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The South Pacific Coral Guard (SPCG) is a group of trusted nations who maintain a high-endorsement count and are one of the most crucial lines of defense against external and internal security threats alongside the Council on Regional Security (CRS).

For the safety and security of our region, we ask that all World Assembly (WA) member nations in the South Pacific endorse the members of the SPCG, as well as the Delegate. There is no requirement to do so but endorsing the SPCG and the Delegate will make those who do a SWAN Knight.

Duties and privileges of the SPCG

Member nations of the SPCG are permitted a higher Endorsement Cap than that provided for the general World Assembly membership. The current endorsement cap for SPCG members is set to be 60 less than the endorsement count of the delegate. (Currently Ebonhand at 555 endorsements)

A member of the CRS will be appointed to act as a liaison for SPCG members and, in times of emergency, SPCG members might be called upon to support or otherwise work with CRS members.

Joining the SPCG

Requirements

In order to become a member of the SPCG, one has to:

• Have maintained citizenship for at least six consecutive months prior to the date of their application to the Coral Guard; and

• Meet the requirements for influence and endorsements set and published by the Council on Regional Security
  

Process

Step 1: Ensure that you meet all the requirements listed above.

Step 2: Write up an application which provides:

• The name of your WA nation;

• Your history in NationStates including any aliases you are using or have previously used; and,

• One (or several) paragraphs arguing why the Council should appoint you to this position of high trust.
  

Step 3: Send your application to a member of the CRS. You can do this by a variety of methods (a telegram, a private message on the forum, or a direct message on Discord).

The CRS will review your application. This can take a number of days to three weeks. The Council will likely have additional questions which they will communicate to you via the method of your application. Following a formal vote within the Council, it will decide whether to appoint you to the Coral Guard and notify the Assembly of its decision.

Please be advised that meeting the requirements does not automatically guarantee that the application will be successful. These mechanical conditions are one of several factors which the Council considers in its determination.

A few notes:

• Everything is updated every 24 hours so you need to wait for any change in the data to happen.

• If you see any inaccuracies, errors, or have ideas for improvements, please contact us.

• There are some minor inaccuracies in the data, read this for more information.
  

If you want to know more about the SWAN initiative, check out our dispatch index.

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Going off that, the song can be any genre! Pop, hip-hop, country, metal, you name it! When the song is put in the Gauntlet, which is just a competitive bracket, do not worry what other type of musical genre it is put against. The songs will be voted on likeability, regardless of the genre. The songs will be voted and eliminated until will have the CROWN SWAN, the winner of the competition!

SwanVision will be run every November and May

Join the competition! We hope you have fun! This is SwanVision!

Here's the criteria for your song:

• The lyrics must be PG-13. Excessive swearing, violent/sexual content, violent/sexual references are prohibited.
  

• The songwriter/artist of the song must be named.
  

• The song must be put in a dispatch.
  

• Only one song per nation. I repeat. One song per nation. Don't even use puppet nations to enter the competition more than once.
  

• After the song is made, ping me (Sir Zanny) in the dispatch or send it to me via telegram so that I can verify it and add it to the competition.
  

• Optional: The beat/tune the song is meant to be with can be included in the dispatch. This is not mandatory.

SwanVision Over The Years!

_{Thank you Trivalve for the wonderful idea!}

As always if you want to participate or know more - reach out to me here or on discord and don't forget to show SKU some likes! :-)

How did you find TSP/NS?

Autism

What is your nation name in TSP? Why did you choose its name?

Well its "The South Afrikan Union” and I got the name based on the Union of South Africa in real life and the Afrikaner word for Africa, which is Afrika I think. Also cause "South African Union" was taken already

Is there any significance to South Africa for you?

Not really, Im Mexican so I don’t have any real cultural or emotional ties to South Africa as a nation

How long have you been a part of TSP?

I have some alts but my first nation was created in February 2023

What is the significance of your TSP flag?

Well, in the lore. it's meant to be designed after the prince's flag of the Dutch when they colonized South Afrika. the colors are just inverted and the blue is a lot darker. the 3 flags represent the first three Boer republics to unify into the South Afrikan union after the second Boer war ended in Boer victory. The flag itself is seen as both a sign of peace and prosperity and also a sign of colonization cause know came from the Dutch

Were you a part of any other regions before us?

No, my first nation (and South Afrikan Union) resides in only TSP.

Why did you choose TSP?

I was founded there on my First account so with South Afrikan I migrated to TSP because I was familiar with it. It was a familiar Homefront in poetic terms

What about TSP makes you want to stay here?

Very..... interesting people. Similar to me in a special sort of way. So I just kinda like it.

“Well we like you too!”

Tell us about your nation- How do you PLAY NationStates

Well we have a Republic system of Government and we mostly have a free market ecnomy with heavy taxes on the rich. We have a quite large industry (mostly in silicon valley) and most of city areas are the most rich and prosperous. Namibia and Rhodesia are the poorest regions in our nation and Botswana and South Afrika proper are the most rich

Do you participate in TSPRP?

No

What is your favorite thing about TSP?

The people, and the generally friendly environment (and the fact I can drop by the other Pacific's anytime)

What is your favorite memory of TSP?

On my first account when I kept arguing that copying money would solve inflation

What is your favorite TSP activity?

crap posting on the RMB and writing factbooks

What activity would you like to see TSP have?

