I would like to nominate @Bentxamì Puntmasleu for Premier and @Adam Grigoriu for Presiding Officer.

I was just wondering if there is any way to follow election results. I found a link to see who has not voted yet but I was wondering if we can see current results, not who voted for who just total votes cast for and against issues and candidated.

Azul fellow citizens of Vuode, This is just a quick note to let you all know that I would really appreciate your vote for Senate! If nothing else I am reliable, I have an exemplary voting record for my previous terms as both a Senator from Vuode and a multi-term member of the Cosa in the past. I have also served as both Premier and Presiding Officer in the past. No matter who you decide is the better candidate please make sure you vote!

@Xherált Del'Encradéir
@Sir Trotxă Betiñéir
@Adam Grigoriu
@Chirbi Scherpa-Carriedo
@Matthew Lindberg-Work
@Bentxamì Puntmasleu

It is time to activate your teams for those of you intending to play fantasy hockey again this year! I haven't yet set a date for the draft but I can tell you it will take place sometime in mid to late September.

@Mic'haglh Autófil, O.Be
@Iason Taiwos
@King Txec
@Baron Alexandreu Davinescu
@þerxh Sant-Enogat
@Sir Lüc
@Glüc
@Carlüs Éovart Vilaçafat

Also @Breneir Tzaracomprada you had expressed interest in joining us this year and I sent you an invitation. I am not sure what you have to do but I need you to either take control of the team I invited you to take or create an entirely new team.

Anyone else interested in joining us this year please let me know here and I will get the information I need to send you an invitation. A knowledge of NHL hockey is not necessary and I would like to think those who have participated in the past will tell you that it is a lot of fun!

I get so confused with the language. I can find the words I want on l'oversteir but sometimes there are two or more options and I never know which one is correct for my particular usage. I also have a difficult time with grammar (hell I have a difficult time with English grammar LOL) and I don't know how to put the words together in a sentence.

I sent an application for the landing pier to sort of test the waters and see if I want to return to full citizenship.

Your highness, @King Txec, due to some difficulties I have with the way certain issues are being handled by certain individuals within Talossa and my inability to understand the hatred for one citizen by a few others. I hereby step down from my position as Attorney General and renounce my seats in the Cosa and finally I renounce my citizenship. Until the recent hatred for one citizen I had really enjoyed my time as a Talossan but if someone can be ostracized because, in the opinion of some, he didn't apologize enough, then I want nothing to do with this country. @Breneir Tzaracomprada I am sorry for what you are being put through, I read your apology and for what it is worth I think it is well stated and well intended, I do not understand the hatred being directed at you and honestly I feel that certain other citizens here owe YOU an apology. Long live the King!

I am not sure of the official wording but as a citizen of Talossa in good standing I petition for this prospective to gain full citizenship (if that doesn't work message me Baron)

HAPPY NEW YEAR EVERYONE! Try to be nice to one another, I am out for the night. Good night.

I, Tric'hard Lenxheir, hereby claim my right to be seated in the next Grand Session of the Estats Xhenerais".

Our costumes

WHEREAS it has been more than a fortnight since @Jack Morrison  first posted on Wittenberg, following his introduction to the citizens of the Kingdom by officers of the Immigration Ministry, and

WHEREAS he has, in that time, demonstrated an active, genuine, and continuing interest in Talossan life, language and culture, and

WHEREAS he desires citizenship in the Kingdom of Talossa, and

WHEREAS by all indications it appears that he would be a loyal and dedicated citizen, and a credit to this nation if he obtains the grant of citizenship he requests,

THEREFORE I, Tric'hard Lenxheir, a citizen of good standing of the province of Vuode and of the Kingdom of Talossa, do hereby petition the Secretary of State @Sir Lüc to issue a grant of citizenship to Prospective Citizen Jack Morrison, as specified by law.

This is where I will post the weekly updates and important information.

Two bits of information I need to share today.

First, the draft will be held on October 11th at 8PM Talossan time. You can either choose to participate online and pick your own players or take your chances and let the computer choose for you. (I will have to do that this year as I will be on a family trip)

Second, we need one more player, if anyone knows of someone who might participate please give them a gentle nudge.

Does anyone know who Maricopa Havana Hijinks team owner is? It says the owner is Chaz and I'm not sure who that is.

@þerxh Sant-Enogat
@King Txec
@Baron Alexandreu Davinescu
@Sir Lüc
@Mic'haglh Autófil, O.Be
@Iason Taiwos
@Glüc
@Carlüs Éovart Vilaçafat

I hereby resign my seats in the Cosa. I am sure there are others with more knowledge within the party who can take my place. Thank you @Baron Alexandreu Davinescu for thinking of me in the parties time of need.

I am not sure who should be assigning board moderators but I will no longer be able to perform the duties in the near future so someone needs to be named to replace me.

