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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 2016 - 07:41 PM Post #401 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 REMNS OSTLAKE TO GO ON TOUR  The Royal East Moreland Naval Service aircraft carrier REMNS Ostlake will tomorrow leave dock at Portworth in order to make a global navigation. The vessel will be used to test the concept of the Global Positioning Ships established by the Ministry of Defence. These large cargo and tankers ships are positioned around Mundus in strategic points in order to allow an Army or Naval task force to deploy at short notice with enough equipment and supplies for a weeks service with no further support. The ship will also conduct a series of "Navigation Flights" with its air arm as in navigators around Mundus, additionally it will join up with several further Naval vessels en route for maneuvers. The ship will first head East and sail through the Northern corridor of the Matilda Canals, an area currently seeing tension because of Temcluse stop and search procedures. It is expected that the Ostlake will not be complying with such measures. The ship will then sail through Rokkenjima's EEZ en route to link up with the first ship close to Satanica. Having resupplied the ship will continue East around the southern coats of Albion and up into Lodja where it will resupply once more before heading round the East coast of Aranye and meet up with a ship working out of the Supreme Empire of the North. REMNS Ostlake will then begin its final leg hugging the coast of Northern Aranye before re-entering the Northern Illumic and heading home. Admiral Johnson, commander of the Navy stated. "Its an ambitious trip, if all goes according to plan the Ostlake won't dock for a lengthy period yet will remain fully operational, its a big ask for the crew but they are confident in the challenge that is before them." DAISY EARNS SWORD  East Moreland sporting legend, swimmer Daisy Greechan, today was presented with her sword as part of her coming of age ceremony. The 23 year old was granted permission for the sword ceremony by her commander Captain James Laske of REMNS King Robert. The ceremony was attended by a variety of sporting greats alongside her own family. The ceremony took place in the Temple of Helus in Northfort and a crowd of well wishers gathered outside several hours before hand. One of them , 14 year old Maisie Ellis said, "Daisy is great, she's a hero for lots of girls my age, she's brave, intelligent, pretty and does so much for other people." Upon her arrival at the Temple the swimmer posed for photos, including with Maisie. The ceremony saw the King act as one of the witnesses to speak on behalf of Greechan,the others being her commanding officer, a fellow Naval diver and a rescued Mavrosian immigrant. The King described Daisy as being " a role model for all Morelanders who had shown that she placed the well being of others above her own, in the highest tradition of the faith of the Cult." This was before the King used Daisy's sword to nick his own thumb as a sign of his willingness to support her. The King also attended the families celebrations after where he was seen dancing with the newly sworded Daisy. Rumors still persist of the couple's romance however there has been no official confirmation. |
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| DaveIronside | 3rd November 2016 - 10:45 PM Post #402 | ||||||||||||||||||
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EAST MORELAND TAKES ACTION AGAINST "EMPEROR"  Following Tarranova coronating former Prince of East Moreland, the disinherited James "Ironside" , the government have taken measures against the now supposed "Emperor". His cousin, Princess Freya, confirmed the measures as she made her way into the Light Scouts barracks in Ostlake, saying. "He should be thankful I'm not Queen or at best he'd have been an eunuch several years ago, however when it comes to family I firmly believe my brother can be far too soft." the comment came after it was announced that any assets of the Tarranovan royal family would be frozen, an international arrest warrant will remain in force for his absconding from prison and that East Moreland will not recognize his signature on any documents of state." Royal Press Secretary Malcolm Tucker explained, "We certainly do not wish to punish the people of Tarranova for this action, after all they did not pick for this creature to be their Emperor, as far as we can see they are loyal followers of Helus and we will put our faith in them following the Code of Canley to lead them to the realization of his actions. He claims to have saved several thousand from a terrible fate, however we all have seen first hand him make claims far bigger than what he personally delivers, it also does not make up for the thousands of lives he has ruined in his attempt to make himself King of East Moreland several years ago. We will be asking nations across Mundus to not recognize him as a King for he is nothing but a wanted criminal on the run from justice". DIXON TO RETURN TO SPACE WITH TENT  East Moreland's most experienced astronaut Rachel Dixon is to return to space. The 35 year old former Air Force pilot became the first Morelander in space, as well as the first Morelander to set foot on Luna, she has most recently been part of the She Science Society (SSS) which aims to get more women to have an interest in science subjects. This time she will be part of a two person mission to test what many experts have called a "Space Tent.", the project, known as BEAM (Big Expandable Activity Module) is essentially a space saving module designed for long term manned missions. Spacecraft are normally made from sealed aluminum shells, packed with insulation and shielding.Their size is usually limited by the type of rocket they are launched on. To get around this, EMAC and SmatrWar have developed an expandable craft that provides a habitat four times its packed-down size. "This type of technology can be a complete game changer," Space Systems Expert at SmartWar, Sally Doxley told us. "It will make deep space missions to asteroids, the Moon or even other planets, a lot more economical and the reason why that's the case is inflatable technologies in general allow you to have more room for a smaller amount of mass." The walls of the habitat are made out of 16 layers of high-tech materials. These include pressure seals, radiation and heat protection, as well as a layer of material that is similar to the one used in bulletproof vests, in an effort to protect the habitat against the impact of micro-meteoroids or space debris.The 4m-long experimental habitat has no windows, nor internal power instead relying on connections to the main vehicle. This version will be deployed by Dixon and partner Flt.Lt Steven Chapman who will set up various monitors inside it, unlike the planned finished item it will not be lived in by astronauts. The aim is to leave it in orbit for six months before returning to dock with it for a prolonged stay. EAST MORELAND GOALKEEPER TO MISS WORLD CUP  Northfort United and East Moreland first choice goalkeeper, Ricky Stewart, has been ruled out of the up coming world cup. The 30 year old shot stopper has been a stalwart of both teams since the age of 20 and is the national teams most capped player with 101 caps. Stewart has also not missed an international game in the last six years. The keeper broke his leg in a 50/50 challenge with Kings Crossing Athletic's Zimalian striker Mussa Abdi, the game was halted for 15minutes while medics strapped the keeper to a splint before an ambulance took him to the local hospital where it was confirmed he had broken his leg. United manager, Chris Duncan said, "This is a massive blow for us and the nation, Rick is a first rate keeper and hard to replace, his calmness and command in the box is legendary and he's dominated the position for almost a decade." It is expected he will be out for over a year and many have suspected he may never return to the game. Former full back at Keepton F.C , Sean Dyer suffered a similar injury three years ago at the age of 32. He explained, "The body may get healed, and the will may be there, but you've been out for so long that at our age its hard to get back to how you were." National team manager Arthur Cox said. "Rick's injury is a heartbreaker, I thought we could do well this cup and now our plans are changing. We've some good young keepers in the East Moreland Premier League so I hope one of them in the next few weeks will raise to the challenge, step up and throw themselves to the head of the cue." 2nd choice national Keeper, Alex Steele of Ostlake City tweeted. "Horrid injury to Rick. Wishing him a swift recovery. Lets do this for Ricky" |
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| DaveIronside | 9th November 2016 - 11:10 PM Post #403 | ||||||||||||||||||
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KING HAS NEW FIRST COUSIN  It was announced today that the 18 year old former lover of James, currently using the title of Emperor of Terranova, has this morning given birth to their child. Royal Press Secretary Malcolm Tucker made the announcement saying. "Claire gave birth to a healthy baby boy this morning at the Northfort Royal Infirmary. Both mother and child are doing great and are being cared for by the hospitals excellent staff. Claire has deceided to name the child Tristen after her grand-father. Claire will be supported through motherhood by the Ironside family and has already prepared a room for the child in one of the lodges on the Northfort Palace Estate." Tucker was then asked about King David's reaction, to which he replied. "King David is a committed family man, he has welcomed Claire into the royal family with open arms and I am sure he will support Claire and Tristen however he can." Tucker then added, "It is noticeable that at no point during her pregnancy as James made any attempt to contact her or support her, he now allegedly commands an Empire and can't even pick up a phone or send an e-mail it would seem." Later in the day it was confirmed that the King will confer the title of Baron of Simpkin, a title once held by the child's father James and stripped from him at the same time as his Royal title following his betrayal of his cousin King David. EAST MORELAND WORLD CUP READY  The East Moreland Football Association unveiled the national teams new kit, along with team manager Arthur Cox naming Martin Kuhl as the teams new captain. The kit sticks with the nations traditional red and white stripes and was given the seal of approval by the new skipper who succeeds Trevor Hebberd who retired over the summer at the age of 35 with a knee injury. Kuhl stated, "Trev is a difficult guy to replace, he was a natural leader and I just hope I can count on everyones support in the same way they gave it him." Cox said he had choosen Kuhl because, "Martin is a midfielder who leads by example and steps up when things get tough, thats perfect captain material in my book. The manager went on to comment on his teams chances, "We're clear outsiders, our 23 man squad has 18 professionals in it, that's a massive improvement since last world cup when we had 7 in the squad. When your winger's likely to be a plumber and your playing against a guy from a professional league at full back its going to be tough. We've seen though underdogs can do good, our club sides have done well in the Champions League and our domestic league is improving every year. Still if we get out of the group I'll be thrilled." Cox announced the following 23 man squad. Goalkeepers Mark Waddington, Martin Taylor, Russell Hoult Defenders Nick Pickering, Micky Forsyth, Mel Sage, Rob Hindmarch, Simon Coleman, Andy Comyn, Jason Kavanagh, Richard Goulooze Midfielders Martin Kuhl (c), Geraint Williams, Gary Mickelwhite, Steve Haywood, Andy Steel, Chris Bullivant, Mark Pembridge, Ron Willems Striker James Edwards, Paul Goddard, Phil Gee, Kevin Francis |
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| DaveIronside | 11th November 2016 - 07:56 PM Post #404 | ||||||||||||||||||
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"MR.RUSTAM SHOULD HIRE ME" JOKES TUCKER  Royal Press Secretary Malcolm Tucker today was asked about comments from the Ambassador to East Moreland from KaiserAdolf, Ali Rustam. The Ambassador was talking about the recent protest in Northfort against his nations new LGBT stance, an event called Pride 2.0 by organiser Amelia Merriman and said " The participants of this so-called LGBT protest decreased by thousands compared to years before. Indeed it is an annual event". Tucker was asked about this assessment in his weekly briefing, he simply laughed before saying. "I'm afraid whoever brief's Mr.Rustam should be looking for a new job.In fact Mr.Rustam should hire me, I'd make sure he doesn't embarass himself on the world stage." the Press Secretary went on to put the record straight, "Pride events are not a protest, they are an oppurtunity for the LGBT community to come together and not have to hide who they are, it celebrates freedom and equality. Neither was this an annual event, Kaiser Adolf should feel honoured, this was organised within 48 hours by a 20 year old part time University student and full time Minister with no prior events management experience, during that time she got acts from several nations to support her, managed to get three heads of state to speak on stage and filled People's Park, a concert venue that regularly sees crowds of 100,000+ attend, and we were turning people away, Embassy Row was packed with people too. I'd say that's pretty damn impressive. Mr.Rustam should also have been told that Mundus Pride, the worlds largest LGBT Pride event, was held earlier this year, it took place in Gowu and was attended by hundreds of thousands from across Mundus over five days. That event is organised a year in advance. Mr.Rustam needs to look at his staff, shake his head at them and sack them as they've let him down terribly." Tucker went on to talk about the recent birth of Tristen Ironside, the child of former Prince James, during his comments on that he said, "It's interesting, his childs mother still hasn't recieved as much as a text message. If the slimeballs interested his son is healthy and doing well." |
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| DaveIronside | 15th November 2016 - 09:17 PM Post #405 | ||||||||||||||||||
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MORELANDERS RETURN TO SPACE  East Moreland astronauts Rachel Dixon and Steven Chapman have departed Mundus this morning to undertake a week long mission in orbit. The pair will set up a collapsable habitat system called BEAM (Big Expandable Activity Module), a device many are calling a "Space Tent". The device is able to be carried in a small cargo area and once in orbit expanded to many times it size, provided extra lab and living space for astronauts. BEAM will see the pair live within the module for around five days while carrying out various tests and experiments. At the end of the trial they will leave various data collection devices in BEAM and return to Mundus. The devices will however continue to work for several months providing BEAM's designers at SmartWar an opputunity to explore the endurance of the Space Tent. Should the test prove effective it is likely several BEAM structures could be transported easily into space and set up as an orbital lab at a much lower cost than a traditional space station. PALACE CONFIRM RELATIONSHIP  The Royal Palace today confirmed that the King is currently in a romantic relationship with swimmer and sporting legend Daisy Greechan. The pair have been seen in each others company prompting rumours that the two are dating. Most recently they were both guests of Rytol Racing in Heyra where it is thought they meet that nations royal family. The King had been linked to several women including University Professor Maddie Howard and Grand-Daughter of the Chair of the Court of Canley, Lady Jocelyn Clifton. The King, aged 34, has been seperated from Queen Matilda for around six months now and the news of the King's relationship with Greechan, aged 23, has seemingly put an end to chances of the pair reuniting. Royal Press Secretary Malcolm Tucker said, "The pair ask that the media respect their privacy. Miss Greechan is still serving in the Navy and training for her sport, as such the time they spend together is likely to be limited at best and I am sure they don't want the media hounding them." However some have complained that Greechan, the daughter of a Portworth Park Keeper and a cafe owner, is not of noble blood and therefore should not be in a relationship with the King. The Naval Rescue diver however is tipped to at some point in the future be made a Dame for her services to sport. |
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"IRONSIDES POLLUTING NAME" SAYS DENMAN  Leader of the Sisterhood of the Cult, Jinny Denman has once again spoken out against the King's relationship. The former Priestess has set up what many call a heretic off shoot of the Cult of Helus, one in which Helus is considered female, this off-shoot also believes that the Ironside family bloodline is holy and should be kept pure by marrying only other royals or established nobles. In the past she has criticised Princess Freya for her relationship with Alex Redfern, the King's former Chief of Household and now it seems the King's relationship with Mundus Games Swimmer Daisy Greechan is under fire. As Denman arrived at a conference centre in Portworth to meet with followers she spoke briefly to the press saying. "The King has the ultimate responsibility to protect the blood line of Unasson, he has had one marriage in which he married beneath himself, it would seem now with his relationship with Greechan that he has sunk even lower, not one drop of noble blood runs through her veins." During the meeting she spoke on a wide variety of subjects including the bloodline of the royal family saying. "It must be the duty of us all to persuade the King to first of all divorce the unworthy Matilda and then marry someone fitting. I hear the Queen of Lodja is unmarried, she'd be an excellent choice if she could be convinced to drop the mental illness of voices in her head." The last time Denman spoke in such a manner a group known as the Warriors of Helus attempted to kill Alex Redfern. Denman has denied any connection to the group however police are still investigating. |
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| DaveIronside | 20th November 2016 - 07:16 PM Post #407 | ||||||||||||||||||
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KING TO PLAY IN WORLD CUP  It was today announced that King David will represent The Odinist Republic of Hygelac at the upcoming football world cup. The King qualifies for the Hygelac team after claiming citizenship during the weapons testing crisis some time ago, he makes the squad as a result of the micronation having just 30 or so eligible people to select from. The King is a keen sports fan and is often seen at Northfort Royal rugby matches as well as being one of the founders of the Formula Mundus race series and he recently purchased AFC Roberton football team helping support them as they entered the top flight of East Moreland football. The King, at the age of 34 will be one of the older players at the tournament however he is known to be extremly fit having been a former member of the nations Alpine Cadre military unit, furthermore he has represented Pegasus Legion in the Ostlake Games before being injured and representing the legion at the Wounded Warrior games in rowing. It is unknown whether the King will be a starter for the team, which also includes Nya Aland Head of Government Jin Odinsson. The team are expected to head out to Kiryat Gat in the coming days. The King spoke briefly to the media as he attended a cabinet meeting and said, "I'm excited to try something new, I know it's going to be seen as a gimmick by many but sports always been very important to Morelanders and I've been keen to see football grow in popularity to get more people playing a sport on a regular basis. I guess its now a chance to try and out do in some small way my niece and Daisy." REMNS OSTLAKE TO VISIT KIRYAT GAT  The East Moreland aircraft carrier REMNS Ostlake is to slightly change its course during its round Mundus training exercise. The ship had been expected to pass through the North channel of the Matilda Canals, however after a visit to Kiryat Gat from Princess Freya it has determined a change of route be made. It is expected that the Princess will meet the ship and the crew will take part in some exercises with the local military. The Ostlake's voyage however has not been welcomed by all nations with Ander Teroto media reporting the move as "Disgraceful, militaristic, imperialistic and dangerous" This was however denied by Minister of Defence Sir Harry Samuelson who said. "Our ship will pass by there, probably not even going into their EEZ, our navy complies with international law and as such we pose no threat. The fact anyone would describe us, a nation that promotes Regional Determination as imperialistic is actually rather laughable. We sent an aircraft carrier to the Sea of Alucard a while ago as part of relief efforts to help the Union of Nordic People, it did its mission and then left, just how the Ostlake will pass through and disappear off into the sunset." |
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EMAC UNVEIL PROTOTYPE  At their Technology City HQ EMAC unveiled their latest prototype the DragonLiner. The aircraft is reported to be capable of carrying around 350 passengers and has a range of 14,800km. The design also features a unique rear engine which is said to help mask sound, Sir Alan Maybury, the CEO of EMAC said, "It is our hope that the DragonLiner can be one of the quietest aircraft in Mundus. As with all our designs it will be able to be customized for various airline companies specifications and our new XT-100 engine is going to be one of the cleanest engines on any airliner" It is expected that the aircraft prototype will be flown publicly in the coming weeks with a successful flight seeing production begin shortly after. The aircraft is also one of EMAC's few ventures in recent years to focus on the civil airliner market. To date they have not confirmed any potential orders, however with the high standard of EMAC products it is believed several airlines will show an interest in the public flights of the prototype. KING TO WEAR PRO-LGBT LACES AT WORLD CUP  King David has arrived in Kiryat Gat as part of micro-nation The Odinist Republic of Hygelac's World Cup soccer team, furthermore it was announced that he would be amongst the substitutes for the nations first game against Calver. The King has also announced that he will be wearing rainbow laces along with several other players in order to show support for the LGBT community. The King spoke from the teams hotel saying. "Sport is seen as a extremely macho dominated arena, I've heard several ex-players of various sports saying they felt they couldn't come out during their career as gay because of the stigma attached to it. I believe that the wearing of the rainbow laces is a way for people withing the sport to show that they are committed to supporting players of all backgrounds." The move also comes after the East Moreland hosted Pride 2.0 in response to several nations seemingly anti-LGBT actions. The King is joined in Kiryat Gat by girlfriend Daisy Greechan, who is acting as a fitness coach for Hygelac, and Princess Rhiannon who is one of ten citizens of Hygelac under the age of 10 who will act as mascots for the team during their first game. The five year old Princess said. "I'm excited to be a mascot, it should be fun and I hope Daddy scores lots of goals." |
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ALTUMHECHIS "FANTASY WORLD" CRITICISED BY PRINCESS  Following a statement released in the Altumhechis media it was left to Princess Freya to respond. With the King away playing football in Kiryat Gat the Princess filled in for him at the recent cabinet meeting. As she left she responded with her own statement.
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PRINCESS WAITING ON ALTUMHECHIS TO RETURN FROM "NARNIA"  Princess Freya today was critical once more of Altumhecis following their accusations of East Moreland being involved in action that is aimed "to abrogate the sovereignties of other states" This time it was following news that Nova Ardia had been annexed by Tarranova and declared the creation of the Second Holy Empire of Ardia. The Princess was speaking at an event held at Silverhills University were she was answering questions by students, one student asked her what East Moreland's response would be.
Meanwhile the Princess has refuted claims she will try again for Red Legion in the New Year stating, "I have a promotion board in February that I am preparing for, I have no time for preparation for the world' toughest military selection process. I'm not saying never again, just not anytime soon." SFR REVEAL CRYOGENIC POWER STATION  SFR, a company that manufactures high tech solar panels that can be used as road surfaces has today unveiled its latest project. The cryogenic energy facility stores power from renewables or off-peak generation by chilling air into liquid form. When the liquid air warms up it expands and can drive a turbine to make electricity. The 5MW plant near Highview can power up to 5,000 homes for around three hours. SFR believes that the technology has great potential to be scaled up for long-term use with green energy sources. Electricity demand varies, influenced by factors like time of day and season. The National Grid is prepared for surges in demand, with power stations on stand-by ready to crank up the power. However, dealing with these peaks and troughs will become increasingly difficult as gas-fired power stations close down and more intermittent renewable energy like wind and solar comes online. The intermittent nature of green sources has seen researchers focus on trying to improve energy storage. Pumped hydropower can provide large amounts of energy for long durations, and lithium-ion batteries can respond to demand in milliseconds making them ideal for portable electronic devices and electric vehicles. But hydropower depends on specific geographies as water has to be pumped uphill, and batteries currently cannot be scaled in a cost effective way to store energy for a town or city. "Our technology is a bit like a locatable version of a pumped hydro system. Anywhere that needs large scale long-duration storage, that might be to help integrate an offshore wind farm, a system like ours can help achieve that," Gareth Brett from SFR explained, during a visit to the Highview cryogenic site.  Cryogenic storage works by using renewable or off-peak electricity to cool air down to -190 degrees C, which turns it into a liquid. It's then stored in an insulated tank, similar to a large thermos flask. To release the stored energy, the liquid air is exposed to ambient conditions causing it to expand back into a gas. The volume increase is huge, about 700 times, which is used to drive a turbine to generate electricity. It is hoped that Ostlake may be next for a larger prototype capable of producing 200MW /1200MWh, that's enough to keep Ostlake going for 6 hours. |
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QUEEN CONFIRMS PREGNANCY  Queen Matilda, who still holds an official title despite separating from the King seven months ago, has confirmed today that she is expecting her third child. She confirmed several months ago that she was in a relationship with Rytol Racing's Championship contender, Sam Halliday. The two have recently been seen looking at Northfort property together and the Queen today confirmed that she is expecting his child. Queen Matilda made the announcement as she opened a new school nature project at an inner city Northfort school. The Queen has been involved in the projects of the Wild Mundus Organisation in East Moreland to help get young students interested in wildlife. She stated, "I enjoy spending time with children which is why I'm pleased to announce that in around six months time I'll be a mother again." The news is likely to cause controversy as the Queen is still married to King David, who has stated no intention to divorce any time soon, something that in itself has created controversy as no member of the royal family has ever divorced, infact divorce is frowned upon in the Cult of Helus. The King was not available for comment as he is away playing in the MFA World Cup for Hygelac. FOOTBALL GLORY FOR EAST MORELAND  At the World Cup in Kiryat Gat the East Moreland national team defeated neighbours Vaguzia 5-1 to move into a strong position at the half way point of the group stages. The victory comes as a surprise as East Moreland's still features several ameatur players in their team. The goals for East Moreland started after just five minutes when striker Phil Gee scored with a powerful downward header from a corner. The goal tally was doubled just before half time when winger Gary Micklewhite cut inside his man and unleashed a savage low shot to beat the Vaguzian keeper. The team however seemed to switch off early in the second half conceding a goal early on. The team bounced back however as captain Martin Kuhl scored from a free kick with 30 minutes to go. With the Vaguzian's pushing forward Gee caught them on the break and scored with a placed shot during a one on one with the keeper. The day's scoring was rounded off by Jason Kavanagh slotting home a calmly hit shot from around the penalty spot in the final minutes. Meanwhile also in action was King David, earning his first international cap for Hygelac as they defeated Marseilles 2-1. The King came on as a substitute with 15 minutes left to go, his performance however was later critiqued as "like watching a headless chicken" following his committed but technically poor performance. The team were already winning 2-1 and the King was essentially brought on the harass the Marseilles team looking for an equaliser. The King has announced that his ceremonial international cap will be auctioned off for the MSP charity, a charity he is patron of which provides care and support for families whose children suffer from genetic conditions such as Hunter Syndrome which tragically cut short the life of Prince Caspian at the age of two. |
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PROTESTS FOLLOWING JOINT STATEMENT  Following a surprise statement issued by the governments of Rokkenjima and East Moreland there have been large scale protests outside the Rokkenjiman Embassy in Northfort. The statement indicated that following the abduction of Princess Adriana by members of the Borlanders breakaway terrorist group, King's Blood, there was a measure of co-operation between the Rokkenjiman Empress and the Borlanders. The exact extent of this co-operation was not revealed leading rumours to begin about a ransom being paid. It was also announced that a Red Legion operation was underway at the time, leading to many observers to call for the usual secrecy surronding Red Legion operations to be lifted. This however was ignored by Brigadier Kelly, commanding officer of the Red's, who stated, "Our operation did what we planned, the back stabbing by Beatrice, I'll not use her title as she doesn't deserve it, had no impact on what we did." This hatred towards the now former Empress was also visible in the crowd with some calling for her to stand trial on terrorism charges. The crowd arrived throughout the day, many holding signs linking Rokkenjima with the Borlanders. One protester was Mary Wallis, a 42 year old from Freestone who lost her husbands during the missile attack five years ago. "The Borlanders are cold blooded murderers, we now see a future leader of a nation that is supposed to be our friend cosying up to them. The best thing Princess Freya could do is take the brat into the woods and shoot her, it'd certainly be the safest thing to do for East Moreland." Others, including 27 year old former Alpine Cadre member Gavin Young said beleived this was a betrayal. "While Beatrice was doing God's know what deal we were walking around the Alps trying to find the future Head of State of our ally, had we known she was going to show support for Borlanders we should have left her to rot." The anti-Rokkenjiman hatred however was countered by the King who stated, "What happened was something that put Rokkenjima's Imperial Family in a hard spot, what would I have done if it had been Rhiannon? Who knows? The issue at hand is not that a deal was done it is the long standing potential for Adriana to feel sympathy for a terrorist organisation who we know are propaganda experts. As such this statement explains the measures we are taking to ensure this does not happen." It is expected that the proposed pilgrimage to be carried out by Adriana is likely to happen once this tension has calmed down. There is still investigations being undertaken about where this photo came from originally. The protest continued throughout the night and as we went to press was growing to around 1,000 people in number, also a petition has started online calling for the King to have the former Empress deported and face trial on suspicion of aiding a terrorist organisation, at the time of going to press 82,653 had signed the petition. FLORENCE AND THE MACHINE TO HEADLINE FREESTONE MUSIC FESTIVAL  It was today announced by the Freestone Cultural Committee have selected Florence and the Machine to headline this years New Years Eve festival. The committee broke with tradition of having a rock band play stating, "This year has seen many changes across Mundus and why not reflect that, Florence Welch and her band have exploded onto our domestic music scene and as such deserve to play what many Morelanders see as a prestigious event." Already internet forums dedicated to the festival have been largely positive with bumper crowds expected as usual. The festival also features a guest announcer prior to the midnight countdown, this has previously been members of the royal family, this year bookies are suspecting it will be Archduchess Sophie Harrison-Ironside, who became the nations most successful athlete following the winter games. The 2nd favourite for the announcement however is Daisy Greechan, who has been dating the King for the last three months and was part of Team Daisph which became the first duo to row across the Mhroish Sea. Further announcement's will also be made about the now traditional "Guest" band which will play before Florence and the Machine as well as which "Up and Coming" Act will play as Festival openers for the three day festival which concludes on New Years Day. |
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| DaveIronside | 21st December 2016 - 12:26 AM Post #413 | ||||||||||||||||||
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MISSILE STRIKE HITS ALPINE ONE  Following weeks of East Moreland involvement in the various conflicts in Academica two missiles were successfully fired by rebel groups while a third was intercepted by Jekar's Shield Missile Defence system. The first missile hit a fuel depot at Alpine One, causing a fire that is still not under control, the second hit an industrial area of Freestone. The missile that hit Alpine One avoided interception due to it being in close proximity to the first and a reported launcher malfunction. The staff at the base were however able to take shelter in the hardened shelters at the base and as such casualties were kept to a minimum with 12 dead, 33 injured. The biggest concern however was the fuel fires that have taken both military and civilian fire brigades to bring under control. People living in the local area have been asked to stay indoors to avoid the fumes. It is thought that the fire will take at least another 24 hours to bring under control and that the operations in Academica will be slowed as Alpine One was a key base for assets operating there. The second missile hit an industrial area of Freestone, a city that experienced a missile attack from Borlanders five years ago which caused hundreds of deaths, this time however the missile hit a unoccupied factory meaning casualties were avoided. The Jekar's Shield system here did successfully connect with the missile however it appears the systems warhead didn't fire meaning the missile was only knocked off course rather than destroyed. Local Mayor Thomas Hallows said, "I hope the military will now give the system a full check, incidents like this should not happen." Minister of Defence Harry Samuelson commented saying, "These attacks will do nothing to stop our operations in support of a fellow Alba Karinyan nation. We have formed alliances with local militia's who the Academican government have approved of and these attacks will not go unpunished." A fourth missile was picked up heading towards Heyra however Samuelson refused to comment on that. "WHAT DEPORTATION" QUESTIONS PRINCESS  Following an announcement that Crown Princess Adrianna of Rokkenjima is due to spend time in East Moreland in the aftermath of what many refer to as "Teddy Gate". The scandal began after a photograph showing the young royal with a teddy bear wearing Borlander coat of arms, something that has caused many in East Moreland to question whether she has "Uppsala Syndrome". As part of a statement with Rokkenjima it was revealed that Adriana would spend time with Princess Freya, including some kind of pilgrimage, however it now appears this may not be so straight forward as the Dartfordian government have sought to stop what they call "a deportation". The East Moreland Princess however was unfazed by this move.
