23rd issue, February 1999

Non Ducor, Duco! The President Fernando Rodrigues (left) is presenting a new motto for Ladonia to the Cabinet. Non Ducor, Duco means "I am not conducted, I conduct." This has caused our more anarchistic vice-president Erik Ekan Johansson to react. He is bored by the slogan and thinks it it is banal. Is this a political crisis or a generation gap? NEW MINISTERS THE PARLIAMENT IS COMING! OMFALOS IS OUT! METAPHYSICAL LADONIAN ART

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	A WORD FROM SS  The State Secretary is always at your service. If you want to become a citizen (we have now 3900) or a nobility SS will take care of this. He is also preparing all the matters for the cabinet. We need constantly new ministers in Ladonia and you can write the SS if you have a proposal. If you are a citizen and are changing your e-mail, please tell SS. When a new Herald is out information wil reach all citizens who have given us an e-mailaddress.  lars.vilks@swipnet.se	Up
	PARLIAMENT, PARLIAMENT!   This is a must for every ladonian: Visit the Parliament! The voice of the ladonian people has found an important place. To a large extend the impressive work by MP Nemo the Parliament can inform you about what is going on in ladonian politics. And you have the possibility to participate in the work and you can also find a way to realize your own ideas. This sight is an outstanding example of the efforts and creativity of Ladonia:  http://members.tripod.com/~stanislavs/ladonia/parl.htm with a title "Parliament's 1st Chamber".  http://members.tripod.com/~stanislavs/ladonia/org.htm "Parties & Organisations in the Parliament" (descriptions and programs for the parties and organisations represented in the Parliament), and http://members.tripod.com/~stanislavs/ladonia/lad-addr.htm "A Chaotic Guide to Ladonia" (a research work, which resulted in a collection of links and e-mail addresses, connected with Ladonia). OMFALOS Our great sculptor Feidias Laidippes has finished his work rising the navel of the world in Ladonia. Now it stands there, east of Arx, about 1,7 meter high and its top covered with golden flakes of metal. In Ladonia you can thus visit the center of the world. The Delfi Omfalos which use to be this center is ruined and out of order. The state secretary, now slightly an old man, who earlier has done much work in Ladonia has left the stone work to Feidias who proceeds in the same tradition. You may contact Feidias at: feidiaslaidippes@hotmail.com MINISTER OF HARLEY DAVIDSON  C-J Charpentier has been appointed minister of Harley Davidson Motorcycles. His declaration on the work of the ministry is: A H-D is an artwork - a sculptural manifestation where steel, chromium and leather are brought together with the force of the engine. As ready-mades when they leave the factory to more personal pieces of art where the individual artist develope his own aesthetic. For Ladonia the Harley-Davidson Ministry will protect the unique right to use art in everyday life in complete freedom without helmet. A higher level of promille to 0,3 is a natural goal that allows the artist to consume fluidum to stimulatethe artistic expression. In relation to Nimis and Arx there exist some paralells - in the playful and serious crativity. Also the art of tatoo. Concerning traffic the ministry wants better waycare and pausingareas (parkingplaces) where the driver can perform the habits. As alternative to minister without portofolio we suggest minister with packbag. The motto of the ministry is suggested to be "widened the forklift".  From the saddle C-J Charpentier MINISTER OF YOUTH AND CHILD PROTECTION  The cabinet has agreed to accept the only 14 years old Stefan Bako as minister:  The ministry of youth and child protecion. I would like to involve children in the Ladonian project and start a mailing list in order to generate a forum to discuss about their problems, hopes, dreams and ideas. Sincerely, Bako Stefan xxlstef@usa.net MINISTER OF TRANSPORTATION Matthew Sinclair has become our minister of transportation. He presents a part of his work like this:  For one of my official duties as Minister, I will occasionally drive around with a tape of the Ladonian National Anthem playing and singing lyrics which I create using the Ladonian language. "Waall wal waaallll." Other official Ministry duties will include browsing through the paper, etc looking at cool cars and going "I want one of those." Perhaps I will also ask for donations of automobiles to the ministry. =) I will also travel extensively examining all forms of transportation which I utilize in my journeys. MINISTER RESIGNS  Aya Stehag has left her position as minister of language. She was minister between dec 10th and jan 4th, the shortest term known for a minister in ladonian history. But, still, she was minister 1998-99.	Up

