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Greetings,

This is an announcement from the Informational Cadre of Lazarus that is intended to inform you of our forum switch from Zetaboards to an IPB board. We now host our on forum at nslazarus.com, thanks to the work of Chairman Milograd and Comrade Hobbes.

Your ambassadors may need to reapply for their ambassadorial masking, as groups did not carry over and had to be manually reset by the Administration Cadre, and your links to our board may need to be updated.

Any previous user of the forum will have to change his or her password via e-mail (the "forgot your password?" prompt), and then he or she should log in and change the password to something more memorable than the random sequence of digits. If you do not have an account, feel free to register, introduce yourself, and apply for an appropriate diplomatic masking if you desire to.

Thank you.

Congrats Lazarus.

People's Republic of Lazarus Foreign Update
January 2014 Edition (Written by Horse, PERGAMON, Matheca, and Milograd)
 
"Onward in the Glorious March to Harmony!"

Current Lazarene Government

Chairman: Milograd (Endorsements: 155) (Days as Chairman: 55)
Vice-Chairman: Harmoneia

Cultural Governor: Funkadelia
Diplomacy Governor: Matheca
Judicial Governor: Mad Jack
Information Governor: Kazmr
General of People's Militia: DYP

People's Congress: Pergamon, Horse, Stujenske, Libetarian Republics, The Grim Reaper, Feux, Heronlord

All Time Activity Record Set in December

December 2013 was, as predicted, a record breaking month. In fact, it was the most active month in Lazarus' 10-year history. Over 3,600 posts were made in December, and records for users online, registrations, and new topics were also broken.

NS World Fair Cadre Sets Up Spectacular Booth: Little Red Books, Games, and More!

The announcement of The South Pacific as the NS World Fair host drew lots of excitement and anticipation from the citizens of the People's Republic of Lazarus. Primarily, it was because Chairman Milograd had declared the World Fair to be the perfect dais to showcase the vibrance of the Lazarene community and itscultural treasures to the world, an opportunity to show the world just how far Lazarus has come. Cultural Governor Funkadelia was put in charge of all the activities, with major contributions from comrades Horse and Pergamon to the setting up of the Lazarus booth.

A brainstorming session was held which saw the evolution of many unique ideas which made it through the final cut into the Lazarene booth at the World Fair. Ex- Chairwoman Harmoneia offered to write an elaborate essay on Lazarene class struggles, while 'The Little Red Book' was the primary project pursued by the World Fair Cadre. Governor Kazmr showcased his art in an elaborately planned exhibit, and comrade Horse offered to liven up the mood with a few games and activities. Drafting 'The Little Red Book' became one of the main objectives of the cadre, with the final result showcasing some of the most inspirational, patriotic and glorious quotes of the party members. The final result for the World Fair booth was a collective effort of the Lazarene community and managed to encapsulate the current mood and activity of the region perfectly. Many party members were instrumental in making this happen and the credit goes to the entire cadre.
Chairman Milograd summed up the effort by saying:

"I enjoyed this project and I look forward to a great world fair. I think that the work we did here will reflect the gains made by our community quite well."

The Cultural District witnessed a new breakthrough in terms of forum activity, implementation of new ideas and a whole slew of ideas and projects which were started by cultural Governor Funkadelia. The Community History Project sought to update the People's Republic's most recent History, the most recent delegates, their tenures, coup attempts and the Revolution. The project witnessed major contributions from ex-delegates Feux and Harmoneia who painstakingly managed to compile and update the history of the region till the present day.

Apart from this, Funkadelia implemented his pet project theLazarene People's Gaming Union, as a novel way to bring together the gaming aficionados of the Lazarus community and encourage  activity and participation. 'It is a [/]union for the various gaming members of Lazarus to share their gaming profiles and so we can all play games together once in a while.' said Governor Funkadelia. The project was met with a great response with several members of the Lazarene community signing up for it, and calling it a wonderful idea.

IRC activity on Lazarus reached a new high, with the channel having no less than eleven members at a given time. The IRC channel proved to be a major way to reach out to the citizens of Lazarus and provided great connectivity between the government and the people. Activity records in Lazarus created history yet again with the forum posts reaching a resounding 15,000 up from nearly 8,000 posts in November 2013.

Government Appointments

There have been a few shakeups in the government.

• Bruteland replaced Hobbes as SC Marshal.
  
• Meow Zedong replaced PrussianEmpire as an Army Officer.
  
• Horse replaced Earth and Freedom as a Congressman.
  
• Elections are underway to replace the outgoing Vice-Chairman, Harmoneia. Hobbes, Funkadelia, and Kazmr are running as candidates.
  
• Cam was appointed as Cultural Organizer.
  
• Tano was appointed as Recruitment Officer.
  

Informational Activity

The Information District published six issues in December. They can be found here. The District is currently discussing the idea of interviewing Lazarenes on a more regular basis and on reporting internationally. Bodobol, Charax, and Economic Determinists have stepped up to join the staff this month.

Forum Software Upgraded

In an effort commissioned and sponsored by Comrade Milograd, First Tiger Hobbes constructed a new forum for Lazarenes to gather at and converse, with a modicum of help from South Pacifican Hileville. The effort to construct the new forums took a little over a day, completing construction last Saturday, 21 December late in the evening. Those contributing to construction agreed that the job was both tiresome and frustrating. The upgrade caused some confusion among citizens, as passwords had to be changed to manually log in, but the overall transition was smooth. There were a few snags reported, however Hobbes managed to address them swiftly so no inconvenience was caused.

The new forums were well received by the people, and the majority of the people were of the opinion that the forums looked better, and were much easier to use. Hobbes recieved widespread appreciation for his work in improving the forums, with compliments for his work pouring in from all directions. Milograd has also been applauded for funding the project.

LLA Achieves Major Successes Against The Black Riders and Fascists

This month was a great success for the LLA. It has seen a large spurt of activity in the defender world, working with its many allies to liberate regions. The greatest example of this was the liberation of Asia, which has been used as the example of what happens when defenders put their differences aside and agree to work together. The liberation, which took place at Major update on the 27th, took around 40 people in the operation. The coalition used non-WA nations with flags that would grab attention (such as Mahaj’s and Unibot’s flag) to try and trick the delegate into moving to ban them instead of using their precious time to ban actual WA's. This tactic, along with the major surge of troops, was successful, as several of the banjections were wasted on those nations. The liberation is being heralded as one of the funnest liberations, and the largest operation of the 2013 year. The following organizations took part in the liberation: TITO, the UDL, the FRA, Spiritus, Wintreath, and The South Pacific. A big thank you goes out to all that helped in the liberation, and may we continue this great  amount of success in every liberation we do.

Some other highlights include, but are not limited to:

• 12/7/13- Defense of 3 regions
  
• 12/17/13- Defense of Zombie Prevention, Unitarian Union, and Hong Kong
• 12/24/13- Defense of Nulla Vitae, and Marijuana 4 All.
  
• 12/27/13- Liberation of Asia
  
• 12/30/13- Liberation of Italy
  
• 12/31/13- Liberation of  Darwin Allied Republics
  
• 1/5/13- Liberation of Coalition of Leftist Comrades
  
• 1/5/13- Defense of Soviet Union
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Lazarene People Triumphantly Defend Themselves From Griff's Coup Attempt

Kazmr delivers a motivational speech to the defense cadres.

"When the People's Republic of Lazarus issued the clarion call to save our beloved homeland from the clutches of the counterprosperity traitor group, the Lazarene people, both young and old, were the first to hurl themselves into struggle, flocked into the war cadres in the region and on the RMB, composed of the finest sons and daughters of the game, filled the ranks of the partisan battalions which were expanded into brigades and divisions and which, today, constitute our regular Lazarene Liberation Army." -- (Cultural District Briefing on the History of the Republic)

On December 7th, 2013, Chairman Milograd issued a warning to all citizens of Lazarus that the region had entered a state of emergency and defense against a reactionary invasion. Griffin Somerset, our former delegate and a former friend to the people of Lazarus, had chosen for the second time to attempt to overthrow the government and had started swapping endorsements for the sake of overthrowing the legitimate Lazarene government. During her first attempt in 2012, she approached the United Defenders League about "liberating" Lazarus from its popularly elected incumbent delegate due to her opinions losing the favor of the EC. This time, she declared her plot to the people in her telegrams, but after telegramming the entire region she only managed to garner 30 endorsements from over 200 WA nations. The people's rejection of her underlying promise of a return to regional decay were immediately self-evident.