HALLIDAY FINISHES RUNNER UP  Following a hard fought season Rytol Racing's Sam Halliday has finished in 2nd place in the Drivers Championship. Northfort News had an exclusive interview with the young driver who is also currently dating Queen Matilda who is expecting their first child. NN It's been quiet the season for you, how proud are you of your achievements. SH I'm proud of what the team has done, Rytol is made up of around 200 people who work exceptionally hard to make everything run smoothly, all I do is sit in my backside and press a few pedals. I think I've done that bit pretty well this year, especially in my first season in Forumla Mundus, the step up from Touring Cars is massive and I'm just glad I had a quality team that helped me hit the ground running. NN What has been the highlight of the year for you? SH There have been so many, on and off the track. News of becoming a father is amazing, meeting Matilda and everything that follows has been like a blur but so worth it, she's extremely supportive of me and that's helped. I think the last race of the season was the highlight, odd I know because it ended in disappointment with the title challenge but to win in East Moreland is special. NNAnd what about the low light? SH Well not winning the title would be one. Then some of the early season races just didn't go our way in terms of reliability, it meant we were chasing later on, it leaves you thinking what if? But that's the nature of racing so you just accept it and move on. NN Which was your favourite place to visit on the tour? SH Apart from Silverhills? I think Krokom was one of my favorites, its a very friendly city and was a place where Matilda joined us for a few days afterwards. Its a beautiful city I got to enjoy with my beautiful girlfriend so it's going to hold special memories. NN We understand though some venues caused problems for Rytol? SH Yes, I think your meaning the incident in Heyra. Ever since the Formula Mundus circus has been going on Rytol have always had a BBQ the evening before the race. It's a way of bonding, eating local food and making sure we're in the best possible frame of mind. Familiarity is key for us, it helps you relax, ensures physically your in the best place you can be. We plan things out months in advance and no other track gave us issues, infact for us it's a social thing, as is BBQ cooking for all Morelanders. You need only walk along the pit lane and you'd see other teams stopping by grabbing a plate, journalists, sponsers, even Matthew Baxter on occasions all sat around enjoying our food. Frankly it didn't have any impact on the race but it could easily have done so had we not had the King improvise cooking on an engine. I mean they wanted us to travel an hour and a half away from our car the night before a race to eat at a restaurant we'd not even checked out, not the way a professional sports team needs to be treated. NN You had a one year contract with Rytol following Matt Cooke taking a sabbatical, will you be back for Rytol next season? SH We're in discussions as to what will happen, it needs to work for the team and work for me. I hope I'll be back and I think I've given myself the best shot at being in the drivers seat for next season. Edited by DaveIronside, 23rd December 2016 - 09:10 PM.
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| DaveIronside | 23rd December 2016 - 10:00 PM Post #414 | ||||||||||||||||||
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FOREIGN MINISTER RESIGNS DUE TO HEALTH  Foreign Minister Robert Kennedy yesterday resigned his position stating grounds of ill health as a reason for being unable to fulfil his duties. The Foreign Minister presented his letter of resignation to the King in person and the King is said to have "reluctantly but understandably accepted." Later that day the former Minister and his wife Louise, appeared outside their Northfort residence where Kennedy read a short statement to the press before refusing to answer questions.
Later that day the King visited the Representative Council to inform them of the resignation formally and explain how he had "reluctantly" accepted the resignation however that he "understood" the decision. The King went on to say, "Robert has been an amazing servent to East Moreland and that will never be forgotten. He is a fine example to all aspiring Ministers and I am proud to have worked with him and consider him my friend. I ask the Gods to Watch Over him as he now faces this battle in his life." The King then announced that Kennedy would be knighted in the New Years honours list and be awarded the Queen's Medal for service to the Monarchy. Robert Kennedy is 42 years of age and having graduated Royal Northfort University with a degree in Linguistics and Law began working for the Civil Service. At the age of 32 he was appointed by King Sven as a Junior Minister in the Department of Foreign Affairs, upon the coronation of King David, and the resignation of his mentor Lord Thompson, Kennedy was promoted to the Ministers job in his own right. It is expected a successor will be announced in the New Year, however bookies have tipped Tim Carpenter to be appointed, many thinking he will give up his role as leader of the Celtic Protectorate after many clashes with King Rupert. Other leading contenders that have been spoken about are General Katie Yacobs, who is close to retirement age, Princess Freya, although her military career is something she is unlikely to want to give up, and finally MoreBet.com believe current Science and Technology Minister Edward Tamana could be promoted. ARCHDUCHESS HONOURED IN NEW YEAR LIST  Today saw the publication of the King's New Years Honour's list, the annual publication which highlights the good works of many Morelanders over the year. This year a significant number of those being honoured come from the sporting world, including the King's own niece, Archduchess Sophie Harrison-Ironside, who became the nations most successful athelte following her Winter Games medal haul. The 20 year old is set to be awarded The Moreland Cross for "inspiring Morelanders in the field of sport", in addition to her Winter Games success she was also part of Team Daisoph with swimmer Daisy Greechan when the pair became the first to row across the Mhorish. Greechan receives the same award but is also given an oak leaf for being Mentioned in Dispatches during her service in the Royal Navy during the Mavrosian Refugee Crisis. Former Head of Royal Household, Alex Redfern, is awarded The Kings Medal for his actions in the Refugee Crisis, during which he was stranded on an island for several weeks before rescuing himself and several refugees who had washed up on the island with him. At the time he was assumed dead and the now closed joint Seaforth and East Moreland military base was named after him. James Edwards, the star East Moreland striker also recieves the Moreland Cross for leading Northfort United to the final of the Champions League and also for becoming the first professional Morelander in the field of football. He has since transferred to IFK Krokom who defeated the East Moreland Champions in the Champions League final. The award also makes him the first Christian to be awarded the Moreland Cross. Astronaut Rachael Dixon is also rewarded for her space flights, as well as supporting several school based science projects. She was informed of this while in orbit around Mundus in her latest flight and is due back tomorrow, but is said to "be thrilled and honoured" at being awarded the Moreland Cross and made a Lady of the Realm. The various awards are usually made within the first few weeks of the new year. |
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| DaveIronside | 26th December 2016 - 12:00 PM Post #415 | ||||||||||||||||||
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KING TO HAVE DIVIDED LOYALTIES  Following the progress of both Hygelac and East Moreland a unique situation has come up at the football world cup in Kiryat Gat. The King, who took citizenship of Hygelac to help promote the safety of the wilderness, has been representing his adoptive nation at the tournament, he has so far won three caps. However a twist of fate means that the two sides have been thrown together in the 2nd round. The Hygelac team are however rank outsiders as the nation has a population of less then 300 people and had around 30 players to pick a 23 man squad from. The King's performances in the World Cup have been described as ranging from "Awful" to "Spirited." East Moreland national manager Arthur Cox however said that his team would take things in their stride. "We've played well so far, getting out the group stage is what we'd set as our target, however we now have a great chance of getting further. The Hygleac team have had a good run, especially considering their background. However if the King thinks our team would take it easy on him then he's dreaming. It may actually do us a favour if he starts, I'm sorry to say his performances are best described as like a headless chicken, he's a fantastic engine, and he's a strong guy, the issue is he has next to no footballing skill." Should the King start in the game it will be up to midfield general Martin Kuhl to man mark him, Kuhl said, "It'd be hard kicking my King but a man has to do what a man has to do." The King however is upbeat, "Whatever happens I come out as a winner, I'm just hoping we can have a good game and entertain the fans." Hygleac's captain has not confirmed whether he play the King. JEKARS SPEAR RAIDS ON SILVERDALE  Following the recent missile strike on East Moreland and other nations the Royal East Moreland Air Force (REMAF) carried out a series of strikes against targets within the territory currently held by the self proclaimed "Silverdale Militia". A spokesman for the REMAF said. "Over the last 24 hours we have carried out six large scale strikes against targets within Silverdale. These targets have been picked after extensive reconnaissance by our assets, as such it was determined to use stand off air launched missiles on a total of 42 separate targets. These targets ranged from fuel storage areas, transport links the militia have been using and what we believe to be command and control assets. We have carried out extensive follow up reconnaissance and are confident that we have dealt a heavy blow." In the past the militia have made claims that they will execute captured soldiers for every member of the militia killed. The MoD responded by saying that. "We will do all we can to ensure the safety of the forces on the ground, we must remember however that the militia are already murdering their way across the continent." This raid is the first time there has been a large scale use of the nation new bomber system. Edited by DaveIronside, 27th December 2016 - 03:37 PM.
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| DaveIronside | 27th December 2016 - 04:02 PM Post #416 | ||||||||||||||||||
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ILLUMIC SHOULD NOT BE ROKKENJIMA'S "SCIENCE LAB" SAYS PRINCESS  Following RBC confirming the successful test of a Rokkenjiman Missile Defence Platform in the Illumic Princess Freya was critical of the tests location. Speaking at a conference at the Royal Merriman University entitled "The Modern Battlefield" where she was scheduled to talk about her experiences on modern battlefields she took time to address the test. "While clearly any nation designing and building this type of programme is there own business, what is not on is the location of the test. It is well known that no weapons test is 100% safe, yet Rokkenjima have once again decided to carry out actions in the Illumic, a region in which they are not natives, without first consulting or informing the Illumic natives of their intent. The Illumic is our home and not some science lab for Rokkenjima to test its latest toy in. A test of this kind could clearly have resulted in misunderstandings. From my understanding they simulated an attack originating from KasierAdolf, for that to happen they must have launched from close to that nation, a clear provocation, also that missile is then flying towards three other nations, now I assume they, just like us, where not informed of this test, therefore it would have placed them on high alert. This is clearly action that is reckless. We have done much over the last few months to deescalate tensions between Illumic Natives and actions like this do not help. We have in place the Tripartite, yet no notice was given, there is the Council of Illumic Nations which I believe Rokkenjima could have easily have given notice to. I for one am getting fed up of Rokkenjima acting without thought for nations its supposed to consider friends. It even looks like they can't stand by their promise to sort out the mess they've caused with their apparent sympathy for the Borlanders, it's creating a deficiet of trust and that won't continue indefinitely." It was expected that Princess Adriana, who was photographed with a Borland themed soft toy, would spend time in East Moreland to educate her about the terrorist organisation, this however looks unlikely to happen following several court challenges from Dartfordia. While Rokkenjima was once considered a close ally of East Moreland the general public are slowly losing trust in the nation with a recent poll saying only 52% of Morelanders believe Rokkenjima to be a useful ally, as opposed to 76% at this time last year. SPEARHEAD II SEA TRIALS TO BE UNDERTAKEN BY REMNS OSTALKE  The nations new design of the Spearhead II missile is to be tested by the REMNS Ostlake while on its round Mundus training exercise. Prototypes of the missile are to be transported to the ship using pre-existing logistics networks, at which point the ship will transfer the load to a Destroyer 300km away in the Strait of Shaw. The missile will be fired at a target being dragged by the Ostlake and assessed for its long range accuracy. The Spearhead I missile has been used in the Academica conflict and has shown itself to be a superb weapon with its manoeuvrability allowing it to engage targets while avoiding counter measures. The missile also features the ability to fly several different types of attack profiles and can be connected to the Air Forces RAPTOR pods giving it up to the second information on the target it is flying towards. Stage 2 of the project also features two missile launched kinetic impactors which will help increase the damage the missile can cause, potentially allowing one missile to hit three targets in one strike. The Ministry of Defence have said said the test is likely within the next two weeks as the ship makes the journey North from passing Satanica. Edited by DaveIronside, 28th December 2016 - 05:55 PM.
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| DaveIronside | 28th December 2016 - 06:16 PM Post #417 | ||||||||||||||||||
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TAMANA NAMED NEW FOREIGN MINISTER  The current Minister for Science and Technology, Edward Tamana, was today promoted to the role of Foreign Minister replacing the recently resigned Robert Kennedy. The 40 year old is the man responsible for a large portion of the highly successful Technology City project which has seen several nations investing in the centre of excellence for high tech industries. Following this he became the first ehinic and minority politician to be part of the cabinet when he was recently named as the leading figure for decisions involving Science and Technology. The move, while not a complete surpirse, has raised a few eyebrows as Tamana is not a highly experienced politican having only served in the Representative Council for 18 months. The King released a statement on the appointment saying, "Edward is the right person for this job, he is well versed with working with a whole of host of international partners and is a highly intelligent man. He has shown an adaptability to bring in investment to the nation from across the world and I am confident in his role as Foreign Minister he will ensure the best interests of East Moreland are secured for many years to come." Former Foreign Minister Robert Kennedy tweeted that, "Edward is a great appointment. All the best" while the man himself said "Honoured to take the job. Delighted to serve." It is expected that amongst his first matters to handle will be the recent military test by Rokkenjima that took place in the Illumic, however he also said "We have been slowly building bridges with other nations for a number of years now, I believe we can capitalise on these in the near future." RIVER OST WITNESSES NEW SMARTWAR DRONE  With Roboboat already undergoing extensive trials SmartWar today tested it's 2nd Naval Drone, the Marlin, on the River Ost near Ostlake. The boat is smaller than the Roboboat and is capable of hitting speeds of up to 60mph. It uses similar technology to the Roboboat and Roboguard automated ground vehicle and is designed to act as an interceptor of seaborne threats. The test saw it reach a top speed of around 50mph and conduct a variety of hard turns and manovers designed to test its movement capabilities. While SmartWar confirmed that there was a person at the controls for this test they said, "The pilot merely sat and enjoyed the ride, all manouvering and navigation was done by the AI and it was 100% successful." Should the next test, which is scheduled to take place amidst the traffic of the lake of Ostlake, be successful it is expected that the vessel will be equipped with a remote weapons system, possibly featuring a heavy machine gun of sea skimming missiles, and undertake a variety of tests on the military naval range at Illumic Command. It is hoped that vessels such as the nations King John amphibious Warfare ship, the Cyborg Class Drone Carrier and the nations aircraft carriers will be able to carry one or two of the vessels to be used to intercept and potentially engage threats to the fleet. |
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| DaveIronside | 31st December 2016 - 01:17 AM Post #418 | ||||||||||||||||||
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EAST MORELAND TO SEARCH FOR KIDNAPPED ROYALS  Following the announcement that the group known as King's Blood, a Borlander sympathising terrorist group, had kidnapped the wife of King Rupert of Bretton, and their new born child Prince Oliver the East Moreland government have announced they will begin extensive searches of The Alps. The group have often operated out of the Northern mountains and as such intelligence experts believe that the pair are likely to be smuggled there. They have asked other nations to be on the look out for suspicious transport activity which could potentially indicate that the group are moving the two royals. The group released a video threatening to kill the pair unless the Mercian's compensated Cultists who were effected by the recent genocide and then Rupert kill himself. It is highly unlikely these demands will be meet and many believe it is simply an excuse for them to execute the two. Teams of Red Legion will step up operations in the area as well as more patrols by other units and autonomous units such as RoboGuard. Previously the teams had helped track down Princess Adriana of Rokkenjima, however a deal done between Rokkenjima and Kyle Barren seems to have beaten them to the rescue. Rokkenjima have been mentioned as "allies" of Kings Blood in the video however Princess Freya was quick to dispell this. "We consider Rokkenjima an ally, one we have some issues with but we are under no illusion that the Rokkenjiman's have any sympathy for this group." The Rokkenjiman military have "Declared war" on the Borlanders something Freya described as , "Tricky as we all know they have no fixed abode and frankly that means no targets to hit, if there were you'd be reporting on those hits not asking me about the problem." SPEARHEAD II TEST DETAILS RELEASED  Tomorrow morning a test of the Spearhead II system is to be undertaken at the Northern end of the Straits of Shaw. As part of the operation a batch of the experimental cruise missiles will be flown to Kiryat Gat where they will be loaded onto a global positioning ship which is due to meet with the Destroyer REMNS David the Poet, some 300km away the REMNS Ostlake will launch a target drone which the Destroyer will then fire at. Should the test be successful the missiles will have gone from Illumic Command in East Moreland to the target within 24 hours. Speaking about the test Minister of Defence Harry Samuelson said, "The ability to move key pieces of equipment across the globe in a short space of time is an essential military skill, we haven't had to do it against a clock for a while so it'll be a good test for the Navy and Air Force as well as seeing what the EMRC and SmartWar teams have put together for us." NEW SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY MINISTER ANNOUNCED  With Edward Tamana being named as new Foreign Minister his replacement was today announced. The outgoing CEO of the East Moreland Rifle Company, Olivia Carter, is to assume the role after she returns from Helvetica. The 45 year old has spent most of her working life at EMRC and has been responsible for managing and overseeing many of their most recent projects. She has no prior political experience and it is thought her largely marketing background is likely to be put to use trying to improve the success rate of new technologies being brought into the market place. Carter has yet to make any comments on her appointment however her predecessor Foreign Minister Tamana has said, "I've worked with Olivia a number of times, she's a great appointment and the King has picked someone more than capable of leading our nations scientific endeavours for the next decade and beyond." KING IN, BADGERS OUT EAST MORELAND 0 - HYGELAC 1  A strange match up took place at the world cup today when East Moreland faced their King across the pitch. King David was on the bench for the game however he took the field with the Hygelac team for the national anthems and having stood proudly through his adopted teams one crossed the half way line and joined the Morelanders where he joined them singing "Helus Call", there is an understanding that he may have breached MFA rules on national anthems in doing so. The game began as a close affair with neither team wanting to concede now the tournament had began to be a knock out. Ironically it was Nya Aland's Head of Government Jin Odinsson who was the star of the first half stopping several James Edwards attempts on goal. It was in the second half as fitness levels of two non professional teams began to fade that the game opened up. In the 72nd minute East Moreland considered after a quick break away and instantly Hygelac sat back. With ten minutes to go King David was brought on to replace an injured midfielder, the King's first action was to get booked for a late tackle on Martin Kuhl, a man who in the media the day before the game said "It'd be hard kicking my King but a man has to do what a man has to do" It was however King David who physically came out on top of the contest time and again stopping Kuhl influencing the midfield. East Moreland had several near scores in the final two minutes however failed to find the net. Captain, Martin Kuhl said after the game, "Our dreams over, we did better than expected, however we still have at least one Morelander who could come home with a winners medal and I would love to see it happen. I think by now if your teams not in it you want Hygelac to win, fingers crossed the underdog gets the job done." |
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| DaveIronside | 2nd January 2017 - 09:20 PM Post #419 | ||||||||||||||||||
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SPEARHEAD II "PARTIAL SUCCESS" The latest test of the Spearhead II missile system was concluded yesterday in the Straits of Shaw, the test involved moving the missile from Illumic Command to the Destroyer REMNS David the Poet before firing it a distance of 300km at a target drone being towed by the carrier. The missile is expected to be a state of the art system deploying a stealth design as well as adaptable target attack profiles, the missile is capable of sea skimming before popping up to strike the target alternatively the missile can strike its target from high altitude. It stands out from other similar missiles by using two kinetic impactors, small heavy projectiles designed to cause extra damage which can hit close by targets. The missile was made and designed by SmartWar whose spokesman said, "The test was partially successful, logistically we were able to get the missile to its destination and set up perfectly. The missile flew its programmed flight plan with a 93% accuracy and the appearences of RADAR were what we hoped they'd be. Having covered 290km however the missile was expected to pop up to strike the target from above, however the kinetic impactors failed to deploy, the target however was destroyed in the manner that we had hoped. Overall I'd say it was a partial success" It is expected a further series of tests will now take place in the Mhorish and Southern Illumic before the missile enters service. KING AND GREECHAN SPLIT "ON GOOD TERMS"  The King and Daisy Greechan have today confirmed that they have ended their three month relationship. The announcement comes after Greechan was posted to REMNS King Robert as their rescue diver for six months following the East Moreland military going to standby, this along with the hectic schedule of the King would mean the two unable to spend time together. The King said he is "sad that the relationship is over" but wished Daisy well saying he hoped "the two can remain good friends, she has now been part of my life and Rhiannon's and become great friend and role model for my daughter." Greechan meanwhile said that she and the King parted on "Good terms and will remain friends, but duty calls". It is also expected that Greechan will compete once more for East Moreland in the Summer Games and the Navy in the Ostlake Games. |
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SMARTWAR/EMAC MAKE FLYING CAR  Following the recent success of a basic test for a flying military Humvee style vehicle EMAC and SmartWar have today unveiled another prototype on the same project. This one however is using slightly different technology and the intention is to make a fully automated vehicle that can fly and then drive on patrol. The test was conducted at EMAC's Technology City test area and saw the vehicle make a slow and low circle, part of which was over rough ground. The results of the test on the vehicle, which is being called Rolling Eagle, were shown on YouTube and caused great amounts of discussion on various internet forums. The CEO of EMAC Sir Alan Maybury spoke about his excitement. "We are thrilled with what we've achieved, its still a long long road between where we are now and anything like this entering service in a military capacity but we've shown that we are once more pushing the envelope. It is our vision that a vehicle such as Rolling Eagle could one day reveloutionise transport for civilian life as well. The possibilities of what this could do is endless, patrol the Alps, respond to emergency calls in isolated areas, deploy to disaster zones and fly in before helping transport the injured, well its a bright future for Rolling Eagle." The CEO of SmatWar Martin Dawson was also thrilled saying. "The dream is to see this thing covering long distances by air and then driving off on its own steam with no further adaptation. It's a long road ahead but we're showing that between EMAC and SmartWar we're putting East Moreland at the forefront of technological advancement." It is expected that a further test of Rolling Eagle will take place in a few months. LILIAN IRONSIDE HAS TITLE RETURNED  Following the failed attempt by former Prince, and now self proclaimed Emperor of the Divine Hegmony, James Ironside his younger sister Lilian Ironside was also disinherited. In the days following the successful public counter coup lead by Tim Carpenter the King disinherited the whole of James' family, taking from them land and titles. At the time Lilian Ironside was 15 years old however the move meant that she lost her right to call herself Princess, as well as all land and estates. It is understood this move left her struggling and relying on the Kade family, the Ironside's maternal uncle, for support. Now it has been announced that the King had decieded he has treated Lilian unfairly and has restored to her the title Princess. In a statment read by Press Secretary Malcolm Tucker the King announced, "I was wrong to blame what was then a child for the actions of her brother. In the years that I have neglected my cousin she has done amazing things. Wishing to show the world she is different to her brother she has dedicated her life to her education in Biological Engineering, a subject choosen by her to try and do her bit to tackle MSP, a genetic condition close to the royal families hearts in terms of supporting research. She has managed to do this while working part time to fund her studies at a world class institute. The King recognises that as her closest living relative beside her traitorous brother he should have done more. From hence forth she shall have her title restored." It is thought that the now Princess Lilian has not spoken to her brother since he was imprisoned. NAVY TO GET NEW TOY  The Ministry of Defence today announced that they are looking to suppliment the Dragonskin carrier borne fighter with a strike option, the leading candidate being the X-117B NightDragon which has been under development by EMAC for a number of years. The aircraft is not a brand new concept but merely a reimagining of a once tested project the SilentDragon which was a highly stealthy ground attack aircraft. The SilentDragon project reached a point where it could have entered testing with the Air Force only to have the funding stopped due to the Air Force believing the gap in strike capability could be filled by the Dragonbreath. The new varient will however feature a longer body and rear wings making it capable of carrying a greater load over longer distances. Minister of Defence Harry Samuelson said, "The Navy have long been looking to upgrade their strike capability, we've done it using drones and missiles however a specialist strike aircraft gives them greater flexibility. EMAC have dusted off a project for us and we'll see where it goes and evaluate it. The nice thing is we're not starting from scratch here so fingers crossed we can see results sooner rather than later." Should the project be a success it would likely see 40 carrier varients purchased while potentially more sales for ground based versions could be considered. |
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| DaveIronside | 14th January 2017 - 08:10 PM Post #421 | ||||||||||||||||||
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KING GIVES POST WORLD CUP INTERVIEW  Following his adventures in Kiryat Gat as part of the Hygelac national football team the King has returned home and in an exclusive interview with Northfort News talks about football, politics, love and kidnapping. NN Having competed in the World Cup what are the chances of seeing you on the Football pitch in the future? King I think my footballing days are over, at least at anything resembling a top level. I've read many of the match reports, including the Northfort News, and they weren't exactly kind. I was out of my depth and the only thing that stopped me from sinking without a trace was a good level of fitness. It was certainly an adventure and I'm deeply proud of what we achieved. Hygelac is a unique nation in that it exists purely as an awareness raising exercise but its one I'm happy to be involved in, I just think it's footballing efforts will be better represented by younger men going forward, I'll still be involved with them in terms of wilderness protection. My footballing focus now is on AFC Roberton and seeing if we can get back in the Champions League, but that'll firmly be an effort from the stands. NN With the recent kidnapping of the Mercian Royals being claimed by the Borlanders what are you thoughts on that situation? King It once again illustrates that Barren and his posse of criminals have no right even claiming to be a nation. To kidnap anyone is bad enough but to do so when the woman has just given birth. I am no supporter of Rupert, however he can rest assured that East Moreland will do all we can to find Mary and Oliver and return them home. The Borlanders know that we don't stop our actions against them for any reason, this shall be no different. I am confident that we will find the two victims and then no force on Mundus will stop us being able to get them back. What we need is the world to be vigilant and present a united front against these kinds of acts. NN We've recently had the Rokkenjiman governments annual Imperial Decree, what are your thoughts on this? King Let me start by saying we had potentially productive talks with Empress Evanthe late last year, I am still confident that Rokkenjima is a useful ally for East Moreland, and that we are as committed to our word to them as ever. That being said however I was sad to see the majority of it used to talk about the days of old. Yes we're all aware of the history of Rokkenjima V's the old Warsaw Pact, yes we're all aware of how it shaped the world but if playing football taught me anything it was that your judged on your last performance. We've seen Rokkenjima drop the ball repeatedly in the last year, a lack of trust with ourselves, a falling out with Achkaerin, Beatrice Anselmo accused of being involved in a genocide. All this while other nations have stepped up and acted to prevent major incidents costing innocent lives. The Decree speaks like war is the only threat, we've seen medical initiatives set up, no support from the wider international community, we've seen science forums set up, little international support, we saw a nation all but wiped off the map and two, yes just two nations beside ourselves stepped up. I agree we need to focus on international co-operation not just crawl into our own corners but you don't persuade the world by dragging up past times at the expense of glossing over current failures. I mean they can't even stand by the terms of their agreement made to me face to face, how can we expect these other great actions to take place. To focus on the disarmament of nuclear weapons, when they've been used once is in our view silly. East Moreland will not be joining that treaty, we have 30 nuclear weapons, not exactly as though we have them falling out of our silo's their so crammed in. I have several words for Rokkenjima, Joint Emergency Team, Global Childbirth Initiative, Worldwide Doctors Organisation, The Treaty for the Protection of Hygelac and Hrothgar, these are all treaties and proposals out there that are having a current positive impact on the world. A treaty on the use of nuclear weapons, something no one is using anyway is going to change nothing in the world, I think Rokkenjima should look at joining these basic organisations that bring so much more to Mundus than this treaty idea. NN You recently ended your romantic relationship with Daisy Greechan, what's the situation regarding your love life? King Well I'm single, me and Daisy are friends and that is how things will remain. For the time being I'm simply focusing on being a good father in my private life. NN Are we likely to see a royal divorce in the near future? King Matilda Ironside is the Queen of East Moreland that is all that needs to be said. NN How soon do you see an end to the Academican conflict coming? King The conflict there is confusing. We have been working through the AKO and COIN to bring together a strong coalition. I've been proud of the way that East Moreland and Vaguzian forces have co-operated to help the Midvale loyalists against the Silverdale Militia, a group we intend to label as a terrorist organisation. I am also happy that KasierAdolf have gone about reinforcing the Academican military that was cut off, it shows COIN is working well in establishing lines of communication. My only saddness there is that it took tragic loss of life to have Academica supported in the East. The people of KaiserAdolf have my prayers for their losses and my thanks for their response. It is my hope that the conflict will last months not years and that Midvale will be allowed it's autonomy as agreed by the Academican government, we will be holding them to their word. NN Finally, what do you believe is the greatest threat to the world at the moment. King Apathey and Mistrust. I have no idea why people are retreating into their shells, we saw how well the world can work in times of tragedy when they take an interest in world affairs. Take the nuclear test proposed for Hygelac, a united world response stopped it and spawned my new adoptive nation. We achieved something great. We need more world co-operation rather than nations simply asking, "What's it got to do with me?" Several million people in the UNP died of illness, cold and starvation, why? because the world did nothing, had more nations stepped forward, joined global organisations like JET then the men and women of that organisation would have moved mountains, they did incredible work with minimal support. 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| DaveIronside | 18th January 2017 - 10:57 PM Post #422 | ||||||||||||||||||
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ARCHDUCHESS SAYS NO TO SUMMER GAMES RETURN  Archduchess Sophie Harrison-Ironside has confirmed today that she was approached by Team EM about a potential return to the East Moreland squad for the Summer Games. The 21 year old is one of the nations sporting greats having become the first person to win medals at both the Summer and Winter Games. She made her first appearence at the Summer Games where she won an individual silver and a team Gold when she was just 17 years of age. Since then she switched to the ice and won four medals in her first Winter games before adding two more at her second. It makes her the most decorated athlete in the nations history, just one medal ahead of friend Daisy Greechan. With her University study coming close to an end the King's neice has indicated that she intends to join the Air Force for a period and as such has been seeing preparing for their fitness test by running around the Palace grounds, where she trained for her first games, as such it lead to speculation that she would make a switch back to Cross Country. This was denied however as she attended Royal Merriman University yesterday where she said, "I will never say never again, however I have university getting stressful, I'm committed to some projects once my studies have done and I can't make a switch like this in such a short space of time, my Mhroish Sea row showed me how vital preparation is, beside the Cross Country team have been doing well and I have no right to just waltz back in." The Archduchess will however be attending the games as a special correspondent for EMTV where she hopes to see boyfriend Rollo MacAllister make the HoneyBadgers Seven's team. KAFON SWEEPS TO FIRST SMART AWARD  Six months ago SmartWar opened a competition known as the Smart Award. It offered University students the chance of a lucrative job and investment if they came up with an innovative solution to a set task. The first project was to "save young people from land mines" and the winner was announced today. Steven Kafon, a 21 year old engineering student from Technology City University has designed a smart wind powered drone. The design is a 17kg iron casing, surrounded by dozens of radiating bamboo legs that each have a round plastic “foot” at their tip. Inside the ball is a GPS unit that maps the route the Mine Kafon has taken. The feet act as a suspension mechanism, which allows the Mine Kafon to roll over bumps, holes and other obstacles.The ball rolls over and triggers most mines causing them to explode, the central iron casing is in tack and the device can operate with many of the bamboo legs lost. The device can be steered using simple gyros if not being blown by the wind, this allows it to be retrieved and new legs inserted. It has been shown in tests that the device can usually withstand four explosions before needing new legs. The designer said, "I'm very proud to have won and I'm glad that I may have created something so useful to not just our military but also for civilians living in warzones." Steven Kafon will receieve a EM£50,000 prize from SmartWar as well as them funding his Masters, following this he will be given a job on one of their project teams. The CEO of SmartWar, Martin Dawson said, "We have three more prizes coming up and we're very excited about them, its a way of encouraging science and technology and finding great new ideas. The Mine Kafon costs around $60 to produce and is a highly effective tool. I'm thrilled we can now be involved in the project." SmartWar will be awarding further prizes for High School, Primary School, Youth Groups and Coding in the coming days. The device can be seen in action on our website Edited by DaveIronside, 22nd January 2017 - 06:47 PM.