NON DUCOR; DUCO GOLDEN WORDS BY PRESIDENT FERNANDO?  "Estimated fellow Ladonians, After the great sucess of the "Waaaaalllll", your president come to you to present a new proposed slogan for our beloved country: NON DUCOR, DUCO!!! (meaning: "I am not conducted, I conduct"). This should be, in my view, our motto from now on. Think about it!! NON DUCOR, DUCO!!!!!!! Waaaaaalllll!"  Fernando Rodrigues President of Ladonia  An ironic comment from vice president Erik Ekan Johansson:  "Then the president must mean that he rules.. (of course, what does presidents usually do??).. Cause in the other cases, first.. Ok, maybe ladonia rules... Over ladonia... But most countries rules over themselves :) Second.. "You should not be ruled but rule"?? OOhhh... WOW!!! He's really got me now :) Like if that wasn't something I discovered in my early teens.. I don't understand all this nonsense worshipping the president stuff... It bores me..."  So the question remains: Is the president giving us a deep thought or is his slogan just banal? GETTING TO KNOW YOUR PRESIDENT: From Trotskism to style    The President of Ladonia holds the world record in Spanish Mackerel. He caught one of 7 kilos, breaking the old record by 3,5 kilos. (Ilhabela, São Paulo) The Brazilian magazine "Imprensa" (The Press) has written a substantial article of our presidents whereabouts in life. The magazine states that the he is: 1. Educated. 2. Organized. 3. He is independent and he has style - that is what differs him from the rest. We are also informed of the Presidents anarchistic youth: When everybody else was dancing samba and drinking cachaça at carnaval in Brazil, the President stayed at home reading Trotsky. Today the President seems to be excluded from the informality between the journalists and the politicians in Brasília, where he lives and works for one of the biggest newspapers of the country. - It seems this country is not interested in critical journalism, says the President humbly. But when he catches the biggest fishes ever caught he forgets all about this and feels like Hemingway. He hopes he one day will fish inspiration enough to write something touching, something like "The Old President and the Sea." The president in his den, known as the Rectangular Room.

