10000 Islands Emissary Update Date: February 2018
Population: 1,359 (+189)
Delegate Endorsements: 282 (-4)
Forum: 10000islands.proboards.com
The following is the Emissary Report for February 2018.
GovernmentAs of this report's publication, the government of 10000 Islands consists of:
~ Chief Executive: Woonsocket
~ WA Delegate: Dominion of Compassion
~ Senior Senator of Lyonesse East: United Royal Islands
~ Senator of Himes West: Siuts
~ Senator of Blue Canaria North: Kozmix
~ Senator of New Republica South: Ater Nox
~ Minister of Immigration: Tuga Nation's Dragon
~ Minister of Labor: Paffnia
~ Minister of Education: Markanite
Political News- The Minister of Immigration created a new recruitment competition named ELIXIR Championship after Heart of Islands Awarded recruiter Escanaba. It will be held all of next month.
- New rules for the 10000 Islands Regional Message Board (RMB) were enacted this month. These rules replaced the older regulations about RMB Etiquette. Find them
here- The decision to establish embassies with the region
The LCRUA was confirmed by the Council this month.
- Lethoica was appointed the Deputy Minister of Immigration and Flemingisa was appointed the Deputy Senator of Lyonnesse East.
- As an effort towards reducing corruption, the Council passed the Tacos in Elections Act, recognizing bribery on the political party's front and attempting to curb it.
TITO CommandAs of the publication of this report, TITO command consists of:
~ Commander-in-Chief: Woonsocket
~ Tactical Officer: Kortexia
~ Tactical Officer: Kanta Hame
~ Tactical Officer: Sorya
~ EF Tactical Officer: Smugglers and Mercs
~ Executive Officer: Hakketomat
Military News- Smugglers and Mercs was appointed the new TITO EF Tactical Officer.
- Kanta Häme and Elite were promoted to become TITO Knight Legion Commanders.
- Republic of Tikistan was knighted after completion of 50 successful missions. Congratulations to all!
Around the Islands- There is a Model United Nations Class being held in the University, which is held by the Islanders Lethoica and Kozmix.
- A New Wage Act was passed and almost all jobs across the Islands have now been given a fixed wage, handled by the Department of Labor
- The Poet Laureate Competition was held, and Kozmix was elected the new Poet Laureate.
- USSR/Hahiha stepped down as Dean of XKI University. We
thank them for their hard work.
- Markanite steps down from the position of emissary to Deutschland, Greater Dienstad and Belgium. Thank you for your service.
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Dannesberg and
Mingulay Isle were selected as the featured nations!
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Taco Island:
~ Tanzoria surrendered his battle for the President for.... Minions? Find out
here~ The best spammer and ardent minion hater Boltor received his own parade
~ The Regional Reserve has released the
most revolting sanctions and laws.... all for minions of course
~ A new detective agency, the
Taco Island Five-O has been established, crime fighters by day... and by night!
February's Special Feature: Poet Laureate In 2011, 10000 Islands' Council of Nine created a legislation that would become a part of their culture, promoting one of the most under rated of art forms, poetry. The establishment of a Regional Poet Laureate was a suggestion that the Council took seriously, creating a competition called the Poet Laureate; and the rest they say is history. Held in the months of February, June and October, the Poet Laureate is a position, representative of our artists of words, and of this representation of meaning.
XKI has had a rich history of poets, with the longest crowned Poet Laureate, Aersoldorf recognized by many as the "One True Poet", other Islanders have risen to take the position in the recent competitions, diversifying the cultural pool of poets. I had the pleasure of participating (and winning, surprisingly) this prestigious competition, so was more than happy to talk to a few of the newer winners of this competition, namely Sorya and Kortexia.
"So, in your opinion, what does the Poet Laureate represent? As in, do you think of it as a fun job or an embodiment of culture? Or is it something more?" I asked them, as I was also to know what position I'd be taking up. Kortexia firmly believes that it is a culmination of the two. "UHHHHHHHHH.... Both? I guess? Although I feel it is more so an embodiment of the poetic side of 10KI culture", he says, while also alluding to the culturally rich side of XKI. Intrigued, I wanted to know more. I asked about the competitive nature of this... competition. Sorya was of the opinion that diversity is the key aspect of the competition. "It’s easy for everyone to join in and the types of poetry chosen change each time so we have a variety of winners," he says, which was quite true. The theme for this quarter's competition was Terza Rima, which is an older format with a fixed rhyme scheme and number of syllables, while other competitions have featured other formats and techniques. Sorya's belief is that the ideal competition is one where there is maximum participation, to see what all people come up with!
Aersoldorf also spoke of his love for the islands and his goal as the Poet Laureate. "For me, poetry is a means to express myself here, and I have used my pen to try to honor the people who have meant the world to me during my time here and to try and entertain the masses," he says. Aersoldorf has taken this position more seriously than any other Islander, to the point where he believes that creativity is as important as the rules of the competition. The poetry fraternity here has been pioneered by him, and we know of his love for the art, and how much it means to him.
Lastly, I asked what poetry meant to them, while suggesting that it was an expression of beauty, art and aesthetics, all at once where the rhymes please the ears and the words touch the heart. Aersoldorf, the true patriot, says, "I view it as a means to express myself in the most creative manner possible. I try to express my love for this region and its inhabitants in the most creative way that I can imagine." Kortexia summed it up beautifully, "Poetry to me is a way to express emotions that otherwise are difficult to express with normal words, or to invoke those feelings in others."
And that concluded our brief talk. The report ends with this beautiful poem:
Poem for the month:
February!
Quite a bit shorter than his peers,
February was often teased for his stature,
Yet he took it with no complaint,
Because love was deep in his nature.
What does February even have, you ask,
January starts out the year,
March takes off the Winter's snowy mask,
Even Oktober has fests and beer!
February felt sad and lonely,
And St. Valentine felt sorry for him,
So he gave February a gift lovely,
Which made him quite happy and prim!
Wait, that's not why we celebrate Valentine's?
Important Links:
Office of the Poet Laureate10000 Poets SocietyWritten by Kozmix