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| DaveIronside | 22nd January 2017 - 07:16 PM Post #423 | ||||||||||||||||||
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SMARTAWARD GOES TO HEYRAN STUDENTS  The second of SmartWar's awards for science and technology has been awarded to a group of students from a Heyran High School. The 11-18 year old category SmartAward has been won by a team of chemistry students whomanaged to recreate a life-saving drug that rose from US$13.50 to US$750 a tablet overnight after an unscrupulous price-hike by former Luvonian hedge fund manager Martin Shkreli. The students reproduced the drug, Daraprim, used to treat a rare but deadly parasitic infection, in their high school laboratory with support from a local University professor who said said she could not stop dwelling on the story of Shkreli, who acquired Daraprim last year through his company, Turing Pharmaceuticals, and almost immediately and exorbitantly hiked the price. The drug is used to treat malaria and to prevent toxoplasmosis infection in people with HIV. The production of the drug sees three complex chemical processes and SmartWar CEO Martin Dawson said, "For youngsters to be able to first of all work out how this thing worked, and then make the processes happen perfectly is insane, they are super talented and richly deserve this prize." The drug was later replicated by other drugs companies who helped reduce the price, the Heyran students drug however has been analysed by experts and declared to be "Grade A" sadly however as it was not produced in a licenced lab it is unlikely to be find a market, nor has it been mass produced. Dawson added, "We're looking forward to meeting these students at the prize giving, and presenting each of them with a new IPad, a letter of commendation and an offer of work experience with us, if any of them wish to continue in the sciences we'll provide them with all the support we can, we need to nurture this talent." The school will also be awarded with $50,000 and a suite of new computers. KING WISHES BECKETT WELL  Conservative Party leader May Beckett yesterday resigned her leadership after announcing that she had accepted the role of Minister of State for Heyra. The politician has lead the Conservative Party since 2010 when she, along with Simon Addison established the party within a week of the constitution creating the Representative Council was formed. The move comes as a surprise for many as Heyra and East Moreland, despite being neighbours have no formal political connections. The King however was quick to congratulate her saying, "I have been fortunate enough to sit around many tables with Mrs.Beckett and she is a person I have come to respect. She was a political innovator, the first to establish a political party and helped set the foundations for the East Moreland political landscape, the Heyran's have made a wise choice in their new Minister of State and I wish her and her new bosses well." SOPHIES MUNDUS GAMES SPOTLIGHT:- EDDIE HALL - WEIGHTLIFTING  We don't call him The Beast for nothing, he stands at well over 6ft, weights close to 30stone and has dominated the East Moreland Strongman Competitions for the last three years. Eddie Hall is a Corporal in the Royal Engineers, his training is essentially throwing around the armour of various machines, rumour has it he does reps with Landrovers, and after becoming the only man in Mundus to ever deadlift 500kg who am I to say he can't. Eddie is frighteningly strong, and if Deadlifting was a Mundus Games event he'd be a cert for the Gold, but sadly it isn't, if Strongman was an event then I'd be betting on him finishing in a medal. What is unknown however is how well he can clean and jerk, its an event not done in the strongman world and as such we have to question his ability. What we can say is that we can guarentee the veteran of Safraen and Seaforth will be doing all that he can to make up for his disappointment of last games where he failed to medal. Speaking to him though he realises this is just for fun, or as much fun lifting heavy weights can be, and in my experience that's not very fun. He told me last week, "I should have switched to the weighlifting months ago, but with the EM Strongman Championship coming up I couldn't afford to, I'm not losing that title. It'll be tough as I don't have the mobility of the other competitors but I do have hell of a lot of raw power and I hope it'll get me out of the mess I've got myself into." Prediction:- Sorry Beast, I can't see a medal coming home, preparation is key and you're eyes are on another prize. I'm predicting Top 8. |
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| DaveIronside | 27th January 2017 - 11:49 PM Post #424 | ||||||||||||||||||
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SILVERHILLS CONFERENCE BEGINS  The CTO conference scheduled to take place at Silverhills has today begun. The talks are aimed at what King David has described as "Saving the organisation" and comes following yet another slow response from the organisation. The King has been critical of the CTO following it failing to take decisive action on the Mercian genocide and now dragging its heels on the Academican situation. The King had initially also called for the resignation or replacement of the CTO Secretary-General, Tytorian Sir Joseph Cornwallis however it is now understood the King has withdrawn this request after it appears there may be an "acceptable explanation" however the King did say, "should similar situations arise things shouldn't be permitted to drag and as such a back up plan should exist." It is expected the Academican resolution will be voted on in the near future. Silverhills Royal Moreland Palace, the 13th century seat of Royal power was selected for the venue and as such is closed to tourists for the duration of the conference. SOPHIES MUNDUS GAMES SPOTLIGHT - RACHEL RAWSON - MARATHON  The 26 year old Army Captain who is also the East Moreland record holder in both the marathon and half marathon has never really managed to replicate her Ostlake Games form on the big stage, the reason for that has been her refusal to resign her commission in the Royal Artillery or to transfer into the PT Corps. As such it seems Jekar must not have got her in the Marathon sweep stakes as every time they come around she's been on deployment. Rachel used to be a training partner of mine when I prepared for the Highmoor Marathon when I was 18 and her dedication to everything she does is unsurpassed, even down to checking the blend on her socks, nothing is left to chance. As such with Duke Legion being stood down from duties in Mercia it is likely that this time round she'll have a clear run at the games, if she can stay fit and my uncle doesn't get us involved in a war then I can see her bringing home a medal of some type. It would be well deserved and if rumours are to be believed, a great way of ending her career. Little birds tell me that following the games she is likely to try Red Legion selection making her the second woman to attempt the highly demanding selection test in the last 500 years. Prediction- A new EM record and a top three finish. SUBWAY BAND GET ROYAL SEAL OF APPROVAL  A group of music students from Royal Merriman University, known as Lucky Chops, have today been given a royal seal of approval. Archduchess Sophie Harrison-Ironside, who shares a University Halls of Residence with the lead saxophone player, posted a video she filmed of the group performing in the Northfort Underground which has since gone on to get nearly 3million views. The band have since been signed up to play on several TV shows and summer festival concerts. The Archduchess this year is also responsible for scheduling "The Big Top" at Glastomundus and has hinted that she intends to have some "Unique hometown talent" headline the show and posted on twitter days after the announcement of her involvement that, "If you can't help your friends out what's the point ;)" This has lead many to believe that Lucky Chops will headline one of the days, most likely the Sunday. East Moreland has always had a reputation for supporting qwirky music acts and in recent years Northfort natives 2Cellos have always featured highly in the nations musical calendar. With seemingly having the Archduchesses approval, and with her army of social media followers, behind the band it is likely they too could be destined for big things despite not even having commercially ever released any material. |
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| DaveIronside | 29th January 2017 - 09:44 PM Post #425 | ||||||||||||||||||
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SILVERHILLS TERROR RAID ON CONFERENCE MORNING  As the city of Silverhills geared up for a conference aimed at reforming the CTO a Red Legion raid made six arrests from the group known as Kings Blood. The raid was carried out in a suburb known as Tyersal and as well as the arrests saw the seizure of several home made improvised explosive devices. No body was hurt during the arrests as explained by Brigadier Kelly, "With the recent threats of attacks being made we have been extra vigilent, with this conference hosting so many VIP's we believed there was the potential for an attack and our sources pin pointed this address. We took them completly by surprised and no lethal shots were fired, everybody is going home tonight and so that's a success." The Minister of Defence Sir Harry Samuelson also commented on the raid stating. "We had a promise of attacks, Kings Blood won't be carrying any out on East Moreland soil, not if we can do anything about it. The men of Red Legion have once again protected the citizens of East Moreland and they have my thanks for a job well done. We will not lower our guard and it is hopeful that this raid will lead to clues about the whereabouts of Queen Mary." The conference is still going ahead, however there was a visible increase in Red Legion presence around the venue. KING SPEAKS ON ACADEMICA  King David yesterday visited Alpine One, the base from where operations in Academica are being undertaken. He visited troops preparing to cross the border as well as spending time in the control centre there. Troops from Vaguzia are also transiting through the base and the King paid a visit to those troops to thank them for their support. "In the 21st century any nation carrying out prolonged military operations needs help, I'm thankful to our neighbour for their ongoing support, it shows that the continent of Alba Karinya is strong in the face of adversity." The King went on to speak about operations saying. "We originally attempted to provide local forces with the tools to get the job done but I believe the Academicans may have under estimated what they faced. As such while we are still providing the Midvale Militia with training and equipment we are now putting more boots on the ground following Silverdale's attempts on our own borders. This will not be permitted and I believe we know have begun pushing them back. There is still some way to go until peace is restored to the region but we've got things rolling. What concerns me is the flow of weapons and equipment into the opposition areas and that is something we are aiming to address." The King was shown how weapons such as RPG's, shoulder launched surface to air missiles and even some chemical weapons thought to have originated from Scordisci have been discovered in the hands of the Silverdale Milita. "We have known since this started that somehow weapons have been getting in from somewhere, however we soon will have a mandate to challenge this after the CTO resolution I asked Sir Jacob Longe to present is passed. I do however find the situation bizarre, we have three nations involved, two from the CTO and KaiserAdolf of this new Mundus Supreme Coalition, an organisation that Vaguzia is even a member of, and yet I read Sultan Albrich has been critical of the speed of the CTO action, the MSC covers the same kind of issues and I am yet to see them even draft a motion to handle this situation despite having a quarter of it's membership involved there. If the Sultan wants to be critical of the CTO then perhaps he should put my resolution through the MSC." |
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| DaveIronside | 5th February 2017 - 06:06 PM Post #426 | ||||||||||||||||||
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INLINE BADGER COMPLETE  EMAC's latest speed record attempt is today one step closer to being reality. The Inline Badger, a vehicle designed to beat the world motor cycle speed record, was yesterday unveiled to the public. It was given a small run by its rider, motor cycle racer Guy Martin, he took the bike onto EMAC's test runway at Technology City and recorded a speed of 100mph. Speaking with reporters as he finished Martin said, "We just wanted you folks to see how pretty she looks moving, we know we've got to find about another 250mph and we'll get that, its just you've got to be gentle with her to start off with." Should the record attempt be successful it will be the forth speed record broken by EMAC in the last three years. First the SSC HoneyBadger claimed the land speed record becoming the car to break the sound barrier, next they built the WaterBadger which claimed the water speed record before Sliding Badger took the railed speed record with some help from Dartfordian Railways. This string of records has lead EMAC CEO Sir Alan Maybury to describe his company as "Mundus' Fastest Corporation" Maybury has also hinted that they will not be stopped with their record attempts after Inline Badger, after the demo he said. "We've been exceptionally lucky at what we've done, we're pushing the envelope more than anyone has in the realms of speed. We can't stop pushing if our company is to continue to thrive and grow. Next we'll be focusing on a more environmentally friendly approach to speed." It is expected that once a venue is found the Inline Badger will make an attempt after a few weeks of testing at the EMAC facility in Technology City. THE IWI'S KING XV IN TOWN  With the Quad Nations Rugby Championship starting next weekend the King's Robert Arena is tomorrow hosting a curtain raiser for the event between two teams selected by the monarchs of the Unified Iwi and East Moreland. King Piripi of the Iwi has selected a team made up of players aged under 23 and who are uncapped by the nations first team, in return King David has selected a team made up from members of the East Moreland Armed Forces. The two teams will play at one of the world's largest purpose built rugby stadiums with the proceeds being shared between charities in both nations. King David meet King Piripi while visiting the Iwi during one of their Remembrance Festivals and the two shared several conversations about rugby, a mutual passion. The game is set to become an annual fundraiser alternating between the two rugby mad countries. It is thought the game will be highly competitive with several members of the Armed Forces playing for Premier League clubs and some even possessing caps for the national side. Captain Tim Rodber of the Royal Foot Guards, who has 27 caps for the HoneyBadgers, said, "The Iwi team of Under 23's will probably be faster and fitter, their playing week in week out and are professionals, many of us juggle our rugby career with our military service, but we'll probably have the big match experience edge, it'll be a fun game for sure." |
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| DaveIronside | 6th February 2017 - 10:59 PM Post #427 | ||||||||||||||||||
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EM ARMED FORCES 21 - IWI'S KING XV 17  The East Moreland Armed Forces defeated visitors from the Commonwealth of Iwi's King's XV in a tight match at King Robert Arena in Northfort. It was a curtain raiser for next weekends opening Quad Nations game when the full international sides meet and the East Moreland team featured five former internationals. The game was a brutal affair with the larger Maori players making several big tackles on the Morelanders who gave as good as they got. The scoring for East Moreland began when Scrum Half, and Royal Marine, William Mason sniped round the side of a ruck to score which was converted by fly half Stephen Hallas. The Iwi drew level ten minutes later following a lengthy time in possession. Robert Holloway, a former HoneyBadger centre staked a claim at an international recall by breaking free just before half time and scoring in the corner following a long break away, Hallas added on the extra points. After the half time break the Iwi again came back after a well worked maul from a line out went over. They added to their score ten minutes later when a penalty was slotted over from distance. A resolute performance from the Morelanders saw them camp in the opponents half before aging Full Back Dave Cates broke into the line following a move from a scrum and off loaded to flanker Richard Hadfield who dived across the line under the posts making it easy for Hallas to add on the match winning extra points. Following the game it was confirmed that over $4million had been raised for charities connected to veterans care in both East Moreland and the Iwi. It was also discovered that a separate bet between King Piripi of the Iwi and King David of East Moreland now means that at their Quad Nations match up King Piripi must host a banquet for the East Moreland Military team. ERIN OSMAN TO STAR IN CELEBRITY BIG BROTHER EM  The 26 year old sister in law of King David has been announced as the big name to feature on Celebrity Big Brother. The show has been aired in several other nations but this will be the first time the reality TV show has been made in East Moreland. A camera filled house has been built in Silverhills and will see ten celebrities filmed around the clock with regular challenges and tasks leading to a person being evicted each week. The socialite is a well known media personality appearing on various daytime TV shows, having her own fashion show as well as being a regular on the Silverhills party scene. The youngest daughter of the nations richest man, Lord Lucas Osman, she has dated a string of celebrities including current boyfriend and Formula Mundus Driver Mark Lindley. She is also well known not to be shy talking about her personal life and it is expected that the show will be a platform for her to launch her new celebrity gossip show that comes out later in the year. She will be joined by nine other celebrities.
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| DaveIronside | 12th February 2017 - 08:47 PM Post #428 | ||||||||||||||||||
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EMAC AND SMARTWAR TO BUILD "SPACEPORT"  EMAC and SmartWar have today announced that they intend to build a "Spaceport" close to Technology City, the venture is thought to be the first of its kind on Mundus. The companies also announced that they will be exploring ways of launching satellites into space at a cheaper price using horizontal launching. There is a growing market for launching small or nano satellites which could be used for communications such as broadband and presently these can be costly to launch, if the spaceport and technology projects are successful this cost could fall dramatically. The site they have choosen is a former Air Force emergency airfield which has been disused since larger bombers have become obsolete. Sir Alan Maybury of EMAC explained, "It will probably cost us about EM£20million to get the place up and running to a position where it can function as a spaceport and we'd like to think we can have it operational by 2020, then we just need the technology to be at a point where it meets our needs." It is thought that EMAC and SmartWar are developing a system which would see an airliner outfitted into a launch system where it would carry a rocket to altitude and once over the Mhorish Sea it would be launched into orbit. Meanwhile Martin Dawson of SmartWar explained, "We think we'd be able to accomodate vertical launched vehicles as well as those horizontally like the idea on the board at the moment. I think by 2020 its not unrealistic to see this place as a hub for space tourism either. Its certainly an exciting time." BEN CHADBURN WINS BRUTAL M1 FINAL  Red Legionnaire Corporal Ben Chadburn has won his first M1 Tournament in Silverhills after a short but brutal final match against Liam Ascott. The final saw what many are calling the most brutal knock out in the sports history after Chadburn and Ascott collided and fell to the floor, with Chadburn's sword underneath Ascott the Red Legionnaire managed to get back to his feet and used the shield to brutally pummel his opponent into submission. The M1 series has become one of the major sporting events in the nation since being shown at prime time by EMTV. The sport started 20 years ago by a group of military sword enthusiasts and has now grown into a major competition with events each month selling out large arenas. The competitors are still largely Morelanders and from the military but the sport is growing in participation and has been hailed by Prime Minister, and former Minister for Culture and Tradition, Henrietta Quinn as being responsible for "a ressurgence in young people wanting to get back in touch with traditional Morelander melee swordplay." The final of the Silverhills tournament had seen fighters progress from an original 20 man melee which removed 12 competitors before the remaining eight fought in a knock out format. Chadburn was crowned the winner and walked away with a new car and EM£ 100,000 in prize money. The sport is also becoming richer with a major TV deal due to be finalised in the coming days. Ascott was taken to hospital and kept in overnight for observation before being released in the morning. |
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| DaveIronside | 13th February 2017 - 10:44 PM Post #429 | ||||||||||||||||||
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ERIN SPEAKS OF ROYAL SECRETS  Over the last 24 hours Erin Osman has gossiped about several other royal secrets during her time in the Big Brother House, the latest bordering on having the potential to harm the reputation of some of the royals. First she spoke of the fact that King David orchestrated the first meeting between himself and estranged wife Matilda Osman. While helped astronaut Rachel Dixon make dinner the Queen's sister said, "We were all sat at Highwick one night after some celebration or other, at that point David and Matilda were joking about how they meet at the ball following the first Mundus Games. David told us how he'd been under pressure to marry for some time and how Redfern had prepared profiles on some of the more eligible ladies in the Kingdom, from that point on I guess you could say Redfern was like David's pimp." The King and Queen did first meet at the ball however it is also known that Lord Osman was a close adviser to David's father King Sven. However Erin the went on to describe how the King would often take helicopter rides from Northfort to Portworth to spend time with Matilda who was then a Marine Biologist at Portworth Marine Institute. The second revelation concerned something Erin says she overheard during a traditional Chilli Night at the Palace, it has long been known that the royals gather together once a month where King David cooks Chilli. On this particular occasion King David and his sister Princess Freya had disappered into another oom to discuss a recent meeting that had involved Achkaerin. During the meeting Freya had meet with Princess Serenity whom had indirectly accused King David of ordering the murder of a child, namely the child of Kyle Barren. Erin says she overheard Freya talk about her response before calling Serenity several names including "a nepotism privileged spoilt brat". Erin then went on to say how Princess Freya dislikes Serenity saying, "I think she's jealous of how far up the military ranks Serenity has got while she's still slumming it as a Major or something." Royal Press Secretary Malcolm Tucker responded to the last of these two claims saying, "Erin Osman is clearly on this show for publicity, the more scandal she creates the better for her." he went on to say, "Princess Freya is proud of her military achievements, she's been in most major conflicts Morelanders have seen action, she was the first person into combat in the Safraen conflict and has lead whole CTO operations in Uppsala. She is a superb soldier who, all but breaking her leg, became the first woman to complete Red Legion training, the hardest selection programme in the world. I think Princess Freya has nothing to be jealous about when it comes to her sparkling military record." HONEYBADGERS GET GOING EAST MORELAND 28 - THE IWI 12  The HoneyBadgers got there Quad Nations rugby tournament off to a flying start with a 28-12 win at the King Robert Arena. The former world champions looked sharp as they followed the military XV in their defeat of a junior Iwi side. The game started with an awe inspiring haka from the Maori opponents before Jonny Joesph's scored within the first minute after a set move from a scrum. George Fordly scored the conversion with ease. The Maori fought back however with two unanswered tries to be in the lead before half time, only one of these tries was converted and as the half time whistle blew head coach Eddie Johns seemed to be furious as he stormed down the tunnel. Whatever was said at half time must have worked however as the team seemed much more resiliant in defence thanks largely to the introduction of back row player James Haskill. Three converted tries followed during the second half when George Fordly crossed the line after charging down a kick in the opposition 22. Scrum Half Danny Carre sniped round the base of a ruck to be almost held up by the Maori before a TV ref approved the try. The scoring finished when Tom Woods scored from the back of a rolling maul following a line out on the ten meter line. Following the game, which brought a bonus point for the HoneyBadgers, coach Eddie Johns said, "We took our foot off the gas at one point and nearly paid for it, these Maori are big strong lads and they did some damage to our defence, thankfully we're a resilient bunch and came back into the game and saw things out. We now focus on our trip to Lodja who I believe had an impressive result against UC." |
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| DaveIronside | 18th February 2017 - 07:22 PM Post #430 | ||||||||||||||||||
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300 MEMBERS OF ALPINE CADRE TO SPEARHEAD RELIEF MISSION  Following reports of loss of life in refugee camps in Uppsala it was announced today that the REMNS Portworth will halt its round Mundus exercise and its crew will begin taking part in relief operations. In addition 300 members of the nations Alpine Cadre, soldiers used to operating in the Alps and therefore harsh winter conditions, will also be sent to offer support. The contingent will be lead by Lt.Col Danny Frost who said, "This is part of our ongoing commitment to supporting our Nordic friends. We came here as part of the poorly supported CTO operations and had hoped we'd left a situation that could be sustained and no further loss of life took place, clearly that isn't the case and as such it's now neccessary to come back. We shall keep forces here in support of the Alanders for as long as it takes." It is expected that the Alpine Cadre will leave tonight and take with them several pallets of supplies including heating oil, sleeping bags and winter clothing. The East Moreland branch of JET have also been preparing to head out with several loads of important supplies, so far an appeal to provide supplies and equipment has raised around EM£ 8million, this is being match funded by OsmanTech and means a total of £16million is available for JET to spend on aid operations. Foreign Minister Edward Tamana has also spoke of the situation saying, "The Nords have become the forgotten people of Mundus, they've faced a disaster of unprecidented scale and while everyone says its a tragedy how many nations can honestly say they've tried to help them. We see an Albion Council doing nothing, in fact what we have seen is a nation imposing sanctions on the Nords, is there any wonder why they see the world against them?" "THE BEAST" TO CARRY FLAG AT MUNDUS GAMES CEREMONY  The athletes of Team EM have appointed weighlifter and Royal Engineers Corporal, Eddie Hall, to carry the national flag in the upcoming Mundus Games. The weightlifter, crowned as East Moreland's Strongest Man a few weeks ago, is more used to competing in Strongman events rather than in weightlifting and is seen as an outsider in terms of a medal. The Beast, as he is nicknamed, became the first person in the world to dead lift 500kg, a weight many thought would never be possible and further cemented a place in the nations affections by featuring in a TV Show following athletes competing in the games while also serving in the military. Hall, who was also a junior national swimming champion, said, "I'm deeply honoured, to be in a team that are pure traditional sports people who in some cases like Daisy Greechan, have dominated the sporting world for a long time, that alone is incredible, but now to be choosen to carry my flag, I was emotional." The team are due to set off tomorrow and King David will personally be addressing the team before they do so. One person travelling but not competing will be 20 year old Archduchess Sophie, who will be working for EMTV and is thought to be scheduled to also appear on Achkaerin TV's "Last Leg" comedy Sports Show. |
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| DaveIronside | 19th February 2017 - 09:20 PM Post #431 | ||||||||||||||||||
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ERIN LANDS FAMILY IN HOT WATER  A police investigation into OsmanTech has been launched following comments made by Erin Osman on Celebrity Big Brother. While discussing her sister, Queen Matilda's pregnancy several of her fellow housemates asked about the condition that had effected Caspian and whether Erin was worried her new niece or nephew would be affected, her response caused a debate in the house about genetic engineering. Erin stated, "Well it only effects males and when your Dads the owner of the best medical research centre in Mundus you can make sure you get a pretty little niece." The housemates were at first shocked, however astronaut Rachael Dixon stated it was "probably for the best, from what you've (Erin) said Caspian suffered a lot at the end of his life.", however leader of the Sisterhood of Helus and controversial religious figure Jinny Denman said, "It's a great sin to start manipulating the gifts Helus gives us" before adding, "You're father and whore of a sister should be ashamed." comments that provoked a near fight between the two women. The statement however has caused concern amongst the scientific and legal community. At present genetic engineering forbids any actions that will determine or influence the gender of a child and therefore Minister of Health, Dr. Gardner stated, "This is a massive moment in our nations medical history, if indeed Lord Osman has broken the law it opens the gateway for all manner of investigations into OsmanTech, furthermore the fact that technically Queen Matilda is still a royal would make matters more complex. It could be the first time that a royal has been in court as a defendent in the nations history." The possibility has urged many online to call for the King to divorce now rather than risk the shame of a Queen of East Moreland being a convicted criminal. Meanwhile Portworth Police have announced already that they have made arrangements for Lord Osman, Queen Matilda, and her boyfriend and father of her expected child, Sam Halliday, to come to the station for questioning. A warrant has also been issued allowing OsmanTech HQ and Lord Osman's home to be investigated. |
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| DaveIronside | 20th February 2017 - 09:39 PM Post #432 | ||||||||||||||||||