Regardless, the response to her subversive assault was vigorous and unremitting. Allies of the PRL assisted in upholding the security of the region by endorsing Milograd and the other endorsees. Supporters of the Lazarus both old and new flooded the regional message board with statements that declared their support for the legitimate government and pointed out the flaws in Griffin's rhetoric, lies, and promises. Observers declared their frustration at the disruption that Griffin had brought to the tranquility and order in their home. Old Guard Lazarene members, such as Trackeendy, Drop Your Pants, and Harmoneia also rallied express their disappointment at a member they once considered a reasonable friend.

The struggle was a painful one, as it is never fun to war against an old friend nor is the necessity to defend your region against an invasion ever welcomed, but nonetheless it had to be done. Milograd calmly addressed Griffin and addressed her concerns, but ultimately the fact that she chose to resort to armed rebellion before taking a more reasonable course of action, such as talking to him, only lost her his favor and proved why she was banned in the first place. Her tendency to make hasty decisions that threaten the region's good for the sake of preserving her unpopular preferences about Lazarus' management was disconcerting to the people. She marched onto the RMB and declared that she would bring the democracy that the people wanted and that Feux "stole" from them, even though Feux's anti-democratic platform in the 2013 elections  defeated her democratic platform. Similarly, Chairman Milograd made a thread about democratization in the citizen's forum, and it was unanimously rejected by the citizenry due to their support of his vision and power to pursue it.

The struggle lasted for over a week, and ended when Milograd coordinated a last-second slingshot of the delegacy to Former Delegate Drop Your Pants, who then sent Griffin's nation to The Rejected Realms Penal Colony. DYP says that he would have preferred not having to have done it, but that Griff's disruption and recklessness made it necessary. Later, Game Administrator Ballotonia announced that the game feature that Griff exploited to make her coup attempt possible had been patched. Banning high-influence invader nations costs a lot of influence and therefore it is wholly unreasonable that they can return to their regions after CTEing (bans expire) with minimal loss in influence, and therefore, for now on, nations will lose all influence they have in regions except for the one that they CTE in after they go inactive.

Lazarenes that participated in our fight for freedom were awarded a ribbon for their efforts, and overall the people were joyful after tranquility was restored. Governor Kazmr joked, "I never thought I'd see Griffin Somerset stir activity in Lazarus."

Judicial District Runs Mock Trial

Christmas in one of the most important festivals around the world. It was revealed however, that one sole man searched to destroy christmas and ruin it for everybody: The Grinch. The People's Republic of Lazarus could not stand such a cruesome crime and charged the Grinch with a full list of his crimes, but primary focused on the crime of treason. It was believed that his actions would destroy the harmony and unity of the republic and as such, destroy the republic from withhin. Comrade Mad Jack opened the court of the Grinch Case and acted as judge of Lazarus. He nominated Pergamon for the state's prosecution, defending the values and rights of the People's Republic. The Grinch however, chose a very competent advocat, Kogvuron to defend his rights in trial. Regardless of all cruel crimes, the advocat revealed the true motivation of the accused and explained that christmas is not a festival of harmony or unity but one with religious and capitalizt . Thus the accused tried to defend the People's Republic from this burgeois influence and was in fact a most loyal subject to Lazarus. Judge Mad Jack declared "not guilty". The case was closed and the accused was set free.

This was the first trial held in the People's Republic and a great success regarding the constitution and values of Lazarus. The participators have been congratulated for their efforts and enthusiasm.

WA Activity in the People's Republic: PRL Members Draft and Vote

Chairman Milograd, First Tiger/Officer Hobbes, and Governor Kazmr drafted a commendation of the outgoing Vice-Chairman of the People's Republic, Harmoneia. Harmoneia has been a contributor to Lazarus since its infancy and has been always been a valued member of our community; the commendation was met with strong support on our off-site vote and in our in-game vote, with many old Lazarenes showing up to voice their support of the condemnation, and the resolution won by a landslide vote in the Security Council.

Furthermore, Chairman Milograd, with the help of TWP's WA Minister, Douria, has drafted a repeal of GA#75, the "International Radio Act". The resolution was proposed for a number of reasons. GA#75 presents an inadvertent danger to civilians, since exposing civilians to highly powerful waves can cause long-term health issues including cancer. Furthermore, the requirement for nations to maintain radio services for utilities that they may not even have is too inflexible for a body as diverse as the WA, and further believing that maintaining superfluous services is costly to member states.

The PRL is pleased to see that it's first state-drafted resolution has passed in the SC, and also hopes that, when the time comes, our allies and friends abroad will support Chairman Milograd's attempt to repeal GA#75.

In terms of voting, the PRL voted as follows:

• Condemn The Black Riders -- For [SC]
  
• Commend Harmoneia -- For [SC]
  
• Freedom to Bear Arms  -- Against [GA]
  
• Pollution Control Act -- Against [GA]
  
• Repeal "Dignified End of Life Choices" -- For [GA]
  
• Freedom to Bear Arms -- Against [GA]
  
• Repeal "The Early Learning Act" -- For [GA]
  
• On Network Neutrality -- For [GA]
  
• Right to Adequate Shelter -- Against [GA]
  
• Repeal "Cultural Heritage Protection" -- For [GA]
  

Quote of the Month

"The Grinch has finally taken Christmas
From us innocent Lazarenes!

Fear not, for we shall take it back,
With force of will,
In huge Christmas sacks!

But one amongst us
who is without sin
Should cast the first stone
At this almighty Christmas din

Are we not all guilty
Of failing to uphold Christmas spirit?
Is it not our fault
That the Grinch chose not to do his bit?

Surely we must repent
For our own negligence!
Who amongst us can truly say
That we sacrificed to keep the spirit that day?

We must strive forever
To spread the word
To protect the people
Around the NS world

And let me just say
That without delay
The Grinch must be freed
To help us spread good cheer
All throughout the year
This, my friends, is how I plead."

by Meow Zedong ~ PRL VS The Grinch

Thanks for reading our monthly update! Lazarus wishes you a happy and successful New Year!

Thanks for the update! It would seem that Lazarus continues to become one of the most active and relevant regions in the game.

People's Republic of Lazarus Foreign Update
January 2014 Edition (Written by Horse, PERGAMON, Matheca, and Milograd)
 
"Onward in the Glorious March to Harmony!"

Current Lazarene Government

Chairman: Milograd (Endorsements: 165) (Days as Chairman: 75)
Vice-Chairman: Harmoneia

Cultural Governor: Funkadelia
Diplomacy Governor: Matheca
Judicial Governor: Mad Jack
Information Governor: Kazmr
General of People's Militia: DYP

People's Congress: Pergamon, Horse, Stujenske, Libetarian Republics, The Grim Reaper, Feux, Heronlord

All Time Activity Record Set in December

December 2013 was, as predicted, a record breaking month. In fact, it was the most active month in Lazarus' 10-year history. Over 3,600 posts were made in December, and records for users online, registrations, and new topics were also broken.

NS World Fair Cadre Sets Up Spectacular Booth: Little Red Books, Games, and More!

The announcement of The South Pacific as the NS World Fair host drew lots of excitement and anticipation from the citizens of the People's Republic of Lazarus. Primarily, it was because Chairman Milograd had declared the World Fair to be the perfect dais to showcase the vibrance of the Lazarene community and itscultural treasures to the world, an opportunity to show the world just how far Lazarus has come. Cultural Governor Funkadelia was put in charge of all the activities, with major contributions from comrades Horse and Pergamon to the setting up of the Lazarus booth.

