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Nimarya wrote:Ladies and gentlemen! Courtesy of the lovely Vivanco, the Peace and Pastries bakery is proud to present today's recipe!

INGREDIENTS:
320 grams of Flour
10 grams of chemical yeast
100 grms of brown sugar
80 grams of minced almond
150 grams of butter
2 eggs
10 mililiters of vanilla extract
100 mililiters of milk
1 pinch of salt

RECIPE
1) In a bowl we beat the eggs and sugar untill some foam appears and rise in volume lightly
2) Then, we add the melted butter and the vanilla mixed with the milk
3) We later add the almond and mix to integrate it
4) Last, we sieve the flour and the yeast over the mix, and we mix it well
5) We then cover the bowl and let it rest in the fridge for 30 minutes
6) Pre heat the oven at 200ºC
7) Take the dough out the fridge and we split it in portions of around 25 grams, giving it oval form and pressing on them lightly with the fingers each portion
8) Bake in the oven for 15 minutes until golden! Let it rest until cold before serving!

[natio]2 and 2 is Fish[/nation], [natio]Wernguard[/nation], [natio]Otakus and Weebs[/nation], [natio]Shadow Dealer[/nation], [natio]Loli County[/nation], [natio]The Black Cathedral[/nation]

Angshire wants to be in on that! I'm hungry!

Lorigia, Wing dings gaster, and Nimarya

Zazumo wrote:How are you?

Good thanks, what about you?

Zazumo and Wing dings gaster

Angshire wrote:Angshire wants to be in on that! I'm hungry!

Yes indeed! We're going to try posting a weekly recipe on the RMB, and we're going to keep submissions from TNPers on a channel on our Discord server. If you'd like to browse our recipes or send a submission of your own (either on Discord or via TG), we would love that!

Aerilia and Wing dings gaster

Territorio di Nessuno wrote:Good thanks, what about you?

