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As in most western nations birth rate is decreasing. But it is hardly a crisis. Anyway I ask all the readers of Herald to make new citizens. It doesn’t matter in what way.
Lately, we have especially received many new citizens from Spain. We would like to welcome them!
”I am most astonished...
As we all know, the whole Cabinet was dismissed, I repeat dismissed, after the presidential election. How can then "the cabinet" (sic) vote to have two new ministers accepted????
A presidential action is a serious things and must be respected.
I have a proposal to sort this out:
In the next 10 days Ladonia will receive proposals of ministries to be created (and names for these new posts). Everybody who might be interested will be allowed to apply. It will be a whole new Cabinet. That does not mean old ministers can not be re-appointed.
The final decision on who will be accepted will the be taken by you, Secretary of State, with the help of the President and the Queen.
What do you think? That will certainly cause some harsh reactions within the dismissed (and mostly inactive) old ministers. But that was about time those people reacted to something!!
Viva Ladonia”
Answering the president: Lord Sig Whig, Minister of Idleness
”Dear me,
Not want of fomenting further this Ladoniagate under development we all here assembled friendly and peaceful beerguzzlers at this pub want to make it known that we are all for quick impeachement of our president. A constit-tit-tit-tushnal crisis can easily spill over to all matters of deep concern to all of us, like, say, the logistics of, say, beer distri-tri-bushn. A horrifying prospect.”
Chez le Screemin Bass
Lord Sigwhig
Minister of Idleness
"Don't just do something--stand there!"
Answering, Betsy Thaggard:
”Hello to all from your prodigal Minister of Poke Sallet: Greetings from the reluctanct land of Shrub (Austin, Texas, soon to be former home of the alleged next president of the US, George W Bush, also known to those not of his party as the affable, malapropistic frontman for President Dick Cheney [who will retain the official title Vice President for the sake of Republican propriety, as no political party in its right mind would support a president who had a heart attack on the campaign trail]. My, that was confusing. I'll post a diagram on my website ... and offer vague apologies to anyone who actually likes the idea of Shrub as US president.)
Anyway, the point of all that rhetoric was to preface these questions: - Am I returning to the cabinet in time to get involved in yet another Presidential set-to?
- Are we still wondering the whereabouts of our leader from South America, or have we found him but wish he would remain lost?
- If he is impeached, will he be forced to leave office, or will he retain his title but be required to sew a scarlet "I" on his garments?
I am woefully short of details, but it sounds like something I should know more about. Please advise, and let me know what services I can render as regards my once-and-future job title and recently developed talent for ranting about Those Who Should Not Be President, IMNSHO.
Betsy (who would rather have had a certain former basketball player in the White House) Thaggard Minister of Poke Salletlapsed Empress of the Universe ~next time I promise to write in English~
Answering, Count Torby,:
I declare my loyalty to the cabinet. Dismiss the president!
Count Torby, lord of roses, minister of history (?) etc.
Mars Vigila!
Then a comment by minister Sluttungrun concerning the proposal to exchange the president to a pepsodent:
About the issue: President or Pepsodent?
I don´t think Ladonia shall change it´s political leading poast (President) to a Pepsodent! If we should do that Ladonia should become a POMONI?? And maby we should change our Cabinet to a Theramedinet or in to a toothbrushinet? I think it´s going a bit to the wrong direction: instead of making Ladonia a more respected country it would make Ladonia
commercial "jippo"(as we say in Sweden). If we aren´t satisfied with President Rodrigues, I think the solution would be to have a re-election so the people of Ladonia can say what they think!
Yours truly /
Minister of Herpetology, Count Riccard A.C von Sluttungrun
And Vera, State Graphic etc had a word:
”And coming to think about it again: We haven´t seen as much activity in the cabinet for a long time since the dismissal. The cabinet acting like a bunch of chimpanzee-employees offended by the boss who suddenly one day tells everyone they are fired. But are you a bunch of chimpanzee employees or are you
PROUD, FREE and INTERACTIVE?