A brainstorming session was held which saw the evolution of many unique ideas which made it through the final cut into the Lazarene booth at the World Fair. Ex- Chairwoman Harmoneia offered to write an elaborate essay on Lazarene class struggles, while 'The Little Red Book' was the primary project pursued by the World Fair Cadre. Governor Kazmr showcased his art in an elaborately planned exhibit, and comrade Horse offered to liven up the mood with a few games and activities. Drafting 'The Little Red Book' became one of the main objectives of the cadre, with the final result showcasing some of the most inspirational, patriotic and glorious quotes of the party members. The final result for the World Fair booth was a collective effort of the Lazarene community and managed to encapsulate the current mood and activity of the region perfectly. Many party members were instrumental in making this happen and the credit goes to the entire cadre.
Chairman Milograd summed up the effort by saying:

"I enjoyed this project and I look forward to a great world fair. I think that the work we did here will reflect the gains made by our community quite well."

The Cultural District witnessed a new breakthrough in terms of forum activity, implementation of new ideas and a whole slew of ideas and projects which were started by cultural Governor Funkadelia. The Community History Project sought to update the People's Republic's most recent History, the most recent delegates, their tenures, coup attempts and the Revolution. The project witnessed major contributions from ex-delegates Feux and Harmoneia who painstakingly managed to compile and update the history of the region till the present day.

Apart from this, Funkadelia implemented his pet project theLazarene People's Gaming Union, as a novel way to bring together the gaming aficionados of the Lazarus community and encourage  activity and participation. 'It is a [/]union for the various gaming members of Lazarus to share their gaming profiles and so we can all play games together once in a while.' said Governor Funkadelia. The project was met with a great response with several members of the Lazarene community signing up for it, and calling it a wonderful idea.

IRC activity on Lazarus reached a new high, with the channel having no less than eleven members at a given time. The IRC channel proved to be a major way to reach out to the citizens of Lazarus and provided great connectivity between the government and the people. Activity records in Lazarus created history yet again with the forum posts reaching a resounding 15,000 up from nearly 8,000 posts in November 2013.

Government Appointments

There have been a few shakeups in the government.

• Bruteland replaced Hobbes as SC Marshal.
  
• Meow Zedong replaced PrussianEmpire as an Army Officer.
  
• Horse replaced Earth and Freedom as a Congressman.
  
• Elections are underway to replace the outgoing Vice-Chairman, Harmoneia. Hobbes, Funkadelia, and Kazmr are running as candidates.
  
• Cam was appointed as Cultural Organizer.
  
• Tano was appointed as Recruitment Officer.
  

Informational Activity

The Information District published six issues in December. They can be found here. The District is currently discussing the idea of interviewing Lazarenes on a more regular basis and on reporting internationally. Bodobol, Charax, and Economic Determinists have stepped up to join the staff this month.

Forum Software Upgraded

In an effort commissioned and sponsored by Comrade Milograd, First Tiger Hobbes constructed a new forum for Lazarenes to gather at and converse, with a modicum of help from South Pacifican Hileville. The effort to construct the new forums took a little over a day, completing construction last Saturday, 21 December late in the evening. Those contributing to construction agreed that the job was both tiresome and frustrating. The upgrade caused some confusion among citizens, as passwords had to be changed to manually log in, but the overall transition was smooth. There were a few snags reported, however Hobbes managed to address them swiftly so no inconvenience was caused.

The new forums were well received by the people, and the majority of the people were of the opinion that the forums looked better, and were much easier to use. Hobbes recieved widespread appreciation for his work in improving the forums, with compliments for his work pouring in from all directions. Milograd has also been applauded for funding the project.

LLA Achieves Major Successes Against The Black Riders and Fascists

This month was a great success for the LLA. It has seen a large spurt of activity in the defender world, working with its many allies to liberate regions. The greatest example of this was the liberation of Asia, which has been used as the example of what happens when defenders put their differences aside and agree to work together. The liberation, which took place at Major update on the 27th, took around 40 people in the operation. The coalition used non-WA nations with flags that would grab attention (such as Mahaj’s and Unibot’s flag) to try and trick the delegate into moving to ban them instead of using their precious time to ban actual WA's. This tactic, along with the major surge of troops, was successful, as several of the banjections were wasted on those nations. The liberation is being heralded as one of the funnest liberations, and the largest operation of the 2013 year. The following organizations took part in the liberation: TITO, the UDL, the FRA, Spiritus, Wintreath, and The South Pacific. A big thank you goes out to all that helped in the liberation, and may we continue this great  amount of success in every liberation we do.

Some other highlights include, but are not limited to:

• 12/7/13- Defense of 3 regions
  
• 12/17/13- Defense of Zombie Prevention, Unitarian Union, and Hong Kong
• 12/24/13- Defense of Nulla Vitae, and Marijuana 4 All.
  
• 12/27/13- Liberation of Asia
  
• 12/30/13- Liberation of Italy
  
• 12/31/13- Liberation of  Darwin Allied Republics
  
• 1/5/13- Liberation of Coalition of Leftist Comrades
  
• 1/5/13- Defense of Soviet Union
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Lazarene People Triumphantly Defend Themselves From Griff's Coup Attempt

Kazmr delivers a motivational speech to the defense cadres.

"When the People's Republic of Lazarus issued the clarion call to save our beloved homeland from the clutches of the counterprosperity traitor group, the Lazarene people, both young and old, were the first to hurl themselves into struggle, flocked into the war cadres in the region and on the RMB, composed of the finest sons and daughters of the game, filled the ranks of the partisan battalions which were expanded into brigades and divisions and which, today, constitute our regular Lazarene Liberation Army." -- (Cultural District Briefing on the History of the Republic)

On December 7th, 2013, Chairman Milograd issued a warning to all citizens of Lazarus that the region had entered a state of emergency and defense against a reactionary invasion. Griffin Somerset, our former delegate and a former friend to the people of Lazarus, had chosen for the second time to attempt to overthrow the government and had started swapping endorsements for the sake of overthrowing the legitimate Lazarene government. During her first attempt in 2012, she approached the United Defenders League about "liberating" Lazarus from its popularly elected incumbent delegate due to her opinions losing the favor of the EC. This time, she declared her plot to the people in her telegrams, but after telegramming the entire region she only managed to garner 30 endorsements from over 200 WA nations. The people's rejection of her underlying promise of a return to regional decay were immediately self-evident.

Regardless, the response to her subversive assault was vigorous and unremitting. Allies of the PRL assisted in upholding the security of the region by endorsing Milograd and the other endorsees. Supporters of the Lazarus both old and new flooded the regional message board with statements that declared their support for the legitimate government and pointed out the flaws in Griffin's rhetoric, lies, and promises. Observers declared their frustration at the disruption that Griffin had brought to the tranquility and order in their home. Old Guard Lazarene members, such as Trackeendy, Drop Your Pants, and Harmoneia also rallied express their disappointment at a member they once considered a reasonable friend.

The struggle was a painful one, as it is never fun to war against an old friend nor is the necessity to defend your region against an invasion ever welcomed, but nonetheless it had to be done. Milograd calmly addressed Griffin and addressed her concerns, but ultimately the fact that she chose to resort to armed rebellion before taking a more reasonable course of action, such as talking to him, only lost her his favor and proved why she was banned in the first place. Her tendency to make hasty decisions that threaten the region's good for the sake of preserving her unpopular preferences about Lazarus' management was disconcerting to the people. She marched onto the RMB and declared that she would bring the democracy that the people wanted and that Feux "stole" from them, even though Feux's anti-democratic platform in the 2013 elections  defeated her democratic platform. Similarly, Chairman Milograd made a thread about democratization in the citizen's forum, and it was unanimously rejected by the citizenry due to their support of his vision and power to pursue it.

The struggle lasted for over a week, and ended when Milograd coordinated a last-second slingshot of the delegacy to Former Delegate Drop Your Pants, who then sent Griffin's nation to The Rejected Realms Penal Colony. DYP says that he would have preferred not having to have done it, but that Griff's disruption and recklessness made it necessary. Later, Game Administrator Ballotonia announced that the game feature that Griff exploited to make her coup attempt possible had been patched. Banning high-influence invader nations costs a lot of influence and therefore it is wholly unreasonable that they can return to their regions after CTEing (bans expire) with minimal loss in influence, and therefore, for now on, nations will lose all influence they have in regions except for the one that they CTE in after they go inactive.

Lazarenes that participated in our fight for freedom were awarded a ribbon for their efforts, and overall the people were joyful after tranquility was restored. Governor Kazmr joked, "I never thought I'd see Griffin Somerset stir activity in Lazarus."

