Arendaal's National News - ICPEN oil bloc's headquarters open in Aren capital
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The Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Issued upon the directives of President Renaudière:
The Government of Arendaal, and its monarchy by default, is worthy of condemnation from the whole world – apart from giving shelter to the remnants of the oppressive pre-Sérazinist-era Government for decades – news of the latest Royal extravagance comes at a time when millions of people are affected by war in Aresura and many hundreds of thousands of refugees residing in abject poverty in hastily constructed refugee camps. It is especially shameful of the Aren Government to announce such outright grandiosity considering the troubles of Borea are relatively close to home.
If history should serve as example, the Aren monarchy is known for its excessive spending on its outright display of monarchic oppression and knowing that this wedding is that of the heir to this historic family-run business of oppression, no cost shall be left spared. Were even 15% of the eventual expenditures of the event donated to the many hundreds of thousands of refugees, it would make a remarkable difference in the lives of these people – more so than showing off to the world the jewellery and extravagance of the Aren Court.
Jean-Jacques Rogére
State Councilor for Foreign Affairs
The Aquitaine Palace
H.R.H. Paul II, D:G:Rex:Brett
Ashtonfield, Brettaine
H.R.H. Paul II, D:G:Rex:Brett
Ashtonfield, Brettaine
22 June 2011
Their Royal Highnesses, King Paul II and Queen Alix, extend their fondest wishes to Prince Soren of Arendaal and his prospective bride on behalf of the Royal Family and the Kingdom of Brettaine.
Hon. Lord Col. James Robert Sellgren, OM, DSO, RSO, CGKB
Aide-de-Camp to His Royal Majesty
Paul II, Dei Gratia Rex: Brettaine
Office of the President of the Republic of Frescania
I send my sincere congratulation on Prince Soren and his bride and the whole Royal Family. While our two nations have different beliefs on the best form of government, we hope our historical ties continue to push forward our two states together.
Sincerely;
Gabriel Serrano
President of the United Republic of Frescania
I send my sincere congratulation on Prince Soren and his bride and the whole Royal Family. While our two nations have different beliefs on the best form of government, we hope our historical ties continue to push forward our two states together.
Sincerely;
Gabriel Serrano
President of the United Republic of Frescania
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21 December 2011
Royal Visits Planned: Foreign Dignitaries to Visit Arendaal, King’s trip to Altai
Emyn Arnen: The Royal Family of Arendaal has confirmed that it will be entertaining foreign dignitaries during the holiday season this year, including relatives of King Edvard V from Gotariken and Solardeten royalty. The King has also announced that he will be travelling to Gorno-Altai early next year to pay an official visit on Czarina Tatyana II. It is expected that the King’s wife and younger children, Princesses Isabelle and Adeliza, will accompany the Monarch.
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His Imperial Majesty's government wishes to remind his majesty King Edvard V that a war currently rage in Altai between the principality and the Talemantine Empire. It would be a great risk to his majesty to travel to a war zone and we would recommend to his majesty that any royal trip to be posponed until a peace between the Talemantine Empire and Altai.Alexis Florioli
Chancellor of the Consistory
Bishop of Cavossa
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12 January 2012
Man Accused of Being Inept Spy
Sunblad, whose mysterious background and impeccable sense of understated style are reportedly matched only by his utter lack of grace and inability to go an extended period of time without somehow losing his balance, has forced those who know him to conclude he is a secret agent.
"Whenever you talk to him, he's pretty evasive about why he's always abruptly leaving the country for weeks at a time," said Sunblad’s brother-in-law. He, like most of Klaas Sunblad’s friends, has have difficulty accounting for the number of times Sunblad has been caught talking loudly into his wristwatch.
In the past two months alone, sources confirmed, Sunblad has been seen spraying himself in the face with ink while using a pen, running into a lamppost and immediately jumping into a karate stance, and, on two separate occasions, abruptly leaving a dinner party only to turn up an hour later soaking wet and sputtering water with a live fish flopping around in his jacket pocket.
While Sunblad declined to comment on accusations he is a bumbling government agent, he later said he wanted to reassure readers he is in fact "a fully trained spy," and then stated, "W ait, that's not at all what [he] meant to say," before attempting to steal the reporter's tape recorder.