Free your asses* and the rest will follow. I rather have a president everyone hates (look at the swedish prime minister for example) than a toothpaste noone thinks nothing about.
Yours always
Vera
Always state graphic and extraordinary minister (I accept no dismissal)
*Sorry about rude word. My father and my husband (not same person) always
tell me I shouldn't use faul language but I do anyway.”
After all these points of view, then came the president’s strategy:
”Dearest Ladonians,
How nice it is to see the good old cabinet back in business!!! Talking, contesting, reacting.
There is nothings like a good threat to put people at work. That was the main reason and purpose of the collective dismissal.
Congratulations!!
Waaaaaaaaaaaallllllllllllll!!!!
Fernando Rodrigues
President of Ladonia”
What is to learn from this? A president is more than a pepsodent, which is more than one can say about George W Bush. He walks like a pepsodent and talks like a pepsodent. And probably the two schoolboys that threaten him didn’t like to brush their teeth. It’s all about CIA. They take it seriously.
Krister Thelin, minister of justice is simply saying: No spouse killing in Ladonia.
It could be a question of great minds working or thinking alike at the same time. But that also makes me wonder.
There web page showing there Regalia's History is:
http://www.royalcourt.se/eng/monarchy/index_symbols.html
Anyway, as in the past I have presented Ladonia with strange images like the "Angel Knights" quite authentic be it simple glare or film error or Angels who knows?
Lately I have a number cloud pillars and orbs in digital and normal film. As I thought to call them Orbs. I just kept the images are freaks of photography.
My favorite Orb is a blery digital image. Perhaps caused by a localized space time distortion phenomena in August 2000. I was holding a broad sword at the time. A black hole appears on the sword. The orb is in flight ahead and away from the sword.
There appears to be a watery bow or space time distortion leading into the sword.
Now the connection with the Orb:
From Sweden's national regalia page paraphrased quote:
"The orb shows that God has set him (THE KING) to rule over a great and Christian kingdom."
I make no claims only point out these stange "facts" also.
I have come into the possession of a real unique set of items. It is from the Royal Household of Queen Elizabeth II of England. From a man in California. God has ways of bringing these things my way. I have never seen buttons like this before. The Roman numerals III between the ER under the crown make it unique. The possession has changed hands from a Mr. Malone in Sept. 1971 to me in 2001. 30 years hence. The idea this title of Curator is Appointed by the Queens makes this a rare collection indeed.
I found a web page showing the Queens Residences at:
http://www.royalresidences.com/
The ministry of diplomatic relations will spread the good society and the ideal of Ladonia to the far reaches of the planet and beyond. In an information society the ministry will also work towards the common good and understanding within the internet using tools like IRC and other programs that suits our purpose.
We will work with the parliament to establish good international relation with as many countries and international companies as possible.
My job would then conist of consulting the cabinet on which countries are most pressing in developing good relations with, and which companies we do and no not want the presence of in Ladonia proper. It would also mean writing letters to foreign diplomats and administrations to bring them closer to our humanistic view. we would also work together with the propaganda minister to spread the good word of Ladonia.
Ibicimus Oceanus Incindus res accido
Bjarne Bjerklund
”Since I am an American Football coach, and very successful, I believe I should endeavor to form an American Football team which shall be called the Ladonian Lions. I had considered the Ladonian Lemmings, but it had a short term and ultimately unsuccessful feeling about it; Labradors would be another country, altogether, and Llamas are seldom seen in Scandinavia, so we shall choose Lions.
Playing football requires bravery, to some extent, and certainly a few libations are always welcome after a practice or match. (I learned this in England, where all the successful rugby and football clubs have a pub on the grounds. Nice touch, eh?) Thus, it follows that Bravery, Sport and Libation would easily fall together in one convenient Ministry.
Although I am a new, and untitled citizen (someday, perhaps I'll be knighted, or something-one can hope), I want to contribute to the health, wealth, and merriment of this good land, and its citizens.”