Judicial District Runs Mock Trial

Christmas in one of the most important festivals around the world. It was revealed however, that one sole man searched to destroy christmas and ruin it for everybody: The Grinch. The People's Republic of Lazarus could not stand such a cruesome crime and charged the Grinch with a full list of his crimes, but primary focused on the crime of treason. It was believed that his actions would destroy the harmony and unity of the republic and as such, destroy the republic from withhin. Comrade Mad Jack opened the court of the Grinch Case and acted as judge of Lazarus. He nominated Pergamon for the state's prosecution, defending the values and rights of the People's Republic. The Grinch however, chose a very competent advocat, Kogvuron to defend his rights in trial. Regardless of all cruel crimes, the advocat revealed the true motivation of the accused and explained that christmas is not a festival of harmony or unity but one with religious and capitalizt . Thus the accused tried to defend the People's Republic from this burgeois influence and was in fact a most loyal subject to Lazarus. Judge Mad Jack declared "not guilty". The case was closed and the accused was set free.

This was the first trial held in the People's Republic and a great success regarding the constitution and values of Lazarus. The participators have been congratulated for their efforts and enthusiasm.

WA Activity in the People's Republic: PRL Members Draft and Vote

Chairman Milograd, First Tiger/Officer Hobbes, and Governor Kazmr drafted a commendation of the outgoing Vice-Chairman of the People's Republic, Harmoneia. Harmoneia has been a contributor to Lazarus since its infancy and has been always been a valued member of our community; the commendation was met with strong support on our off-site vote and in our in-game vote, with many old Lazarenes showing up to voice their support of the condemnation, and the resolution won by a landslide vote in the Security Council.

Furthermore, Chairman Milograd, with the help of TWP's WA Minister, Douria, has drafted a repeal of GA#75, the "International Radio Act". The resolution was proposed for a number of reasons. GA#75 presents an inadvertent danger to civilians, since exposing civilians to highly powerful waves can cause long-term health issues including cancer. Furthermore, the requirement for nations to maintain radio services for utilities that they may not even have is too inflexible for a body as diverse as the WA, and further believing that maintaining superfluous services is costly to member states.

The PRL is pleased to see that it's first state-drafted resolution has passed in the SC, and also hopes that, when the time comes, our allies and friends abroad will support Chairman Milograd's attempt to repeal GA#75.

In terms of voting, the PRL voted as follows:

• Condemn The Black Riders -- For [SC]
  
• Commend Harmoneia -- For [SC]
  
• Freedom to Bear Arms  -- Against [GA]
  
• Pollution Control Act -- Against [GA]
  
• Repeal "Dignified End of Life Choices" -- For [GA]
  
• Freedom to Bear Arms -- Against [GA]
  
• Repeal "The Early Learning Act" -- For [GA]
  
• On Network Neutrality -- For [GA]
  
• Right to Adequate Shelter -- Against [GA]
  
• Repeal "Cultural Heritage Protection" -- For [GA]
  

Quote of the Month

"The Grinch has finally taken Christmas
From us innocent Lazarenes!

Fear not, for we shall take it back,
With force of will,
In huge Christmas sacks!

But one amongst us
who is without sin
Should cast the first stone
At this almighty Christmas din

Are we not all guilty
Of failing to uphold Christmas spirit?
Is it not our fault
That the Grinch chose not to do his bit?

Surely we must repent
For our own negligence!
Who amongst us can truly say
That we sacrificed to keep the spirit that day?

We must strive forever
To spread the word
To protect the people
Around the NS world

And let me just say
That without delay
The Grinch must be freed
To help us spread good cheer
All throughout the year
This, my friends, is how I plead."

by Meow Zedong ~ PRL VS The Grinch

Thanks for reading our monthly update! Lazarus wishes you a happy and successful New Year!

Thanks for the update! It's good to see Lazarus continuing to advance as one of the most active and relevant regions in the game.

 

People's Republic of Lazarus Foreign Update
February 2014 Edition (Written by Horse, PERGAMON, Matheca, and Milograd)
 
"Onward in the Glorious March to Harmony!"

Current Lazarene Government

Chairman: Milograd (Endorsements: 170) (Days as Chairman: 100)
Vice-Chairman: Funkadelia

Cultural Governor: Tano
Diplomacy Governor: Dalimbar (Lieutenant Governor: Matheca)
Judicial Governor: Fortress Prussia
Information Governor: Kazmr
General of People's Militia: Drop Your Pants

People's Congress: Pergamon, Horse, Stujenske, Libetarian Republics, The Grim Reaper, Feux, [Vacant]
 
War Marshals: Hobbes, Horse, Kogvuron, Campinia, Aperi
Cultural Marshals: Bodobol, Cameron M. Romefeller
WA Marshals: Bruteland, Auralia
 
 
 

Chairman Milograd Rewards Contributors to Iron Production !!!
 
 
All-Time Activity Records Broken … Again
 
January 2014 set the record for being the month with the most posts in Lazarene history, along with all the other activity records that the board records. This is the third month in a row where this record has been broken; indeed, November 2013 broke the record set almost half a decade ago, December 2013 yielded twice as many posts as November 2013, and January 2014 beat out December 2013. Citizens wonder if February will break the streak due to it being a short month, but nonetheless are pleased by the consistency of great activity in the community. Over 4,500 posts (145 posts per day) were made in January despite the fact that the board was offline for several days due to an issue with our host.
 
PRL Passes Three WA Resolutions
 
Over the course of January, Chairman Milograd submitted "Commend Harmoneia" and "Liberate Slavia" to the WA Security Council. The Chairman also worked with The Dourian Embassy of The West Pacific's WA Ministry to draft a repeal of "International Radio Act". All three of these resolutions passed.
 
The commendation of Harmoneia was intended to recognize Harmoneia's contributions to Lazarus and the game as a whole. A longstanding administrator and contributor in the Lazarene community, Harmoneia is one of the two Co-Founders of the People's Republic and has been a friend to us for a long time. Her commendation was authored by Chairman Milograd and co-authored by Vanguard Governor Kazmr and First Tiger Hobbes.
 
The liberation of Slavia was a preventative measure taken by Milograd to ensure that the imperialist forces that are currently occupying the region cannot refound it. Although a refound does not necessarily guarantee a region's safety from refoundation, it does make the task of refunding a region more difficult. Chairman Milograd, as an immobile WA nation, felt compelled to do what he could to help Slavia's community's struggle against imperialist oppression.
 
The repeal of the International Radio Act was undertaken by Milograd and Douria, who realized the the act was insensible and even dangerous. It passed through the General Assembly with more than 90% approval.
 
Cultural Marshal Bodobol also hopes to commend Hobbesistan, who has contributed immensely to the Lazarene community and who is the architect of our community forum.
 
Army Awards Ceremony Concludes
 
In recognition of the impressive activity and life of the Lazarene Liberation Army, the LLA's Officer Team decided to host an awards contest for LLA troops. Several categories and awards were created and the army's roster voted on the winners, while all citizens got to nominate candidates. It was a pleasurable contest and we hope to make it a tradition.

Liberator of the Year: Three Way Tie, All Three Win [Kog, Perg, Hobbes]

Defender of the Year: Pergamon

Spotter of the Year: Kogvuron

Guerilla of the Year: Milograd

Protector of the Year: DYP
Best Mission: Asia
Best Switch: Atticus Finch
LLA Continues Success, Comrade Meow Retires from Duty
 
The LLA had another successful month of defending and liberating regions across NationStates. The month got off to a fast start as the LLA liberated Makhnovia from the Right Wing Uprising, and continued to yield many successes for our people's army. Furthermore, while we were happy about our success, we also had to wish a sad farewell to Officer Zedong from our officer corps; he will continue to serve on the People's Congress, but is too busy for the LLA due to RL. We wish him the best and welcome Captain Horse as his replacement.
 
