter of the base, during the fire fight Princess Freya was wounded in the shoulder and appears to have also sustained a head injury. Dr.Henry confirmed that the Princess is "badly hurt but not critical, having sustained a small bleed on the brain we are keeping her unconscious to minimise any damage but this is a mere formality." Meanwhile royal protection agent Will Buckley was also injured having his arm broken by a round. During the attack Red Legion evacuated Queen Matilda and Princess Rhiannon to Northfort Military Barracks, where the King is being treated. Royal Press Secretary Malcolm Tucker said "The Queen is completley fine and unharmed but is clearly shaken by what happened, Princess Rhiannon despite not seeing the attack or her father is clearly upset by the situation, we ask the nation to please give them space they need at this time." An emergency cabinet meeting is due to take place in the next few hours with Prime Minister Henrietta Quinn chairing it, this however will create some constitutional issues as with no monarch or Chief Councillor the Prime Minister can not give military orders. Professor Richard Yoeman, a expert on the constitution said, "At present any matters to do with the armed forces would require the approval of Princess Rhiannon, that's clearly ridiculous and therefore provision is in place that would place the responsibility on Archduchess Sophie's shoulders, however with her currently in the Union of Nordic People that would make the process difficult." The Archduchess was at her Universities Christmas Ball when Red Legionnaires from the Red Legion Training Base in the UNP moved in to secure her. It is thought measures are now in being put in place to return her home to Northfort. To date there has been no international response to the incident and no one has officially claimed the attack, however many believe that the attack has to be the work of Kings Blood. |
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| DaveIronside | 30th December 2015 - 11:08 PM Post #322 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 ARCHDUCHESS SPEAKS FROM UNP Following the attack on Northfort Palace it has been confirmed that Archduchess Sophie Harrison-Ironside currently stands as the leading royal. With her uncle the King having been critically injured, Princess Freya being in a medically induced unconciousness and Princess Rhiannon far too young to take power it has fallen to the 18 year old to take the helm. The Archduchess was studying in Uppsala and was attending a Christmas Party when news of the attack broke and she was recovered by Red Legion to the Red Legion Training Area (RLTA) in the Union of Nordic People. The Archduchesses mother the High Priestess Princess Joanna Ironside was killed during the attack along with 14 others. The Archduchess appeared on EMTV via satellite link to read a statement however she was visibly upset a number of times during the broadcast. The 18 year old is more known for her sporting prowess than political skill and only became aware of her royal heritage two years ago having been adopted by the Harrison family when a baby following Princess Joanna hiding her pregnancy following a rape. The Archduchess appeared to be speaking from inside a military hanger.
 BRIGADIER KELLY SPEAKS OF ROKKENJIMAN KIDNAP Following the kidnapping of the Crown Princess of Rokkenjima Red Legion Commanding Officer Brigadier Kelly has confirmed that teams have been placed on standby to deal with any incidents. Speaking at the Palace after attending a cabinet meeting the nations most well known senior officer said. "The Kings Blood group have a long history in their short life of kidnap, especially of little children. They also seem to have managed to infiltrate several key government areas to get this information, a quiet impressive feat. Our nation as always stands ready to support our allies in whatever way we can, as a result we have put two Hunter Teams on standby to assist in any operation." The Kings Blood group have apparently been in contact with the Rokkenjiman authorities and it is thought Red Legion will be working side by side with Rokkenjiman operatives. In addition to the kidnap of the Crown Princess a bus full of children has been taken hostage. |
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| DaveIronside | 3rd January 2016 - 10:24 PM Post #323 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 KING OUT OF SURGERY BUT STILL IN DANGER Royal Physican Dr.Felicia Henry has confirmed that the King exited surgery after a marathon 18 hour session. The King was operated on by military surgeons at Northfort Military Barracks and is thought to have lost a substantial amount of blood which Dr.Henry says, "May lead to further complications.". The King was shot twice with one round nicking his liver and puncturing his intestines while the second missed vital organs as it travelled through his torso. The resulting injuries will, according to his surgeons, "require several subsequent surgeries, however our priority at the time was to stop blood loss which was the direct threat to life, once the King has had chance to recover his strength we are confident that further procedures can be carried out to restore the King to full health." It is thought that while the King may currently be stable his is not out of danger. A lead trauma surgeon, Dr. Pinnale said, "This type of injury carries with it a higher chance of infection and further complications, the King is far from out of danger." It is thought Queen Matilda and Princess Rhiannon are with him in the hospital. Meanwhile Princess Freya is still in a medically induced unconcious state following a head injury after medical staff at Northfort Royal Infirmary discovered "Slight swelling" on her brain. Doctors at the infirmary however said, "We are confident the Princess will make a full recovery however this is merely a precaution to enable the brain to protect itself." The current situation however means that Archduchess Sophie Harrison-Ironside is currently the person making decisions regarding the nations response.  OSMANTECH FUND SEABIN PROJECT Portworth based micro company SeaBin were today announced as having sold 49% of their business to OsmanTech. The company manufactures a device aimed at cleaning beaches and marinas. The device is essentially a large plastic funnel connected to a narrow gauge pipe and water pump, situated just below the surface of the water it sucks in water and any floating debris which is then caught in a reusable fabric bag. The water passes through the pipe and a device to seperate oil and water before returning to the ocean. Ten of the devices have been installed at Portworth Marina for the last six months and staff have reported a sizeable amount of debris has been removed. A spokesman for SeaBin said, "We have struggled to find funding to grow this project and are delighted that with OsmanTech's involvement it can reach a much bigger market and be innovated further to make it even more effective." It has already been reported that several of these will be installed at every East Moreland military base as well as issued to ships for installation when they are docking overseas, |
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| DaveIronside | 8th January 2016 - 09:36 PM Post #324 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 BORLANDER LUCAS BLANCHE DEAD Borland Seperatist member and the "Minister for Trade" of the "Principality of Northern Borland" was yesterday killed by an East Moreland military operation according to the Ministry of Defence. Lucas Blanche was formerly a member of a cell based in the North of East Moreland that had been responsible for raids on settlements for five years, he was also responsible for procuring a large amount of illegal weaponry for the group and was one of several suspects accused of acquiring the missiles that were fired into Freestone several years ago killed several hundred civilians. The exact nature of the strike was not revealed however late last night a video was uploaded to the same website used by Kings Blood to show their own propaganda videos with Brigadier Kelly of Red Legion making a statement. In the video several large looking diamonds, bank instructions and bundles of cash were displayed seemingly as proof to the Borlanders that Blanche had been killed. The statement from Brigaider Kelly said "Early this evening the Borland terrorist Louis Blanche was eliminated in an operation designed to cut the financial capabilities of the Borlanders. This operation was carried out in response to continued threats against our Kingdom. As proof of our success we are able to show you this, several diamonds, no doubt found in the region of the so called Principality, we have statements for bank transfers from companies based in Zimalia and finally around EM£ 1.2million in large denomination bank notes. The proceeds of this seizure will be used to pay compensation to the victims of the recent Borlander attack on our Kingdom with each of the deceased families receiving an equal share of the proceeds, a small comfort for the hurt brought by the Borlanders." It is believed that the attack would likely have taken place in Zimalia. It was this morning announced by Royal Press Secretary Malcolm Tucker that despite the Archduchess Sophie Harrison-Ironside being entitled to a share of the funds recovered she will be turning her share down to ensure higher amounts given to those who had family killed in the recent attack at Northfort Palace which leaves the King and Princess Freya in medically induced unconscious states.  HROTHGAR BASE STARTS OPERATIONS The East Moreland lead multi-national research base in the arctic today started operations. Over the last few months the station has been sent via boat and dragged by sledge in various component parts to its site on the ice. Yesterday the final components were slotted into place and the bases lead researcher Dr. Thomas Stone declared the base ready to start operations. The base also has teams of researchers from Rokkenjima and Seaforth, all of whom will be conducting research into a wide variety of things such as the state of fish stocks to thickness of ice throughout the year. It was hoped that the King would have travelled to open the station however that was impossible and so instead the base conducted its own opening ceremony before teams began clearing the solar panels from a snow drift the night before. Dr.Stone will be based at Hrothgar Base for the next 12 months and said, "This is a unique base, completley carbon neutral, multi-national and devoted to peaceful research. I truly believe it embodies the greatest things on Mundus, care for fellow man and the planet. I am looking forward to my year on the ice and making new discoveries and new friends." It is hoped that a variety of VIP's will visit the base during the first year as well as every school in East Moreland accessing one of the virtual classroom sessions being run by the team there. Edited by DaveIronside, 8th January 2016 - 09:37 PM.
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| DaveIronside | 10th January 2016 - 09:24 PM Post #325 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 CHIEF COUNCILLOR'S FUNERAL TAKES PLACE The family of Chief Councillor Hugo MacGregor today held his funeral in their home town of Ostlake. The nations 2nd ever Chief Councillor was murdered by the pro-Borland terrorist group known as King's Blood during the recent attack on Northfort Palace, during the attack the King was seriously wounded and into total 15 people died. The MacGregor family had been offered a traditional state funeral however preferred a small family gathering which was attended on behalf of the royal family by the King's Chief of Royal Household Quinn Germaine. Reports have also emerged over the last few days that the last action of the Chief Councillor was to drag Princess Freya behind cover as gunshots began in the Palace grounds, prompting many to call for the man to receive a commendation for bravery. MacGregor was a career military officer having been a member of the 2nd Light Scouts where he rose to the rank of Lt.Col and was for a time the commanding officer of Princess Freya. Following the regency crisis he formed the People's Party and won a majority in the last election forming a coalition with Thomas Moore's Traditionalist Party. Most famously he pushed for the nation to leave the CIS, a matter that saw strong support in the referendum. He is survived by his wife Clare and two children, Isaac who is in basic training with the 2nd Light Scouts and Megan who is training to be a nurse.  NEW CHIEF COUNCILLOR DETERMINED Sir Abraham Fawkes has been elected the new leader of the People's Party and therefore will take over the position of Chief Councillor. The 60 year old former Air Force Squadron Leader was the Parties co-founder and deputy leader, he was elected unopposed and will be sworn in officially once the Representative Council meets on Wednesday. Speaking from his home in Keepton the father of five said, "When we formed the party I dreamt of one day being Chief Councillor but I never wanted it to be because of the death of my friend, we even agreed to deciede the leader of the party back when we founded it using scissor, paper, rock, I threw paper, Hugo threw scissors. I've been proud to serve as his deputy and I am determined now to continue the good work that he has done to ensure that we remain a party that represents the majority of People within our Kingdom." It is expected that Fawkes, who was knighted for his role as a test pilot within the armed forces as well as helping establish the Royal Air Scouts youth movement, will attend his first cabinet meeting late Wednesday afternoon. |
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| DaveIronside | 16th January 2016 - 01:34 AM Post #326 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 PRINCESS TO STOP BEING SEDATED It was announced that medics at Northfort Royal Infirmary are now satisfied that Princess Freya's head injury is no longer a threat to her health and will no longer sedate her. The Princess was shot in the shoulder and thrown backwards into a brick wall during the King's Blood attack on the Palace, it was suspected her skull had been fractured and as a precaution she was placed into a medically induced coma. The Princess has not been made aware of the death of her older sister the High Priestess Joanna. Once the Princess is discharged from hospital it is likely that she will take over government decision making from her niece Archduchess Sophie Harrison-Ironside until such a time that the King is recovered from his own injuries. Princess Freya acted as regent of the country for 6 months several years ago when Queen Matilda was critically ill following the birth of Prince Caspian and Princess Rhiannon, as regent she was highly commended for her actions which saw the East Moreland military take part in the Eugenics War as well as create further diplomatic ties. Former Chief Councillor Timothy Carpenter said, "With Freya at the helm Morelanders know we have a principled woman of honour who is more than capable of guiding this nation. Archduchess Sophie has shown many of the same qualities in difficult circumstances and I think many are realising the astonishing strength of charector the Ironside women possess." Carpenter has been acting as a political advisor to the Archduchess sparking rumours that he is contemplating a return to politics having refused to rule out standing for the seat vacated by the death of Hugo MacGregor.  NEW HIGH PRIESTESS NAMED Following several days of debates and preliminary votes the Caretakers of the Shrines and Temples have elected the new High Priestess of the Cult of Helus. 38 year old Skye Maddix, the former Priestess of Helus in Northfort narrowly defeated Madeline Abrahams by one vote, the closest in the faiths history. Maddix had been a strong supporter of Joanna Ironside and was considered by many to be her "right hand woman" in the management of the Cult. The new High Priestess also conducted the marriage of the King as rules forbid the High Priestess from conducting the ceremony for her own brother, she also conducted the funeral of the King's mother Lady Helena Ironside. In the past Maddix has also called for the continued separation of the Cult and government as well as further funding by the Cult on education globally and not just in East Moreland. It is expected that her first duty however will be the funeral of her predecessor once the King is able to attend the funeral of Joanna. Speaking outside the Temple of Helus the new High Priestess said, "This is a duty I dreamt of holding since being a little girl, however having become friends with Joanna it was one I prayed Helus would never grant me. Today I will be presented with the robes of the High Priestess and it breaks my heart, I know however this sadness is temporary and that soon I must begin my duties by supporting my nations monarch through the funeral of his sister and my dear friend. We as a faith must come through this period stronger for the foundations that Joanna has laid, that shall be her legacy to the faith, she was the one who brought the faith into the 21st century and gave the Cult a global outlook not a Moreland centric one. She wrote more books than any other Priestess, funded more Temples outside our nation and established the Mundus Goodwill Bank, I know Helus will be exceptionally proud of his servant just as Moreland is of one of its brightest and best daughters, Joanna's work will continue and the Cult should be a bright beacon of love, hope and support for all. May the Gods Watch Over You and Your Burden be light." |
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| DaveIronside | 17th January 2016 - 11:02 PM Post #327 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 QUEEN "PANDA IS NOT EXTINCT UNTIL ITS EXTINCT" Queen Matilda today released a statement from the bedside of her husband about the plight of the Toshikawan Panda. The founder of the Wild Mundus Organisation and patron the East Moreland Wildlife Society (EMWS) is a well known supporter of animal conservation efforts having helped spearhead the reintroduction of the Wild Boar into East Moreland. The Boar was thought extinct in the wild and after a captive breeding and release programme the species is now thriving in the wild. The Queen has now turned her attention to the Toshikawan Panda.
The Toshikawan Minister of the Environment was reported as saying ""The Toshikawan Panda was not a priority nor did the animal remain of enough importance for preservation." which prompted the Queen to say, "Several years ago we set up the Wild Mundus Organisation, a NGO established for animal conservation and protection. Should Toshikawa wish they are more than welcome to join and gain international support for their preservation efforts. I would be more than willing when my circumstances change to meet with the Minister of the Environment and discuss ways we can help them and possibly see the Panda return." |
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| DaveIronside | 18th January 2016 - 10:23 PM Post #328 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 PRINCESS OUT OF HOSPITAL It was confirmed that yesterday Princess Freya was released from hospital. Royal Spokesman Malcolm Tucker confirmed that Princess Freya was evacuated from Northfort Royal Infirmary and taken to Northfort Palace where she will begin helping take over some of the reigns of power. The Princess has a fractured shoulder having been shot by a Kings Blood gunmen in the same attack that killed 15. It has yet to be revealed how the Princess responded to the news of her sister being killed. Princess Freya is now the most senior royal in a position to take power and is likely to chair tomorrows cabinet meeting where action is response to the Borland situation is likely to be high on the agenda now that the CTO is once again debating the admission of the so called Principality of Borland . It is likely however that the East Moreland military will be placed on alert with many Morelanders now calling for direct military action to destroy the Borlanders in Zimalia. In a recent Northfort News survey 82% of Morelanders support immediate action against both Zimalia and the Borlanders. This however may prove problematic as the CTO resolution is debated.  TOMIKO GETS BOYFRIEND East Moreland's Northfort Zoo is to play an important part in the survival of the Toshikawan Panda. Following an announcement by the Toshikawan government that the species is extinct in the wild Queen Matilda called for projects to explore ways to revitalise the species. Soon after an agreement had been reached between Northfort Zoo and a a zoo in Sparta for a breeding programme to begin between Northfort's Tomiko, a five year old female, and Sparta's male Panda known as Gary. In the coming days the two will be introduced and it is hoped that the species can begin to be rebuilt. Speaking from Northfort Zoo Tomiko's keeper Ruth Green said, "Its an exciting project and one I'm proud to be involved with. The panda is a beautiful gentle creature and is vital to its ecosystem. I look forward to introducing them both and hope that before not to long we hear the tiny patter of panda paws."  ARCHDUCHESS RULES OUT RETURN TO SUMMER GAMES Many sports fan's had hoped that Archduchess Sophie Harrison-Ironside would make a switch back from speed skating to distance running in time for the Summer Games, however today her coach released a statement saying that would not be the case. Mike Tasker, who also coaches the nations other speed skaters said, "Sophie has indicated that for this round of games she will not take part. The summer games in East Moreland were a wonderful experience for her and to then go and become the first sports-person to win medals in both winter and summer games is a legacy she'll always have. At the age of 18 however she has had a tremendous pressure put on her by her role as a member of the royal family, combined with University commitments and a desire to improve in speed skating she believes that it would not be possible to prepare in time. Sophie is a tremendous athlete and I am confident if she wanted to she could still compete with the very best and challenge for medals in the summer games, however she realises that this would be a gamble and unfair to those girls who have spent time since the last games dedicating themselves to athletics. She will, like the rest of us, be glued to her seat wishing Team EM all the best." Following the murder of her birth mother High Priestess Joanna the young royal has spent time trying to work with government, it is thought she will now take time out from sport, training and studies to grieve.  SMARTWAR CONCEPT IN PIPELINE East Moreland based military innovators, SmartWar, today unveiled their latest innovation, the Roadblock Gun. The device is designed to be dropped from a cargo aircraft in front of an advancing army. It can, like a ground based UAV, be controlled remotely or will navigate its way to a predetermined point. Once there it will blend in with its surroundings and lie in wait for the advancing enemy before unleashing a barrage of high explosive anti armour rounds. A video of the concept was released showing how it is perceived to work in action. SmartWar CEO Martin Dawson said, "The Roadblock Gun would see racks of 25 devices wheeled onto Galaxy aircraft, once over the target zone the loadmaster would deploy them by parachute, in total a Galaxy could carry around 100 devices. Once on the ground a camouflage screen and their low profile makes them hard to spot. By connecting with a drone or through their own sensors they would engage an enemy with highly accurate fire." However when asked when the weapon would be available Dawson said, "We're looking at releasing it in stages, we believe the deployment system and base vehicle could be ready for operations within two years, the issue is the weapon, at present we are struggling to find a system that would allow the high rate of fire required, we are looking at a number of options including a kind of small rail gun, however I think a fully armed version is well over 10 years away yet." |
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 FREYA SPEAKS FRANKLY Having been out of hospital 48 hours Princess Freya has penned a statement that was released to the press late last night, this is reproduced in this edition
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| DaveIronside | 24th January 2016 - 09:56 AM Post #330 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 ROYAL LEGION BEGINS HEADING NORTH East Moreland's military have begun heading North towards the boarder with the Northern Wilderness prompting many to believe that military action towards the Principality is likely. The deployment includes the new Chameleon Tank which a convoy of was seen leaving Ostlake late last night. In addition to Royal Legion it is also believed that the Air Forces new strategic bomber, Jekar's Chariot has been undergoing training runs to Illumic East, which still bears the name Camp Redfern. Many citizens have been calling for the destruction of the so called Principality since the King's Blood attack on the royal family. The situation however could be made tense by the current presence of warships from Rokkenjima, Ossario, Achkaerin and Nya Aland. Also the CTO is still debating the admission of Borland to the organisation where yesterday the Toshikawan representative announced the intention to work with Rokkenjima to put in place mechanisms to protect the so called Principality should it be admitted. The move is not likely to be seen in a positive light by Morelanders who have already begun to see a decline in the approval of Achkaerin who have been challenging Ossarian drone flights towards the Principality. It is now likely that Rokkenjima's approval rating may see similar decline.  EAST MORELAND RETURN HOME "HEROES" Despite not exiting the group stage the Minister of Culture and Tradition Katy Garrett described the team as "Heroes". The team had stayed on in Sparta to watch the rest of the tournament and following their departure and arrived back at Northfort's King Robert Airport to large crowds including the Minister. Garrett spoke with the press prior to the arrival sayings, "It has to be remembered that unlike the other teams we are a nation that had only two professional players, the fact we have the Luvonian Coach, the coach of the now world champions, describe themselves as proud to have given us "Hell of a fight" is great for our team. We're one of the lowest ranked teams in the world and to have such praise given to the boys will drive them on to bigger and better things." Garrett then went on to announce that the government is aiming to ensure all schools have access to new all weather pitches by the next World Cup. As the team arrived they were greeted by loud cheers from a crowd of thousands. Coach Paul Goddard said, "The welcome was incredible, to know the team made the nation proud, especially during a time of great uphevul back here makes us believe we can go on from here. The priority now needs to be to get our players professional, striker James Butterfield and goalkeeper Ash Monroe already have full time contracts but now we need to get more. I'm sure Alfie Commons will attract some interest with his blistering pace on the wing. To then hear Katy Garrett back our sport, knowing all ready that King David is investing personally in our sport is great news, We hope one day to ensure that football holds just as high a status in East Moreland as rugby." Interest is already increasing in both Alfie Commons and James Butterfield, both who play for Northfort United, it has been rumoured that IFK Krokom have already offered Commons a professional contract while tabling a bid for Butterfield. |
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| DaveIronside | 24th January 2016 - 09:25 PM Post #331 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 "MORELANDERS FEEL BETRAYED" SAYS CHIEF COUNCILLOR Sir Abraham Fawkes, the nations new Chief Councillor, has spoken today of the surprise announcements from Luvonia, Achkaerin and Supreme Sovereignty that they will be supporting the Borland application to the CTO. The announcements come just days after Fawkes assumed the position and the response is the first public statement the new Chief Councillor has made. "At one time we called Achkaerin and Supreme Sovereignty allies. Today we see them both supporting the admission of the Borlanders into the Commonwealth Treaty Organisation. This effectively legitimises a terrorist organisation and would allow them a platform on the international stage to continue their insane anti-East Moreland propaganda. Over the last few weeks watching the goings on in the CTO the approval of Achkaerin has fallen in our nation and with this I can't see this changing any-time soon. We see Supreme Sovereignty undergoing their own crisis, I think we would be highly criticised if we were to support the Enlightenment, and rightly so. Meanwhile Luvonia, a nation we have only ever extended a hand of friendship towards now supports terrorists. I would hope that if the King was at the helm we would now be taking serious action, with Princess Freya in a care-taking role however she is unwilling to make too broad a sweeping change, however I will be recommending to the Council and Cabinet that we take action to make it known our people are not happy with our so called friends. Meanwhile we have seen Rokkenjima come out in support and for that I wish to thank them." It is likely that Fawkes will present some kind of statement to the elected Council tomorrow for approval broadly backing Princess Freya in any action she wishes to take.  ABRAHMS CALLS ON HIGH PRIESTESS TO MAKE REFORMS The Runner Up in the High Priestess elections has called upon Skye Maddix, the new High Priestess, to make sweeping reforms to the Cult of Helus. Speaking in the Temple of Jekar in Keepton she said, "For almost twenty years I've been trying to highlight some of the errors we have made in our interpretations of our sacred stories. Now is a prime oppurtunity, we had Joanna Ironside lead the faith forward on the path of reform, she pushed for the acceptance of same sex marriage, she pushed for more charitable works and attempted to make our faith truly global, but they were the first steps along ensuring the perfection of our faith." It is expected that Skye Maddix will call a Council of the Priesthood as is customary upon a new appointment, however Madeline Abrahams hopes to play a key part in that. "I firmly believe that when we read the story of Helus, first marrying fellow God Marissa, and then taking a human bride then polygamy is permitted. It was also a key part of the culture of the time, a religion born out of battle, a situation that would lead more women than men, the situation of the time would have made it a social necessity for a woman to share her husband and despite changes in society today we can not put aside the will of Helus." In the past Abrahams has called on King David to take a second wife saying "Queen Matilda is a fantastic Queen, wife and mother, lets not take that away from her, however the Ironside family needs to be enlarged and that would be best achieved with the King taking a second wife." Furthermore she has called for the creation of the Legion of Helus, a theological order of those who have died leading holy lives, similar to Christian saints. "High Priestess Joanna should be included, not only did she do much to aid our faith in her short life but she carried the blood of Unasson and therefore her very blood is holy." It is expected however that the liberal Abrahams will not get her own way as Maddix was a strong supporter of Joanna and is likely to continue many of her polices. |
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| DaveIronside | 26th January 2016 - 01:35 PM Post #332 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 ACHKAERIN SUPPORT AT AN ALL TIME LOW A Northfort News Poll shows that in the aftermath of the recent statement from Minister of Foreign Affairs Senator Richard Chambers support of Achkaerin, one of the nations formal allies, is at an all time low. The survey asked a wide selection of Morelanders their opinions on a range of matters the findings of which are summarised below.