After being appointed the minister wrote:
”I am very grateful to the Cabinet for their confidence shown in their appointment. Should I assume, from their choice of the nickname "Lemmings," that the Cabinet would prefer that we eschew the forward pass, and establish extreme dedication to a running attack? If so, we should orient the playing field so that the end zones point to the sea.
Your humble servant,
Minister of Bravery, Sport, and Libation
Rick Joseph”
Thus Ladonia Lemmings!!!
Our minister of philosophical fishery is strongly doubting minister Rick and the Lemmings:
"Since I am an American Football coach, and very successful,"
HOW SUCCESSFUL, WITH WHAT TEAMS?
"I believe I should endeavor to form an American Football team which shall be
called the Ladonian Lemmings"
WHERE WILL THE TEAM PLAY? The Pre-Ladoniand Grounds are no more. And who will
provide the opposition? Hemvarnet and the Danes? Picking a team among the 5000 Ladonians will become a contentious issue as I suspect that there will be many wanting the role of starting quarterback, including Minister Regretabilus.
"Playing football requires bravery, to some extent"
Not necessarily a Ladonian trait. I think instead of Ladonian Lemmings, with its alliterative quality, should be changed to Ladonia's Foxes, in keeping with the spirit, the local wildlife and the quality of a team we might muster.
- Says minister Lojtnant, phil. fish.
Comment: It is true that there will be a minor problem to find a good ground. But personally I think we shall overcome these stony problems though simply playing. It will be hard. But we don’t do it because it is easy but because it is hard!
”I consider XXond Christopher Rudolph Hieronymus Wilhelm Ferner Wedel Kraft Paludan Vtydhe-Oszelezetther van det Rhone-Uttian-XXgle´s request to be ridiculous and I urge that it should not be granted. In further mentioning of him I suggest that for practical reasons he is referred to as T C R H W F W K P V-O van det R-U-H.
ex officio
Peter Lundgren
Minister of Constant Revolution”
What's wrong with "Kurt"? (Says Lord Sig Whig) and adds: "Never do unto others anything that counts."
”As the minster of art pointed out, removal of something already published in a paper, let it be virtual or paper, is utterly ridiculous. In real life I happen to be a journalist, writing in a newspaper - how would it look if some nerd wanted to remove something already printed (not that there isn´t such imbeciles) - we just could not do that. It is impossible. On the other hand we are kind enough to publish corrections, if there have been a mistake done. I think the same rules must apply to a virtual paper too.
Would be fun to see what correction this ehhh... longnamed fellow wants to publish.
Count Torby, lord of roses, minister of history (?) etc. etc.”
Yes, we call him Kurt. All readers: remember him as Kurt. Kurt with the long name. And treat him with love and be gentle towards him. He is working with dentistry.
Baron Jared von Elgvin, Frozen Minister of LRF Knight of the NOW, has sent a message to the Queens Court, and hereby the pressattaché want to let the Ladonians take part of the important things for peace this gentleman is dealing with. The Queen and her family have sent a Christmas greeting to the Knight, together with a hope for Angel guidance for his difficult work with mineclearings in Kosovo. We also congratulate our Frozen Minister to the promotion as 2. in command in his platoon.
Following: the two letters,
Beloved Queen.
>
> I regret the fact that I have not written before.
> I went to kosovo as a teamleader of one of 6 mineclearing teams
> in the Norwegian Batalion.
> We have cleared all together 47 mines.
> The "problem" is that there are no big minefields in the Norwegian AOR
> But there are alot of Bomblet aereas. our EOD detachment have cleared more
that 2000 Grenades Bombs and bomblets.
>
> Recently I have been promoted to 2.in command in our platoon.
>
> We tried to help the Danish mineclearing team with one of their big fields but
the Commanding Officer in the Batalion refused us to go and cleare mines outside
our own AOR.
> It is rather frustrating.
