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Re: The Bekenial Dispatch

Postby RileyHP » Mon Jan 29, 2018 3:19 am

OLATUNJI STEPS DOWN FROM CONSERVATIVE LEADERSHIP

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Conservative Party leader, and presidential candidate, Barack Olatunji has announced he is stepping down as leader of the party in order to focus on the next presidential campaign. He says that he wants someone who can put more focus on the party itself, which Olatunji says has been hard for him while being the presidential candidate.

"Since the inception of the role of the president to be Queen Sarah's elected representative in Hutori, I have been the Conservative Party's candidate. After 2 election campaigns, it has dawned on me that I simply cannot put enough focus on being the party leader, while also focusing on winning the presidential election. That is why I have decided to step down and allow somebody else to take over, someone who can focus on leading this party and winning more seats in the House of Parliament. I will continue on in my role as presidential candidate and be Hutori's first Conservative president."


KING NAMED NEW CONSERVATIVE LEADER

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The Conservatives have announced that they will now promote their house leader to the role of party leader. Jack F King will now become the 7th leader in the party's history. He has been the party's house leader for nearly a decade and has been very vocal in parliament about the issues that matter most.
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TerraOS Enters Beta

Postby TheCollectivist » Tue Jan 30, 2018 12:10 am

December 4340

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TerraOS, a free and open-source operating system developed by the Ataraxian Confederation for international use has entered public beta. The operating system has been developed under Project TerraOS, which began 12 years ago. 54 developers from the Commune of Ataraxia were responsible for most of its development, which saw contributions from over 3,000 developers throughout the Ataraxian Confederation, in addition to some outside Hutorian and international volunteers.

The development has been a jointly led by the Commune of Ataraxia's System Software Cooperative, the Application Software Cooperative, and the Computer Science Cooperative.

Guus Sims, Organizer of the System Software Cooperative of the Commune of Ataraxia wrote:It's about time the world gets a professionally developed free open-source operating system. We want to free computer users across the world from closed proprietary operating systems that are often rushed and full of long forgotten bugs. With the help of the international scientific community, we aim to make software free and widely available not just for personal use, but also for educational institutions, businesses and governments.


TerraOS is planned to remain in beta for a number of years until being released as a bare bones version, albeit with built-in compatibility layers to run software developed for current popular operating systems on the market. Later, free applications will be developed specifically for the TerraOS, such as an antivirus and a 2D graphics suite. While the operating system will release under a copyleft license, businesses will still able to develop proprietary software for it.
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Re: The Bekenial Dispatch

Postby colonelvesica » Wed Jan 31, 2018 2:36 am

MacKenzie Dismissed Telamon & Trigunian Claims "Foolish"

Hutorian Minister of International Trade and Industry Beth MacKenzie has dismissed all Trigunian and Telan claims of Hutorian overfishing in Telamon waters as "foolish."

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Minister of International Trade & Industry Beth MacKenzie

Beth MacKenzie wrote:These claims by the Telamonese and Trigunian Government are absolute foolish. Hutorian fishermen follow the same set of rules as the Telamon fishermen to our southeast; applying for licences for the local governments during the designated times they need to, and follow whatever quotas that the local governments themselves have put in place. If there is a shortage of fish in Telan waters, I would advise Telamon officials to look internally at their own quotas and policies.


A spokesperson for Minister MacKenzie confirmed that the Hutorian Ministry of Trade & Industry performed an investigation and found no fishermen, whether independent or attached to one of Hutori's powerful fishing conglomerates like Clear River, broke any local laws. The investigation also noted that Hutorian fishermen were more likely to sell their catches in Telamon thanks to a lower Corporate Tax Rate rather then bring them up to face the stringent standards and taxes imposed on Hutori on foreign foodstuffs.

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Empress Sarah IV to Go on Artanian Tour

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Her Imperial and Most Excellent Royal Majesty Empress Sarah IV

Steuart House has confirmed a long standing rumor that Her Imperial Majesty, Empress Sarah IV, would be embarking on an Artanian Tour, specifcally to visit Luthori, Dorvik and Narikton & Darnussia. Her Imperial Majesty as Sovereign of the Imperial Commonwealth is also the Holy Empress of the Holy Luthori Empire. Upon her visit to her other domain she is expected to visit the Governor General Marquis Elad Weston, before making a statement to the Imperial Diet. After Luthori the Empress is to visit the restored Kingdom of Dorvik where she is to meet newly crowned King and Kaiser Ludwig, in a showing of unity between Terra's dwindling monarchies. There is also a popular rumor that she is hoping to find a bride for her son, 32 year old Crown Prince William, the Prince of Adelia & Orange, the heir to both the Hutorian and Luthorian thrones. After her visit in Dorvik she will finish her whirlwind tour in Narikton, which is recovering from a devasting war with Malivia. While there she is expected to meet with King Marlon X whose daughter, Lady Odette von Thaller, is married to her younger brother, His Imperial Highness the Grand Duke of Kenai, Prince Kyle.