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PRIESTESS WELCOMES PILGRIMS ON HELUS EVE  With the nation due to to celebrate the Feast of Helus tomorrow the High Priestess, Skye Maddix, has welcomed pilgrims from across the nation, and some from further afield into the Temple of Helus in Northfort. It is estimated this year that around 16,000 people will visit the Temple the day before the festival with some 800 expected to remain in the Temple overnight praying. The annual feast marks the victory of mankind and the Gods against the evil Underlords and marks the beginning of a new age for mankind, it is believed that the final stand of the God's Marissa and Helus, joined by human Raimond Unasson, took place at the point where the Temple now stands. It is also the belief of the Cultists that the night before battle Unasson and the other five remaining humans prayed for Helus to come, the God having felt humanity lacked faith and as such had deserted the Code of Canley had previously been resigned to let humanity be destroyed. To replicate this vigil pilgrims spend the night in prayer in the Temple. One pilgrim from Stoneton said, "It's the most significant moment in mankinds history and to be this close to it and this time of year is nerve tingling." During the night the High Priestess will pray with pilgrims and tend to them with blankets and food. The High Priestess welcomed the first of the day's pilgrims with trays of snacks as they were welcomed inside for what will be her first Feast of Helus as High Priestess. She said, "I've helped at other Feast Eve's but to now be responsible for running the event is frightening, its a responsibility I had dreamed of but never wanted. I just hope the day goes without a hitch and the faithful have a successful pilgrimage." The High Priestess gave the traditional 10pm speech to a packed Temple including the King and daughter Rhiannon, it is believed that they will spend tomorrow with family at the Palace. YACOBS RETURNS EMPTY HANDED FROM HEYRA  General Katie Yacobs, one of the nations most senior Army officers, and trusted advisory to King David, returned from a flying visit to Heyra stating she had returned "Empty Handed". Following a series of back and forth public exchanges over the nations nuclear weapons the General was dispatched to Heyra to try and seek an agreement based on military co-operation. The General however spent a relatively short time in Heyra before returning and reporting to the King what had happened. She also held a press conference at the Palace where she stated. "From the beginning it was clear there were going to be some issues where we do not see eye to eye. We put forward an agreement which would have seen the beginnings of co-operation which may well have lead to a path of Heyra being given limited inspection access to our nuclear arsenal. This deal quickly was deemed unsuitable by myself and a fresh deal presented, this was rejected and as such various counter offers went back and forth. At no point did I feel a deal was reached that was of mutual benefit and I believe our nation would have faced an unfair burden. With Heyra either unwilling or unable to persuade me a deal was possible I had no choice but to leave empty handed." Royal Press Secretary Malcolm Tucker added, "The King is well aware of the deal and what transpired, he is disappointed that after the ping pong letters Heyra have been unwilling to actually form a deal of benefit to both nations. The King is satisified we've done as much as we can and for East Moreland this matter is now closed." |
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| DaveIronside | 21st February 2017 - 08:32 AM Post #433 | ||||||||||||||||||
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KING DAVID'S TELEVISED FEAST OF HELUS DAY SPEECH "Good afternoon and I hope everyone is enjoying their day of celebration. Today marks the most remarkable victory in mankinds history, it marks the day that a group of humans, outnumbered, tired and hungry decided to stop running, face their ungodly foes and stand their ground. I am exceptionally proud to think that my ancestor Raimond Unasson was amongst them and that at the end of that day he was victorious. Over the last twelve months I've often thought of this story and whether I would have had the same courage as Raimond, when faced with my own destruction would I have faced it or run? Thankfully that is not a decision I have to make, I do however have to embrace the legacy that he left for us, a legacy of duty and a legacy of doing what is right. As such I feel our nation can be rightly proud of what we have done. In the last twelve months we have time and again been at the forefront of doing what is right. Be it in Mavrosia, Uppsala or Mercia. Our brave men and women in our military have been the tip of the spear so many times in our attempts at protecting people of all faiths, races and nationalities across Mundus and of that I am sure Raimond would have been proud. As I sit here at my desk in a nice warm office safe and sound I know that once more I have sent sons and daughters of East Moreland into harms way. To those watching this is Scordisci, in Academia and in Uppsala I thank you for the unwavering dedication to duty you show and admire the utmost professionalism with which you carry out your duties. I shall not however promise an ease to your burden, our nation shall remain one dedicated to doing what is right to protect those who can not protect themselves, there is no higher duty. As such over the next twelve months I shall be undertaking work to modernise our Navy, a sadly often neglected part of our incredible armed forces. Following the battle fought in this very city of Northfort the remaining humans spread out across Mundus in an effort to find survivors of the great war and to spread mankind far and wide. This too must be something we embrace, Morelanders should be travelling to the farthest reaches of Mundus doing great deeds and spreading the words of Helus. As such I have agreed with High Priestess Maddix that we shall be creating a new organisation, it shall be known as The Legion of Helus and shall while the name may sound militaristic it shall be far from it. This shall be our own internal version of the Joint Emergency Team, a group of voulenteers willing, at a moments notice to travel anywhere in the world and face any danger that befalls Mundus. It shall be an option for national service for any unwilling to join the military. It shall undertake aid work, build schools, educate young people, treat the sick and tend to those in need. By showing the kindness and love of Helus we can turn more to his word. While on that hallowed day it is Unasson, who sacrificing himself to save Helus, who gains the credit it was not him alone who stood against the hordes of the Underlords. While the names of his fellow warriors now stand lost it is clear that he would not have won our victory had it not been for them. Therefore it is clear to me that we achieve more working with others than we do alone. Some time ago the decision was made by the people of East Moreland to withdraw from the CIS, and it has not halted our resolve or our ability to do our nations work. We have seen this organisation evolve and grow into LISA, and at the same time seen the MSC appear. We wish both these organisations well but it is not a path we will walk, we have begun a new chapter in our foreign relations, over the past few months we have co-operated with new allies, be it our Western neighbours Vaguzia who have stood shoulder to shoulder with our military to aid Academica, a task for which they have my deepest thanks, we have also entered into another great venture, the QuadNations, a competition born out of a love of sport and a spirit of friendly competition. It is my aim to build upon these relations and make our sporting friendship a deeper and more meaningful one. Added to this we have seen, sadly only in a small form, the reammergence of Seaforth in the guise of Somerset. The Rhodes clan was ever our friend and it shall remain so through Empress Evanthe, we shall commit ourselves to making sure that for so long as the people of Somerset wish to be independent that wish can be meet. Therefore we as always will stand by our obligations. The final victory heralded a new start, mankind grew and has prospered since that day. It is therefore tradition that on this day many new starts are made, as such I will be announcing the creation of a new Vocational Training College to be built in Rockhampton designed to teach our young people vital skills we are losing. This centre shall be named the Joanne Ironside College after my sister the former High Priestess. Another new start shall be our housing programme, more Container Appartments designed for those under the age of 30 will be built across our nation to help the youngest get a foot on the property ladder. Finally it is my hope in the year ahead that we can continue to see our nation be a force for good in the world. We shall endeavour to build bridges with any nation who wishes to pursue a path of friendship with us, regardless of former relations. No longer will we cling to the fear, suspicion and sometimes anger aimed at the East because of an ancient properhcy, we shall be open, we shall accept all who wish as friends and we shall work with anyone willing to build a better world. With that please join me in a toast (camera shows bottle of Bas-Armagnac 1988). This day let us be thankful to those who have been good to us. May The Gods Watch Over You and Your Family Know Peace, to the victory of Helus, the sacrifice of Unasson and a long bright future for all. Thank you and Goodnight." |
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| DaveIronside | 22nd February 2017 - 09:22 PM Post #434 | ||||||||||||||||||
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POLICE TO PROCEED WITH CASE AGAINST OSMANS  Following an allegation made by Erin Osman on Celebrity Big Brother that older sister Matilda Osman had been involved in a process of gender selection, carried out by her father Lord Lucas Osman, the police have interviewed both parties and concluded there is a case to answer. As such Police have begun searches of several OsmanTech facilities to acquire evidence of any procedures carried out to aid the Queen choose the gender of her forthcoming child. The Queen carries the MSP gene which caused Prince Caspian to be born with a severe life shortening genetic condition and therefore stands an 80% chance of any other male child being born with the same condition. It is thought that her father's company may have been involved in a process known as Gender Selection in which the DNA can be manipulated to ensure a female is born if that is the parents choice. The practice of selecting a child's gender is banned under East Moreland law and could carry with it a penalty of up to five years in prison for all involved, however legal experts suspect a fine would be the most likely outcome if it was a one off case. The Police will however be examining whether the company have carried out the alleged process on more than one patient. It is likely that the police will take several weeks to undertake their searches during which time both Queen Matilda and Lord Osman have had their passports seized to stop them leaving the country. |
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| DaveIronside | 23rd February 2017 - 09:48 PM Post #435 | ||||||||||||||||||
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ALL CHANGE AT OSMANTECH  With the prospect of being charged with illegally carrying out genetic engineering to determine a childs gender Lord Lucas Osman has stepped down as CEO of OsmanTech and handed control to eldest daughter Jessica Osman. The 36 year old had previously run a company making non-lethal weaponary along with her now ex-partner Philip Hunt. Jessica will retain her 49% share in Osmunt Technology which last year declared an after tax profit of $22million last year, in addition she has now also been gifted the 51% of shares in OsmanTech that her father owned. Lord Lucas Osman set up the company in 1979 when he became disenchanted with working for now defunct Joclax because of their unethical practices He eablished OsmanBioTech, and quickly built a reputation for ground breaking projects that advanced the nations health care sector quickly. In 1991 he was made a Lord for his services to science and health care. Since 1992 the company became known as OsmanTech as Lord Osman began investing in a wide range of technology businesses ranging from green power to computer software. In 2007 he was named as the nations richest man and the company are now present in many nations across Mundus. His handing over of control to eldest daughter Jessica saw share prices drop by 20% however when it was later announced he would be resuming a role as biotechnology adviser the price rallied to end the day only 11% down. It is also reported that Jessica Osman has signed an agreement ensuring that younger sisters Matilda and Erin are both given an income from the companies profits, the extent of this is not yet known. Speaking from OsmanTech HQ in Portworth Jessica Osman said, "My father has created in OsmanTech a company that is a force for good in the world. I will attempt to build on the amazing legacy he has left after close to four decades, to go from the level he did as a bright talented Biomedical Scientist, to one of the most influential businessmen in Mundus makes me a very proud daughter. To be trusted to continue our families work is a pressure I never expected and I hope I can step up and take it in my stride." |
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| DaveIronside | 2nd March 2017 - 09:53 PM Post #436 | ||||||||||||||||||
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MINI SPACE LAB TO GROW  The Royal Aeronautical Society, East Moreland's space exploration agency has today announced that an experimental space station will be trialled in the coming months. The nation already have a small Mini Space Lab orbiting Mundus capable of housing a single astronaut for a period of a week, this has been used on two occasions to carry out small scale experiments funded by third parties. The latest experiment will see two of SmartWar's "Space Tents" taken up and attached to the existing module before being expanded, essentially quadrupling the space available on the station. Once the module has been set up two astronauts will spend two weeks aboard the station before returning to Mundus. This will also be the first manned East Moreland space mission that will not feature astronaut Rachel Dixon. It is hoped that once the test goes according to plan the modules can be left permanently and even expanded further. Operations Director of the RAS, Dr.David Grey said, "We perhaps see a day when we can rent out Space Tent extensions to the Mini Space Lab to other nations or private companies, it'll give us a chance to co-operate with other nations and allow smaller nations a chance to engage in exciting space explorations." A Space Tent was trialled successfully six months ago when Rachel Dixon spent 48 hours inside one orbiting on a crew module. DAISY OVERTAKES SOPHIE  Having won Gold in Women's 400m Medley swimmer Daisy Greechan has overtaken Archduchess Sophie Harrison-Ironside as the nations greatest athelte. The six time gold medal winner also has two silvers and two bronze medals to her name. She celebrated wildly after taking her victory by 1.5 seconds, the energetic celebration however didn't stop her later adding to her medal haul by taking silver in the 800m version of the event. The Portworth born Naval Diver has progressed in her career from a stand in relay swimmer in her first Mundus Games to a long distance medallist of prolific proportions and with the open water swim still to come she could potentially add even more. Greechan was not the only medal winner on Day 4, despite the team being below the target set by team director Sir Cylde Woodward. The team also took medals in the Women's 58kg Weightlifting (Bronze), Women's 75kg Weightlifting (Silver), Women's 75+ kg Weightlifting (Bronze), Men's Quadruple Sculls (Bronze) and Women's Double Sculls (Silver) to round off a relatively successful day. With the nations football team also qualifying for the Quarter Finals against Kaiser Adolf it is hoped they will progress in the coming days. Following her success Greechan said, "I've always had a friendly rivallry with Sophie over the title of East Moreland's most successful athlete, I half suspect at the next winter games she'll get the title back so I need to find another gold from somewhere, the open water race is going to be a tough one but it always is." SOPHIE'S CHOICE -THE BEAST FEASTS AT MY EXPENSE  One of my people to watch at the games was weightlifter, and East Moreland's Strongest Man, Eddie "The Beast" Hall, I predicted that he'd struggle to make the Top three some time ago and the day after I received a message on Twitter from the man himself. The message exuded confidence and an agreement was made, if he won Gold I'd buy him dinner, it turned out to be a big mistake. The military man dominated the Deadlift several months ago and I believed that to then adapt to the lifts of the Mundus Games would be a step too far, I was wrong and the Beast took Gold from stiff competition. As he completed his final lift he roared with delight and yelled, "Feed Me" to a rather surprised crowd. That was a direct reference to me. After the medal ceremony I meet an ecstatic Eddie outside the venue, the true size of him isn't clear until you stand next to him, at nearly 30stone the man is truly huge. He'd also done his research, and while I'd expected some fancy steak restaurant or something else like that I was taken to a fast-food restaurant doing burgers, ribs and hot dogs. The reason became clear when there on the Menu was "The Beast Burger" a 10kg burger topped with all the trimmings, it weighed in at a mighty 8,000 calories, or 8/10th's Eddie's daily calorie intake, the menu also said "For Sharing", but with a gold medal winning mountain that became irrelevant. I attempted to lift the thing and it was a struggle, Eddie however manhandled it with ease, I also tried to sample the thing and found my knuckles wrapped with his fork, much like I imagine trying to get food away from a hungry lion. Despite the Burger being nearly as big as me it was devoured and an extra portion of onion rings ordered. Eddie, despite his fierce sporting persona, is in fact a pussy cat and I was humbled to be able to spend an evening in the company of a man who is a great athlete and I now wouldn't bet against him one day achieving his dream of becoming Mundus Strongest Man. Eddie did however pay for dessert, of which he had two. Edited by DaveIronside, 2nd March 2017 - 09:59 PM.
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PRINTED HOUSE TO SOLVE SHORTAGE CRISIS  East Moreland company Butterly Homes has today unveiled a new technological invention which has the potential to ease the nations housing crisis. The company invited reporters to witness them construct a house in under 24 hours. The company have developed a system by which a 3D printer uses a variety of different compounds to form walls, insulation, floors and roofs to exact specifications. Once the structure had been printed it had doors and windows installed as well as internal plumbing and electrics all of which were then plastered over and painted. The home, while not large, does provide low cost and functional accomodation comprising of a kitchen/dining room, bedroom, living room and bathroom. The total cost of the home, including the fittings and furniture was around $12,000 meaning the home could be sold at a low cost allowing younger first time buyers to get a foot on the property ladder. Graham Morrison, CEO of Butterly Homes stated, "There is a massive market for cheap affordable housing, we've seen some companies use containers from ships to solve this problem however ours will be of a higher standard and I personally believe look better. We made a circular one as we had a circular tent, now we know the process works we can commission houses of any size or shape as long as we can manufacture the printing arm. I think we could see a point where we can deliver 7 new homes per week on a site. That's exciting for us and exciting for first time buyers." DEPUTY CHIEF COUNCILLOR ANNOUNCES TAX CUT  The Deputy Chief Councillor Alexandra Green today announced two tax cuts for Morelanders. The first will see Value Added Tax fall from 15% to 12.5% meaning that the cost of many products will potentially fall. "We have decieded to cut this to allow people to in real terms have more money, this will, we hope see them able to spend more on luxury items and lesuire time meaning that we in effect keep the same level of tax revenue but people see their money go further." It will now be u to retailers to lower their prices, however many may not do so and instead pocket the extra income. This however is likely to not go down well with consumer groups. The second cut will come on Stamp Duty, a tax charged when selling a house, this previously was 2% of the house value on properties over £150,000, however this will now be 1.2% on properties over £200,000. Green explained, "It is our hope this increase in the threshold and the lowering of the tax will allow more people to upsize their property when having families and thus free up smaller properties for first time buyers." |
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MARY WULFINGAS RESCUED In a dramatic dawn raid members of Red Legion have carried out a rescue operation which has freed Mary Wulfingas and her young son Oliver. The 19 year old is married to the self-proclaimed High King of Mercia, King Rupert of Hassop and was kidnapped by members of King's Blood. Details of the raid have not been released yet, however one eye witness says two vehicles approached a remote building and immediately breached the site, indicating that the Legion had the place under observation for some time. One eye witness says the whole operation from vehicles racing through the streets to two helicopters lifting off was less than five minutes. The same witness claims to have seen two people taken into custody and several body bags. Brigadier Kelly was asked for details of the operation during a press briefing on the ongoing Academica situation but declined to answer. It is unknown when the Mercian royal will return home. HONEYBADGERS CLAIM QUAD NATIONS  Following the final weekend of the Quad Nations rugby the East Moreland HoneyBadgers have come out on top with an unbeaten record. The table topping performance means that along with being undefeated they have put East Moreland into the lead after the first of four sports have been played. After defeating Ui Cennesliag away from home in the final weekend the team, watched by King David, was presented with the rugby trophy. The King, who was watching alongside King Finley of Ui Cennesliag, was visibly thrilled with the performance and at the final whistle was seen in his replica jersey giving the team a standing ovation. Team Coach Eddie Johns said, "It's another piece of silver wear for our team in a challenging tournament, the Celts and the Maori boys are tough, and while Lodja are new to the international rugby scene they're not happy to lie down for you. When we left the CIS and the Confederation Cup ended I was worried we'd become starved of top class competition, this new tournament is exciting for us, its exciting for fans. What I love as well is that we're now part of something bigger. Over the next weeks our female footballers take centre stage and have to build on what we've done, I'm thrilled we've given them the best possible foundation. We've also got hockey and hurling to come, I'll be honest sports I've never really watched but I'll be glued as their now part of our sporting family as we try and bring this QuadNations trophy home." |
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| DaveIronside | 16th March 2017 - 10:29 AM Post #439 | ||||||||||||||||||
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OSMANTECH OFF THE HOOK BY "FINE MARGIN"  Following a Police investigation it has been determined that there is no case to answer in terms of illegal research or practice by the multi-national giant. There had been allegations that Lord Osman had helped his daughter, Queen Matilda, conceive a daughter by using procedures outlawed in East Moreland that would pre-determine the gender of a foetus. The Police investigation concluded that research into such practices had been undertaken at the companies Portworth facility however none of that research had gone beyond "theoretical testing" although the company were discovered to have done two trial runs using two Rhesus Monkey's, something the police investigating said meant they were not pursuing the case any further by "a fine margin", as animal trials are not banned under the law on this type of research. Lord Osman said after the Police announcement, "I was confident we'd be found not guilty, we have always complied with the highest of standards when it comes to our ethics and even in the face of such a thorough investigation we have not been found wanting. I now plan to be more hands off with the company anyway with my daughter Jessica in charge, a very capable pair of hands. I shall return to the lab and research that I love." The announcement however did raise concerns with an animal rescue centre, ironically supported by Queen Matilda, calling for OsmanTech to stop testing on monkey's. Dr.Alison Cronin, the MonkeyWorld Rescue Centre CEO said, "To think that these beautiful animals are being exploited by a supposed ethical company upsets me. We will be working to try and get these animals released and stand ready to offer them a home."  HIGH PRIESTESS APPROVES ROYAL DIVORCE IF KING WISHES The High Priestess, Skye Maddix, yesterday announced that she has pre-approved the divorce of King David should he wish it. Following the scandal caused by the estranged Queen being pregnant and potentially carrying a genetically modified child it was thought the King may look for a divorce, something no East Moreland royal has ever had. Last week the King publically said, "The Queen of East Moreland is Matilda Osman, she is still a lady who puts the Kingdom in her heart and works for a number of great causes." It is believed that the King would wish to not see his daughter's mother lose her royal title for the impact it would have on Princess Rhiannon. The current announcement however is thought to indicate that the King would consider a divorce should another scandal arise. The pre-approval would mean that the King would simply need to decree his marriage was officially over. Since splitting from Queen Matilda the King has been romantically linked with his biographer and University Professor Maddie Howard, and then Mundus Games legend Daisy Greechan, however is currently single.  REMNS TO GET DESTROYERS AT LAST Minister of Defence Harry Samuelson today announced that the Royal East Moreland Naval Service will be purchasing a new type of Destroyer. While the navy has undergone changes in recent years, much put down to the neglect of this branch of service through the 1980's and early 1990's, critics have pointed out that investment has lacked in the purchase of destroyers. The nation has just six of these important vessels and with recent deployments have been put under great demand, often meaning maintenance schedules are not being meet. It is thought that in order to make way for these new ships several of the Prince Class Frigates will be retired. Admiral Hutchinson spoke saying, "We've seen the Army and Navy get new toys over the last two decades and we've been given some great Frigates, however that is not where we are lacking, a new Destroyer was needed for over a decade now and finally we're getting what we need to enable us to properly maintain our forces at a level our nation deserves." The new ship is yet to be given a class name, however details produced in a concept diagram seem to suggest it will be able to carry over 100 missiles and will continue to use the nations PAAMS/SAMPSON radar system which enables equipped vessels to launch 8 missiles in under 10 seconds as well as being capable of tracking in excess of 1,000 targets at ranges of up-to 400 km. No details were given as to what stage of development the vessel was in with the East Moreland government being notoriously quiet when it comes to major developments. |
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NEW DESTROYERS WELL UNDER WAY  During a recent press tour of the Royal Ostlake Dockyards the media got their first view of the new Destroyers being constructed for the Royal East Moreland Naval Service (REMNS). The ships, which are to be designated as the Greenwood Class, were in differing stages of construction, the most advanced in the building project is “weeks away from sea trials” according to a press spokesman. The ships are due to replace some retiring Frigates and are thought likely to take the name of the retiring vessels. Their addition to the Navy will take the nations compliment of Destroyers to nine, however Admiral Hutchinson has called for a total of twelve destroyers to be part of the REMNS. The Greenwood Class is likely to be one of the most advanced ships in service anywhere in the world, making use of the nations sophisticated SAMPSON/PAAMS radar system, as well as having around 120 VLS tubes, a 130mm canon and two 4 cell SAM canisters amongst some other minor weaponry. Admiral Hutchinson said, “The vessel is likely to give us much much more firepower and will make our Navy much more capable, the world has long known our Navy is probably our weak spot in the military, however the acquisition of these vessels is likely to show that is no longer the case. EMAC OFF TO VAGUZIA  EMAC have today departed for the slat flats of Vaguzia with their latest speed record attempt, the InLine Badger. The motorbike is hoping to break the motorbike speed record in the coming weeks following a string of successful tests at Technology City. The bike is thought to be capable of reaching 400mph, beating the existing world record by some 20 mph. The bike will be drive by former Superbike rider Guy Martin who said. “I’m excited, its been a long time in the making, I remember over the years sitting at home watching the documentaries of Danny Jules and EMAC breaking records with SSC HoneyBadger and then the WaterBadger, but to now potentially be part of that legacy gets me pumped up.” It is thought the team will make their first record attempt no earlier than Friday the 24th March and that several attempts will be needed before they can break the record. MARIJUANA LICENCED FOR MEDICAL USE  The Medical Licencing Board, the nations body which authorises drugs for medical release, has today announced that they have approved OsmanTech to produce a medicinal marijuana for use with those suffering from Parkinson’s Disease. The company will now be permitted to sell the drug to pharmacies so that patients diagnosed with the condition that effects muscles can be treated. In recent tests in controlled environments videos have shown one sufferer hardly able to walk, however after taking the drug they have been shown able to control their spasms and even have close to normal mobility. New OsmanTech CEO Jessica Osman has said, “This has been a long time coming, the company have produced medicinal marijuana for markets in other places in Mundus and this is now one more market that has opened for us. We can carefully control the dosage in the cigarettes and we’re even looking at other methods of administering the drug.” One of the voulenteers who permited his film to be shown said, “This has been wonderful, I now feel in control of my body once more and I hope that the East Moreland medicial profession will make use of this for others in my situation.” It is expected that the drug will cost around EM£20 a week, which is a significant saving on existing drugs which cost the health service around EM£250 a week. ROYAL RETIREMENT  Coope2 outside Northfort Ice Arena This week has seen the end of a Royal tradition. Since Princess Joanna turned 17 year of age, a bright Red Mini Cooper has been in the ownership of the royal family. It has been the first car of Princess Joanna, King David, Princess Freya, the former Prince James, Princess Lilian before passing back to Princess Freya who three years ago gave it to Archduchess Sophie Harrison-Ironside. The little car is often seen these days parked in the Northfort Ice Arena or Royal Merriman University, and even has its own fan page on Facebook with 168,000 followers. This week however Coope, as the little car is known affectionately, has been retired. The news was broken by Sophie herself on Facebook saying “RIP Coope, engine has died, time to rest” The following day the sporting legend arrived for training in a brand new electric sports car from Better Auto, the car bore a personalised number plate reading “Coope 2”. As she made her way into training she revealed that “Coope 1” would enjoy retirement in the Northfort Automotive Museum. Meanwhile the Archduchess boyfriend, rugby star, Rollo MacAllister said, “Thank Helus Coope2 has more legroom.” Standing at 6ft 7 the second rower would have found the Mini Cooper a tight squeeze. Edited by DaveIronside, 17th March 2017 - 05:07 PM.