Just bored. About to pour a glass of TNP's finest rum. At least I hope it's the finest.

~~~ <3 Endorse Your Heart Out <3 ~~~

Help us meet our regional goals and endorse as many nations as possible!

>>> find nations to endorse here: https://forum.thenorthpacific.org/pages/endorse/ <<<

Find out more about the event here:

What is this?

It is the season of love, with Valentine's Day right around the corner. As such, we are throwing together this even to encourage all of you to share the love and endorse your heart out!

~ If you are not already a member, join the World Assembly (WA).
~ If (or once) you are a WA member, endorse Delegate McMasterdonia and Vice Delegate Francois Isidore.
~ Then, proceed to Linkendorse all other WA nations in The North Pacific.
~ Finally, post on the regional message board and send telegrams to encourages others to do all of the above.

What if I don't beleve in Valentine's Day?

Afreecan, Americaversion2, Amithria, Anarchismistan, Annlouise, Apax baberd, Apreana, Apsalandian empire, Avoss, Azur coast, Bassicalystraw, Beichen, Berniesanders is dad, Bhsblvdv, Billyboboe, Binatochi, Birkshire, Bloodbatha, Bonesestandia, Brexico, Buroznon, Capirion, Carneydonia, Chaoist free temples, Chinallo, Cloon kay sark, Combucosti, Dakshin india, Darn place, Davenstan, Deezonia, Demo troplenia, Dicastan, Dies, Drag g nation, Dystopian police-military state, East chine, East godorkiantrojec, East standa, Elswhere, En cheng, Endavil, Ethan the great, Eugeneics, Fairbury, Falklands islends, Fangrar, Federal empire of the chinese empire, Fexd, First fenrirnia reich, Fith soviet union, Florida people, Foreign origins, Franzeland, Furryoverlords, Gambitustan, Gingerislande, Gironis, Go buck yourself, Gods beautiful nation, Golden sand, Grapefruite, Greater conioningas, Great nam, Great turks, Grim grove, Guls sand, Gummy bears, Hand corick, Hermpais, Highlandsss, Holycr ap, Holy saints, Iachon, Independent state of tasmania, Indiazhumbo, Isla rhodesia, Isla spirit, Israel again, Jenn, Jericho marsh, Jewros, Jibania, Kaiken, Kakawaka, Kambava, Kidin islands, Land of irony, Land of the dudes, Laughterearion, Lianiana, Llacken teger, Loyal papal servant 33, Lumpybumpkin, Lunesie, Maligaon, Mandolan, Marinxa, Megladon, Memelamd, Menardian, Mensdast, Modedonmunnid, Mondiah, Musicmaker, Mwerethos, Nameca, Natmel, Natonan, Neeldesia, New spodia, Niblandia, Nihhon hikikomori kyokai, Nivisurailro, Numpy, Nurmana, Oh I love butter, Oiubab, Ok boommer, Ok boommers, Osamabin laden, Ottomanturks, Overlord74, Pardasta, Peoples state america union, Peru again, Pope innocent the 3rd, Preomecan empire, Ramdomland, Ratyukivka, Rauhanmaa, Reformed criminals, Reformed domallegus dan, Ret4rds, Reyai, Rheinland-pfalz-westfalen, Rodovna, Saint joho stances, Saint kus viseatanumpance, Saint monte cristo, San paolo, Silphox, Sirictius, Sity isla, Southern mirura strait, South money, S paul, Stass corva, Stass evia, Stass frii, Steezy yeezy cheesy, Stephanie mills, Stoopad, Straight out the projects, Sue-ellen maccarthy, The biblical republic, The commonwealth of yorkshire, The danube-, The grand cape, The greater arab-nazi reich, The microwave nation, The overarching, Thers luka, The slav dominion, The subjects of poulta, The union state of america, The united homies, The united states of constitution, Toots, Toseongyang, Triandia, Tundakia griobac, Uklingana, Ukrgo, Ukusach, Undinki, United arab nazi federation, United democratic peopleis, United iraqi nation, Unitedrepublicnation, Veliky rossiya, Vile orokanime, Vulangate, West chine, Wolgan, Yang20, Yeetusfeetusdeletus, Yet another fail, Ze new incan empire, Zila, Zwazilas wes,

You should still do all of the above! Why? As you may know, The North Pacific is currently ranked #2 in the World for average number of endorsements.

Nobody likes being second, and we are hoping to bring The North Pacific to the #1 spot. This will only be possible through coordinated community effort, and we hope that this event will help facilitate exactly that.

Achieving the first place in the world rankings requires that we both increase the total number of WA nations in the region,and that each WA nation gives out at least an extra 100 endorsements to other WA nations. You can contribute to the community effort by joining the WA if you are not already a member, endorsing as many other WA nations as you can, and encouraging other nations to do the same. With your help, we can make our region the #1 region in the world!

Through cooperation and a little bit of hard work, we hope to reach our regional goals by the end of this event. And as a reward for all this work, nations that actively participate in this event will win a large variety of awards! So get to it - join the WA, and Linkstart exchanging endorsements right away!

How long is this event running?

Endorse Your Heart Out! will run for two weeks, starting on February 11th and concluding on February 25th. Update: The event has been extended and will conclude on February 29th.

What are the regional goals?

For this event, we have two sets of regional goals, which together will help us reach our ultimate goal of making The North Pacific #1 in the world rankings for average number of endorsements.

The first set of regional goals aim to increase the total number of endorsements exchanged within The North Pacific.