The Empress has been having a busy schedule having recently been in Aldegar for the marriage of her younger son, Prince Richard, who married the Shahabana and became Shah of Aldegar in his right.

The House of Steuart-Carmichael is becoming one of the most interconnected Royal Familes in the world; Empress Sarah IV herself is married to Prince Consort Pawl, the older brother of the King of Vanuku with her her son and heir, Prince William, upon ascending the throne will be the King-Emperor of Hutori and Luthori and Prince of Vanuku. Her younger brothers, Grand Duke Kyle and Grand Duke Thomas are married to a von Thaller and another the Westermarks of Luthori respectively, while the Queen-Empress hopes to find a suitable match for her own son in the very near future.

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Minister of Defence Conrad to Visit Luthori

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Minister of National Defence Matthew Conwar had announced he will be visiting Fort Orange on the tails of Queen-Empress Sarah IV's own Royal Visit for a talk with his Luthori counterparts.

Hutori and Luthori have immense shared history and now a shared Monarch. It is time for us to begin coordination of our defence and security policies and plans so we can best assist one another, both in the framework of the Imperial Commonwealth, but also within the greater context of the Northern Council


Hutorian and Luthorian forces recently vote side by side during the War in Narikton against the Malivians. While not as seemless as Kazullian and Hutorian military efforts have become, it was noted by onsite commanders that the similarities in command structures and tactics, and the push for a joint command structure and general staff between the member states of the Northern Council could allow truly seemless command of any single Northern Council Commander over a vast and immensely powerful military coalition; the Commonwealth of Hutori, Federal Republic of Kazullia, Kingdom of Dorvik and Holy Luthori Empire are considered four of Terra's most powerful militarized nations and together are considered one of the most powerful military coalitions in Terra's modern history.

Minister Conrad also hinted that a new Military Expansion and Modernization Plan would be hitting the floor of Parliament soon. He offered few details stating only. "Hutori was one Terra's most powerful nation in the Northern Hemisphere.. it time for us to re-realize that."

The Hutorian Armed Forces have become immensely busy since the turn of the century. After the incumbency of General Driscoll, the so called Driscoll Military Doctrine has become gospel within Hutorian military circles, which emphaized constant vigilance, training and drills to the point that the entirety of the Hutorian Armed Forces could potentionally be brought down on a single foe, with little to no warning. This has been combined with joint drills with Dorvik, Kazullia and now soon Luthori, and constant domestic drills by the Air Force and Navy, focusing on northern conditions. The Ministry of Defence has constantly denied that these exercises and preparations are aimed at any single nation or entity merely that they are "preparing for any and all contingencies."
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Re: The Bekenial Dispatch

Postby colonelvesica » Wed Jan 31, 2018 2:36 am

MacKenzie Dismissed Telamon & Trigunian Claims "Foolish"

Hutorian Minister of International Trade and Industry Beth MacKenzie has dismissed all Trigunian and Telan claims of Hutorian overfishing in Telamon waters as "foolish."

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Minister of International Trade & Industry Beth MacKenzie

Beth MacKenzie wrote:These claims by the Telamonese and Trigunian Government are absolute foolish. Hutorian fishermen follow the same set of rules as the Telamon fishermen to our southeast; applying for licences for the local governments during the designated times they need to, and follow whatever quotas that the local governments themselves have put in place. If there is a shortage of fish in Telan waters, I would advise Telamon officials to look internally at their own quotas and policies.


A spokesperson for Minister MacKenzie confirmed that the Hutorian Ministry of Trade & Industry performed an investigation and found no fishermen, whether independent or attached to one of Hutori's powerful fishing conglomerates like Clear River, broke any local laws. The investigation also noted that Hutorian fishermen were more likely to sell their catches in Telamon thanks to a lower Corporate Tax Rate rather then bring them up to face the stringent standards and taxes imposed on Hutori on foreign foodstuffs.