The results came as no surprise to Sir Abraham Fawkes, the new Chief Councillor who said, "It is hardly surprising our nation would harden themselves against any nation that seems to give any form of support to the Borlanders. These are a group of people who have at the heart of their identity the belief that the people of Northfort should live under their control. The people have Northfort have been terrorised throughout the last century time and again by this group who have never once renounced their claim upon both 80% of the territory of East Moreland or the capital. Perhaps the leadership of Luvonia, Supreme Sovereighty and Achkaerin would like Morelanders to pack their belongings and move out of their homes of generations and head to the South East corner of our Kingdom as that is the only place Borland does not claim." The new Chief Councillor then went on to comment further on the Achkaerin Foreign Ministers comments saying. "Any nation saying we have broken international law is clearly in possession of some facts we aren't. Have we attacked and bombed the so called Principality, yes we have, as proportional response to a perceived threat confirmed by accurate intelligence. Keep in mind we have more than enough air power, missiles and bombs to wipe out the patch of land ten times over, but we didn't we used small yield munitions to take out just what we believed was a threat. Under the Uppsala convention it states we may act proportionately, bear in mind we didn't wipe out the people there or attack just any target. We took due care to avoid civilian casualties and we acted proportionately against a group branded terrorists by many nations around the world. That action came when Zimalia had failed to act. Next we shot down Zimalian aircraft, this was only after they had fired upon our own in international airspace. Again a very restrained and proportional attack in my opinion. Zimalian bombers than launched missiles into two of our military instillations killing three members of the Air Force, many more would have died had we not been equipped with sophisticated military equipment. Our response was not some full on invasion, although it would have been justified, our response was simply to take out the Zimalian long range bombers while on the ground along with the AEWACS capability. I think any neutral observer who agree remarkably proportionate and restrained, yet Achkaerin sit here claiming we break international law. This claim not only serves to bring more tension in an already highly strained relationship but it tarnishes the good name of our King who has always acted with the highest degree of honour, people around the world should be applauding his handling of the situation not throwing around statements such as we are about to break the Uppsala Convention. For the unprovoked attack on two of our aircraft, missile strikes on our Air Force and the support of terrorists we are more than justified to invade and halt these acts, and as a former ally in combat Achkaerin is well aware of how our troops conduct themselves, to imagine we would break a document that we drafted is frankly insulting." |
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 KING IS NOW "STABLE" Almost ten days after being shot by a rouge security agent King David has now been declared as stable. The King was shot twice, once through the back and once the right hand side of his torso and underwent several hours of living saving surgery where he was originally listed as critical. Last night however royal physician Felicia Henry announced, "The King has been taken off the critical list and while still not completely out of danger his condition is now stable." The King was also kept under sedation and it is thought likely that in the next few days this will be reduced. It will however, according to Dr.Henry "still be a significant time until the King is free to leave hospital" Dr.Henry refused to be drawn on the full extent of the King's injuries but did say, "Once back on his feet the King will have to undergo significant rehab as the bullet that passed through his back damaged several of his lower back muscles that will effect mobility in the short term." Princess Freya was discharged from hospital three days ago and has immediately begun taking a role in the nations decision making once again. She was asked about the present situation with Achkaerin and simply stated, "Our priority is our national security, that has to come first and we will take whatever measures necessary to carry out our mission." |
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 KING WAKES It was confirmed early this morning that King David has woken from his coma following being shot by Borlanders during a Kings Blood attack on the Palace during a celebration to mark Princess Rhiannon's first sword lesson. The King has been treated in Northfort Military Barracks and has been slowly brought off drugs that had been keeping him asleep. An hour after the announcement Royal Press Secretary Malcolm Tucker read a prepared statement to the press from the bases entrance.
Following the King's awakening it is likely a date will be set for his sister Joanna's funeral.  PILOT KILLED DURING OPERATION It was announced by the Ministry of Defence that during recent operations against the Borlanders a pilot was killed. Minister of Defence Harry Samuelson broke the news from Ostlake Command where it is believed Princess Freya watched the operation. Flt.Lt Cameron Francis, aged 30, was shot down over Zimalia and his body recovered by a specialist search and rescue team. Harry Samuelson spoke of his reaction. "Cameron died serving his country proudly. He had just completed a key part of an operation designed to protect our nations security. His aircraft was shot down and we know he safely ejected, it is my belief that an unarmed pilot attempting to get to safety was shot by the Zimalian Air Force in what is tantamount to shooting an unarmed man in the back. This is a tragedy that could have been avoided, our nation has carried out limited operations against both Zimalia and the Borlanders for weeks without incident, however due to outside influence our methods had to change and sadly Cameron has paid the price for that. The information he has retrieved for our nation will prove invaluable and I pray that he now resides alongside Jekar where a proud warrior deserves to be." Members of the deceased pilots squadron flew over Ostlake in the missing man formation in tribute to their lost comrade. It is thought members of Royal Legion have now begun preparations in the North of East Moreland to act upon information gathered in the latest operation in which Flt.Lt Francis was killed. |
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 OPERATION HAMLET JUMPS THE GUN With 24 hours to go before the end of King David's ultimatum for Zimalia to hand over suspected Borlanders from the so called "Principality" it has been announced that East Moreland's Royal Legion under the command of General Katie Yacobs has crossed the border already. The move was announced this morning during a Ministry of Defence press conference where the General read a prepared statement. "Several hours ago our forces crossed the Zimalian border following a series of strategic air strikes. These strikes have not taken place in urban areas and as such civilian casualties have been avoided. The majority of these strikes were focused on eliminating the aerial threat of Zimalia and disrupting their air-defence network. REMNS Frederick the Wise has been firing missiles into Zimalian territory as part of a strike package designed to cripple Zimalia's ability to stop our approach. I wish to be clear to people watching this, our actions have been taken as a neccessary approach designed to avoid high casualty figures, a red line so to speak, was drawn south of the Principality and when Zimalian forces reached it we knew they were looking to defend the border region. By striking early we prevent them digging in and give ourselves more chance of reaching the Borlanders with minimal casualties for all concerned. Our aim is not conquest only to eliminate the threat of terrorism to our nation." It is expected that strikes will continue through the day and night as more naval assets move into the region. It has also been rumoured that REMNS King Robert has left Illumic Command with a full compliment of ground troops onboard.  KING GIVES FIRST INTERVIEW IN SILVERHILLS King David has travelled to Silverhills where he will begin rehabilitation after being shot. The King is understood to be basing himself at the Silverhills Legionnaire Legacy Hospital which has earned an excellent reputation for aiding soldiers injured in conflicts from Safraen to Seaforth. The King travelled via train along with Queen Matilda, both of whom were wearing Republic of Hygelac pin badges. NN What persuaded you to support the Republic cause KD I didn't need persuading. The Republic faced what seemed an impossible challenge to protect a vital area of our world, frankly anyone who doesn't support it is insane. To show our support I claimed citizenship because I believe the more people who sign up to be citizens of this Republic the more it shows global support for the protection of vital areas like Hygelac, I would urge other world leaders to do the same. NN What is your view of the current Toshikawan situation? KD Frankly I'm disappointed. I considered the Toshikawan culture one of honour, I saw many parallels between the Code of Canley and their own. To see them developing weapons that base their impact on size rather than precision is one that I believe makes it difficult to condone, I clearly understand a desire to fight back against terrorists, but the fight has to be against the terrorist and not just everyone in the region they are in. I'm also disappointed we've been slow to try and help ease the situation and I will be instructing Ministers to discuss this at the next cabinet meeting. NN What is your view of the CTO and their handling of the Borland situation? KDThey haven't handled it, a three month long passing of the buck has taken place. The matter should have been sorted within an hour of that first piece of paper hitting the table. Frankly the fact that our supposed allies have been dragging this out, has been upsetting. Viewing Borland as anything other than scum is unthinkable. I only hope Operation Hamlet can remove their threat. NN We understand that Emperor Peter came to visit you in Northfort? KD So I am told, I was unconscious however I understand he spoke with Matilda and for his concern I clearly thank him, his personal support is greatly appreciated. Our once special friendship between our lands though has clearly taken some damage in recent months. I would however like to go on record as saying I hope for the safe return of Princess Serenity and once more should Red Legion or East Moreland be able to do anything to help we will gladly stand by our obligations as we always do. NN What does rehab have in store for you? KD I understand pain is the word. I've spoke to a few guys who have been there and they essentially say that its like basic training again but worse as parts of you don't do what they should do. I have to admit I'm slightly nervous, my back has less stability than before the incident and I've been told I may never get the full range of movement back, however I have seen some of the miracles the staff there have worked. They have asked us to set some targets, my target for a month is to be able to give Rhiannon a piggy back, my long term goal is to compete in the Ostlake Games in June, I know I said last year would be my last, and this probably won't be the Ostlake Challenge Run, but who knows, maybe some middle distance track run, or simply shooting event could happen. |
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 SPORTS LEGEND AIRLIFTED FOR GAMES Daisy Greechan last night made her arrival in Northfort for the departure of Team EM for the Summer Games. The Leading Rating is a Rescue Diver onboard REMNS King Robert which is currently deployed in the Illumic supporting Operation Hamlet. Greechan is the 2nd most successful athlete in the nations history with two gold medals, two silver and one bronze, putting her slightly behind Archduchess Sophie Harrison-Ironside who has three gold medals, including one in the Winter Games. This will be the third games for Greechan who will turn 23 during the games themselves. Speaking after meeting up with the rest of the team she said; "I'm beginning to feel old now, our swimming team is full of teenagers and its certainly different knowing others will now be looking to me for support, I'll be doing all I can to ensure everyone is on top of their game and I can't wait to work with this talented bunch." Greechan will compete in both the open water swimming and in the pool. As usual a large number of Team EM come from the ranks of the military, the exception being Stewart Larncaster's rugby team which come from the prestigious East Moreland Super League. Larncaster stated; " Our team are looking forward to a potential dust up with Dijel, its always a sporting showcase and the boys won't fail to deliver. Sevens though is an unpredictable mistress, one misplaced pass and your days over. We'll fancy our chances though." The team departed for Tytor early this morning where they are set to spend the next few days acclimatising.  MERRIMAN JNR TO BE ON NEW YOUTH CABINET Today it was announced by Prime Minister Henrietta Quinn that the nation will establish a youth cabinet. The move was given the go ahead by the King and it was left to Prime Minister Quinn to announce the first cabinet, speaking flanked by the selected youngster's she made the announcement; "It is vitally important young people feel not only able to engage in politics but also feel they have a voice, we already have a youth council this elevates it further. Eight young people have been selected to sit in on occasional cabinet meetings and will have the power to one day a month place motions before the Representative Council for discussion, much like the real cabinet it has been appointed by the King and selected from young people who have shown exceptional qualities." Amelia Merrima, a 19 year old Geology student at Freestone University, and grand-daughter of Dr.Marcus Merriman, will be serving as Youth Minister for the Environment. She said; "I'm very proud to be given this opportunity, it is a brilliant feeling to know that our King values our voices and I have already been inundated with ideas from fellow students across the nation, I hope the Representative Council will listen to some of our ideas." Joining Amelia Merriman on the Youth Cabinet is Archduchess Sophie Harrison-Ironside, who will serve as Youth Foreign Minister. "Many had probably expected her to be named Chief Councillor" Prime Minister Quinn explained, "However no 19 year old in East Moreland has more insight into Foreign Affairs than the Archduchess, I also think it shows this cabinet has been selected on merit and not name." The Youth Chief Councillor will be 20 year old Darren Spencer, a student at Portworth University studying History and Politics, the 20 year old has also been a member of the Model CTO(EM) for the last year holding the position of Secretary General. It is expected the new youth cabinet will meet for the first time in a week. |
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 SPENCER "DELIGHTED TO WORK WITH THE BIG BOYS" The newly appointed Youth Chief Councillor, Darren Spencer, today spoke to the press about the formation of the new cabinet for young people and an opportunity to work with the CTO. "I joined the Model CTO in East Moreland because global politics have always fascinated me, I guess you could say I'm a bit of a politics geek. It was the chance to think through problems working with others while trying to think about "What if's" and see what solutions could be possible. To now have a chance to see how these things will work out for real is rather exciting. While we've had several organisations attempt to get young people interested in politics we've never known that what we say will actually get debated by the elected politicians, who knows we may even see some of the things we suggest one day become law. I'd only just got over the shock of being appointed when I read about Princess Evanthe speaking about the possibility of doing something with the real CTO I was overjoyed, I would be delighted to work with the big boys." It is expected that nominations for the new Secretary General will open in the next few days. In the meantime East Moreland's Tim Carpenter, himself a former Secretary General, is heading back to CTO HQ to help establish the CTO's Refugee Council.  DESTROYER GAP TO BE FILLED[/center] East Moreland's Navy has long been short of destroyers, with only six in circulation the Navy have for some time been saying they are under powered. Today however it was announced that a further five Destroyers will be built at Portworth in order to ensure "a more robust capability" according to a Ministry of Defence spokesperson. The new vessel will be constructed between SmartWar, Henley and Portworth Dockyards and is expected to be known as the Archer Class Destroyer. The ship is likely to be the most heavily armed in the fleet capable of carrying 128 missiles along with a 130mm gun and a separate 24 cell SAM launcher at the rear of the vessel. The names of the ships have yet to be released. |
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 SPORTS SPECIAL ARCHDUCHESSES PICKS As the nations most medalled athelete Archduchess Sophie Harrison-Ironside knows a thing or two about sporting success, having earned several junior championship medals she transitioned into senior running by taking a gold and a silver in the 3km cross country at her first IO Games, followed by a gold in the steeplechase, she added to this haul with another gold and silver in the speed skating in the winter games, this placed her one medal ahead of swimming great Daisy Greechan. We asked the 19 year old, who is missing the games to focus on her speed skating, to cast her eyes over East Moreland's medal hopes.
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 GO GO GREECHAN In a superb day of pool action East Moreland's Daisy Greechan added to her already impressive games history. The swimmer took Gold in the 200 meter Butterfly and 100m Backstroke, before taking Bronze in the 200m backstroke. That haul now leaves her with nine TIO games medals, making her one of the most prolific in the history of the games. Daisy also has chance to add to her medal haul when competing in the 1500m Freestyle, 800m medaly and relay, before moving into the open water event, potentially leaving with 14 medals by the end of the games. Speaking after the medal ceremony Daisy said; "I'm delighted with how we've done today, eight medals from the team is a great start and hopefully sets down a marker for everyone else, it is my hope that over the next few days we'll add to that haul and hopefully hit well into double figures. It's been a great first day in the pool and I'm looking forward to tomorrow." Youngster Emma Frain also did well taking Gold in the 100m Butterfly and finishing in 2nd place behind Daisy in the 200m version of the event. The 17 year old is tipped to do well and is a member of the Northfort Nawahls swimming club which is also where Greechan started. Ian Hipkiss also took a gold in the men's 50m breaststroke helping to place East Moreland into 2nd place on the medal table.  SWARMBOTS TO LAND ON ASTEROID SmartWar have announced that they intend to land 8,000 tiny robots on an asteroid. These will be similar in design to those that are currently on Luna in "hibernation" mode, and will carry out various missions and data collection on the chosen asteroid. SmartWar CEO, Martin Dawson said; "The robots on Luna are currently hibernating, essentially turned off but come on each day for an hour, their constantly charged via solar panels and they've all connected together so even if one bot has damaged solar panels it should still be charged. These ones we're sending to an asteroid will be very similar, slightly more robust based on lessons we've learnt, they'll do some drilling, some sample collection, a few other things, we'll have them load samples into a probe which will then launch and hopefully make its way back to Mundus. We're essentially trying this out as a technology tester, it'll be interesting to see what happens." This will be the 2nd East Moreland deployment of swarmbots, the most notable discovery by them was the discovery of a dead Neuva Ardian astronaut. |
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 CARPENTER BACK AT CTO Former Secretary General of the CTO Tim Carpenter yesterday arrived in Rokkenjima to take up a position within the organisation. The current Secretary-General, Birgit Strand of the UNP, invited Carpenter to take up a position as Chair of the Refugee Council, a position that has tasked him with the establishment of the CTO's agency designed to deal with refugee crisis. Speaking from his new office the Freestone native said; "I never thought I'd be back walking these halls, my life has kind of been do a job, mess it up, leave, never get asked back. To actually be thought of as a person responsible enough to handle this is quiet a unique feeling for me, maturity and responsibility aren't really words I'd use to describe myself. I do however believe that the Refugee Council has a tremendous power to do good for this world and I hope to set it on some solid foundations." It had been expected that Carpenter was going to run for the seat in the Representative Council vacated by the death of former Chief Councillor Hugo MacGregor, however with this job lasting over a month and applications for the election closing at around the same time it is unlikely that this will be Carpenter's return to East Moreland politics.  MORE MEDALS FOR FRAIN It was 17 year old Emma Frain who added to her medal tally today rather than Daisy Greechan. The silver she earned in the Women's 400m Freestyle brings her personal medal tally up to three following her exploits yesterday. In addition to Frain's medal there was three other medals won, Darren Sadler won Silver in the mens weightlifting, while Corporal Jack Varley of Pegasus Legion brought home silver in the 10m pistol shoot while Maria Anderson and her horse Camelot took Bronze in the Individual Dressage. The medals from today leave the nation 8th in the medal table, slightly down on the top five finish that the team had hoped for. |
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 PRINCESSES HEAD OF HOUSEHOLD ARRESTED Rebecca Jarrett, a Corporal in the Army and Princess Freya's personal Head of Household was last night arrested in a Rockhampton bar following an altercation. It is believed that she spent two hours in the cells before being released without charge. The 24 year old veteran who was wounded in action last year, was in the famous Kline Bar in Rockhampton when police where called following an alleged assault. It is understood a 30 year old man called the Police claiming he had been attacked by Jarrett, his story was supported by two of his friends. Police held her while viewing CCTV footage from the bar before releasing her stating; "After reviewing evidence it is clear that there is no charge to be answered." It is now believed that Police are investigating an assault on Jarrett by her accuser. Speaking on her way to the Illumic Council meeting at Rockhampton Summer Retreat Princess Freya was asked to make comment and simply said; "I trust Rebecca to act in the right way in all things, I've seen the CCTV footage and I fully agree with the actions taken by the Police, no man has the right to grab a woman like the way I saw, perhaps the man's only good fortune was the fact it wasn't me." Meanwhile Royal Press Secretary Malcolm Tucker said; "It is clear that Miss Jarrett acted in self defence, if a man who thinks he is Marissa's gift to women tries it on and gets knocked back he should act like a decent human being and slip away quietly, he's now doubly embarrassed himself, first by trying it on with a lady far out of his league, next by crying to the police when his violent grab gets turned around." The CCTV footage of the attack and Jarrett's response have since found their way onto YouTube.  BACK IN THE MEDALS Daisy Greechan bagged another medal today at the games with a Silver in the 800m Medley, this takes her total IO Games medal haul to ten. She was one of three medals in the pool today with veteran Ruth Green taking silver in the 400m Medley and Curtis Wainright taking Bronze for the men in the 800m Medley. With the relays left to go it is hoped that Greechan can add to her medal tally. It was also a good day on the lake for the rowers as Golds came in the Double (Tim and Chris Durham) and Quadruple Skulls (Elliot Warren, Paul Birch, Martin Kuhl and Steven Rennington), while a Bronze came in the Lightweight Pair (Ian Berry and Graeme Malcolm). A further medal came in the Women's Skeet shooting where Adelaide Mason took a Gold. |
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 EKRA BADGER CONSTRUCTION BEGINS EMAC's latest speed record attempt, a ground effect vehicle called EKRA-Bagder has today begun construction. With the final engine coming off the EMAC production line at Technology City the various sections can now be put together. The Ground-Effect Vehicle works by creating a cushion of air underneath itself in a similar way to an airplane, however it is necessary for it to stay close to the ground for it to remain airborne. Sir Alan Maybury of EMAC described it as "Half plane, half boat, all speed." as he gave press a tour of the facility. Unlike the other EMAC speed projects which have featured small vehicles, the sheer engine power and wing required to make this work means the vehicle is being assembled in a hanger usually used for storing C-130 Hercules aircraft. The vehicle will also see two pilots needed to ensure the vehicle is piloted safely, at present these are yet to be named. Once finished the vehicle will be over 70meters long and be capable of speeds of around 350mph, the current record for a ground effect vehicle stands at 337mph. It is believed the test run will take place in the Mhorish Sea a place Sir Alan believes may become part of a wider project. "We believe with the right design we can make high speed cargo runs across the Mhorish for specialist items, or items needed urgently, using the docks of Mhorish nations means easier access than needing specialist airfields, we have also not ruled out a military application at this time either." It is expected to take six weeks to build the EKRA Badger.  GOLDEN GREECHAN Before the IO Games began Daisy Greechan said that she had gone to Tytor for the Gold in the open water swim and that the other events where "just for fun". That attitude today was vindicated as she took the Gold medal by eight seconds over a home nation swimmer. After a year spent as a Naval rescue diver she had the superior stamina to pull away from her opponents in the final few hundred meters, the speed from her pool work clearly paying off. Exhausted on the quayside she said; "I can go back to the Navy now with my head held high, I came here with a clear focus and it's been mission accomplished, I have a lot of people on-board I need to thank and this is certainly a team effort." The gold makes it eleven medals in the games, making her one of the most prolific athletes in the history of the games. She wasn't however the only athlete to pick up a gold today, Tim Yorath picked up his first IO Games medal in the Laser class sailing, the 19 year old Portworth native could have a long career ahead of him and looks set for bright things. The sailing team also got a silver in the Finn Class as Will Cuthbert of Ostlake took his début podium too. The medal tally for the day was rounded off by Diana Mendhem who took Silver in the Kendo slipping in between the Achkaerin competitor and the Toshikawan in what some might describe as a shock in this discipline. |
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 LOW KEY FEAST OF HELUS FROM ROYALS While the nation celebrated the Feast of Helus the royal family were noticeably quiet. The Feast marks the day on which members of the Cult of Helus remember humanity being given a second chance following the God Helus defeating the Underlords followed the sacrifice of the human Riamond Unasson. The day usually sees the royal family undertake a series of visits before joining the music festival Party in the Park, however this year a pre-recorded TV message was all that came. The King usually visits a military base where he serves the traditional hog roast to the soldiers, however this year he was at Silverhills Legionnaire Legacy Hospital where he is undergoing rehabilitation following his injuries caused by Kings Blood. The King was joined for the afternoon by Queen Matilda and Princess Rhiannon who have been renting a house in the city during the King's treatment. The King is enrolled at the Hospital like any other injured veteran and as such is under military orders. Queen Matilda spoke briefly with press as she left stating; "David is doing well, it's the first few miles of a very long road but my husband is a determined man who will overcome this. We'd all like to thank everyone who has sent their best wishes and who are working to get my husband back to 100%. We wish everyone a joyous feast day." Following the visit Queen Matilda flew via helicopter to Portworth to join in the Osman family feast day. Princess Freya meanwhile spent her Feast day at Ostlake Command where she is part of the command structure dealing with Operation Hamlet. It is believed that she did serve lunch to those on duty and even flew along on a supply drop delivering the tradition Helus Day Boxes, a small carved wooden box containing a letter of thanks from the King, a penny and candy, which was given to every serving soldier. Archduchess Sophie Harrison-Ironside arrived in Tytor early in the morning where she spent the Feast Day with members of Team EM, the Archduchess lead the team in the traditional Helus day celebrations where she extinguished the old candle before igniting the new, representing the 2nd chance humanity was given by the Gods. Several members of the Mercian and Seaforthian teams also joined in this open air ceremony. Back in Northfort the new High Priestess Skye Maddix lead the faithful in worship for the first time. The King's speech is reproduced below.