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25 April 2012
Royal Family visiting Altai Emyn Arnen: The King and Queen of Arendaal have begun the first leg of their tour to Gorno-Altai, accompanied by their youngest daughters, Princesses Isabelle and Adeliza. Czarina Tatyana II was present to welcome King Edvard to Altai’s capital city, where the Aren Head of State is due to spend the coming week. The King announced in a press release that the visit would be a purely personal one, and that it was not meant in any way to jeapordize the strict stance of Aren neutrality in the case of hostilities between countries. His Majesty is believed to have spoken personally to his cousin, the Emperor of the Talemantine Empire, to ensure him of the visit's "non-political nature".ARNN: Arendaal's National News
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30 April 2012
Historians Politely Remind Europe To Check What's Happened In Past Before Making Any Big Decisions Emyn Arnen: With the world facing a daunting array of problems, leading historians at the Universities of Emyn Arnen and Trondheim, Arendaal, courteously reminded Europe that when making tough choices, it never hurts to stop a moment, take a look at similar situations from the past, determine the consequences of past actions, and plan their own actions accordingly."In the coming weeks and months, people will have to make some really important decisions about some really important issues," Trondheim University historian Adeliza A. Mayer said during a press conference, speaking very slowly and clearly so non-academics could follow her words. "And one thing we can do, before making a choice that has permanent consequences for our entire civilization, is ask ‘Did the thing we're thinking of doing make people upset?’ Did it start a war?’ If it did, then we might want to think about not doing it."
In addition, Mayer carefully explained that if a past decision proved to be favourable—if, for example, it led to increased employment, caused fewer deaths, or made lots of people feel good inside — then the nations of the world should consider following through with similar decision now.
While the new strategy adopted by the Government of Arendaal, known as "Look Back Before You Act," has raised concerns among people worried they will have to remember lots of events from long ago, the historians have allayed fears that people will be required to read all the way through thick books or memorize anything.
Instead, citizens have been told they can just find a large-print, illustrated timeline of historical events, place their finger on an important moment, and then look to the right of that point to see what happened afterward, paying especially close attention to whether things got worse or better.
Concluding their address, the panel of scholars provided a number of guidelines to help the Aren Government implement this new strategy, reminding the nation that the biggest decisions required the most looking back, and stressing the importance of checking the past before one makes a decision, not afterward, when the decision has already been made.
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Rheinbund
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Trier, Eiffelland
These are very wise words from Mrs. Mayer. Also we in Eiffelland follow that path to prevent that we don't make the same mistake twice. Basic historic knowledge, however, is needed for such an approach. You don't need to know the complete history exactly, but you have to roughly know what happened when to make your search for comparable events in the past easier.
Rudolph Kögler, Minister for Foreign Affairs and Vice-Chancellor
Trier, Eiffelland
These are very wise words from Mrs. Mayer. Also we in Eiffelland follow that path to prevent that we don't make the same mistake twice. Basic historic knowledge, however, is needed for such an approach. You don't need to know the complete history exactly, but you have to roughly know what happened when to make your search for comparable events in the past easier.
Rudolph Kögler, Minister for Foreign Affairs and Vice-Chancellor
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21 May 2012
Aren Catholic Archbishop calls for a reserval of the meek's "blessed" status
Kronstad: In a bid to reverse the nearly 2,000-year-old pro-meek Catholic stance, the Aren Catholic Church announced Sunday that it is considering petitioning the Pope to permanently rescind the traditional "blessed" status of the world's meek.
"Our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ once said, 'Blessed are the meek,'" said Archbishop Lindblom. "However, I would suggest that there has always been a tacit understanding between the Church and the meek that this 'blessed' status was conditional upon their inheritance of the earth, an event which seems unlikely to happen anytime in the foreseeable future. Our relationship, therefore, should be terminated."
"Screw the meek," he added.
Citing "two millennia of inaction and non-achievement" by the world's impoverished and downtrodden, the Archbishop contended that the meek's historic inability to improve their worldly status constituted "bad faith" on their part.
"Twenty centuries should have been more than enough time for them to inherit the earth," the leader of Arendaal’s Catholics, roughly 20% of the country’s population, contested. "For years, the Church has made every effort to help them, but at some point, enough is enough. We are patient, but we are not saints."
Other Catholic leaders around the world have been vocal in their support of the Aren Archbishop.
