NationStates Jolt Archive

The Vintburg Tribune

'That's peace in our time'

After the signing of a peace treaty after a humiliating loss on the part of Vintovia, the foreign minister was upbeat, 'It means peace in our time', he told a VNBC reporter this afternoon after leaving the meeting in the capital of PAVP (OOC: Sorry if I spelt it wrong).

Many Vintovians aren't happy about the war, but are happy with the aid budget set aside for them,'Well, it's fair do's ain't it?', said Mike McTipsy, a construction worker for the Vintovia National Construction company, 'I lost my Brother and two friends in the bombs, but at least my family won't go hungry now'.

The Repair work is expected to last about 15 years, and it will probably take 20 years for the economy to recover fully and 30 years to repay all debt incurred during the war and accumulater to pay for various reconstruction work said Economists at The Economist 's branch in Vintovia. However, it would have been up to 15-20 years more if there had been no aid for Vintovia.

'Overall, its been an enlightening experience', said the Defense Minister late last night,'But an experience high in human and Economic Costs'.

James Callahagn, Vintburg.

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Source: Allemande Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) World Service
Dateline: July 13th, 2005

Allemander geneticists, vintners, and even astronauts are helping Vintovia revive a wine industry crippled by the devastation of war.

The massive chemical attack staged against Vintovia by Rovonia did more than kill millions of Vintovian citizens: it also left the nation's millenia-old wine industry in ruins.

"Exposure of some of our best fields to nerve agents left them unable to produce," said Jonas Brahms, a noted Vintovian wine connoisseur. "Among the nations that came to our assistance, it was the Allemanders who had the greatest experience with the industry, and helping us in this area was something that they really wanted to do."

Beer and wine are central to the cultures of both Allemande and Vintovia, so everyone involved immediately understood the cultural and psychological importance of getting the industry running again.

"The bad news is that we couldn't recover the vintages lost in the field," said Lorraine DeGrasse, an Allemander agronomist, "So there's a gap in the supply of wines that only imports from overseas can fill. But by husbanding those vintages already put up, and reclaiming poisoned land as fast as possible, we've been able to give people hope for the future."

Genetics proved to be an important part of the solution.

Residual poisons in the soil threatened to make it impossible to put contaminated vineyards back into production. "There was tremendous concern," noted Brahms, "that even if the grapes could be made to grow, the fruit produced would be unsafe."

But botanists found that certain vines were more resistant to the absorption of poisons than others. By isolating the genes responsible for this trait and inserting them back into popular plant strains, Vintovia is finding that it can restart vineyards on ground that would have otherwise had to be abandoned to some other use.

In a modern twist to an ancient trade, much of the work done on isolating and recombining grape genes was performed on Vesta II, Allemande's orbital laboratory. "It thrills us to have been able to help bring back some of the world's most famous vineyards," said one space scientist. "It's one more way in which space science yields benefits back here on Earth."

"Organic growing techniques are also important," note DeGrasse. Allemande pioneered the use of organic techniques in agribusiness over a decade ago when public demand for "clean" produce outstripped the ability of what had been a "mom-and-pop" industry to provide.

"By using organic techniques, we can forego the use of chemicals, which increases the likelihood that the final product will pass inspection and be declared safe for human consumption," DeGrasse said.

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'We thank our Gracious Allies and Scientific partners, Allemande, for their help in reviving our Historic Wine Industry(One which employs some 1.5 million). It is vital to our economy that vineyards are back and growing crops as quickly as possible. Not to mention that we have a wine contest in Green Sun on the 16th!', statement by the Agriculture Minister Today.

In related news The Vintovian Elite Wine Conisseurs Association (VEWCA) makes a visit to Allemande today with its 2,500 members.

In more related news, tapes were found during reconstruction work,from a VNBC reporter, recorded when the bombs were dropping:

'....Oh its terrible, the bombs and the fire. Peoples livelihoods up in smoke. People up in smoke...Oh the humanity, Oh....'

The VNBC website has transcripts of the full tapes on its website: www.vnbc.vn/tapes

Prussiatopian Channle 13 Network News :-

Aid is being sent directly from Prussiatopia in order to revive Vintovia's economy, over $400 Billion from subsidary funds in PT will be restored into Vintovia's national budget, also Used Educational Materials shall be put into their schools, straight from old Prussiatopia Educational Inventorys/Store Coubards. We are also willing to establish trade links so that Prussiatopia can "dump" cheap products, like WideScreen TV's "slummies" are able to afford. Also, 21,000 Prussia Tech. Jobs are being established in Vintovia's capital city, employing people of all skill with a minimal salary of $16,500 per year. This will make production of Cheap Electronic products even more accessible to Vintovia, thus improving Vintovia exports, inturn improving economy. 5 New Prussia Tech. Offices should be launched around the Vintovia country during a pereod of 3 NS years. Totaling in over 105,000 - 110,000 jobs. Increasing its electronics industry, making new way to technology, and a hopeful non-reliance on wine.

Technological Jobs and Economic Corrispondent,
Mark Gilliagan, of the PT Ch. 13 Net. News.

The Vintburg Tribune

'That's peace in our time'

After the signing of a peace treaty after a humiliating loss on the part of Vintovia, the foreign minister was upbeat, 'It means peace in our time', he told a VNBC reporter this afternoon after leaving the meeting in the capital of PAVP (OOC: Sorry if I spelt it wrong).

Many Vintovians aren't happy about the war, but are happy with the aid budget set aside for them,'Well, it's fair do's ain't it?', said Mike McTipsy, a construction worker for the Vintovia National Construction company, 'I lost my Brother and two friends in the bombs, but at least my family won't go hungry now'.

The Repair work is expected to last about 15 years, and it will probably take 20 years for the economy to recover fully and 30 years to repay all debt incurred during the war and accumulater to pay for various reconstruction work said Economists at The Economist 's branch in Vintovia. However, it would have been up to 15-20 years more if there had been no aid for Vintovia.

'Overall, its been an enlightening experience', said the Defense Minister late last night,'But an experience high in human and Economic Costs'.

James Callahagn, Vintburg.

Vintovia, do you have good wine?

It was the best, sadly.

The Nation of Lanquassia is saddened that it was not able to assist its ally Vintova, and declares that it will help Vintova exact its just revenge.

It was the best, sadly.

The Nation of Lanquassia is saddened that it was not able to assist its ally Vintova, and declares that it will help Vintova exact its just revenge.

This will be done...In time. And not through military means, our populace do not want to go through such things again.

We thank all who offer aid. Prussiatopia, you will be pleased to find that 85% of the adult populace have a tertiary education. 45% of the populace have a science degree. (528,000,000x45/100 - 237,600,000)

We hope we can all be partners in rebuilding our economy, so we are equipped for...Plans, so many plans, but now is not yet the time...No...We mus wait, but then....

(Someone kicks the intelligence minister, he promptly shuts up)

did you find our cheap manifactured products okay?

Yes, in fact, those products have helped to power a consumer boom as people realise that they can afford these luxury items (Using the 0.5% base rate of The BOV) and that has then fuelled sales of DVD's and other accessories.

Timmy McVeigher (CEO of Vintovia DVD international, a company that manufactures cheap DVD's) said. 'God bless the Prussiatopians. And stupid investors'.