Sweet Home Alberta [En / Fr]
Thedillpickl
Translation provided by Thomas Roberge.
Hi kids! / Bonjour les enfants !
Proposed change to the provincial flag of Alberta.
Proposition de modification du drapeau provincial de l'Alberta.
[En] Located in the 'South', with forests, lakes, rivers, hills, farmland, I can feel at home here. If elected I'm considering moving my Christmas residence. OK, enough funny. On to the boring stuff.
[Fr] Située dans le « Sud » avec forêts, lacs, rivières, collines et terres agricoles, l'Alberta est un endroit où je me sens chez moi. Si je suis élu, je songe à y déménager ma résidence hivernale. Bon, trève de plaisanteries. Passons aux choses ennuyantes.
Cabinet / Cabinet
[En] This is pretty much done, have a look. There may be some late addition, just contact me if interested. I think we've assembled a competent group.
[Fr] Le cabinet est presque complet. Vous pouvez y jeter un coup d'oeil ici. Des ajouts sont toujours possibles, vous n'avez qu'à me contacter si vous êtes intéressés. Je crois que nous avons mis en place en groupe compétent.
Plans / Objectifs
[En] FA, FA, FA. I can't stress enough our need to be part of the international scene. Our 'fun' is directly affected by our association of friends. As seen recently when the UK was into our borders and looking to "teach us a lesson". A couple of NE's and an AS changed the situation completely. Now the UK has some light green regions and will possibly have a familiar lavender color by the time you read this. :yuk, yuk:
There will be a push by me to get some communication going. That has been decidedly lacking lately (and I'm not just talking about Rylde). This office will be keeping Congress apprised of what's going on as well as a weekly article by myself and some informational articles by our ministries.
One important thing we're gearing up for is setting up a Training Ground upgrade program. This has been talked about too long and is pretty much ignored. This will be organized and ran under the MoE. We have an idea for a food/mentoring program for new players too. These will be part of the Executive budget so there will be no complications. When Congress approves the budget they will be approving our programs. I would mention that I'm aware that there were previous programs but they are inactive currently. This will be Executive action and hopefully will catch on.
[Fr] Deux mots : affaires étrangères. Il est important que nous soyons présents sur la scène internationale. Nos alliés ont une influence sur notre expérience de jeu, comme nous avons pu le voir récemment lorsque le Royaume-Uni a envahi nos terres pour « nous faire la leçon ». Une Frappe Aérienne et quelques déclarations d'Ennemi juré ont changé la donne. En ce moment, quelques régions du Royaume-Uni sont vert pâle, et d'autres seront probablement lavande au moment où vous lirez ces lignes. :yuk, yuk:
Je vais faire en sorte qu'il y ait une meilleure communication de la part du gouvernement, ce qui a fait défaut dernièrement (et je ne parle pas seulement de Rylde). Le bureau du Président tiendra le Congrès au courant de ce qui se passe et il y aura publication d'un article hebdomadaire de ma part, sans compter les articles d'information de nos Ministères.
Un projet important sur lequel nous travaillons est celui d'un programme d'amélioration des Terrains d'entraînement. Cette idée circule depuis longtemps sans vraiment être prise en compte. C'est le Ministère de l'Éducation qui s'en occupera. Nous avons aussi pensé à un programme de mentorat et de dons de nourriture pour les nouveaux joueurs. Ces programmes seront inclus dans le budget de l'Exécutif ; il n'y aura donc pas de complications. Lorsque le Congrès votera pour approuver le budget, il approuvera ces programmes par le fait même. J'aimerais ajouter que je suis au courant qu'il y a déjà eu des programmes similaires, mais ils sont inactifs pour le moment.
That's It / C'est tout
[En] I'm not wasting any more time answering questions that apparently have no answer. McVicker can prattle on. If someone asks a serious question I will respond.
My thanks to MDP, CPF and Tralfamadorians of Canada.
