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"Cat's In The Cradle"

My child arrived just the other day
He came to the world in the usual way
But there were planes to catch and bills to pay
He learned to walk while I was away
And he was talkin' 'fore I knew it, and as he grew
He'd say "I'm gonna be like you, Dad
You know I'm gonna be like you"

And the cat's in the cradle and the silver spoon
Little boy blue and the man on the moon
When you comin' home, Dad
I don't know when, but we'll get together then
You know we'll have a good time then

My son turned ten just the other day
He said, "Thanks for the ball, Dad, come on let's play
can you teach me to throw", I said "Not today
I got a lot to do", he said, "That's ok
And he walked away but his smile never dimmed
And said, "I'm gonna be like him, yeah
You know I'm gonna be like him"

And the cat's in the cradle and the silver spoon
Little boy blue and the man on the moon
When you comin' home, Dad
I don't know when, but we'll get together then
You know we'll have a good time then

Well, he came from college just the other day
So much like a man I just had to say
"Son, I'm proud of you, can you sit for a while"
He shook his head and said with a smile
"What I'd really like, Dad, is to borrow the car keys
See you later, can I have them please"

And the cat's in the cradle and the silver spoon
Little boy blue and the man on the moon
When you comin' home son
I don't know when, but we'll get together then, Dad
You know we'll have a good time then

I've long since retired, my son's moved away
I called him up just the other day
I said, "I'd like to see you if you don't mind"
He said, "I'd love to, Dad, if I can find the time
You see my new job's a hassle and kids have the flu
But it's sure nice talking to you, Dad
It's been sure nice talking to you"

And as I hung up the phone it occurred to me
He'd grown up just like me
My boy was just like me

And the cat's in the cradle and the silver spoon
Little boy blue and the man in the moon
When you comin' home son
I don't know when, but we'll get together then, Dad
We're gonna have a good time then

I Wish I Was a Fisherman.

Sometimes I meet people that never have time.
They run around in circles and never make a dime.
They check all their watches and never get slow.
They're running all around with nowhere to go.

All these busy people with all of their strife
Think about their money and not about life;
They think about elegance and all of that bling.
They never, ever talk about the simple things.

I wish I was a fisherman,
Eating lunch from a tin can,
Just sitting on a boat.
On the ocean I'd float.
I wish I was a fisherman.
I wish I was a fisherman.

For half a billion people, everything's just hard.
Happiness is in the middle, but they discard
The feeling for something in a distant courtyard,
When they skip the signs of longing in their own backyard.

There's a type of person that can never be pleased.
They waste seconds of their life until their lives get seized.
You can talk about your things with all your chitter chatter,
But faith and hope and love are all that really matter.

I wish I was a fisherman,
Cooking tuna in a frying pan,
When the seagulls just fly
Over the bright blue sky.
I wish I was a fisherman.
I wish I was a fisherman.

When I see the world, it's so fast and busy;
It gets me feeling anxious, all hot and dizzy.
Everything's a little fast and too snappy.
Nobody really knows what it means to be happy.

You don't have to be all sick and feeling distressed
To live a happy life to its very fullest.
You shouldn't be angry and you shouldn't be depressed.
The world's too simple to be overtly obsessed.

I wish I was a fisherman,
A little sunburn and a burning tan,
Just casting out the line;
Doing just fine.
I wish I was a fisherman.
I wish I was a fisherman.
I wish I was a fisherman.
I wish I was a fisherman.

The current WA Resolution, Repeal "Preservation of Artefacts" has been posted on our off-site forums at:

http://www.runboard.com/bnationstates.f2.t83805

GENERAL ASSEMBLY RESOLUTION AT VOTE

Repeal "Preservation of Artefacts"

A resolution to repeal previously passed legislation.

Category: Repeal

Resolution: GA#363

Description: WA General Assembly Resolution #363: Preservation of Artefacts (Category: Education and Creativity; Area of Effect: Cultural Heritage) shall be struck out and rendered null and void.

Argument: This august World Assembly,

Concerned about the failure of adequately define 'historical significance' and establish a bar which would adequately and effectively determine what needs to be preserved;

Cognisant that there are over twenty-five thousand World Assembly member nations and that 363 GA creates an International Historical Archive, which is charged with the creation of a museum which will 'generations current and future to learn of civilisations past and present';

Baffled at the likely projected costs of such a project given the number of civilisations which have existed both in the past and the present;

Certain that the 'WA funds' which are alluded to in 363 GA § 2 are not endless and that the source of those funds originates from member nations, thereby requiring more and more funds over time as history does not end;

Concerned that culturally significant military targets, even if they are currently used as active military installations, are protected from destruction, even if those targets would facilitate the loss of many lives; and

Believing that protection of cultural artefacts is already ensured by 287 GA 'Cultural Site Protection'; hereby

Repeals 363 GA, 'Preservation of Artefacts'.

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GENERAL ASSEMBLY RESOLUTION # 363

Preservation of Artefacts

A resolution to promote funding and the development of education and the arts.

Category: Education and Creativity

Area of Effect: Cultural Heritage

Proposed by: Abacathea

Description: Esteemed members of the World Assembly,

Acknowledging the tremendous work this esteemed body tirelessly undertakes towards the betterment of the international community.

Proud that years from now, the legislative libraries left behind by this august assembly will leave a historical legacy for the generations to come yet.