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 PRINCESS PLACES PEGASUS LEGION ON NOTICE With the CTO's Refugee Council currently debating action which would potentially place Princess Freya in the lead of the operations in the Union of Nordic People, the Princess has placed Pegasus Legion on standby. The Legion have all begun reporting to Portworth where a few days ago several vessels including REMNS King Robert began moving towards the UNP. It is thought the Princess would, along with other members of the Legion would fly to Dijel and from there travel into the region as currently UNP airspace is closed. Speaking as she arrived at Portworth with her duffle bag and accompanied by her Chief of Household Rebcca Jarrett, the Princess said, "To be considered for such a position is humbling. To think that Tim Carpenter believes that I'm capable of running what will perhaps be Mundus' largest humanitarian operation is actually making me tremble in my boots. For someone of my faith though this is the epiteme of why we exist, to protect and help those in need. Regardless of whether I end up with this command I am deploying along with the majority of Pegasus Legion to the region. We are exploring several ways of entering ranging from a SAR HALO jump, to flying into Dijel, clearly the situation there is constantly changing and like most military commanders I'm being kept well aware of the situation. Should airspace open up for HALO jumps we'll look to insert SAR teams within the next six hours, should that not be the case we'll move into Dijel and then work out the next move from there. I would urge nations not already deploying to do so as soon as possible as currently the Union seems to be on the brink of breaking while Aland is being swamped, its the job now of whoever gets this job to turn this around quick." The Princess is no stranger to extreme military operations having operated in isolation for almost a week in Safraen during the Kajiu Virus and also having fought in Seaforth. Edited by DaveIronside, 24th March 2016 - 09:49 PM.
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EKRA-BADGER IS A GO! East Moreland Aircraft Companies latest speed project was yesterday announced as being ready for testing. The Ekra-Badger was finished in Portworth by the company working with Howard Docks, this was following the majority of the vehicle being built at Technology City and then taken by truck to Portworth where it is expected the vehicle will begin undergoing "sea trials". EMAC CEO Sir Alan Maybury watched as the vehicle was floated for the first time, "Its an incredible vehicle, rather unique in a way, I'm still at a loss of the vocabularly to use, some are called her a ship, others a plane, its kind of both, we prefer to just call her a vehicle. We hope that by the end of the week the crew will be happy with the performance to open the throttle and see what can be done, we're pretty confident of hitting the 350mph mark which would put us around 20mph up on the current speed record for a ground effect vehicle." Sir Alan was however not drawn as to whether this was a form of research for a future military project stating; "Everything we do has some kind of application in our wider work, we always learn something new, the Ekra-Badger will be no different." "FIGHT BACK" GAMES SEES NEW RECORD AND KING IN A BOAT  The Legionnaire Legacy charity held their annual "Fight Back" Games at Silverhills yesterday and a record crowd gathered to watch the two day version of the Ostlake Games for recovering Legionnaires or those injured during their service. The crowd was treated to displays of sporting prowess in a wide range of events from traditional athletics, to swimming and wheelchair rugby. The event though was most remarkable for two events, an impressive performance from former Marine Joe Townsend and the King as part of a rowing team. King David has been recovering from his wounds after being shot at the Palace, he featured in the four man rowing event alongside other members of Pegasus Legion who are recovering from injuries from Seaforth. The Pegasus Legion team came 1st earning the King a Gold Medal in what he later described as "his first and hopefully last games." Watched by Queen Matilda, Princess Rhiannon and Archduchess Sophie the King struggled to stand following his excertions however he did find time to speak to the press stating, "I'm on the way to recovery, the staff at LL have been amazing, at times you feel like you're done in and they find a way of keeping you going. They made me row as a way of building my muscles in my back up and its worked very well in helping me get my mobility back, I know I'll never be 100% but, and this is no disrespect to the others here, I hope to not be able to compete next year having been passed fit enough to remain on active duty." When asked about his teams performance he stated, "We all left exhausted, my backs never ached so much and I know the other lads had their own problems too, I think we did our legion proud." While normally the performance of King David would have snatched the lime light it was the performance of Joe Townsend that was the talk of Silverhills. The former Marine lost both his legs in a vehicle explosion in Seaforth and competed for the Navy in the gym test. He set a new national, and perhaps world record for "Plache Push Ups" doing 77 in a minute. The Marine went on to take gold after also doing sit ups, chin ups and bar dips. The 28 year old says he intends to complete his rehab before raising funds for the charity, following that he intends to return to the Marines as a administrator. Speaking after being presented his medal he said, "I'm certain today I proved I'm still physically fit enough to be a Marine, I hope that now they'll allow me to return to duty, sadly it'll be behind a desk but once a Marine, always a Marine." |
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| DaveIronside | 26th March 2016 - 08:51 PM Post #346 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 KING TO GO UNDER THE KNIFE Royal Press Secretary Malcolm Tucker today announced that King David is due to travel back to Northfort to have a follow up operation from his shooting. The King was discharged this morning from the Legionnaire Legacy Hospital in Silverhills the day after being considered well enough to leave. It was then that Dr.Henry, the royal physician confirmed the King would require a follow up procedure. Speaking from the Palace Press Room Mr.Tucker said; "The King will return to Northfort in the next few days and undergo surgery, this is to ensure that he will be able to make a complete recovery from the cowardly attack carried out by Kings Blood. The exact nature of the operation is not being confirmed at this time, however it should be a straight forward procedure that will allow the Kin to return to focusing his time on running the Kingdom. The King has already identified several key areas he wished to focus on including he recent statement by Rokkenjima of a stance in their foreign policy." The King is thought to be considering a series of state visits following his operation the aim being to restore the nations relations with several countries, he is also keen, according to Mr.Tucker, to complete the ceremony that was interrupted for Princess Rhiannon being presented with her training sword. |
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| DaveIronside | 8th April 2016 - 12:47 PM Post #347 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 EKRA-BADGER BREAKS RECORD The East Moreland Aircraft Company's latest record attempt was yesterday successful. The record was for the fastest ground effect vehicle, a rather strange mode of transport. Ground Effect vehicles are seen as a cross between a boat and a plane, it works by creating a cushion of air underneath its wings which creates enough lift to keep it airborne but only as long as it stays close to the ground. The previous record was around 330mph, however the Ekra-Badger managed to hit a speed of 342mph, averaged over two runs off the coast of Portworth. The beach was full of interested spectators who watched the vehicle get towed out to sea before firing up its four massive engines to commence its run. The vehicle is now expected to have a further attempt on either Saturday or Sunday depending on the sea conditions, EMAC CEO Sir Alan Maybury believes the vehicle can reach at least 350mph. "The crew and engineers have been fantastic, this is a rather new field to many of us, I hadn't ever seen a Ground Effect Vehicle until the boffins came and showed me the design. Like any project we undertake like this its about more than just breaking a record, its also about pushing boundaries of engineering, by doing that we learn a great deal and this enables us to bring other products to market. We've several new patents pending following the creation of this vehicle and already have some new projects in mind which I'm very excited about."  LORD OSMAN DESCRIBES TURING PHARMACEUTICALS AS "SCUMBAGS" Lord Lucas Osman, the founder and CEO of OsmanTech, a company that began as a medical research company, today called the Luvonian company Turing Pharmaceuticals "Scumbags", speaking from OsmanTech HQ following the unveiling of a new Science Musuem at the facility. "On the 11th July 2014 I made the decision that our company would release the patents of every single anti-retroviral drug that we had developed. This has been a decision that has cost my company vast amounts of money, however it is the best decision I have ever made. We have always tried to act ethically, be it buying our resources direct from farmers and insisting on fair trade projects being used whenever possible. Despite these actions we have still be able to make sizeable profits that have seen us able to reinvest in companies developing clean energy, water cleaning projects and space exploration. Now we see a company aiming to place profits over lives, we have shown that this is unnecessary and the only excuse for doing so is if your scumbags. Had Abstergo Industries not announced their intention to ensure an affordable supply of daraprim we would have. I now wish Abtergo the best in their project and if we can be of any support then we will." OsmanTech are East Moreland leading medical research and development company as well as pharmaceutical producer. Last year they announced after tax profits of around $2.7billion. |
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| DaveIronside | 9th April 2016 - 07:09 PM Post #348 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 OSMANTECH RELEASE SOLARBALL ON YOUTH TECH FEST DAY ONE OsmanTech yesterday launched a week long schools technology festival aimed at helping young people design, develop and produce innovative new products. The festival was opened by Lord Lucas Osman himself who stated that, "The aim of this festival is to encourage the next generation of problem solvers, we've over 200 schools taking part and they'll be working alongside experts from a wide range of fields to create solutions to problems such as those faced in some of the poorer parts of the world. We ran a small project like this last year and had just 15 schools , it was a great success and I'm delighted we've gone this big." Lord Osman opened the festival by announcing a project featuring a winner from last years festival designed by students from Portworth Girls Academy. Last year Jessica Chapman, Lucy Milner and Ellie March designed Solarball for a competition entitled "Water, Water Everywhere." Following the contest OsmanTech helped the 17 year old set up their company by investing and taking a 40% share of the business. Designer Jessica Chapman said, "Its been amazing to spend a year working not just on my studies but also on this, to have it at a point that Lord Osman is confident enough to launch it on a world market is incredible." Jessica said that she intends to go to University to study Product Engineering and Design. Lord Osman announced that " Solarball is a low tech solution to the real world issue of clean water. The product has a wide range of uses from recreational hikers to wild campers to those living in the poorest and most polluted areas of Mundus. It is cheap to make a easy to use, we'll be selling these to the public at $25 each, I will also make a commitment that for each one purchased I will purchase ten to be given to NGO's working in some of the poorest and most polluted areas of the world."  TECHNOLOGY CITY IN RUNNING FOR INVESTMENT East Moreland's Technology City has been announced as one of the three finalists to win a contract as Polymiser's new HQ. Along with the Neptune Economic Zone in Genstatum and Nakim Bay Industrial Crescent in Lakhzovia the purpose built city will be considered in the coming days. Foreign Minister Robert Kennedy applied for the tender on behalf of Technology City and said, "I'm delighted but not surprised we've made the last three, Technology City is home to some of Mundus' biggest companies, although not their HQ's companies from across Mundus have realised the potential of what we're creating there. In my opinion Technology City is a centre of excellence like none other, we actively look to pair businesses up to push the boundaries of what is possible. The whole "Speed Badger" projects from EMAC have only been made possible because of Technology City, they've had access to a whole range of experts and facilities, I am sure Polymiser would have been one such company involved in the Ekra-Badger had they been based their, just imagine had they moved earlier to make this possible they could have bragged to have produced some of the fastest polymers on Mundus." It is hoped that the new HQ will be located in East Moreland creating even more jobs in high tech industries. There have been some criticism recently however that the government has done much to aid high-tech production at the expense of less skilled work. YOUTH CABINET PASS FIRST MOTIONS During the second meeting of the East Moreland Youth Cabinet two motions have been passed, these will now both go to the Representative Council and the Royal Cabinet for discussion. One motion was drafted by Youth Chief Councillor Darren Spencer and was entitled "Youth Vocation Training Act" and features proposals to establish a series of colleges in each city designed to teach skills such as plumbing, carpentry and other such skills. Speaking after the Cabinet ended the 20 year old said. "I know I've chosen an Academic University path but many of my friends didn't, it means that they face limited choices, it is our belief the nation has perhaps put too narrow a focus on education past the age of 16 and this limits many young people in the job market." The Act also seeks to include part of national service being devoted to helping those leaving the military find a job when they leave using these colleges as gateways. The second motion was entitled the "National Environment Corps Act" and was drafted by 19 year old Amelia Merriman who serves as Environmental Minister. It proposes creating an extra stream to national service in addition to the already existing military, religious, cultural and health streams. The new environmental stream would see youngsters deemed unsuitable for military training beyond basic training being used to help improve the state of the nations waterways, forests and help create more national parks. It is expected the King will be advised now by his own cabinet and council before passing his own opinion, however he did state. "I'm delighted to start receiving ideas from the youth of East Moreland, I can assure everyone that these proposals will get my full attention as they are clearly the outcome of a lot of hard work and discussion by the Youth Cabinet." |
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| DaveIronside | 13th April 2016 - 02:08 PM Post #349 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 KYNE DEPLOYMENT UNDERWAY Minister of Defence Harry Samuelson today confirmed that a "significant" deployment to the Sea of Kyne was being undertaken by the Royal Navy. In a statement made at the end of the weekly cabinet meeting the former Prime Minister said. "We've become more and more concerned by reports we've heard in this region, first we have East Moreland nationals involved in a situation in Mercia which seems to be concerning religion, furthermore we have seen war break out between Austeros and Iunctus which is likely to see a major refugee crisis in a region that already seems likely to boil over, add into that mix the fact that Iunctus have recent given verbal support to the Borlanders. It is vital we stand prepared to react to any situation." The fleet[1] left Portworth late last night with orders to begin operations to prevent arms or supplies getting to Borlanders or other terrorists. It has also been reported that the Gungnir are active once more in the destroyed Union of Nordic People and as such there are fears that weapons may be smuggled into the area. Harry Samuelson added, " Our forces in the UNP are working hard with their counterparts from Dijel, Achkaerin and Nya Aland to ensure the situation there remains stable, we have Gungnir forces attack Moreland relief efforts and we shall robustly defend our service men and women as well as civilians." It is likely requests will be made to partners in the area to ensure longevity of the operation.  SPENCER PROUD OF EARLY "VICTORY" Youth Chief Councillor Darren Spencer was yesterday permitted to open the weekly cabinet meeting by presenting two Act's for the consideration of the King. The 20 year old had authored the "Youth Vocation Training Act" aimed at aiding young people learn practical skills, while his colleague Amelia Merriman's ""National Environment Corps Act" was also considered. Spencer was permitted to take part in the debate of the Acts along with members of the regular cabinet. At the end of the debate the "Youth Vocation Training Act" was recommended to the King with a 8-1 vote, following which the King used his perogative to sign it into law. The "National Environment Corps Act" was recommended 5-3 to the King, at which point the King has asked for a review of the implications before having it referred to the Representative Council. Spencer spoke to the media as he left and the cabinet discussed other matters saying, "That is probably the most nervous I've ever been, to be sat with men and women I deeply respect and have their attention was one of the most exciting moments of my life. The fact my Act is now to become law and a colleagues is to be given deep consideration is a brilliant feeling. The victory we have today shows that the King clearly values the voice of all members of the community regardless of age, I can't think of many nations that would give youngsters the opportunity to shape the future of their nation the way we have."  EMAC TO MAKE SPEARHEAD MISSILE East Moreland Aircraft Company today unveiled the first drawings of a two stage project that is expected to be complete by the end of 2017. Sir Alan Maybury announced that Stage 1 is almost complete and could be in action as soon as July 2016. The Spearhead Missile is a multi-mission missile that is built around a high speed, agile stealthy airframe. The missile will see service with all three branches of the military with it being pre-dominatley designed for Naval use. Sir Alan said, "Spearhead I will be in service soon, its been superb in testing and the guys from the Navy think it will give them some good versatility." the missile can be fired from ships or subs and can either attack using a high-altitude approach, for engaging land based targets and a Sea-skimming low-altitude approach followed by a pop-up maneuver for engaging surface threats like enemy warships.The missiles "skimming the sea at wave top" followed by a pop-up maneuver would only allow an estimated 3 second response time for enemy warships. The missile is also reported to be able to reach speeds of up to Mach 3. Stage 2 is however what will make the missile one of the most advanced in the world as Sir Alan explained, "We're now beginning work on Spearhead II, this will be identical except with a slightly smaller war head but will release two 40–50 kg inertially guided submunitions from lateral bays which can be released before the missile hits its target. This will allow it to hit targets such as a aircraft carrier in the centre, fore and aft in one strike. Alternatively it can take out several targets in a smaller area. The missile will be a useful addition to the Brimstone Missile." [1] REMNS Ostlake (aircraft Carrier) Destroyers - REMNS Eoin The First, REMNS William The First, REMNS Robert The Second Friagte - REMNS Raimond Unasson ,REMNS Anezaki Ayanami, REMNS John Sterland Submarines - REMNS Grassa, REMNS Frossaj Drone Carrier- REMNS Cylon |
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| DaveIronside | 14th April 2016 - 08:36 AM Post #350 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 WOMAN CLAIMS TO HAVE ROYAL LOVE CHILD Yesterday morning a 20 year old former stable girl in the employ of King David claims that he fathered a child with her. Jenny Mason was appearing on EMTV's "Sunrise" breakfast chat show to talk about life in royal service along with two other former royal employees. The statement shocked the two presenters who were immediately prompted to go to commercial break. The interview continued and during it Mason claimed that she had joined the Palace staff at the age of 18 while studying Vetenary Medicine part time at University, her role had been to muck out, feed and groom the King's two horses. She went on to say that the King would often come and spend time in the stables and the two became close before becoming lovers. Mason then says she became pregnant and the King had her dismissed from service, she then added that she has a six month old son that; "has yet to see his father." Royal Press Secretary Malcolm Tucker was asked to provide a statement from the King and denied requests stating, "His Majesty is not accustomed to making statements about fantasy, truth be told at this moment we're not even 100% sure that Miss Mason even worked at the Palace. As such we are exploring our legal options before releasing a formal statement." There have been rumours circulating that the King and Queen have been seen arguing in the Palace recently and should the latest news be confirmed it would seem to indicate that the marriage may be in trouble.  EKRA-BAGDER HAS A BIG BROTHER A few evenings ago local media around Portworth received reports of strange activity off the coast. These reports ranged from sightings of UFO's, an invasion and even in one case a dragon. None of these claims could be supported and as such received just a few bylines in Portworth media outlets. However yesterday evening Sir Alan Mayburg of EMAC made an announcement on Portworth Radio in which he stated that EMAC had secretly been working on a "Ground Effect Vehicle of military capabilities". The announcement comes just a week after Ekra-Bagder became the worlds fastest ever Ground Effect Vehicle leading many to assume that the projects had been planned to run side by side. EMAC have yet to name the project yet and have simply stated, "A multi-purpose GEV has been developed which will once more add great potential to the military of East Moreland." Sir Alan went on to confirm that the vehicle is "somewhere in the Mhorish" and released only a partial picture of it to the media. |
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| DaveIronside | 17th April 2016 - 09:53 PM Post #351 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 FLEET ARRIVES IN KYNE The East Moreland fleet dispatched to the Kyne in order to maintain forces to oversee two potential operations has late last night arrived in theatre. The fleet is the largest ever dispatched by the nation as part of what is at the moment a solo operation. King David however has tabled a motion in front of the Security Council to deal with the war raging in Austreos and Iunctus Ordo , a motion which has yet to begin discussions, leaving some to speculate that East Moreland may act without a mandate should things change rapidly. The only other nation to have voiced concern and begun dispatch is Addysia, something King David commented on during a statement released to the press in which he stated, "Addysia have always been a quiet nation keeping themselves to themselves, however to see them standing forward to do something like this at a time when other nations have kept their heads below the parapet is admirable, I'll be asking our military to explore methods of co-operation. I would also like to thank the Achkaerin forces for the use of their military base on Dauntal, I understand many of their forces are committed around Mundus but at least they are acknowledging and acting on the problem." Meanwhile the fleet may also be getting involved in the stand off in Mercia which has seen members of the Royal Air Force caught up in what appears to be a religious rights issue, along with former Chief Councillor Timothy Carpenter. It is likely that a ship may be diverted to extract the people in Bretton should the situation change. Minister of Defence, Harry Samuelson said, "Its a fleet that has been dispatched with enough power to do its mission but flexibility should things change. I am confident our Navy can handle this."  DNA TO BE PROVIDED IN LOVE CHILD SCANDAL The woman at the centre of the Kings Lovechild scandal yesterday announced that she has given a copy of her child's DNA read out to the National Star newspaper and called for the King to now do a test. 20 year old Jenny Mason,a former stable girl at the Palace claims she gave birth to the Kings son six months ago. The National Star, famous for its celebrity gossip, is said to have paid a "significant" sum for the exclusive results and will "aid Jenny in exposing the truth." Jenny also has accepted money for pictures of the child, whom she named Sven after the King's father, which the National Star claims, "Show a clear resemblence to the photos of King David when he was a baby." Press Secretary Malcolm Tucker had previously played down the claim however today stated, "The King is keen to put an end to this scandalous gossip, the King and Queen are a happily married couple with their own family and all we see now is a young lady trying to prophet of a child which can have no connection to the King. We will be seeking a proper end to this through the courts not through some sleazy gossip tabloid." Mr.Tucker did however confirm that "Miss Mason was employed at the Palace and the King is aware of who she is. She cared for the King's horse Onyx and as such was a trusted member of the royal household, clearly that trust was misplaced." |
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| DaveIronside | 21st April 2016 - 09:27 PM Post #352 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 MILITARY FORCED INTO ACTION The East Moreland military have entered the conflict between Austreos and Iunctus Ordo despite the CTO not yet signing off on military action. Minister of Defence Harry Samuelson confirmed that Royal Naval ships and aircraft had been engaging "Iunctus Ordo targets to support troops from Addysia who have taken upon themselves to go for the beaches." The former military Lt.Col confirmed that "at present a handful of East Moreland troops are on the beaches but in a supporting role, our own landing was planned for 48 hours time once proper reconnaissance was carried out, however we feel we must support the Addysian forces who were woefully unsupported." The action marks the first combined operation from the Alba Karinyan nations, it is thought that other nations will offer support in the coming days as several other fleets begin arriving in the area. It is hoped that despite military action being underway the CTO will still give its support for the operation therefore prompting several other nations to join the efforts to end the Iunctus Ordo aggression which has seen suggestions of extensive war crimes.  ERIN OSMAN "QUEEN HAS LEFT THE PALACE" At an opening of a new fashion boutique in Silverhills the Queen's younger sister, Erin Osman, told the press that her sister had left the Palace. Members of the media asked the 26 year old media personality questions on a range of topics as she visited the Mansfield Designs boutique run by socialite Jessica Mansfield. The questions soon turned to the royal marriage scandal and the King's sister in law seemed only too happy to speak. " Clearly this scandal is effecting Tilly (Queen Matilda), she knows she has to put up with a lot as Queen but this is beyond anything. To think your husband may have fathered a child with someone else is horrid, it's no surprise the Queen has left the Palace." Erin however refused to comment on whether Princess Rhiannon was with her mother saying simply, "I prefer not to discuss my little niece, she's innocent in all of this." Erin did however drop a hint that things were not all well between the King and Queen, " I know they've had their problems and David isn't always the attentive husband he should be, I just hope for his sake he hasn't done this but from what I've heard well....perhaps I should leave it at that." The King has refused to give his DNA to the National Star newspaper who currently hold a sample taken from the child he is thought to have fathered. Royal Press Secretary Malcolm Tucker rubbished the idea of the King going through the notorious gossip paper saying, "East Moreland has excellent law courts experienced with matters such as this, His Majesty will not permit the National Star to be the ones holding the key to him proving his innocence." |
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| DaveIronside | 30th April 2016 - 07:39 PM Post #353 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 KING SEEKS PEACEFUL SOLUTION Following East Moreland military assets going ashore in Iunctus Ordo to support Meshikan forces the King has issued a call for a peaceful solution. With the Commonwealth Treat Organisation approving East Moreland military action the King wrote an open letter to the world urging all parties involved to come to Portworth to seek a peaceful solution to the ongoing war. There is the added complication that Iunctus Ordo are accused of being involved in war crimes including attacking medical personnel, executing civilians and purposely targeting built up areas with white phosphorous, all things that go against the Uppsala Convention. The King furthermore called upon other CTO nations to lend support should any operations begin. At present it is thought that Ui Cenneslaig have a fleet en-route and Achkaerin air force assets operating from Dauntal are likely to support the ground operations. Minister of Defence Harry Samuelson said, "The things we've witnessed show that this is a disgusting war and frankly the motives behind it are equally as shaky, no talks took place yet an invasion of the most brutal kind took place. It is our aim now to ensure that hostilities halt immediately and that those responsible for targeting civilians are brought to justice."  AFC "KINGS MEN" GAIN PROMOTION Roberton AFC gained promotion to the East Moreland Premier League today following a 2-1 victory over Ostlake United. The club owned by King David enter the top flight of East Moreland football for the first time in their 80 year history. Fans who had travelled to Ostlake celebrated inside the stadium long after the game had finished and the players at one point climbed into the stands to join the celebration. The club was purchases around four months ago by the King and at the time were lying in mid table. The King immediatley placed all the players on full time contracts making them only the second team in the nation to be fully professional, the other being national champions and Champions League Runners Up Northfort United. The game began badly for the team now referred to as "Kingsmen" when their 20 year old centre back Steve Chappel scored an own goal when a driven cross he attempted to clear only to slice the ball past helpless keeper Jonty Dean. The team however continued to play attacking football knowing that a draw would be enough to see them promoted if Keepton Reds lost. Ten minutes before half time the teams Mercian striker Chris Bonsall scored with a powerful header from a corner, little did they know but Keepton were 1-0 down in their own game. With five minutes to go 16 year old Lucas Thomas, making his professional debut, scored a tap in from a corner which had turned into a scramble on the far post. The King was not at the game but is thought to have spoke to the players via phone. AFC manager Harry Brooks said "His Majesty was thrilled, he's done a lot supporting the game of football and we're proud to have repaid that faith by gaining promotion. We have one game left and should Portworth Mariners lose and we score three or more against Rockhampton City then we can still steal the title before we concentrate on the Champions League" AFC qualified for the most prestigious cup competition by way of winning the FA Cup earlier in April, this means they could still do a unique double. |
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| DaveIronside | 8th May 2016 - 10:03 PM Post #354 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 KING TO TAKE NATIONAL STAR TO COURT Royal Press Secretary Malcolm Tucker today confirmed that the King is taking legal action against Gossip Daily's East Moreland based sister paper the National Star. The newspaper was the first to break the story that the King has an alleged illegitamate child with a woman called Jenny Mason, the paper has even gone so far as taken the DNA from the alleged child and attempted to act as a mediator between the King and Miss Mason. The King has called for an independent DNA test to take place which would not involve the tabloid, however that has been resisted so far. It is likely however that the Court's will rule that the King is not being denied the ability to confirm whether he is the father or not and legal experts say perhaps the courts will rule that the National Star is acting as a "mediator" in the case, which would mean that they would act on the behalf of Miss Mason for the next 30 days, possibly delaying the King finding out. The King denies that he is the father and will not co-operate with the tabloid. Press Secretary Tucker stated, "There is more chance of me turning out at centre forward for Northfort in the Champions League than there is the King co-operating with a joke of a newspaper such as the Gossip Daily. We're going to court to prove they are in no way acting in the role of a mediator, a mediator is only needed when their is a poor relationship between the two parties involved, however the King is no threat to Miss Mason and there is no reason this can't be sorted without the media attention." It is likely that the court will hear the case on Tuesday and a ruling be made the next day.  UNP AIR-BRIDGE OPERATION TO BEGIN Four days after the meteor strike on the Union of Nordic People the Royal East Moreland Air Force are beginning flights to take supplies to the striken nation. The flights began departing Ostlake late last night after it was confirmed it is highly likely that the dust that is currently over the nation is likely to be dispersed by rain in the coming hours. The mission requires relatively clear skies to avoid damage to the aircraft placing air crews at risk and should the rain not come the aircraft shall divert to Dijel. So far around 20 Galaxy aircraft have been loaded up and will operate off a temporary airfield built in 48 hours by members of the Royal Engineers. The military engineering project saw metallic panels used to create a runway surface similar to that used in Mavrosia during the refugee crisis. It is expected that the aircraft will pick up casualties requiring medical treatment and return them to nations considered safe. |
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 UNIVERSITY FIND LEGENDARY SHIP Tales of the HMS Duke Adam are usually something of TV movies, the ship has long been part of East Moreland folklore. The ship is thought to have been one of the most infamous pirate ships of the early 18th century, it's mythical captain Cameron Blackbourne being portrayed as either a blood thirsty adventurer or loveable rouge depending on your interpretation, however there has been no concrete evidence of the ships fate beyond romantic stories. The answer however may soon be at hand as Underwater Archaelogists from the Royal Merriman University today confirmed they had found the ship. Speaking at a press conference at Illumic Command where the survey team had been operating Professor Miller said, "We have today found definitive proof of the resting place of HMS Duke Adam, our footage clearly shows plaques bearing the ships name on cannon, the figure head of the ship shows a woman, the Duke Adam was the only Moreland ship in the Royal Navy with a figurehead showing a person rather than a animal, added to that the letters Duke A can be made out painted in gold on the rear of the vessel. Now we will set about using remote vehicles to investigate further and see what secrets the ship holds." While their are many stories of the ships past what is known is that the frigate was commissioned in 1710 and named after Duke Adam Salford, a former Naval officer who died after diving overboard to save a crewman who a rouge wave had washed over, the sailor was dragged back aboard but a second wave washed Duke Adam away and he was never found. The ship became famous when in 1712 its crew, lead by Lieutenant Cameron Blackbourne mutinied against its Captain, Sir Frank Harvey, who was left stranded on a small island and later found by another ship. The HMS Duke Adam remained under the control of Blackbourne as he used it to evade capture and raid towns, other ships and generally plunder the high seas. Legend says that when cornered by an East Moreland fleet Blackbourne scuttled the ship with himself still aboard after ensuring his men had gone ashore in modern day Zimalia. The find is one sure to be an exciting one for the University. Edited by DaveIronside, 9th May 2016 - 07:54 PM.