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POETRY, POET AND NOBEL PRIZE The poet Ave C is presenting poetry and poetical environment on a page you must visit. You will e. g. read the astonishing poem "Cosinus" a poem that shows an unexpected aspect of literature. Ave C is consequently heading for the nobel prize and you can choose to support this ambition if you like.You can write poetry yourself and why not do that in the poet's garden?  You will find this and much more on: http://people.goplay.com/avec/ HUNGARY The Ladonia page in hungarian (made by our Minister Sandor Posvari) is  www.euroastra.com/ladonia The wellknown hungarian Dr József Telkes is studying Ladonia and if you have som information you might find interesting for him you can write him at: franchis@mail.datanet.hu   ALTERNATIVE NATIONAL DISH Count Peter has created a new national dish (swedish only)    Exotisk skaldjurspanna  Det här behövs för ca 4 port:   400 g räkor med skal 4 kokta havskräftor eller 1 fryst förpackning, ca 200 g 20 kokta musslor eller 1 burk musslor 100 g krabba eller hummer 1 gul lök 1 grön paprika 1 paket saffran 2 dl creme fraiche 3 msk mango chutney 1/2 dl madeira 1 liten burk ananas med spad 1 mogen mango 1 tsk sambal oelek-pasta (chili-pasta)   Gör så här:   1. Skala räkorna. Koka musslorna eller låt burkmusslorna rinna av. Tina halvskräftorna om de är frysta. Skär hummer eller krabba i bitar.  2. Skala och finhacka löken. Kärna ur och tärna paprikan.  3. Fräs lök och paprika i lite matfett. Tillsätt saffran, creme fraiche, mango chutney, sambal oelek, madeira och ananasspadet. Låt såsen puttra samman några minuter.  4. Dela ananasen i mindre bitar. Skala mangon och skär ca hälften i tärningar och den andra halvan i större bitar.  5. Lägg ananas, mangotärningar, och skaldjur i såsen. Låt allt bli genomvarmt men inte koka. Smaka av.  6. Garnera med mango-bitar.   Smaklig måltid!  Greve Peter von Holdt THE PSYCHOLOGY IN CLINTON'S LOVELIFE A new report from Ward Shelley: First Lady Hillary Clinton and Attorney General Janet Reno were having one of those girl to girl talks............  Hillary says to Janet, "You're lucky that you don't have to put up with men having sex with you. I have to put up with Bill....and there's no telling where he last had his pecker."  Janet responded..."Just because I am esthetically challenged (that's "politically correct" for ugly), doesn't mean I don't have to fight off unwelcome sexual advances."  Hillary asks, "Well how do you deal with the problem?"  Janet says, "Whenever I feel that a guy's getting ready to make a pass me, I muster all my might and squeeze out the loudest, nastiest fart I can."  Well, that night, Bill was already in bed with the lights out when Hillary headed to bed. She could hear him start to stir, and knew that he would be wanting some action. She had been saving her farts all day, and was ready for him.....so, she tensed up her butt cheeks and forced out the most disgusting sounding fart you could imagine.  Bill rolls over and asks, "That you Janet?" LOOKING FOR MAILERS I'am Viktória Tóth from Hungary.I'am17 years old.I like ride a motor,play the gitar...I'd like correspond with 17-20years old boys.Please write me! :-))))))))  toth.hajni@mail.matav.hu

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Images from the metaphysical Ladonia Count Torby, Lord of Roses and Minister of History has coordinated an exhibition with artworks from the powers that be in the metaphysical Ladonia. Of the above work it is said: Ecce Homo: This is a reminder to all of us humans. We are in fact deadly, and thus we are all to go into oblivion. Hopefully some will remember us when we all are turn to ashes. After all, Thanathos is a friend, the last friend the humans will meet... See more enchanting images!

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A word from the Minister of Health At The Day´s End I: Deepest Winter Feast is here soon! One winter after the traditional big meal we composed a song, we composed it and sang, "It´s fucking cold". Thereafter we went to sleep. In our beds we begun to sleep.  While sleeping we dreamt that we met a Bear. The Bear said: "I am your friend. There is nothing I can give you, which you have not got. But there is much, very much, which while I cannot give it, you can take." Thereafter the bear went back into the forest, into the deep forest. We slept on.    At the Day´s End II:  Deepest Winter Feast will pass. Some of us will find out that the Bear quoted brother Giovanni from 1513. Bears are kingly and magical.    At the Day´s End III:  After deepest winter we will enter the earliest spring with fogs and fair winds. By that time your Ordinary Ministry of Health has moved to Oregon in America. In Oregon lives a great teacher. The teacher says, "Man is a field". Many fields are interwoven. Condensated points with christian names move about in them. They reach beyond endless forests.    At the Day´s End IV:  Another man slept. He dreamt nothing. No Bear approached him. He was not approached by any Bear from the deep forests. He did not know what was behind the forests.    At the Day´s End V: In a country far away, women were not allowed to be men. Neither in that country were men allowed to be women. None was allowed to be the other. Here all play the role of the other. All are ashamed.    At the Day´s End VI: In our sleep we meet the Great Bear. The Great Bear brings gifts. When His gifts are brought to us we know who we are.    At the Day´s End VII: If we know who we are, we can wake up and work. The Sun can rise and we can work.  /Your Locum Minister of Health, The Bear.

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