Lam Songman

Just curious to see if anyone else on here does Martial arts or some sort of combat sport? Even Self-defense practitioners are encouraged to participate. I'm interested to see what everyone practices and why they practice their chosen art. I made a poll and for the sake of time and accessibility I didn't list every martial art style. I likely missed a few that might be practiced but I just listed the most prevalent. If I missed you please still type on this thread and share your experience and art.

Both of these are world currencies. If you have the Vietnamese Dong as a currency option, at the very least you could include a "world" currency like the HK Dollars, Singapore Dollar... hell even the Macanese Pataca. It doesn't make sense for the Dong to be an option and yet omit a more Forex friendly currencies. Not all Chinese want to use the !@#$ing Yuan.

you should amend that to ^^*subject to being a !@#$got

Swagger jacked--cute troll.

Dec 12-18 Market Rate for Oil is set at $1000.

If he goes Judas on Taiwan considering all the support the US gives to Israel (because it's a bastion of "freedom and democracy" in the Middle East), it would definitively prove the hypocritical stance of the US and remove any shred of credibility of the whole trying to "spread peace and democracy abroad" narrative. Taiwan is one of the few gems of real democracy in East Asia. President Tsai is not only of indigenous Taiwanese descent, but the first female elected-leader of any Chinese majority country as well as the only female in East Asia who is not a relative (spouse, daughter, ect.) of a former political leader. Not only that but until 1979 Taiwan (aka the Republic of China) was the "REAL China". I encourage anyone who hasn't visited both the PRC and the ROC to do so and compare and see the contrast between the quality of life in the two nations. Anyone whose visited the ROC will have no doubt as to who the true cultural heir to China is. The PRC only started caring about "Traditional Chinese Culture" as a marketing tool to encourage more tourism. Considering that the Philippines is siding up with China and Russia, Malaysia's President $ being seized by the Dept of Justice over the whole 1MDB scandal, the US cutting off military aid to Thailand since the coup of 2014, alienating Indonesia by Trumps inflammatory statements toward Islam, and Singapore about to be put in its place by China over the whole SAF training in Taiwan (and towing the US line vis-a-vis the South China Sea dispute). It behooves the US to stand by whatever allies it has left in the East Asian theater. If she's willing to toss Taiwan so easily, I wonder what type of signal this would send to Japan or S. Korea? (In Trumps defense, it seems he isn't offering up Taiwan (ROC), he is just stating that he doesn't need to abide the 1-China policy, and is trying to get the PRC to incentive his continued acceptance of the 1-China policy (Which the US already recognizes) by receiving favorable trade concessions--its extortion really. Frankly many if not most Taiwanese are content with the Status Quo, but Trump recognizing Taiwan as a sovereign nation would only be to the ROC's benefit. As long as he doesn't stop military aid to Taiwan I personally don't see an issue with things so far...)

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*sigh* Y'all will never learn the root cause of these problems till you reflect on history and meditate on the chains of causality that have caused the issues you see before you now. [flash=]

bend over and take em like a champ

Protected by Iron Davos Bank?!?!

it aint a real war till the nukes start flying. Anything else is glorified slap boxing.

From Monday 12/5/16 to Sunday 12/11/16 the market rate will be fixed to *$1100 dollars per barrel in an effort to curb the current inflation and allow for all nations big or small to acquire oil at a reasonable rate despite high demands. *subject to change if oil prices re-adjust and return to normal levels

First step is to get rid of the CCP.

Great news! I'll add you onto the roster of official OPEC volunteers. Just hedge yourself by allowing other forms of income so that you can try to stay firm on the Market Rate until we have more OPEC volunteers. Tomorrow there will be a new Market Rate Announced.

