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Sunday, 14 August, 2016 :: 77
As it acts in the world, the Tao
is like the bending of a bow.
The top is bent downward;
the bottom is bent up.
It adjusts excess and deficiency
so that there is perfect balance.
It takes from what is too much
and give to what isn't enough.
Those who try to control,
who use force to protect their power,
go against the direction of the Tao.
They take from those who don't have enough
and give to those who have far too much.
The Master can keep giving
because there is no end to her wealth.
She acts without expectation,
succeeds without taking credit,
and doesn't think that she is better
than anyone else.
I want a big mac :/
Can somebody please tell me, how to get more endorsements? Stuck with two ever since I started playing! :/
Today’s Featured Nation:
Kismagyarorszag
” Health, Economy, Army”
WA Category: Democratic Socialists
Civil Rights: Good
Economy: All-Consuming
Political Freedoms: Below Average
KisMagyarorszag's national animal is the Dragon, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies.
KisMagyarorszag is ranked 8,928th in the world and 27th in NationStates for Lowest Crime Rates, with 94.72 Law-abiding Acts Per Hour.
Thanks!
And, do endorsements have anything to do with Regional Influence? I mean, the more endorsements you get, the better your Regional Influence becomes? :P
Monday, 15 August, 2016 :: 78
Nothing in the world
is as soft and yielding as water.
Yet for dissolving the hard and inflexible,
nothing can surpass it.
The soft overcomes the hard;
the gentle overcomes the rigid.
Everyone knows this is true,
but few can put it into practice.
Therefore the Master remains
serene in the midst of sorrow.
Evil cannot enter his heart.
Because he has given up helping,
he is people's greatest help.
True words seem paradoxical.
Post self-deleted by Fresynde.
Frankly I am surprised the current WA Resolution came up for a vote given its many flaws to include statements of questionable validity; and a requirement that member states ban or strictly regulate without defining said regulation. As such, despite Regional support I must vote Against. Thus:
Mikeswill voted against the World Assembly Resolution "Against Suicide Seeds".
Amongst NationStates residents, voting is currently 20-10 (66% For).
MH
WKNS Radio: Bee Gees ~
"To Love Somebody"
There's a light
A certain kind of light
That never shone on me
I want my life to be lived with you
Lived with you
There's a way everybody say
To do each and every little thing
But what does it bring
If I ain't got you, ain't got? Hey babe
You don't know what it's like, baby
You don't know what it's like
To love somebody
To love somebody
The way I love you
In my brain
I see your face again
I know my frame of mind
You ain't got to be so blind
And I'm blind, so so sorrily blind
I'm a man, can't you see
What I am
I live and I breathe for you
But what good does it do
If I ain't got you, ain't got? Hey babe
You don't know what it's like, baby
You don't know what it's like
To love somebody
To love somebody
The way I love you
Oooooohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh
You don't know what it's like, baby
You don't know what it's like
To love somebody
To love somebody
The way I love you
Noo noo no-no nooo nooooo
You don't know what it's like, baby
You don't know what it's like
To love somebody
To love somebody
The way I love you
Today’s Featured Nation:
Keripa
” Iunctus stamus agunt simul”
WA Category: Inoffensive Centrist Democracy
Civil Rights: Excellent
Economy: Good
Political Freedoms: Few
Keripa's national animal is the Mastiff, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.
Keripa is ranked 93,961st in the world and 264th in NationStates for Largest Mining Sector, scoring 656.93 on the Blue Sky Asbestos Index.
Yesterday’s Answer: Who is Sacagawea?
Congratulations: 
Arithei
Only telegrammed responses will be considered
All responses must be in the form of a question
A HISTORY LESSON
UNDER THE CONGRESS OF THIS CITY, 1814-15, DENMARK WAS FORCED TO GIVE NORWAY TO SWEDEN
What is … ?
Thanks for the reply! Got it! :)
Tuesday, 16 August, 2016 :: 79
Failure is an opportunity.
If you blame someone else,
there is no end to the blame.
Therefore the Master
fulfills her own obligations
and corrects her own mistakes.
She does what she needs to do
and demands nothing of others.
The current WA Resolution, Right to Sexual Privacy has been posted on our off-site forums at:
http://www.runboard.com/bnationstates.f2.t83839
GENERAL ASSEMBLY RESOLUTION AT VOTE
Right to Sexual Privacy
A resolution to improve worldwide human and civil rights.