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| DaveIronside | 21st March 2017 - 10:01 PM Post #441 | ||||||||||||||||||
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CARPENTER BACK AT THE CTO  East Moreland's Tim Carpenter has today been selected to be the Commonwealth Treaty Organisation's new Secretary General, his 2nd time in the role. The 35 year old former Chief Councillor has stood down as Governor of the Celtic Protectorate in Mercia in order to take up the role. Carpenter was the organisations first Secretary General and was responsible for overseeing attempts at peace talks with the former leadership of Marseille following the crisis there. Speaking of those talks when he announced he had accepted King David's invitation to be East Moreland's nomination the Freestone native said, "Those talks were not a crowning moment in my career, I thought we'd put a fair proposal together but never even got close to presenting it, the Duchess of Marseille was high as a kite and had that Seaforthian pretender with her, after about ten minutes she just slapped me and staggered out. I'll be honest I've had better negotiations." Carpenter first came to public attention in the mid 2000's for being engaged in a variety of small activist roles for a range of causes including LGBT rights, animal protection and legalisation of recreational drugs. He then vanished off the radar for a while before reappearing leading an anti-Rokkenjiman protest during the Regency Crisis, however when the extent of Prince James' deciet was known he stopped his protest and lead a near suicidal charge against Pro-Borland forces occupying Northfort Palace. During this Carpenter was shot three times and spent close to 20 hours in surgery. In the weeks that followed he became a national hero and was inducted into the Court of Canley, the highest order of bravery the nation has. Since then he has forged a career in politics which has seen him negotiate treaties, start housing and education programmes and help for the original Alba Karinya Organisation. Speaking after his latest appointment Carpenter said, "It is my hope that we can restore some shine to the CTO, it's become quiet, far too quiet. It's an organisation that has great potential and its been slow to do anything, that will not be allowed to happen under my watch and you can guarentee our two agencies of the Refugee Council and Health Organisation will have leaders appointed by the week is out. Uppsala is a mess, it shouldn't be and as such I want to break the walls down the former leadership of this organisation put up for the Alanders and actually do some good. It's vital we engage newer members so watch out Mundus, I have a rucksack and I will be using it." Carpenter also posted a picture on Instagram of him giving a thumbs up with the statement "Jekar, told you I'd be back.......#TakeMeBackRuth" which has left many wondering what the often eccentric Carpenter means. SECURITY STATUS RAISED  Minister of Defence, Sir Harry Samuelson, today announced that the nations security status is to be raised. The military have begun more high profile patrols of city streets and have begun supporting police in operations. The militaries "Bikini State", code for the likely level of attack has moved from Black, which means "There has been an assessment made that there is the possibility of an attack, but no defined target. It can also mean "possible civil unrest", meaning safety can't be guaranteed." to Black Alpha which is defined as "There is an increased likelihood of an attack, but no defined target. It can also mean "potential terrorist threat"." The switch is however according to Samuelson nothing to worry about, "As a nation we continuously bounce between Black and Black Alpha, and often nothing happens as our security forces step in and resolve things in a professional manner, however we do not take risks and as such we urge people to be more aware of their surroundings. It is important at these times Morelanders are vigilant for potential attacks and also the welfare of those visiting our nation who may not be used to the nature of East Moreland." The Minister refused to state what the potential threat may be. |
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| DaveIronside | 3rd April 2017 - 07:40 PM Post #442 | ||||||||||||||||||
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MINISTERS ON DIFFERENT SIDES OF CNN DEBATE   With the King having provisionally agreed for the Kingdom to join the newly formed CNN, or using it's English name, the Friendship of Nations Treaty, a referendum will shortly take place to either approve or reject the nations membership. Various campaigns have already begun with Chief Councillor Thomas More, the nations highest elected official leading the "No" campaign, and an unlikely figure in Youth Minister Amelia Merriman leading the "Yes" Campaign. The pair have already spoken in the Representative Council of their opinions on the matter. Thomas More began the debate saying. "I am proud that we have a King who keeps his word, he promised that we would not join another alliance without the people approving, and straight from the start that is what he has ensured has happened." However he went on to explain why he believed Morelanders should vote no. "While Ui Cenneslaig are a nation we've worked with extensively, both nations benefiting from the arrangment that has not been the case with Lodja and The Iwi. The Lodjains have formed a bond of friendship with us but an alliance requires more. In the case of The Iwi they are a nation we have seldom in common with. It is my belief that the Treaty will see ourselves and Cennesliag doing the heavy lifting, much as was the case with ourselves in the CIS. I think therefore we should take baby steps into this treaty by signing individual treaties with each first and then expanding in the years ahead." Amelia Merriman however argued that the CIS disbanding had already been a mistake. "The CIS was an alliance that the world respected and when necessary feared. When a CIS task force deployed you knew that it meant business and in Safraen....twice, in Meche and Seaforth they stood up and protected those who couldn't protect themselves. It shows that by having a powerful and united front with like minded nations that we and the world are safer. I think this treaty is even better than the CIS one as it includes a wider range of interactions, space, culture, education. As a young Morelander I've grown up seeing more and more opportunities for people my age and that is only a good thing, long may it continue." The King has agreed to stay neutral in the debate surrounding the referendum, which will take place on Friday, during his press conference on his return he said. "I am tasked with seeking oppurtunities to allow my people to thrive, I will present the people on Friday with a chance to determine the path they want to take for East Moreland. Regardless of the decision I will do all I can to ensure that we move towards a brighter future." SEA-DRAGON TO UNDERGO CARRIER TRIALS  The Royal East Moreland Naval Service (REMNS) will be taking delivary of the prototype of the F-17 Sea-Dragon carrier bomber in the next few weeks to carry out carrier trials with it. The aircraft which features stealth features is a specialised strike bomber that, if successful, will enter service onboard the REMNS Portworth and REMNS Ostlake in small numbers. The test will last a month and will see the EMAC test pilot work with the crew of the REMNS Ostlake in the Illumic Channel. The ship will undertake several exercises so that the crew can get used to the new aircraft and assess how easy the aircraft is to work with on a day to day basis, meanwhile the Sea-Dragon will carry out various tests such as simulated bombing runs using the carrier as a base. EMAC CEO Sir Alan Maybury spoke of his hopes for the test. "This is one of the most advanced aircraft we've built, it is my hope that it can give the Navy an advanced capability and therefore help keep our nation safe." THE BEAST BREAKS ANOTHER WORLD RECORD  Mundus Games Gold Medalist, world record deadlifter and East Moreland Strongest Man, Eddie "The Beast" Hall has added another accolade to his ever growing list. At the Giants Live event in Portworth the Morelander Royal Engineer reclaimed his title of the Armed Forces Strongest Man and in doing so set a new world record for the Axle Press. The former record was 210kg however Hall pressed 216kg in the 2nd of the six trials competitors undertook. Strongman events are growing in popularity in East Moreland, thanks largely to Eddie Hall's "The Beast" persona and last nights event was watched by 10,500 at the Portworth Indoor Arena, a crowd that is thought to be a world record for a Strongman event. The competitors had taken part in a truck pull the day before and the Axle Press, where competitors have to lift a bar the thickness of a coke can from the floor to above their head in two or three phases depending on their technique. Five time East Moreland Strongest Man, and co-organiser of Giants Live, Bill Kazmier spoke after the event saying, "Eddie has to be the strongest man on the planet in terms of raw power. To lift that weight above your head when you can't even grab the bar properly is awesome power, to then do it without using your legs as a boost is so impressive, I'd have loved to see him go 220kg but he declined to go further, and why should he, he'd claimed maximum points for that event and had four more to go, it was a smart move." Eddie is a growing sporting figure in East Moreland and next competes to retain his title of East Moreland's Strongest Man in May, however he did say he intends to show just what he can do soon. "I'll be going to the Portworth Fitness Expo in a month, they'll be me and Laurence Shalai, Terry Holland and Luke Stoltman, we've got a Axle Press Championship set up as a little side show. I'll make 220kg there, the other three need to ask themselves why turn up." |
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| DaveIronside | 7th April 2017 - 08:48 PM Post #443 | ||||||||||||||||||
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INLINE BADGER UNSUCCESSFUL ON RUN ONE  On its first attempt to break the motorbike speed record in Vaguzia the Inline Badger failed to set a new record. The bike, which was driven by Guy Martin, reached a speed of 308MPH on its first of the two legs, and then did the return leg twenty minutes later hitting 363MPH. The current record stands at 376MPH, which has to be done as an average of two legs done within an hour of each other. With Inline Badger recording a speed of 335.5 MPH the team need to find 41 MPH. Guy Martin spoke after the run saying, "In theory 41MPH isn't big, but in engineering terms at these speeds its huge, the effort to get up to 300 is emense, to then go above and beyond that each MPH is a push. We'll spend the next few days having a review of the data, see what we can do and then have a 2nd go, chance are we'll need two more attempts before we get serious. The 380MPH barrier will fall I'm confident of that." CEO of EMAC , Sir Alan Maybury watched the attempt and said, "First things is nobody got hurt, that's always a good start to a record attempt. Going above 330MPH straight out the box is great, as we learn the surface here and tweek the bike we'll get faster, that record is going I'm confident of the team and Guy's skills in bringing it home." LODJAIN QUEEN'S ENVOY MEETS POLITICIANS  In the build up to the coming CNN Referendum the Lodjain's have sent an envoy to try and drum up support for the "Yes" campaign. One of the Queen's Ladies in Waiting, a position of some prestige in Lodja, has arrived at Northfort Palace and today meet with both Chief Councillor Thomas More and Youth Minister Amelia Merriman. Lady Stasya Pelagiya, a well known fashion icon in her homeland, meet the Chief Councillor at the Representative Council building before meeting Miss Merriman at Royal Northfort University. Following the meeting Chief Councillor More said, "I was surprised, Lady Stasya spoke warmly of our nation and her knowledge of our people and our language was incredible. To think this was a nation I believed was not going to be as committed to an alliance as we would be I'll admit I got that wrong. However I would still urge people to vote "No", while I now believe that persuing better relations with Lodja is something we should do I think we should take baby steps towards the CNN." Meanwhile Miss Merriman invited the Lodjain to address a rally of "Yes" supporters at the University, Lady Stasya spoke, in Morelandish" to say, "Lodja is proud to think that King David is a friend of us, our Queen was deeply honoured that a man of such high international regard agreed to help at her wedding and she is committed to showing that favour is returned. Our Queen will gladly support East Moreland in whatever methods we can, just as your King has supported us. Together the CNN can lead both our nations towards a bright future and I look forward to it." Miss Merriman spoke after saying. "We see a world which is growing smaller, we have the internet, high speed air travel and various other means to make our world come together. For us to take advantage of that as young people we need agreements like this, consider this, a chance to now study in four countries not one, a chance to explore new exciting cultures, all safe in the knowledge that the security of our nation is made stronger not weaker. I'm excited." A Northfort News Poll however suggests an age split in voting, with those aged between 18-35 likely to vote 70% in favour, those aged over 50 were likely to vote 70% against. It is therefore likely that both campaigns will now focus on the 35-50 age groups where polls suggest a 5% lead for the Yes vote. |
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KING SAYS WAR "OVER" IN ACADEMICA  On his weekly visit to the Representative Council the King announced that military operations in Academica are over. The armed forces have been working alongside local forces as well as Vaguzia in order to bring what was a three way civil war under control. The King began the session of the Representative Council with his weekly opening address.
During the section of the Council session where Ministers were able to ask the King questions the focus shifted to the upcoming CNN Referendum, the King avoided answering all these questions, prefering instead to highlight his desire to stay neutral. The King also confirmed that a treaty has recently been signed with Helvetica. The main parts of the Treaty include *Military Co-operation over Illumic and Alba Karinya deployments *A Student Exchange Programme *Visa Exemptions *Military Secondments The King said, "My stance on Regional Determination is well reported, this treaty means that once more the future of AK nations and the Illumic rest with native nations. We have a community that, save Academica, has been stable for a long period, one of the most stable regions in Mundus. It is my hope that we can maintain this by keeping outside influences to a minimum, this treaty indicates that Helvetica respect that view and are willing to work with native nations to ensure this remains the case." ARCHDUCHESS TO COMPETE IN TRIATHLON AT STUDENT GAMES  At the annual University Student Games it has been announced that Archduchess Sophie Harrison-Ironside will compete for the Royal Merriman University, however her choice of event has caused some surprise. The Archduchess has seven Mundus Games medals spread between summer and winter versions, these come in Distance Running and Speed Skating, however the Archduchess will be competing in Triathlon. The Archduchess made the announcement via Instagram by publishing a picture of her training in the hills around Rockhampton with the caption, "Three events back to back.....what can go wrong. BRING ON THE TRIATHLON" The event takes place in three weeks time, however Sophie revealed that she has been training in the event for the last few months. Later that day she appeared on EMTV Sports Talk and admitted that she had been training with close friend Daisy Greechan for the swimming section and was "confident I can get on the podium. Clearly running is my strong point, swimming is probably 2nd but I've worked hard on my cycling and I think we can give it a good go." She was then asked if she would compete in the Mundus Games Triathlon and stated, "Its a long way away, I've University exams soon, then hopefully joining the Air Force in some capacity, maybe the Ostlake Games and then I'll make that decision." |
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MORE OFFERS RESIGNATION AFTER CNN "YES" VOTE  Yesterday the nation voted 55% to 45% in favour of the nation joining the CNN Alliance along with Lodja, Ui Cenneslaig and The Commonwealth of The Iwi. The Chief Councillor had supported the "No" Campaign however just days before the referendum seemed to soften his stance. In a speech made following the announcement of the result Chief Councillor More said, " I still firmly believe that East Moreland should steer its own path, however I must, just as our King did, respect the will of the people of East Moreland. I therefore have submitted my resignation for the approval of King David, I shall stay on as leader of the Traditionalist Party until our conference in May at which point I shall submit myself to a vote of confidence amongst our members." He went on to talk about the referendum campaign and had kind words for the leader of the "Yes" Campaign, the Youth Minister Amelia Merriman. "Amelia has shown that she is a good campaigner on several occasions now, at the age of 21 she is a raising star in our political landscape and I'm delighted to work alongside her in the cabinet." Meanwhile Amelia Merriman said, "Chief Councillor More is a great politician and I don't think one set back diminishes that. I hope we can continue being part of the cabinet together." The King is due to meet with the Chief Councillor later today. The King however has spoken about the CNN saying, "I'm delighted that we are now part of the CNN, I believe this grouping will help all members take steps forward." HONEYBADGERS CLAIM DOUBLE GOLD  THe Men's and Women's East Moreland Rugby team have claimed both golds at the Mundus Games. The women beat Achkaerin while the men beat Vaguzia in an Alba Karinya Derby. The Women's team were captained by Poppy Cerral who said, "I'm over the moon we've took this Gold, to women's rugby I'd say the Mundus Games is the pinnacle of achievement, we've reached our mountain top now and all the hard work has been worth it." Moments later the men's team took gold with team captain Danny Carre speaking after to say, "We lost the last world cup, but bounced back with the QuadNations win, now with this Gold our trajectory is back on track." After the tournament finished it was left to the Men's coach Eddy Johns to make a major announcement about rugby in East Moreland, "We've long had central contracts for the mens team, now we're going to bring the women into the same system, from now on their will be no division between our two teams. The men and women's teams will share facilities and specialist coaches, even down to the kit and sponsers. The womens team had recently been playing down the road from the King Robert Arena at the University Grounds, but now they'll play at the King Robert. Poppy Cerral and her girls have shown that they are just as skilled and committed as the guys I'm privileged to coach. I look forward to helping them in anyway I can." |
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PRINCESS SPEAKS OF HEYRAN ROYAL DEATH  Following reports of Prince Charles of Heyra's sudden death it has fallen to Princess Freya to make the nations official statement. King David is currently out of the country on official business in Helvetica. Meanwhile the Princess was visiting a charity motorcycle event when she was told the news and spoke to the press present at the event.
ALEX GREEN NAMED TEMPORARY CHIEF COUNCILLOR  Alexandra Green of the People's Party had been named as Temporary Chief Councillor until a permanent replacement for Thomas More is found. The 40 year old leader of the People's Party was More's coalition partner and therefore assumes the role until the Traditionalist Party select a new leader, it is however not out of the question that More may stand for re-election in this role and therefore reassume his position as Chief Councillor. With the King out of the country it was left to Princess Freya to witness the oath of office saying afterwards, "Alex becomes the nations first female Chief Councillor, if only for a few weeks, she is a dedicated politician and served 10 years in the Royal East Moreland Air Force with distinction, I am sure she will be a steady hand on the controls and I extend my brothers thanks for her service during this difficult time." Miss Green said, "I will not be undertaking any great reforms, I shall only be here probably two weeks and therefore there is little point. I would like to assure the nation that I will be prepared to carry out whatever we need to do to ensure the nation remains safe, secure and prosperous." She is expected to address the Representative Council tomorrow morning. Thomas More however has stated, "I will be taking the next few days to consider my options, when I tended my resignation the King was highly supportive, however I have some things I need to think through before making a decision over whether to stand for the Party Leadership." So far no other Councillors have publically announced their intention to stand, however it is likely that Dame Rachel Morrison is likely to put her name forward later today. |
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RAS TO PLAY SPACE GARBAGE MAN  Following a recent meeting at Technology City the nations space exploration agency, the Royal Aeronautical Society revealed that around 100 satellites in orbit are in a state of disrepair or likely to fall from orbit in the next five years. It is estimated that a total of 2,500 satellites sit in orbit around Mundus carrying out tasks as varied as monitoring sea levels, carrying out communications and military intelligence gathering. In recent years the rate of satellite launching has been increased significantly creating a debris field around Mundus which could cause an increase in significant clashes. The RAS announced through their media outlet that "we intend to tidy up some garbage, we have identified 20 satellites that carry information for East Moreland that because of recent launches are redundant. As such we will use our Sweeper satellite to capture them and then put them onto a course designed to take them into deep space or into the sun. Once this has been done we will carry out a mission to capture the Sweeper itself and refuel it so it can carry out further operations. We will then gladly clear up anyone elses garbage in orbit. This will be a superb test for the Sweeper in terms of long term durability." This is the first operation of its kind and is, according to an inside source, being referred to as Operation Junkyard. The RAS also confirmed that, "We shall not interfere with the satellites of any nation other than East Moreland, should any other nation want there defunct or degrading satellites moved they know where we are." The Sweeper has been in orbit for nearly two years and is capable of capturing a satellite and carrying out basic diagnostics as well as using small thrusters to change the orbit of satellites. ARCHDUCHESS LAUNCES SPORTSWEAR BRAND FOR CHARITY  Archduchess Sophie Harrison-Ironside, one of East Moreland greatest athletes and the first person to win medals at both the Summer and Winter Games has today helped launch a new charity sportswear brand. "Come Back Stronger" is supporting people who have suffered significant life changing injuries and helping them get back into sport. One of the brands spokesman is injured Royal Marine Joe Towshend who set a press up world record for press ups with no legs. The Marine lost his legs during the war in Seaforth and has since competed in sporting events across East Moreland. Townsend said, "This charity will do amazing things and support so many people helping them realise that an injury doesn't mean things stop, you just move forward." At the launch Archduchess Sophie, who is about to compete in the East Moreland Student Games in the triathlon, said, "I love the idea of this brand, the fact that your never done, regardless of what life throws at you its possible to come back stronger. I've had problems in sport and the competition and thrill of winning makes me train harder, to now be able to support others to do the same is going to be brilliant." The sports star royal however refused to comment on where her long term future lies in sport with many believing she will compete in the Winter Games once more while others believe the Triathlon move is an attempt to be prepared for the Ostlake Military Games in July when she will have finished University and be training with the Air Force, making her eligible to compete in the games. |
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| DaveIronside | 23rd April 2017 - 05:05 PM Post #448 | ||||||||||||||||||
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EMAC SKY-TAXI PROTOTYPE UNVEILED  EMAC have unveiled their latest project, a project that borrows heavily from their flying military mobility vehicle project. The Sky-Taxi was shown to the press lifting off from an airfield in Technology City. The vehicle is capable of Vertical Take-Off and Landing (VTOL), and will produce zero-emission as it is powered by electric. The test flight was carried out with Sky-Taxi being controlled from the ground and the unmanned two-seater was subjected to a series of tests, including a mid-air transition from hovering to horizontal flight. The company is aiming for a manned flight by early 2018 and is setting its sights on a five-seater for on-demand air taxi and ridesharing services. Unlike the Flying mobility vehicle project for the military EMAC have said its air taxi will be "jet-powered," though this means it uses 36 ducted fans run by electric motors rather than using gas turbines. The motors are set on the wings and canards with 12 movable flaps that direct the airflow downwards for taking off and landing, then directing it aft over the wings to provide lift and forward flight. It is hoped that the new five-seater will use only 10 percent of the energy of a quadcopter-style aircraft and have a range of over 300 km (186 mi) at a speed of 300 km/h (186 mph), allowing it to travel from Portworth Airport to Technology City in ten minutes instead of the 55 minutes by road – all with zero local emissions. It's also anticipated to cost the same as a regular taxi because its small takeoff and landing footprint means less and cheaper infrastructure. Sir Alan Maybury of EMAC says that the project is "an exciting opportunity to showcase the talent of our engineers while at the same time helping protect the environment. It is our ambition to keep East Moreland at the forefront of technology both in the civilian and military markets." |
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| DaveIronside | 27th April 2017 - 10:18 AM Post #449 | ||||||||||||||||||
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FEAST OF MELANOR SEES MEMORIAL ANNOUNCEMENT  As the nation today celebrates the Feast of Melanor, Goddess of Life, families across Mundus will be spending the day together and planting trees and other plants. Yesterday the King, Princess Freya, Princess Rhiannon and Archduchess Sophie attended a ceremony in Ostlake to make a mass tree planting as well as to make an announcement about a new memorial. The King planted several trees alongside Cadets from local youth groups before speaking to the press. "These trees that we plant today will form the first stage of a national memorial to those who have lost their lives in the service of East Moreland. We hope to create a park of some considerable size, several square kilometres, which will be full of memorials to conflicts, units and individiuals. This will become a focal point for the collective memory of our nation and a place of thanks to those who at times of need have stepped forward and at times sacrificed their lives for us. It is our hope that these trees will form a beautiful peaceful place in which their memory lives on." It is hoped that a total of around 70,000 trees will be planted at the sight over the next few months with relatives of deceased soldiers, even those who have not died in combat, being permitted to plant a tree and claim it as a memorial for their loved ones. The King then took part in a "Backwoods Cooking" competition where teams had the use of an open fire, a knife, one pan and tools they could make themselves to prepare a meal. The royal family prepared a meal of an Orange Egg starter, beans on toast mail course and a choco-banana for desert. The team finished 3rd behind an Air Cadet team from Ostlake and a group of Scouts from Northfort. Princess Rhiannan described the Orange Egg as "yukky" but the Choco-banana as "yummy". Today it is expected that the royal family will spend the morning at Temple before having their traditional picnic in the Palace grounds. The King has used his weekly televised talk to the nation to wish Cultists around the world a happy Feast of Melanor. Across Mundus, as has become a tradition, staff at embassies will spend the morning helping in a local conservation project before hosting an event for local dignitaries. |
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| DaveIronside | 28th April 2017 - 10:15 PM Post #450 | ||||||||||||||||||
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FEAST OF MELANOR GOES GLOBAL  This years Feast of Melanor was for Morelanders a truly global occasion. It is estimated that across Mundus members of the East Moreland diplomatic service have planted over 1,000 trees. The first embassy to begin planting was in Lodja where the local government permitted embassy staff to plant trees on the Isle of Tar, the ancestral home of the Queen of Lodja. As the sun rose across Mundus staff at other embassies, either in their embassy grounds or in local beauty spots set about the tradition. In Arda Tuvla's Imladris embassy staff set about planting plum trees in one of the local parks, Ambassador Stephen Burgess planted the first saying, "Melanor is the God of life, we picked these trees as we know that it fits in with the local vacinity and not only do the trees have beautiful blossoms but their fruit will do exactly what Melanor did, bring life." In Achkaerin the Embassy welcomed local Cultists into their embassy garden which had been newly landscaped for the occasion, a short service was held while a new oak tree was planted. Ambassador Sophia Cantrill spoke to the assembled crowd to say, "Oaks may take a long time to grow but it not only shows our determination to protect and care for its life as Melanor does ours, it also shows our commitment to be here in Achakerin a long long time in order to see it flourish." Later in the day in The Iwi the newly opened embassy planted several pōhutukawa trees local to the area. They were joined by local community groups who marked the ceremony with traditional Maori songs as the ambassador planted the trees. There Ambassaor Greyson stated, "To see two cultures coming together was wonderful, we planted our tree and prayed with a lovely choir in the background. The Iwi have been one of the most hospitable people I've ever known." Soon it was the turn of Alba Karinya as in Vafelon and Vaguzia saw trees planted in embassy grounds. Additionally in the Vaguzian province of West Moreland the embassy had sent saplings to local schools where they were offered to students to plant at home. Ambassador Macken said, "The Vaguzians have always been good neighbours, Academica proved that, to know that in West Moreland there are a significant number of Cultists it was lovely to be able to help our neighbours celebrate the feast. Even the non-Cultists there will hopefully benefit by having a bit more greenery in their lives. Finally in Ui Cenneslaig embassy staff were invited to plant trees on one of the royal families estates and were accompanied by a local piper. There Ambassador Kelvins said, "There is something hauntingly beautiful about the pipes in the countryside. As our new CNN allies it was wonderful to have them contribute to our special day." Like in the rest of the cities embassy staff then had a picnic in the outdoors sharing their food with guests including members of their host nations governments, local charities and even in Ui Cenneslaig's case King Finley. The monarch of Ui Cenneslaig made a surprise appearance and said, "I was given an invitation, I understand that's a courtesy given to all Head's of State where you Morelanders have an embassy, I found I had a meeting cancelled and I can never say no to a sausage roll." King Finley is also thought to have handed over to the embassy staff there traditional kilts as a gift. REMNS DALEK ON THE MOVE  East Moreland's unique Drone Carrier Class REMNS Dalek is today leaving Portworth and heading towards Nya Aland. The ship is set to relieve the REMNS King Robert which has been in the Nordic nations waters for the last six months helping carry out aid missions. Minister of Defence Harry Samuelson said. "The King Robert is due back in two months, we're sending Dalek off a little early in order to swing by Helvetica for a little show and tell. Once that is done it will serve as an off shore landing platform while also using the drones to carry out survey duties in the derelict areas of Uppsala. The drones have been given packages helping to map the ruins and this will help establish some more control over the city in terms of planning." The ship while being classed as a drone carrier has been labelled by Samuelson as "a neat little package that gives a little bit of everything. A few VLS tubes, a small calibre gun, a handful of anti-ship missiles, some air capability and amphibious crews. The class is essentially a Royal Marines dream." |
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| DaveIronside | 29th April 2017 - 05:53 PM Post #451 | ||||||||||||||||||
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KILOTONNES TO KILOWATTS  Minister of Defence Harry Samuelson has today announced that East Moreland will be retiring five of its Special Atomic Demolition Munition weapons. The 1kiloton bombs were designed to be put in place in enemy territory by Red Legion who would place them on timers and escape via submarines before the munition destroyed key coastal targets or defences. The weapons delivary casings need replacing every five years according to procedure and as these five are due the decision has been made not to proceed. Minister Samuelson said, "We are now living in an age when this type of weapon is really obsolete in the modern battlefield, as such we don't see it worth spending a relatively substantial sum maintaining them. Instead we will send them to a specialist facility where they will be converted to nuclear fuel for the nations four power plants. I believe this is the first programme of its kind in Mundus" Olivia Cole the Science and Technology Minister also gave her support to the programme saying, "The world will soon be invited to send their warheads to this facility where we will turn them from weapons to energy. This programme will in our view be a viable answer to the question of what to do with those warheads nations have talked about decommissioning but never done anything about." Meanwhile Harry Samuelson stated, "This is an ongoing process, we have ten more of these and the next batch come up for renewel in two years, then we will sit down and consider whether they are to follow these to become energy or whether they are renewed. The East Moreland nuclear deterrent however will not be going." EM STILL LEAD QUAD NATIONS  With the latest round of Quad Nations sporting action over the Women's Football tournament has concluded with the Morelanders finishing in third place, this however secured two points towards the overall championship which see's the East Moreland team remain in the lead by three points. The East Moreland team will be grateful for their single win in the football as it came in an unexpected victory against table topping Lodja, thus stopping them claiming bonus points that would have put them equal top with the Morelanders. The four CNN nations will next compete in Men's Hurling, an event which the Morelanders are not likely to do well in. It is expected that the Ui Cenneslaig team will dominate and that East Moreland will be challenging for second place in order to maintain their overall good standing so that going into the final event of Women's Hockey they will have given themselves a fighting chance. . |
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| DaveIronside | 4th May 2017 - 10:19 PM Post #452 | ||||||||||||||||||
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RMENS OSTLAKE HEADING TO ALBION  The aircraft carrier REMNS Ostlake is to head to Albion in response to the terrorist attack on the Helvetican government and the ongoing situation in Nya Aland. The aircraft carrier will be accompanied by two Destroyers, two Frigate and two submarines. The announcement was made, rather surprisingly, by King David following his weekly Representative Council meeting. The King said. "The attack on Helvetica's government is atrocious. It is something very hard to comprehend and even harder to respond to. At the moment we see Albion as a hot spot for problems, any government under such an attack needs their friends, and just around the corner our old Nordic friends are still suffering from the problems that seem to keep coming for Uppsala. We do not know what will be happening in the coming days, but it is neccessary to be ready, and as such sending this fleet will mean we are. Should the Helvetican government require no military support, which I think is the most likely case, our fleet will head to Nya Aland where it will help with humanitarian aid, or alternatively head to Lodja and join some joint patrols with their navy around the islands. This move is not one where we expect to send our men and women into harms way, however we need to be able to move at a moments notice and this gives us that capability." It is expected that REMNS Dalek, which was already on its way to the region will now slow its journey to also join up with the fleet. REDFERN BEGINS ADOPTION PROCESS  Former Chief of Royal Household and fiance of Princess Freya, Major Alex Redfern, has today filed papers to adopt the five year old girl known as Evie whom he rescued from a remote island during the Mavrosian Crisis. At the height of the refugee crisis Redfern was pronounced dead having dived into the Mhroish during a rescue attempt on a small dingy that was sinking. Redfern and Royal Navy divers managed to rescue six of the ten people onboard before he was washed away. The Red Legion officer however turned up three weeks later in the Mhorish on an improvised raft along with two teenage Mavrosians and the young girl. It is thought the girl had formed an emotional attachment to Redfern and has been living with him and his family since, however Redfern is now looking to make that move permanent. With a future wedding to Princess Freya expected this would potentially make her mother to the little girl who is a school friend of Princess Rhiannon. The case is expected to be given the same consideration as any other application. A family law expert however said. "I think it may be a struggle to get adoption, after all Redfern doesn't have the most stable home life as he's spent 6 of the last 8 months on deployment in various forms and would be a single parent. Even if married to Freya the problem wouldn't be eased as she too has spent a significant amount of time away from Northfort. The judge is likely to consider whether a stable homelife can be provided." |
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| DaveIronside | 6th May 2017 - 04:16 PM Post #453 | ||||||||||||||||||