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| DaveIronside | 16th May 2016 - 08:33 PM Post #356 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 KINGS ALLEGED MISTRESS ARRESTED Today while giving an interview on EMFM the young woman at the centre of what has been called Babygate was arrested. Jenny Mason was a former stable girl who alleges that she had a brief affair with the King which resulted in her giving birth to a son called Sven which she claims is the Kings. King David has denied the affair took place and that he is the father of the child, a DNA sample of the child was provided to the National Star, a East Moreland based gossip magazine which claims to be acting as an "intermediatory" because Miss Mason alleges "she fears what the King may do." The King however refused to co-operate with the magazine. Miss Mason was arrested by members of the Royal Military Police for the crime of "Insulting the King's Majesty" a crime that has not been enforced in over 100 years, and is intended to stop any questioning of the King's word or honour. The crime carries the maximum sentence of death, however no executions have taken place for it in the last 200 years. Legal experts believe this is merely a way of getting Miss Mason out of the media glare. It is expected that Miss Mason will appear in court tomorrow where our legal correspondent Jimmy McAvent believes "the judge will throw the case out as believing freedom of speech takes precedent, libel would be a more accurate charge and could prove an avenue to getting access to the child's DNA without involving a national newspaper."  HONEYBADGERS READY FOR TEST SERIES The World Cup winning Honeybadgers prepare to host the CIS Lions in the coming week in a best of three series. The series of matches is the first of its type and the players representing East Moreland could have easily run out alongside the Lions had East Moreland not left the CIS. The Honeybadgers prepared for the test series with a game against the Combined Forces XV at King Robert Arena, the venue for the final test match. The game finished 28-7 to the World Champions who fielded a total of 27 players during the game in order to allow new coach Steward Lankaster to experiment with the team. Speaking after the game national captain Ricky McCore said, "Its a great challenge ahead of us, one nation versus several, I guess you could say we're out numbered. This kind of challenge though is unusual, we have the advantage of being at home and playing together more often, meanwhile the Lions have a wider player pool to choose from and come out of the recent Confederations Cup so will be in possession of better match fitness. I think its going to be a great spectacle for the fans and I'm hopeful we can show why we're world champions." |
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| DaveIronside | 21st May 2016 - 03:39 PM Post #357 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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MASON RELEASED, ADMITS "WRONGING" KING The 19 year old at the centre of what some have labelled "Babygate" was yesterday released from Northfort Police Station without charge. Jenny Mason was arrested yesterday for the crime of "insulting the King's Majesty" and was held overnight. This morning a spokesman for Mason read out a statement that had been prepared, Miss Mason however was not available for comment.
There has been no comment about the identity of the child's father who was, we are told, reunited with it's mother shortly after release. The whereabouts of Mason are however unknown as her small flat in the East of the city is empty leaving many to believe that she has fled the city to avoid the inevitable press scrutiny. Royal Press Secretary Malcolm Tucker was however uncustomary sympathetic considering the circumstances.
The happy reunion of the royal family however may not be as smooth as expected, speaking as she left the Escape Rooms nightclub last night Erin Osman, the King's sister in law said "This news is of course good, but its not a magic bullet. David and Matilda still have issues, things haven't been perfect between them for a while. Lets just say unless they can rediscover the passion of their relationship I think Rhiannon will be our only Princess." This only adds to rumours that the King's marriage was already suffering problems prior to "Babygate" With the Festival of Greenflowers and the King's Birthday just two days away it remains to be seen if the family will celebrate together.  KING SENDS MESSAGE TO ROKKENJIMA Following the attempted assassination of Empress Beatrice of Rokkenjima the King used his traditional Friday slot in Council to make a statement about the incident.
 AFC OFF TO STEADY START AFC Roberton have made a useful start to their Champions League cup campaign. The team that is owned by King David have so far played two games, winning one and losing the other. The team opened their campaign against well fancied Valtheim United and lost 3-0. After the match AFC Manager Simon Coleman said, "This was a game we expected to struggle in, any team coming from a World Championship nation is going to be hard to beat and just a few weeks ago we we're playing 2nd tier East Moreland football, I think the bookies would have been weeping if we'd won that one." The team then went on to play Mars FC at home and won 1-0 with youngster Lucas Broomhead scoring with an impressive free kick. The 19 year old is one of the rising stars of the AFC team and is tipped to make his international debut soon. The Roberton native said, "To be given the responsibility of taking kicks like those is one I'm proud to carry, it shows the boys and the boss trust what I can do. We got a solid performance in tonight but we know we're going to have to perform to a higher standard to get out of this group. We've got plenty of games left and we're growing with each game as we get used to the pace of top class football." The King was not at the game, however he has stated that he will be attending as many games as possible on what he hopes is a long cup run. |
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 KING MAKES BIG ANNOUNCEMENTS FOR GREENFLOWERS FESTIVAL King David today began celebrating both his birthday and the nations birth with the traditional visits to the Temple of Jekar and the site of the Battle of Greenflowers. The day is one of national celebration and by 4am crowds had begun to gather outside the Palace ready for the King's annual Greenflowers address, a time when he usually speaks of the things East Moreland has to celebrate over the last twelve months, this year however there were several announcements made.
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| DaveIronside | 25th May 2016 - 10:55 PM Post #359 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 CARPENTER ESCAPES ARREST, BRINGS EVIDENCE OF RELIGIOUS GENOCIDE Former Chief Councillor Tim Carpenter, who is also the current serving CTO Refugee Council chair had a warrant for his arrest issued 48 hours ago by the Mercian government. It is alleged that Carpenter was involved in the murder of several military officers in Mercia following a volatile end to a religious festival. High Queen Victoria of Mercia issued the warrant however has since died, apparently murdered by her own son Prince Robert, who was later shot himself. The whole Mercia situation is chaotic following the King announcing that East Moreland had taken action to try and pervent religious genocide there of members of the Cult of Helus. Carpenter however has managed to escape Mercia and is currently aboard a Royal Naval vessel in the Sea of Kyne. During his escape he was given thousands of photos, documents and video clips of the alleged genocide, all collected by Mercians and Red Legion. We are not able to publish all of the photos that have been made avaliable. One however shows a member of the Bretton Dragoons, a regiment of Cultists, searching a mass grave of murdered comrades after arriving too late to stop the slaughter. Speaking from the Kyne, Carpenter said, "scenes such as this have not been uncommon, tens of mass graves have been found with Cultists of all ages lying in them, not all are wearing military uniform, we suspect military bases on which Cultists live have seen the spouses and children rounded up too and murdered. In one grave Red Legion was to late to help the victims of I saw a body of a small child no more than four years old. Thankfully Red Legion have been able to stop several of these mass murders." Other photos showed the aftermath of savage beatings which resulted in one man being beat so hard he lost an eyeball, while another graphic photo showed close up that people had been killed with a single shot to the back of the head. Carpenter added, "This has become a fight for survival for Cultists in Mercia. I know for a fact East Moreland will grant any Mercian unwilling to go home asylum. If you are able to get to an East Moreland embassy anywhere in the world we shall do everything we can. Any Mercians who get to hear this I would urge to head towards Bretton if they fear for their lives. It is my hope that in my abscence from the CTO action is taken." King David has already confirmed that East Moreland will not be complying with the arrest warrant for Tim Carpenter saying "It is not worth the paper it is written on.". The King used his Greenflowers speech to confirm to the public Red Legion had taken action and the move has so far proved to be supported by the public with 92% strongly supporting his action. The King today confirmed that he has not ruled out escalating things further having seen the folder of information provided by Tim Carpenter. The King stated, "I have seen images of children strapped to the outside of tanks as human shields, bodies of children the same age as my daughter in mass graves, whole families wiped out, in one town they even herded the Cultists into a shrine like cattle before blowing the roof in on them. This is not every Mercian, I would call on citizens of that nation to do what is right and stand up to this madness. I am determined no more Cultists should die and therefore I am making the evidence available to all nations. As we speak our ambassadors should be arriving at government offices in every nation we keep a diplomatic presence and handing over what we are calling the Carpenter file.[1]  Red Legion gun cam still. The Cultist about to be murdered was saved. [1] Everyone can assume they've been given packages of mass grave photos, testimony from those rescued, gun cam footage of Red Legion effecting rescues, some just in the nick of time with some victims shot and some saved, also included would be maps marking the locations of graves allowing confirmation using satellites etc. Basically feel free to assume you all know now Edited by DaveIronside, 8th June 2016 - 09:58 PM.
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| DaveIronside | 8th June 2016 - 10:26 PM Post #360 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 EMAC UNVEIL PASSENGER DRONE The East Moreland Aircraft Company (EMAC) unveiled their latest concept at the Technology City Expo yesterday, the project has been kept a closely guarded secret and was unveiled in front of a large crowd by CEO Sir Alan Maybury. With the project name of the AutoDragon Sir Alan explained that the company "envisages a system where by a passenger simply inputs the destination and the drone takes care of the rest, taking off vertically, flying at altitudes up to 3.5km (11,500 feet) at up to 100kmph (63mph) for up to 23 minutes using eight propellers on four arms." The system uses similar automation as those that are used in driver less cars and runs on a rechargeable battery. The prototype is due to enter extensive testing in a few months and is likely to be closely monitored by the Civil Aviation authority. Sir Alan added, " I personally look forward to the day when drone taxis are part of the nations transport system." However our technology expert warned that this was not likely to happen anytime soon stating. " Sir Alan's vision for personal helicopters that fly you smoothly to your destination is certainly compelling, but there are many difficulties facing the company. Creating an autonomous navigation system that can detect small obstacles like power lines is one difficulty, then there's the problem of creating and regulating fixed paths for air travel, also known as skyways. Battery life is another challenge (EMAC claims the AutoDragon has a maximum flight time of 23 minutes), as are robust safety systems. Essentially, while it's fine to be excited by EMAC's ideas, the company still has a lot to prove before we believe the AutoDragon is a viable mode of transportation."  PRINCESS RHIANNON TO COMPETE IN "MINI GAMES" Princess Rhiannon, the heir to the East Moreland throne, is set to compete in the Under 6's fencing tournament at the national mini-games. The annual sporting event gives schools an oppurtunity to test themselves against other schools from across the country. The Princess turns five in a few days and will be amongst the youngest to compete in the fencing competition. Unlike the Summer Games version of the sport competitors use lighter swords and only compete in the epee. The Princess has been learning to fence for 6 months and according to her instructor, the former East Moreland champion Lucas Blanche, is a "skilled fencer who loves the sport and see's training as fun not a chore." Meanwhile it is reported that the King is "very proud" of the Princess and has cleared his diary in order to watch her compete. He added as he left an official visit to Technology City, "Like any Morelander who is a father I'm delighted my child has taken to the sword and doing so well. I look forward to watching her compete and I really hope she enjoys the fun of the games, just like all the other children. Competitive sport is an important way of building character in my opinion and I'm sure in the lead up to the games she'll be making me do lots of press ups with her." Meanwhile rumours still persist that the King's marriage is in trouble.  AFC FLYING HIGH East Moreland's Roberton AFC defeated Monescar FC 2-1 in a closely fought game to leave them in 2nd place in their group at the halfway point. The game was away from home and goals from Roberton AFC's home grown stars Michael Correy and Stephen Lynegar gave them a 2-0 lead before a mental slip by veteran defender Carl Hendry allowed Monescar to pull close in the 78th minute. AFC only joined the top flight of Moreland football at the end of the season having been brought by the King half way through the season. Since then the club have gone from strength to strength as the King has invested in the clubs facilities and also helped fund two transfers of players, one Kalstrom Grun, a Nya Aland international, and the other Paul O'Conner from Ui Cenneslaig. AFC's manager Simon Coleman spoke of his teams pride at their position. "We've an average age of 23 in our squad and with the exception of Kal and Paul we've all home grown players, the future is pretty bright for our club if we can keep up this level of hard work and keep pulling off quality performances such as this. If after the second half of matches I found ourselves in this position I'd be delighted." |
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| DaveIronside | 12th June 2016 - 09:51 PM Post #361 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 SIR JACOB TACKLES CTO AGAIN Today Sir Jacob Longe, East Moreland's ambassador to the CTO, was believed to have aided two members of Mercian royalty enter the CTO HQ. King John of Bretton has been confirmed to have been airlifted out of Mercia along with fellow Mercian royal Queen Grace of Hassop. The pair have apparently been smuggled into the CTO building by East Moreland CTO staff and Sir Jacob confirmed they would now face the General Assembly "face to face if need be." The 69 year old diplomatic stalwart said. "We tried asking the CTO to stand up to its principles. It failed to do so when East Moreland asked, now the General Assembly will need to look into the eyes of someone who has witness the horror of Mercia and try and turn a blind eye. If the track record of many nations is to be judged then that won't prove difficult for them. The whereabouts of Tim Carpeneter however are still unknown as an arrest warrant for murder still exists. The genocide in Mercia has so far claimed 2,500 lives, however it is expected that this figure will climb rapidly as more execution sites are discovered. In the meantime the Ministry of Defence under Harry Samuelson announced that around 6,500 Cultists have so far been rescued, Samuelson also confirmed that three aircraft have been lost and a total of 21 members of the East Moreland armed forces have been killed.  "WE SHALL BE PREPARED" SAYS SAMUELSON Minister of Defence Harry Samuelson today announced that a deal has been struck with South Hills in order to permit what he is calling a "Global Pre-positioning ship" (GPPS) to use dock facilities in South Hills. The GPPS will be a large roll on roll off style cargo ship with its own cranes, capable of operating at any port in the world and also loading and unloading onto other vessels while at sea. The ship is to be named the REMMNS Badden-Powell and will be crewed by members of the Navy who have recently been discharged or people on national service. The ship will feature a large amount of military equipment stored in climate controlled containers. It is expected that the vessel will contain enough equipment to supply around 5,000 Legionnaires for 30 days. Speaking at Portworth docks where the civilian vessel was being refitted Samuelson explained. "In the last few months we've undertaken two logistically difficult operations, first in the UNP, then in Mercia. Our men and women have had to operate at the extremes of what is possible. This can not be allowed, we shall be prepared. We intend to place at least five of these vessels around the globe, South Hills was the obvious choice for the Southern oceans, they have a deal with us to host one of their missile monitoring stations at Ostlake for which they've been paying rent, we shall now waive that rent in return for permission and free use of docks in South Hills. We shall now look for possible locations for futher vessels. This shall allow us to carry out more operations to bring humane treatment to all peoples." Samuelson also commented on the offer of being made Deputy Secretary General "This is not a role I imagined ever being offered. The CTO is in my opinion in dire straits, I shall consider the position carefully, talk to my King and then inform Princess Serenity, however I would not take the role until I am assured that the operations in Mercia shall not be hindered."  KRAVITZ CLOSES GLASTOMUNDUS The annual Glastomundus music festival has taken place. The three day festival saw record crowds of around 220,000 spread around several different stages playing music ranging from show tunes to heavy metal. The show also saw acts from across Mundus grace the stage alongside home grown favourites such as 2Cellos and The Who. This year it was Portworth based band King Blues who opened the show on the Pyramid stage on Friday while it was left to Lenny Kravitz to close the show with a rocking performance in front of an estimated 80,000 fans. The Saturday night Pyramid Stage headliner was David Bowie who played before an estimated 130,000 fans on a balmy Moreland evening. The festival also saw many bands making their festival debut including Foals who played on the Other Stage, meanwhile The Who played the Pyramid stage for the tenth time setting a new festival record. |
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| DaveIronside | 19th June 2016 - 09:50 PM Post #362 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 PRINCESS FREYA TO RETURN FROM UNP Following the conclusion of humanitarian operations in the Union of Nordic People, Princess Freya is due to return to East Moreland before beginning to take on some royal duties for the next three months. The Princess, who was leading the CTO Uppsala Response Team, was serving as a Major in the Light Scouts who spearheaded the East Moreland response. As is customary returning Legionnaires are granted a period of leave to recuperate and spend time with family following a major deployment, while many others will go away and have holidays with loved ones the Princess is to begin supporting her brother by attending the first review of the Uppsala Convention. The King said, "I am, as always, exceptionally proud of my little sister and all the men and women who operated out in Uppsala, they did a tremendous job in extremely difficult circumstances and I honestly believe they have done something that was vital to humanity. Freya was asked to go to Lodja for the review of the Uppsala Convention as I believe she has a unique insight as a diplomat and military commander, she will represent us superbly as always." The Princess has also confirmed that she will be looking to undertake several projects of her own once the matter of the Uppsala Convention has been sorted. In a radio interview with Radio EM she stated, "I've spent the last 12 years in the military and I've enjoyed every moment of it, time in Uppsala made me appreciate just how lucky I am to live in East Moreland and I feel now I have a responsibility to do more to help those less lucky than myself." It was also confirmed that the Princess' Chief of Staff, Rebecca Jarrett deployed with Freya and has transferred from the Royal Medical Corps where she had previously served as a Corporal to the Light Scouts where she will be commissioned as a Lieutenant.  PRE-POSITIONING PROGRAMME UNDERWAY King David has today launched a quest to find homes for several pre-positioning ships in order to support future East Moreland operations. The ships will contain equipment and supplies to allow an Expeditionary Force of Legionnaires to operate for around three weeks. The move comes following two East Moreland operations in the Kyne region which has severally tested the logistically ability of the East Moreland military machine. The Ministry of Defence have identified seven zones they wish to base a ship in and would be paying a fee for the use of Ports. Minister of Defence Harry Samuelson states "This is a vital part of our humanitarian operations, having the ability to deploy a force to any zone in the world at short notice and know that we have supplies and equipment close at hand is a big step forward for us, we have always attempted to not intervene unless absolutely neccessary, however we have seen now we're having to take a lead in many situations."  HALLIDAY TAKES WIN Following a tough race in Dartfordia Rytol Racing's Sam Halliday took his first victory of his career with the team. The victory was even sweeter as he finished 7 seconds ahead of team mate Mark Lindley. The 28 year old from Roberton joined the team from Formula 3 last season following a string of victories but has yet to taste victory in the highest level of motorsports. The team had been dogged by some early season problems but the two cars looked dominant on the Dartfordian track. Halliday had secured pole and lead almost from start to finish having used a one stop strategy and then managed his tyres superbly. Speaking at the post race press conference Halliday said, "The car's been getting better and better as the season has gone on, I'm hoping that now we've got it highly competative we can keep it that way and start to challenge the front runners more. It was great to see the chequred flag first and great to see Mark in the rear view mirror. Its important we both score as many points as possible each race if we're to close the gap." Queen Matilda was also at the race accompanying her sister Erin who is rumoured to be dating Halliday's team mate Lindley, there have also been rumours that the Queen and Halliday have been seen enjoying drinks in each others company leading to more debate about the state of the royal marriage. Halliday however wouldn't be drawn other than saying, "As a Morelander it's great to see our success cheered by our Queen. " |
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 CTO "NEED TO GET PRIORTISE RIGHT" The King yesterday arrived at Ostlake to review the on going operations in Mercia. After meeting with General Katie Yacobs, who is overseeing the operation he spoke to the media.
Last night it was reported that hackers have discovered e-mails which cast doubts on Queen Grace of Hassops legal ability to claim to be Queen, the King also spoke on that saying.
