The Delegate Elections start tomarrow. The candidates are: Senator Estayland, Senator Gluuland of the United Progressive Party, Minister of Education Goldenloser, and Minister of Labor HockeyNutville.

One of the major issues has been whether the 10000 Islands should seek formal alliances or not, opnions vary both ways. Regardless, I'll be staying here in my cozy little embassy. Other discussions included how to combat regional decline, get more ambassadors out to more regions, and though this is technically outside the scope of the Delegate, how to revitalize the Ten-thousand Island Treaty Organization, TITO.

It should be noted, this is the first Delegate race to feature a party member, the new advertising methods allowed payed for by the money system, and the first that Founder Grub has not made an endorsement.

The Skwerrel Foundation for the Advancement of Art and Sciences is currently looking into the feasibility and interest of a combination raffle and art competion. The most intriguing comment so far from Skwerrel, "I forgot to mention as a little teaser that the first competition will involve "10k Islands: The Musical."

"Hello ladies and gentleman. I would like welcome you to the inaugural event of the Skwerrel Foundation for the Advancement of Arts and Sciences. The goal of this foundation is to "promote the artistic and cultural development of the 10,000 Islands." This is a private endeavor that raises private funds to hold competitions. The Foundation hopes that though this initiative that others will be so encouraged to participate in the 10,000 Islands. The foundation has already received offers of sponsorship to continues these activities.

The first event, that will be described in more detail below, is the "10k Island: The Musical" lyrical contest. A photography and graphic arts competition are also in the works for the future.

Any member of the forum may participate, no matter where your nation is located in Nation States. We welcome ambassadors and friends of the 10k Islands to join in the competition.

Now for the event:
We have had many great experiences here in the 10k Islands. The Foundation wishes to capture these experiences in song. The competition is to write the lyrics for a song to be included in the musical.

Award: 5000 :-X and the TSNA Medal for the Performing Arts

Requirements:
Each entry must include the following:
A brief description (minimum of 10 words) of the scene the song takes place.
A brief description (minimum of 10 words) of each character that sings.
Lyrics for the song (minimum of 50 words)

The song may be in any style.

Judging:
10 points for meeting requirements
20 points for relevance to 10k Islands
5 points artistic merit
25 points impact (i.e. if it is a humorous song, is it funny?)

Deadline:
Friday, March 3rd

Entries may be posted here.

Feel free to post any questions."

Our big news at the moment. Delegate election results coming soon.

Internet humor (it's clean!) by Senator Estayland in regards to Vice-President Dick Cheny's hunting accident. http://dickanddan.ytmnd.com

Run-Off Delegate Election

Senator Estayland and Senator Gluuland are in a tie-breaking election that may need a coin toss to decide the winner.

A coin toss was not needed to decide for the Delegate. Gluuland is our new Delegate after a close election. His campaign promises includedre-invirogating TITO, rearranging the forum, making the Immigration Department more active, and enhancing the monetary system.

"We will be hosting a trivia game in our regional Chatzy. It is set for Saturday, but we would like to make sure we get our Eastern Hemisphere friends included in it. Would 6pm ET be okay?

Rules:

1. After I type the question, all contestants have 30 seconds to correctly guess the answer. The first answer I see correct wins. I also have the option to give a bonus question. Each question is worth :-X100 and the bonuses are 50 Tacos.

2. After 3 10-question rounds, I will declare a winner. The winner will go to the "Lightening Round" to gain even more points. The winner could win up to 2,000 Tacos!

Topics will include music, movies, geography, history, current events, science, quantum physics, and early British literature. So brush up on your Beowulf and join us this Saturday."

Should be interesting, details Sunday or Monday at the latest.

Also, last Monday was Enormously Fat Bunny Day, the first celebration of an unofficial holiday. Gummi bears are consumed and we parade giant bunnies on the first Monday in March.

SENATE ELECTIONS!

No discussion on issues yet, though this election stands out for having three seats avaible.

Open Races:

Lyonesse East:
Sinn Féins Ireland (UPP)
Greek People Nation

Himes West:
Estayland (incumbent)
New Dracora (UPP)

Blue Canaria North: (2 month term) (Delegate Gluuland's former position, hence the short term)
Green Lantern II (UPP)
Skwerrel
XFracture

Short biographies on the candidates.

UPP -United Pregressive Party, currently active party.
ACN -Alliance of Conservative Nations, formerly active, may experience a resurgence.
TITO -Ten-THousand Islands Treaty Organization, our defense force.

Lyonesse East:
Sinn Féins Ireland (UPP) Regional Reserve Chairman, been around for about 6 months, new TITO member.
Greek People Nation Former Immigration Minister, long term resident, TITO member, Spam King.

Himes West:
Estayland (incumbent) Former UN Delegate candidate, long term resident, TITO member.
New Dracora (UPP) Former Liberistical party member, long term member TITO member,

Blue Canaria North: (2 month term) (Delegate Gluuland's former position, hence the short term)
Green Lantern II (UPP) New resident.
Skwerrel Old member, has returned after a long absence, TITO member.
XFracture ACN, has returned after a long absence, TITO member.

Thank you for the update!

Skwerrel (Independent), XFracture (ACN), and Estayland (ACN) are the new Senators in the Council of Nine.