As Survivor enters a new decade, 20 brand new castaways will be deserted in a land of impenetrable terrain, smoldering volcanos, and savage wildlife - this is Nicaragua. For centuries, Spanish conquistadors set out to tame this exotic land only to be stopped at every turn by the expansive rainforests of Central America. These Survivors will face innovative challenges and new twists in a battle of the ages never seen before. In the end, only one will win to claim the title of Sole Survivor and the million dollar prize that goes with it. Meet the Cast: Espada Tribe:
Victoria "Vikky" Hanz, 26, Private Investigator ( u/Ripecornball60)
Link to Season Summary of Episodes Wow, this season was full of drama just like the real version of Nicaragua and was so much fun to write! Early on in the season we had the rivalry Taylor getting idoled out by Franny, the rivalry between Dez and Vivian, and Dana 's devastating medevac. The post merge was where things really picked up and we had very few boring or predictable episodes. We had a lot of crazy moments like Dez turn on his alliance which ultimately led to him getting eliminated during the rock draw, Chris and Joe flipping back and forth between the Espada and La Flor alliances, Adrian convincing Samurai to turn on Noujir, and the most dominant strategic player being voted out just before the final tribal council. Congratulations to Shawn Philip and u/acegamer1337 for winning Word's Survivor: Nicaragua! There was no doubt that Shawn was a dominant player as he led to the La Flor alliance to victory. This was such a great cast with so many good players that I could see a lot of them coming back in the future. Potential Returnees: Shawn, Joe, Vikky, Adrian, Samurai, Zed, Noujir, Dez, Vivian You can check out past seasons of Word's Survivor here:
Thank you again everyone for taking the time to watch the season and/or read the summaries - this is another long one but I feel like there is a lot of good drama and context for the eliminations in the summary, so check it out! As always leave a comment with your thoughts and feedback on the season! Stay tuned for sign ups and captains reveal for Redemption Island which should be coming soon!
AUSTRALIAN Survivor Seasons 4 & 5 almost gave me a headache (spoilers inside)
NOTE - Please keep discussion restricted to the two seasons mentioned. So I recently watched Australian Survivor Season 4 (AUS2017) and 5 (CvC) (out of the 7 seasons, mentioning this since there are some confusions related to season numbering) I will share my thoughts on the overall show and the seasons and the "headache" - Overall Thoughts on Australian Survivor
25+ episodes are a bit too much
Randomness in alliances is too high. Never seen one big alliance stick together and they keep on switching very soon. Very fluid voting blocs
Edgic failed terribly in both seasons, or maybe me. That was the headache part. Seeing Jericho win and then by the time I reached Top 7 in the next season, I was contemplating to stop watching.
Thoughts on AUS2017
Premiere favorites - Mark (soldier), Sarah, Luke
Sarah did look like someone who will go deep but not win, so she wasnt in the winner's mix for me
Luke's first confessional was very winner-like mentioning his two autistic kids. But his last line was a bit tricky. He said he will use some of the winning money for his family, then gamble rest on the casino. Which worried me a little bit on his chances
Merge - Sarah vanishes. Luke is in the background. Henry and Locke are at the forefront. Michele seemed like a Final 3 Goat.
Ziggy also looked like someone who will go deep and will be blindsided
Winner pick was Luke (pre-merge), Henry (post-merge), Locke later
When Locke was out, I was like WTF IS THIS FINAL 4!!! It was even worser than Survivor Gabon
Mutiny twist kinda seemed like a production twist to save Luke. He was nowhere in danger and suddenly Tara threw him under the bus in that tribal council. And suddenly Jonathan announces it wont be a voteout, it will be a mutiny. Maybe I am reading too much.
Few things I saw blatantly copied from Survivor US, made me cringe a bit. Luke's spy shack and one comment from one of the first 4 tribals I need to go check to recall.
Jericho is a decent winner, but felt out of the left field as the cast was strong and there were quite a few winner material players.
Thoughts on Champions v Contenders
Maybe the worst Survivor premiere I have seen across the 20+ seasons I have seen. Until the tribal council, I didn't knew the name of 60-70% people out there
One guy called Jonathan as 'Jeff' in the tribal which was funny. I was wondering when this would happen
Lydia, Paige, Zach jumped out to me in the premiere. I know its bad, but guys I told you the premiere was bad I couldnt remember half the people.
Russell's exit was funny. I have to wonder if he is a serious player or a joke player as of now
First proper winner's pick in episode 3 - Moana. She made an alliance with Mat and Sharn so they are the next contenders
Moana's exit was shocking. So next winner pick - Mat
Some had a decent edit but not a winner edit - Tegan, Benji, Sharn, Heath
My winner pick (Mat) was doing well into the merge, and it seemed like a blowout and easy winner. He was playing like Boston Rob.
Shocked when Mat was gone. Now winner picks - Sharn , Benji with Commando Steve as a dark horse who could win only if he went on an immunity run
Got headache around the Final 8 or Final 7. Big threats were getting voted out, and players who had zero chance of winning were making merry.
Later it became bearable when Sharn and Shane turned the tables.