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Empress Sarah IV to Go on Artanian Tour

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Her Imperial and Most Excellent Royal Majesty Empress Sarah IV

Steuart House has confirmed a long standing rumor that Her Imperial Majesty, Empress Sarah IV, would be embarking on an Artanian Tour, specifcally to visit Luthori, Dorvik and Narikton & Darnussia. Her Imperial Majesty as Sovereign of the Imperial Commonwealth is also the Holy Empress of the Holy Luthori Empire. Upon her visit to her other domain she is expected to visit the Governor General Marquis Elad Weston, before making a statement to the Imperial Diet. After Luthori the Empress is to visit the restored Kingdom of Dorvik where she is to meet newly crowned King and Kaiser Ludwig, in a showing of unity between Terra's dwindling monarchies. There is also a popular rumor that she is hoping to find a bride for her son, 32 year old Crown Prince William, the Prince of Adelia & Orange, the heir to both the Hutorian and Luthorian thrones. After her visit in Dorvik she will finish her whirlwind tour in Narikton, which is recovering from a devasting war with Malivia. While there she is expected to meet with the newly installed Republican government and check in on Marlon XI, the younger Thaller Heir. Marlon XI's aunt, Odette von Thaller, is married to the Queen's younger brother, His Highness the Grand Duke of Kenai, Prince Kyle. Prince Kyle and Odette have offered to foster Marlon XI in Hutori for his own safekeeping and protection and to afford him the best education and upbringing that can be afforded.

The Empress has been having a busy schedule having recently been in Aldegar for the marriage of her younger son, Prince Richard, who married the Shahabana and became Shah of Aldegar in his right.

The House of Steuart-Carmichael is becoming one of the most interconnected Royal Familes in the world; Empress Sarah IV herself is married to Prince Consort Pawl, the older brother of the King of Vanuku with her her son and heir, Prince William, upon ascending the throne will be the King-Emperor of Hutori and Luthori and Prince of Vanuku. Her younger brothers, Grand Duke Kyle and Grand Duke Thomas are married to a von Thaller and another the Westermarks of Luthori respectively, while the Queen-Empress hopes to find a suitable match for her own son in the very near future.

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Minister of Defence Conrad to Visit Luthori

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Minister of National Defence Matthew Conwar had announced he will be visiting Fort Orange on the tails of Queen-Empress Sarah IV's own Royal Visit for a talk with his Luthori counterparts.

Hutori and Luthori have immense shared history and now a shared Monarch. It is time for us to begin coordination of our defence and security policies and plans so we can best assist one another, both in the framework of the Imperial Commonwealth, but also within the greater context of the Northern Council


Hutorian and Luthorian forces recently vote side by side during the War in Narikton against the Malivians. While not as seemless as Kazullian and Hutorian military efforts have become, it was noted by onsite commanders that the similarities in command structures and tactics, and the push for a joint command structure and general staff between the member states of the Northern Council could allow truly seemless command of any single Northern Council Commander over a vast and immensely powerful military coalition; the Commonwealth of Hutori, Federal Republic of Kazullia, Kingdom of Dorvik and Holy Luthori Empire are considered four of Terra's most powerful militarized nations and together are considered one of the most powerful military coalitions in Terra's modern history.

Minister Conrad also hinted that a new Military Expansion and Modernization Plan would be hitting the floor of Parliament soon. He offered few details stating only. "Hutori was one Terra's most powerful nation in the Northern Hemisphere.. it time for us to re-realize that."

The Hutorian Armed Forces have become immensely busy since the turn of the century. After the incumbency of General Driscoll, the so called Driscoll Military Doctrine has become gospel within Hutorian military circles, which emphaized constant vigilance, training and drills to the point that the entirety of the Hutorian Armed Forces could potentionally be brought down on a single foe, with little to no warning. This has been combined with joint drills with Dorvik, Kazullia and now soon Luthori, and constant domestic drills by the Air Force and Navy, focusing on northern conditions. The Ministry of Defence has constantly denied that these exercises and preparations are aimed at any single nation or entity merely that they are "preparing for any and all contingencies."
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Re: The Bekenial Dispatch

Postby RileyHP » Thu Feb 01, 2018 4:13 pm

Conservative Finance Critic Disappointed With New Budget

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In the most recent budget that has been passed by parliament, a 20 Billion HLR increase was given to the Ministry of Health and Social Services to address the severely underfunded federal healthcare system. The previous Minister of Finance, and current Conservative Finance Critic, Danielle Houston, weighed in with her thoughts on the new budget.