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 TUCKER "KING IS JUST FINE" Following an alleged e-mail hack by a group calling them fSociety, the Royal Press Secretary Malcolm Tucker gave a statement to the Northfort News.
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 ROYAL MARRIAGE OVER CONFIRMS CHIEF OF HOUSEHOLD Reading a prepared statement from the gates of Northfort Palace the Chief of the Royal Household, Quinn Germaine, ended weeks of speculation over the state of King David and Queen Matilda's marriage. Rumours have included comments from Matilda's sister Erin Osman who has in the past stated, "The pair spend most of their time apart" and that "They have issues they need to sort out". However there has been little concrete evidence of problems between the two of them. Quinn Germaine announced that she was reading a statement that had been prepared by the King after he had consulted both Minister of Justice Dan Bone and the High Priestess.
This is the first time a reigning monarch in East Moreland has ended a marriage and it is thought likely that a formal divorce will occur in due course, this will most likely see the King seek the blessing of High Priestess Skye Maddix. The High Priestess was asked her opinion and stated, "This is a matter at the moment for the King and Queen, should they decide a divorce is for the best I would naturally offer my advice if asked and help them chart a course that would be beneficial to all parties. I am sad to hear this news and I will still pray they can be reconciled.  MacALLISTER JUMPS SHIP FROM SEAFORTH Former Seaforth Under 20's rugby player, and boyfriend of Archduchess Sophie Harrison-Ironside, had today announced that he is taking East Moreland citizenship and will, if selected, represent the HoneyBadgers. The 6ft 8inches tall back rower was tipped for a bright future with the Seaforthian team however since the collapse of the nation he has "reluctantly" switched allegiances. MacAllister meet the Archduchess at the Royal Merriman University where they both study a CETO authorised course which saw them both spend time in Uppsala last year. MacAllister, who recently signed for the Northfort Royals, is likely to be pushing hard for a place in the BadgerCubs (the national sides 2nd string team) in their up coming games against the Army, Navy and Air Force following a sensational end of season performance for his club. As he left the Royal's training facilities he said, "I've always been a massive admirer of the HoneyBadgers, I obviously grew up wanting to play for the Seaforth national side but that dreams been cruelly taken, so now East Moreland, which has always been very kind to me, is my adopted home and I hope to one day be honoured enough to play for the world champions." MacAllister also announced that he has recently converted to the Cult of Helus and would, if permitted, serve in the East Moreland military to enable him to one day have a sword ceremony. He further stated, "It is my deep hope that I can have an official citizenship ceremony soon so I can show the world that this is more than just about playing international rugby, I want to embrace my new home and everything Morelander culture involves." His girlfriend, Archduchess Sophie, was supportive of his move. "It saves me having to decide whether to cheer for Rollo or the HoneyBadgers now, it'd be a tough choice but Rollo would lose. I'm proud to have him join us as a Morelander and I know he'll do us all proud." |
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 NAVY TO BEGIN ESCORT SERVICE The East Moreland Royal Navy today announced that it is to begin escorting ships through the Illumic Channel following an increase in piracy in the region. The Navy will operate three flotillas from Illumic Command in the South and Camp Redfern in the North of the Illumic. Vessels of all nationalities will be permitted to join the flotillas which will hopefully protect the traversing the Channel. Admiral Hendry explained, "This will not solve the problem but will however show that ships will not be permitted to be attacked. We view this as a form of terrorism and we will tackle it accordingly. Our ships will be free to engage any that are deemed to be acting as pirates and our commanders will have full authority to take whatever action they see as necessary." The Navy have been hard pressed in recent months following operations in the Union of Nordic People and Mercia, as such there have been calls for an expansion of the Navy, a branch of the military that have been in the eyes of many neglected until just a few years ago. Admiral Hendry explained "Our men and women are spread thin, we do a lot with what we have but we need to rest a few crews and let them unwind, its hard to be constantly working like the crews have out in the Alucard and Kyne seas. There have also been calls for the Navy to expand by sending some of the national service intake into the Navy. This is a matter it is believed King David will discuss with High Command in the coming weeks. ALANDERS IN TOWN  King David is playing host to the elected leader of Nya Aland. Jin Odinsson and his fiancée Wiktoria are in Northfort for a combined goodwill and diplomatic tour. King David is expected to host the two for several days in the Palace where talks will focus on greater ties between the two nations as well as helping to rebuild the former Union of Nordic People. The King spoke about the meeting following a visit to Royal Merriman University for his end of year exams where he is studying a Masters in History. The King said, "We viewed the Union of Nordic People as a great friend, while we may have had no formal alliances we valued them deeply. We must now seek to ensure the relationship we had with the Nords continues. Nya Aland have shown they are committed to doing good things and while much of the international community has shunned them we shall not." One stumbling block however is expected to be the fact that last year the Nya Aland Minister of Defence spent time in the short lived "Principality of Northern Borland", this however is likely to be seen as only a minor obstacle. The King is expected to host the visiting couple for a banquet on Saturday night, however this will be the first time since 2010 that the King has hosted one alone following his separation from Queen Matilda. Edited by DaveIronside, 3rd July 2016 - 11:56 AM.
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 CAR BOMB FOUND OUTSIDE TEMPLE DISTRICT. TWO MERCIAN SUSPECTS KILLED Yesterday afternoon a car filled with explosives was found on the edge of the Temple district in Northfort. The car was attachted to a timer which would have exploded around the time as people began making their way to the Temple of Helus for Sunday morning prayers. The car was full of plastic explosives, ball bearings and two containers of acid which were likely to cause severe burns to anyone it came into contact with. The bomb was defused by members of the Royal Engineers who responded after a local police officer believed he spotted something suspicious. This is the first time that the Temple district has been targeted in a terror attack, originally it was expected to have been a Borlander attack however the terrorist groups leader Kyle Barren has released a statement stating"While we abhore East Moreland we believe that the Temple District of Northfort is holy ground belonging to Helus, we would not attack such a target, we would not attack the home of our God" Some hours after the bomb was defused a team of Red Legionnaires raid a house in a suburb of Northfort, there was a brief shoot out and two suspects were killed. Brigadier Kelly of Red Legion spoke following the operation, "Our nations intelligence services quickly came up with some suspects based on evidence taken from the scene, we were asked to make the raid to cease them and my men came under fire. There was a brief exchange before the suspects were neutralised, both were given first aid on the scene but died before reaching hospital." It was later confirmed that the two suspects were refugees from Mercia leading some to suspect they were anti-Cult sympathisers who had sneaked into East Moreland.  OSMANTECH AND EMAC TO "GROW" A DRONE It sounds like an idea for a science fiction film, but here in the East Moreland scientists and engineers are spending time and money to see if they can do exactly that following a partnership between OsmanTech and East Moreland Aircraft Company .East Moreland warplanes are already flying with parts made from a 3D printer and now researchers are already using that same technology to build drones. The military advantage is obvious - building equipment quickly and close to the battlefield - without long waits and long supply chains - gives you an enormous advantage over any enemy. But the latest innovation being developed by EMAC at Technology City University takes 3D printing to another level. With industrial advice from OsmanTech, they are developing something called a "chemputer" which, in theory, would be able to "grow" small scale unmanned aircraft, or drones in a laboratory. While a 3D printer physically makes the parts for a machine, the "chemputer" speeds up the chemical reactions from the molecular level. Such a breakthrough could mean it would take weeks rather than months or years to build an aircraft from scratch. Lord Lucas Osman admits that creating even small aircraft out of chemicals "would be very challenging" but he says that by developing an autonomous digital synthesis engine they will be able to assemble "complex objects with minimal human assistance". That still seems a long way off. But another innovation may be much nearer. Lord Osman states "This may be a speedy way to create medical equipment such as artificial valves for hearts or other systems that can take weeks to grow in animals or in labs the traditional way." It is expected that the first "Grown Drone", as EMAC are dubbing the project, will be flying within the next twenty years. |
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| DaveIronside | 6th July 2016 - 09:13 PM Post #368 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 EAST MORELAND TACKLE PIRATES It was confirmed that yesterday East Moreland forces assaulted a Spartan Cargo Ship in the Illumic followings its capture by pirates. The exact nature of the assault is not confirmed however it is highly likely that Red Legion will have been involved. The ship was captured two days ago and East Moreland forces moved into the area to contain it and after making contact a deicision was made to assault the ship. Following the assault it was confirmed that all the pirates were either captured or killed during the assault. Three pirates are under arrest and are now onboard REMNS Ostlake before being transfered to Camp Redfern where it is likely they will be charged with piracy and terrorism offences. Meanwhile the King is hosting a conference aimed at co-ordinating an international response to the Illumic Piracy crisis. Admiral Hendry has been put in charge of co-ordinating a Moreland response stated, "We'll be seeing ships come back from the UNP over the next few days, this will free up other ships to move into the Illumic. While this will help us combat the pirates it is important we cut them off at their roots."  AFC TO GET NEW STADIUM Roberton City Council today confirmed that AFC Roberton have been granted planning permission for a new 32,000 stadium. The stadium is yet to be officially named and is likely to cost around EM£300million, with around EM£100million coming from King David who owns the club. The move comes after the team won promotion to the Premier League following winning the 2nd tier and the national cup last season. The clubs Chairman Lionel Pickering said, "This shows the ambition the team have, we've gained our foothold in the top flight and we intend to stay there for a long time. Our current stadium houses 10,000 fans and is pretty old, we've had enquiries for season tickets from around 12,000 people so I'm confident we can fill the new stadium once its been built." The former stadium is being sold to a property developer who plans to build some luxury appartments and a small shopping centre on the ground. The funds from this sale are likely to also go towards the new stadium. Mr.Pickering also announced that the ground will be used for music concerts with Twin Atlantic already pencilled in for the first one expected in May 2017. KING GETS EXAM RESULTS Across the country University students have today been collecting their exam results, amongst those collecting them at Royal Merriman University was King David. Over the last year the King has completed a module on his Master's History degree entitled "Changing nature of warfare in Alba Karinya during the Medieval period" , the King now has four more modules and his own original research piece to complete. The King collected his results along with classmates and undergraduates which included his niece Archduchess Sophie and her rugby player boyfriend Rollo MacAllister. It is believed that the Archduchess achieved a 2:1 on her CETO Studies degree and now has her final year to complete, meanwhile the King achieved a pass on his Masters course and was said to be "Slightly disappointed with the result" |
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| DaveIronside | 10th July 2016 - 10:51 PM Post #369 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 REMNS KING ROBERT OPENS FESTIVAL OF SAIL The annual Festival of Sail has begun in Portworth. An estimated 300,000 people lined the harbour walls to watch the flotilla of boats from across Mundus make the traditional arrival. This year the lead boat was the King Robert, the nations Amphibious Warfare vessel and flagship of the Navy, it is returning from service in the Sea of Alucard as part of the fleet giving aid to the former Union of Nordic People. The ship's deck was lined with members of the Navy and Royal Marine Commando's as well as various members of the military who gave support to the operation run by Princess Freya under the CTO. The traditional hand over of the King's Sword was carried out by Corporal Rebecca Jarrett, the Chief of Princess Freya's Household, she accompanied the Princess into the UNP and saw front line service during battles with the Gungnir. She was one of the first Morelanders into the disaster area and also one of the final ones out, therefore was granted the honour of carrying the King's Sword. Princess Rhiannon was also in attendance and as soon as the opening ceremony was over headed to enjoy the carnival rides telling the Northfort News, "My Daddy has given me ten pounds to spend and I'm going on the Helter Skelter, the Bouncy Castle and then having ice cream." The five year old Princess is soon to start her Primary School Education however it is understood the King has already been having her complete some lessons with a private tutor.  PROFESSOR HOWARD TO WRITE KINGS BIOGRAPHY As traditionally done the King's official biography is to begin being written. Every monarch since the 1600's has appointed an official biographer who has begun writting an official history of the monarch. The King has appointed Professor of History at Royal Merriman University Madeline Howard to take on the roll. The Professor is a well known historian in East Moreland and has written several ground breaking articles about members of the Royal family as well as fronting several TV programmes including "The Moreland Monarchy" and "The Travels of Paul The Explorer." The appointment has however been seen as a slap in the face for the Royal Northfort University which has always provided the biography. The King has seemed to pull support away from that institution following their dismissal of his former tutor Professor Marcus Merriman 18 months ago. Professor Howard has already been seen spending time with the King interviewing him for the beginning of the biography. The 34 year old professor said, "This is kind of the top job for a Moreland historian, to be given unique access to the royal family and its archive. I understand this is a work that is likely to be at least a decade in the making and is unique that as I write things will change. It's a challenge for sure." |
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| DaveIronside | 13th July 2016 - 08:56 PM Post #370 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 DUKE LEGION ON STANDBY FOLLOWING UBAKASA MAYHEM The military have placed the men and women of Duke Legion on standby following the destruction of President Juvenal Massaquoi's plane as he flew to Zimalia. The death of the President has seen several shocking developments as the Ubakasan media have been all but shut down and there are reports of various militia's being mobilised. The situation is currently rather confusing however to Foreign Minister Robert Kennedy the situation seems to be descending into a civil war. "The Ubakasa nation has always had the potential to be rather volatile, with tribal rivalries going back into the depths of time and people willing to go to great lengths to advance their own agenda its like a tinderbox waiting for a spark. Sadly I believe that this spark may be upon us." Minister of Defence Harry Samulson echoed those sentiments stating, "There is potential for a great many deaths should this flare up, no doubt they'll be a need for peacekeepers and as the most active CTO nation and the incident being in our backyard it is only prudent to begin preparations should rapid action be required." As well as placing Duke Legion on standby it is expected that groups of the Royal Marine Commando's will be amongst any deployment which will potentially focus on removing refugees via the coast.  MELTING BRIAN IMPLANT TO BE TESTED OsmanTech researchers have developed a new class of small, thin electronic sensors that monitor temperature and pressure within the skull, information which is crucial health parameters after a brain injury or surgery , then melt away when no longer needed. This eliminates the need for additional surgery to remove the monitors and reduces the risk of infection and haemorrhage. Similar sensors can be adapted for postoperative monitoring in other body systems as well, the researchers say. Led by John A. Rogers, a professor of materials science and engineering at the Technology City Institute, and Wilson Ray, a professor of neurological surgery working for OsmanTech, the researchers have published their work in a prominent East Moreland medical journal. "This is a new class of electronic biomedical implants," said Professor Rogers. "These kinds of systems have potential across a range of clinical practices, where therapeutic or monitoring devices are implanted or ingested, perform a sophisticated function, and then resorb harmlessly into the body after their function is no longer necessary." After a traumatic brain injury or brain surgery, it is crucial to monitor the patient for swelling and pressure on the brain. Current monitoring technology is bulky and invasive, Rogers said, and the wires restrict the patent's movement and hamper physical therapy as they recover. Because they require continuous, hard-wired access into the head, such implants also carry the risk of allergic reactions, infection and haemorrhage, and could even exacerbate the inflammation they are meant to monitor. "If you simply could throw out all the conventional hardware and replace it with very tiny, fully implantable sensors capable of the same function, constructed out of bioresorbable materials in a way that also eliminates or greatly miniaturises the wires, then you could remove a lot of the risk and achieve better patient outcomes," Rogers said. "We were able to demonstrate all of these key features in animal models, with a measurement precision that's just as good as that of conventional devices."The first devices are set to be implanted in mice and rats in the coming days and are considered non harmful.  THE BEAST BREAKS RECORD East Moreland Royal Air Force Mechanic Eddie "The Beast" Hall, yesterday smashed the world record for the deadlift at a local strongman competition, in the process he became the first person to lift 500kg, a measure many said would never be done. At the Portworth Festival of Sail an annual strongman competition has been held for the last ten years and this year the standard was the best so far. The Roberton native attempted to compete in weightlifting at the Mundus Games but failed to medal saying he was "majorily disappointed with his performance, I thought the transfer between strongman and competition weightlifting would be simple, its not, however I'm soon going to make up for this failure." That redemption came in this competition. Hall first entered the competition with a 425kg lift, before proceeding to 450kg, he then equalled his own record of 465kg, this lift saw the other competitors drop out and so Hall demanded the magic 500kg be set up. The 15,000 crowd roared as at first the bar eased off the deck before raising rapidly. Hall held the bar aloft for several seconds basking in the crowds roars before carefully placing the bar back on the ground. Last year Hall lifted what would have been a record of 480kg but the attempt was declared illegal as his hands slipped off the bar on the way down and he was deemed to have "Dropped" the bar. With his record secure Hall, whose nose began to bleed during the attempt, collapsed and required oxygen. Speaking later he said, "I've proved I'm capable of greatness, I'm now setting my sights on 510 and I reckon I can get that by the years end." The video of the attempt has since gone viral trending on Facebook and Twitter. Edited by DaveIronside, 17th July 2016 - 08:48 PM.
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| DaveIronside | 25th July 2016 - 03:16 PM Post #371 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 "CULT MUST STAY STRONG" SAYS HIGH PRIESTESS The High Priestess of the Cult of Helus yesterday called for the members of the Cult to look to the future and stay strong in their faith. The words came during an appearance at the Royal Northfort University to mark a conference entitled "The Archaeology of the Cult", a week long series of meetings to promote the search for more knowledge of the faith's holy sites. The High Priestess said; " Throughout the history of the Cult we have always faced challenges of one type or another, modern times are no different. Our Lord Helus set humanity a task when he left Mundus, to face whatever the challenges the world throws at us and stay true to the ways he taught us. To do that the Cult must stay strong, we have seen our brothers and sisters attacked physically and we have faced the horror of seeing our holy sites desecrated. Through all of that I was proud at the response of those in our armed forces who I believe are the very embodyment of the Code of Canley, I was also proud of King David stepping forward when action was needed. Our faith is a minor one when compared to the other faiths in Mundus, however we are not one to let that deter us from what we know is right at times of crisis." The High Priestess went on to discuss the royal marriage stating, "The King and Queen have given the Gods oaths, these are not things to break, it is vital that both of them find a way to move past whatever issues they are having. King David is the descendent of the God's most beloved human Raimond Unasson, and he must set the example for humanity, he can not and should not break his oath, by accepting a marriage to King David then Queen Matilda accepts that she has responsibility to the Gods as well, she is the mother of Unasson's distant direct relative in Princess Rhiannon. This marriage needs to be saved."  QUEEN'S TIME IN HROTHGAR TO END SOON Queen Matilda has been working onboard the OsmanTech sponsored REMNS Queen Matilda for the last few months as a marine biologist. The Queen believed some time away from East Moreland would be best following the announcement of her split from King David and described her trip as "a chance to undertake some brilliant research, create some positive publicity for the sciences as well as focus on what will be the next step in my life." The Queen has been taking part in projects to map and track several species including whales and certain key fish species. It is expected that the ship will make its way back to Portworth via the former Felysian Islands where it will conduct other research before taking the long route back to East Moreland in order to avoid the Illumic. The ship is expected back home within two weeks at which point it will be put through a round of maintaienance before heading to Nya Aland to investigate the long term marine damage caused by the meteor strike.  HALLIDAY TAKES 2nd WIN OF SEASON Rytol Racing driver Sam Halliday took his 2nd win of the season with a five second gap to Z Kennedy of RCR closing the gap at the top of the drivers championship. He now sits in third place in the Drivers Championship after series leader Megan Harrison finished in 6th. Speaking after the race Halliday said, "Today in Tytor we've come away with points again, for the Constructors we need to start making sure we've two good cars out there, Mark struggled today with some little issues but next time in KA we'll get it right." The team were once again cheered on by Erin Osman from the pit lane representing the teams largest sponsor. The King's sister in law said, who is dating Mark Lindley of Rytol Racing, said, "I'm beginning to get really into this now, its exciting and the whole roadshow is a great atmosphere, I'm delighted for Sam but I know Mark will bounce back." |
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| DaveIronside | 27th July 2016 - 10:57 PM Post #372 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 CARPENTER QUITS CTO Former Chief Councillor and CTO Secretary General Tim Carpenter has resigned his position in the CTO as Chair of the Refugee Council. Carpenter was instrumental in the organisation and launching of operations in the former Union of Nordic People but in more recent times found himself in the middle of the situation that recently unfolded in Mercia. At one point during the crisis Carpenter was even the subject of an arrest warrant on suspicion of multiple murders, such acquisitions have since been dropped. Carpenter resigns in order to take up the position as the administrator of the Celtic Protectorate which has been established inside Mercia, a move that effectively makes him part of the Mercian cabinet. As he tended his notice to Princess Serenity as Secretary General he left Rokkenjima after speaking briefly to the press saying "This is my second stint in Rokkenjima at the CTO, both times have been rather chaotic, the first time setting up the organisation and now dealing with the UNP crisis. Despite this chaos I have meet and worked with groups of extremely dedicated and resourceful people who, if the rest of the organisation got on board, have the potential to make the world a much better place. I feel the Refugee Council has even more challenges ahead and I hope that whoever succeeds me has every success in the world. The position is one I feel can still make a great difference, however as a Cultist I feel that the people in Mercia need me and its a call I can't ignore. Ui Cenneslaig appear to have placed the foundations to bring peace to the nation and wanted someone who understands our faith at the helm of their Protectorate, I'm honoured they feel I am the person to do this job and I know that it is a plan that can not be allowed to fail. I think it also makes me the first person to be a cabinet minister in two completely unrelated countries so that will perhaps create a series of unique challenges." It is expected Carpenter will meet with King Finley briefly before heading to the Protectorate by the weekend. |
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| DaveIronside | 1st August 2016 - 08:41 PM Post #373 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 PRINCESS RHIANNON GIVES FIRST INTERVIEW To mark the occasion of the five year old Princess Rhiannon's first day at school the Northfort News was given unique access to the young heir to the throne. The King's daughter will tommorrow attend her first day of Primary School at the Woodside Hill School on the edge of Northfort. The school was one that Queen Matilda helped establish an "urban wildlife preserve" in and as a result built up a close relationship with the staff who she said were "inspirational and dedicated teachers". The young Princess meet with our reporter alongside her father and answered questions put to her. Are you looking forward to starting a new school? Yes, but no, but mainly yes. My best friends Alice and Owen are going to another school so that makes me a little sad, but Vavma[1]says they can come round for tea but I'm going to school with my friend Evie now so that will be fun. I'll get to do new things too and read big girl books on my own. What do you do for fun? I like to help the farmer who lives next door to our not Palace house, he has lots of sheep and I get to help him feed them. This summer he even let me feed one of the little baby sheep but then it did a wee on me and I dropped him. Normally though the sheep are nice. I like to play with my friends, we play lots of games together and we've been learning to ride bikes and I like trying to go fast but I'm not as fast as Evie. You went on a world tour earlier this year, what was your favourite place to visit? I have two favourites. I liked Rokkenjima because there was pretty pink bits on trees and the wind blew them everywhere, it was like playing in pink snow, that was fun with Mummy. They also have a sweet shop there full of jars and jars of sweets and sell the longest strawberry laces I've ever seen in my life, their taller than me. I liked meeting Hempress Beatrice too, she was nice, but I didn't meet Hadriana I think we could be friends like our parents. I also liked Upzala in Nordic, they had reindeer there and we got to ride in a carriage behind them in the snow. They also had ice skating and I tried to be like Cousin Sophie but I'm nowhere near as fast because I'm only tiny. I heard that they got blown up or something and that made me sad because all the reindeer I meet will have been killed. We've got HoneyBadger Day coming up, are you looking forward to it? I love HoneyBadger Day, this year Vavma says I can dress up as one and go to the concert in the park. I went last year with Auntie Freya and we danced so much that my legs hurt for days after but it was so much fun. I also like the fireworks, I can see them from my bedroom window at the Palace and usually I sit watching them with a hot chocolate, if Auntie Freya makes it then its even better because she sneaks me three marshmallows in instead of the one that Vavma lets me have. We understand you've started fencing lessons, how are they going? I love fencing. I'm not as good as Vavma yet but he's got big muskles and I haven't. I've been doing pushy ups and I can do a whole six. I like learning with my sword teacher but he makes me work very hard. I had one competition and came forth and Vavma said I'd done really really well so that made me happy. What's the best thing about being a Princess? Everyone is really really nice to you ALL the time, its like a law or something, it seems really funny though because when me and Vavma visit anywhere people bring me teddy bears and stuffed toys and I don't even know them. I always remember to say thank you because I don't want to get in trouble for being rude, if I get in trouble I can't go fencing. Its also nice because we can't keep all the toys so we let other children in hopsital have them, I think that's good because it makes sick boys and girls happy and its always nice to be nice. [1] Morelandish for Dad |
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| DaveIronside | 7th August 2016 - 09:21 PM Post #374 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 EMAC UNVEIL "SUPER HEAVY LIFTER" Three years ago EMAC launched the Heavy Lifter Airship, a hybrid air vehicle capable of carrying 60,000kg and staying airborne for up to four days, at the time it was planned that the vehicle would be used for cargo transport in areas with difficult access for traditional cargo vehicles. This came in particularly useful once the situation in Uppsala after the meteor strike was secure and six Heavy Lifter were used to transport vast quantities of supplies out to remote areas. This morning however EMAC launched the "Super Heavy Lifter" a 92meter long version of its not so little brother. The new vehicle is capable of carrying 85,000kg of cargo and maintains a four day operating range with a top speed of 110mph. The vehicle almost didn't make it out of its specially built hanger as it required forty ground operatives to help guide it out. Sir Alan Maybury of EMAC announced, "This is probably one of the largest commercially built air vehicles available, if not the biggest. Many people believe the age of the airship is over, they may be right in terms of passenger transport, however there is still a role for this vehicle. We've already began tests about using them and their little siblings as communication masts in the Alps, as well as mobile field hospitals for the military and organisations like JET. We're confident that a role can and will be found for such a vehicle." In the past the Achkaerin based Moby, a whale watching company, have utilised some of these smaller airships in their business, however as yet no customers have ben confirmed for the new design.   TEAM DAISOPH TO TAKE ON MHORISH FOR CHARITY It was announced last night that the nations two most successful athletes, Speed Skater and Cross Country runner Archduchess Sophie, and Royal Navy member and swimmer Daisy Greechan are too join forces. The pair have confirmed that they are to row 1,600km across the Mhorish Sea to raise money for Legionnaire Legacy and the MPS Society. The pair are expected to take around 25 days to make the crossing if all is well however their specialised rowing boat will have provisions for much longer. The duo have been training in secret for the last six months for the challenge which they announced from the King Robert Arena prior to a charity rugby match between the HoneyBadgers and a Kings XV. Daisy Greechan said, "We've often been portrayed by the media as being rivals, we're not, we've become good friends and always wanted to do something together and this project seemed equally challenging and exciting, it'll be a great way of helping two charities and doing something that to our knowledge has not been done before." The swimmer has six Mundus Games medals and has most recently been based on the REMNS Ostlake helping the crisis in the UNP. She was keen to support the Legionnaire Legacy charity following several of her comrades in the Marines being injured while helping fight the terrorist group the Gungnir in Uppsala. Meanwhile Archduchess Sophie, who has five Mundus Games medals, and was the first to win medals at both the winter and summer games, said, "The MPS Soceity provides incredible support for children with genetic disorders and their families. Following the death of my cousin Prince Caspian they were amazing and this is just a small way of paying them back. I know this is going to be tough but if it helps just one scientist fund research into these conditions then its going to be well worth it." Prince Caspian who was diagnosed from birth with Hunter's Syndrome, a rare genetic disorder, died three years ago from complications arising from the condition. |
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| DaveIronside | 12th August 2016 - 08:47 PM Post #375 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 EAST MORELAND AND NYA ALAND SIGN TREATY Yesterday the elected leader of Nya Aland signed a historic agreement with King David which will provide substaintial aid to Nya Aland to help them rebuild, while in return provide $1billion a year to East Moreland businesses helping in the rebuilding efforts, the treaty also will see an East Moreland military base maintained in the region for training purposes. This will maintain the long standing agreement between East Moreland and the Union of Nordic People in which East Moreland's Red Legion provided special forces training in return for use of the extreme environment provided by the wilderness of the UNP for survival training. The treaty will also see a joint project to build a new Naval vessel to replace some of East Moreland's outdated Frigates while providing Nya Aland with replacements for those destroyed during the meteor strike. The treaty was signed at the end of a multiple day visit by Jin Odinsson and his fiancee Wiktoria, during their stay they stayed at the Palace and dined with the King who was accompanied by swimmer Daisy Greechan furthering rumours that the pair may be dating. During the visit it was also confirmed that the servicemen and woman of East Moreland, along with those of other nations who served in the CTO Uppsala Response Team, will be honoured with a medal by the Alander government, the first being presented to Daisy Greechan who meet Jin Odinsson face to face. Greechan served as a rescue diver onboard several vessels crossing from the UNP to Nya Aland and is thought to have pulled over fifty people from the waters during her service there. Displaying her medal as she left the Palace the swimmer said, "This means more than any Mundus Games medal, this medal represents another human life was saved and although I love competing this represents something better."  TEAM DAISOPH DEPART This morning a crowded Portworth quayside saw Archduchess Sophie and fellow athlete Daisy Greechan begin their attempt to row across the Mhorish Sea. The pair will be rowing for two charities, the Legionnaire Legacy which aids wounded soldiers, and The MPS Society which provides care and aid to those suffering from genetic illnesses. The pair's boat was christened prior to them departing with King David carrying out the ceremony, The REMNS Caspian, is likely to take 25 days to complete and is thought to be the first crossing of its kind. The boat has been specially designed to be able to ride the ocean waves and has solar power to provide energy for systems such as radio, water purification and lighting. The pair will row in shifts of four hours with some overlaps meaning the pair will sometimes be rowing together. The REMNS Caspian also has space for one person to sleep and food will largely be eaten cold after being re-hydrated with purified sea water. Mundus Games rower Graham Tooney said "This is a massive challenge and I wish the two girls well. The food alone sounds disgusting but I'm sure their well prepared." |
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| DaveIronside | 22nd August 2016 - 10:36 PM Post #376 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 KING SPEAKS ON ROKKENJIMA SITUATION DURING VACATION King David has recently been enjoying a few days in Silverhills but took time from his schedule to speak about the changing situation in Rokkenjima. The King headed to Silverhills on Saturday and is thought to have left the day to day business of government in the hands of Prime Minister Henrietta Quinn until he returns on Wednesday. Princess Rhiannon is currently staying with Queen Matilda who has moved back to the families converted windmill in Northfort following her return from research work in the Arctic. The King was on the roof terrace of the Sky Bar preparing to watch highlights of Northfort Royals RUFC play Rockhampton in the season curtain raiser when he spoke to the press.