Cognizant that whilst our legacy will be preserved, this will not be the case for all nations and their historical footprints.

Resolved to ensuring that no nation simply fades into obscurity.

Hereby;

(I)Mandates that no nation be it occupying, invading, defending or native, or person(s) representing a nation in an official capacity is permitted to destroy an item which, on a reasonable suspicion would lend itself to the belief that this item is of historical significance barring a circumstance of immediate threat to life or limb that would justify said destruction.

(II)Creates the International Historical Archives, a non-profit archive established under and sustained via WA funds thereafter, accompanied by an educational visitor center established as part of this archive, allowing generations current and future to learn of civilisations past and present and to benefit from same.

(III)Mandates that any historical artefact coming to the possession of a government should be;
(a)If native to that land, preserved/displayed in a way seen best fit by the government of the day.
(b)(I)If not native to that land transferred to the IHA for analysis, cataloguing, display and preservation post any scientific analysis deemed appropriate by the discovering party (unless such analysis would risk the destruction of said artefact), without delay or,
(b)(II)If not native to that land and the movement/transfer of such would result in irreperable damage to, or destruction of the artefact in question, preserved in situ until such a time as it can be safely removed.
(c)If an item is discovered by an invading force and would be native to the land in which it is discovered, subsection (b) will apply.

(IV)Clarifies that the purpose of the IHA is purely the preservation of historical items for educational and scientific reasons and that should any national government wish to reclaim an item archived pursuant to (III)(a) the archive will comply with this request.

(V)Further clarifies that if an item is sent to the IHA pursuant to section III(B) or III(C) and subsequent tests reveal it to be an item native to the land of discovery, section (IV) will apply.

(VI)Encourages further national governments to volunteer their own artefacts to the IHA for educational display and preservation purposes.

Defining for the purpose of this act;
Historical Significance as; important in the historical growth, development or understanding of a culture, nation, civilization or person of note.

Votes For: 15,585 (86%)
Votes Against: 2,523 (14%)

Implemented: Fri Apr 1 2016

Originally Mikeswill voted for the World Assembly Resolution "Preservation of Artefacts" and amongst NationStates residents, voting was 44-4 (91% For).

I can find no reason to repeal this resolution which we overwhelmingly approved 25 days ago. As such Mikeswill votes AGAINST the World Assembly Resolution "Repeal "Preservation of Artefacts"".

Mikes Hope Essence of Mikeswill
WA Delegate
NationStates Region

Today’s Featured Nation:
Ailolyh

”Watch this ….”

WA Category: Democratic Socialists

Civil Rights: Good
Economy: Reasonable
Political Freedoms: Very Good

Ailolyh's national animal is the chimera, which can occasionally be seen sifting through garbage in the nation's cities.
Ailolyh is ranked 91,711th in the world and 488th in NationStates for Most Extensive Civil Rights, with 58.26 Martin Luther King, Jr. Units.

Mikeswill

Yesterday’s Answer: What is “Dracula”?

Congratulations:
Schiltzberg

Only telegrammed responses will be considered
All responses must be in the form of a question

AMERICAN HISTORY

A STIMULUS TO THE COURAGEOUS, THE $25,000 ORTEIG PRIZE OFFER OF 1919 RESULTED IN HIS SUCCESS 8 YEARS LATER

Who is… ?

Dar es saalam wrote:

I agree both stupid resolutions. Praising someone for passing praise onto others? There is a word for that where I come from. Sycophant. Vancouvia is a sycophant and all voting for him/ her are also. Total stroke fest over there.
Man this game has gotten so......LAME.... With all these defenders stroking one another's fur. I remember when....

I mean, a lot of them aren't very effective anymore, so they try to find some other way to look good than actually doing good.

why you so mean cat killers :(

Cat nevada wrote:

We must fight these racists with everything we have!!!what gives them the right to promote offensive attacks on such an adorable creature such as a cat? Catifornia, we are taking action against this, and hope that our friends in NationStates will do the same.
sorry dogs, you give us no choice...
Seconds ago: Following new legislation in Cat Nevada, Cat populations thrive as dogs are slaughtered in the millions.

Arkanosianof will provide assistance in the case of armed conflict.

I am encouraged to be as accepting as possible of other Nations and by my actions be an example of peace, love, and tolerance.

;)

Mh

Wednesday, 27 April, 2016 :: 49

The Master has no mind of her own.
She works with the mind of the people.

She is good to people who are good.
She is also good to people who aren't good.
This is true goodness.

She trusts people who are trustworthy.
She also trusts people who aren't trustworthy.
This is true trust.

The Master's mind is like space.
People don't understand her.
They look to her and wait.
She treats them like her own children.

The whole reason I settled on this region is I have no interest in the raiding game. The last region I was in was continually raided as we were founderless. Once was fine whatever, you had your fun, thanks bye, resetting everything after they left was annoying but tolerable.. After the 4th raid it was not fun. And seriously, where is the challenge in raiding a region that doesn't fight back. Our requests to just leave us alone were ignored. 90% of this game/simulation/whatever for me is just maintaining my nation, but I do like occasionally interacting with the region.

Moving to this region is the best thing that's happened to my nation since the IPO April fools fun.

I guess my point is that I truly appreciate the work Mikeswill has put in to maintaining the stability of this region. It's kept me coming back.

Cheers, dude.