Louisistan Time Capsule

[Taco Island Charities]

Taco Island Charities Presents: Louisistan Time Capsule

It's that time again! Following on incarnations in 2007-8, 2014-5, and 2017-8. Taco Island Charities is proud to present the Louisistan Time Capsule!

Any nation with a properly registered and masked forum account can participate. To participate, you must follow these instructions:

1. Post in this thread to participate. Your thread must include:
- An item of your choice that you plan to put into the capsule.
- A link to one (and only one) NationStates nation that you own, which will be used to determine whether you have CTE'd or not.

2. Send an entry fee of 1,000 to Taco Island Charities. Your entry will not count without an item for the capsule, a link to a NS nation, AND this fee.

The capsule closes at 6:00 P.M. Pacific July 2^nd. On July 2, 2019, the capsule will be opened. At that time, the following prizes will be awarded:

Percentage of Nations Surviving	Prize Money
from 90% to 100%	1,000,000 split among the surviving nations
from 80% up to 90%	750,000 split among the surviving nations
from 70% up to 80%	500,000 split among the surviving nations
from 60% up to 70%	250,000 split among the surviving nations
above 50%, up to 60%	100,000 split among the surviving nations
50% or under	sum of entry payments split among the surviving nations

Any nation that has not CTE'd and has not been banned from the Islands counts as "surviving," even if they have moved voluntarily from the Islands (or were never in XKI in the first place).

No matter what, all surviving nations will receive at least the value of their 1,000 entry fee returned at the capsule's opening.

The capsule and all subsequent ones have been named following Louisistan's generous contribution to TIC. Thanks again to him for the support!

The capsule was also made possible by a donation from Siuts for this cause. Thanks for the continued support!

Entrants:

Echolilia
Hallowdia
Woonsocket
Ayunli
Farun
Escanaba
Alkasia
Baden-Wuerttemberg
New Minerve
Jabberwocky
Nate NBNS
Mursilis
Paffnia
Lethoica
Markanite
Sauron
Ater Nox
Republic of Tikistan
Almonaster
Haganham
Escade
Dominion of Compassion
Wordy
@limpbizkit
Anollasia
Emoticonius

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If you would like to contribute to TIC to fund activities like this one, you can learn more in our donation how-to.

[Paffnia]

Tuga Nation's Dragon, Alkasia, Woonsocket, Sorya, Free Guns For All, Farun, Kortexia, Siuts, Wordy, Ater Nox, Markanite, Lysandrion, Robloxica, Republic of Tikistan, Mursilis, Nate NBNS, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Hahiha / USSR, United Royal Islands, Louisistan, Dominion of Compassion, Kanta Hame, Jabberwocky, mathyland, Escanaba, Echolilia, Ayunli, wabbitslayah, Tanzoria, Nabresh, Flemingisa, Escade, kappalandia, Haganham, Neutrality United, bralianfederation, Lower Columbia, bralia, Hakketomat, alemputo, scarast, @kozmix, Almonaster, Lenlyvit, thepeninsular, Sauron, Boltor, Central Ruska, Shy Guy, Aersoldorf, 104 Banbury Road, 13 Court Gaurd Squads, Kanta Hame, Smugglers and Mercs, Aschente, Emoticonius, tyrannyofsam, Lethoica, duchess, Hallowdia, hamyz, Mutanatia, datland, @limpbizkit

[Echolilia]

The rules seem a little odd; can I chose Woonsocket as my CTE nation?

I will deposit in the time capsule version 2018e of the Olson time zone database.

My nation is www.nationstates.net/nation=Echolilia.

[Hallowdia]

Um, okay. My item is this document: docs.google.com/document/d/1ojDGAAw9Xkzx3554b1TOPU-uE84ydqFMR7c5MwmgJpY/edit?usp=drivesdk

I already gave the donation.

Link to Hallowdia: www.nationstates.net/nation=hallowdia

[Woonsocket]

OK, I have sent the donation.

Link to my nation: Woonsocket

My item is a flower from the wedding bouquet that Wordy had during our wedding.

[Ayunli]

Donation sent.

ITEM: corporate finance calculator that I used in my university class

NATION: www.nationstates.net/nation=ayunli

[Farun]

Donation will be sent shortly.
Nation is www.nationstates.net/nation=farun

The item is a photo taken in our capitol of a recruitment poster put up during one of Farun's many wars.

[Escanaba]

NATION: I will use my recruiting nation because it never leaves the Islands: www.nationstates.net/nation=new_fjordland

Item: A photo of my first car:

I will send the donation immediately.

[Alkasia]

Time for another one, eh? Here's to another year.

Nation: nationstates.net/nation=alkasia

I will bequeath an original edition of the Alkasian Pride flag, in honour of Pride Month, the inclusiveness of our community, and of who I am.