Vote as you think best, but please vote!
[Fr] Je ne perdrai plus de temps à répondre à des questions qui n'ont pas de réponse. McVicker peut continuer à jacasser. Si quelqu'un me pose une question pertinente, j'y répondrai.
J'aimerais remercier le MDP, le CPF et les Tralfamadoriens du Canada.
Votez pour qui vous voulez, mais s'il vous plaît, votez !
Comments
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I'm RICH!
Woo Hoo!
Filthy RICH!!
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Good luck o7
You too!
I like the flag
I approve this message
~hyuu~
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Darkmos holds the position of ??? Does ??? stand for placeholder to gain IW votes?
*gasp* How did you know??
Darkmos is our IW liaison so we can learn how to sift through all the poison, hate and pinko-rebel insanity you people spew in every direction, and maybe find something worth listening to.
Since he appears to be unique among you borderline-treasonous hippie rabble in that he is semi-capable of something approaching rational thought, and not just vomiting out streams of anarchic bile and rhetoric penned by McVicker, he is being given the opportunity - as I was - to learn the ropes and choose his own path.
But yeah, you go right ahead and attack Dill for extending an olive branch and attempting to help new guys realize their potential.
Post too long. I'll I read was blaaaaaaaaaaaaah.
Case in point.
Everything has to be about starting shit, don't it?
If you must know, I was waiting to hear what he was interested in doing before assigning him a slot. Smoke had been speaking with him so there was no reason for me to butt in. Smoke reported just a short time ago that Darkmos is interested in MoD and has experience setting up CO's. Xichael is happy to have him there.
Did we learn anything? Ask questions, listen to responses, judge best resolution = make people happy.
That question mark at the end of my initial comment. That's a question. You might want to write that down if you're going to be CP. It's important.
Too much pickl...
"FA, FA, FA. I can't stress enough our need to be part of the international scene."
this is the same thing you said last time you ran. What did you do last time you got elected though? From what I saw it was to wreck relations not strength them...
Hopefully you do better this time around.
Also why do you want to bring a flag that represents the continued direct and brutal enslavement of a race to a Canadian province?
I tend to agree with that last bit.
To be fair, the Confederate flag is not exclusively a symbol of slavery. It's a symbol of regional culture. I think Dill is playing on the similarities of conservative culture in Texas and Alberta.
here let me share some of my regional conservative culture.
http://www.warstore.co.uk/ekmps/shops/marlina/images/german-ww2-nazi-5-x-3-flag-1494-p.jpg
if he wanted a flag to go with the title then he could have used Alabama's actual flag
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5c/Flag_of_Alabama.svg/600px-Flag_of_Alabama.svg.png
By your logic, any flag that has been in place during times of great moral crisis should be held abhorrent. There are not many flags in the world today that are appropriate in that case. Although the Nazi flag does hold a special spot for the level of evil it was associated with. However, the same could be said about the Soviet flag which is associated with much more death and genocide than the Nazi flag, but it is still socially acceptable to use.
I'm Southern and that flag is part of my history and culture. It has a dual meaning.
I do not find it socially acceptable either. I find it to be a great irony.
you are a bore!! Only the demented add hate where it was never welcomed!
it is welcomed in all of us sadly
Sorry the flag bothers you. There are many flags that are offensive to someone. As a amateur history buff the American Civil War interests me. Yes slavery was a poor but common choice of labor 150 years ago and before. Abraham Lincoln’s in-laws were big time slave owners. Mary Todd's daddy was plenty pissed at old Abe.
Two things I would like you to consider:
#1 - The Secessionists goal was to avoid hostile takeover of the cotton trade with Europe. Rich northern industrialist were wanting to sink their greedy claws into the export of cotton fabric to England and France. The US government were helping the rich bastards. (Huge shock, I know. Who'd a thunk?)