Final 4 vote was maybe the best Final 4 vote across Survivor i have seen
Shane was a shocking winner, I thought Sharn had it in the bag
I would have chosen Shane in merge because she had the limelight in that episode. But I didnt knew someone who throws F bombs in every third confessional could win. Another learning point haha.
Gensokyo is probably most known for being "weeb central," however, they house a number of the World Wonders, and have an excellent community. They organized the Third Olympics in Taozi, to rousing success. Taozi is a modern Japanese city home to huge skyscrapers, stadiums, shops and the residences of most citizens. The other city they hold is Roe Island, built in a traditional Japanese village that hosts a huge bathhouse à la Spirited Away. Connecting the two cities is a majestic Imperial garden. Gensokyo also hosts irregular movie and game nights on their discord and is continuously builidng new structures! Whether you're returning from older Civ iterations or are completely new to Civ servers, Gensokyo is a great place to get started! Read more...
Imperial Truidence is an up and coming nation on the world scene. Although they are a smaller nation than most on this list, they're planning plenty of builds, most notably a large cathedral for their emperor. Like Bloom, they are rebuilding the capital, but even further, from scratch. Right now it's a great time to hop on and get started with them. It's a quieter, humbler, and smaller place to set up and I can guarantee you'll get some form of one-on-one interaction. Despite being very close to the center of the map, they are very accomodating and nice people to hang out with. Imperial Truidence is on the younger side in terms of nations on the server and while they don't participate in global politics quite as much, if you're looking for a relatively drama-free nation, and want to get started quickly and with someone who knows their stuff, IT might be the place for you. Read more...
Icenia one of the more busy yet controversial nations on the server thus far. Led by ChrisChrispie, Icenia's been shown to be in all kinds of antics. It has a very active community and if you're looking for a place that (mostly) has it all, whether you're a builder, politics guy, technician, librarian, Icenia might be the place for you. It can garner a quite a bit of controversy and drama every week or so but on the plus side, something is always happening in Icenia. With weird running jokes about septic tanks and UBI, Icenia has had incarnations since Civcraft 2.0, and although not all of them have gone completely smoothly, you can probably count on Icenia being involved on Civclassic. Read more...
Varkonia is one of the bigger nations on the server but is one of the more welcoming on Civclassics. It reaches from the top of the server down to the center, but its main capital and great city builds are situated right in the Northwest part of the country. Varkonia, however, is more of a military power but in a different sense of what you might think of it. While they are powerful in producing materials and have great pvpers, Varkonia additionally hosts large city builds, and despite their PvP tactics they almost always tend towards foreign policy. Although Varkonia does tend to get involved in drama from time to time, it never turns into violent conflict, and if you're looking for a nation that's a little different than your normal nation, Varkonia might be for you.Read more... Gabon, (-3056, -2309) although already part of Varkonia is also worth looking at. Despite being a very large city, it has a very quaint village feel, and its many international rail connections and many various shops make it one of the most important travel and trade hubs in the region.
Bloom's capital is a massive trade and infrastructure hub in the northwest. It's one of the more prominent members of the UDF, and regularly holds elections. It also takes in newfriends and encourages other countries to construct embassies and form international relations with other prominent nations on the server. They're currently in the process of rebuilding the capital after long dereliction, and is bound to have a resurgence in the coming days and is investing major resources into it's military, and is aiming to become a regional power. For newer people, it's still a great place to get started as more shops are bound to be arriving in Bloom soon. Bloom was rooted in the old Towny server structure however, it has greatly adapted to the Civ playstyle on this server. It is a litte on the young side, however, over the last year they have a good grip on being a Civ server for this new generation. Read more...
Situated in the centre of the southwest quadrant, the Commonwealth is a family of city states and smaller boroughs spanning a large network of islands. This community has twice been voted the world's friendliest; it features a vibrant market, a rich and colourful history, and many magnificent builds across a dozen unique locales. Boroughs include but are not limited to Albion, a British style city on the northernmost peninsula, Taliesin, an up and coming canton colony in the far east, Meditat, a desert oasis with a unique mystical tradition, and Westminster, the cosmopolitan cityscape that connects them all, by rail and by royalty. Come down today, and we'll help you get set up with a free apartment & factories. This version of the Commonwealth was inspired by the iteration from Civcraft 2.0. Many of the same faces return for this version as well. It's had quite a history on the server thus far, and you can read more about it here... Public Perceptions:
Pros: Very welcoming towards new players, relaxing, friendly community, little drama
Mount Augusta is probably the most prominent and recognizable cityscape on the entire server. As a democracy it regularly holds elections for its mayor and judges. It's structured so people can do most whatever they want, building literally the World Trade Center, a five-story mall, several Olympic stadiums (they hosted the Olympics quite recently at that), a University, and a huge library. And there's new developments happening all the time, whether political, building, or anything cultural. If you're looking for a place to do something, Mount Augusta might be the right place for you. This is the fifth iteration of MtA since Civcraft 1.0. It's had quite a history dealing with foreign powers, and that's just this iteration! Read more...