[background-block=#265780][hr][center][color=dfecff][size=100][b]Endorsement goals[/b][/size][/color][/center][hr][/background-block]

Goal 1

Reach 270,000 endorsements

Goal 2

Reach 280,000 endorsements

Goal 3

Reach 290,000 endorsements

Goal 4

Reach 300,000 endorsements

Goal 5

Reach 310,000 endorsements

Goal 6

Reach 320,000 endorsements

Goal 7

Reach 330,000 endorsements (this will bring us to #1 in the world rankings)

Goal 8

Reach 340,000 endorsements (this will help us create a buffer in the world rankings)

If every WA nation increases their given endorsement count by 50 nations, we will reach Goal 8 by the end of the event. You will need to endorse enough nations to account for any nations you are already endorsing that might CTE during the event. For this reason, we'd recommend endorsing at least 100 more nations.

The second set of regional goals aims to increase the total number of WA nations in The North Pacific.

[background-block=#265780][hr][center][color=dfecff][size=100][b]WA Membership goals[/b][/size][/color][/center][hr][/background-block]

Goal 1

Reach 1,425 WA nations

Goal 2

Reach 1,450 WA nations

Goal 3

Reach 1,475 WA nations

Goal 4

Reach 1,500 WA nations

Goal 5

Reach 1,525 WA nations

Goal 6

Reach 1,550 WA nations

Goal 7

Reach 1,575 WA nations

Goal 8

Reach 1,600 WA nations

You can help us reach the WA membership goals by encouraging other nations to join the WA, either through telegrams or by advertising this event in the regional message board.

Are we any close to achieving these goals?

We will be periodically provide progress updates through posts on the regional message board, as well as telegrams to all nations in The North Pacific. In the meantime, you can track our progress towards the regional goals using the graphs below that update autocally every day. (You can click the images for interactive versions of these graphs.)

LinkLink

What do I get by helping us achieve our regional goals?

You help make our region safer and stronger! But that's not all: We have two sets of incentives to further motivate everyone to help us meet our regional goals.

First, by actively participating in this event, you can win some of the most valuble NationStates trading cards for free!

~ Throughout the event, we will run a daily lottery awarding a legendary card to a winner selected from among nations endorsing at least 90% of the WA nations in the region.
~ At the end of the event, we will run a single-day lottery awarding to distribute a large number of legendary cards (10 cards per achieved regional goal, for a maximum of 160 cards if all goals are achieved) to winners selected from among all WA nations in TNP that won an individual prize during the event.
~ At the end of the event, we will gift an epic card to each WA in TNP nation that won an individual prize during the event.

Second, we have a large set of individual prizes for your bling collection. You can see the table below for details, and you can use the scoreboards linked at the top of the dispatch to track your progress towards winning these individual prizes.

[background-block=#265780][hr][center][color=dfecff][size=100][b]Individual prizes[/b][/size][/color][/center][hr][/background-block]

Increase endorsed WA nations in TNP by 25

Increase endorsed WA nations in TNP by 50

Increase endorsed WA nations in TNP by 100

Increase endorsed WA nations in TNP by 200

Increase endorsements given to nations in TNP by 400

Endorse 30% of all WA nations in TNP

Endorse 60% of all WA nations in TNP

Endorse 90% of all WA nations in TNP

Endorse Delegate McMasterdonia and Vice Delegate Francois Isidore

RMB Hero: Advertise the event on the RMB

WA Recruiter Champion: Recruit new WA nations!

Are there any additional materials I can use to improve my performance?

The WA Development Program has a lot of information that you can use while participating in this event. In particular:

Who is running this event?

Endorse Your Heart Out! is an event sponsored by the LinkMinistry of Culture of The North Pacific. For any questions, please contact Minister of Culture Prydania or Delegate McMasterdonia.

This dispatch is updated automatically on a daily basis. Please do not edit manually.

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~~~ <3 Endorse Your Heart Out <3 ~~~

Arland republic

Fréttanetið Landsfréttir Arlaðúrs (FLA)
National News Agency of Arland

Bjarksson, Arland's young prime minister (21), got married today. Bjarksson's husband, Ulf Finnur Vilhjalmursson, famous Arlandic model, actor and song artist; best known for his role in the worldwide famous movie "Ást er Uppreisnfugl" (2018) as Simon Sæmundsson, also for his hit songs "Óveður", "Stríðsmaður" and "Vald og Stjórn". The wedding happened in the Helmi, Bjarksson's hometown. It started at 13:30, with 3,506 guests in Great Hall of Helmi (Stórsalur Helmindur), starting with a wedding song and dance, following with a opera show, a cake ceremony, a mini-concert of Águsta Eva Friþórsdóttir, a Nordic prayer and finally the vírgunmanðr (wedding ceremony). They both said yes exactly at 17:40, and officially gained "married" status. The wedding was broadcasted live on Alúmur, 24Helmídur, Þorsken, ArlandTV and Channel 4 on TV, and by the official page of Government on Nona (a popular social media website similar to Instagram). The hashtag #BrúðkaupForsætisráðherra went viral on Nona with 343,849 shares.

