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Grreece wrote:

Imagine having the last name of Wolfeschlegelsteinhausenbergerdorff.

hey thats my last name :(

The true islands wrote:

yo wtf
are we related or something
that's wild

dam i guess we are, what up fam?

The Shining Purple Light wrote:

dam i guess we are, what up fam?

nothing much
ya better not be disrespecting the proud Wolfeschlegelsteinhausenbergerdorff family name

*Sees political stuff*

*Rolls eyes and goes back to distracting myself from the existential crises that may pop up at any second*

October 2009 - London, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

| BROWN ANNOUNCES ELECTION FOR NEXT YEAR , CAMERON PROMISES TO SOLVE EUROPEAN QUESTION |

| After several meetings with Labour Party officials, Liberal Democrat Party officials, and Conservative Party officials, the Prime Minister, Gordon Brown, announced today on the steps of Number 10 that he will call an election in 2010. Brown announced to the country that he will ask Her Majesty, the Queen to dissolve Parliament "sometime in the Spring" of next year, gearing the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland for its 24th General Election since the creation of the Irish Free State in 1922. Brown said that the Labour Party is heading into this election confident, despite a poor showing in the polls in recent months. Brown, Clegg, and Cameron all having been elected as new leaders in 2005/2006 will prove their leadership skills in an election for the first time.

Brown said that he will urge the party to stick to "New Labour" and keep a moderate tone for the election. Brown was an avid supporter of Blair and his policies while he was Chancellor of the Exchequer. New Labour, New Life for Britain was the centrist platform developed by Former Prime Minister Tony Blair for his 1997 landslide victory, which catapulted him to a 179 seat majority, the largest of the Labour Party to date. Brown says he wants to keep the country on its current course while fixing the rising problems. Brown has faced criticism over economic stagnation, rising unemployment, among other economic problems, but remains highly popular when dealing with social issues. He also remains popular among Labour Party members and likely Labour voters.

Clegg, who has become the first Liberal Democrat leader since Paddy Ashdown to openly challenge Labour, has found himself in a unique position. His party, which has largely been seen as centrist, has been doing quite well in recent elections, overtaking the Conservative Party in 2001, which catapulted them back into the main spotlight. Clegg has done all he can to keep the party as "radical centrists" as the party fights for the center with the Labour Party. Clegg has criticized Brown for his unfriendliness and dismissal of the cooperation that once existed between the Labour Party and the Liberal Democrats. Clegg has also promised to modernize the party while sticking to the classical label of liberal.

David Cameron is the most popular Conservative leader since Margaret Thatcher. With fiery PMQ performances and popular TV interviews, Cameron has made a name for himself and his party. The Conservative Party hasn't held power since 1997, and have shrunken down to third place behind the Liberal Democrats. Cameron said that it's time for the Tories to make their comeback, and in recent months it's looking incredibly likely. Cameron was largely unknown by the media, even when he ran for the leadership. But he made incredible noise when he delivered his speech at the Conservative Party Conference, which was picked up by the media, which ultimately culminated in his victory as party leader. Cameron has promised to bring the Conservative Party back, saying he wants to make people "feel good about being Conservatives again" and said he wanted "to switch on a whole new generation."

Cameron made headlines this week as he announced that if the Conservatives form a government in 2010, they will work with the European Union on the status of the United Kingdom in the union. Since the UK joined the European Economic Community in 1973, Conservatives have largely been divided over the United Kingdom being in such an organization. Past leaders who took radical positions on Europe, such as Iain Duncan Smith, performed poorly in general elections. Cameron's middle way approach to solving the problem seems to be very popular among likely Conservative voters, who were recently polled across Britain. |

CHAMPONG TODAY: POLITICS, ECONOMY, SOCIETY

POLITICS

| Since 1990 when the military of Champong booted out the Soviet-backed socialist regime of Chairman Manilo, the country has been ruled by the coup leader, Captain Rajah. Upon entering power, Rajah established a military council that has ruled the country with an iron-fist, even so, the charismatic leader's authority has been fading in recent years. Despite being popular among the generations of Champese who grew up under socialism, the 70 year old dictator has fallen out of favour with younger generations of Champong. Across Champong, mass protests have been taking place with many Champese demanding a civilian government. Many of these young protesters are led by Laila Chan, a 25 year old former lawyer turned activist who upon returning from the US Paramountica has begun demanding Captain Rajah hand over power to the people. |

ECONOMY

| In 1990, the Rajah-led military junta gradually begun reversing the policies of the previous socialist regime. Since then, private enterprise was re-introduced into the Champese economy, with relations opening up to Western countries and the foundation of a domestic stock exchange, wide-scale investment into the Champese economy and private sector has led to economic growth taking place at an average annual rate of 6.2% since 2000, making Champong one of Southeast Asia's fastest growing economies. Since the liberalisation of Champong's economy, huge capital has been raised to launch numerous infrastructure projects such as new highways, railways etc. Even so, government spending on education and healthcare has dropped significantly in the past 10 years resulting in recent strikes that have called the potential of the Champese economy into question. Many experts argue if the massive wave of protests doesn't stop soon, Champong's economy may experience a crash. |