Yoahtl is one hell of a nation in Civ. They're a really closely knit community with a heavy focus on integrating new players into this very chaotic world. For one, they're super fanatical about trains and they command the Great Overland Railroad throughout the server. If you're into the nitty-gritties about city-planning as well, their capital is one of the highest density spots on the entire map and they make it a goal to continuously make it better. Finally, they're one of the most affluent markets on the server, consistently selling pickaxes, armor, and swords. If you want a community who loves trains and coding and other things completely outside of Civ, Yoahtl might be the place for you. Yoahtl has existed in different iterations throughout but this iteration, and has quite a history this iteration. Read more...
Pacem is an autonomous town of Yoahtl but is probably the most visually stunning out of any on this list. The city is a high density urban sprawl based on the cities of the early 1920's. Filled with Art Deco skyscrapers, bars, hotels, shops, and townhouses, the city offers something for everyone. These traditional skyscrapers in the city are some of the most amazing and impressive builds on the server. Previously as an independent country, Pacem has created the most high quality posters and now is actively recruiting people for their massive builds like the new Opera House. If you want to get involved in builds or just sightseeing, this is probably your place. Read more...
Caledonia is a burgeoning nation, on the cusp of developing into a small city from the once tiny village. If you're looking for a chill time to lay back, do a little grinding, building, and maybe have a little action every once in a while, Caledonia might be for you. Much of Caledonia's population are experienced players willing to teach newfriends mechanics quickly and effectively. They specialize mostly in experience production, armor, and swords, although they are actively building, and are excellent in the PvP department. Although far away from the rest of the map, they're a mostly chill, relaxed community where you can just hang out for a while and nothing will be that stressful. Their community is mature, stable and welcoming and there’s plenty of land to go around. Whether you’re a builder, grinder, pvper, etc, Caledonia will welcome you in with open arms. Read more...
Adina is one of the only countries that has been relatively successful despite being in the very deep +,+. To counteract that, Adina is being productive building infrastructure and connecting the quadrant. One of the reasons it's been successful is that they have a clear identity - Adina is spanish-bilingual and has quite a few first language speakers. They are also excellent builders, and Adina itself hosts quite a few cities and one of the only casinos on the server. Because of their tight-knit community, they help newfriends get oriented and some of them are quite worldly people on the server. Additionally, their government is quite active and holds regular elections. Adina is one of the newest countries on the map and hadn't been established when my last guide came up. It has a variety of playstyles, so there's usually something that fits here. Read more...
Nyasaland has built quite a name for itself over the last few months on CivClassic. Nyasaland's theme is one of the weirdest on the server -- If you like anime, or are looking for a socialist nation, or even both, then Nyasaland is certainly the place for you. However, even if that isn't enough, hosts a large, amazing city with hundreds of intricate details. Even if that's not enough, there's a church where you can get married in game (I guess, if you're into that). Still not enough? Their government is one of the best and Nyasaland is one of the most trustworthy nations, and they actively support trans rights. If you're not an idiot, Nyasaland is a unique country that deserves a great look at. I don't have more to say, if you want more reasons to join this awesome nation, just look at the photo album. Read more...
Hopefully all of this information helped you which nation to look at. I strongly urge you not to just join the first one that just sounds good. Visit them, try them out before picking one. Some of these are quite close to each other and most are fun people to hang out in. If you want to see more of those postcards from other world wonders on this list, here's the album. Thanks to u/Neo355 for all his amazing renders. Additionally if you have any questions, don't hesitate to put any questions you have about anything below! I'll try and answer as much as I can! I'll be putting a copy of this on the wiki with more pictures (hopefully) soon, so stay tuned for that. Thank you all for reading, and happy playing!
[S] Brady's Survivor: Kaoh Rong - Brains vs. Brawn vs. Beauty II
