The Dark Lord

Hmm. Then I guess Poland will just remain an independent state for a little longer, then.

Israel has snubbed Turkey. The diplomat from Turkey was placed in a shorter chair, the Turkish flag was removed from the table, and the Israeli media put a caption on the image that read "The Height of Humiliation". @Archi: He was patrolling Poland to keep Mather from having it, but he never said he was withdrawing his troops, which means they are at war now.

Oh, and Grim has failed to withdraw his troops from Poland. I guess Germany and Poland are at war now. Hmm.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dg6z5G9qprk

Yes, and I'll enforce that. Colonies on Mars will happen in due time; however, they will be small. Very small. Over time, technology will GRADUALLY improve, allowing us to possibly build bigger colonies. Also, space weapons are still BANNED. If there's idiocy, I will have to intervene. Does space weapons include automatic anti meteor/-ite railgun/missile turrets? Unless it's UN approved for planetary defenses, then it's banned.

Yes, and I'll enforce that. Colonies on Mars will happen in due time; however, they will be small. Very small. Over time, technology will GRADUALLY improve, allowing us to possibly build bigger colonies. Also, space weapons are still BANNED. If there's idiocy, I will have to intervene.

This staff would be pretty great for bursting. You didn't see anything.

Well, I officially quit War of Legends. I honestly don't care, though. It got pretty boring for me. And it is a shame. Red Dragon was a nice server to play on, even though you had the :D bastards running around acting like A-holes. Likewise, I'm not playing on a Beta server only to lose my progress at the end of the beta testing, so no thanks, Jagex. I'll stick with Runescape until my interest in that game totally runs out. EDIT: By the way, Red Dragon is gone. EDIT 2: I was in the Stellarstop CC and we were wondering how many Reddragon veterans quit the game, lol.

I'm sending in a team to colonize the planet, and I'll go to war against anyone else that tries to annex it with ma lasers.

NASA is making preparations for a manned Mars mission, which could happen anywhere from 2022-2025, depending on the circumstances. The mission will seek to study how well plants grow on the Martian surface, study soil for microorganisms and fossils, and test how well humans can adapt to living on Mars. The mission will consist of two teams. One will stay on the Martian surface for 4 months while collecting samples and studying them, and the other team will be more permanent. The latter team will study the plant growth, maintain the base, and try to survive. The permanent team will consist of 7 American, 8 British, 3 Luxembourger, 5 Dutch, and 4 Belgian members. The sampling team will consist of 6 American, 6 British, 4 Dutch, 2 Luxembourger, and 3 Belgian members. In total, 48 Federal citizens will be sent to Mars. Likewise, the UN proposes an international treaty that will grant neutrality to lunar and Martian soil; no nation will be able to claim a slot of land for themselves. Mars will be used for research only, just like the moon will be used for research only.

GE updated. I'm not sure when, but it did update. The max of the Sol in GE is now 11,011,000. EDIT: It's a shame that the Sol isn't as lightning-fast as the SS. Of course, I may be mistaken. I only saw a video of someone using it, and it didn't look very fast.

A new animated cartoon series have started to air on television sets throughout the Federation. This cartoon series is called Yankee Doodle. It seeks to try to dissolve stereotypes between the British and American communities.

What should be the value of the Staff of Light and the Hexcrest/Focus Sight after the hype dies down?

Everyone get in #hegemony.

Poland has threatened war if foreign troops do not withdraw from its borders, and Poland has cut off communication with Scandinavia, Russia, and Germany.

I meant the Sol, sorry.

Retech IS an imbecile.

I think they just got dumped by a clan... I got my offer in for a sight about 1 min after the update but still haven't got one :( You're not going to get one for a while because there aren't too many level 93 slayers with fire capes. A lot of high level slayers have fire capes, but the number of them is significantly lower due to the fire cape requirement, plus you can't count on all of them to be killing these things so there are more items in the game. I'm guessing that due to its extreme usability and rarity, it will remain high for a long time, probably like a godsword.

I'm not buying a Sol until the hype dies down. I'll keep my GE offers up, though. I really want one, but I'm not going to pay a ridiculous price for one. It's worth 20m, if that, and I'm not paying more than that.

It also takes like 6 years to get to Mars.

*Personal Memo* Empire: The Federation Member States: United States (+ Canada, annexed), United Kingdom (+ Brittany, annexed), Belgium, Luxembourg, and the Netherlands; including Overseas Territories Federation Symbol: The Eagle Federation Anthem: I Vow to Thee, my Country (Each state maintains its own anthem, however) Military: United States: 1,473,900 (Active) | 1,458,500 (Reserve) | 453,000 (Paramilitary) Canada: 67,756 (Active) | 35,169 (Reserve) | 9,350 (Paramilitary) United Kingdom: 240,400 (Active) | 176,860 (Reserve) | 0 (Paramilitary) Netherlands: 53,130 (Active) | 32,200 (Reserve) | 3,300 (Paramilitary) Luxembourg: 900 (Active) | 0 (Reserve) | 612 (Paramilitary) Belgium: 39,260 (Active) | 100,500 (Reserve) | 0 (Paramilitary) Federation Totals: 1,875,346 (Active) | 1,803,229 (Reserve) | 466,262 (Paramilitary) | 4,144,837 (Grand Total) Technologies remain classified. Military should be undergoing reforms and possibly see a slash in US military spending. Titles: Best-Equipped and Most Professional Militaries (USA & UK, respectively); Largest Navy; Second-Largest Land Army

I agree. Terraformation isn't very reasonable right now. It's far better to just build simulated ecosystems in a sort of greenhouse-like megastructure on the surface and just let humans live in that, but we're not even going to Mars for a while, so.... Federation Anthem: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aaYsapDNrFw

Today, Michael Collins was court-martialed over the murder of a 9 year old girl. He was still on active service and committed the heinous act of murder. "Mr. Collins, you have been found GUILTY for murder against an innocent, young child. You do not deserve to live. The Court hereby sentences you to death by hanging, to be carried out immediately." *gabble slams* After he was found GUILTY before a panel of judges, he was marched outside before his Regiment. They marched him to the gallows while playing the tune of Danny Deever. He was stripped of his buttons and stripes and was forced to give up his uniform and cap. "What are the bugles blowin' for?" said Files-on-Parade. "To turn you out, to turn you out", the Colour-Sergeant said. "What makes you look so white, so white?" said Files-on-Parade. "I'm dreadin' what I've got to watch", the Colour-Sergeant said. For they're hangin' Danny Deever, you can hear the Dead March play, The regiment's in 'ollow square -- they're hangin' him to-day; They've taken of his buttons off an' cut his stripes away, An' they're hangin' Danny Deever in the mornin'. His life expired at 6:38 AM, Saturday morning. Because of his disgrace to his regiment, there will be a period of cleansing in which the regiment dresses in black and does not sing tunes during marching drills. This will last for 30 days. "The Military handles its own. That's what I like about the Army. This son of a [bleep] murdered a little girl named Barbara, and I don't feel sorry that he got what he deserved. What I don't like is that he got out rather easy; the girl's parents had to suffer, but he didn't have to suffer for very long at all. I hope he rots in hell."

Did they get this idea from Tremors? lol

World 2 is now buying the staff for 50-500m. It's ridiculous. Anyway, I'm leaving my GE offers at max and am trying to ride it out.