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NORTHFORT TO HOST PRIDE 2017  Northfort has been choosen to be the host of the annual Global Pride event following in the footsteps of Uppsala and Gowu. The city was the host of a hastily arranged pro-LGBTQ demonstration following the moves by KasierAdolf designed at making lives of homosexuals more difficult. That protest, arrange by Amelia Merriman, was attended by tens of thousands and several musical acts from across Mundus and also featured several prominent world leaders. While there have been Pride Events across East Moreland, and Mundus for several decades there has only been a global Pride event since 2015 when the now deceased Willa Sunbrek, brought the world to Uppsala for an event attended by hundreds of thousands. This years festival is being headed by Archduchess Sophie Harrison-Ironside and Youth Minister Amelia Merriman who have issued today an invite to the whole of Mundus. Amelia Merriman arranged what was refered to as Pride 2.0, a protest against actions in KaiserAdolf, she said. "I'm delighted that we're seeing the streets of Northfort being opened up to this festival. I was thrilled with the response we had from citizens of the city and how welcome they made our brothers and sisters from across Mundus. Now we have a chance to go big, we have a chance to show our hospitality and our commitment to equality." Meanwhile the Archduchess said, "My birth mother was the High Priestess who finally removed the barriers stopping same sex couples getting married, I am very very proud of her for doing that. Even though that removed a major barrier to same sex couples having equal rights it does not mean that battle is done, its a big Mundus and not every nation embraces equal rights for all, regardless of sexuality. We therefore will keep doing this until that inequality and homophobia is done. If we can enjoy ourselves along the way so much the better. I'm excited for the event." It is expected that around 200,000 people per day will visit Northfort bringing more business to the local community who have already begun to embrace the event with many buildings sporting new rainbow flags, including Northfort Palace where it flies under the national flag. It is also expected that the King will be part of the opening of the event. INLINE BADGER SO CLOSE  In Vaguzia the EMAC team working on Inline Badger have made a second attempt at the land speed record for motorbikes. On a salt flat the bike, piloted by Guy Martin, managed to reach a speed of 375mph on a two run average, just 1mph below the current record. Martin's first run was a 373mph run meaning that the record was still feasable on the return. Ten minutes later he made the return journey and clocked a time of 377mph to give an average of 375mph, meaning the team need to find a total of 1.363 mph to break the record. Following the failed effort the team were rather up beat, Guy Martin said, "We've shown we can beat the record, we got 0.7mph above it on one run, I think we've more to come as we learn the salt flats, I'm sure we can beat 380mph. We will take a few days, look at the data, tinker a bit and then go again." It is expected that the next run will be aimed for 23rd of May, the day of the Festival of Greenflowers and King David's birthday, a day of great celebration in East Moreland. |
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| DaveIronside | 9th May 2017 - 08:39 AM Post #454 | ||||||||||||||||||
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LUSK REACTIVATES HUNTERS VALE  Former Youth Minister and current CTO Refugee Council Chairperson, Melissa Lusk has today announced that with the support of King David she will be re-opening the mothballed Refugee Receiving Facility at Hunter's Vale. In an attempt to allieviate some of the pressure on Uppsala following a string of disasters Lusk has issued a memo from her office outlining a new approach of pre-screening and documenting the homeless. The move will see 500 unaccompanied children, around 3,000 families and 250 childless couples willing to act as foster parents come to East Moreland. The Royal Press Secretary Malcolm Tucker stated, "Hunter's Vale has been a highly successful system in the past, the former Air Force base features an underground nuclear bunker that is now decommissioned and made family safe. It can house around 1,500 people in a small village like community, and then above ground we have accommodation for around 1,000 more people. The programmes is tried and tested one, we bring people in help them learn Morelandish or English so they can integrate better. We teach them about aspects of East Moreland culture and all this time find them homes in the communities." The system was used first when Mavrosia experienced civil war and was highly successful. Melissa Lusk was appointed recently by Tim Carpenter and has announced that she will be visiting Uppsala in the coming days to see the situation there for herself saying. "This is the greatest humanitarian crisis the world has ever faced. We must unite together to support a nation whose people have always been open and friendly to the world. I hope others will now follow my homeland's example." SWEEPER BEGINS CLEAN UP  The Satellite known as the Sweeper today begins to clean up satellites that are likely to cause a danger to future space missions. A total of 37 satellites, a combination of now defunct military satellites and non functioning civilian ones will be removed from their orbit around Mundus and set on paths away from the planet, either towards the sun or into deep space. The process will take several weeks after which there will be an attempt to refuel the Sweeper so it can continue its mission. Royal Aeronautical Society spokesman said that the mission, named Operation Junkyard, was a key part of future space operations. "We are living in a world where we are confident that it is wrong to litter, yet we've left hundreds of metallic chunks of litter circling our planet. Some of these are now decades out of date or relics of the birth of space exploration, just cold metal balls floating around and around. Some of them have degrading orbits and have the potential to cause damage to useful objects around them or to Mundus if they return uncontrolled. It is therefore our hope we can dispose of this junk and make the exploration of Mundus, our solar system and beyond easier." It is hoped that several other nations will request Sweeper to remove their own defunct and disused satellites in order to free up the orbit of Mundus. |
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| DaveIronside | 13th May 2017 - 05:41 PM Post #455 | ||||||||||||||||||
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IRONSIDE MAUSOLEUM VANDALISED  The ancestoral burial mausoleum of the Ironside family, built on the edge of Northfort Palace grounds was last night vandalised. The circular building houses the ashes of the majority of the Kings and Queens of East Moreland. It is built above the old catacombs that served as resting places for the early monarchs and was competed in the late 1700's. As grounds staff conducted their morning sweep they spotted graffiti reading "We Are Coming" written on several of the walls, leading many to question who conducted the attack, with most concluding it was perhaps Borlanders. The mausoleum sits outside the inner perimeter of the Northfort Palace Estate and is only patrolled at intervals leading to some to believe that the perpetrators must have been observing the patrols for a number of days to learn when they could carry out the attack. Royal Press Secretary, Malcolm Tucker, stated, "This is a horrific act of vandalism, to target the memories of all those people whom have served the nation proudly is cowardly. That room contains not only the ashes of people such as Rhiannon the Fierce or her descendent on the throne but also their children and most recently the deceased Prince Caspian. I am sure, just as I am, other Morelanders and the world will be appalled at this desecration of the dead." Over the course of the afternoon a number of uniformed soldiers were seen patrolling the area and there was a visible increase in security around the Palace grounds. With the upcoming double celebration of the Festival of Greenflowers and King David's birthday it is likely a heightened security presence will be seen around many targets associated with the royal family. SUGAR TAX TO COME INTO FORCE 1st JULY  The King has today approved a measure put forward by Health Minister Dr.Rufus Maddison to introduce a sugar tax. The Representative Council heard the Minister's proposal and then debated it for several hours before voting 308-102 in favour of the measure. Moments later the King signed it into existence and issued a statement saying, "This move is an attempt to ensure both our nation and its health service are not put under undue pressure. Sadly we live in an age where companies have produced products that very rarely resemble real food. They are stocked full with sugars and salts, Dr.Maddison has made it clear that sadly this is seeing an increase in diabeties and obseity. It is my hope this will help people make more sensible choices while also enocuraging manufacturers to take measures to reduce or remove these unneccessary sugars." The new tax will only be on sugary drinks at first, but may be extended to other products after a review following the first year. It will create two tax bands one for total sugar content above 5g per 100 millilitres and a second, higher band for the most sugary drinks with more than 8g per 100 millilitres. These will be levied at 18p and 24p per litre respectively. However some consumers are against the move saying, "We shouldn't have to pay more just because we enjoy a can of coke. Children want these products and a tax won't stop them begging for them, parents will feel forced to pay more and as such their already tight budgets will be stretched even further." SOPHIE COMES 6th IN TRIATHLON, WINS TEAM GOLD  At the University Games Archduchess Sophie Harrison-Ironside came 6th in the Triathlon following an impressive final run, despite not medlling herself her Royal Merriman University did take the team Triathlon Gold. This was the Archduchesses first triathlon leading many to wonder whether this will be a permanent switch. The day started well for the 20 year old as she exited the swimming section of the event in 4th place, her performance in a challenging mass open water swim surprising many. However having been training with Mundus Games legend Daisy Greechan it was probably to be expected. She however suffered badly in the cycling falling off the pace and being dropped by the leading group. She struggled to keep up a decent pace alone and found herself in 20th as she started her run. As the group ran round the streets of Northfort however the Archduchess ran down on competitor after the other as her cross country form of old came back to her. As her Royal Merriman University team-mates Taylor Cleary and Ellie Birch came home in 2nd and 3rd behind Portworth Maritime Institutes (PMI) Chloe Clifton the trio could still win the team event if Sophie finished ahead of the other Portworth competitors. In the final 200meters she ran down PMI's Ruth Green to take 6th place and give Royal Merriman team gold. Speaking after the event the Archduchess said, "I'm thrilled to have been able to help the team but I think my triathlon days are done, especially competitive, I think my cycling showed this isn't my thing. I've other challenges ahead and I know this experience today will be a great stepping stone to them." The Archduchess will now be focusing on preparing to co-host Pride along with Youth Minister Amelia Merriman. KING BLUES TO OPEN PRIDE IN THE PARK  Northfort punk/blues band The King Blues have been announced as the opening act to Pride in the Park. The band, who play what critics have described as "politically motivated pop/punk/blues." were selected by Youth Minister Amelia Merriman to open Pride in the Park, an open air free music festival thought to see 100,000 people attending. Making the announcment Minister Merriman said. "The King Blues have supported a number of great causes and campaigns over the years. They are a band that will show the campaigning nature of Pride while also kicking things off with their message of "I Got Love"." Sticth, the bands front man said, "I'm thrilled we're getting this chance, five years ago we found ourselves out of the streets with Tim Carpenter helping persuade High Priestess Joanna Ironside to allow same sex marriage, to be honest that was probably the easiest campaign we've ever been part of, it seems almost to have come full circle, that campaign to now celebrating the progress that's been made in the world. I can't wait to do our thing." Organisers have however said that many of the acts that have applied to play will be disappointed, Minister Merriman who is having almost daily meetings with stage managers at King Robert Arena and the Pride in the Park said, "Its great that we've a wide variety of artists willing to come and play, however lets remember the aim is to celebrate and that means party. I for one can't wait to boogie in the park and Arena and for that we need some stuff that makes people move. Sadly this means some superb musicians are going to be disappointed. I hope they can put that disappointment aside to still come experience the event and find otherways to get involved." The 21 year old went on to announce that they have been so inundated with acts wanting to perform that smaller venues such as bars, theatres and nightclubs are booking acts. "I've seen bars where I hung out at University filled with 300 students to see some random no name band now signing up household names who simply want to get involved. It's exciting." |
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| DaveIronside | 14th May 2017 - 07:44 PM Post #456 | ||||||||||||||||||
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PRINCESS SENT HOME FROM SCHOOL FOR "INCIDENT"  A parent at Higham Primary School, the state-school at which Princess Rhiannon is a student has today claimed that the 5 year old Princess was sent home for bad behaviour following an "incident". The parent, who wished to not be named, said that the Princess had struck her son with a stick following a playground incident. The angry mother stated, "My son was playing with some other children when an arguement started, during it the Princess picked up a stick, kicked my son on the shin and then set about his arms with a stick. His arms are covered in bruisers now. I'm just glad that the school haven't been influenced about which child this was and have taken disciplinary action. The Princess needs to realise that just because she's a royal she can't get away with doing these things." The Headteacher of the school, Mrs.Forster, refused to comment on the incident but did confirm that the Princess was collected from school by her father and will not be attending for two days and will instead "be studying under family supervision." When asked about the incident during the morning press briefing Royal Press Secretary Malcolm Tucker played down the incident saying, "Yes the Princess got into some trouble at school, not everything is as black and white as those of you in the press would like it to be, its a non story. The Princess will be dealt with by her parents who are both aware of the incident and have taken steps to remind the Princess of the behaviour expected of her. I'm pretty sure if we look back at the lives of King David and Princess Freya they too will have had a few playground scrapes." When asked how the Princess will be punished Tucker explained, "That is a matter for King David, Queen Matilda and Princess Rhiannon." JEKARS SHIELD SAVES THE DAY  Early this morning the Jekar Shield system around Ostlake fired into action and intercepted improvised rockets launched towards the city from the outskirts. The system hasn't been used for over six months and responded brilliantly ensuring no injuries or loss of life were caused. The military responded quickly, as one would expect at a city built around the nations military HQ's, and discovered a van with a home made rocket launch system in the back. This van was engaged quickly by a helicopter and prevented from firing more projectiles at the target. The members of Red Legion soon after carried out a raid on an address in the city and found a 2nd rocket system under construction. The tactic of launching rockets or mortars from close to, or even within, cities was something tried around a year ago by the Borlanders with only limited success, however the latest discovery seems to suggest that they are once more equipping themselves for such a campaign. Minister of Defence Harry Samuelson has urged the public to be vigilant. "Here in East Moreland we have always lived under the cloud of potential Borlander attacks, so I don't think I need to warn anyone to be on their guard. This attack is perhaps the beginning of a new wave of attacks and as such we need to ensure we are ever vigilant. We have no need to panic as Jekar's Spear is a world class system and will protect our citizens. As shown today our armed forces will move quickly to neutralise any threat to this nation, just as they always have." No arrests were made during the raid, leading some to suggest that following the failed attack this morning the perpetrators fled realising they would soon be tracked down. LUSK VISITS ALAND  Former Youth Minister and Mundus Refugee Council Chair, Melissa Lusk, has today visited Aland. The 23 year old was appointed to the role by Timothy Carpenter who is the current CTO Secretary-General. She flew into Krokom in the back of an East Moreland military transport which was loaded with the latest shipment of aid supplies. During her stay, which lasted 20 hours, she talked with members of the Aland government as well as those working in the field. It was also reported that she had ventured to within 2km of the chemical cloud incident to witness the work taking part there. Most of the journey she was unaccompanied by press, at her own request, stating, "I am here to see what needs to be done, prioritise things with the various authorities and make sure our plan which was put in place a few days ago is actually what's needed. Its one thing to make decisions based on reports but another to see it yourself." The 23 year old, who has served as a reservist in the Royal Logistics Corps since the age of 17, also went on to talk about the armed forces in put. "Our nations military are making incredible sacrifices to be here, we currently have a unit cut off from the main area of Uppsala dealing with the chemical contamination knowing they'll have no backup if it gets worse. Meanwhile I've seen the incredible work done by those nations that have set up here, Lodja, The Iwi, Achkaerin, and while I understand other nations have promised resources such as Rokkenjima, Helvetica, Himeyama, Kaedwen , Arda Tuluva and Somakistan, its now important we get boots on the ground. I spoke to one Alander medic who came from the Eastern coast, he's not seen his family in almost a year, and hadn't slept in three days. I couldn't do it myself and these people have my utmost respect." It is thought Lusk will be back in Rokkenjima tomorrow where she will begin allocating refugees to those who have volunteered to take some. SEA-DRAGON HAS BIG FINAL EXAM AHEAD  Having successfully completed a series of carrier tests in the Illumic the Royal East Moreland Naval Service (REMNS) prototype carrier strike bomber, the Sea-Dragon, is to undergo a final test. The aircraft is expected to take off from REMNS Ostlake early Wednesday morning, fly toward Ui Cenneslaig, making use of air to air refuelling enroute, before striking at targets established by the CNN allies of Ui Cenneslaig. The aircraft will then return and be refuelled several times along the route and landing back on REMNS Ostlake. Sir Alan Maybury of EMAC said, "the East Moreland military expects a lot from its equipment, therefore they've put a damn big hurdle before us, but I'm sure that we'll clear it. We have a high standard of quality ourselves and I believe this means we wouldn't have put together a platform that can't do this job. This is a test of accuracy, infiltration and endurance, its going to be a tough one but the Sea-Dragon is up for it." Minister of Defence, Sir Harry Samuelson stated, "We asked EMAC to build us something capable to working with allies or parasite refuellers capable of getting across long distances from carrier, to penetrate deep inside hostile airspace and get the job done. The Cenneslagians will be tracking the aircraft on radar and this will allow us to see just how small it will appear in combat. We have set the bar high but knowing EMAC they will raise to the occasion." It is thought that if the aircraft passes its final test the Navy will order 30 of the aircraft, while the air force are looking at ordering 24. |
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NATION CELEBRATES ANNUAL DOUBLE  As usual May 23rd marks the dual celebration of The Festival of Greenflowers, and the birthday of King David. Celebrations took place across the country despite the ongoing Borlander situation in Stoneton. People across East Moreland were determined to not be detered from the celebrations that many had been prepainring for weeks for. The streets of Northfort were closed as live music filled six stages spread around the city, bands such as The Who, 2Cellos, and the King Blues graced stages to play for a large crowd, meanwhile bars and restaurants did a roaring trade. The Royal Family were seen at various points around the city during the day, first appearing all together in the People's Park where the family found a quiet corner, thanks to the Security staff for a family picnic to celebrate King David's 38th birthday. The family then were seen making their way back to the Palace before later in the day being seen seperately. King David was joined by Lodjain Emissary Stasyia Pelagaya who was originally in East Moreland to help support the CNN referendum. The two were spotted first at the performance of The Who, a band that is known to be King David's favourite, before being seen entering the Casa Restaurant on the edge of the Embassy Row area. Meanwhile Princess Freya, as usual, was spotted in her traditional face paint and bright red outfit dancing to 2Cellos, at one point even appearing on the stage with the band. She was accompanied by fiance Alex Redfern who at one point was seen with foster daughter Evie on his shoulders. The pair spoke briefly with the media during which Freya said, "We have fixed no date for our marriage yet, but its coming, we just need to be in the same country for a few weeks to get things sorted." Across the city Archduchess Sophie and boyfriend Rollo MacAllister were seen at a street concert being played by her friend Leo P's band known as Lucky Chopz. The band, who made a name for themselves busking on the subway drew a large crowd and raised around £EM 2,000 for charity through on the spot CD sales. The Archduchess then made her way to a small sports festival being held by one of her sponsers where she made an announcement on her next project, an attempt to walk across Hrothgar unaided, something she revealed has long been a dream. Speaking to a crowd of young sportspeople the Archduchess said, "I firmly believe if you want to do big things you need to achieve tiny things and climb closer and closer. That's what everything has been about, the cross country, the skating, the triathlon, and especially the rowing. My adoptive parents were fascinated with people like Shackleton and Amundsen, so I kind of got the bug. I look at the records of these polar regions and see no woman has ever solo trekked across either of them. Its time for someone to do it, a few months ago no woman had rowed across the Mhorish. It's time to push the envelope and see what happens." It is expected she will set off within the next month on a trek, that if successful will take 60 days. The news of the Archduchess plan soon spread through the crowd, and despite the warm day saw many come in fancy dress of ski gear. |
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EMAC TAKE RECORD THEN SET OUT OF WORLD TARGET Yesterday evening EMAC's InLineBadger broke the world record for two wheeled vehicles. The specially designed motorbike was riden by Guy Martin who reached a speed of 379.8mph averaged over two runs. The record attempt took place on the salt flats of Vaguzia and was broadcast on EMAC's Instagram as a live feed. The previous record stood at 376mph and had stood for over 20 years. The new record now means the EMAC "Badger" Projects hold the record for the Land Speed Record, Ground Effect Vehicle Record, Water Speed Record, Rail Vehicle Record and now two wheeled record. Rider Guy Martin was ecsatic saying, "This has been the result of some amazingly gifted engineers coming together in Technology City and doing great things. We're not done though, 0.2mph stands between us and breaking 380mph. I think we've one run left in us, lets do it and see what happens." EMAC CEO Sir Alan Maybury was seen on the video sprinting towards the vehicle as it came to a stop, he helped unstrap Martin and then handed him a large cigar. The very excitable Maybury then spoke on camera saying, "We get asked why we do these projects, no one will ever be able to buy the InLine Badger, but to us its pushing the envelope. We have about 80 new patents because of this project and those make it worth it. We're doing things never seen before. Which is why our next record attempt is going to be insanely huge." He was then asked what he meant but had got caught up in celebrations. This morning however he announced the next project, "Space Badger", an ambitious attempt to design a new Lunar Rover which will go above 12mph. Speaking with what he described as a "killer hangover" the proud businessman said. "We will use existing rocket technology to put our Space Badger on the lunar surface, it will be unmanned but it will hit 12mph +, I've no doubt. We've been asked by the Royal Aeronautical Society to look at a new space rover for future manned missions, so we figured why not give this a crack." There was no explanation of when this would take place, however in the past there has already been significant work done on projects before announcements are made. In other EMAC developments it is likely the SeaDragon will be unveiled as a completed project in the next 48 hours as the prototype was seen landing back at Ostlake following a prolonged flight test which was advertised as being its "final exam" |
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SEA-DRAGON TO ENTER PRODUCTION  Following the conclusion of a global scale test flight it was announced by the Ministry of Defence that EMAC's Sea-Dragon will enter service in the future. The carrier capable specialist bomber will see service on the two East Moreland carriers REMNS Portworth and REMNS Ostlake as well as a few serving in the Air Force from land bases. Minister of Defence Harry Samuelson has confirmed that an initial purchase of 50 aircraft will be made, with 30 entering Naval Service and 20 being given to the air force. Admiral Kennington of the Navy said, "Our naval fleet have made good use of the aircraft they have, however we've lacked a dedicated strike aircraft capable of penetrating air defence systems and deliver highly accurate state of the art ordnance, we now have that capability and this will help us ensure our nation is protected." The Sea-Dragon flew a sortie from the REMNS Ostlake in the Mhorish Sea to a simulated target in Ui Cenneslaig before returning back to the carrier, all the time making use of buddy air to air refueling.  ARCHDUCHESS SETS OFF FOR HROTHGAR Archduchess Sophie Harrison-Ironside today sets off for Hrothgar to attempt to become the first woman to cross the arctic solo. The 21 year old will trek alone across the continent pulling a sledge with supplies. The journey will also see her navigate to a series of caches which have been laid by previous teams which have crossed the continent as part of the Battle Back project using dogs and powered sledges. The King's niece is already an accomplished athlete having become the first person to win medals at both the Winter and Summer games, as well as pairing with Daisy Greechan to row across the Mhorish Sea. She announced the latest project, which had been prepared for largely in secret, at the Festival of Greenflowers stating, "Everything I've done in sport has been a lead up to this" Speaking at a news conference prior to leaving Sophie said, "When I told people when I was 16 that this is what I wanted to do they said I was mad, they said I couldn't do it. My reaction as an immature 16 year old was "watch me". I'm a firm believer that things are only impossible until someone either brave, crazy or stupid enough steps forward and tries. I may not succeed, but that in itself becomes a victory because someone's tried. I'll be carrying a map of Mundus on a flag and if I quit, if I have to stop I'll plant that flag and then its up to someone else to go and move it on, eventually someone will get it across the continent and I'd love it to be me. This isn't a spur of the moment move, its been an obsession that has helped me achieve so much, but I don't want that to stop." King David also spoke saying. "Any Morelander willing to try something like this has my full support. I have always been very proud of my niece and I have every confidence she can pull this off. I intend to head to East Hrothgar to see her complete this." It is expected that if successful the Archduchess will take 60 days to cross the continent. Edited by DaveIronside, 16th June 2017 - 08:00 PM.
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ARCHDUCHESS STARTS TREK  Archduchess Sophie Harrison-Ironside has today begun her epic 60 day quest to become the first woman to trek solo over the North Pole. The 21 year old will single handedly try and cross the whole continent of Hrothgar while dragging a sledge behind her. She claims that all her sports training to date has been in preparation for this attempt. She will have slight help in the form of several cache's that have been laid by teams who have completed the journey several weeks ago using sledge dogs. Speaking on the chances of success former Red Legion Survival Instructor Simon Winston said, "This is a challenge made up of many elements, the physical demands will be great, but we know she's a physically fit young lady, there will be mental demands beyond what she's faced before but a strong minded athlete should find ways of coping. The big issue will be whether she can navigate accuratly to find these supplies of food, GPS helps with that but when your cold and tired you don't always think straight." It is expected that the journey will take her 60 days if successful, she has also announced that if possible she will update supporters via a blog on the ""Come Back Stronger" sportswear website. She posted a quick video blog before setting off in which she said, "I'm excited and terrified, see you in 60 days if not before." RED LEGIONNAIRE TO WIN KING'S MEDAL  Following operations in Stoneton to free over 100 hostages from Borlander imprisonment it has been announced that a Red Legionnaire will be presented with the nations highest medal for bravery. Lt. James Gillespie becomes the first soldier since operations in Safraen to win the medal which is usually posthumously awarded. The Red Legionnaire will not be introduced to the media and will receive his medal in a private ceremony with the King and members of his unit. The citation for the medal will read.
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| DaveIronside | 18th June 2017 - 05:03 PM Post #461 | ||||||||||||||||||
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GLASTOMUNDUS TICKETS GO ON SALE  Mundus biggest annual music festival, Glastomundus, has today launched its tickets for this years festival. With the headline act for the opening night having been confirmed as Rag "N" Bone Man, the up and coming Morelander artist. Traditionally the Friday night headline has always been an emerging East Moreland act and this will be no different. As usual the headline acts for Saturday have yet to be confirmed however the event organisers, The Eavis family, however they have hinted that it will be "a huge international act". There are expected to be around 200,000 tickets sold and they usually sell out within a few minutes. This year the concert will also feature a small area which will be dedicated to unsigned bands drawn from high schools across East Moreland. Abigail Eavis, the youngest of the family at 21 year of age, has said that "Its important that we keep continuing backing bands and artists from our nation. Music has always been an important part of our culture and we're about to expose our future artists to a huge audience. I'm rather excited about it." The headline of the "School Stage" however will not be a high school band, but instead will be Lucky Chops, a band from Royal Merriman University who have wowed audiences at this years Pride Festival. There lead saxophone player, a classmates of Archduchess Sophie, Leo P says, "I'm excited, I always wanted to go to Glastomundus but could never afford it growing up, now I'll be playing, one day hopefully I'd like to get on the main stage but time will tell on that." TOWNSEND GRAND-DAUGHTER NEW ROYAL ARTIST IN RESIDENCE  Jocelyn Hopkins, the grand-daughter of the Chair of the Court of Canley ,Charles Townsend has today been named as the new Royal Artist in Residence. The 25 year old, who was accompanying King David to the Festival of Sail, is a highly rated painter and sculpter whose work has already won numerous awards. She was also responsible for beginning the archive of art works held by the Royal Merriman University where she completed a Masters Degree in fine art while also showcasing her work across the nation. She will now be responsible for catalouging the royal families private art collection as well as providing oppurtunities to showcase it to the public. Additionally she will be expected to add to it both by producing her own art work as well as acquiring work from other leading artists. The Portwoth native said, "I'm thrilled to have this job, its like the top job for an artist in our nation and I'm honoured to get a chance at it. I intend to use my time to promote the work of younger people and also hopefully get some of the mountains of art we have headed across Mundus." |
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| DaveIronside | 21st June 2017 - 08:30 PM Post #462 | ||||||||||||||||||
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OSMANTECH UNVEIL DEVELOPMENTS FOR 2017 No.3 IS TERRIFYING  OsmanTech have unveiled their newest developments and projects for 2017/18 and once more the company is pushing the envelope of what is possible. The latest ideas range from the revolutionary to what many are calling the down right insane. This announcement is the first under new CEO Joanna Osman, and many believe that she is pushing the company to be more adventurous than before. We give you a summary of the three most interesting projects.  No.1 THE DIABETIC CONTACT LENSE There are an estimated 3.5million diabetics in East Moreland, and naturally a much higher number across the world. These people run a daily gauntlet of their blood sugar levels falling to cataclysmic levels leading to impaired motor functions or in some cases unconsciousness and even death. For many diabetics monitoring their blood sugar levels can be a time consuming and impractical task and they rely on spotting the tell tale signs themselves. OsmanTech have developed a special contact lens that monitors blood sugar levels using the eyes moisture as a way of constantly tracking the levels. Should a wearers blood sugar levels fall then the lense can change colour of begin to flash alerting the wearer instantly. One of the OsmanTech test patients said, "I love the product, it allows me to go out and not have to worry about constantly testing my blood sugar levels, I can simply rely on this to track it for me." It is expected that the product in the future could even feature a kind of display that could be brought up showing the exact blood sugar level using the same technology.  No.2 THE 3D PRINTED CAST When limbs were broken previously, a messy process of fitting plaster to your hurting body part would be followed by frequent doctor visits to refit the cast as the inflammation subsides or muscles atrophy. Instead, the doctor just scans your arm, prints out a water-proof, lightweight cast in seconds using a software approved by traumatologists, and you’re free to go home. At the next visit, your caregiver simply pops it open to examine the injury. Cheaper, faster, more convenient for both patient and doctor. Furthermore the lightweight cast allows the arm to breath meaning that the need to put a coat hanger down to scratch an itch is now gone. The cast can also be made in a number of colours and materials. One test patient, East Moreland ex-rugby player Martin Jonsson, who broke his arm in a charity game said. "In my time I've had several casts, this is the most comfortable and according to the medics did just as good a job. I'd much prefer this than a traditional cast."  No.3 THE HEAD TRANSPLANT An East Moreland doctor, supported by OsmanTech claims that by the end of 2018 he will have performed the first "Head Transplant" . The surgeon claims the transplant would take 150 medical staff 36 hours to carry out the operation. He says the first step would be to freeze the head and body to stop brain cells from dying. The neck would then be cut and tubes connecting key arteries and veins fitted. Then comes the tricky part - cutting the spinal cord. It'll be done with a special knife made from diamonds because of their strength. The head is then moved onto the donor body and the spinal chords fused together with a special type of glue. Muscles, veins and organs are then reattached and the skin is stitched together. Doctor Livermore is pioneering this procedure and said " we'll be testing the procedure first on brain dead living donors. We will simply cut the spinal cord, and over 6 to 12 hours, monitor their recovery and neuro-physiological conduction (electrical impulses). We now have a better substance that can renew the severed spinal cord. Something that when you put it there you work the miracle of reconnecting. The results that we got are so astounding. Sometimes people get to the emergency department and the surgical cord is cut 90 per cent. We imitated this scenario with a dog.We applied this [substance] and the dog made an amazing recovery in two weeks, It was running, and I mean running." He claims to have conducted trials on mice and rats with about 70% success. He now intends to test the technique on a monkey by the end of the year and is already searching for a willing human volunteer. |
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| DaveIronside | 30th June 2017 - 08:26 PM Post #463 | ||||||||||||||||||
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KING MAKES "LEGIONNAIRES COVENANT" LAW  In 1673 King Robert IV introduced an "Oath of Honour" known as the Legionnaires Covenant, this was an undertaking from the monarchy to support members of the military even when they had left service. King Robert IV was known for being a major moderniser and established large scale industries to support the military. The Covenant has existed as a kind of unwritten rule until today when King David announced that it would be enshrined in law. Leaving the Representative Council where he announced his decision the King said, " Having experienced a short military career compared to many of our Legionnaires I know the sacrifices they make and that their hardships don't end when they take off the uniform. We owe it to these men and women to ensure they are looked after by the nation they defended." The covenant only applies to those who have volunteered for military service and not to those undertaking national service. Additionally the King will establish three Legionnaire Lodges, military mess style accomodations, which shall act as temporary accomodation for anyone leaving the military.