Some of the LLA's successful missions from this month are listed below:
01/05/14 - Coalition of Leftist Comrades - SL
01/05/14 - SuperDubemLand - SD - LD - UD
01/05/14 - Democratic Europe - SD - LD - UD
01/05/14 - Darwin Allied Republics - SL
01/11/14 - TNA - SD - LD - UD
01/11/14 - Liberal Haven - SD - UD
01/11/14 - The United Crazy Nations - SD - UD
01/11/14 - Anzia - SD -  - UD
01/11/14 - The Valley of the Wind - SD - UD
01/16/14 - The Holy Roman Confederation - SD - SP - LD
01/20/14 - Union Soviet Socialist Republic - SL
01/21/14 - Ancient Rome - SL -
01/26/14 - Panem - SL -
01/05/14 - Coalition of Leftist Comrades - SL
01/05/14 - The Grenvali United - DT
01/05/14 - SuperDubemLand - SD
01/05/14 - Soviet Union - DT / SM
01/05/14 - Democratic Europe - SD -
01/05/14 - Darwin Allied Republics - SL
01/11/14 - TNA - SD
01/11/14 - Liberal Haven - SD
01/11/14 - The United Crazy Nations - SD
01/11/14 - Anzia - SD -
01/11/14 - The Valley of the Wind - SD
01/16/14 - The Holy Roman Confederation - SD
01/20/14 - Union Soviet Socialist Republic - SL
01/21/14 - Ancient Rome - SL
01/26/14 - Panem - SL
The list is basically Kog’s mission log, so this is basically a good picture of what the LLA has done this month. The biggest missions of this month were the liberations of Makhovia, Union Soviet Socialist Republic, Christmas, and Regions Will Fall.
 

The People's Force Promotes the Technological Supremacy of Our Great Region !!!
 
Technological Advances (Serina, Forum Improvements)
 
The continuation of the modernization of the Great Leap Forward continues with first tiger Hobbes initiating some technological innovation for the Republic. First, a chat room separate from IRC was creatd for those who are concerned with protecting their privacy. It is an attachment to the forums like the shoutbox.
 
Second, we have a forum bot that automatically creates an introduction thread for you along with a shout on the shout box that you have registered. So registered to our forums and get a friendly welcome!
 
Last but not least, we have Serina. Serina is an IRC bots that greets you with hails and salutes. Serina has remain an important Lazarene Liberation Army asset as Serina can approximate when regions update, set current missions, and can leave messages for important military and political officials.
 
 
Discussions in the PRL
 
Aside from the politics, the spam, the orders, the people of our region were able to converse under the umbrella of brotherhood and comradeship. We talked about various of topics regarding NationStates, history with NationStates, and anything in general. Milograd and New Kervoskia have discussed their thoughts on imperialism, and New Rogernomics discussed about his views against R/D. Yes, raiding AND defending.
 
Not to mention, we also talk about how we got to our main nation name. Our fellow Congressman, Libetarian Republics, is known for misspelling Libertarian and Milograd was suggested by a friend in IRC. We also talk about various Game-created regions delegates that have ruled their realm when we first entered the game. Some of the more popular response from newer players was Krulltopia, who rules the Pacific as head of the New Pacific Order, due to his longevity. The older players remembered various of players ranging from Fudgetopia of the South Pacific to Kandarin of the Rejected Realms.
 
We also didn't just talk about NationStates. We talk about our lives in real life as well cause you know, we all have lives before NationStates, eh? Citizens of Lazarus were found to be generally academic talented in various of aspect. From AP scholars in the United States to generally future Lawyers, Lazarenes are making their impact outside of NationStates.
 
 
Congress Improves Judicial Code and Passes Law of Official Images
 
The People's Congress of Lazarus has been fairly busy with updating its own legal code. It has recently pass an updated judicial code in order to clarify its legal assessments as a government, especially with the Judicial District. There were some frequent debates about how to create our judicial system but nevertheless was able to pass a judicial code.
 
The People's Congress of Lazarus also passed the Law of Official Images. This is to ensure that only certain images can be flown over the Lazarene region in NationStates and which Seal can be used on foreign updates and statements for our embassies.
 
Informational District Hard at Work
 
The Lazarene Gazette has been fairly busy lately. It published 11 Issues in the Month of January and has published at least 1 issue prior to this update for the month of February. Ranging from Satire of the technological advancements made by Hobbes to describing the outcome of the PRL's treaty discussions with LWU, the Lazarene Gazette is nevertheless making progress in news, entertainment, and information for the fellow citizens that resides in Lazarus. Governor Kazmr, who runs the Lazarene Gazette, was eventually praised for the hard work done later during Kazmr Appreciation Day.
 
Congress Improves Judicial Code and Passes Law of Official Images
 
The People's Congress of Lazarus has been fairly busy with updating its own legal code. It has recently pass an updated judicial code in order to clarify its legal assessments as a government, especially with the Judicial District. There were some frequent debates about how to create our judicial system but nevertheless was able to pass a judicial code.
 
The People's Congress of Lazarus also passed the Law of Official Images. This is to ensure that only certain images can be flown over the Lazarene region in NationStates and which Seal can be used on foreign updates and statements for our embassies.
 
New Treaties, Old Friends: State Council Passes Treaties with XYZ, TEP, and the NPO
 
Following discussion in the State Council and between Chairman Milograd and foreign leaders, the People's Republic of Lazarus signed the XYZ Treaty ("Honda Accord"), which is a friendly cooperative military/cultural accord between defender regions. Lazarus, Mordor, Renegade Islands Alliance, and The Rejected Realms are the alliance's first signatories. The accord has already inspired more cooperation and cultural cooperation between the parties, and more is expected to come. Diplomacy (the game) between the members of signatory regions has become a popular activity.
 
The People's Republic also updated and improved its treaty with Confederation of The East Pacific. TEP has long been a close friend, if not one of the closest friends, of Lazarus and the State Council and the Chairman have expressed their pleasure about the updates to the treaty.
 
Finally, the People's Republic of Lazarus and the New Pacific Order ratified a treaty this month.
 
Fishmongery of the Month: Kazmr Appreciation Day
 
Fishmongery of the Month is a new (and probably one-time, to be honest) section of our updates that will describe a humorous event within the PRL that you probably won't see anywhere else.
 
When Viktoria Griffin attempted to invade Lazarus in December, Milograd and Drop Your Pants performed a slingshot and the nation was removed for disturbing regional tranquility. The slingshot interrupted Chairman Milograd's delegacy, however, and reset the counter for his days in the delegacy. The Chairman had been in the seat for 29 days at the time.
 
DYP later expressed his strong desire to see Milograd actually exceed a month's time in the delegacy and to have the counter be uninterrupted thereon out. Naturally, though, the Chairman and the Fishmonger Flotilla saw the opportunity for humor in this: the Fishmonger Flotilla never leaves a good target untouched.
 
Thus, on a cold January night, Chairman Milograd left Lazarus and surfed the major update. Governor Kazmr, the mastermind of the Lazarene Gazette and the Great Educator of Lazarus, then ooh the delegacy. Milograd's day count had been interrupted yet again! This time, he had transferred the delegacy after 35 days. DYP instantly expressed confusion at the situation and allegedly thought it was a coup.
 
To clarify what had happened, Milograd then declared that it was "Kazmr Appreciation Day" on the RMB, and that the day would be dedicated to celebrating the contributions and spirit of a man who has played a substantial role in shaping the PRL's culture and running its media operation. DYP shook his head while IRC onlookers laughed at DYP's expense. Milograd retook the delegacy 12 hours later.
 
Kazmr stated, "I didn't even get a chance to coup. I was offline for the entirety of my time as a GCR delegate!" He may be the only person in the history of NS who can say that, though, Griffin herself deserves honorable mention for her excellence in being offline during GCR delegacies.
 
The practice of intentionally resetting the Chairman's in-game day counter on a monthly basis may or may not become a PRL tradition, but it was certainly a good laugh.
 
Appointments and Elections
 
Lazarus experienced several changes in its officials.
Former Cultural Governor Funkadelia replaces Harmoneia as Vice-Chairman.
Tano is appointed as Cultural Governor to replace Funkadelia
Diplomacy Governor Matheca steps down to Lt. Governor of Diplomacy. Initially Grand Marshal of Lazarus, Dalimbar is appointed as Governor of Diplomacy.
Mad Jack steps down as Governor of Justice. Fortress Prussia (different Prussia from TEP) is appointed as Governor of Justice.
Heronlord is removed from People's Congress due to inactivity. Snap elections are being held to replace him. Currently Llamas and Kogvuron are running.
Horse replaces The Grim Reaper as Captain/Officer of the Lazarene Liberation Army.
Bodobol is appointed as Cultural Marshal.
 