[Baden-Wuerttemberg]

Nation: Baden-Wuerttemberg

A shatter cone. It took on this form about 14 million years ago; it can stay in a time capsule for another year.



In the Miocene, about 14 to 15 million years ago, a binary asteroid fell into the Earth. One larger piece, probably with a diameter of about 1,5 kilometres, fell down in the area we now call Nördlinger Ries, and a smaller piece with a probable diameter of about 150 metres fell down in what is now called the Steinheimer Becken. The impact craters can still be explored today in the border area between Baden-Württemberg and Bayern (Bavaria). The Nördlinger Ries crater has a diameter of 24 km. The Steinheim crater is 3,8 km in diameter, and because it is smaller, is easier to take in for the eyes of a human wandering the Earth's surface. Shatter cones are rare formations, found in impact craters. The pressure has transformed the stone.

Steinheim crater
Nördlinger Ries
Shatter cone

[New Minerve]

Nation: www.nationstates.net/nation=new_minerve

For my item uhmm..... *panics because he forgot to bring an item* I'll be right back! *runs over to vending machine inserts some money and hits a button* I've brought this bag of potato chips!

[Taco Island Charities]

OP updated

Mursilis, I have your donation, but you'll need to post in this thread according to the instructions above to participate.

[Jabberwocky]

www.nationstates.net/nation=jabberwocky

I submit this fine avian specimen

Donation sent

[Nate NBNS]

One thousand T's on their way. My kultur contribution

I'm The Nine Billion Names of Snow in the XKI

[Mursilis]

Nation: www.nationstates.net/nation=mursilis
Item:

[Paffnia]

I'll join myself this time!

Nation: www.nationstates.net/nation=paffnia

After the April Fools big NS trading cards event, I'll put my trading card in the capsule:

[Taco Island Charities]

OP updated

Lethoica, I have your donation, but you'll need to post in this thread according to the instructions above to participate.

[Lethoica]

Jun 21, 2018 23:43:13 GMT -5 Taco Island Charities said:

OP updated

Lethoica, I have your donation, but you'll need to post in this thread according to the instructions above to participate.

I must have forgotten to hit send

www.nationstates.net/nation=lethoica
I wish to send a copy of the first edition of the daily leth

[Markanite]

I've sent the donation!

I'll put one of my most prized positions into the Time Capsule.

This …


Spoon!




I would tell you the story of this amazing item but I think that may take too much time.

[Mursilis]

Markanite Let me guess. Is it the silver spoon you were given at birth? lol

[Sauron]

Item of my choice:

www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/44515740

www.nationstates.net/nation=wopruthien

[Aersoldorf]

Jun 18, 2018 18:56:05 GMT -5 Escanaba said:

NATION: I will use my recruiting nation because it never leaves the Islands: www.nationstates.net/nation=new_fjordland

Item: A photo of my first car:

I will send the donation immediately.

Nice first car, much better than your first vehicle eh?

[Ater Nox]

My nation: nationstates.net/nation=ater_nox

My item: An invisible statue of a moose.

[Escanaba]

Nice first car, much better than your first vehicle eh?

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That is actually the fan club from "Death Valley Days".

[Taco Island Charities]

OP updated

Another call for participants who haven't signed up yet: Tuga Nation's Dragon, Sorya, Free Guns For All, Kortexia, Siuts, Wordy, Lysandrion, Robloxica, Republic of Tikistan, United Royal Islands, Louisistan, Dominion of Compassion, Kanta Hame, mathyland, wabbitslayah, Tanzoria, Nabresh, Flemingisa, Escade, kappalandia, Haganham, Neutrality United, bralianfederation, Lower Columbia, bralia, Hakketomat, alemputo, scarast, @kozmix, Almonaster, Lenlyvit, thepeninsular, Boltor, Central Ruska, Shy Guy, Aersoldorf, 104 Banbury Road, 13 Court Gaurd Squads, Kanta Hame, Smugglers and Mercs, Aschente, Emoticonius, tyrannyofsam, duchess, hamyz, Mutanatia, datland, @limpbizkit

[Republic of Tikistan]

Republic of Tikistan

Gungaroos

[Almonaster]

Since it's kinda my signature thing, I'll put in a fractal. This one is called "a winter's tale".




www.nationstates.net/nation=almonaster_nuevo

[Haganham]

www.nationstates.net/nation=mingulay_isle

I'm gonna leave this song : 

[Escade]

Okies nation:
www.nationstates.net/nation=lavender_and_lilac

And object is this pink mermaid jacket:


To remember my mermaid phase

[Dominion of Compassion]

Nation: www.nationstates.net/nation=dominion_of_compassion


Item: a Holy Icon of two of my patron saints, Saint Sergius and Saint Bacchus, the patrons of the lgbt community within the Catholic Church, to celebrate pride month, my confirmation into the Catholic Church, and me as an individual!