The King spent the evening with a few ex-army friends watching the game and was seen to celebrate when Northfort won the game 32-14. Following the game he was seen in the company of the grand-daughter of the Chairman of the Court of Canley, Charles Townshend. The King was even seen dancing closely with Jocelin Hopkins, a 24 year old artist who is known to run several exclusive nightclub events. This has surprised many media watchers as it was rumoured the King was dating Daisy Greechan, one of the nations most famous sports-stars. |
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 BLASPHEMY IN THE NORTH Controversial former Priestess of Helus, Jinny Denman, has today launched what she is calling "a crusade to restore Helus to glory". The 43-year old left the official Priesthood four years ago after becoming convinced that the Cult of Helus was built upon "fundemental misunderstandings", since then she has been preaching what she refers to as "The Sisterhood of Helus", a belief that Helus was in fact female and that "she" is destined to return to Mundus through the Ironside blood line. Her meeting of the "Sisterhood" was held in Roberton and was attended by around 300 people, a small gathering but noteworthy because it marks the first public meeting of the group. During the cause of the meeting she challenged High Priestess Skye Maddix to adopt the Sisterhood's teachings as well as to meet with King David to seek a "Restoration of what Helus truly wishes." Denman outlined four major concerns she has with the traditional Cult of Helus. 1. HELUS IS FEMALE "According to all texts anyone can find on the creation of the universe, Mundus or even humanity it states "Helus gave life to", yet we all know Helus created humanity in his own image, we have to appearence of the Gods, only they would have stood like giants next to us, therefore it makes sense that the only way Helus could give life to anything is if Helus gave birth to it. Following that logic Helus must be female as we know in life it is the female that's gives birth. The Cult must reflect this, it must ensure the truth is known, respected and taught." 2. THE IRONSIDE BLOODLINE IS VITAL "The scriptures of Helus say "and Helus did confer upon Raimond Unasson all the blessings, responsibilities and duties of the Gods, to pass on generation to generation the torch of this undertaking until a day Helus shall return through the blood." This clearly states that the 2nd reincarnation of Helus on Mundus will be through the Unasson bloodline which currently flows through the Ironsides, David Ironside and Freya Ironside are the most direct descendents of Unasson and as such every follower of Helus on the planet should pray for their health and long life. We need this pair to ensure a future generation are as pure as possible to speed the re-birth of Helus." 3. THE IRONSIDE BLOODLINE HAS BEEN POLLUTED "It is well known that the other Gods favoured certain other humans, these bloodlines are harder to trace but in my view are families of nobility, regardless of nationality. Those not following Helus have merely lost their way but upon her return they shall soon gain their senses for the knowledge of Helus flows in their blood. We have seen however a loss of this purity of the Gods, King David has befouled the most sacred of bloodlines by marrying Matilda Osman, a woman whose family only joined the nobility twenty years ago, she is not favoured by the Gods and that is why she has deserted her husband after giving birth to a cursed child in Caspian, it is only a miracle Rhiannon was not equally cursed as her blood is also unpure. Our King is now seen with a host of un-noble women on his arm, I pray he is once again not dreaming of polluting Helus' bloodline once more. He should be casting his eye on producing a fine unspoilt bloodline by marrying a woman of nobility, the Lodjain Queen is unmarried and clearly noble, also Empress Evanthe is also single, add to this the many fine noble Morelander women who are single and there is no excuse. It is my own personal view that he should abdicate the throne and his sister Freya take the throne after marrying a noble man, thus ensuring the purist unpolluted bloodline possible." 4. THE CULT OF HELUS IS CORRUPT "In the eyes of Helus the Cult is answerable only to her, however we have seen the Cult allow its power to be limited, it now has no say in government. This is because it was permitted to allow Joanna Ironside to take the leadership, a woman who corrupted herself as a Priestess by bearing children out of wedlock like a common whore. This was because the Cult has permitted itself to be run by the government and not by those scholars within it who are knowledgable. Should they follow this knowledge and shake of the oppression of the modern government we could bring back the Theocractic paradise Moreland was during the 15th century, a time that the monarchy and priesthood worked hand in hand to ensure East Moreland became a nation Helus would have been proud of." The talk is likely to prove controversial however following its release the Sisterhood saw an increase in it's Facebook membership from 27,322 members to now 461,273 members. |
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| DaveIronside | 27th August 2016 - 03:32 PM Post #378 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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ELECTION COUNTDOWN BEGINS WITH NEW PARTY ANNOUNCED With the election for the Representative Council looming the various parties that make up East Moreland's political landscape have begun campaigning, this year however they are joined by a new party under the stewardship of the nations Youth Chief Councillor Darren Spencer. The 21 year old has recently completed his military section of his national service and has set up the Young Moreland party. Speaking at the parties launch in Northfort Spencer said, "I realise we stand very little chance of winning the election , however there are many issues those under the age of 30 feel passionate about and also feel like we have no clear voice, things have begun to get better but there is still much to be done. We have a youth unemployment rate of around 6% compared to 2% for those over the age of 30 and this is something that must change." The Party was given support from the National Traditionalist Party headed by Thomas Moore who stated, "Its great to see young people involved in politics and I think if Young Moreland get things right they may pick up a few seats in areas with a high concentration of University students such as in Technology City. This could bring a significant number of seats to the table when working out the inevitable coalition." One of the other leaders of the Young Moreland Party is Greg Carpenter, the 22 year old younger brother of former Chief Councillor Tim Carpenter. Greg Carpenter will be seeking election in his brothers old seat of Freestone West and while not as well known as his elder brother the Carpenter name is likely to win him a considerable number of votes. Speaking to Northfort News he said, "While I share many of my brothers views people will find we're vastly different. I'm probably more nationalistic than my brother who is definitely an Internationalist. For example he fully backs the CTO yet I feel the organisation is actually causing East Moreland a few problems, for example from a legal stand-point King David could be in trouble with the CTO for sending our troops into nations prior to a CTO Resolution being passed, we've done the right thing, often alone, and risked our King being labelled a criminal for doing so, where is the sense in that." Polls will open on the 5th of September with the People's Party seeking to retain its lead as the nations biggest party with 43% of the vote.  TEAM DAISOPH REACH HALF WAY POINT After 14 days at sea the team of Archduchess Sophie Harrison-Ironside and legendary swimmer Daisy Greechan have reached the half way stage in their attempt to row across the Mhorish Sea. The team are roughly 36 hours behind the target schedule they have set themselves and have been struggling in rough seas. The attempt is raising money for veterans charities and a charity helping children with genetic conditions and has so far raised around EM£700,000, it is expected to go well beyond the EM£1million mark by the time they make land. Daisy Greechan sent this report from the boat which has been called REMNS Caspian.
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| DaveIronside | 29th August 2016 - 05:55 PM Post #379 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 "DON'T MAKE US CTO WORKHORSE" BEGS PROBERT In the run up to the elections for Representative Council the leader of the Justice Party, Sally Probert, has urged the King to not overcommit the military to CTO operations. Speaking at the the launch of her parties manifesto Probert spoke about her concern about the way East Moreland have been at the forefront of the CTO's military operations, and with Nova Ardia situation being discussed by the CTO has asked King David to not send Morelander forces. "We have seen time and time again that East Moreland have been amongst the first, and sometimes only, nation into the breech. We've sent troops to every CTO operation, often spearheading operations and engaging throughout. Meanwhile bigger nations have sat back home doing very little. Last week I spoke to a friend of our family who is a pilot in the Air Force, in the last two years they've had one week off as they've been deployed here there and everywhere. He's missed the birth of his son and his daughters first steps, he's put himself in harms way on over 200 sorties which helped rescue over 5,000 people from Mercia. We should be exceptionally proud of these men and women, but we should not be doing all this. I urge the King, don't make us CTO's workhorse."  PRINCESS CONFIRMS RELATIONSHIP WITH FORMER CHIEF OF HOUSEHOLD In recent weeks rumours of the love life of King David have dominated tabloid presses with him being rumoured to be dating with Professor Maddie Howard, swimmer Daisy Greechan or artists Joseline Wells, however yesterday it was Princess Freya who set tongues wagging. Following the end of her participation in the Northfort Barracks Summer Games she was meet at the finish line of the Combat Run by Major Alex Redfern of Red Legion, close friend of King David and the former Chief of Royal Household. The pair were seen hugging and kissing before Redfern went to compete in the 50m shooting competition which he won, again cheered on by the Princess. The pair were seen watching other competitors while holding hands. Later that evening the pair of officers attended the Post-Games ball were as she entered Princess Freya confirmed to the press that they were infact dating by saying, "Yes me and Alex are a couple, we have been for some time." The relationship is likely to further cause tension with the Sisterhood of Helus who believe that the Ironside family should be marrying what the Sisterhood's leader Jinny Denman describes as "old nobility of the purest blood".  MACALLISTER MAKES PLANE TO RUGBY WORLD CUP Seaforth born Rollo MacAllister will become the first naturalised Morelander to represent the country in any sport should he be selected to play in any of East Moreland's HoneyBadgers rugby world cup games. Head Coach Eddie John said, "Rollo's had a rampant season for the Northfort Royals and has looked good in a few run outs for the Junior Badgers, he's a big lad with a big career ahead of him." MacAllister, who is dating Archduchess Sophie Harrison-Ironside, became a Morelander citizen six months ago and has been amongst the best young players in the East Moreland Premier League (EMPL) this season. MacAllister is joined in the squad by fellow uncapped player Nick Mallender, an exciting fly-half who plays for Keepton and is currently 2nd placed in EMPL points table. John's is confident of the teams performance saying, "We're defending champions and our preparation has gone fantastically well. My worry is the number of games in the group stages, it'll be a war of attrition and anything can happen, key injuries can de-rail all that preparation" TEAM HONEYBADGERS SQUAD FOR THE WORLD CUP PROPS - Dan Coal, Alex Corbisero, Joe Mauler, Milo Vanpoler HOOKERS Tom Younger, Dylan Heartlee, Andy Titterall 2nd ROW Rollo MacAllister, Simon Sure, Courtney Lores, George Cruise BACK ROW James Haskill, Chris Robsure, Richie McCore, Ben Moregun, Billy Vanpoler, Lewis Moodie SCRUM HALF Danny Kare, Ben Younger, Matt Dowson FLY HALF Nick Mallender, George Foyd CENTRES Jonathon Joesef, Luther Bhurrel, Manny Tulang, Will Greenward WINGERS Andre Whattson, Jack Noelle, Ben Fodan FULL BACKS Mike Braun, Andy Good |
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| DaveIronside | 31st August 2016 - 08:33 PM Post #380 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 EMAC UNVEIL FLYING MILITARY CAR East Moreland Aircraft Company have long enjoyed a reputation for being on the cutting edge of technological breakthroughs and today at the Technology City Testing Ground they today demonstrated something like from a sci-fi story. EMAC CEO Sir Alan Maybury spoke to the crowd of military testers saying, "We've seen how important in places like Mercia and Uppsala the idea of swiftly evacuating injured people is vital to their chances of survival. Mobility is now key for any forces, the ability for our forces to switch swiftly from ground to air will be an incredible asset. Clearly what you see here today is a long long way from being in front line service, however it has demonstrated a beginning to combine this capability and once again I am proud of the innovation of our design team. It is our hope to keep our nations military at the forefront of technological ability, and I think potentially we can find several civilian uses for this technology too, the future of the flying car is getting ever closer." A team of EMAC testers then drove a basic ground vehicle into the testing area before making it hover and twist on the spot at a height of about two meters before landing again. The EMAC team then released the video to the world on their website as well as the concept drawing of what they hope the finished product will look like. Minister of Defence Harry Samuelson said he was "delighted with the first test" before saying "I'm always amazed at what our companies can achieve and I can one day see a time when our men can fly into battle before driving off on patrol. It has an incredible potential." The video is released below.  HONEYBADGERS ARRIVE IN WEST MORELAND The East Moreland rugby team today arrived in the city of Doqadis in Vaguzia ready for the start of the rugby world cup. The city was choosen as a HQ for the team as the majority of the population of the region known as West Moreland speak Morelandish. The team were greeted by the locals with open arms with many waving East Moreland flags and wearing HoneyBadger shirts. Team Coach Eddie John had made the decision to stay there based on a visit six months ago. "Even when I visited unannounced I was astonished at the love for East Moreland, this can be a real home away from home. The countryside is stunning and I'm sure that between training we'll have time to just sit back and relax. Finding a good base camp is vital for tournaments and we couldn't have hoped for better." Uncapped Rollo MacAllister along with full back Mike Braun and captain Richie McCore were dispatched to meet the local Mayor, he was presented with a large stuffed HoneyBadger toy, something presented to every team the HoneyBadgers play following it first appearing on the touchline during the first ever CIS Shield match with Dijel in Northfort. The toy is traditionally handed over to the opposition post match, usually to their man of the match, regardless of the result. MacAllister said, "Its just a small gesture of thanks to the people of Doqadis for permitting us to make this our home for the next few weeks. The welcome was incredible, its like walking through Northfort on a match day. I hope we can give them something to cheer." |
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| DaveIronside | 4th September 2016 - 10:58 AM Post #381 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 OSMANTECH REVEAL 3 IN 1 SOLUTION OsmanTech today announced that they have been supplying a handful of villlages in Zimalia with a prototype system known as Watly, and that after the success of the system they are ready to launch it globally. The machine acts as a electrical generator using solar energy, water purification system and wi-fi network all combined. The system, which costs EM£250,000 each, has been used in the village of Kinago for the past six months. One local called William Nogo said, "This has been incredible, previously we had to walk for half an hour to reach clean water, now we simply pour in water from the local river and we can get clean water out, not only is it clean but it is cool. We were given smart phones too and now I can connect with the world, I can sell my crops at a better price by finding buyers on the internet and my children can get a better education. This machine has the power to change our world." Lord Osman was at the unveiling which took place in Portworth and outlined the projects next steps. "So far its an expensive machine, we know that. What we hope is that NGO's will make use of them in areas of greatest impact, we are striving to get the price down to closer to the EM£150,000 mark, we believe that purchasing one for a community will impact their lives far more than many projects carried out at present at a similar price. Furthermore we are working on a system for nations such as East Moreland." Lord Osman then showed the concept image shown at the end of this article while describing his vision. "We can fit several of these together to make a hub, imagine it a hub in a city centre where a person can charge their devices, even electric cars perhaps, grab a glass of cool clean water, connect to the internet or even make use of other modules such as 3D printers, webcams, a drone landing pad, the possibilities are endless. I'm excited by what we can do with this machine." The military have already shown an interest in the development with a spokesman stating, "This would be something that would have been ideal in Uppsala, it's also something we can deploy quickly to makeshift bases around the world ensuring our manpower remains connected to home and as comfortable as possible."   ELECTION OUTLINE PART ONE With televised debates due next week the six main parties in East Moreland have begun presenting their new manifestos. We will outline the various parties views over the next two days.
 BADGERS GET ROYAL SEAL OF APPROVAL East Moreland 28-0 Nova Tarragona The HoneyBadgers got off to a flying start at the world cup by earning a bonus point victory over Nova Tarragona. The performance was watched by King David who shunned the VIP area to sit amongst the HoneyBadger fans, along with biographer and rumoured love interest Professor Maddie Howard. The team got off to a flying start with a try from Jack Noelle which was easily converted by Nick Mallender from out wide. The team then absorbed pressure for a good ten minutes before a misplaced pass found its way to Lewis Moodie who broke free, however he lacked the pace to finish the move and off loaded to Will Greenward who scored under the posts, Mallender again converted. Just before the half time whistle Ben Moregun picked up from the base of the scrum and with a helping hand from Simon Sure scored the teams third try which the metronomic Nick Mallender slotted over. Following the half time break the HoneyBadgers attempted to play a more expansive game and were rewarded at the 60 minute mark when a beautiful move saw Mallender score in the corner before converting his own try. The changes were then rung by coach Eddie Johns which saw the foot took off the gas. Speaking after the game Johns said, "I'm delighted with the win and what could be a vital bonus point, what I don't accept though is a team of mine ever taking their foot off the gas. We had enough subs to ensure the team played at full throttle all match. There will be an inquest in the hotel tomorrow morning." The King was however happier with the performance, "I'm always thrilled to see the team play live, and even better when they win. We may have hoped for a bigger margin but at the start of the day we wanted the points for a win and the extra bonus point. The lads got that and I hope they'll do the same next game." The King was asked about his relationship with Professor Howard but just stated, "We're just here to support the HoneyBadgers" Edited by DaveIronside, 6th September 2016 - 09:43 PM.
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| DaveIronside | 6th September 2016 - 10:16 PM Post #382 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 IS SMARTWAR ROBOBOAT A SOLUTION TO PIRACY In the past we have seen East Moreland based company SmartWar develop some state of the art technology such as the SmartBots which have featured prominently in various space missions, a semi-autonomous border patrol vehicle and a thermal disguise based armour for vehicles. There latest project was unveiled at Portworth Military Docks yesterday and was named as Roboboat. The vessel is thought to be the largest unmanned sea going vehicle ever produced and is to undergo 12 months of testing, however during this time a ten man skeleton crew will be onboard should something go wrong. The tests are primarily going to focus on the ships ability to carry out patrols without a person "joysticking" it, which means a patrol area will be programmed in and the ship will travel to the region and carry out the patrol without further input. The current version is unarmed and is primarily going to be used to test the control systems and the boats ability to operate around merchant traffic. If successful it is likely to be given some kind of weapons system, potentially allowing it to engage pirates in the Illumic. Minister of Defence Harry Samuelson stated, "So far the boys at SmartWar predict the ship fully completed and armed would cost around $200million, however the real saving would come on the fact that this thing is likely to cost around $10,000 a day to run, much less than a current military vessel." Samuelson went on to say, "There is no chance of us completely removing the human element from our Navy, the ability to think creatively is vital and computers are yet to show me they are anywhere capable of doing that. What this could allow us to do is ensure a permanent armed prescence in the Illumic in regions prone to piracy without committing elements of our regular Navy, who would then be free to go onto other operations where a more robust response may be neccessary. SmartWar CEO Martin Dawson stated, "We're happy with the design and performance, what Roboboat now needs is time at sea amongst other vessels to see how good the navigation and avoidance systems are, should it be successful I can see a day when many cargo ships are largely unmanned." The first test is likely to last a week. ELECTION OUTLINE PART TWO With televised debates due next week the six main parties in East Moreland have begun presenting their new manifestos. We have been outlining the various parties key policies.