Like a massive flag review or maybe someone makes a flag animation with the flags of the nations of TSP that would be cool

What do you think TSP can do differently?

Honestly, on my time being here.. uhhhhh I dunno actually. I like how it is now, I just wish some new faces would be in the government part of TSP. I'd like a new face and members for like Prime Minister, RMB mods, etc.

What are you involved in in TSP?

Mostly just talking on the RMB and factbook posting
im not active on the forums or discord (this is my first time logging in since like august). Soooo yeah. I’ve wanted to get involved into TSP politics and become like a prime minister or mod but it seems like a lot of work

It can be some work but it does have a lot of benefits to it as well!
and that answers my next question i think as well unless you would like to elaborate!
What would you like to do in TSP?

Be a good member and bring joy. Also be at least something in the government department, they need someone new up there and not just the same people

What would you like to see more of in TSP?

Less arguments and more new people

Some of your interests outside of NATIONSTATES

I enjoy reading, music, video games, history, religion, flags, coat of arms

What is your favorite color?
Blue

What is your favorite song?
Noch by Audrey Gubin

What is your favorite band?
None Really

What is your favorite book?
Kindness for Weakness

What is your favorite movie?
End of Evangelion

What is your favorite TV show?
Neon Genesis Evangelion

What are your favorite sports teams?
Mexico or Barcelona

What are your favorite video games?
Skyrim & Fallout

What is your favorite Pie flavor?
None

This last one is blasphemy but I'll let it slide for now....

Thanks for reading and as always Be nice to each other and have a slice of pie!

Welcome to TSPCookery!

This weekly column will feature recipes from my personal recipe collection and if y'all have any you want to share, send them over!! The purpose of this is to share the foods of TSP and indulge in the sharing of that which makes our bellies happy!

So with that being said the obvious first choice for the first recipe is my second favorite food: Pumpkin Pie!

Now obviously there are MANY different versions of this recipe. It's the second best pie out there so the one I use may possibly be different from the one that you are used to. And if that's the case, drop me a line and tell me what you do differently! #Sharethefood

So Starting out make sure you have everything you need BEFORE you start the oven. There is nothing worse than preheating an oven and finding out you don't have all of the necessary ingredients. For this recipe you will need about a dozen different items.

1) Pie crust
You can make your own or use a premade one. It depends on your time and experience level.
(I'll post a recipe for one of those eventually if y'all want one.) - For this posting I am going to pretend to use a premade one

2) Eggs
This recipe calls for 2 eggs. I use the Large chicken eggs from the store currently as I've no access to fresh ones but those work as well and add a better bit of flavor.

3) Pumpkin
Obvi. Now you're gonna need about 1 can of the stuff. It comes to two cups total which would be 16 ounces.

4)Salt
1/2 teaspoon (that's the small one)

5) sugar
3/4 of a cup ( if you wanna be cheeky go for the full cup)

6) Cinnamon
Now a little of this goes a LONG way - Y'all only need 1 teaspoon of this

7) ginger
1/2 teaspoon of this - you wanna use dry ginger as fresh can throw off the taste

8) clove
1/4 teaspoon

9) Evaporated milk
Now you're really going to have to read the can to make sure you're picking the right stuff. They like to put this and condensed RIGHT next to each other in the stores and it's nonsense. 1 can

10) Chocolate Chips
This is something that not many people add to their pies but I like it. You can add as much as your heart desires.

11) Chocolate Syrup
This is for after the pie has cooled down, add it to the top and love yourself

12) Whipped Cream
This is another thing you can make yourself or get the Cool Whip - I’m going to work with the Cool Whip and if there is interest I will post a recipe for whipped cream later. This is also for the top of the pie before eating.

Make sure you have a 9 inch pie pan and start preheating the oven to 425 degrees Fahrenheit (218 Celsius - not sure how international
ovens work). If using the premade pie crust follow those steps first and move on to the filling next.

Get yourself a mixing bowl and either a whisk and strong wrist or hand mixer. Crack the eggs into the bowl and beat/mix the remaining ingredients one at a time into the concoction. Now you should be mixing the dry ingredients first before adding in the evaporated milk and chocolate chips. Work that until it is smoothish and then pour it into your waiting pie crust. Add more chocolate chips to the top and then pop it into the oven. Let that hang out in there for 15 minutes.

When the first timer goes off, check the beautiful creation and reduce the oven temperature to 350 degrees Fahrenheit. ( 177 Celsius) You’ve got 45 minutes to wait while the oven is doing its thing, you can clean up the kitchen and get your life in order. To know that the pie is done, stick a toothpick or fork or something that makes a TINY mark in the center and edge of the pie. When it comes up clean, your pie is done.

Now the most important thing to remember is to let your pie REST. It needs to cool before you can dive into the deliciousness. I typically let mine sit for about 2 hours on the pie rack unless I’m using it for dinner and then it waits until whatever time I need it. The great thing about PIE is it can be made up to 48 hours beforehand and as long as it is stored properly will always be delicious.

When you’re ready to enjoy the yum, add your toppings and indulge in amazingness!

And thus concludes this recipe!

Thanks for reading and if you have anything you want to know how to make or you have a recipe of your own you want us to try, let me know on Discord, or TG and I’ll see what I can do!

As always recipe requests can be sent to me by TG here or DM on discord. Give this a try and tell us all how it went!