Hello! I'm your host, Brady Neilson! 39 days, 18 people, 1 Survivor! *Intro plays* Chan Loh Andre Martin Pratyush Rachel Celina Judy Gondol Don Nicki Tess Natalie Jojo Deedee To Tang Nick Serena Jenn Andreita Miguel Colby Brady's Survivor: Kaoh Rong - Brains vs. Brawn vs. Beauty II Chan Loh Tribe: Andreo "Andre" Diaz, 19, Unemployed/Student by: u/SzazameQ0O0 Celina Dudara, 27, Pre-School Teacher by: u/Belchie876 Judith "Judy" Mackabel, 23, Hippie by: u/somewell Martin McQuire, 24, Casino Owner by: u/LucasSoYeah Pratyush Takalikar, 19, Student by: u/YesPapa123qwerty Rachel Livingston, 31, Poker Player by: u/TeheTommy To Tang Tribe: Andrea "Andreita" Yabuki, 19, High School Student by: u/Nahuelfire39 Colby Smythe, 24, Fitness Trainer by: u/Peachlover360 Jannelle "Jenn" Adams, 48, Retired Gym Teacher by: u/___wowie___ Lacey Serena, 35, Camerawoman by: u/somewell Miguel Espada, 28, University Teacher by: u/Naheulfire39 Nick Stella, 27, Personal Trainer by: u/TeheTommy Gondol Tribe: Deidre "Deedee" Rogers, 62, Feminist Writer by: u/somewell Donny "Don" Loa, 22, Unemployed by: u/GloriousLobe Jorah "Jojo" Joestar, 28, Model by: u/somewell Natasha "Natalie" Jennifer, 26, Stunt Actor by: u/Personal_Animal Nicki Diamond, 23, Professional Figure Skater by: u/___wowie___ Tessa "Tess" Lukes, 23, TV Host by: u/Peachlover360 Brady's Survivor: Kaoh Rong - Brain vs. Brawn vs. Beauty II Let me know what you guys thought of this season For me, this era of seasons right now is amazing. Probably from S26 to now. Every season has been so good and I love making them. Anyways, this season was so iconic. I have never rooted for so many people in a newbie game. Pratyush slayed this season and is an awesome winner. Andre and Jojo were both lovable characters who got robbed. Natalie was an amazing underdog. I still have so much to say about people. But you get where I'm going. Predictions: 1st:Miguel 2nd:Jenn 3rd:Martin 4th:Rachel 5th:Don 6th:Colby 7th:Natalie 8th:Jojo 9th:Andre 10th:Tessa 11th:Nicki 12th:Nick 13th:Deedee 14th:Pratyush 15th:Serena 16th:Andreita 17th:Celina 18th:Judy Placements: 1st:Pratyush 7 2nd:Serena 0 3rd:Deedee 0 4th:Andre 2-2, 1-1, Tie Challenge 5th:Nicki 3-2 6th:Jenn 4-2 7th:Don 4-3 8th:Natalie 4-3-1 9th:Colby 4-3-2 10th:Jojo 5-5, 4-4, Purple Rock 11th:Andreita 6-5 12th:Miguel 4-1*-1 13th:Judy 4-2 14th:Nick 4-2 15th:Rachel 2-2, 2-0 16th:Martin 4-1 17th:Tess 5-1 18th:Celina 5-1 Rankings: 1st:Pratyush (Couldn't have asked for a better winner) 2nd:Serena (Would've been a good winner) 3rd:Andre (Robbed) 4th:Deedee (Deserved her placement) 5th:Jenn (I loved her) 6th:Nicki (*voted out of jury*) 7th:Don (You were doing pretty good) 8th:Jojo (Slayed) 9th:Natalie (Queen) 10th:Colby (You tried) 11th:Andreita (Mayor of Ponderosa) 12th:Miguel (So close to jury) 13th:Judy (eh) 14th:Rachel (You did your best) 15th:Nick (Maybe next time, don't rub the tribe the wrong way) 16th:Martin (Same as Tess) 17th:Tess (I didn't think you would do that bad) 18th:Celina (I have no words) Past Seasons: Brady's Survivor:Borneo Brady's Survivor:The Australian Outback Brady's Survivor:Africa Brady's Survivor:Marquesas Brady's Survivor:Thailand Brady's Survivor:The Amazon - Battle of the Sexes Brady's Survivor:Pearl Islands Brady's Survivor:All-Stars Brady's Survivor:Vanuatu - Islands of Fire Brady's Survivor:Palau Brady's Survivor:Guatemala - The Maya Empire Brady's Survivor:Panama - Exile Island Brady's Survivor:Cook Islands Brady's Survivor:Fiji Brady's Survivor:China Brady's Survivor:Micronesia - Fans vs. Favorites Brady's Survivor:Gabon - Earth's Last Eden Brady's Survivor:Tocantins - The Brazilian Highlands Brady's Survivor:Samoa Brady's Survivor:Heroes vs. Villains Brady's Survivor:Nicaragua Brady's Survivor:Redemption Island Brady's Survivor:South Pacific Brady's Survivor:One World Brady's Survivor:Philippines Brady's Survivor:Caramoan - Fans vs. Favorites Brady's Survivor:Blood vs. Water Brady's Survivor:Cagayan - Brains vs. Brawns vs. Beauty Brady's Survivor:San Juan Del Sur - Blood vs. Water II Brady's Survivor:Worlds Apart Brady's Survivor:Cambodia - Second Chance
Foreign Ownership of Land Register, Safe and Secure Rentals and Airport Authority Publicising Lost Property Sales drawn from ballot + Members Day Update
PHIL TWYFORD (Labour—Te Atatū) to the Member in charge of the Healthy Homes Guarantee Bill (No 2): Why did he draft the Healthy Homes Guarantee Bill (No 2)?
ANDREW LITTLE (Labour - list)(Member in charge of the Healthy Homes Guarantee Bill (No 2)): Because, in 2016, no child in New Zealand should be living in a hovel, and it is time that New Zealand accepted a standard that no child should be getting sick or die because they cannot live in a warm, safe, dry home. This bill sets standards to ensure that every rental property is livable and will keep kids out of hospital. Phil Twyford: How does this bill differ from the current law? ANDREW LITTLE: The current law, propagated by the present Government, applies a standard for insulation that is only at the 1978 standard and requires the installation of smoke alarms. My bill requires there to be a source of heating, requires weathertightness, requires the house to be able to be ventilated, and has a minimum standard on drainage. The Children's Commissioner described the Government's current law as shameful and said that it will do little for children living in cold, damp, mouldy homes. My bill will be a whole heap better.