Thank you for reading our monthly update! The People's Republic of Lazarus wishes you and your region a joyous February!

Thanks for the update! Lazarus' continued growth in activity is nothing short of amazing...it must be the most active community in NationStates at this point.

 

People's Republic of Lazarus Foreign Update
March 2014 Edition (Written by Fantome, Horse, Libetarian Republics, PERGAMON, and Milograd)
 
"Onward in the Glorious March to Harmony!"

Current Lazarene Government

Chairman: Kazmr (Endorsements: 145)
Vice-Chairman: Funkadelia

Cultural Governor: Bodobol
Diplomacy Governor: Dalimbar
Judicial Governor: Fortress Prussia
Information Governor: New Kervoskia
General of People's Militia: Hobbesistan

People's Congress: Pergamon, Horse, Stujenske, Libetarian Republics, The Grim Reaper, Feux, Llamas

Grand Marshal: Chairman Milograd

War Marshals: Hobbes, Horse, Kogvuron, Campinia, Aperi

Cultural Marshals: Tano, Cameron M. Romefeller

WA Marshal: Bruteland

State Police Chief: Fantome

The End of an Era, The Beginning of a New One: Chairman Milograd Succeeded by Chairman Kazmr
 

A new portrait is hung in the the Forbidden City. (From left to right: Milograd, Kazmr)

Perhaps the biggest event of the month was the surprise decision by Chairman Milograd to step down from power, thus concluding a 4-month reign as Chairman.
 
On March 5th, Milograd posted the following announcement in the Forbidden City:
 
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So, as I'm sure you're all aware, Chairman elections and the delegacy transition are now underway. A few people have asked me why I'm stepping down, and I'm happy to clarify. I'll do it as briefly and succinctly as I did in my first announcement as Chairman, over a hundred and twenty days ago.
 
I think I've done good work and I'm proud of the work I've done. Under the guidance of Francoism, our community has made historic strides that defied all expectations and we're the most active sinker around right now -- for ten years before, we were known for being a chronically inactive pool. To have made such a turnaround so quickly is an incredible feat. We did that. We should be proud of that.
 
I'm also proud that we stand up for founderless regions and I'm proud that we do it better than most. And I'm proud of the work that everyone here has done to make it possible -- from people like Kaz, Funk, Pergamon, DYP, Hobbes and Harm, who have been here since the beginning, to people like Horse, Bodo, Ik, Fantome, and Llamas. This community has grown and the credit for that success is due to the people who have put work into making it happen, and that, in essence, is the Party.
 
With all that work done, I think it's time for me to let someone else try their hand at being delegate. The delegacy -- our delegacy -- isn't suited for the sort of long dynasties that once condemned us to the very inactivity that I've worked to eliminate. We need to be dynamic in our leadership but constant in our success, cause ,and beliefs. It's sort of how like during a baton race the lead will run as far as he can until he is ready to pass the baton to another teammate of his, who can keep their team competitive in the race. This transition is not as much the end of my delegacy as it is the continuation of our race to a better Lazarus.
 
It's been a please, and honor, and a great opportunity to serve as the Chairman of the PRL. I thank you all for your roles in making this time as much of a success as it has been. I'm looking forward to serving Lazarus in a different capacity once the transition process is completed.

A co-founder of the PRL, Milograd was appointed to serve as Chairman by Harmoneia. During his time as Chairman, the PRL achieved all-time regional records for activity, witnessed much cultural success, such as the revitalization of regional RP and the creation of cult, created an internationally powerful military, the Lazarene Liberation Army, revived the Lazarene Gazette, and fought off several invasion attempts by imperialists. A new bar for the region's potential was set and the status quo of Lazarus being a chronically inactive region was finally proven false. His Chairmanship featured a emphasis on representing the people with the efficiency of a dictatorship, the creation of a strong bureaucracy, and constant pushes to create a thriving regional environment.
 
But with change must come, well, change. Immediately after announcing his intent to resign, a snap election occurred amongst citizens of the region and Governor Kazmr -- the previous winner of the Vice-Chairman election and an endorsee -- won the delegacy versus Hobbes and Stujenske. He opened with the following statement:

Well, that was certainly fast! But I suppose that's the nature of the PRL.
 
Two days ago I was happily minding my own business as Information Governor, letting the world know about the great thing we have here. As of tonight, I am both Chairman and WA Delegate of Lazarus, and I know that I have you, my fellow Lazarenes, to thank for that.
 
The last four months has seen a landmark delegacy for Lazarus, and perhaps for NationStates itself. Harmoneia made the brave step to get this movement started, but it was Milograd who perfected it. Following such a world class performance will take everything I have, and that is exactly what I will give to my new role.
 
My first order of business is to do a bit of housekeeping for our header up top.
 
First off, I would like to announce that Tano will be stepping down from his role as Governor of Culture. He is a talented, devoted Lazarene, and though he has had a bit on his plate with other regional commitments. As those are winding down, I am sure that he will be able to contribute greatly to the harmony of the region in the role of Cultural Marshal. He has my full support with his future plans to help our region.
 
Replacing Tano will be Bodobol, who has done a bang up job in culture lately and is more than deserving of a seat on the State Council.
 
It seems that the other two appointments I had have already been masked by Milograd, but I'll go ahead and formally announce them. New Kervoskia will serve as as my replacement as Governor of Information. As a longtime NS player and incredibly talented journalist, he is more than qualified for this role.
 
Milograd will hold the position of Grand Marshal with an advisory, but non voting, role on the State Council as recognition of the perspective he can contribute to Lazarus.
 
The remaining appointments will remain the same for the time being. I very much look forward to collaborating with my Vice Chairman Fukadelia on a stronger level than has been done in the past. I am also thrilled to have Hobbes as our General, and am very happy with the work he has already done since taking that office.
 
The first little bit of my reign will likely take a bit of time, what with getting my feet wet in this whole delegate business and some exams in real life, but just ahead I have a tremendous amount of time to devote to our region.
 
There are several key parts of our region I want to focus on early. First and foremost is building on, and not just continuing, our recent activity. That is undoubtedly the lifeblood of the PRL and it, along with the people who are part of that activity, is what has made this region so great. To help foster this, I intend to get involved personally more than I have in the past in the Cultural district, as well as work with my Governors to find ways to increase activity in their own.
 
Though it ties in with activity, our military is a priority unto itself. As I said earlier, Hobbes has been doing a great job filling in DYP's huge shoes, and I want to give him whatever support he needs from me, ranging from helping to recruit new soldiers to building new partnerships abroad. I trust that he will be the leader we need to have the leading defender army in NS.
 
Another thing at the top of my list is working to get more people from within the region itself involved. While there will certainly always be countless nations in a GCR like ours who take no interest in the affairs of the region, there are certainly some individuals who we simply haven't done a good enough job of reaching out to.
 
Finally, I want to do what I can to make sure that everyone has the opportunity to contribute to our region. I wouldn't be here today if I hadn't taken the chance six months ago to write for the Gazette, and though our region has grown ever larger I want to ensure that everyone will have a place here.
 
Of course those are not the only things I intend to work on, but I hope that they can provide a kind of core vision for the beginning of my chairmanship.  Though we may have detractors, it is my firm belief that we can craft a region so fantastic that their little echo chamber is the only one which hears their misguided criticism. With all of your support, Lazarus will continue to be the best region on this site, and will only get better from there.
 
Hail Lazarus o/
Hail the People ; my Friends o/

Citizens are enthusiastic about Chairman Kazmr's delegacy and thus far the Chairman has succeeded in filling the big shoes left behind by Milograd. The PRL wishes him the best and asks for the same wishes from the interregional community.
 

Submarine Exterior Cleaning Squad prepares the LLA's finest submarines.

LLA Leads Major Liberations, Participates in Defenses Throughout Month
 
There is no slowing down the Lazarene Liberation Army, which is enjoying its fifth month of daily activity,
 
The LLA lead many defenses and liberations this month, with Communist Beach and Assassins serving as particular highlights. Both missions -- the former being significant because of its socialist community, and the latter being significant because it was lead by the Brotherhood of Malice -- were triggered by Milograd. Both triggers were on the dot and made successful liberations of the two regions possible, and the strong update showing of LLA troops in both cases also helped.
 