Category: Human Rights
Strength: Significant
Description: The General Assembly,
Recognising the right of individuals to privacy in their sexual relationships,
Resolving to uphold and protect this right from undue interference, while
Affirming that society in general has a legitimate public interest in
- preventing procreation in incestuous unions,
- restricting the exploitation of vulnerable or underage individuals, and
- enforcing fair sexual ethics in professions,
Hereby:
1) Defines “individual sexual activity”, for the purposes of this resolution, as acts undertaken individually without any external stimulus for the purposes of achieving sexual arousal of the individual,
2) Defines “collective sexual activity”, for the purposes of this resolution, as acts undertaken with at least one other participating individual for the purposes of achieving sexual arousal of one or more of the participants, where such acts cause no permanent physical harm to any of the participants,
3) Defines “age of consent”, for the purposes of this resolution, as the age at which an individual is considered to be legally responsible for actively consenting to engage in collective sexual activity,
4) Mandates that member states shall not restrict, regulate, proscribe or criminalise any individual sexual activity where such individual sexual activity is practised in private and away from public exposure, where it does not directly cause physical harm to any other individual,
5) Mandates that, subject to the exceptions listed in clause 6 of this resolution, member states shall not restrict, regulate, proscribe or criminalise any collective sexual activity between consenting individuals who have reached the age of consent where such collective sexual activity is practised in private and away from public exposure, where it does not directly cause physical harm to any non-participant,
6) a) Member states are permitted to establish in law prohibited degrees of consanguinity and may restrict, regulate, proscribe or criminalise sexual activity between individuals falling within a prohibited degree of consanguinity but only to the extent that such sexual activity could result in procreation,
b) Member states are permitted to restrict, regulate, proscribe or criminalise collective sexual activity where one participant has responsibility for or authority over another participant,
c) Member states are permitted to allow the exercise of disciplinary power by organisations on members and employees who engage in sexual activity with individuals for whom they are directly professionally responsible or otherwise directly exercise authority over,
7) Mandates that, for the purposes of clause 5, member states set a biologically appropriate age of consent which gives due regard to the typical age at which the physical and emotional development of individuals in their society provides them with the capabilities of granting genuine, informed consent to participation in sexual activities, and further mandates that there shall be no reference to the gender status or the sexual orientation of the participating individuals nor shall collective sexual activities be subcategorised in age of consent laws,
8) Clarifies that this resolution does not require the legalisation of any materials or artefacts which may be used for the purposes of individual or collective sexual activities, however urges member states to legalise such materials or artefacts where it would not cause harm to non-participating individuals and is otherwise permitted by international law.
Mikes Hope Essence of Mikeswill
WA Delegate
NationStates Region
WKNS Radio: The Blues Project ~
"Wake Me, Shake Me"
Saw my mother this morning
Walkin' down that long, lonesome road
Tryin' to make it in due time
Before the heaven doors close
Tryin' to make it in due time
Before the heaven doors close
Wake me shake me
Don't let me sleep too long
Try to make it in due time
Before the heaven doors close
Try to make it in due time
Before the heaven doors close
Well I saw my sister this morning
Walkin' down that long, lonesome road
Tryin' to make it in due time
Before the heaven doors close
Tryin' to make it in due time
Before the heaven doors close
Thought I heard her say
Wake me shake me
Don't let me sleep too long
Try to make it in due time
Before the heaven doors close
Try to make it in due time
Before the heaven doors close
Well I saw my sister this morning
Walkin' down that long, lonesome road
Tryin' to make it in due time
Before the heaven doors close
Tryin' to make it in due time
Before the heaven doors close
Just a little bit softer
I got the fever down in my soul
I'm so weak
Yes I am
And I gotta say yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
I was walkin' by the river this morning
I was thinkin' about that lonesome road
Gotta make it in due time before the heaven doors close
I'm trying to make it in due time before the heaven doors close
Wake me shake me
Don't let me sleep too long
Try to make it in due time
Before the heaven doors close
Try to make it in due time
Before the heaven doors close
Well I saw my sister this morning
Walkin' down that long, lonesome road
Tryin' to make it in due time
Before the heaven doors close
Tryin' to make it in due time
Before the heaven doors close
Today’s Featured Nation:
The friends of peace
” We shall be as a city upon a hill”
WA Category: Left-wing Utopia
Civil Rights: Superb
Economy: Weak
Political Freedoms: World Benchmark
The Friends of Peace's national animal is the lush forest, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.
The Friends of Peace is ranked 157,102nd in the world and 543rd in NationStates for Most Advanced Defense Forces, scoring -10.95 on the Total War Preparedness Rating.
Yesterday’s Answer: What is Vienna?
Congratulations:
Teh dakotas
Naram-Sin
Only telegrammed responses will be considered
All responses must be in the form of a question
INTERESTING PEOPLE
BRAZILIAN DIPLOMAT LUIZ MARTINS DE SOUZA DANTAS ISSUED VISAS TO HELP JEWS ESCAPE THIS WWII FRENCH REGIME
What is … ?
Wednesday, 17 August, 2016 :: 80
If a country is governed wisely,
its inhabitants will be content.
They enjoy the labor of their hands
and don't waste time inventing
labor-saving machines.
Since they dearly love their homes,
they aren't interested in travel.
There may be a few wagons and boats,
but these don't go anywhere.
There may be an arsenal of weapons,
but nobody ever uses them.
People enjoy their food,
take pleasure in being with their families,
spend weekends working in their gardens,
delight in the doings of the neighborhood.
And even though the next country is so close
that people can hear its roosters crowing and its dogs barking,
they are content to die of old age
without ever having gone to see it.
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