The General Debate was Held The general debate is held every week on Wednesday after Question Time. The formal procedure for the debate is that a member move a motion that the house take note of miscellaneous business. Members have 5 minutes to speak to whatever issue they wish. At the end of the hour the motion lapses and no question is put or vote taken. The speakers were:
A transcript of the debate can be found – here Private and Local Orders of the Day
The committee stage of the Royal New Zealand Foundation of the Blind Act Repeal Bill was completed. The debate on this non controversial bill was very quick - only 3 members took a call before the bill was agreed to and reported without amendment. The bill is in the name of Nicky Wagner (National - Christchurch Central)
Member’s Orders of the Day
The Minimum Wage (Contractor Remuneration) Amendment Bill was read a second time. This bill is in the name of Labour list MP David Parker. This Bill amends the Minimum Wage Act 1983 to extend its provisions to apply to payments under a contract for services that are remunerated at below the minimum wage. Act and National voted against the bill but the vote was won after United Future voted in favour of the bill.
The first reading of the Oaths and Declarations (Endorsing the Principles of the Treaty of Waitangi) Amendment Bill was not agreed to. The purpose of this bill is to ensure that a person taking any oath set out in statute may, in addition to the words of the oath, elect to state that they will perform their duties in accordance with the principles of the Treaty of Waitangi. This bill saw spirited debate including the contribution of Treaty Affairs Minister and Attorney General Chris Finlayson (National – list). Arguments in favour contended that one could swear an oath on a bible to uphold the law according to their religious belief but not to uphold the principles of the Treaty that founded our nation. The counter argument was one based on the lack of need and that government agencies already uphold the principles of the treaty during their day to day activities and are required to consider them during decision making. The votes were:
Party
Aye
Nay
National
0
59
Labour
32
0
Green
14
0
New Zealand First
0
12
Maori
2
0
Act
1
0
United Future
1
0
Total
50
71
The Social Security (Stopping Benefit Payments for Offenders who Repeatedly Fail to Comply with Community Sentences) Amendment Bill was read a first time. The bill was passed 61 – 60. This bill is in the name of National MP for Rodney Mark Mitchell. This bill would give the Department of Corrections the power to issue warnings to persons who have not complied with community-based sentences, with the consequence of withholding benefit payments. It has been referred to the Social Services Select Committee.
Debate Interrupted
The debate on the Customs and Excise (Prohibition of Imports Made by Slave Labour) Amendment Bill was interrupted when Mark Mitchell (National – Rodney) was speaking with 9 speeches remaining. The bill is in the name of Labour’s Tāmaki Makaurau MP Peeni Henare and amends the Customs and Excise Act 1996 to make goods produced in whole or in part by slave labour a prohibited import. National have indicated they will be voting against the bill.
The Biscuit Tin of Democracy It has been a while but the biscuit tin has been dusted off and there was space for 3 bills to be drawn today. 79 bills were entered into the ballot. The winning bills were:
Land Transfer (Foreign Ownership of Land Register) Amendment Bill - Mahesh Bindra from New Zealand First proposes a bill that would ensure that a comprehensive register of all foreign-owned New Zealand land is compiled and made available to the general public.
Airport Authorities (Publicising Lost Property Sales) Amendment Bill in the name of Port Hills based National List MP Nuk Korako. This bill will amend the Airport Authorities Act 1966 to provide airport authorities with greater flexibility when publicising the disposal of lost property.
Psephology Spotlight Elections Concluded
In South Africa the ruling African National Congress suffered massive losses in their worst election performance since the end of Apartheid. The municipal council elections (which are conducted under MMP) saw the ANC lose majority control of many battleground cities including Johannesburg and Nelson Mandela Bay and minor parties now are engaging in coalition talks between the ANC and opposition Democratic Alliance over who gets to control the council. In the last election the ANC garnered 62% of the popular vote whereas this year they mustered 54%. Corruption and economic woes are attributed to the swing away from the ANC. Famously President Zuma was found by the Constitutional Court to have benefited from $16 million worth of illegal expenditure to his personal home. In another example local corruption resulted in hundreds of toilets being built, row upon row, where houses should be instead.- see 1:20 in the video The ANC have promised to do a review in preparation for the next general election in 2019 and the position of President Zuma appears to be on shakey ground. However, many factions within the party are loyal to Zuma and it is thought that it is unlikely he could be brought down without a fight. Turnout was particularly key to the election results. Significant amounts of the population are still loyal to the ANC and so express their dissatisfaction by not turning up to vote, as they will not vote for any other party. Winning these groups back by 2019 is the new priority for the ANC and the opposition is hoping to win them over by bringing new leadership to local government.
The small African island nation of São Tomé and Príncipe has a new president after their August 7 vote. The first round was held on July 17 and provisional results suggested that challenger Evaristo Carvalho, a former Prime Minister, had won but the result was annulled due to irregularities. Incumbent president Pinto da Costa boycotted the second round after claiming Carvalho engaged in fraudulent activity in round 1 meaning Carvalho was elected unopposed. Costa served as the nation’s first president from 1975 – 1991 and was elected again in 2011. He will leave office in early September.