"As Minister of Finance, I attempted twice to pass a budget that addressed the lack of funding to the federal healthcare system. Both of those budgets failed after our coalition partners failed to vote on them. In our proposals, we chose to make cuts to multiple departments to minimize the impact on any one department. This new budget directly attacks one department. We simply cannot accept 1 department having to face a 43% cut. Nearly a century ago, Hutori's Foreign Affairs budget was 10 Billion HLR, at the time Hutori had very little presence on the world stage. Since the increase to 17.5 Billion HLR, Hutori has become a world leader. We have been able to give foreign aid, set up embassies and consulates around the world, keep our borders secure, and much more. The Minister said that the cut would only affect foreign aid, but the portion of the FA budget that went to foreign aid was only 4.5 Billion HLR. The other 3 Billion will have to come from the other services that FA oversees. This cut will lead to our embassies and consulates not being properly taken care of and our borders becoming less secure. Clearly the Minister of Finance did not do any research before proposing this budget. We are very disappointed in all parties that supported this budget."


With the next election a little more than a year away, it will be interesting to see if the voters of Hutori agree with the Conservatives on this, and if Ms Houston will find herself back in the position of Minister of Finance in the next cabinet.
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Re: The Bekenial Dispatch

Postby colonelvesica » Fri Feb 02, 2018 4:58 pm

SERA PREPARES MONUMENTAL MISSION

The Minister of Science & Technology Veronica Brown has announced that SERA (The Hutorian Space Exploration & Research Agency) is preparing for its monumental mission to date.

SERA has logged 10 Sub-Orbital Missions in the past 10 years since the launching of Project Lunar Arrow and we are proud to announce that our Third Phase is ready to go forward. All things willing should our final preparations be complete Hutori will put a person on the moon before the end of 4343!


The Minister's announcement has been met with wide acclaim and excitement amongst both the scientific community, but also throughout Hutori and most of the northern hemisphere, as this will be the first lunar mission launched by a Terran nation in several centuries. Air Force Colonel Christen Heartwell, a man who just came back from his 6th Space Mission, is apparently leading the SERA team on the 2 month mission to and from the moon.

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Colonel Christen Heartwell, Leader of Team Lunar Arrow

SERA has announed that Project Lunar Arrow's launch date is set for April of 4343 from Shepard Space Centre in Falristan. The timing of the mission will put the SERA Team on the moon in May and with luck back by June. An open call has been put out by SERA to other nations and their respective space programs that wish to contribute to the Lunar Arrow Moon Mission, with either funds, material or astronaughts of their own.

[quote=Colonel Heartwell]This mission is about unity, and about putting humanity back into the stars, rather then fighting amongst ourselves here on Terra. Project Lunar Arrow is meant to do just that.[/quote]

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Hutorian Navy Begins Construction of New Carriers

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The Royal Hutorian Navy has announced it has begun construction of the first of three new Graham class Supercarriers, designed to replace the old Williams class Supercarriers currently in service with the Navy. The construction of these new Carriers is the first phase in a thirty year Naval Modernization and Construction Plan which hopes to see almost fifty vessels added to the Hutorian Navy and place the Hutorian Royal Navy back as the most powerful naval force in the northern hemisphere. The long term plan is calling for the construction of new ships of all classes and a huge modernization effort on currently existing models. Many analysts have viewed this move by the Hutorian Armed Forces as a direct response to Trigunian resurgance and threats made directly against them. The last time Hutori and Trigunia clashed was during the Great Terran War at the turn of the 5th Millienum which saw the five year occupation of Brakav Island and western Trigunia before the Trigunians were able to push Hutori back out, at massive cost. At the end of the war a state of Cold War existed between the newly powerful Hutori and the weakened Trigunia before the collapse of the Udinov Dynasty and the complete relapse of Trigunia from international affairs and de-facto Hutorian hegenomy over northern affairs.

Hutori has made a number of moves in the previous months including numerous exercises with it's other allies in the Nothern Council, the creation of a joint Commonwealth Command between Hutori and Luthori and the creation of a joint Hutorian-Kazullian international brigade to patrol the arctic. Further moves are expected as the Hutorian Armed Forces has moved to fully embrace the Driscoll Military Doctrine.
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Re: The Bekenial Dispatch

Postby Conser » Sun Feb 04, 2018 7:18 am

JEFFREY BURGOLE BECOME PRESIDENT OF THE COMMONWEALTH

After finishing second in the first round of the presidential election, Jeffrey Burgole finally deafeated the incumbent president John McDonnell during the second round with nearly 58% of vote. To celebrate his victory, the newly elected president made a speech in front of his supporters who where gather in Carter City, Falristan, for the occasion.