#2 - After the war was over Lincoln's promise to send relief never happened. Most Southern land owners that still had anything left fed and housed the former slaves to keep them from starving to death. They provided employment doing the same jobs that blacks did when they were slaves except now they paid them. The former slaves took that money and paid the white people for food and housing. Nothing changed much other that the South was raped and had 10% of the economy they formerly had.
Oh yeah, I almost forgot. The Northern Industrialists took over the cotton gins and export companies which were broke.
"Most Southern land owners that still had anything left fed and housed the former slaves to keep them from starving to death. "
and so that they could keep working their land....
nothing much changed except now the south was poorer and they had to 'pay' their former slaves. They still treated them poorly and sub-human. Sad how it all worked out...
I suppose actually learning about history is too hard. Enjoy your hate.
The 3 actual Francophone Canadians thank you.
I'm not in your cabinet? No vote then. 🙂
Proud to stand by another Southerner : )
Reminded me of this old song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R82OM5tzcrk
"FA, FA, FA. I can't stress enough our need to be part of the international scene"
Ah there you have it! Agenda. Look at the beauty of this sentence. So much substance. I am enlightened.
If only I had the wisdom to write this sentence.
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Good stuff!
Peacock wisdom: It's possible to lead a cow upstairs...but not downstairs
Actually this is true. Cow's have the 'step up' gene but not the 'step down' gene.
Peacock wisdom part deux: you could push the cow downstairs but unless your name is DMVI wouldnt recommend leading the way
Looking forward to doing my part.
[Eng]
Question probably unanswered for now.
But tends former Minister of Education in eFrench for a very long time, I like to know what you and your team means help for TG.
I mean by that. Financial assistance to the tune of how much gold? How to qualify? How can beneficiary per month (time given for promotional reasons on TG😉)?
Because having worked on such a project for babies eFrench and see the new ministers try to put in place now, I know that the cost often brake the project and the Ministers of Economy see the Congress says stop.
[FR]
Question sans doute sans réponse pour le moment.
Mais en tend qu'ancien Ministre de l'Education en eFrance pendant une très longue période, j'aimerai savoir ce que toi et ton équipe entend par aide pour les TG.
Je veux dire par là. Aide financière à hauteur de combien de gold ? Comment y avoir droit ? Combien de bénéficiaire possible par mois (durée donné pour des raisons de promotion sur les TG 😉 ) ?
Car pour avoir travaillé sur un tel projet pour les babies eFrançais et pour voir les nouveaux ministres tenter de le mettre en place maintenant, je sais que le coût frein souvent le projet et que les ministres de l'économie voir le congrès dit stop.
Qu'est que ca veut dire, 'TG'? C'est une acronym pour quelle que chose?
Training Grounds, Terrains d'entraînement.
Ahh. I thought maybe he was talking about a babyboom or something, wasn't entirely sure. Thanks, Thomas!
TheSmoke has been trying to gain some interest in Congress. Nothing has been done besides talking. Smoke will be working to help MoE Xander and dMoE Utat get a program running.
The idea is that we will only be loaning 10 gold to someone that has almost enough to take advantage of upgrade special. There is a chance that someone may steal. We intend to help those who are known or who are in the mentor program and have proven they want to grow strong.
This program will be funded through the Executive budget (CP's office). Congress will have the opportunity to disapprove the entire budget or allow. If they allow the CP will execute the program. Don't worry, this will start small to see how it goes. I don't want to pour 100's of gold down the hole. 🙂
Apology, I have no French to be able to reply.
No problem google translation problem is my friend. 🙂
I see you trying to set up something to reassure the Congress and the Minister of Economy. I see that it's the same everywhere at this level.
In any case, I hope it will work for the babies.
eUK have done it for over a year now. Be prepared to lose hundreds of gold.
We've been discussing ways to curb people taking the gold then quitting and also outright theft. There will be loss but we are at the experimental stage. Remains to be seen how this will work for us. 🙂
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