Otherwise, the LLA succeeded in missions in Halo, Western Assembly, Punahou, Christmas, The United Federation of Planets, Kingdom of Britain, United Nations Defense Force, and Coalition of Christian Communities, Mayville, Dragostea Din Tei, TDWU, BlueBerets, Northern P4, and HSA.
 

Hobbesistan training one of his new troops to cross the rivers of Fishmongolia. Skillful and precise, his technique is as effective as it is magnificent.

DYP Steps Down as General; Hobbes Replaces Him
 
This month has seen the sad departure of Drop Your Pants (better known as DYP) from the Lazarene Liberation army, from General of the LLA. DYP, serving from the creation of the LLA as general, resigned effectively on March 3rd in the monthly promotions of LLA troopers. Not citing the reasons for his resignation as General, he will be sorely missed. Not exactly known for his time spent on the IRC (heck, we even made a game of seeing how fast he came on and came off  ), his experience and skill as a defender will sorely missed at update, when he came  .The search for a new general did not take long, as within a day Hobbes was selected as the new General of the LLA [background=#262626]. [/background]As of now, Hobbes has begun to change the structure of the LLA (super sekret stuff to come), and has begun to lead the LLA at update. Not much is known of Hobbes plan after this, but as the news comes in, we will report it to you, regardless of how much satire we put into it. My congratulations to Hobbes to his appointment, and my thanks to DYP to his service to the LLA. May this open up a new chapter in the LLA, even greater than the last!
 

Lazarus at the Defender Awards.

LLA Wins Defender Award for Best New Organization, Officers Win Awards
 
The LLA won the vote for best new defender organization for 2014 by a landslide. It was ... nice.
 
Officer Horse won the Sir Lans Award, and Campinia won the Dipes Award. Milograd was unofficially awarded the title of "Player Hater of the Year" for his work on the award images.
 
PRL Holds Cultural Exchange with The North Pacific
 
After a fair amount of planning by the Cultural Cadre and the Cultural Ministry of TNP, the PRL had the pleasure of kicking off its cultural exchange with TNP throughout the course of two weeks. A tournament was held between TNP and Lazarus to see who could win the most of the event's "trophy events", including spam games and trivia, and the PRL ultimately came out on top. However, the reward -- that is, to decide Kazmr's flag -- was offered to TNP and we are still awaiting their choice on what flag and pretitle he should use. Hopefully it won't be too embarrassing!

Cadre for the Beautification of Society Names the Provinces
 
The PRL has operated with a provincial system since its inception. The names have always been uninteresting and bland. But no longer!
 
New names have been proposed for forums throughout the PRL's off-site board, and thus far the following proposals have been considered for provinces or forums:

• Spectacor Immigration Island (This existed already.)
  
• Milograd Square (This proposal was approved.)
  
• Hobbes' Hall of Forum Administration (This proposal was approved.)
  
• Lies Incorporated University (It worked too well not to propose.)
  
• Harmoneian Diplomacy Province (This proposal was approved.)
  
• Kazmr Informational Province (This proposal was approved.)
  
• John Ashcroft Land Judicial District (No, not really.)
  

Why not?

Bruteland Replaces Auralia as GA Marshal
 
In the aftermath of the attempted Commendation of Auralia, Auralia officially made note to the People's Republic that he will tender his resignation on March 2, 2014. As GA Marshall, he was in charge of the People's Republic influencing the WA's General Assembly proposals and resolutions that were up for vote as well as giving his opinions on how Lazarus should vote on specific resolutions in the General Assembly. He had served since the early days of the People's Republic. He had a great run here as GA Marshall and we wish him best of luck. Codger Bruteland officially replaces Auralia in overseeing GA resolutions and proposals for Lazarus.
 
Informational Activity in the PRL
 
The Informational District created distributed the following updates this month:

• The Actual Top Nine Most Influential People in Gameplay [Opinion]
  
• 100 Days of Prosperity With Chairman Milograd
  
• Resident Spotlight: Llamas
  
• Invaders are No More! [Satire]
  
  • [url=http://nslazarus.com/index.php?/topic/1787-auralia-caught-multying-within-wa-booted-and-commendation-discarded-lg-28/]Auralia and His Multi Booted from the WA; Caught Self-Commending[/url]
    
  • [url=http://nslazarus.com/index.php?/topic/1804-drop-your-pants-retires-as-lla-general-lg-29/]DYP Retires as LLA General[/url]
    
  • [url=http://nslazarus.com/index.php?/topic/1831-breaking-lazarene-folk-hero-steps-down-lg-30/]Lazarene Folk Hero Steps Down[/url]
    [/url]
  [url=http://nslazarus.com/index.php?/topic/1732-invaders-are-no-more-lg-27-satire/]
  State Security Force Created
   
  Prior to his abdication, former Chairman Milograd formed the Committee for Public Safety, an advisory council, and the State Security Force. The State Security Force is an independent branch of the Judicial District and deals with the report of rule violations. To do so, there are three kinds of agents.The first kind are RMB Patrol Officers, who control the Regional Message Board and need to report any violations. IRC Officers, the second kind of agents, moderate the IRC Chat of Lazarus. And finally State Security Officers are meant to report any internal threats, such as planned coups. Comrade Leningrad Union, who previously gained experience as soldier of the LLA, has been awarded first Chief of the State Security Force after Milograd expressed confidence in his skills, but Fantome replace him some days later.  We are sure the newly formed institution will do its best to help Lazarus and its community prosper.
   
  New Solidarity Policy, New Embassies
   
  Chairman Milograd announced this month that the PRL will permit both socialist and communist regions gain embassies with Lazarus regardless of existing size requirements and/or the existence of forum relations.
   
  The PRL also had the pleasure of opening embassies with 10000 Islands, The Red Fleet, Liberty Riders International, United Communist States, and The Allied Communist Union this month.
   
  Appointments and Elections
   
  Lazarus' government underwent a handful of significant personnel changes this month.
  
  • Chairman Milograd steps down, Chairman Kazmr assumes the delegacy.
    
  • Governor Kazmr becomes Chairman, New Kervoskia appointed as his successor.
    
  • Chairman Milograd is appointed as Grand Marshal of the People's Republic.
    
  • Bodobol is appointed Governor of Culture, Tano takes over as Marshal of Culture.
    
  • Stujenske is appointed as Vanguard of Regional Security.
    
  • Llamas is elected to the People's Congress.
    
  • Ikania is promoted to serve as Cultural Marshal.
    
  • Auralia resigns as GA Marshal due his choice to leave the game. Bruteland assumes his responsibilities and takes the position of "WA Marshal", which has not been a single job since Hobbes was WA Marshal in the early days of the PRL.
    
  • Leningrad Union is appointed as State Police Chief, but is quickly replaced with Fantome.
    
  Thank you for reading our update. The People's Republic of Lazarus wishes you and your region a prosperous March and April!

There's a lot of change going on in the PRL these days...hopefully during this time of change it will equal or surpass its previous successes.

Thanks for the update!

ALL THE THINGS

People's Republic of Lazarus Foreign Update
April/May 2014 Edition (Written by Fantome, Funkadelia, Horse, Pergamon and Milograd

"Onward in the Glorious March to Harmony!"

Current Lazarene Government

Chairman: Kazmr (Endorsements: 146)
Vice-Chairman: Funkadelia

Cultural Governor: Llamas
Diplomacy Governor: Milograd
Judicial Governor: Fortress Prussia
Information Governor: New Kervoskia
General of the Lazarene Liberation Army: Horse

People's Congress: Ikania, Campinia, Stujenske, Pergamon, Libetarian Republics
War Marshals: Libetarian Republics, Horse, Kogvuron, Campinia
Cultural Marshals: Jordsindia, Bodobol
WA Marshal: Ikania
State Police Chief: Fantome

Regional Currency and Live Stock Market Introduced to the PRL
 
In what may or may not be a tragic turn towards disguised capitalism, the PRL now enjoys a new regional currency and a functioning forum stock market. The regional currency concept was proposed by Milograd and the LPP ultimately elected to use "Phoenix Fen" as the region's currency, and as such it is used both on the forum and on many in-game nations. The Party has also begun designing and printing Lazarene bills.
 