THE TRIC'HARD MUST BE PUNISHED ACT

Whereas Tric'hard Lenxheir said something many here find reprehensible
Whereas facetiousness is frowned upon in Talossa
Be it proclaimed that Tric'hard is hereby censured, stripped of his Cosa seats and suspended for one (1) week from any ability to post or interact on Witt.

Uréu q'estadra så
Tric'hard Lenxheir (MC-PROG)

I hope I am putting this in the right place under the new rules. As the NHL season approaches I want to gauge interest in doing the fantasy hockey league again this year. Once again I would like to have at least 8 teams participating, we can always do more if the interest is there. Please respond here if you are interested. I know it is more time consuming than the fantasy cycling but I hope everyone had fun last year.

This is why I have such trouble with the Talossan language (or any other language for that matter) I am trying to translate my team name for the Talossan Cycling into Talossan and there are multiple possibilities for each word. Someone please help! My team name is Dead Last (as in last place if that helps)

I have said almost since the beginning of my citizenship that Vuode is a dead province and should probably be merged with another province. More proof is going on right now. We have no provincial government, currently have no senat representation, we have a winner of the senatorial election but the winner has yet to be seated. I doubt that we have more than two or three active citizens. Very sad.

It appears that no one claimed a seat in the Estats Xhenerais. Does this mean that we go without a provincial government this term or does the old Estats Xhenerais remain seated? I'm very confused.

Congratulations to our new Senator  Éovart Grischun receiving 100% of the vote! I hope you are more knowledgeable than I was in the office. Sadly I think Vuode is a dying province with very little participation amongst the citizenry.

Fellow citizens of Vuode, King Txec has requested that we nominate someone to be our new cunstaval. In the past it has been required that the cunstaval not be a citizen of the province. Since we have no true leadership right now I will take the initiative and open nominations. Does anyone wish to put forward a nominee?

As to RZ19 I vote Contra

Can any senator start a voting thread for the current cosa or is it up to a certain person to do so?

A lonely little snowflake
Drifting to the ground
Begins the Christmas season
And brightens all the town

Happy smiling faces
On people passing by
To do their Christmas shopping
And dream of pumpkin pie

The childrens happy smiles
As they gather in a throng
Raise the spirits of all people
For they sing a joyful song

A candle in the window
And a tree aglow with light
Welcome friends and family
In from the snowy night

So raise your glass of cheer
As you read my little rhyme
To a lonely little snowflake
And a joyous Christmas time.

Since we do not currently have a standing government let me as the first citizen from Vuode to do so represent the province in congratulating our new king. I believe King Txec will be a fantastic leader of this country, I believe he will be fair and non-partisan in his leadership. I would also like to thank King John for his many years of service to Talossa. I wish I was better with the language because I would like to say this in Talossan but...LONG LIVE KING JOHN! LONG LIVE KING TXEC!!!

Well we ended up with 7 of the 8 spots in the league filled. The website will run a manager-less team to fill the eighth spot. This team can be transferred to someone else if we get a person who wants to play. This will be the thread in which I will post the matchups and the weekly results.

Below is a list of the teams with the owners.

1. Banqeu da Cézembre Zambonis-Glüc da Dhi S.H.
2. Cézembrean Amateurs on Ice-þerxh Sant-Enogat
3. Cjovani Squilats-Iason Taiwos
4. Gordon Hiatus Support Team-Sir Lüc
5. Manager-less Team-No current manager
6. Maricopa Havana Hijinks-Carlüs Éovart Vilaçafat
7. Tigreux dal Belacostă-Mic'haglh Autófil, SMC EiP
8. Vuode Villains-Tric'hard Lenxheir

A few minor rules to remember.

You must have a starting goalie at least 3 times a week that actually plays or the goalie stats don't count. If you click on the name of the goalie it will indicate whether he is expected to start the next game (no guarantees though)
Keep an eye on the status of players in your starting lineup. If there is a red circle with an "O" in it that player is out and will not play. You can click on the players name to get an idea of how long the player might be out of action.
This is a head to head league. So each week teams will play each other and the top 6 teams will qualify for the playoffs at the end of the season. The playoffs will run from week 23 through week 25.
If anyone decides to make a trade between two teams, it will be put up to a league wide vote as to whether it is a fair trade or not. The vote is final.
The most important rule...HAVE FUN!!! It is just a game and the only thing you will win is bragging rights LOL

Good luck everyone! I will post the matchups for the first week on October 3rd and the season starts on October 4th.

Just wondering how many people might be interested in joining an National Hockey League fantasy league if I start one this year? The season starts in October we would have to schedule an online draft before the official start of the season.

After reading the new immigration reform bill, I hope it does not become retroactive as I believe many (myself chief among them) would likely lose their citizenship.

Does anyone know who is supposed to disolve the current Estats Xhenerais and when we open the thread for citizens to claim their seat for the next Estats Xhenerais?