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21 May 2012
Aren Catholic Archbishop calls for a reserval of the meek's "blessed" status
Kronstad: In a bid to reverse the nearly 2,000-year-old pro-meek Catholic stance, the Aren Catholic Church announced Sunday that it is considering petitioning the Pope to permanently rescind the traditional "blessed" status of the world's meek.
"Our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ once said, 'Blessed are the meek,'" said Archbishop Lindblom. "However, I would suggest that there has always been a tacit understanding between the Church and the meek that this 'blessed' status was conditional upon their inheritance of the earth, an event which seems unlikely to happen anytime in the foreseeable future. Our relationship, therefore, should be terminated."
"Screw the meek," he added.
Citing "two millennia of inaction and non-achievement" by the world's impoverished and downtrodden, the Archbishop contended that the meek's historic inability to improve their worldly status constituted "bad faith" on their part.
"Twenty centuries should have been more than enough time for them to inherit the earth," the leader of Arendaal’s Catholics, roughly 20% of the country’s population, contested. "For years, the Church has made every effort to help them, but at some point, enough is enough. We are patient, but we are not saints."
Other Catholic leaders around the world have been vocal in their support of the Aren Archbishop.
The Archbishop of Aren has clearly interpreted MAtthew 5:5 literally when it should clearly be interpreted figuratively. when Jesus sais in his sermon on the mount that the "blessed are the meek, for they shall inherit the earth", he meant in Heaven and in the new earth after the end of times. [FONT=Arial, Arial, Helvetica][FONT=Arial, Arial, Helvetica][/FONT][/FONT]Our Savior also meant that the meek would inherit the joys of the earth that the wicked and those who seek power miss, such as love and friendship. So my faith in the meek still stands strong and it will never be shaken, for they will be rewarded by God in the afterlife and in the end of times.
Cardinal Rousseau of Corsica
Archbishop of Avignon
Cardinal Rousseau of Corsica
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Peace be to you;
We are saddened to hear these words coming out of Christ's church in Arendaal. As representative for His Eminence, Archbishop Ildebrandino Conti, I have been asked to express a more accurate position regarding the church's teachings on the "meek."
The Catechism, organized and written by those learned men of old who served Mother Church faithfully, writes regarding the Beatitudes:
The Beatitudes depict the countenance of Jesus Christ and portray his charity. They express the vocation of the faithful associated with the glory of his Passion and Resurrection; they shed light on the actions and attitudes characteristic of the Christian life; they are the paradoxical promises that sustain hope in the midst of tribulations; they proclaim the blessings and rewards already secured, however dimly, for Christ's disciples; they have begun in the lives of the Virgin Mary and all the saints. [1717]
This passage includes the "blessed are the meek" to which His Blessed Eminence Archbishop Lindblom refers. Likewise, during our Ninth Station of the Cross, in which our Blessed Lord falls for the third time on his way to Calvary's mount, we tell the Lord that we bear witness to these words, and shall live by them. "Blessed are the meek" is not merely a state of being, but a mindset by which all Christians are to live. It is not a select few within society, but what we hope all of society would embrace.
We would humbly ask His Eminence Lindblom consider that his words and phraseology are unbecoming of a man of the cloth, and especially a man who sits in an apostle's seat. We hope he will carefully consider these things, and that those closest to him will rebuke him in all brotherly love and affection.
In the name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit;
His Royal Highness Fr. Teodoro di Grimaldi
Episcopal Vicar
Archdiocese of San Salvo
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29 September 2012
Aren Economy Manages to stand firm even as Nation Realizes Money Just A Symbolic, Mutually Shared Illusion
Trondheim: The Aren economy remained surprisingly strong this week, in spite of unexpected existential remarks by the Chair of the Aren Central Bank, Ingrid Hallström, who shocked onlookers into realizing that money is, in fact, just a meaningless and intangible social construct."It's just an illusion," a wide-eyed Hallström added as she removed bills from her wallet. "Just look at it: Meaningless pieces of paper with numbers printed on them."
According to witnesses, the Finance Committee members sat in thunderstruck silence for several moments until one member finally shouted out, "Oh my God, she's right. It's all a mirage. All of it—the money, the whole world economy—it's all a lie!"
Several traders reportedly left their jobs early and resolved for once to do or make something of real value.