Minister of Defence, Harry Samuelson, said, "I am proud that we have a monarch who is willing to step forward, use his own money and own resources to establish these Lodges, to know that men and women I served with who are less fortunate than me will now be supported for life means a great deal. I'm delighted we've been able to do this." |
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ARCHDUCHESS TREK DAY 15  After 15 days of treking alone across the frozen continent of Hrothgar Archduchess Sophie Harrison-Ironside has reached the quarter distance mark on schedule. The 21 year old niece of King David is aiming to become the first woman to trek solo across the Northern Pole, a journey that is expected to last about 60 days. Having restocked supplies from a previous laid food cache she posted a video to YouTube talking about the experiences so far.
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KING FILES FOR DIVORCE  Almost nine months after officially separating from Queen Matilda the King's Press Secretary Malcolm Tucker has today confirmed that the King has filed for divorce. The King's five year long marriage is likely to be officially ended in rather quick order, making him the first monarch in the nations history to divorce. Mr.Tucker explained. "The King is a man who places great store by oaths, five years ago he gave an oath that he would be the husband of Queen Matilda and he hoped to stand by that, I think deep down he clung onto the hope of reconciliation, however that was never truly achievable. As such the King has determined, after consultation with the Queen and High Priestess Skye Maddix, that now is a suitable time for him to be released from his oath. This is not a decision the King has taken lightly, and as always his primary concerns have been his daughter, Princess Rhiannon and the Kingdom." It is believed that with Queen Matilda due to give birth to her partner, Formula Mundus driver Sam Halliday, child in the coming weeks the divorce was asked for in order that there be no question of the child being connected to royalty. A spokesman for Queen Matilda said, "The Queen is obviously saddened to see her marriage ending, she will charesish the happy times she had with the King and will always be grateful for the kindess he has shown her. She will never regret the marriage, especially as without it she would never have been blessed with an amazing daughter. She wishes the King very happiness for the future." It is likely that the Queen will abdicate her title once the divorce is granted, as no precident exists for removing a Queen's title and privilege. The Queen has however already stated she intends to stay active in the international community , her spokesman saying. "The Queen has been part of the formation of many organisations, be that the Treaty of the Protection of Hygelac and Hrothgar, as well as the Wild Mundus Organisation. These two things may have benefited from her royal connections but are not dependent on them." It is likely that the two will not contest custody of Princess Rhiannon as in the past Queen Matilda has stated, "My daughter has a huge responsibility in her future, she must be prepared for that and her father is the best teacher she could wish for in her training to one day become Queen. I will of course want to spend as much time with her as possible and will always be supportive." The King has also been on record saying, "Rhiannon can and will see her mother as often as she likes. Matilda is a wonderful Mother and will remain a vital central part of Rhiannon's life." Three weeks ago the pair attended their daughters parents evening together. Since seperating the King has had a relationship with Mundus Games Legend, swimmer Daisy Greechan, as well as there being rumours of him dating University Professor Maddy Howard and young artists Jocelin Hopkins who has recently been named Royal Artist in Residence. |
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MATILDA HANDS BACK CROWN  Early this morning the divorce of King David and Queen Matilda was finalised ending their five year marriage. Soon after the divorce was completed at Northfort Court Matilda Osman made her way to the Palace where she spent time with her daughter Princess Rhiannon before handing back several items belonging to the royal family such as the Queen's Crown. An hour after she left the Palace, accompanied by her daughter who will spend the week with her mother, royal Press Secretary, Malcolm Tucker made an official announcement.
Later that day the King attended a charity function for the MPS Charity he is Patron of, the King was happy to discuss the charities work but once questioned about his divorce simply walked away from the media who had gathered. BOOKIES REPORT UNUSUAL BETTING  East Moreland based bookmakers BetEM have today reported that they have seen some unusual betting on the next Queen of East Moreland. With Gossip Daily having printed an article about King David and potential partners a flurry of activity on the companies web site began. By midnight last night it was reported that around EM£ 20,000 had been bet on Daisy Greechan however Stephen Yates, the companies odd setter and media spokesman said, "We've seen around EM£ 60,000 already bet on the King marrying King Leonard of Vaguzia, we always get people betting on things just because its funny, but I've never seen this level of activity. Should the bet come off it'd be a disaster for us and other bookmakers around the world." One royal journalist however believes people may be backing the wrong bunch. EMTV's Shelly Coe, who has worked with the royal press office for the last five years said, "I think looking at King David's potential future wife as Queen is way off the mark. I think if he does remarry he'd probably not give her the title Queen, its never happened before and I think he'll probably believe he named his Queen. Personally I'd bet on Princess Rhiannon being the next Queen." |
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FIRST GREENWOOD CLASS DESTROYER TO BEGIN SHAKE DOWN  The nations newest destroyer The Greenwood Class has today received its crew before heading out into the Illumic on trials. The vessel, which is not yet named, will be manned by around 350 crew and also carry two helicopters. The vessel is the first of three planned, the remaining two still under construction at Portworth Docks. The final capabilities of the vessel are still not confirmed however experts believe that it will feature around 110 Vertical Launch Cells making it the most heavily armed vessel in the East Moreland Navy. The King is likely to christen the vessel tomorrow before it leaves harbour for what is likely to be a two weeks trial in the Illumic, as part of its operation it will join with a pair of frigates on a routine anti-piracy patrol. It is also expected that the vessel will undertake some firing tests while in the Illumic. Minister of Defence Harry Samuelson will also be at the launch having today toured the vessel. "The Greenwood is a potent asset and superb addition to our Navy, we've over relied on Frigates and lacked massive firepower this rectifies the situation and as such we are taking giant steps towards making our military even more formidable." The Navy however have requested that they be able to field 12 destroyers, however by the time the Greenwood's enter service they will have nine and have been told that there will be no further acquisitions for some time. OSMANTECH PLAN $100 GENOME  OsmanTech today unveiled a new machine that the company says is “expected one day” to order up your whole genome for less than $100. The companies CEO Joanna Osman showed off the machine, called the NovaSeq, onstage at the Technology City University where it has been developed, telling the crowd the machine’s scanning speed could decipher an entire human genome in less than an hour. The elder sister of the former Queen said, "This has great potential, years ago when they sequenced the first genome it cost billions, now we're confident in a few years we can get it to $100 or less, imagine that we can map a babies genome within the first week of its life. From that point on medics have the opportunity to tailor make treatments for a whole range of diseases, it'll enable us to make even greater advances. I'm very excited." Some have criticised the proposal of mapping every newborn childs genome saying it may be used to genetically screen people for various professions, something that Joanna Osman says is "ridiculous" explaining, "The government hold our medical records at present and no one has that worry, this genome map would just be one more piece of information in there." |
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FORMER QUEEN RUSHED TO HOSPITAL] It is supected that Matilda Osman, former Queen of East Moreland, has gone into labour a month early. The former wife of King David is expecting a child with Formula Mundus runner up Sam Hailliday, and was expecting to gie birth at the end of August. The 27 year old was visiting Portworth Marine Institute where she works as a part time researcher when eye witnesses say she collapsed, paramedics where called and it is thought she had begun having contractions.. She was immediatley attended by members of the royal protection service, whom are remaining responsible for her safety as the Mother of the future monarch. Soon after an ambulance arrived and she was taken to a local hospital. Her partner, Sam Halliday, is currently racing in Alexendra Prime and is apparently aware of the situation and will be flying home immediatly following the race. Royal Physician Dr.Felicia Henry has also travelled to Portworth to be on hand as Royal Press Secretary Malcolm Tucker explained, "While Miss Osman may not technicaly be a royal she is intwinned within the families network through Princess Rhiannon, as such the King is keen for Miss Osman to be given the best possible care at this time. Dr.Henry knows more about Miss Osman's medical history than any other physician and was a key component of the team that saved Miss Osman's life following her giving birth to Prince Caspian and Princess Rhiannon. We are sure this is just a precaution but it is better to be safe than sorry. We wish her well," The Osman family have declined to comment simply stating that they are "Hopeful of a new arrival in the coming days and that mother and child are healthy." |
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| DaveIronside | 18th July 2017 - 07:20 AM Post #469 | ||||||||||||||||||
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GREENWOOD CLASS TO HAVE MORELANDISH NAMES In the past most ships from the Royal East Moreland Naval Service have seen each class use a naming convention, originally this was after the past monarchs of East Moreland, then as the Navy expanded this practice also saw major cities, Gods and most recently members of the Court of Canley[1]. The King however has today announced that the new Greenwood Class destroyers will break with this convention and bear names taken from Morelandish. The first of the new class will therefore be named REMNS Yohlahe which translated into English means Brave Soul, a phrase taken from the teachings of Jekar. The King explained the reasoning for this, "Since my childhood my father attempted to resurrect Morelandish from a dying language into one used everyday by us here in East Moreland. We're a nation that loves and embraces our traditions and cultures yet we allowed the language to wither. I have always sought ways to show the importance of our language and it just seemed strange to me that we talk about our military using English, a language we adopted because of its simpler grammar and international use. From now on all ships and military projects shall use Morelandish for naming." Under this new convention iconic aircraft such as EMAC's Dragonheart would become known as Drogetaq, while the formidable Dragonbane ground attack aircraft would become Drogemuqad. It is however likely that for some time the use of English will also be encouraged in the military as Minister of Defence Harry Samuelson explained. "Morelandish is the first language of around 60% of Morelanders, but that number grows every year. What is unlikely however is that significant number of foreigners speak the language, more knowing English. As such it would be unwise to insist entirely on Morelandish for our military needs as many of our allies use English as a bridge to communication." A further two Greenwood class destroyers will enter service this year, one will be called Vesqlin (War Spear) and the other Nuhquv (Holy Fire) both phrases associated with the story of Jekar. [1] An East Moreland whose who of brave souls |
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| DaveIronside | 19th July 2017 - 09:56 AM Post #470 | ||||||||||||||||||
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MATILDA OSMAN GIVES BIRTH TO SON  It was confirmed that last night Matilda Osman, former Queen of East Moreland, has given birth to a son. Her boyfriend and the childs father, racing driver Sam Halliday, was not present as he was en route following his Formula Mundus race victory at the weekend. It was later announced that Matilda was well and healthy following the birth, as there were concerns following her serious illness following the birth of twins Price Caspian and Princess Rhiannon. It was not however confirmed whether the birth was natural of caesarean as the labour was not expected for another month. The pair have however announced on their Twitter feed that the child shall be called Spencer Halliday-Osman but have not released a picture of the child. It is expected that the former Queen will leave hospital in Portworth tomorrow. Royal Press Secretary Malcolm Tucker said, "His Majesty King David is aware of the birth and is glad Matilda is well. He will make arrangements for Princess Rhiannon to meet her step-brother in due course." |
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| DaveIronside | 20th July 2017 - 07:56 PM Post #471 | ||||||||||||||||||
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CARPENTER'S BROTHER WRITES LETTER TO THE CTO  It has become tradition that an outgoing CTO Secretary General leaves a letter for their successor, this is usually left in the draw of the desk and its content remains secret, something only known by the two people who have shared the desk, This tradition has however been broken after Tim Carpener stood down for "Personal" reasons, however today his younger brother, Greg Carpenter, a 24 year old Masters student in Engineering at Royal Merriman University has lifted some of the debate about what that means in a letter designed to mimic the traditional one.
Following the release of the open letter Tim Carpenter's mother confirmed that her son was admitted into hospital in Freestone for "Mental Health Issues" and had since moved to the Legionnaire Legacy facility at Ostlake stating. "My son is no soldier but has experiecned many of the same horrors as our military. The superb medics there offered him a place to recover, rest and come to terms with his condition. I know they will bring the real Tim back to us, and I thank them for their support and ask the media to give him every chance." In the moments following the announcement an organisation known as "Tim's Socks" was established at Royal Merriman university by several students including Student Union President, Emma Merchant, who stated, "Tim Carpenter always came to our University and spoke with us on a range of issues, many of us have taken part in his More and Mundus Project. Not a lot of people know but he always wore odd socks. Mental health awareness charities have taken the colour pink on in recent years as a ribbon. We intend to promote an awareness of mental health issues by selling pink socks and the proceeds going to charities in that field with donations made in Tim's name." It has already been confirmed that the HoneyBadgers will wear Pink socks during their matches at the upcoming rugby world cup. Former captain Martin Jonson said. "The rugby internationals know the way the stress of the game can play on your mind but little is done about it. Tim Carpeneter is a guy who has backed so many good causes, its now time as Morelanders we get behind him and we hope others will back us. I'm therefore asking all nations to consider wearing Pink socks in the opening round of matches in the rugby world cup." It is unknown whether others will. Edited by DaveIronside, 20th July 2017 - 07:59 PM.
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| DaveIronside | 24th July 2017 - 08:14 PM Post #472 | ||||||||||||||||||
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REMNS YOHLAHE TO LEAD FESTIVAL OF SAIL FLOTILLA  With a large international presence confirmed for this years Festival of Sail it has today been announced that the Royal East Moreland Naval Service's newest ship is to lead the flotilla into Portworth harbour. The REMNS Yohlahe (Brave Soul) is a state of the art destroyer and the first of three Greenwood Class vessels to enter service. The honour of bringing the fleet into harbour is one that the ships first Captain, Bruce Durham, is looking forward to, "I've been in three other Festivals in some capacity, my first one was as a cadet coming into the harbour aboard an old 1940's tug which wasn't quiet as glamorous as this. To be permitted to lead some illustrious foreign vessels and historic ships into harbour is a fantastic way of welcoming the Yohlahe into the fold." The lead ship traditionally carries the King's sword into dock, this is then handed over by an individual chosen by the organising committee. This year it is going to be Youth Minister Amelia Merriman, Festival Organisers made the announcement saying. "This year we've seen a young politician on several occasions step up and show great leadership, first Pride 2.0 in response to discrimination in KasierAdolf, next bringing the main pride festival here. She also took a leading role in the CNN talks and at only 21 she has a great future in front of her and is a role model for young Morelanders." The Festival is to last five days and while old favourites from abroad, such as the Nya Aland museum ship the Drakken, will be in Port there are also eagerly anticipated arrivals from many nations that have never taken part before including from Himeyama the Iga-Hatsuzo tower ship, used by 16th century warlord Hidemori Tokurigashira as a floating home and strategic headquarters. Festival Organisers are thrilled at the growth of the Festival, "Before King David's reign the Festival was a celebration of East Moreland's maritime exploits, which to be fair aren't vast in number, now each year we see more and more nations joining in and its probably now one of the most well attended celebrations of naval technology anywhere on Mundus." HALLIDAY RUINS TEAMS DAY  Formula Mundus Runner Up Sam Halliday had a disastrous Lodjain Grand Prix and in the process destroyed his team mates opportunities in the race. Halliday had arrived late to Lodja having been granted leave by the team to return to East Moreland and spend time with girlfriend Matilda Osman, and their new born son Spencer Halliday-Osman. He returned Friday evening and took part in one practice run, many had speculated that test driver Matt Cooke may have stood in however this was not the case. Halliday looked off the pace and in Saturday's qualifiying turned in a disappointing 19th, some eight place behind team mate Mark Lindley who has always struggled to out qualify his team mate. On race day Hallidays fortunes didn't change and on Lap 37 found himself coming up on team mate Lindley as he came out of the pits. The two went wheel to wheel around the first bend and on the exit to the second Halliday overcooked it and his back end stepped out clipping the front wheel of Lindley taking them both out, with Halliday hitting the wall hard, he however climbed unaided from the cockpit where already he was being lambasted by his team mate. Following the race Rytol-EMAC Team Director Cliff Edwards said, "Sam had a bad weekend, in hindsight we should have given him longer at home, its hard to come back and do this after a life changing event and travelling half way around the world. He knows he's messed up and he's gutted, more for Mark than himself. These things happen in racing, what Sam needs to do know is get his head straight and come back next weekend." Halliday refused to speak to the media following the race and was seen leaving the track even before the race had ended. HONEYBADGERS 28 - ROYAL RATANS[1] 10 WORLD CUP SQUAD ANNOUNCED  East Moreland rugby fans were treated to a feast of attacking rugby as the 45 man training squad picked by Eddie Johns played a selection match at King Robert Arena. The game saw an established test side play what Johns called "The best of the rest" with players given a chance to strut their stuff before the squad was announced straight after the game. This was the first time such a game has been arranged and Johns explained. "The Honeybadgers are a powerhouse of world rugby, to become one you need to show you can hang with them, what better way to give these players on the edge of the starting fifteen a chance to show what they can do." The game was fiercely fought and even saw some players make appearances for both sides as Johns tried various combinations out. However it was the senior of the two sides that came out on top as their experience helped them through. Following the game Johns was pleased saying, "It would have been hard for any team to hang with the Ratans, it shows the strength in depth that we have." Thirty minutes after the game the final squad was announced PROPS - Kevin Sincler, Dan Coal, Jason Leenard, Joe Marlah HOOKERS - George Jamie, Dylan Heartly, Andy Titterall 2nd ROWS - Mark Etoje, Joe Lunchberry, George Cruise, Courtley Lawson BACK ROW - Richie McCore, Rollo MacAllister, Nick Christmas, Laurence Dally, Nathan Hugh, James Haskill SCRUM HALF - Danny Kare, Matt Doorson, Austin Heeley FLY HALF - Eoin Pharrell, Mike Katt CENTRES:- Joseph Jonathons, Ben Teeow, Will Greentree, Elliot Weekly, Billy Tentrees WINGERS- Anthony Wattson, Jack Noel, Marland Yard, Rory Overwood FULL BACKS- Mike Braun, Jason Robertson. [1] Like the England Saxons, a 2nd string team used for occasional games |
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| DaveIronside | 26th July 2017 - 09:20 PM Post #473 | ||||||||||||||||||
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RELIGIOUS FIGURE CALLS FOR CHANGE TO ROYAL MARRIAGES  Controversial religious figure Jinny Denman, former Priestess of Helus at Keepton, and now leader of the Sisterhood of Helus has today called for changes to be made to the constitution regarding royal marriage. In the past Denman has made claims ranging from the fact that Helus is in fact female to that there are in fact ten major gods not eight. Her latest call would normally have received little media attention apart from the fact that Representative Councillor for Keepton South, Harriot Etches has in fact presented a bill before the Council which was co-drafted by Denman. The proposal, which is entitled, A Law for The Protection of the Ironside Bloodline, has called for the Representative Council to be tasked with arranging marriages from direct descendants of the Ironside Bloodline. Should this become part of the constitution it would mean that King David, Princess Freya and Princess Rhiannon would all have their future partners picked for them by the Council. Denman explained the reasoning behind the bill at her latest public appearence when she said, "It is clear that while King David is a wise leader for our nation and I believe a very honourable man, he has failed in his duty of ensuring a strong bloodline. We saw Prince Caspian die from a weakness, I am sure this was because the King married a commoner in Matilda Osman, now Princess Freya is to marry a commoner in Alex Redfern. We must stop the King repeating his mistakes and ensure Princess Freya doesn't follow down her brothers road. Since becoming single the King could have his choice of noble woman from across Mundus, however we have seen him cavorting with Daisy Greechan, a mere Naval rating, Maddie Howard, a fine brain but no noble and now Jocelin Hopkins, who while her grandfather is a fine upstanding man she is a mere commoner. He can do better, I can already think of two unmarried noble woman in the dual Queens of Mercia who would be ideal." Should the proposal pass the Council it however is unlikely to become law as the King has the power to veto actions put forward by the Council, however in cases where votes have been strongly in favour the King has stood by the Councils decision even if he disagreed with it. The debate will begin tomorrow in Northfort. MATILDA'S SON HAS HUNTER SYNDROME  Lord Lucas Osman has today confirmed that his 2nd grandson, Spencer Halliday-Osman, has Hunter's Syndrome otherwise known as mucopolysaccharidosis II (MPS II). MPS is a lysosomal storage disease caused by a deficient enzyme and is passed on only to male children. The condition was also suffered by Prince Caspian who died at the age of 2 from complications caused by the condition. Lord Osman said, "It is true Spencer has Hunter Syndrome. We are of cause devastated but also confident that Spencer can have a good quality of life. Thanks to the excellent care of Matilda, and of course King David, Prince Caspian had a wonderfully happy life, however cruelly it was cut short. The same complications are not present in all cases of Hunter's and we are now investigating that. We ask at this time for the media to let us come to terms with this." It was expected that Princess Rhiannon would visit her half brother today however that has now been postponed. Some have also now commented that this knowledge may explain Formula Mundus driver Sam Hallidays lacklustre showing at the last Grand Prix in Lodja. Following the announcement King David was asked about the situation while visiting a new EMAC Engineering Academy in Silverhills. He declined to comment however later Press Secretary Malcolm Tucker stated, "The King sends his sympathies to Matilda and Sam. Bringing up a child with Hunters is difficult and the King is thankful for the support the MPS Society gave himself and Caspian at their centre. He urges the Osman-Halliday family to make use of this excellent resource and holds Spencer, and all other children with MPS in his prayers." |
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| DaveIronside | 30th July 2017 - 05:57 PM Post #474 | ||||||||||||||||||
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COUNCIL NARROWLY APPROVE MARRIAGE BILL. VETO EXPECTED  The Representative Council today narrowly approved a proposal brought by Councillor Harriot Etches which would permit the Council to select a spouse for future Kings and Queens. The move came about following concerns raised by controversal religious figure Jinny Denman. The proposed legislation was debated for several hours however a significant number of councillors were not in attendance. Youth Minister, and Representative Councillor for Northfort Riverside, Amelia Merriman explained her own abscence saying, "This debate should not be happening. To impose a marriage on anyone in my view is against their human rights. Furthermore its wasting valuable Council time on something the King will clearly veto". As such the debate closed with a vote which saw 42 vote in favour and 37 against, only 79 of the 500 councillors voted. The legislation will now be placed before the King in the coming days after his cabinet have a chance to advise him. It is therefore likely that by Wednesday the King will have made a decision on whether to veto the proposal. This will mean three possible things happen. The first would be the King approves it, this is highly unlikely because of the Kings stance on being against arranged marriages. The second would be the King using his power of veto, this would then lead to either the Representative Council forcing a referendum or the proposal being forgotten. Finally the King could ask for the bill to be amended and offer advice on the matter. This option may be the most likely with Chief Councillor Thomas More stating, "This act, I understand its purpose, and I agree the King has to take into consideration the thoughts and feelings of the citizens when he takes a bride. This proposal is however overstepping the mark, the King shouldn't be forced to marry someone he doesn't love. We will look at packing the chamber if an amended bill is presented and we'll make sure it defeated and buried." SOPHIE REACHES NORTH POLE 30 days after beginning her attempt to hike across the continent of Hrothgar on her own the Archduchess Sophie Harrison-Ironside has reached the half way point. Speaking from inside her tent with the sound of winds buffeting the tent she uploaded a short video to YouTube
The 21 year old will be the first woman to complete this challenge if she completes it and she has already had donations of around EM£ 3,000,0000 to various charities she's supporting. Additionally the educational website put in place to help students learn about Hrothgar and follow her adventure has received around 128million hits. The Archduchesses aunt, Princess Freya spoke about the trek during a meeting with a group of Army Cadets saying, "What Sophie is doing is incredible, to push yourself that hard all day everyday for 30 days is intense. People say they were impressed I completed all the stages of Red Legion selection but I'll be honest, I don't think I could complete this trek. Sophie is probably the strongest person I've meet mentally and I can't wait to tell her how proud all of East Moreland is of her exploits." |
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| DaveIronside | 31st July 2017 - 04:38 PM Post #475 | ||||||||||||||||||
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CONCERN OVER SCORDISCI VOTE  Brigadier James Meakin, the officer commanding East Moreland forces helping with peacekeeping in Scordisci has raised some concerns in regards to the upcoming referendum vote. The Brigadier and his men have noted that thousands of Cenneslagians have made their way across what used to be the boarder and established settlements in areas that were mainly devastated by the Jacobsen Virus. With the population loss caused by the illness, refugees making their way to both Ui Cenneslaig and Cantabria along with these new settlements it is believed that the vote may be swung in favour of Scordisci becoming a part of Cenneslaig permanently. Brigadier Meakin explained, "The population of Scordisci fell by about 10million during the virus outbreak, it also fell by about 5 million during the Ui Cenneslaig and Scordisci war, as such an influx of almost 1million Cenneslaigians of voting age could have a significant impact on the outcome of the vote." It is also thought that some of the Cenneslagians moving are being supported by grants from the Cenneslaig government. One settler claimed that they had been granted permission to take over a deserted house probably worth £EM 180,000 as well as being given a £EM 4,000 grant to help them repair and decorate the house. There has also been several Cenneslaigian schools set up in the area indicating the UC government is confident of victory. HONEYBADGERS COAST TO VICTORY  The HoneyBadgers recorded a 106-6 victory over The Odinist Republic of Hygelac in their opening game of the rugby world cup. The HoneyBadgers strolled to victory, in a game they were expected to win comfortably, but even the margin of victory surprised many. Team coach Eddie Johns spoke after saying, "We put out a side that we were confident would be able to get the job done, and yes we were missing a fair few of our more experienced players, but the lads out there took nothing for granted as we pushed on. The 100 point gap could come in handy if the group becomes tight." The HoneyBadgers are highly fancied in the tournament and back rower Rollo MacAllister spoke after the game about their chances. "Its hard to gauge how we're standing, the Hygelac team are a great bunch of lads, they obviously love the game and I hope they can find something in the day that means they enjoyed the occasion. We had to be ruthless out there because you don't know how the group stages will go. I didn't get chance to play today and now know next week in training I need to work hard so the boss gives me a chance in the next game because the lads out there today showed their hard work and range of skills." The HoneyBadgers next game is against Selurang whom lost to Zimalia. |
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| DaveIronside | 2nd August 2017 - 01:50 PM Post #476 | ||||||||||||||||||
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KING VETOS MARRIAGE LEGISLATION  Following the passing of legislation by the Representative Council that would grant them the right to determine the spouses of the royal family. The move was originally suggested by renegade priestess Jinny Denman, however Councillor Harriot Etches put forward the bill which narrowly passed in a depleted Council hearing. The legislation was passed to the King for his consideration and as expected the bill was vetoed. This is the first time that the King has used these powers since the formation of the constitution in 2015. It is still possible that an amended version of the bill will be presented by supporters of the bill, generally it is thought the Council will come out en mass and reject the proposal, however an edited version is likely to focus more on the Council approving the granting of royal titles to spouses. There are several other nations were arranged marriages are still carried out such as Lodja where Queen Viktroiya's marriage was arranged by her council, meanwhile Prince Lennox of Ui Cenneslaig also has an arranged marriage. The move however has mixed support in East Moreland where a Northfort News poll shows around 53% of Morelanders agree with the proposal. One person we asked explained why they support the Council arranging royal marriages stating, "The royals of East Moreland are a direct link back to Raimond Unasson, the most beloved of the Gods, they should consider whether their marriage honours that connection rather than their own personal feelings." Meanwhile others explained why they felt arranged marriages were unjust stating, "To ask someone to give the most important emotion of love to someone they have not naturally developed feelings for is unfair. The royals already sacrifice enough to our nation the one freedom they have they should be allowed to enjoy." Currently King David is single while Princess Freya is currently engaged to Alexander Redfern but no date has been picked for the marriage. The proposed bill would also include Archduchess Sophie Harrison-Ironside who is currently in a relationship with East Moreland rugby international Rollo MacAllister. NUCLEAR CONVOY FACES ANGRY LOCALS  A convoy carrying non military nuclear waste has today been targeted by angry protesters. The truck, which was carrying two barrels of nuclear waste from a nuclear power station to be processed into lower grade material, was being escorted by unmarked police and military vehicles who had to stop and intervene. The convoy is one that makes regular visits through the village of Mercaster which have until now been kept secret. Locals discovered that the nearby Chemical Works had won a government contract for processing waste and that the trucks had been travelling through the village for months before the information leaked out. One local resident said "We're appalled that our quiet little village has been put at risk. To think what could happen if one of these trucks has an accident it something that now keeps us up at night. Its important we stop these convoys immediately." The government have refused to comment on the situation stating "Operational security is vital and steps will be taken to ensure this becomes a new priority" The source of the leak has not been discovered however many believe it could be connected to the recent ransomware hacking issue that saw nations across the world have files acquired. RED LEGION GET QUADSKI  East Moreland's elite Red Legion have been given the role of testing a new military piece of equipment. The SmartWar QuadSki is a rapid deployment all terrian vehicle capable of carrying a Legionnaire and all his equipment to shore from distances of around 10km out, before converting to a four wheel drive quadbike capable of carrying the Legionnaire on raids. The vehicle is likely to be used for rapid deployment and is being considered as part of an anti-piracy role which also includes the Ekra-Badger Ground Effect Vehicle. The concept being that the Ekra-badger can reach coastal regions pirates operate from extremely quickly and now the Red Legionnaires can deploy equally as quickly. Martin Dawson, the CEO of SmartWar said, "The QuadSki is something we've been playing with for both a civil and military market. Its an extremely flexible vehicle that has a great possibility of improving the capabilities of our best warriors." With each costing $40,000 it is a low cost piece of equipment and likely to get interest from across Mundus once proven in combat. |
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| DaveIronside | 3rd August 2017 - 09:57 PM Post #477 | ||||||||||||||||||
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possible retcon  IS THERE A RESCUE PLAN FOR THE LUNAR 3 Many readers will remember the innovative project undertaken by SmartWar who put 100 tiny thumbnail size robots on the Lunar surface. The robots known as "SwarmBots" were able to perform several tasks such as joining together to climb out of craters as well as collect small samples and take readings. Overall there were four different designs, including ones with small solar panels which allowed others to dock and recharge. The SwarmBots spent 197 days on Luna roaming the surface and sending back grainy images of Mundus. The project was to see how durable they were as CEO Martin Dawson explained. "These things are supposed to be tough, we want them to be able to work in environments humans can't and have flexibility to get things done, the moon was the perfect testing ground for them and they passed with flying colours." After 197 days they went into hibernation mode coming online only periodically to send binary code back as a communications test. It was after being in hibernation 100 days that a second probe landed to recover them, however three missed the bus. The remaining 97 were brought back and are now on display in the East Moreland Science Museum in Northfort where they are still operational. However in recent months more and more visitors to the museum have been asking what has happened to the three left behind. It was here that amaetur space engineer and Technology City University student, Christoper Stevensen came along. "I was trying to see if we could pick up any transmissions from probes or satellites near Lunar as part of a PhD I'm doing, suddenly we picked up a set of binary, we struggled to track anything down and then I remembered about the SwarmBots, we'd found the three that had been left behind." Stevensen posted the information on the web and has now had it confirmed by SmartWar that his transmission was indeed from the three bots. Martin Dawson says since then SmartWar have been inundated with people asking about the project, "We've had to employ someone in social media just to handle the Lunar 3 messages, its been crazy, I think people have really taken these bots into their imagination. It's great because we've even had really young kids asking us stuff, its really promoting science." One six year old asked SmartWar if the other bots missed their brothers and a rather fun reply took a mind of its own. "Since that question we've had people photoshopping pictures of the bots, we've had a mock petition sent to us from the bots, all in binary of course, and the hash tag #SaveTheLunar3 has been appearing more and more on our social media pages." Martin Dawson however has ruled out a rescue mission.....for now, stating "The cost of picking up three tiny bots would be rather an insane amount, these brave little bots are tough though, they'll just sit waiting for as long as it takes, they've a life span of 10 years we think. Will we pick them up if we go to Lunar for another reason, maybe, but their will not be a specialist rescue mission." The statement however sparked even more interest and that afternoon as Martin Dawson attended a talk at a Northfort University he was meet with hundreds of students chanting "Save The Lunar Three" Edited by DaveIronside, 3rd August 2017 - 11:22 PM.