Otherwise, Hobbes added a neat economy system, LazXChange, to the forum, or "Door Street". The creatively titled stock market allows users to create their own "companies" that gain and lose value in forum money, and forum money can be used to purchase various prizes such as stamps under forum profiles and recognition on the forum. Regularly posting also contributes to the growth of wealth.

An example bill of the Phoenix Fen.

The newly reorganized People's Congress convenes in their chambers.

Party Elects New Congress, Goals Include Standardizing Legal Writing Style and Improved Bill of Rights
 
The people of Lazarus went to the polls in April to elect a new set of congressmen, following the end of the original six-month term period for the inaugural congress. Chairman Kazmr, seeking to have more people involved in civil service than the congress, lowered the council's size from seven to fie for the new term. Nominations and voting took a week in total, and the winners include Stujenske, Libetarian Republics, Campinia, Alexej III, and Ikania. Ikania and Campinia are newcomers to the Congress, and we are pleased to have them on board.
 
The new term will begin at the end of April. Until then, the current congress intends to continue its work on drafting a law that would establish a standard way to write, format, and name Lazarene legislation. Furthermore, the Congress hopes to improve the Bill of Rights by making it more clear and extensive.
 
Promotions 'n Things
 
Around the end of March, the late General Hobbes resigned his duties from the Lazarene Liberation Army, citing numerous of health issues along with time constraints to fulfill proper for the LLA. Despite a short term, Hobbes managed to reform and reorganize the LLA in the most efficient and beneficial way to serve the proletariats at home and abroad. Recently confirmed LLA Colonel Horse was nominated by Hobbes to replace him with Chairman Kazmr confirming the nomination.  Horse has been very consistent with defending at updates and has a keen communication skill with several defender organizations. Finally, Horse promoted two veterans, Libetarian Republics and Milograd, to the position of Lieutenant to aid him running the LLA.
 
State Council Shakeups
 
In April, Bodobol announced that we would be stepping down as Governor of Culture, citing the inability to remain active enough to live up to the high standards demanded by the office. After a few weeks of deliberation by the rest of the State Council, it was decided that Llamas would be appointed as the next Cultural Governor.
 
Similarly, Dalimbar notified the State Council that he could not remain active enough to remain in his seat as Governor of Diplomacy. Chairman Kazmr and the State Council decided that former Chairman Milograd would be appointed to be the next Governor of the Diplomacy District. We wish both of our new Governors much luck as they move into their new offices.
 
New WA Marshal
 
Following the resignation of Codger Bruteland, Chairman Kazmr appointed a new WA Marshal. Bruteland was only recently appointed after Auralia stepped down in the aftermath of his attempted commendation. He served the PRL loyal and well and we wish him best luck. His successor is Ikania, a trusted and respected citizen of Lazarus, known for his excellent Lazarene Gazette articles and general contribution to the culture of Lazarus. Kazmr expressed his trust in the abilities of Ikania and appointed him new WA Marshal in later April.

Most glorious April Fools prank goes off without a hitch, fun and pie was had.
 
(by Horse)
 
This April fools day, glorious Lazarus had an extremely fun, and eventful, April Fools day. The fun beginning before the day began, members such as Milograd, Libertarian Republics, Horse, etc. began to move puppets in , on a mass scale, through the use of NS++ (for once, NS++ can be used positively FOR defenders ), and through fast puppet making. This was to make it look like people were puppet spamming the region (jokes on you, I told Kazmr to turn on the puppet storage tag ), so that Kazmr could make it look like he was becoming a mini Stalin, and purging the evil subversives  from the region. A Lazarus Gazette article was added to make it even funnier, and more legitimate, and spoke about how Kazmr defeated the subversives The day, overall, wasn’t incredibly eventful, but the before hand and the ejecting was pretty fun, as an observer and as someone who partook in the fun.  I thank everyone for taking part in the fun, and may next years prank be even better. One where I’m not bored all day .
 
Thank you for reading our Update. The People's Republic of Lazarus wishes you and your region a harmonious and prosperous leap into summer!

Thanks for the update! It's regrettable that so many people have real life commitments and can't spend much time in the region, but we went through a similar period a few months ago.

Perhaps someday we can just pay off those people to forsake real life.

A Semi-Personal Statement on the OFO's/Cormac's Accusations Against Lazarus' Community
 
Hey. As you've probably noticed, Cormac laid out a pretty harsh letter to just about Lazarus to every embassy in the game, and we've decided to briefly talk about how we feel about it.
 
We're not going to write a whole, formal statement legitimizing what has been shown to be little more than an underhanded verbal attack on the character of our community, but we also feel the need to clarify a few things and, in particular, defend the image of a Lazarene who was wrongly accused of being the sort of player to invade a game-created region. So this isn't a diplomatic statement as much as it is just how we feel on a more personal level, as we don't think any eloquent communique could convey our thoughts on this as well as something more colloquial. Essentially, the claims made against us scare us because they are so false that we fear they may actually be believed, and we don't think that the faceless nature of a typical message would successfully communicate our earnesty to those who may have been convinced that the "lying extremists" label that's been placed on us is true.
 
So first of all, let's get something clear: Osiris never reached out to Lazarus about the issues brought up in this statement. There was never an effort to consult us about concerns (if they truly exist) or to clarify whether or not their worries were based on facts. The claims about Lazarus "not ruling out" an attack on Balder are simply wrong -- when asked about the source of this statement, Cormac cited Funkadelia's comment that he might consider hostility towards Balder if the circumstances called for it. In the context of th econversation, he was referring to verbal hostility in the event that Balder sought to act aggressively towards Lazarus, not a reckless and destructive military assault against Balder. He clarified this after Cormac delivered all the statements, but this was ignored. Frankly, Funkadelia isn't that kind of player, and we hope that those who are familiar with him will come out and support him against the attacks against his character and integrity as player that are part of this statement. Our regional military isn't actually permitted to invade, so the claim is all the more outrageous.
 
We're also a bit bothered that this was done during our delegacy elections, which Funkadelia is running in. While we don't know whether or not it was intentionally meant to sabotage it, running an interregional campaign suggesting that he- the leading candidate at the time -- supports invading a sinker is something that can change the outcome of our election, and thus our entire future.
 
While we're not sure of that, we are of the opinion that the OFO's statement is intended to attack Lazarus' character. The language about the OFO being bothered by escalation, Funkadelia's refusal to "rule out" an attack on Balder, and the OFO's commitment to diplomatic goodwill are not consistent with the facts.
 
The escalation spoken of us is non-existent, and the PRL's disagreements with imperialism pre-date the establishment of our embassy with Osiris. Cormac Stark and the OFO have been unable to provide concrete examples of escalation. If you don't believe us, go ahead and ask him to provide you with one thing that Lazarus is doing towards imperialist regions now that it wasn't doing when we opened relations with the OFO. Cormac has described us "extremists" who are so rabid in our opposition to imperialist policies that we are willing to threaten the sovereignty of a fellow sinker, but our choice to recognize the OFO because of its native support, despite its alignment, should make it clear that that is fundamentally untrue.
 
Even so, if an issue existed, or if Osiris felt concerned about Lazarus and its policies, a consultation with our foreign affairs officials would've quickly resolved any misunderstandings. But an intentional effort seems to have been made to avoid that productive discourse, and the result is the publication of libel against the Lazarene community. We do not think that that avoidance was a mistake, but, rather, we find the non-communication and tact of this statement to be in line with an agenda of sabotaging the Lazarene community's public image.
 
That's all we really have to say. We've had enough of having to defend ourselves and our region-mate from wild accusations, and we implore you to gain first-hand observation and to look beyond Cormac's statement, and even this one, if you want to get an accurate picture of what happened. I do not believe that I am entirely right or wrong, and I do not believe that of Cormac either, but I do believe that a logical analysis of the OFO's handling of its concerns, or its lack thereof, and the tact of this statement is consistent with an unfair assault on the character of our community.
 
Thank you for your time. Your consideration means a lot to us back in Lazarus.
 
~ Carta