SOCIETY

| Under the socialist regime of the past, Champese information was strictly censored to pro-government media & information only for the consumption of the masses. However, under the Rajah military regime, despite the military holding total power and instituting a series of repressive laws to maintain iron fist control on power, the country has been at its most free in history. Many libraries across the country have finally begun to gain access to Western books and journals on ideals such as Ermanism from Germany Bayern kahla among others, in addition, many private news agencies have been given permits to operate whereas prior to 2005 they had to operate underground. Even so, the freedom of information has led to more criticism of the Rajah regime and the lack of personal freedoms in many regions of the country. For instance, in the east, many Melanesian minorities have been subject to martial law with curfews, and Christians who form less than 10% of the country's population, have regularly complained about persecution. Champese society has also been named one of the most unequal societies on earth with the rich to poor income disparity being huge. These social issues have been a key contributing factor to the mass protests taking place across the country. |

Bomoko wrote:

Gita: Huh?

Larson would clear his throat.

Larson: Marko is here because he is suffering from amnesia. Just last week... he was a South African soldier stationed with Champese Marines, pirates attacked his team and he was put in a coma, but not before he bravely killed many of them and he is only 20 years old. That's why he is staying here, until he recovers and that's why you both must take care of him. I'm sure you all remember that your older brother also died in a simi-

Elsa: -Dad, we get it... no need to discuss that. M-Marko... w-welcome to our humble abode.

Gita: Humble abode, the guy can see we're stickin' rich! Anyways, welcome to our house Marko, i'll- I mean, we'll take good care of you.

Gita stared directly at Marko, while Elsa simply carried on eating after being polite.

Marko: Believe me, I greatly appreciate the hospitality, greatly appreciate it indeed.

I’m gonna start making my own shirts

Bomoko wrote:

Larson: My dear Elsa, how was Sweden?

Elsa: The country was great father, albeit people were very curious about my heritage I was treated rather well. The weather though, was dreadful.

Larson chuckled and turned to his other daughter as he ate.

Gita: LA was cool, America's a fun place to live if you ask me. Once I get my degree I'm going back there. It was very different, the people there weren't as cultured or as well-mannered as us, but they enjoy freedoms there that we'd never enjoy here under Captain Rajah's regime. A lot of men I saw looked like Marko over there...

Gita subtly winked at Marko, making sure her father & Elsa didn't see.

Marko chuckles.

Marko: South Afrikans are not Americans, madam.

Marko smirks slightly as he eats more of his food, not feeling he needs to say anymore than that.

#23 BYU beat #2 Gonzaga tonight, Gonzaga's first loss in 41 WCC games

Yoeli Childs had 28 pts, 10 reb, 3 ast, with a .632 FG%. The last player to reach all of those numbers in a game against a team ranked No. 1 or No. 2 in the AP Poll was Dwyane Wade during his triple-double in the 2003 NCAA Tournament vs. Kentucky.

The Doctor

by The Brazilian Federated States of The Confederate Prussian Empire

Sketch artists depiction of 'The Doctor'

Recently within the past few months, police officers have been responding to calls of mutilated bodies being found in various areas of Pretoria, Centurion and Johannesburg. Upon finding the bodies, forensics and law enforcement officers have found them to be surgically mutilated in a very clean manner, everything from vital organs to extremities having been removed with surgical precision. However, any fingerprints or signs of the suspects DNA have been traced, the only clue being a discarded Volkist Iron Cross near one of the bodies, the cross being in pristine condition and confirmed to be an authentic iron cross. All of the victims were either criminals, or corporate business men and women that faced jail time for corruption, however, that did not change the fact that they had a serial killer walking the streets of all three cities, and they knew it wasn’t a copy cat just based on the state of the bodies. Seen as a joke, but slowly becoming a possible reality, the sketch drawn by the artist depicts the possibility of a crazed doctor turned serial killer, or an admirer of the hated and once feared Josef Mengele who conducted sickening experiments and surgeries during the Second World War. Law enforcement across the area have been put on notice because of these killings, and they know more are to come.

Read dispatch

I’m in a horror/serial killer RP vibe. More info and RP's to come.

The Confederate Prussian Empire wrote:

Marko chuckles.

Marko: South Afrikans are not Americans, madam.

Marko smirks slightly as he eats more of his food, not feeling he needs to say anymore than that.

Everyone carried on eating as other topics of conversation flowed, to do with politics. This would now help Marko understand where exactly he was and what was going on.

Larson: I don't know if you two have seen recently on the news but there have been protests all over the country, many aspects of daily life are on shutdown. I think the Rajah regime is going to kick the bucket... it's terrible.

Elsa: Terrible I think not. Rajah did good getting rid of the commie government, yes, but he's had his time. He's 70 now, he should give power to the youth to decide their destiny. Most of the people protesting had never grown up in the socialist era....

The word commie would trigger Marko into one of his headaches and all he would be able to hear was a deep, raspy voice speaking in a language he'd recognise as Afrikaans talking about how he'd slaughtered commies in Vietnam, the voice called him son every now & then...