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| DaveIronside | 4th August 2017 - 03:21 PM Post #478 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 TRIPARTITE IN TATTERS SAYS PRIME MINISTER Following an announcement in the Rokkenjiman press that a case against Empress Emerita Beatrice for violating Rokkenjiman terrorism laws has been tossed out by the Supreme Court the Prime Minister, Henrietta Quinn has concerns about the Tripartite agreement. The court case was in connection to the former Empress having connections with the Borlanders. The case came to light after a photo emerged showing the Princess Adriana with a Borland decorated teddy bear in the weeks following her abduction by members of their organisation. It transpires that Empress Beatrice Anselmo had conducted a deal of some kind with the Borlanders. The exact nature of this deal is unknown. This however did lead to a potential trial. With the case now being thrown out it may have been possible for a trial in East Moreland however this has now been made impossible as the decision of the Rokkenjiman court also stipulated that requests to extradite the Empress Emerita would be ignored, citing Sovereign immunity. This too goes against an agreement made between King David and Empress Evanthe. It is this breakdown that has prompted the Prime Minister to discuss the state of the Tripartite. "In the past we've had several issues, missile tests being conducted without due warning, manouvers taking place without the relevent information being relayed. This happened on three occasions, after each one a warning was given, which was clearly ignored, now for a forth time they are not standing by their promises. This leaves the Tripartite in tatters, if we can not rely on a supposed ally to keep its word what hope is there." There is also a fear that this may be the beginning of attempts to have Beatrice resume the throne something the Prime Minister said would further complicate matters. "What we have is someone who had key information on the Borlanders and was actively halting members of her armed forces taking action against a terrorist organisation. This is someone who the King once trusted so closely he named her Shield Mother to his son, yet now we can't trust her to even pass on information she would know means something to us. Any semblance of trust is therefore gone. I for one will be pushing for the King to leave the Tripartite should Beatrice resume any authority." At the present moment Princess Adrianna is in East Moreland with Princess Freya. This was part of an agreement between the two nations which also included several concessions in a joint statement including a promise "that Empress Emerita Beatrice Anselmo shall stand trial for potential violations of Rokkenjiman terrorism law", this will now not take place however Royal Press Secretary Malcolm Tucker explained they would not push for a trial stating, "It is clear that the Rokkenjiman authorities are not going to be co-operative, another promise broken. Any East Moreland trial would however never have been requested, we have plenty of evidence that suggests she had contact with terrorists and purposely with held information from our authorities. It would be a slam dunk of a case, the problem is in prosecuting we'd have to literally burn several intelligence assets to do it correctly. To us those assets are worth a hundred times more than a trial of a conspirator." Previously support for the Tripartite had been slightly increasing under Empress Evanthe, however in a poll conducted yesterday 72% of those surveyed said a Beatrice lead Rokkenjima should be enough reason to leave the Tripartite agreement. |
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 VILLAGE BECOMES SCENE OF FIRE FIGHT A tiny Alpine village called Mercaster yesterday became a scene of carnage as a group of terrorists attacked a convoy of nuclear waste. There had been several attempts by locals at disrupting these convoys and it now appears that a group of around 12 terrorists used this as cover to stage their attack, more than likely aimed at seizing radioactive material. The convoy was being escorted by a team of Red Legionnaires and armed police, additionally a Red Legion Rapid Reaction force attended the scene. Local eye witnesses talk of a fire fight that lasted several minutes and explosions as the Police van was blown up, and a specialist explosive device was used to break into the purpose built trucks cab. One terrorist was seen attempting to drive the vehicle as coloured smoke poured from the cab and Red Legionnaires fired into the cabin bringing the truck to a stop. One local resident who has lived in Mercaster 40 years said. "The village is normally so quiet, we've not been happy about these convoys since we learned of their existance a week ago. We never expected this to be the problem caused by them. I'm just thankful they didn't get their hands on the stuff, Helus knows what they'd do with it." Initially online reports laid responsibility for the attack at the Borlanders doorstep, however a statement issued by Brigadier Kelly of Red Legion has since ruled that out. "We now face a new threat. I can categorically state that these attackers were not Borlanders, we have plenty of evidence to rule them out. The attack was confidently carried out in a professional manner and they were well armed. We are still investigating their motives and identities but rest assured we shall step up our security in response to this and we shall find out who these people are and what they had planned. People need to remain vigilant." It was also later revealed that all nuclear material will now no longer be transported. The village was road blocked immediately following the attack and has remained isolated since. Brigadier Kelly however explained this had nothing to do with a rumoured nuclear leak. "The security of the cargo remains perfectly intact. The vehicle is designed to withstand a nuclear blast and so a shape charge and some gunfire is not a concern. The scene needs to be searched carefully so that no evidence is missed." In total 12 terrorists were killed along with five police officers, one local woman was injured by flying masonry during the exchange.  HACKERS REVEAL KINGS PERSONAL BANK ACCOUNT Several days ago hackers locked several East Moreland institutes, government offices and businesses out of key systems. This included medical records, school reports,and some minor Ministry of Defence files among many others. The hackers had demanded a fee to release the systems, however many organisations have since found ways past these lockouts, however the hackers have also been able to take copies of the data and are threatening to reveal them. As a taster for what they have found they released what is called a "Packet" a series of seemingly random files that were e-mailed out to the international press. Among them were the records of King David's private bank account. The account appears to be genuine and shows that at the time of the hack the King had a cash balance of EM£4,500,000 with the East Moreland National Bank, this is in addition to funds help in several other accounts. The leak also shows several interesting transactions including a direct debit each month to Sir Charles Townshend, the Head of the Court of Canley, the nations leading chivalric order honouring bravery. Also there were regular payments to the Northfort Blues were the King regularly goes to watch rugby games. The account also includes regular payments to Princess Rhiannon's school for the amount of £EM 15 a week, which is for payment of school dinners. Most of the transactions seem to be reasonable outgoings for a father, however in the past month there have been payments of first EM£1,500 and then EM£2,800 to the Silver Saloon Burlesque Club in Silverhills. The club features burlesque style striptease and dance shows as well as a cabaret of burlesque performers. Royal Press Secretary Malcolm Tucker answered questions on the accounts during his daily press briefing but played down the leak. "So the world now knows the King likes a bit of rugby, pays Charles Townshend to teach Rhiannon how to sword fight and that he makes a rubbish packed lunch as so his daughter eats school dinners. This is hardly ground shaking stuff. I think my biggest concern is the amount of times the man used JustEat to order take away, the man's getting on in years, isn't as active as he should be and three pizzas in a week is a bit much. Frankly if the press want to jump on the King's accounts in this manner you hacks need to get out and find some real stories." In addition to the King's accounts details of some of his security detail were released however these people have since been moved to secure locations while arrangements for their long term safety are made. The hackers also released specifications of the royal vehicles, however much of this had been speculated for years. The final release was of a series of code entitled "Jacinta Yacobs". Their is no Jactinta Yacobs of note however General Katie Yacobs is a senior military official and has a daughter Grace who works in the civil service, both have declined to comment on this information. It is likely that unless nations pay a fee in the coming days more information, and possibly of a more serious nature will be leaked. |
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| DaveIronside | 10th August 2017 - 09:57 PM Post #480 | ||||||||||||||||||
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Bendix Landau (1880-1939)
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 PRIME MINISTER QUINN RESPONDS TO DIPLOMATIC ANNOUNCEMENTS With several key political announcements coming over the last few days it has fallen to Prime Minister Henrietta Quinn to respond following her consultation with the King. The first announcement was the annual Imperial Address and finishing most recently with statements regarding the Utman Independence.
It is likely that a further East Moreland announcement on several issues raised will come in the next few days.  EMAC TO BRING LUNAR THREE HOME At the annual EMAC Air Show in Technology City the companies CEO, Sir Alan Maybury, used his annual "State of the Air" address to announce that his company would be bringing SmartWar's three stranded SwarmBots home. The three bots have been on the lunar surface for over a year and have been confirmed as being still operational, the three have become the subject of much tongue in cheek talk on social media where the hastags #SaveTheLunar3, #NoBotLeftBehind and #BringThemHome have all been trending regularly. SmartWar had recently announced there was no intention to bring them home however Sir Alan Maybury has excited Space Exploration fans with the news. Speaking just before the model of the LunarBadger, a remote controlled lunar rover which is intended to break the "Space Speed Record" and test a new prototype for future missions, was unveiled he said. "We have sought to keep the costs of this mission as low as possible. We have worked closely with the Royal Aeronautical Society to build the Golden Spike, a reusable lander which remains in lunar orbit for future missions. We therefore think a similar technology can be used, we'll load the rover into a capsule on Mundus, it'll go to Lunar and descend, from that the Rover will go and do its things, however because we're using the Golden Spike Technology we have the ability for the capsule to regain Lunar Orbit, as such we're bringing the ROver home for future missions, if its capable of carrying a rover its also got room for three tiny SwarmBots, we're bring them home." CEO of SmartWar Martin Dawson spoke to the press after the speech saying, "We're aware of this project, Alan came to see me a few days ago and told me they were using the Golden Spike as a template and that their cargo capsule will be coming back, the SwarmBots are small enough to slot underneath the Rover and therefore we have an oppurtunity to bring them home." The three bots will have become the objects to have spent longest on Lunar's surface and returned to Mundus. Martin Dawson spoke of their future, "I understand they've been named by students at Tech City who've monitored their communications, we've Blinky, named because on images sent back it appears he has a faulty light, then there is Bob, so called because one of his four legs seems to have got shortened somehow and he walks with a unique bobbing motion, and then finally Solo, so called because he's kind of the leader and often wanders off ahead. Once home Blinky, Bob and Solo will probably get some ticker tape parade, then be treated to some time off before probably joining their brothers in the museum."  SOPHIE TO FINISH IN A WEEK Reports coming from Hygelac have suggested that Archduchess Sophie Harrison-Ironside will complete her solo trek across the continent in the next five days. An arctic storm that was expected to slow her progress and probably leave her sheltering inside her tent has narrowly missed her having changed route a day ago. It now means the Archduchess has around 50 miles left to go and has been averaging just under 10miles a day if we take out days she'd not walked. The completed adventure would mean that she has become the first woman to complete the trek and added to her Mundus Games Golds, Mundus Winter Games Golds and rowing across the Mhorish is likely to make her a very marketable commodity. The Royal Press Secretary Malcolm Tucker says, "We've been dealing with all manner of calls for her, reality TV shows, her own fashion lines, sports sponserships, we even had one company contact us and offer to make Sophie action dolls." However it is likely all these will be turned down as Tucker explained, "It has long been an ambition of the Archduchess to join the Air Force, now she has a degree and will clearly pass the fitness tests I think they'd be delighted to have her in their ranks." Air Commodore Thomas Gammon, commander of the REMAF responded to this saying, "She'll, like all candidates, come in and be tested if this is a career she wants, if she hits our standards she'll be a welcome addition, just like any other recruit. She has already completed two weeks of work experience with us and my understanding is she performed well, she has been an Air Cadet so I can't think of their being many barriers if this is her ambition."  NORTHFORT UNITED 90 MINS FROM FINAL. Northfort United are once more close to a Champions League final. The Part Timers from the capital face a second league against Gowu, a game they go into 1-1 but with what could be a vital away goal. The team are no stranger now to knock out competition football at the highest level, the team reached the 2015 final losing to IFK Krokom in extra time and then last year reached the last 16. The team have this year been lead by police officer Cameron Stevenson who playing at centre back has caused problems for many high profile strikers. He was asked why the team have been able to perform so well in the last few years, "We love this tournament, a chance to play against all those players you admire and see in the worlds big leagues. We know the East Moreland league isn't the same standard as many across Mundus, we always seem to play second fiddle to the rugby boys, and that pushes us. If we want our game to grow we have to match the achievements of the HoneyBadgers and that is a huge ask." Goalkeeper Ben Amondson already has a runners up medal from the defeat to Krokom and thinks they can go one step better. "I have to believe we can do this, in 2015 we shocked the football world pushing a professional team to 120 minutes, had we been fitter I firmly believe we'd have won that game. Two years on we've all been down the gym, we've had fitness coaches come and work with us. I know for one I'm stronger and faster than last time. I just hope we get a chance to right the mistakes of 2015." The team are rank outsiders to reach the final but already Northfort has begun preparing for the event with the King, who owns Roberton AFC who reached the Quarter Finals, saying, "I'd have loved AFC to be in the situation United are, but as always I'll be backing the Morelanders even though I often pray they lose every league game. The game of football is growing in East Moreland and a victory taking United to another final would help that push. Being an international footballer myself I've seen how great upsets can come about on the pitch, I hope United get that unique buzz next game." United officials have also confirmed they are in discussions to switch the game from their usual home ground of King Robert Park which holds 9,500 to the Arena which holds close to 80,000. |
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| DaveIronside | 17th August 2017 - 07:19 PM Post #481 | ||||||||||||||||||
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) ARCHDUCHESS COMPLETES TREK After a 60 day hike across the wilderness of Hrothgar Archduchess Sophie Harrison-Ironside today hiked into camp on the East side of the Northern pole. The achievement, undertaken alone, makes her the first female to hike across the continent solo. A team of Royal Marine veterans who had undertaken an expedition of their own and laid supply caches for the Archduchess to use clapped her into camp just before 4pm East Moreland time. The veterans had undertaken an expedition to reach the pole after being wounded in various conflicts. They completed their journey and on their return route left marked supply caches to make the trek possible. The Archduchess hugged each of the men as she made the final few hundred meter walk to dip her toe in the ocean, symbolising that she had completed the journey. One of the veterans, a Major Simon Foster, said his men were proud to have been part of this. "To have reached the North Pole ourselves is a great moment of pride for us, to then realise that we made this possible is something we can be extremely proud of. Many people look at those with disabilities as being limited, we've just made one of the most challenging human achievements possible." The Archduchess also thanked the team saying. "To do the trek was insanely hard, it's the most demanding thing I've ever tried and the only way is to use the cache system. If it wasn't for the Marines willing to have used their journey to lay them I'd have had no chance." The Archduchess did look to have lost weight during the journey, and as a rather small woman was placed under immediate medical examination. It also transpired that Sophie has a small amount of frost bite on her left hand from where a mitten split, but doctors are confident given a few weeks of recovery this will heal. The Archduchess now intends to enjoy a few weeks off before beginning her training in the Air Force. The Archduchess Uncle, King David, spoke to the media of his pride saying. "Sophie is a young woman who never ceases to amaze me. She is someone willing to push herself to her very limits and always seeks a new challenge. The fact a Morelander has done this makes me a very proud monarch, the fact its a family member makes me an exceptionally proud uncle. She is a credit to East Moreland and I look forward to what she selects as her next challenge." It is thought she will serve six months on an Air Force Squadron then most likely be trained as a Physical Training Instructor, however this has yet to be confirmed.  EMAC ARCHIVE REVEALS "PROJECT PIGEON" East Moreland Aircraft Company, arguably one of Mundus most innovative aviation companies, has always had an eye for an ambitious project that many would describe as being "out of the box", this was certainly the case in the 1940's. A newly opened archive kept by EMAC that covers the period 1935-1955 shows some of the more bizarre projects EMAC considered, however Project Pigeon did go as far as testing. A glider type bomb was being developed and EMAC believed that electronic jamming was only a short time off being perfected. As a result they sought to "futureproof" the bomb, and pigeons were seen as the solution. The intent was to train pigeons to act as "pilots" for the device, using their cognitive abilities to recognize the target. The guidance system consisted of three lenses mounted in the nose of the vehicle, which projected an image of the target on a screen mounted in a small compartment inside the nose cone. This screen was mounted on pivots, and fitted with sensors that measured any angular movement. One to three pigeons were stationed in front of the screen; when they saw the target, they would peck at the screen with their beaks. As long as the target remained in the center of the screen, the screen would not move, but if the bomb began to go off track, the image would move towards the edge of the screen. The pigeons would follow the image, pecking at it, which would move the screen on its pivots. The sensors would detect the movement and send signals to the control surfaces, which would steer the bomb in the direction the screen had moved. As the bomb swung back towards the target, the pigeons would again follow the image, bringing the screen back to the centered position again. In that way, the pigeons would correct any deviations in the course and keep the bomb on its glide path. Modern day EMAC CEO Sir Alan Maybury announced the unveiling of the archive and commented on his predecessors. "Here at EMAC we've been called bonkers a fair few times, be it our speed record attempts, the Ekra-Badger or other projects we come up with. I think however we can say looking back that perhaps modern day EMAC is slightly more sane than our predecessors. It does however show clearly EMAC has always been a company willing to take creative risks in ensuring our nation stays at the forefront of aviation technology."  UNITED HEAD TO DARTFORDIA Northfort United defeated A.F.C Gowu 2-1 at a packed King Robert Arena to send them to a 2nd Champions League Final with a 3-2 aggregate win. The team will face Dynamo Leubin of Lodja at Hematite Arena. A total of 76,734 fans, a record crowd for a football game in East Moreland, watched the team book their ticket for the final, and soon after the final whistle many took to the pitch to celebrate with their heroes. The club, who are mainly part timers, now look to go one step further than their last final appearence two years ago when they lost to IFK Krokom. One of the players that day was goalkeeper Simon Roscoe who will be returning to the final in a few weeks time, "To reach a Champions League final is something so few footballers will ever experience, to get to two is insane. My silver runners up medal took pride of place on my fireplace and I'd die happy with it there, but I've got a chance now to add to it. Having been minutes away from a potential winners medal last time I'm not going to let this one slip." One of the tournaments highlights has been 18 year old attacking midfielder Harry Marshall. The Northfort native has won plaudits for his incisive passing and dead ball ability, as well as gaining interest from several big teams across Mundus. Away from football he is a 1st year University student studying Physics at Northfort Science and Technology University however he has admitted that may now go unfinished. "It's a tough situation to be in, I know I can make a career out of football but it may take me away from Northfort. It'd be a hard decision, but thats for months from now. I want to go to Dartfordia and come back with a winners medal, show the world that we may be minnows but we can play with the big boys." There are already rumours that King David is offering to stump up the money to keep Marshall in East Moreland by having Roberton AFC offer him a professional contract. Edited by DaveIronside, 18th August 2017 - 09:28 PM.
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| DaveIronside | 18th August 2017 - 09:14 PM Post #482 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 ARCHDUCHESS TALKS OF AIR FORCE CAREER Following her return from Hrothgar the Archduchess Sophie Harrison-Ironside has given her first interview to the media and spoke about the next step in her life. The 21 year old will be joining the Air Force at the end of the month and is hoping to complete a minimum of five years of service. She sat down and discussed a range of matters in a two hour long webchat run by EMTV and at one point was asked about her plans for her time in the service which she explained in detail. "I'm joining, if everything goes to plan, 403 Squadron Force Protection as a dog handler, I spent time with their sister Squadron during a period of work experience and I found it very interesting. Beside we've not had a royal join the Air Force full time before, so its nice to show the service that they are just as important." The duty would mean that the Archduchess will undertake duties of patrolling airfields, accompanying medical teams on casualty evacuations and carrying out searches. Training for this role will see her complete the 18 weeks of Officer training before undertaking a further 15 weeks of specialist training. She was also asked about her future sporting career saying, "I have no intention of doing anything for the time I'm in training other than doing the best I can to become a good officer. Then we'll see what happens, Daisy Greechan has managed successfully to be a superb Naval Diver as well as an outstanding athlete, so perhaps I can juggle it the same. We'll have to wait and see. Even if I only compete in sport for fun I'll keep doing something as I just love getting involved in competition." She was also asked about her future relationship with boyfriend Rollo MacAllister who is currently at the rugby World Cup in The Iwi, to which she replied, "I'll be going to watch a few games before starting initial Officer Training, then I know he's got national service, he'll be joining the Marines for that and so for a while we'll not be seeing much of each other but many many couples in East Moreland have not had issues so I'm sure we won't." She was finally asked about her future role in government, having been regent of East Moreland for 26 hours following the attempted assassination of her uncle King David. "I have no desire to really take on much beyond a supporting role, and only then if I have to. Regent was the most frightening moment of my life and I can't imagine how difficult doing it all your life like my uncle is. I was never groomed in the ways of royalty that he and Auntie Freya were, I only discovered I was an Ironside at 16 and so its all been a bit new to me. I'll do what I can though if needed." The Archduchess was later seen that day heading into REMAF Ostlake East, presumably to be measured up for her uniform. Edited by DaveIronside, 18th August 2017 - 09:28 PM.
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| DaveIronside | 21st August 2017 - 06:55 PM Post #483 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 "BENE GESSERIT CARRIED OUT ATTACK" SAYS SAMUELSON While visiting forces in Scordisci before the upcoming referendum there Minister of Defence Harry Samuelson used a speech to announce that the recent attempted theft of nuclear waste was carried out by the Bene Gesserit. This little known group have been accused of many attacks in Kaitaine, where the group is outlawed, and by sharing intelligence on the attack the Minister is confident of the result of the investigation.
The Minister refused to say exactly what intelligence they had gathered to prove it was the Bene Gesserit however he did point to "artefacts, methodological and linguistic evidence." It is expected that the King will sign a law into force tommorrow naming the Bene Gesserit a terrorist organisation.  NO EXTRADITION REQUEST FOR "LACKBLADE" The Foreign Office today confirmed that they will not be requesting Achkaerin extradite former Rokkenjiman Empress Beatrice Anselmo to face terrorism offences after she was found "Not Guilty" of the Andean Genocide. Foreign Minister Edward Tanama explained the decision which has caused an outcry amongst many. "The problem we face is that to get any kind of guilty verdict we would be required to reveal sensitive information that is worth more to us kept out of the spotlight. The East Moreland Intelligence Community have briefed that they believe actually pursuing a case against this woman would be more damaging to their operations and therefore is not in the people's best interest." The Foreign Minister also spoke about the public outcry he expected saying, "The people need to think that the main focus is to prevent Morelanders becoming targets, Beatrice is a burnt entity in terms of further support for terrorism, therefore we need to focus on actual threats and this approach of putting her on trial would not be useful to us in that." Several online petitions have already started with one reaching 20,000 signatures within the first six hours. Many people believe that she should face trial for aiding a terrorist organisation as many are convinced that money must have exchanged hands between the Rokkenjiman government and the Borlanders. Furthermore it was also revealed that the King has today petitioned the High Priestess to remove Beatrice and Alexander Anselmo as Sword and Shield parents to his children. Royal Press Secretary Malcolm Tucker explained, "The King briefly meet Beatrice and declared her Lackblade[1], now the fact Alex has helped commit genocide, they are no role models for royal children. The King now regrets his choices and would like to, if permitted, have their names removed from the register. The King places great stock by our traditions and now sees this as a shadow over Princess Rhiannon in having a family connection to Beatrice." [1] Name given to anyone who has lost their honour in East Moreland Edited by DaveIronside, 21st August 2017 - 06:56 PM.
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| DaveIronside | 22nd August 2017 - 11:02 PM Post #484 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 EAST MORELAND "RETURN" SLEEPER AGENT Following a recent hacker scandal governments across the globe where given a list of supposed "Sleeper" agents working on behalf of the Kaitaine government. Today Foreign Minister Edward Tamana confirmed that a Klavdiya Fraser, a worker at EMAC, has been deported following appearing on the list. In a statement issued to the press on his behalf Tamana said. "It was brought to our attention that Miss Fraser may not have been entirely honest with her status as a resident in East Moreland. As such investigations were undertaken and this was indeed the case. In light of her status being one of an illegal alien she has had further investigations into her activities in East Moreland undertaken, thankfully there is no evidence of her being involved in anything illegal. We have taken the decision to return her to Kaitaine, she will be banned from returning to East Moreland and her property here seized to ensure no unwitting information is removed from our nation." The move is likely to be as a result of intelligence sharing between East Moreland and Kaitaine regarding the terrorist attack by the Bene Gesserit. Former Intelligence Analyst Simon McGrath believes this kind of deal is not uncommon. "Every nation has people on the ground through which it can pass information. Sleeper agents essentially are like barometers, they gauge the feeling and reactions of people and only once in a blue moon do anything you could consider illegal, beyond identity fraud. Its a small price to pay to simply boot them out in order to get quality intelligence back. No doubt they'll be Morelanders across the globe doing similar things and if a nation starts burning these low level assets of another nation they'll find their own assets burned in turn. Its how its always been, I mean frankly what does it matter if someone reports back that people in another nation are annoyed at raising food prices? The vast majority of information can be found out in a few hours of social media use in this day and age. We're not talking super assassins or anything, to get someone embedded takes perhaps decades and any major acts of espionage draw certain attention. This is a good move." The Foreign Minister also explained that the King had sent a "formal letter of protest" to Kaitaine about the matter, something McGrath says is "essentially just registering that we know you've been a little bit naughty and don't do it again."  ALEX ANSELMO TO BE REMOVED FROM PRINCE CASPIAN RECORD? Today King David has formally presented High Priestess Skye Maddix with an application to have the records of Prince Caspian's Sword and Shield Parents changed. When the King's eldest child was born he had, as tradition dictates, two shield parents and two sword parents appointed. As he was expected to be the heir to the throne he had Princess Freya, Alex Redfern, Joanna Ironside and Alex Anselmo appointed. The concept behind these roles are to act as role models and ensure that the child is brought up embodying good virtues as laid down with the Code of Canley which is central to the Cult of Helus. With Alex Anselmo having now pleaded guilty to a role in the Andean Genocide the King believes, "the need to stand up for those who can not protect themselves is our most central tenant, this man has clearly failed by his own admission in that and therefore I can not in good faith ask for his name to stand beside that of my son, a child who fought so hard in his short time on Mundus to grasp life to the fullest." It is permitted for, in exceptional circumstances, Shield and Sword parents to be replaced, however this is very rare. Meanwhile the King had already asked for the former Rokkenjiman Empress to be removed from her role as Princess Rhiannon's Sword Mother having declared her "Lackblade" due to her working with the Borlanders. It is likely the King will seek to appoint new Sword and Shield Parents if permitted as Rhiannon now has one of the four permitted should the request be granted. Joshua Rhodes and the former Toshikawan Shogun have both died leaving only the former Empress and an Achkaerin Army Major in the role. Should the request be granted it would fall to both the King and his ex-wife Matilda to select the replacements. |
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