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| DaveIronside | 9th September 2016 - 09:23 AM Post #383 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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VAGUZIA SHOULD INVEST IN MILITAY INTELLIGANCE NOT CARRIERS STATES SAMUELSON East Moreland Minister of Defence Harry Samuelson yesterday responded to the claims made by Vaguzia's Minister of Defence who announced that his nation would be building an aircraft carrier because " we want to make the sea save again" as well as stating "the pirate problem is till now the biggest problem in East-Moreland, there have been pirates in Vaguzia but not as much as East-Moreland." Minister Samuelson responded in a statement while on the campaign trial with the People's Party.
It is thought the response was part of Samuelson's campaign in which he is pushing for East Moreland to push more nations towards unified responses to international crisis rather than the piecemeal approaches seen in recent times to crisis such as the Mercian genocide and the Uppsala Crisis. |
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| DaveIronside | 11th September 2016 - 03:59 PM Post #384 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 ATTACK ON PRINCESS FREYA There has been an attempt on the life of Princess Freya on the streets of Northfort. The Princess was driving in a car with her boyfriend Alex Redfern and his ward five year old Evie when witnesses say two vans collided with the car the Princess was driving as well as the Security vehicle following. Several people spoke of seeing people exit the vans and engage the Princesses car and the security SUV with small arms. The Royal Protection team evacuated the Princess, Redfern and his ward and returned them to the safety of the Palace. One eye-witness explained, "It was all over so quickly, I heard the crash then turned to see men with guns, there was about thirty seconds of shooting and then everything was done." The Palaces Press Officer Malcolm Tucker made a statement soon after stating, "We can confirm there was an attack made on a vehicle containing Princess Freya. The attackers were neutralised on the scene with gunfire from both vehicles. We are now working on identifying the bodies of those killed as well as increasing our security. As always we urge the public to be vigalent, while the Borlanders may not have attacked for several months we always knew a time would come when they returned, this today would seem to be that time." The King will continue in his routine duties. Minister of Defence Harry Samuelson explained, "We are always vigilant of Borlander attacks, this was dealt with swiftly and no one was injured, to be honest whoever thought it was a good idea to attack a car with a Red Legionnaire and someone who was all but the first woman to become one is nuts."  JOINT PROJECT WITH NYA ALAND CONFIRMED TO BE CORVETTE Minister of Defence Harry Samuelson today confirmed that, as first announced with the signing of a treaty with Nya Aland, the Royal Navy will be acquiring a jointly built vessel. The Project which will be called the EMNA class will be a corvette, the first of that type to enter service in the REMNS. The ship will have its hull built in Krokom while much of the systems onboard will be built by companies in East Moreland. Explaining the decision Harry Samuelson said, "We wanted a project that would benefit both nations, we need some ships with flexibility to replace some aging Frigates and perhaps take on more of the Illumic duties, meanwhile the Alanders are happy with what is proposed." The vessel will feature a 130mm canon, various anti-ship launchers and a 12 cell VLS system. It is expected that prototypes will enter production in six months time and it is likely the REMNS will receive five of the vessels. |
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| DaveIronside | 12th September 2016 - 08:17 PM Post #385 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 UNKNOWN GROUP CLAIM PRINCESS ATTACK There was a major development into the investigation into the attack on Princess Freya last night. Someone, using the account name Warriors of Helus, posted a tweet in which they appeared to claim responsibility for the attack. The organisation, which is not known to have carried out any actions in the past, have however denied that Freya was the target and instead appeared to claim they were targetting her partner Alex Redfern, the King's former Chief of Royal Household. It was also confirmed that Redfern and Princess Freya both engaged in the firefight that followed their vehicle being rammed by a van driven by one of a six person group. All six attackers were killed and a brief Police investigation has concluded the killings were lawful. Police Chief Duncan Francis explained, "We had very clear CCTV footage of the attack and footage from the Security Agent's vehicle, they were clearly attacked and are permitted to engage hostiles attacking people in their care. They took swift decisive action that ensured no loss of innocent life. We are confident their actions were correct." The group known as the Warriors of Helus are thought to be a group made up of members of the controversial Sisterhood of Helus, a religious group ran by controversial former Priestess Jinny Denman. In recent days she has called for the Ironside family, descendents of Helus' most beloved human follower Raimond Unasson, to marry only from within the "old nobility". This is something she has been critical of King David for not doing and urged Princess Freya to "not repeat" her brothers mistake in "polluting Helus' bloodline". When asked about the connection between her Sisterhood and the Warriors of Helus following the attack Denman said, "They are not acting on my orders. I do not wish Princess Freya to be cavorting with someone not of noble blood that is true. I would however never support an attack that placed the Princess in danger, nor the life of a small child." So far the Police have made no further arrests however it was originally thought to have been a Borlander attack.  QUEEN ACTING AS "PRIVATE CITIZEN" IN ALAND Following her recent appearance in Nya Aland where she spoke out against whaling before helping host a conference on the Protection of the Wilderness it was left to Royal Press Secretary Malcolm Tucker to confirm her status. Speaking at the daily press conference he was asked several questions about Queen Matilda before making a clear statement. "Queen Matilda still carries the title of Queen and is given all due respect and honours by East Moreland and we are delighted to see that she retains the respect of several other nations. Her tireless work helping protect wildlife and the environment is extremely noble and worthy of praise. She is to our knowledge the only monarch to have visited the frozen North of Hrothgar where she recently undertook work in her capacity of a marine biologist, this makes her uniquely positioned to speak at this conference, she will however be acting only as a Private citizen, she will not represent the Kingdom in an official capacity, we do however wish her well in her endeavour." The Queen is currently estranged from the King for the last four months. It is also rumoured she is dating Forumla Mundus 2nd place driver Sam Halliday as she has been seen in his pit lane for the last few Formula Mundus races wearing Rytol Racing shirts with his car number on. Furthermore she has been seen dining at several restaurants with the driver whose team mate is dating the Queen's sister Erin Osman. |
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| DaveIronside | 15th September 2016 - 08:39 PM Post #386 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 KING LEAVES MILITARY AFTER FAILED MEDICAL King David today announced that he would be leaving the military with immediate effect. The 35 year old King has been an officer in the Alpine Cadre since the age of 18 and in his 17 years of service has been part of actions against Borlanders in the Alps, fought in the Regency Crisis and more recently was part of operations to aid refugees in Mavrosia. The King reached the rank of Major and has for the last 7 years served as a reservist since becoming King. The news came following the King being informed that he had failed his routine medical on grounds of damage to his lower back following the assassination attempt just over 8 months ago. Since then the King has struggled to be as physically active as he once was and has admitted that sitting or standing in one place for too long is painful, as well as experiencing pain while running. The King was offered, in accordance with the nations Military Covenant, an administrative role within the military, something offered to servicemen and woman injured in the line of duty. The King however declined the position and resigned his commission shortly after. The King made the announcement as he left the Alpine Cadre barracks saying, "Handing over my letter was the hardest thing I've done, I grew up wanting to be a soldier and now that time is over. I have many fond memories and good friends from my time in the white beret and I have been proud to wear the uniform. I wish all of those still serving and who will serve the best. Alpine Cadre Commanding Officer Brigadier Coulson said, "The King has never been treated any differently than a member of the Cadre and he has responded brilliantly whenever called upon. Everything he achieved in the military has been by his own merit. Today the Cadre is losing an outstanding soldier and as ever we wish His Majesty the best and he shall forever remember a brother in arms to all members of the Cadre, past, present and future."  TEAM DAISOPH MAKE LANDFALL Following 22 days and 16 hours at sea the team of swimmer Daisy Greechan and speed skater Archduchess Sophie Harrison-Ironside, have reached Port Ulterre in Elpidia. It is believed that they are the first two women to row across the Mhorish Sea, a feat they had undertaken for charities caring for injured military personnel as well as a charity carrying out into genetic illnesses such as that which claimed the life of Prince Caspian. In total the pair have raised around EM£2,400,000 for the two charities and that figure is likely to rise in the next week or so. Several Morelanders in Port Ulterre came out to welcome the pair home who were helped ashore by their support crew looking wobbly. The pair have not set foot off their little boat for over three weeks, and have had no more than four hours uninterupted sleep in that time. Speaking to the media the pair appeared exhausted, Daisy Greechan, the nations most decorated athlete stated, "I'll never have been so happy to see something flat in my life. I'm looking forward to a real shower, a cold beer and a bed that doesn't move." The swimmer is rumoured to have been on several dates with King David however she refused to comment on that prefering to say, "I'm glad to be here in Elpidia, I plan on having a good sleep then a very slow wander around." Archduchess Sophie, the first person to win a medal in both the Summer and Winter games, said, "I'm thankful I'm off that boat, I've never been so hungry, cold, tired and sea sick in my life, it was worth it though. My thoughts are now going to turn to the Winter Games and I'm going to try and get over to Vaguzia to see Rollo lift the world cup." It is thought the pair will spend three days in Elpidia recovering before flying home, however Archduchess Sophie is expected to go to Vaguzia. Edited by DaveIronside, 15th September 2016 - 08:39 PM.
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 RED LEGION RAID "SCHOOL" Yesterday in the town of Keepton a dawn raid was carried out on the Helus Independent Seminary, an organisation run by the Sisterhood of Helus, to train Priestesses outside the usual route taken by the Cult of Helus. The organisation has been controversial calling for the King and Princess Freya to marry into "old nobility" as well as claiming that Helus is female. It is thought the words of the groups leader Jinny Denman, inspired a group called the "Warriors of Helus" to attack Princess Freya's partner Alex Redfern, an attack that almost injured the Princess. Jinny Denman has however distanced herself from the Warriors of Helus. The school was raided before classes started and only four people were present in the building, three of the four people were arrested and are being held on suspicion of terrorist involvement. According to local Police a collection of propaganda material was also discovered, some of which indicated that attempts were being made to radicalise young people. Local chief of Police said, "Some of the leaflets clearly point to attempts to recruit children as young as six, this is worrying." Furthermore three handguns were seized in the raid. Local police defended the use of Red Legion in the raid by saying, "These men are the world experts in this kind of operation, when you have an asset such as that you use it, they potentially save the life of police officers and those inside."  ARCHDUCHESS RETURNS TO THE ICE With the winter games fast approaching the East Moreland University Sports Association (EMUSA) Speed Skating Championships took place yesterday. This event saw the return to the ice of Archduchess Sophie Harrison-Ironside, fresh from her row across the Mhorish. The Princess took part in four events for her University, the Royal Merriman University, winning two, coming second in one and crashing out in the final. She has now meet the qualifying time set by the SnowBadgers for inclusion in the Winter Games team. Speaking following the event, where Royal Merriman University took the overall championship she said. "I'm delighted with my form, I intend to peak at the games and I know I still have things to work on. I won my two favourite events, and was doing well in another, fatigue set in and it went a little wrong. I'm probably coming back a little too soon to do so many events. Cardio wise though I've never been stronger, I just need to get my rhythm back." It is expected Sophie will take part in next weeks National Championship however only in events she has not yet meet the qualifying time. She is expected this weekend in Vaguzia to watch the HoneyBadgers defend their World Rugby title where boyfriend Rollo MacAllister has featured.  "BACK TO THE BEGINNING" SAYS JOHN As the HoneyBadgers stand ready to defend their title and win back to back World Titles team coach Eddie John has warned his team to not take things for granted. Speaking at the teams press conference he was asked about the teams chances and said. "I know what everyone is thinking, we beat the Tarragonian's 28-0 so we should do it again, as I said at the beginning of the tournament this would be about whose squad has done best, clearly to reach the final they've shown a great deal of grit and improvement. Our boys will feel like they have to get back to the beginning of the tournament, into that mind set they had for the first ever meeting between our two nations. Their an unknown and merely an obstacle to over come within 80 minutes." The HoneyBadgers have so far gone unbeaten in the Rugby World Cup , something which left John baffled, "We got placed 2nd in our group, we're the only team to be unbeaten in the tournament yet we get placed second behind a team we beat 28-0, I think the organisers need to look at things if they say we're not as good as Tarragonia, we've had the league table pinned to the wall in every training session. We're going out to prove we didn't finish second, but clearly the fact we did makes the Tarragonian's favourite to take the world title. It'll be one hell of a game." John also took the unexpected move of announcing his team early saying, "We now have 48 hours to prepare, all the focus will be in making sure the 15 lads on the pitch are in the best shape possible, and that the eight subs are as focused as they can to adapt. It's been a proper team effort." The team is largely unchanged from their semi-final with Achkaerin with in form Nick Mallender at fly half and flying winger Andy Wattson likely to be key players. Super Sub Rollo MacAllister has featured in all the teams games and won plaudits for his play, however he remains on the bench, where John says, "His great impact has the ability to put tiring players on the back foot, one day he'll be a 2nd row star for us, but for now he has a role to play and he'll do it." The King has already announced he will be at the ground for the final saying, "I hope its a great game, a great day for both sets of fans, but I hate to say it, I hope the Tarragonian's end up going home sad." |
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| DaveIronside | 25th September 2016 - 08:04 PM Post #388 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 HIGH PRIESTESS TO MEET KING OVER "HELUSISM" High Priestess Skye Maddix is to meet King David tomorrow to discuss concerns about the increase in what is being labelled "Helusism", discrimination shown to members of the Cult of Helus. There have been in recent days issues in both Mercia, where there was a recent anti-Cultist genocide, as well as in Vaguzia where several Cultists were killed by Police. The recent outbreak provoked Mercian Priestess of Jekar Elizabeth Daynes to speak out on the issue, coining the new term. In her speech she called on both the authorities in Mercia and Vaguzia to take steps to ensure clashes did not escalate, she furthermore urged Cultists to be "respectful, don't endanger anyone, but be proud of what you are." The High Priestess is likely to ask the King to put in place measures to offer support to these communities and also do more to support the work of the faith in educating others about the Cult. Speaking after yesterdays prayer service the High Priestess said, "Sadly people here the word Cult and far too often believe it to be some kind of evil money grabbing faith, nothing could be further than the truth, the Cult of Helus is a long established religion with a focus on good deeds, good thoughts and good words. We must ensure the world realize this." The Priestess also said she was puzzled by the words of Vaguzia's Minister of Justice Vilente Risa. "Mr.Risa has essentially come out and told a well respected member of a religious order that instructed her members to act in a respectful and non violent way to stay silent, I would personally have thought the Vaguzian's would have welcomed the words from key figures within the Cult to help calm the situation. The Vaguzian's may say they act hard on all who break the law , which is fine, however what I wish they'd remember is that members of the Cult outside East Moreland, including those in Doqadis, are nervous after all they've just seen nearly 200,000 of their kin murdered without any comeback. I would though echo Elizabeth's words, members of the Cult should act in a manner of repsect to all and not put anyones life at risk."  HONEY-BADGER HEARTBREAK East Moreland's beloved HoneyBadger rugby team lost a high scoring rugby world cup final in Vaguzia. The team lost 24-32 to Nova Tarragonia failing to become the first team to defend a world title, Head Coach Eddie John however was not distraught saying, "The team have done superb, we've nearly gone two whole world cups without a defeat and to lose to the new World Champions is no shame, after all to be World Champions you have to be on the ball each and every game." The game was watched by the King who following the game meet with the team, Eddie John said, "The King was very complimentary and spoke to the team for a good ten minutes, having him tell us how people back home had been proud of our performance made the loss less hurtful but the pain of getting so close is never going to go away. We have a doctrine with the HoneyBadgers that you leave the jersey in a better place than you found it, many of these boys found the jersey one of a world champion, the mission now is to go away, learn from our mistakes, look at our training and preparation and then come back stronger and regain our title." The team had been staying in Doqadis in the West Moreland region of Vaguzia, the riots there the night before the game however had no impact on the game according to Eddie John. "We were unaware of anything going on until this morning, then we just had a job to do and no one lost focus. Our thoughts though go to those who have lost their lives, we consider those people in Doqadis friends, brothers and sisters and we would have loved to win the trophy for them today, but we're sorry." |
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| DaveIronside | 26th September 2016 - 07:50 PM Post #389 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 KING ANNOUNCES CHANGES TO CITIZENSHIP RULES Following a meeting today with High Priestess Skye Maddix the King had announced a new citizenship policy. In recent months there has been an increase in "Helusism" across Mundus with various incidents in Vaguzia and Mercia, these events have seen several Cultists killed in tragic circumstances. The King has instructed the Home Office to begin a system of a Faith Visa, a system that would give members of the Cult of Helus an easier route into East Moreland. Royal Press Secretary Malcolm Tucker explained the policy saying, "Anyone who has had an approved sword ceremony, anyone who had an official Cultist marriage or child naming ceremony will be granted a visa to give them permission to live in East Moreland for two years, following that they may, so long as they have demonstrated a willigness to embrace Morelandish culture and traditions, stay longer on application." It is thought that this will allow many people from West Moreland in Vaguzia to migrate along with many in Mercia. Home Minister Darren Bone said, "When the Mavrosia Crisis was on we brought an estimated 180,000 refugees here, most have now gone back, during the Genocide in Mercia we evacuated around 180,000 more, some of whom have gone back to the Celtic Protectorate, it is clear we have the capacity for around 350,000 people, we can do this to help fellow Cultists and therefore we should do this." It is expected that embassies around Mundus will begin processing the visa's after the weekend. The announcement pleased the High Priestess who said, "There is still work to be done , however the most vulnerable can now get out and come to safety."  POSTAL VOTING BEGINS The 2016 Representative Council Elections have begun as postal votes have started to be counter. Voting takes place on Friday and by Saturday evening Morelanders should know who the new Council is, as well as the new Chief Councillor. Currently the People's Party, whose leader Lord Cullen is standing down following the election campaign, have a slim majority in the Council having 52% of the total seats. Sir Harry Samuelson has already been determined as the People Parties new leader and is favorite to become the Chief Councillor. However polls have suggested that it is unlikely that any single party will gain a majority meaning a coalition is likely, many believe this will be between the People's Party and the National Traditionalist Party, this has yet to be talked about between leaders though. The Representative Council will advise the King on the legistaltive agenda and promote and debate legislation ideas to the King. The Council can be highly influential, before his death former Chief Councillor Hugo MacGregor brought out the East Moreland exit from the CIS, while the nations first Chief Councillor Tim Carpenter established major house building programmes.  HONEYBADGERS START ANNOUNCES CHARITY EVENT James Hayskell , East Moreland's star rugby flanker has today announced that he will lead a HoneyBadgers team in a unique charity match. A team made of 10 HoneyBadgers will face a celebrity XV in a tag rugby game to take place at the King Robert Arena. Hayskell's Badgers XV will feature players from both Rugby World Cup campaigns as well as players from the women's national team, while it has been announced that swimmer Daisy Greechan will captain the celebrity team. Money raised will be given to Sports Relief which will use funds to help promote disability sport as well as fund projects overseas to support those worse hit by poverty. Speaking at the King Robert Arena Daisy Greechan said, "I've always wanted to test myself against the best, and now I get to play at one of the worlds most famous rugby stadiums against people who are world champions, legends of their game. It's my hope I can assemble a first class team to take the Hayskell Badgers on and whip their backsides." So far there have been no announcements as to who will feature on the team being called Daisy's Diamonds, however the swimmer is likely to have no worries finding a team as rugby is the national sport. |
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| DaveIronside | 1st October 2016 - 06:45 PM Post #390 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 THOMAS MORE NAMED NEW CHIEF COUNCILLOR Following the close of polls the National Traditionalist Party have gained the most seats, claiming 45% of the total vote, this however means they do not have an outright majority. It is likely however that More will join forces with the People's Party who claimed 18.2% of the vote. The collapse of the People's Party vote came as a shock, many experts putting it down to the hap hazard collapse of the party leadership following the murder of their founder Hugo MacGregor, since then the party had two leaders with Sir Harry Samuelson assuming the reigns just two weeks before the election. Mr.More will meet with the King tomorrow morning for breakfast when it is expected they will begin talks about the cabinet. The King will name a cabinet, however the Representative Council must approve it, therefore it is likely that several members of the current cabinet, which was dominated by the People's Party , will lose their positions. Speaking from his Roberton constituancy Mr.More declared victory at 5am when the final votes came in. He stated, "What we have seen is a great political shift in this nation, we have seen the people of East Moreland look at their past, their heritage and say they must play a significant role in the policy of our nation. It is my hope that the King extends to us the same oppurtunities he did Hugo MacGregor, I am confident that we can help the King make great strides into ensuring East Moreland retains its birthright as well as being a power on the international stage. My first desire would be to see the King extend an invite to nations to sign treaties on a one to one basis. We have seen the Tripartite stall, we have seen the collapse of the CIS and frankly I wouldn't use the CTO charter to wrap my chips up in. One of the greatest successes we've had diplomactically in recent years was the signing of the treaty with Nya Aland, we need more like that, we don't even have formal agreements with our two closest neighbors. We should change this." The King sent a message publically to Mr.More saying, "I wish to congratulate you on your victory and I look forward to meeting with you and beginning our new working relationship. I'd furthermore like to thank all parties involved for running such a well fought campaign." Two of the biggest surprises of the night came when the newest party, Young Moreland winning two seats. Darren Spencer, the 21 year old former Youth Chief Councillor, won a seat for the area of Northfort Parkside, an area dominated by students, while 20 year old grand-daughter of Professor Marcus Merriman, Amelia Merriman was elected to represent Keepton Howell. |
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| DaveIronside | 2nd October 2016 - 07:00 PM Post #391 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 NEW CABINET SEE'S "IMPORTANT FIRST" The King today travelled to the Representative Council to present his proposed cabinet and see it approved by the Council. The list saw six of the twelve members keep their positions, while Thomas More moved from Deputy Chief Councillor to Chief Councillor following the recent elections. The cabinet also saw what the King described as "an important first" in the appointment of the first minority Cabinet member. Edward Tamana was appointed as Minister of Science and Technology, in his presentation of the proposed line up the King described him, "as an exceptional scientific brain who has shown a flair for promoting advanced projects our nation needs to ensure we stay ahead. Furthermore his story of raising himself up in a poor immigrant family that didn't speak Morelandish, to become one of our nations leading research beacons is an example to every single Morelander." The new cabinet also features six women, the first time that men and women have been equally represented on the important body. The cabinet was passed with 92% of the vote and very few questions were raised about any of the appointed members, the main bone of contention for many being the fact Sir Harry Samuelson was being appointed Minister of Defence rather than Deputy Chief Councillor, despite being leader of the National Traditionalist Parties coalition partners, the People Party. This was something Samuelson brushed off stating, "I'd rather have myself as Minister of Defence, I don't think there are too many politicians who have as much military service as me and I'd like to ensure this job is in the hands of someone who knows what their doing. I know Alexandria well and she's an excellent choice for Deputy Chief Councillor." Once the cabinet was appointed The King described it as "a day of important firsts, we see a gender balanced cabinet for the first time in our nations history and I am proud to say we have seen Mr.Tamana join making him the first member of a ethnic minority group to sit on the cabinet. I know our nation is 90% white but that doesn't mean people of different ethnic backgrounds are not welcome here and that they can't reach incredible heights. Mr.Tamana is a fantastic addition to the cabinet and I look forward to working with him, and all the cabinet, in the coming days. Mr.Tamana spoke of his appointment proudly saying, "I consider myself fortunate to have an oppurtunity to serve my nation in this way. I now have a chance to really push for investment to continue into Science and Technology and I am keen to see an expansion of our space exploration programme, we've some fantastic links out there and I'd love to see us work much closer with the Joint Nordic Space Programme again." The full cabinet list is reproduced below.