Upcoming Elections
Presidential elections will be held in Gabon on 28 August 2016. The president serves a seven year term and is elected via first past the post. The issue for the opposition is that given the multitude of candidates standing (14 are approved to be on the ballot) vote splitting may result in incumbent President Ali Bongo Ondimba sneaking back into office much like how Ondimba was first elected in 2009. Former United Nations General Assembly President and Gabonese Foreign Minister Jean Ping is considered Ondimba’s toughest competition. Ping served under Ondimba’s father who was president of Gabon from 1967 until his death in 2009 and was involved in demonstrations against Ondimba which were broken up by police.
General elections and a constitutional referendum will be held in Zambia on 11 August. At stake are 150 members of the National Assembly, the five year term of president and an amendment to the Bill of Rights. The amendment would see Economic, Social, Cultural and Environmental rights inserted alongside civil and political rights. Additionally the referendum if approved would see the rules for amendments to the constitution and bill of rights changed. In the race for president Edgar Lungu of the Patriotic Front is hoping to be elected to his first full term in office after winning the 2015 presidential by election. He is facing a rematch with Hakainde Hichilema of the United Party for National Development who missed out on victory by 27,757 votes last time in a race that still is disputed. The election method is two round first past the post. The Patriotic Front currently has a plurality of seats (60) in the multi party National Assembly who are elected via first past the post.
Fact of the Day – Housing the Prime Minister All over the world Prime Ministers and leaders receive as a perk of their office a home that they can reside in throughout their tenure. In the United Kingdom it is 10 Downing Street, The French Prime Minister calls Hôtel Matignon home, The Prime Minister of Canada gets 24 Sussex Drive while the Prime Minister of India gets 7, Race Course Road (A.K.A Panchavati). In Australia the Prime Minister has The Lodge in Canberra and Kirribilli House in Sydney. In New Zealand it is Premier House but this hasn't always been the case. In the early days of the New Zealand Parliament, premiers were required to find their own accommodation. This changed in 1865 when the capital moved to Wellington and the government acquired a simple 22-year-old wooden cottage in Thorndon’s Tinakori Road. This was a damp, flood-prone gully, but it was close to Parliament. A Wellington newspaper, elated by the city’s new status, thought the £2900 price ‘cheap’. An Auckland paper called it a ‘monstrous waste of public money’. New Zealands sixth Premier, Frederick Weld, didn’t get to spend long in the house. Weld made many enemies by overseeing the moving of the capital to Auckland from Wellington as well as seeing the confiscation of more than a million acres of land from Waikato Maori. The finances of his government were precarious at best and his relations with the Governor soured over the withdrawal of British Troops. In October 1865 his government resigned after less than a year in the position. With the arrival of the Vogel family in 1872 the house adopted the name “the casino” and consisted of 8 bedrooms with conservatory and ballroom. The ballroom got a hammering. They made Premier House the social centre of Wellington. In July 1876 Lady Vogel sent out 250 invitations to a calico fancy dress ball, ‘the most brilliant of its kind yet seen in this city’. The Vogels also imported New Zealand’s first lawn tennis set, though Sir Julius was too unfit to chase the ball far. In 1884 the Vogels returned for another three years. Sir Julius was obese and gouty, so Cabinet often met in an office built in the house. In 1886 he added a lift to take him from the dining room up to his bedroom. After the Vogels moved out, the government tried to sell the property. But the press and public fought back. Wellington people valued its spacious grounds as a public amenity. Only the furniture was sold. Some suggested turning the site into an old men’s home or a university, but it stayed empty. MPs’ salaries had been cut, and the Liberal ministers of the 1890s had to live cheaply. Premier Richard John Seddon lived in a modest ministerial residence at 47 Molesworth Street. ‘This isn’t at all a nice house; it is surrounded, like a nunnery, with a high and close and ugly wooden fence, and presents a dismal appearance’, a voter complained. Seddon’s son remembered it fondly as ‘a political house. Politics was the sole subject day after day – at breakfast, dinner and tea.’ The Tinakori Street residence, vacant since 1893, was leased out from 1896 to 1900, when it became a ministerial residence again. The house’s fortunes recovered when Seddon’s deputy, Joseph Ward, moved in. Ward, soon to be Sir Joseph, and prime minister from 1906, named it Awarua House. Like Vogel, he enjoyed the good life. The Wards threw ‘at homes’, garden parties, receptions, garden fetes, balls and wedding receptions. Sometimes over 1000 people gathered there. When Governor Ranfurly dropped in for a chat, they served him whisky in special large glasses. Sir Joseph liked to free office hours for talking or socialising. So he spent the early morning in his study in pyjamas and dressing gown, signing the documents delivered by his chief secretaries. William Massey, the house’s next lengthy occupant, renamed it Ariki Toa, ‘home of the chief’. During the First World War the Masseys used it for patriotic activities. In 1925, Gordon Coates called Ariki Toa ‘a happy home … a haven of rest’. That year he rebuilt the conservatory and added an enclosed veranda above it. Four years later Cabinet again tried to sell it. ‘Sunless and damp, and the gardening costly and unnecessary’, an official sniffed. But again, public protests prevented a sale. Ariki Toa’s role as the prime minister’s official house ended in the 1930s when George Forbes moved out. In 1935 the new prime minister, Michael Joseph Savage, a frugal bachelor, made the break permanent by choosing a smaller ministerial home in Molesworth Street. Three years later, dying of cancer, he moved into Hill Haven, 66 Harbour View Road, in the suburb of Northland. Prime Minister Peter Fraser decided to remain in Hill Haven throughout the 1940’s preferring its scenic outlook. Sidney Holland preferred a place with a guest bathroom. He renovated 41 Pipitea Street in Thorndon. This brick house is close to Parliament, but its surroundings were still industrial, ‘with a brewery chimney quite close, a paint factory next door, commercial offices (B.P. Ltd) on the eastern boundary.’ The section had a small lawn in front and room for a clothes line behind, but the house was too small to entertain official guests. Holland’s National successor Keith Holyoake also lived there. In 1966 the air was still ‘sodden with the smell of hops and malt from the brewery up the street, and jackhammers are busy tearing down Victorian ruins all around.’ But the economy-minded Holyoake dismissed all suggestions of building a new official residence. The Holyoakes put buckets under the leaks in the kitchen roof whenever it rained. Today Pipitea Street is still an important part of New Zealand politics and serves as the home of the National Party offices Holyoake was not as eccentric as he might seem. Ministerial houses were seldom very flash. Every time the government changed, prime ministers-elect trotted around these places, often still occupied by defeated ministers and their families. In November 1972, for example, Norman Kirk and his wife, Ruth, went house hunting. Because they knew Holyoake had let 41 Pipitea Street deteriorate, they did not even bother to look at it. They chose a Seatoun house recommended by their ministerial driver. The Ministry of Works looked after ministers’ houses. As many had been bought only to be demolished for motorways and other development, it skimped on their maintenance and furnishing. Television came to New Zealand in 1960, but the Ministry waited until 1965 before providing TV aerials for ministers’ houses. Ministers paid for their own sets until 1973, when Cabinet made them free – provided the screens did not exceed 23 inches (58 cm). In 1976 New Zealand regained an official home for its prime minister for the first time in 40 years. Ten years earlier, Jocelyn Vogel had given Vogel House in Lower Hutt to the Crown to mark 100 years of Parliament in Wellington. Designed in 1933 by Helmore and Cotterill, it was one of the Hutt Valley’s last large houses designed for a family and domestic staff. Prime Minister Robert Muldoon rushed to refurbish Vogel House in time for a dinner for the visiting Queen Elizabeth II in February 1977. He was our first modern leader able to offer VIPs proper hospitality. David Lange, who succeeded Muldoon in 1984, never liked Vogel House and kept his family in Auckland. He ‘camped’ in a tiny first floor apartment in the house, moaning about the staff folding the edge of the toilet paper in neat triangles, hotel-style. Finding it too far from the Beehive, he saw out his term as prime minister in a flat near Parliament. After Michael Joseph Savage rejected Tinakori Street, it became ‘the murder house’, a children’s dental clinic. The Public Works Department raised seedlings at the front of the grounds. In 1977 the dental nurses moved out, leaving the property empty. In the early to mid-1980s the Ministry of Works repiled the building and fitted sprinklers, but it remained underutilised. Some wanted to redevelop the site, but the Thorndon Society and the Historic Places Trust defended its heritage qualities. It is a Category I historic place on the Trust register. In the late 1980s, Minister of Internal Affairs Michael Bassett decided to restore 260 Tinakori Road as an official prime ministerial residence. The conservation of Premier House, as they renamed it, was a 1990 Sesquicentennial project. That year Geoffrey Palmerand his wife, Margaret, became its first official residents. Premier House has housed every subsequent prime minister. Some made it a family home, but Helen Clark and John Key kept their families in Auckland, using Premier House as a workday squat. ‘There’s a little corner which has the bedroom and the bathroom, and … I go into the bedroom somewhere around midnight or later,’ Clark said in 2002. ‘The alarm goes in the morning, I wander along to the kitchen, I turn on the jug and make a cup of tea. Then I’m out of there.’ Nevertheless, Premier House hosts VIPs, such as Prince William, who attended a barbecue there in 2010. It is also used by politicians and officials for meetings and is the venue for events such as awards ceremonies. Premier House was one of the few Crown-owned ministerial houses retained by the government recently after it reformed ministerial expenses, terminated many leases and put ministers on to flat allowances to cover their Wellington expenses. 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About 8.55pm on 7 November 1974. 