New address for 49th Congress on Twitter

If you had been following the 2010 election campaign on Twitter, note that the name of Patria's 49th Congress Twitter feed has been changed. Patriavotes2010 is now twitter.com/Patria49thC

Left unanswered: Will we still be using Twitter, Facebook and Blogspot for the 2014 election? Or in about three years time will they go the way of MySpace, to say nothing of Geocities?

Beavers beat Barons for Kamala Cup

The Arboria Beavers are the champions of the Patrienish Hockey League (PHL) for 2010-11. The Beavers won the Kamala Cup (Patria's Stanley Cup) - their fourth since 2003 - by beating the Lazuria Black Barons 4 games to 2. As for the Castoropolis Centurions, they further solidified their claim of being the Toronto Maple Leafs of the PHL by finishing dead freakin' last and out of the playoffs for the sixth straight season. The last time the Cents saw any post-season action was in 2004-05, the year the NHL's season was killed by lockout.

2010-11 Kamala Cup playoff results:

Semi-Final: Centralia Crusaders (1) v. Lazuria Black Barons (4)
Game 1 at Centralia, Apr. 13 - Lazuria 4, Centralia 3 (OT)
Game 2 at Centralia, Apr. 15 - Centralia 5, Lazuria 2
Game 3 at Lazuria, Apr. 17 - Lazuria 5, Centralia 4 (2OT)
Game 4 at Lazuria, Apr. 19 - Lazuria 3, Centralia 0
Game 5 at Centralia, Apr. 21 - Centralia 5, Lazuria 4 (OT)
Game 6 at Lazuria, Apr. 23 - Centralia 6, Lazuria 5
Game 7 at Centralia, Apr. 25 - Lazuria 4, Centralia 2
(Lazuria wins series 4 games to 3)

Semi-Final: Caesarea Violets (2) v. Arboria Beavers (3)
Game 1 at Caesarea, Apr. 14 - Caesarea 4, Arboria 1
Game 2 at Caesarea, Apr. 16 - Arboria 5, Caesarea 2
Game 3 at Arboria, Apr. 18 - Caesarea 6, Arboria 3
Game 4 at Arboria, Apr. 20 - Arboria 7, Caesarea 5
Game 5 at Caesarea, Apr. 22 Arboria 3, Caesaera 2 (OT)
Game 6 at Arboria, Apr. 24 Arboria 4, Caesarea 1
(Arboria wins series 4 games to 2)

Final: Lazuria Black Barons v. Arboria Beavers
Game 1 at Arboria, Apr. 28 - Arboria 1, Lazuria 0
Game 2 at Arboria, Apr. 30 - Lazuria 2, Arboria 1 (OT)
Game 3 at Lazuria, May 3 - Arboria 2, Lazuria 1 (OT)
Game 4 at Lazuria, May 5 - Arboria 4, Lazuria 2
Game 5 at Arboria, May 7 - Lazuria 4, Arboria 3
Game 6 at Lazuria, May 9 - Arboria 2, Lazuria 1
Arboria Beavers win Kamala Cup 4 games to 2

Parvati on Rogers Daytime

Parvati Devi appears on Rogers Daytime (a Toronto-area cable TV channel, part of the mighty Rogers empire) to discuss her recent journey to the North Pole, where she gave the northernmost musical performance ever, in order to raise awareness of the melting polar ice caps and bring back the message.

Patria supports Libya's fight for freedom

As a member of the League of Secessionist States (LOSS), which is kind of like a United Nations for micronations, Patria has voted in favor of a resolution passed by the LOSS General Assembly supporting the Libyan people in their transition toward freedom and democracy:

WHEREAS, the Libyan people have shown their desire for freedom and democracy to all the world, wanting to force the tyrants who rule their nation from power;

WHEREAS, the League of Secessionist States upholds freedom and human rights for all peoples and nations and supports the principle of free and democratic elections;

WHEREAS, the Libyan people have shown that the Libyan dictator has always exerted a strong oppression against his people;