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| DaveIronside | 9th October 2016 - 08:58 PM Post #392 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 FORMER PRINCE'S LOVER DUE TO GIVE BIRTH SOON The former lover of disgraced Prince James is due to give birth to his child in the coming days. The 18 year old Claire Wightman was a member of the Cult of Helus retreat known as the Children of Helus at the time James took refuge there following his escape from Borland custody around nine months ago, prior to that the Prince had spent 12 months on the run from Northfort Military Prison. At present the whereabouts of James are unknown with the last confirmed sighting of him being in Nya Aland shortly after the evacuation of the Union of Nordic People was destroyed. The 18 year old, who was 17 at the time of her affair with James, has been living in the grounds of Northfort Palace and keeping a low profile. The youngster has apparently become friends with Archduchess Sophie and has on many occasions joined the royal family for meals. King David spoke a few weeks ago about the incident stating, "Claire is someone who will be linked to the Ironside blood line soon and as such it is my responsibility to do what my imbecile of a cousin can't and that is ensure the woman he got pregnant and the child she will give birth to are protected." The Palace would not confirm whether the child will be granted a title upon its birth nor would they confirm whether Wightman and the child will remain at the Palace. Royal Military Police did however confirm that they are still looking for Prince James and are following up a number of unconfirmed sightings.  THERE COMING HOME SmartWar CEO Martin Dawson today confirmed the Royal Aeronautical Society have given permission for a probe to be launched to Luna that will pick up five of the original SwarmBots sent to the moon almost a year ago. They will be brought back to Mundus in order to examine how they have fared during their time working and travelling over the surface. The probe which will be called Taxi One will be built in two parts, one part will remain on the moon and act as a beacon for several future missions, the other part will bring the five SwarmBots home. Dawson spoke of the companies excitement. "We believed these things had a 50/50 chance of working, the fact that they have and that they've carried out some impressive tasks for us up there is something our team can be rightfully proud of, now we're bringing these plucky little robots home and they'll enter retirement." It is thought once tests have been carried out on them they will be displayed in the Technology City Museum of Science where a "habitat" will be built in which people can watch them carrying out activities similar to that on Luna. Dawson explained, "Consider this like a Robot Zoo, a chance for people to see these creations doing everything they do. In our eyes their almost like living breathing things and if they can inspire future generations of scientists that would be great."  SNOW BADGERS HEAD TO GAMES Satanica's Winter Games began yesterday and already the SnowBadgers have got medals. The team is the nations largest at a winter's games and the team is aiming to try and equal the performance of their summer counter-parts over the next few weeks. East Moreland have several medal hopefuls and should she win two gold medals Archduchess Sophie Harrison-Ironside will regain the title of most decorated East Moreland athlete. It was however skier Giles Barnard who won the nations first gold taking 1st place in the Men's Slalom. Further medals were won in the Women's Giant slalom where Katie Reymond took silver and in the Women's Combined where Isla Moore also took 2nd place. Speaking from the Team's Village Barnard proudly showed off his medal saying. "It's great to get the teams medal challenge underway and I'm thrilled to have brought home a gold, I just hope its the first of many during these games for the SnowBadgers." |
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| DaveIronside | 13th October 2016 - 09:56 PM Post #393 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 PEGASUS LEGION HEADS TO BORDER Minister of Defence, Sir Harry Samuelson, today confirmed that East Moreland's Pegasus Legion have mobilised and begun to head towards the border with Academica, the move comes as footage of several rebel groups has been posted on the internet and King David has called a crisis meeting of the AKO, a meeting even attended by some non-member nations. The move has prompted some to think that the nation may well intervene, something neither confirmed nor denied by Sir Harry who said; " It is vital our nation and its neighbours are flexible enough to respond to whatever the situation turns out to be, we are likely to have to once again step up and handle refugees and that will require the creation of safe havens on either side of the boarder, our military are well experienced at this kind of operation and we will, as always, seek to do the right thing and lead the way." No words has been reached about the conference taking place in Northfort, however increased Air Force activity has been seen in the North of the nation along the boarder region. It is likely that some kind of international response will come in the next few days.  PROF.HOWARD JOINS KING AT WINTER GAMES King David today arrived in Satanica to watch the Winter Games, he was accompanied by his biographer, and rumoured by some to be girlfriend, Professor Maddie Howard. The two arrived in time to witness The SnowBadgers take three silvers in the Cross Country, before later being seen watching the Spatra V's Nya Aland Ice Hockey game. The games have been going well for the SnowBadgers who currently have a total of 19 medals, including six golds, something that puts them fourth in the medal table. The King is thought to have arrived early to watch his niece Archduchess Sophie compete in the speed skating. The King was seen at the event wearing a SnowBadgers T-Shirt with Professor Howard wearing matching attire. The King refused to comment on his alleged romantic relationship and would only speak about the games stating. "Having spent my military career trudging through the Alps I did a fair bit of Cross Country skiing and I know the stamina, strength and mental determination it takes for these guys to do what they do, and to do it twice as fast as I could is insane. I'm proud of the team so far and I know there is more to come from them. Its also my first visit to Santanica and I'm interested to get to see the sights." Meanwhile Professor Howard simply stated, "I'm finding out about the life of King David, in the way that biographers of monarchs have throughout history. I'm just glad it gives me the time to experience events like today." In the evening the pair were seen in an exclusive local restaurant where some fellow diners said the pair looked "rather cosy" |
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| DaveIronside | 14th October 2016 - 08:39 PM Post #394 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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MATILDA CRISIS “UNACCEPTABLE”  Following an announcement by Temcluse that they intend to stop and search every ship passing through the Matilda Canals our Foreign Minister Robert Kennedy has spoken out about the incident. The Matilda Canals is one of the busiest sea lanes in the world with at least 400 ships passing through a day[1]. The Foreign Minister spoke on his way out of cabinet and said, “To imagine that the Temclusemilitary can first of all stop and then search 400 vessels a day is rdicioulous, not to mention illegal under the Fair Seas Concordt. While they may not have signed this document they must be aware of the order that it brings, to simply ignore it creates worlds of trouble and is unacceptable.” The Foreign Minister announced that the East Moreland government would be sending several of its Naval ships to the area and that in the meantime any ships from Temcluse entering East Moreland ports will be subject to an extensive Health and Safety inspection, as well as pass an inspection to prove that it is seaworthy. Junior Foreign Minister Charles Reid added, “It is our hope that other nations will follow our lead and enforce similar measures to show that moves like this are unacceptable and effect global trade. Every Morelander ship has its cargo correctly inspected before leaving port and therefore what this says is that it is believed we are complicit in the crimes they accuse sea-fearers of committing. As soon as these unreasonable measures stop then we will of course have little worry over the seaworthiness of their ships.”  ”KISS IN” PROTEST OUTSIDE KAISERADOLF EMBASSY Youth Minister Amelia Merriman today called for action to be taken outside the Kaiseradolf Embassy in Northfort after announcements were made that made homosexuality a crime. The Junior Minister joined with members of the LGBTQ community from several local universities and spoke of her views on this law change. “We live in a time where the MCUR exists, a document carefully crafted by nations over several days of talks, it exists to ensure the persecution of any group does not continue, and even though several nations have not signed it they recognise the good it has done. To make someone a criminal for falling in love with another human being is insane.” The youngest Morelander politican was cheered loudly. Large groups of protesters began kissing outside the embassy as a sign of protest, one couple, Mark and Alex Jessop-Lombard said, “We’ve been married since the day same sex marriage was permitted in East Moreland. We are good honest upstanding members of our local community and our being gay doesn’t make any impact at all on the lives of others in our community. To think if by accident of birth I had been born in Kaiseradolf that I’d now be a criminal makes me sad, I’ve never broken a law in my life and I’ve never done anything to harm others.” The protesters remained in place until around 2am before moving on, however many have vowed to return tomorrow. Amelia Merriman has also promised to bring up the issue at the next cabinet meeting. [1] Straits of Gibraltar used as a reference |
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| DaveIronside | 16th October 2016 - 05:44 PM Post #395 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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DENMAN CALLS FOR ACTION AGAINST "UN-HELUS LIKE PRACTICES"  Controversial religious figure Jinny Denman, founder of the splinter "Sisterhood of Helus" has today called for the ending of "Un-Helus like practices" within East Moreland. The comments came following a conference held by her religious group in Roberton and she was asked for her views on the new laws in Kaiser Adolf. "It is clear that Helus was able to change gender, I suppose as such you could describe her as being transgender, she had love affairs with men and women, therefore it is clear that there is nothing wrong, evil or dangerous about same sex relationships. What we must do is call upon King David to stand by his duty to Helus and follower her path, we must not allow intollerance from Kaiser Adolf, and several nations who have voiced support to go unanswered, it is my view these Un-Helus like practices of homophobia and discrimination must end, the King must banish them from our nation and cast them out." She went on to say that she has now twice asked to meet King David face to face to present him with the title "Lord of the Sisterhood" a title similar to that of "Defender of the Faith" enjoyed by many Christian monarchs. She explained, "His Majesty has used East Moreland to defend Cultists around the world time and again, he has ensured the safety of our faith and his past military service shows he is willing to take personal responsibility. He must continue to act in this responsible manner and I urge him to come to our true view of the faith." Meanwhile she commented on the Tarragonia situation saying. "I am delighted they embrace the love of Helus, it will be my intention to take her word in its true form there as soon as possible." EMAC TO MAKE "INLINE BADGER"  East Moreland Aircraft Company today spoke of their intention to go for yet another speed record. Having in the last three years taken the records for the land speed record, water speed record and rail speed record they have now set their sights on the motorbike speed record. Former EMAC Racing superbike rider Guy Martin has been selected as the driver and the record attempt is likely to come in around six months time. Sir Alan Maybury of EMAC spoke about the record attempt, "It's something we enjoy working on, projects like this may not neccessarily link to aviation but the skills and little advances we can gain from these attempts help us improve our existing designs as well as coming up with new things. We are hoping that this can be the forth of our record attempts and get people enthusiastic about engineering and science." Guy Martin is said to be excited having been selected ahead of several other potential riders, "I've loved sitting and watching the other attempts, the Speed Badger projects have been amazing to watch and now to be able to be part of it gives me a special feeling. I know there are dangers in this but we know EMAC are experts at this and I'm sure we'll get everything done in a safe manner." The vehicle is likely to be powered by two turbocharged engines and is likely to be about five meters long. The design is still not released however an artists impression seems to have been leaked onto the internet. No location for the record attempt has been announced, however sand flats are usually the needed location for events of this nature. |
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MARTIN CHECKS DEVELOPMENT  EMAC's Inline Badger Driver, Guy Martin, yesterday visited the factory to see the development of the vehicle he will attempt to break the world motorbike speed record in. The Inline Badger is currently having its chassis fabricated out of light weight material and Martin took time to check out the cockpit. He also spoke of the need for locating a record attempt site in the near future. "It's the teams experience that the sooner we can start working with those on the ground that we can put in place all the facilities we need. I remember reading the reports from the first EMAC Speed Badger attempt with SSC HoneyBadger and saw how closely they worked with those in Dijel to make sure the attempt was safe and successful. They put in place there facilities such as testing bays, windtunnels and workshops that I believe are still being used today by local students of engineering. I hope this project can do something similar." That afternoon Martin took to the test track on his Superbike in order to test out his reactions, as expected he was well on form and CEO of EMAC Sir Alan Maybury described the rider as, "Being one of the most focused people we've ever worked with. If we get everything right on the engineering front I'm certain we've picked the right guy with the confidence to take everything we can give him out of the bike." The current search for a record attempt site had drawn a a blank. The team require a 10km long stretch of salt flats and a long dry season to give optimal performance. SILVER LINING FOR ARCHDUCHESS  Archduchess Sophie Harrison-Ironside has so far failed to deliver on her form in her debut winter games, at those games she won two golds and a silver, however this time she has to date claimed three medals all silver. Her tally has however helped lift East Moreland into second in the medal table, just one gold behind Nya Aland, however East Moreland medal prospects look slim apart from Team Pursuit in Speed Skating, the Archduchesses last chance to win a gold. With the mens speed skating team having taken a number of gold medals the prospect of a Team Pursuit gold is looking good. The Archduchess spoke after winning her silver in the Women's 1500meters saying, "The SnowBadgers have done great, I know personally I think I could have put us into the lead, I should have been stronger in the closing stages but just couldn't get the job done. I'm desperate now to get into the ice bath, get a good nights rest and come back strong for the pursuit tomorrow." She was asked whether her Cross-Mhorish Row may have played a part in her inability to win a gold, to which she responded, "Perhaps, looking back maybe my legs haven't fully recovered, but what's done is done, now you can only deal with what's put before you. I'm going to focus on the Pursuit and hope we can pull the Gold out the bag." Should the Archduchess take gold she will move ahead of swimmer Daisy Greechan as East Moreland's most successful athelete as both will have five gold medals, however the Archduchess will have more silvers. The swimmer was at the Games alongside rumored boyfriend and Sophie's uncle King David, a few days ago however the King was at the games with another rumored romance Maddie Howard. |
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| DaveIronside | 23rd October 2016 - 09:31 PM Post #397 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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COMEDIAN ATTACKED BY "SISTERHOOD"  Comedian Reginald Hunter, a convert to the Cult of Helus was yesterday beaten as he left his sell out show in Keepton. The 2nd generation Zimalian immigrant converted to the Cult when he was 12 years old along with his parents who had fled Zimalia after a failed Afolayan uprising. His show regularly features comments on the differences between his old tribal religions and the Cult of Helus, his act has at times been considered offensive to the Gods, he however defends this by saying, "Hey, if Jekar and Helus can take on the Underlords why they gonna worry about some little guy making a few people laugh." His most recent tour has seen the newly flourishing Sisterhood of Helus, a splinter group run by Jinny Denman, come under fire as part of his routine. In particular Hunter mocks the groups belief that Helus was infact female. The comedian was attacked by four people, three of whom were arrested at the scene and whom all have connections with the Sisterhood group. Hunter was left with several deep cuts and two broken ribs and has cancelled the remaining three dates of his tour, he however defiantly from his hospital bed tweeted. "Three gigs to go, like the Terminator I'll be back" This is not the first attack by members of the Sisterhood, several weeks ago a group that Jinny Denman has described as "Rouge" attempted to kill Alex Redfern, the King's former Chief of Household and boyfriend of Princess Freya, stating that they wished to see the Princess marry a "man of nobility as befits a descendent of Unasson." "G.O.A.T" TO RETIRE AT 20??  Following becoming the greatest Morelander athlete of all time Archduchess Sophie Harrison-Ironside has started rumours that she is to retire from competative sport. Having been part of the team that won the speed skating pursuit gold she drew level with swimmer Daisy Greechan with five gold medals, however her haul of four silvers puts her ahead in the all time rankings. Daisy Greechan was present alongside rumoured boyfriend, and Archuduchess Sophie's uncle King David, when Sophie took her fifth gold in a career that has seen her compete in both summer and winter games. The 23 year old swimmer said. "I think we can make a claim that Sophie is not just the greatest Morelander athlete ever but also perhaps the greatest ever, to be the first to win summer and winter golds and then claim so many means she'll probably be remembered in sport for many long years to come, add to that she was part of the team that became the first females to row the Mhorish then she's shown just how tough a competitor she is." The Archduchess described herself as "exhausted" following the final race where she took long turns in the lead as the team powered to victory. Following the medal ceremony she said, "Its a busy year ahead, my final one at university and then I'm looking at joining the Air Force, all this sport has helped me through some difficult times, its given me a focus and I'm privledged to have worked alongside greats. I've now got bigger challenges ahead and something has to give, I'll speak with my uncle but I think I know where my sense of duty will take me." This lead many to the conclusion that the Archduchess is to take on more royal duties to the cost of her sporting career. The 20 year old did however say, "My next sporting challenge is to be part of Daisy's team in the charity tag rugby game that's coming up, I've been picked as a winger so I'll be having a few days off then seeing just how much pace I've got in my legs. I'm looking forward to it." Overall the SnowBadgers came second in the medal table being pipped to 1st place on the final day following Nya Aland's success in the ice hockey. |
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| DaveIronside | 26th October 2016 - 06:18 PM Post #398 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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OSMANTECH MAKE HEART SAVING DEVICE  OsmanTech have today been given permission to begin clinical trials of a new membrane device intended to prevent heart failure. OsmanTech researchers have invented an artificial membrane which is stretched thinly over the heart. The membrane is made using 3D printer and could keep a heart in operation indefinitely, thus preventing heart failure in some patients. Scientists at the OsmanTech HQ in Technology City have developed a 3D printer using artificial membrane elastic fitted with electrodes that transmit electrical impulses and helps maintain heartbeat forever. When it detects a potentially catastrophic event, such as heart attack or arrhythmia, the device applies a shock in the revelevent portion. The membrane can apply electrical stimulation of various points of the device in an optimal way so as to stop the arrhythmia and prevent sudden cardiac death, according to a biomedical engineer involved in the study. Currently, the artificial membrane has passed clinical tests performed in laboratory rabbits and on simulated artificial hearts. It is hoped that in 10-15 years, the device will successfully used in surgery to prevent stroke and other heart disease. PRINCESS ONE OF FIRST TO GET NEW RIVIERE BIKE  Princess Freya has been pictured on her social media riding a new Riviere Panther just shortly before the product was launched. While the Princess is not named in Riviere's promotional material the woman seen riding the bike is a dead ringer for the Princess who was also seen wearing the same outfit in some of her social media posts. The Princess is a keen biker and is known to own five bikes already, she is even an honourary Officer of the nations Legionnary Bikers Union, a motorcycle "Gang" run by ex-servicemen and woman. The Princess is due to appear at a bike show in Portworth as part of the charity work she does and it is expected that she will take the new Panther bike with her. The move has however prompted criticism that she has not purchased an East Moreland manufactured bike, however many have pointed out that she has already purchased bikes from other countries before. KING TO BE WITNESS AT GREECHAN SWORD CEREMONY  The 23 year old Swimmer Daisy Greechan has been permitted to have a sword ceremony having now passed the term required for military service. The swimmer has served in the Royal Navy for 3 years while only 12 months is required for a sword ceremony, however as the 2nd most successful athlete in the nation's history, has missed periods of duty to compete her Commanding Officer deemed she must wait to have completed 12 months of total service onboard ship. In accordance with the tradition she must reveal the name of four witnesses to her good character who are willing to speak on her behalf during the ceremony, this list is published a week before the ceremony and featured the name of King David. The pair are rumoured to be dating and have been seen together at many social events over the last few months. The King will speak alongside her commanding officer, Captain James Laske of REMNS King Robert, as well as one of her fellow rescue swimmers onboard, the final witness is a Arthur Kelmsi, a Mavrosian immigrant who was pulled from the sea by Daisy Greechan in the same incident in which Alex Redfern was washed away. This is the first time that a reigning monarch has spoken on behalf of a candidate outside their own family or future wife. Edited by DaveIronside, 26th October 2016 - 06:18 PM.
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| DaveIronside | 27th October 2016 - 08:58 PM Post #399 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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NEW FAST FRIGATE TO ENTER SERVICE  The Royal Navy have today announced that they will be purchasing a further Fast Frigate to compliment the existing fleet of six. It is suspected that this will see some of the current Prince class Frigates begin to be phased out, the ships have been in service since 1979. The new ship is likely to be called REMNS Nicholas Leach after the 17th century Morelander poet. The Minister of Defence, Sir Harry Samuelson, has in the past described the East Moreland Navy as, "Lacking in certain areas" and it is likely that this acquisition is likely to help provide a better quality of support for operations in the Illumic. In a related note three of the existing vessels have been sent to "Cautiously Observe" the on going Kaiser Adolf training exercise, a move that Sir Harry Samuelson has described as "borderline reckless" The former Lt.Col said, "To launch missiles and have them land so close to a military establishment is either reckless or intimidation, either way it is ridiculous. East Moreland has tried hard to form a Illumic Council, however since the collapse of Seaforth very few Illumic nations have choosen to work with us. When piracy reared it's head it was our Navy that stepped up patrols and conducted anti-terror raids on pirate vessels. The Illumic Council stands as the best option to ensure this vital waterway is kept safe and secure for the nations that live here. the proposed charter for the Illumic Council states "1.3 Any military activity in the Illumic beyond routine patrols is to be declared to the Council at least 24 hours ahead of the activity." and while this is not in force yet I would have thought neighborly intent would have seen KaiserAdolf inform us of this massive exercise that despite their best efforts its likely to cause disruption of shipping, I mean 60 vessels don't confine themselves to just around QAMB." CAMP REDFERN TO CLOSE  The former joint military base operated by Seaforth and East Moreland, originally called Illumic East, later called Camp Redfern is to close. The base was operated for a number of years to prevent the USR gaining a stronghold in the Illumic Region, however following both the collapse of Seaforth and the USR the base has been deemed "surplus to operational requirements". The announcement was made by Prime Minister Henrietta Quinn who stated. "We have had to pay for the up keep and maintenance of these facilities single handed, it is a cost that the benefit no longer justifies. We are still as committed as ever to ensuring that the future of the Illumic is kept, as far as possible, in the hands of Illumic nations, this arrangement has worked ever since East Moreland ended its isolation, and even though we have a short Illumic coastline we have done our part in protecting our backyard. The government of East Moreland remains committed to supporting our neighbors in ensuring that local nations make decisions affected the area, be it Alba Karinya and the Illumic, it is our wish that more of our neighbours would take an active role in neighborly co-operation by joining the Alba Karinya Organisation and the Illumic Council, two useful tools in bringing stability and peace." The facilities are to be dismantled and as much equipment brought back to Illumic Command in East Moreland as possible. YOUTH MINISTER CALLS FOR HOUSING SHORTAGE TO BE ADDRESSED  Speaking on EMTV's morning news programme Youth Minister Amelia Merriman stated that the biggest problem facing young Morelanders is "a major housing shortage" The 20 year old was talking about how she thought the government could help young people when she highlighted that as a key issue. Speaking to host Shelly Coe Merriman said, "The average age of a first time house buyer is 36 now, prices are going up on a monthly basis and it means those of us entering the job market can't do anything other than rent, sadly even rents are raising as people invest in property purely to rent. Tim Carpenter built several large developments of cheap affordable housing using shipping containers, I've seen some of these in Roberton and yes they are basic but they are actually pretty nice, and cheap. If we're to solve this issue we need to re-start this programme, make sure they are avaliable only to those under 36 and ensure they can't be rented out, make it easy for people to get a foot on the property ladder. It's important we look after those under 30, many have served the nations military proudly through national service and in return we should look after them." The youngster also highlighted the need for the More and Mundus Student Exchange programme to be pushed with more nations. "It's important young people experience a culture other than there own. We've seen a growing intolerance in the world and understanding other cultures is one way of stopping that." |
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| DaveIronside | 28th October 2016 - 07:23 PM Post #400 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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KING FURIOUS ABOUT TARRANOVA SITUATION  As it was announced that the new Emperor of Tarranova is actually the disinherited East Moreland Prince James the King was seen storming out of the Council building and heading back to the palace. The King refused to speak to the media, however later at the gates of the palace Royal Press Secretary Malcolm Tucker gave a statement to the press, he started off reading the statement before appearing to go off message into what became a rant. "The government of East Moreland are appalled and disgusted that a nation we had believed we were beginning to share a common bond of faith with has taken this action. James, who has no last name, is a convicted criminal, a man who the Court of Canley said was without honour and is a murderer. His actions lead to our Kingdom almost falling into civil war and several thousand people dying because of his lack of moral fibre. The Kingdom of East Moreland must now do something we have never done before and that is begin severing ties with another group of Cultists, something we believed we would never do. There is no way we can recognise him and his supposed wife as a monarch of any nation, furthermore we would urge Sui Mei to consider the nature of her "husband", if she is truly a follower of Helus she would hang her head in shame at the way this individual she has married has impregnanted a 17 year old , left her pregnant and then for the last 9 months left her to cope alone. In the coming hours the King will be meeting with his cabinet to determine what actions we will take, as a minimum I suspect an arrest warrant for this plastic Emperor will be issued, however I suspect much stronger terms will follow" It was at this point Tucker seemed to be speaking his own mind. "It comes as a confusion how a nation wise enough to embrace the Cult can put a human like him in charge, although I'd use that term loosely. Frankly any mammal with a head would have been a better choice, even my right testicle with eyeballs drawn on would have more honour and standing on an international stage than this ginger gimp. We're talking about a nation crowning a man with less spine than a jellyfish, he's an omnishambles and I hope he ends up rotting in Northfort Military Prison soon. If I'd have had my way he'd have taken a long drop attached to a short rope and saved us all this ball ache." Later in the day Tucker did apologise for his words saying, "Clearly to Morelanders this is an emotive subject, I lost a sister in the conflict caused by James and as such at times passion can get the better of us." It is expected that an emergency session of the Cabinet will meet tonight with formal actions coming soon after. Meanwhile the now 18 year old girl known as Claire is due to give birth any time soon and has been living in a lodge within the Royal Estate. |
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May the force be with you.