Enforce it? That was never my intention. Did you read my OP? It's purely voluntary. If the majority of producers rally behind this, it can and would work. Everything worthwhile takes time. If people would rather sell for cheaper thats their problem not mine. I am just trying to add another element of RPing fun into the game and create a new dynamic. If it doesn't work it so be it. It literally costs me nothing to do that in RL, and in the game I make most of my money from iron trading anyways so it literally is no sweat of my back to let the oil sit. I'm just trying to have fun.If anyone else wants to join in that would be rad. If not thats cool. Least i'm doing something different for now. Yea well it ISN'T the real OPEC so...yea... To anyone interested, don't let the nay-sayers bring you down. Their is gonna be people talking down on any idea or try to sabotage us by deflating their oil price, but let them do that, its only lost revenue for them and as more people join OPEC (I've received many promising PM's of volunteers) demand will outweigh the supply of those who sell at a lower rate as all their reserves are bought quickly off the market quickly leaving only OPEC nations to choose from. Also, the Market rate is only for PUBLIC trades. Not personal trades or those done for members of your own alliance. All nations are expected sell oil for their own benefit. No one is holding a gun to your head. I'm just letting everyone know of a new possibility to increase your revenue and set a price range to prevent severe price inflation or deflation. I hope to see a continued increase in OPEC volunteers and welcome your continued participation and support. Any constructive criticism or advice on improving OPEC is always welcome.

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Contact Abigail Griffin and TimbitsNCoffee, they sell at 50 dollars a barrel.

why don't you both sack up and sell it at $50 indefinitely

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Calling it how you see it.

For the remainder of this week until Monday of next week the Market Rate will be set at 1000 dollars a barrel.

Roz Wei's flag is the best. Lets be real.

Greetings Orbis. As many of you already know, the exporting of resources is a lucrative form of income which many of our nations rely on to maintain a positive revenue stream. Other more developed nations --or nations without said resources, rely on the suppliers to import whatever necessity dictates. As a sovereign oil producing transnational organization, the administration of Gungtung Tungzi Saamhap Wui has decided to take the initiative and spearhead the development of a loose trans-alliance association which attempts to stabilize the volatile oil market here on Orbis. To give a small example: on Oct.4 the high price of oil (then at 1,126 per barrel) plunged by -438 dollars the following day (688 per barrel). In an effort to equalize dynamic between the profit motived sellers, and the price conscious consumers, OPEC's Secretary General will announce on the Monday of every week the fixed price of oil for its affiliate members for the week. All OPEC affiliates are expected to fix their oil prices to the designated amount for the week. We invite all interested entities who qualify to participate. DICTUMS a. Leadership The Secretary General has a term limit of 1 month as spokesman and de-facto head of OPEC, and sets the Market Rate, as well selects a successor for the following Month on the last Sunday of the Month. The successor is appointed and begins their term on the First Monday of the new Month. The Secretary General must be an exporting nation. Once a nation becomes an importer/or primary consumer of oil and no longer exports reserves, they are also no longer eligible to serve as Secretary General (SG). The Secretary General must clearly display his incumbency for identification & communication purposes. b. Membership Members are a loosely affiliated network of oil exporters who choose to abide by the Dictums of OPEC. There is no formal membership process, and at no point are nations required to secede or compromise their allegiance to whichever alliance they are members of. Members who wish to engage and participate with OPEC need but only check the Forum every Monday to see the Market Rate. The only obligations affiliation requires is that a nation be a oil exporter, and that they honor the market rate set by OPEC. Making a note on your nations custom description denoting formal OPEC membership is encouraged but not required. Should a nation wish to be considered as a candidate for appointment as GS, they should contact the incumbent to let themselves be added to the roster of candidates. c. Market Rates The Market Rate dictates the extreme high-low limits that the GS may fix oil prices.These rates must be announced at their earliest convenience every Monday. Should life demands make them unable to announce it on Monday, members will honor the MR of the previous week until further notice. Market High Limit 1100 Market Low Limit 890 It is OPEC's wish to see an increase in both oil production and consumption. We hope everyone will appreciate the newfound market stability this economic mechanism has set in place. This completes the announcement. May our ancestors smile upon us all. 山王林爽文 (SG) Saan Wong Lam Song-man (SG)