>
> General_Info: This message was sent from Nemo's Realms at
http://members.tripod.com/~stanislavs/ - I disclaim any improper use of my
mailing page.
Dear Baron and Knight of the NOW,
The Queen was so releived to hear from you. The night before we received your
e-mail the Queen and I were watching The English Patient (the 9 Academy Awards
winner movie), and the Queen was reminded about you and your task in the world
right now. Might it have been the Queens strong concerns about her dear Knight
that was vibrating out into the Universe and making this e-mail message come
through today? We will let the ladonians know of your endeavours and wish you
and your platoon all the Angels Guidance all days.
The CrownPrincess Jasmine, the Princess Fylgia and the Prince Karl sends their
greetings too.
Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year
Gunnar, Jarl of Far Ladonia
Queen Ywonne
Omnia Vincit Amor
Countess Kicki von Hankell, Ministress of the Dep of the Guardian Angels,
Pressattaché at the Queens Court, Hov-eon, Sydnytt-Minister and Vice President
of Ladonia.
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A word from our Minister of Health
In Central Asia we were understood to awaken and develop stepwise. By now, we thus should have developed perfected material selves (that count money), fairly well developed reactional selves (spanned between yes and no), and somewhat weaker divided selves, acting the angels and devils of ourselves, searching, relating, making utterly foolish things, driven by libdo, and that's their virtue, the more desire, the better potential of development. And here is where we are. Around is the veil of consciousness. Anything beyond would appear as e.g. the Tao. First thing we would encounter moving the veil further would be the awakening undivided true self, the seat of creativity, where spirit and matter meet.
If we do science we run into non-locality problems, and remain forever confused as for who we are. Instead, that question is solved by hope - it is so easy, just hope, know how to hope something as important as about your own core essence - and thereafter find something in you that really wants to act.
Matthew 25 begins with the hoping, waiting prudent virgins, lamps and oil. Then come the servants with talents, who need to act. The Master arrives and it proves very bad either to have hidden the talents or not to have saved oil. The Master is the greater third behind the virgins and servants, hope and faith. He also touches Love, something even more mysterious and further beyond. In the divided selves only veiled love is experienced. He organises the true self, or she, and is spirit.
Trinity stands for the minimum three features in everything independent, something evasive or receptive, something active, as Jung's libido, and unitary love, the bringer of meaning.
The (scientific) root of the material world is probability. Ultimately it stands behind everything as the evasiveness of reasoning investigations. But on the other hand, near chaotic systems can readily be influenced by will, at the disposal of our true selves - which could be verified visualising how a well tumbling die will land, or even more fun, at playing cards - at the same time indicating how great a part of your true self actually is accessed!
Uncertainty and evasion in a lower self become acceptance and hope in a higher, the essence of receptivity - and that is, believe it or not, also the true essence of "matter" - the void included - all that isn't free spirit.
We may sometimes take fantastic grand vacations back to good old "likes" and "dislikes" in our reactional selves, when our lamps are out of oil and our talents lay dropped onto the earth. We may need such recovery. But sooner or later we tend to return to the purging hellfire of the divided self, with almost unbearable conflicts and burn our debris - and travelling light, cross the veil of consciousness.
The Great Life... glimpses from higher worlds and freer timeframes, I remember a wave with a high, dancing, glittering crest that would thrust against my shore to resound and withdraw and recur, but never exactly in the same way, to be followed by another, and another, and yet many more until the power and constant variation would drive me to ecstasy &Mac246; or watching the evening sun &Mac246; noticing the sky expand and gaze into her last flicker at the horizon... when from behind rises the Moon. It's like that other, which adds a very special taste, and comes by itself, without any effort whatsoever.
That's what's meant by the deceptively simple piece of advice, "Hey! life shouldn't be struggle", no it shouldn't, but it is a hell of a lot of struggle before you get to where your real life even might have a chance to start - in that promised land the true self of yours.
Greetings to all nations and all peoples in the world,
from the Ministry of Health of Ladonia, and
Emanuel von Bock, Minister of Health.