Source: Gossip! Arland (www.gossip.com.ar/aðalsíða/forsætisráðherra-bjarksson-er-kvæntur-frægum-leikara/)

Lorigia and Wing dings gaster

Empire Divided RP
I here by declare war on Volstokn, claiming that the land is rightfully ours, and not yours, in the spoiler is the land that will be annexed

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/678018478589870133/678724672849707048/b7331e930e52b0ba.png

Dakota Territories wrote:Empire Divided RP
I here by declare war on Volstokn, claiming that the land is rightfully ours, and not yours, in the spoiler is the land that will be annexed
https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/678018478589870133/678724672849707048/b7331e930e52b0ba.png

Voided because I want expect more from you, write an actual post and then I'll consider it.

Post self-deleted by Dakota Territories.

Zazumo wrote:Just bored. About to pour a glass of TNP's finest rum. At least I hope it's the finest.

You don't need to worry, it's 100% TNP's finest.

Extra salty like the good old days.

Territorio di Nessuno wrote:You don't need to worry, it's 100% TNP's finest.

Extra salty like the good old days.

That's how you know it's authentic.

Fensalir union

(Waves) How are you guys doing?

Sanjurika and Wing dings gaster

Fensalir union wrote:(Waves) How are you guys doing?

I'm happy. :)
How're you doing?

Lightenberg

Empire Divided RP

The Duchy of Lightenberg had long been isolated from the rest of the Empire. No major interactions with other states were occuring, spare for vivid trade. However, things began to change with the ascension of a new Duke. Karl IV opened up his country and embarked on the way of gradual reforms.

In order to rein in the nobility, the country was formally divided into Bezirke, each one controlled by a major noble family. In exchange for letting go of their private armies, they were granted the new Bezirke with the right to pass them onto their children and collect taxes in them. A few taxes were going to their pockets, while the rest belonged to the state. Furthermore, the nobles' sons were granted free places in the newly opened Staatsschule which would educate a new generation of state officials. This allowed for a considerable professionalisation of the administration.

Edit: changed after consultation with the Historical Advisor

Fensalir union

Sanjurika wrote:I'm happy. :)
How're you doing?

Finding it tough to find a region to RP in. XD

Arland republic

Pétrína Finnlausdóttir


Finnlausdóttir in 2020

President of the Republic of Arland

In office: February 13, 2020

Preceded by: Daníval Loðmundsson

Chairwoman of Frjálslyndir Demókratar

In office: May 21, 2016

Preceded by: Þorsteina Iva Johnsdóttir

Personal Details

Born:

January 5, 1997 (age 23)
Borgarstaður Town, Arland

Nationality:

Arlandic

Political Party:

Liberal Democrats

Spouse:

Ingibjartur Þórhallsson (since 2015)

Education:

University of Innrihjófn
- Bachelor's in Law

Religion:

Atheism

Signature:

"Liberalism is our destiny, Lothrem is our home."
"Frjálslyndi er örlög okkar, Lóþremur er heimili okkar."
- Pétrína Finnlausdóttir

Pétrína Heiðbjörg Finnlausdóttir is an Arlandic lawyer, politician and the President of Arland since 2017. Born in 1997 in a small town named Borgarstaður, in Hvolsjarhverfi Province/Island to a comedian mother and a househusband father. She is best known for her series of three books "Skína", "Rísa" and "Deyja", which were about the 30's to 80's politics of Arland. She is also known to be the youngest female president, and the third youngest president after Aðalberg Nikanorsson (20) and Hallsteinn Dominiksson (18). Being a young leader, Finnlausdóttir was still in university when she was a party chairwoman and graduated in the year she was elected as the president.

Early Life


Pétrína Heiðbjörg Finnlausdóttir was born in January 5th, 1997 in Helmi, Ríkisspítala Helmidur (Helmi State Hospital). Her parents are Finnlaunn Heiðmar Bergþórsson and Hjálmrún Orfeusardóttir. She started her education in a small town school of Grænir Elementary at the age of 5. Being a gifted student, she finished elementary school with a Heiðursvottorð (honor certificate, given to top 3 best students of the school). After her graduation in elementary school, her family moved to the Innrihjófn City from their town due to her mother finding a job as a professional stand-up comedian in a famous TV program. She continued her education in Svólsðúrtennfjöllen Middle School in Northern Innrihjófn and focused on the major of Law. She continued her major in high school and university as well.

Rise in Politics


While she was in the high school in her third year, she joined the Liberal Democrats Youth Branch. She was an active member and joined all meetings without missing any. She quickly rose in party after she was endorsed by the parties former spokesperson Elja Maximusardóttir. After graduating from high school, she became a member of the main branch and continued to rise up as well. In 2016 Party Elections, she was elected as the chairwoman with %73 of the votes. She then became a famous politician in result of media coverage of her ideas, ideals and proposals. She was best known for her one particular quote, which is "Liberalism is our destiny, Lothrem is our home." (org. "Frjálslyndi er örlög okkar, Lóþremur er heimili okkar."). The quote was later used for her election campaign. In 2020 elections, she won presidency by %43 of the votes and officially became president in February 14, one day after the elections.