46 Lower Belgravia Street, London. In a well-kept Georgian townhouse, Lady Lucan, the wife of John Bingham, 7th Earl of Lucan, goes down the stairs to the basement, where she had sent the family's nanny, Sandra Rivett (aged 29) to make a cup of tea several minutes previous, wondering what the delay was. Suddenly she is attacked by a masked man who grabbed her and told her to "shut up". She would later recount that it was her husband's voice. They fought for several minutes until Lucan took off his mask and admitted that he had killed the nanny. In the basement lay a cloth sack with her body inside, bludgeoned to death with a bandaged lead pipe. He begged his wife to help him escape. She agreed if he would stay a few days. As he went to treat his wounds in the bathroom, she fled from an upstairs window to a nearby pub. He called at a friend's house some time after 10pm but she ignored the door. Soon afterwards the same friend received an incoherent, babbling phone call and hung up. Blood stains would be discovered on her doorstep the next morning. Lucan called his mother and asked her to look after the children, speaking of a "terrible catastrophe". He said he had seen his wife fighting with a man and come into the house. He then drove to Uckfield in Sussex where he visited his friend, Susan Maxwell-Scott. This would be the last sighting of Lucan. As the police forced their way into his home, finding the body of Rivett, they were forced to look at the life of Lord Lucan. It seemed that the perfect life had gone wrong. Born in 1934 to an aristocratic family, he was schooled at Eton and in the United States before serving in the Coldstream Guards in Germany as a Lieutenant. After his service, he became a banker, holidaying in the Bahamas and developing a taste for gambling. One night at the Clermont Club in London he lost £8,000 (his annual income being £12,000) in just one night. Further nights at the casino cost him £10,000. He drove an Aston Martin and was even considered for the role of James Bond that was given to Sean Connery. By September 1974, Lucan and his wife had separated despite still living together, and he had taken to staying all night in casinos. In two months he ran up debts of £50,000, an astronomical sum in 1974 when a loaf of bread cost 2p (£0.02). At the time of his disappearance he was overdrawn to the tune of £25,000 just to banks, not to count private creditors. Early morning on 8 November. Detective Chief Superintendent Roy Ranson arrives at 46 Lower Belgrave Street. Sandra Rivett is pronounced dead from blunt force trauma. A blood-stained towel is found in the bedroom. The basement stairs are drenched in blood and a pipe with bandages wrapped round it is nearby. Blood is found on leaves in the back garden. The police also show up at Lucan's second apartment. His wallet, keys, driving licence and glasses are on the bedside table. A suit and shirt are laid out on the bed. His passport is in a drawer nearby. His blue Mercedes-Benz (he had sold his Aston Martin recently) is outside with the engine cold and the battery flat; he could not afford to fuel it. An autopsy is conducted on Sandra Rivett. Her husband, Roger, has a good alibi for that night. The focus shifts to Lucan. Would he come forward to help the police with their inquiries? Newspapers and TV stations circulate his image. Two letters, dated 7 Nov 1964, arrive at Lucan's brother-in-law's house, with blood stains on the paper. In them, Lucan speaks of "interrupting a fight" and "being accused of hiring the man that killed Sandra". He says he's going to lie low, and that for his children "knowing their father had stood in the dock for attempted murder would be too much". He also leaves instructions on paying the bank back with a pre-arranged auction of his property. He signs the second letter "The other creditors can get lost for the time being. Lucky." It would be the last anyone would hear from Lucan. The Ford Corsair that Lucan had driven away from London was found abandoned in Newhaven, 16 miles from Uckfield on 10 November. It had a piece of lead pipe wrapped in surgical tape and a full bottle of vodka in the back. Its owner, Michael Stoop, a friend of Lucan's from the gambling circuit, received a letter a day later from Lucan stating that he "had had a traumatic night of unbelievable coincidence". Ranson suspected that Lucan had committed suicide, and searched the area around the town and its harbour for any remains but found none. A warrant for Lucan's arrest was issued on 12 November and circulated by Interpol. The pipe in the car had traces of blood from Sandra Rivett. At the inquest into the death of the nanny, the landlord of the pub which Lady Lucan had ran into described how she was "head to toe in blood" and reportedly said "Help me, help me, I've just escaped from being murdered" and "my children, my children, he's murdered my nanny" without mentioning a name. Death was caused by blunt head injuries and inhalation of blood. Susan Maxwell-Scott testified that when she had seen Lucan he seemed "dishevelled, with his hair a little ruffled". Lucan had told her that he was walking, or passing by the house when he saw Veronica being attacked by a man. He let himself in but slipped in a pool of blood at the bottom of the stairs. The inquest's jury returned a verdict that Lucan had murdered his nanny. However Lucan's friends protested his innocence. No fingerprints of his were found at the scene and no letter mentioned the lead pipe left in the Ford Corsair. The evidence against him was somewhat compelling; he claimed to have seen a man attacking Sandra in the basement, which would have required him to stoop down and look into the window, compounded by the fact that the lightbulb in the basement had been removed and left aside. Lucan was last seen at 1.15am on 8 November 1974, after which he disappeared into thin air. His friends insist that he committed suicide, his wife insisting that he did it "like the nobleman he was". However, rumours that the Earl had moved to South Africa persisted. Lucan's brother insisted that this was the case. Another rumour was that he had travelled to Switzerland, where he was killed for shady financial dealings with the "Clermont Set". Since then, sightings have been reported in France, Colombia, India, New Zealand, Gabon, Namibia and South Africa. Some questions:
Did Lucan murder the nanny? If so, why? He surely had no motive.
Why did Lucan insist his innocence despite the breadth of evidence against him?
How did he escape the country without a passport, or any source of income?
Why would he be so stupid as to leave a murder weapon in an abandoned car?
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