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3 October 1952
Arendaal commemorates the Norman Invasion of 1066
Rouen: King [WIKI]Sven V of Arendaal[/WIKI] spoke at [WIKI]Arnen Castle[/WIKI] in the province of [WIKI]Normandie [/WIKI]today, to mark the launch of the 1066 Norman Invasion of Arendaal. It was Duke Reynaud of Normandie, founded as a Viking settlement in the 8th century, who launched a successful invasion of the Aren Kingdom, styling himself King [WIKI]Ragnvald I of Arendaal[/WIKI] and imposing Frankish customs, culture and feudalism on his newly conquered territory. Normandie became a duchy (and later a principality) of the Kingdom of Arendaal, and would prove an indispensable component of the realm in terms of trade and cultural influence since the middle ages. "The event is best remembered not as an act of aggression - but one that would bind together the Norman and Aren, and by extension the peoples of Scania and Germania, forever more," said the King, addressing cheering crowds assembled in the Castle's courtyard and grounds.
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OOC: You know that we are in 1952 now? 
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It really slipped my mind, I'll amend the post directly. Then it's off to re-vamp my wiki 1950s style O
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13 November 1952
Interim Head of Intelligence Services Denies Engaging in Sexual Activity
Emyn Arnen: Following the surprise resignation of the Head of the Aren Intelligence Services, Karl van Helsing amid recent reports of an affair with a married cocktail waitress, current acting director Gustav van Steen assured the Aren Press that he does not engage in any form of sexual activity whatsoever.
“Under no circumstances do I ever take part in sexual acts of any kind, nor do I desire to, nor have I ever deemed this activity necessary in any way,” van Steen told reporters at a press conference, explaining that his genitals are “solely for excreting urine and absolutely nothing else.”
“I have never had sex in the past, I am not having sex now, and I guarantee I will never have sex in the future, be it for pleasure, procreation, or any other purpose. Indeed, I am a fully asexual being who possesses neither the need nor the inclination for sexual intercourse.”
Van Steen then stared unblinkingly at the assembled press corps for a full five minutes.
Pundits speculate that this revelation is likely to secure Van Steen's permanent appointment to the Intelligence Service's top job. One journalist explained: "King [WIKI]Sven V of Arendaal[/WIKI] is a great believer that when a man's mind is not on sexual escapades, his mind must be on the job, because, well, what else is there?"
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13 November 1952
Interim Head of Intelligence Services Denies Engaging in Sexual Activity
Emyn Arnen: Following the surprise resignation of the Head of the Aren Intelligence Services, Karl van Helsing amid recent reports of an affair with a married cocktail waitress, current acting director Gustav van Steen assured the Aren Press that he does not engage in any form of sexual activity whatsoever. “Under no circumstances do I ever take part in sexual acts of any kind, nor do I desire to, nor have I ever deemed this activity necessary in any way,” van Steen told reporters at a press conference, explaining that his genitals are “solely for excreting urine and absolutely nothing else.”
“I have never had sex in the past, I am not having sex now, and I guarantee I will never have sex in the future, be it for pleasure, procreation, or any other purpose. Indeed, I am a fully asexual being who possesses neither the need nor the inclination for sexual intercourse.”
Van Steen then stared unblinkingly at the assembled press corps for a full five minutes.
Pundits speculate that this revelation is likely to secure Van Steen's permanent appointment to the Intelligence Service's top job. One journalist explained: "King [WIKI]Sven V of Arendaal[/WIKI] is a great believer that when a man's mind is not on sexual escapades, his mind must be on the job, because, well, what else is there?"
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3rd February 1953
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3rd February 1953
ICPEN's new headquarters: Arendaal welcomes oil bloc
Emyn Arnen: The headquarters of ICPEN, the oil bloc composed of four of the world's top five oil producers, has opened in Arendaal's capital city, [WIKI]Emyn Arnen[/WIKI]. The Aren government explained that the city was unanimously agreed upon as the site of the organisation's headquarters due to the country's acknowledged neutrality. The resplendent Alborg Chateau in the heart of the city has now opened its doors as the seat of ICPEN, which counts among its members [WIKI]Sikandara[/WIKI], the [WIKI]Mezhist Union[/WIKI], [WIKI]Parthava[/WIKI], and [WIKI]Jurzan[/WIKI]. Speculations are that Aren relations with the four countries will be bolstered by the move.