WHEREAS, the League of Secessionist States does not want bloodshed and does not accept the bombing of the people; And likewise, the League of Secessionist States supports the United Nations in its view that the Libyan dictator's actions against his opponents in Libya may amount to crimes against humanity;

And, WHEREAS, we desire to express our solidarity with the Libyan people,

WE, therefore, CONSIDER acceptable the UN resolution on a "no fly zone" (UN SC Resolution 1973) and the intervention of the "coalition" against the army of the Libyan dictator;

WE, furthermore, support the Libyan people in their journey toward freedom, respecting their freedom and determination.

Occasionally Patria, through LOSS, will take a position on macronational affairs ("macronation" refers to countries such as Canada, the United States, and about 190 others that are generally recognized as "real", in contrast to micronations such as Patria). As for Gaddafi, Qaddafi, or however you attempt to spell it, Patria can only wonder why he is still only a Colonel. Surely he could have promoted himself to Generalissimo when he had the chance, having ruled Libya for some 40 years.

Jungle Party: Smack-Off 2011

The Smack-Off is the single greatest annual event for Jim Rome's clones and the Jungle Party caucus in Congress. The winner of the 2011 Smack-Off is Brad in Corona. It is the second title for Brad in three years, having won the 2009 Smack-Off and earning a virtually automatic seat in the 49th Congress.

Final Smack-Off results, as determined by Jim Rome, J-Stew and the other members of Rome's production team, aka the XR4TI:

WINNER OF THE 17TH ANNUAL SMACK-OFF

BRAD IN CORONA (2 TIME CHAMP)

FINAL STANDINGS

1st BRAD IN CORONA

2nd Steve Carbone

3rd Iafrate

4th Vic In No Cal

5th Dan In DC

6th Jay Mohr

7th Mike In Indy

8th Mike In San Diego

9th Isreal In Los Angeles

10th Joe In The Oc

Other Participants

Jeff In Richmond

Trapper In Dana Point

Oren In Denver

Note that a number of Smack-Off invitees - including the winners of the Hack-Off and the Golden Ticket, did not call the show, or remained on hold when the show ended and thus didn't get on the air.

The Jim Rome Show, aka the Jungle, is Patria's leading sports talk show, where rapid-fire, hard-hitting sports commentary is combined with social commentary on what's jacked up with America. Syndicated throughout North America via the Premiere Radio Networks, in Patria the Jungle can be heard in Castoropolis on PMBC-1152. If your local radio station does not broadcast the show, bang the monkey (Jim Rome smack for aggressively contacting the station's staff) or become a Jungle Insider and never miss a take.

Parvati's guided meditation for Japan

Patria is fortunate not to be affected by deadly earthquakes, tsunamis and nuclear meltdowns. Japan, not so much. When we launched the Positive Possibilities store at our headquarters in Toronto on March 20, 2011, Parvati led a meditation for Japan, which we recorded. Please join us in sending the people of Japan and our planet much-needed healing by clicking here to listen to the meditation.

You can also download the meditation as a free mp3 file here.

Japan will also experience some much-needed healing later this year when Amma visits as part of her world tour. In response to the devastation caused by the recent earthquake and tsunami in Japan, Embracing the World (the collective organization for Amma's worldwide charities) representatives have already traveled to hard-hit Sendai to provide food and water for refugees and to assess conditions on the ground. Embracing the World will soon be initiating a broader relief effort.

Amma's Japan site (mostly in Japanese).

Kupid's Play sounds the I AM revolution!

• Who is it for? Everyone.
• What is it? Impossibilities are not real.
• When is it? Now.
• Where is it? Everywhere.
• Why bother? It already is.
• How to do it? Drop the shit.

Parvati is known as a musical Renaissance woman, dedicated yogini, active humanitarian and environmentalist. And an honorary citizen of Patria to boot! Kupid's Play is Parvati's official record label, dedicated to promoting her I AM revolution. Cliquez ici et vive la Révolution!