Leadership


Finnlausdóttir is in office since February 2020, and she is one of the most supported politicians on Tempest Alpha. Her leadership is criticized as "unrealistic" or "Utopian" by the opposition, yet she receives positive feedbacks from general public. Her election made news outlets speaking good for her, creating a positive general opinion.

Policies

  • Immigration and Emigration Law
    Arland will restrict it's borders to several nations' citizens. Citizenship will require A1 Level Icelandic, no criminal record, no debt over €1 Million. Immigrants will have to give up from their citizenship in order to get Arlandic citizenship. Kids from non-Arlandic background will not get citizenship until they have the citizenship tests on their 17's. Before 17, they will have a type of residency called "Ölninflökket", which will take away their rights to get passports, driver's licenses and buy properties. (usually the minimum age to own properties is 16.) Arlanders living abroad will lose their right to vote after the first year of their emigration.

  • Wage Equality
    It will be illegal to pay someone lesser than other employees working in the same position because of their sex, race, sexuality or/and sexual identity. It will go from fines to closing the business. Yet, it is still legal to discriminate people by their religion, state encourages businesses to not employ muslims.

  • Usage of Fossil Fuels
    Usage of fossil fuels will be banned nationwide, leading it use of green energy only.

For & Against

  • For: Liberalism, Civil Rights, Political Freedom, Gender Equality, Pro-Choice, Pro-Safety, Pro-Welfare, Low Taxes, Small Government, Universal Healthcare, LGBTQA+, Assimilation, Nationalism, Environmentalist Movement

  • Against: Islam, Oppression, Authoritarianism, Patriarchy/Matriarchy, Pro-Life, Pro-Guns, High Taxes, Sharia Law, Chauvinism, Multiculturalism, Communism, Nazism, Fascism, Wild Capitalism, Sexism

Personal Information


President is now living with her fiance, Ingibjartur Þórhallsson, in a small town called Júlíhuld near the capital. She refused to live in Hvítt Hús in her statement of presidency. She is also a good comedian and voice actress, did voice acting on animation movies of "Leitin að Noru" as the Principle Engiljón and "Sögustund" as the ambassador Kristinos Giannapoulos. Her mother is still a very famous and well-known comedian worldwide, and does stand-up show tours. Her father passed away in May 2018 due to pneumonia, and buried in Helmi Town Cemetery.

Personal Trivia

  • She is mildly dyslexic, making her the first leader of Arland with dyslexia.

  • She can speak Icelandic, Kalaallisut, Welsh, Finnish, Swedish, Hebrew and Old Norse, making her one of the six polylingual presidents of Arland.

  • Her both parents are from Fyrlanddurklöskfyærtkenn, which is the coldest place in the earth, now uninhabitable due to dropping temperatures. (average temp. -197 C)

  • She still appears on her mothers shows frequently as a guest member sometimes. Mostly on political skits.

  • Her surname was meant to be Finnlaunnsdóttir, yet an error in the hospital led her to have the surname Finnlausdóttir. It was planned to change in 2009, but her parents didn't want it.

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Logovets

Hello random people

Zazumo wrote:That's how you know it's authentic.

If there's another way to be let me know then, i will surely not ban it.

>->
<-<

Shadow dealer

Fensalir union wrote:Finding it tough to find a region to RP in. XD

What kind of rp?

Empire Divided RP Volstokn

The Bismark Throne under Prince-Bishop Docheri ordered General Tullius- in spite of his very strong opposition- to take his army, march south and take A small Volkish village of Vallahallen.
It was thought that the vicious and protracted reputation of a great part of the Bismark troops, would make it impossible for the Volksih to collect an army for the relief of the village because their troops would simply be too afraid. However, it seemed quite a few men were ready, out of love for comrades.
For this operation, by 21 March Tullius had collected an army of 6 infantry regiments and 25 troops of cavalry: some 6,000 Foot and 2,000 Horse. He crossed the border with his army in a multitude of small formations to avoid detection and moved to an offensive position; there he left a half regiment and four troops to reinforce the rear to avoid ambush and, started for the village.

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/678018478589870133/678724672849707048/b7331e930e52b0ba.png

Fensalir union

Shadow dealer wrote:What kind of rp?

Character RP.

Wing dings gaster

Wing dings gaster

Fensalir union wrote:Character RP.

Mind if I join?

Logovets wrote:Hello random people

Yo!

Wing dings gaster

hi

Territorio di Nessuno and Wing dings gaster

Fensalir union

Wing dings gaster wrote:Mind if I join?

Well, nation and character. I was planning on being a nation but I can't find a region to join.

Wing dings gaster

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