''This si a great moment for Hutori! The hutorian people have choose common sense, the hutorian people have choose our party to take the presidency. The light shall now shine upon our nation and put a end to its darkest day. But our work isn't over, its now time for us to work for the people that we represente and make of Hutori a better place to live. There are still intolerable issues that we need to solve. Our nation is still getting falsly accused of crime we didn't commit by foreign nations who aren't able to understand that they are the only one to blame for their own failling economy,there is still way too much confusion in the functioning of the executive and that make the governement inefficient and the government is certainly not as strong as it should be.''


No one know how thing's will turnout for Jeffrey Burgole. If indeed he won the presidency he still get higly criticize by many. During the last four years, the governement of wich he was the Chancellor accomplished little to nothing and many of his detractors are already saying that the next four years will be exactly the same.
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Re: The Bekenial Dispatch

Postby SWPV » Mon Feb 05, 2018 7:29 pm

Socialist Workers Party Leader Alexandra "Alex" Stone Now Hutori Chancellor

After the 4343 elections, in which the Socialist Workers Party maintained its seat plurality in the House of the Parliament, Socialist Workers Party leader Alexandra "Alex" Stone has been selected to lead the SWP-New National Progress-Liberal coalition. She spoke to supporters at a rally in Falristan, where the SWP received a plurality of the votes.

As the new Chancellor, we will work to push our coalition partners further left. Our party will continue to push for socialist policies that will curb capitalist power. We will continue to oppose austerity and neoliberalism. Our party will continue to serve the people!
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TerraOS Released

Postby TheCollectivist » Tue Feb 06, 2018 4:20 am

July 4344

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The Ataraxian Confederation has released the TerraOS (TOS) after spending a protracted period in public beta. TerraOS is a free open-source operating system and has been branded as "the world's operating system" for its intended international adoption. Over 14,000 volunteer testers participated in the public beta. According to Guus Sims, Organizer of the System Software Cooperative of the Commune of Ataraxia, the beta was originally planned to last for only 2 years, but had increased due to unexpected technical issues.

Guus Sims wrote:Quality is very important for us. If we do something, we have to do it right, it makes no sense to cut corners. Fortunately we Ataraxians often have the luxury of extending deadlines, something that is usually a make or break in the private sector. The sheer number of beta participants helped to unveil a lot of hidden issues, we are grateful for their help. We also want to thank the countless volunteers that helped with translations to ensure the TerraOS is fit for users internationally.


Early reviews for the TerraOS have noted the operating system's spartan, but clean interface, and have praised its support for multiple languages. While the operating system lacks native software, it does come with built-in powerful compatibility layers to ensure it can run most software made for other operating systems. The Ataraxians have been providing dedicated technical support, although help remains limited for non-Luthorian speakers (OOC: Non-English). Ataraxian support has been reported to have a tendency to ignore "PEBCAK" issues ("Problem Exists Between Chair and Keyboard"), frustrating some less technologically inclined users. Reviewers also noted the lack of native support for touch interfaces and VR. The OS was praised for its stability, with few reports of system crashes. "Terra Blue" and "Simple Grey" are the only two native themes available, which the majority of reviewers found satisfactory.

An online reviewer wrote:The Ataraxians seem to have a disdain for colourful interfaces, but they definitely got a good utilitarian design sense.

Another online reviewer wrote:If they add more native software to the OS, I could see this becoming quite a competitor with for-profit operating systems.


Some reviewers were surprised to find a lack of built-in data collection on users of the OS, given the Ataraxian reputation for internal ubiquitous surveillance. However, according to Guus Sims, the Ataraxians plan on developing data collection software in the future for the OS, although it won't be enabled by default for non-Ataraxian users.

Guus Sims wrote:We aren't interested in conducting surveillance on people outside our society. We might be interested in collecting anonymous user data, provided the users allow us to collect it (as was chosen by some during the beta). This would only be to improve the software. Rest assured, we have no interest in "spying" on outside users. Any data collection we receive from them would be 100% voluntary and consensual. We don't want outside users to feel like the price of using our software is loss of privacy. In fact our next project will be developing a free antivirus program that will help protect users' data from identity theft in addition from other online threats.

I think it is important to remember that TerraOS is open-source, meaning just about anyone can modify it to their liking. We really hope the OS will receive widespread adoption, especially by government bodies and education institutions.
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