Schulmania: National Capital Region

[Schulmanator]

   





East Tenne: Your Schulmania Cat Name

We've all seen those memes or Facebook "games" which tell you your "elf name", "warrior name", which U.S. state you should be from, which character from whatever show/film you are, etc. Now it is time for Schulmania to jump on the bandwagon! Now, we have a way for you to find your Schulmania Cat Name!



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NipMY6hUlSo


This new internet meme is brought to you by SchulmaniCorp, whose world headquarters are located right here on the Isle of Bruce in the Royal Quarter of the National Capital District



Here's how to play Your Schulmania Cat Name:

Your phone number ends in:
0 Sir
1 Lord
2 Lady
3 Prince
4 Admiral
5 King
6 Supreme
7 General
8 Count
9 Grand Duke

The month of your birth:
Jan Fluffy
Feb Morris
Mar Meow
Apr Purrs
May Pouncer
Jun Hissy
Jul Scratcher
Aug Mittens
Sept Felix
Oct Garfield
Nov Frisky
Dec Santa Claws

Your favorite color is:
White Kittensworth
Red Fluffington
Pink McCatnip
Orange Von Whiskers
Yellow Haz Cheezburger
Green of Wirdleonia
Blue Tuna Breath
Purple Professor of Fancy Feastology
Black Nine Lives


Now, all you need to do is post your name. Let's see who you REALLY are!!!

[vortext]

Admiral Hissy Nine Lives reporting for duty, sir!   


Also great to see a zoomed out pic, everything fits together nicely! 

[Shark7]

Grand Duke Hissy Tuna Breath...

Now then, have the servants bring the tea, I shall await in the study.

I have to agree with vortext, it is nice to see a zoomed out picture of the city, it gives you a better sense of the scale and how it all fits together.

[Schulmanator]

This MD brought to you by fine sponsors such as...

[benedict]

Looks like the purrfect place to shop.

[Schulmanator]

[M4346]

Supreme Felix Nine Lives approves 

[Schulmanator]

vortext   Thanks! And welcome aboard!

Shark7   Love your new name! Thanks for coming by!

benedict   LOL! You bet!

M4346   Awesome! Glad to see you back!

[kelis]

Let's see what happen in the coming updates, that picture with the ferris wheel 

[Schulmanator]

East Tenne: Magazine

Here in the Isle of Bruce, the bustling business hub of the capital's Royal Quarter in the Wirdle River, everyone is talking about the big news! The Supreme Wirdle has been interviewed by Meow magazine and has outlined a detailed plan to triumphantly end the war against Queensferry!




Magazine vendors are being mobbed by patrons looking to read the exclusive scoop scored by ace reporter Lois Lane!


And as an added bonus, the magazine also includes 15 great new tuna and sardine recipes as well as some fabulous do it yourself craft projects to keep your kittens entertained all season long! Get your copy today! Meow is on sale at newsstands everywhere!

[M4346]

Where do I sign up for a subscription? 

[Schulmanator]

East Tenne: The Adventures of Lawyer Cat

Lawyer Cat has been at it again. There has been a big fuss over in the Theater District of the capital...


Frankly, I am not sure what they were complaining about... it looks fine to me!


Lawyer Cat will be bringing this to the Supreme Wirdle for a ruling forthwith!


Wirtyplace, the seat of power of Schulmania, home to the Supreme Wirdle


As Lawyer Cat approached the entrance, he was accosted by a group of feline petitioners and asked to take a petition from them to the Supreme Wirdle as well.The petition was from the felines in the capital and is directed toward the humanoids in the National Capital Region. He agreed to carry the petition in with him.


In case you are a humanoid, you'd better see the petition...

We'll see what her rulings are in these two cases soon!

[benedict]

Not looking too good for us humanoids!

[Schulmanator]

Coming soon to Schulmania....

[Schulmanator]

East Tenne: Thrilla in Schulmanilla

We're headed back to the Isle of Bruce in the Royal Quarter for an exciting sporting event. It's time for the Thrilla in Schulmanilla! The boxing match of the year! We are headed to the Wildcat Den, the arena located in the heart of the busiest part of the business district. The arena is the home court of the reigning MLY (Major League Yarnball) championship team: the Atomic Kittens. There's always something cool at the arena. Tomorrow there's a concert by Fluffy and the Pouncers!


Crossing over the Wirdle River to the Isle of Bruce over the 14th Street Bridge


Don't get lost when you have to turn onto Maine Coon Street!


Hurry up to get there quickly! The good seats will be taken quickly. Today's boxing match is between Feline Boxing League (FBL) champion Tabby "The Scratcher" Morrell and Humanoid Boxing League (HBL) contender Osborn "The Vet" Weasel. The winner will get the All-Schulmania Boxing Belt!


Future FBL contenders will be watching the outcome of this event very carefully!


We're here! and it's almost fight time! Let's grab our seats! And.... "DING!" The fight is on!





http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=si4go3Hraq8

In a very one sided match, Tabby "The Scratcher" Morrell won on a TKO in the second round. Osborn "The Vet" Weasel required 163 band aids and will have to wear the Cone of Shame for weeks!

[romualdillo]

What can I say? It's Meowful!! I bet for Tabby "The Scractcher"!!

[Schulmanator]

 





2014 State Visit to Belize and Guatemala

The Government of Schulmania and the Bureau of Feline Affairs are pleased to announce a high level state visit by a feline delegation headed by Archduke Bower and Princess Ava to our feline friends and constituents in Belize and Guatemala in July 2014. The visit to Central America is sponsored by the Feline Trade Council, the Bureau of Feline Affairs High Commission for International Feline Affairs and the Bureau of Feline Affairs High Commission for Feline Culture and Heritage. Why Belize and Guatemala? This area is the heartland of the Mayan culture. The Mayans are a pro-feline society  whose contributions to science and culture are manifold and enduring. Let's see how feline have been celebrated in Mayan culture.





Here's what Wikipedia has to say about the jaguar in Mesoamerican society: The representation of jaguars in Mesoamerican cultures has a long history, with iconographic examples dating back to at least the mid-Formative period of Mesoamerican chronology. The jaguar (Panthera onca) is an animal with a prominent association and appearance in the cultures and belief systems of pre-Columbian Mesoamerican societies. Quick, agile, and powerful enough to take down the largest prey in the jungle, the jaguar is the largest of the big cats in the Americas, and one of the most efficient and aggressive predators. Endowed with a spotted coat and well adapted for the jungle, hunting either in the trees or water, making it one of the few felines tolerant of water, the jaguar was, and remains, revered among the indigenous Americans who live closely with the jaguar.



Integration of the jaguar into the sacred and secular realms of the Maya is proven in the archaeological record. The Maya, whose territory spanned the Yucatán Peninsula all the way to the Pacific coast of Guatemala, was a literate society who left documentation of their lives (mostly the lives of the aristocracy) and belief system in the form of bas-relief sculpture on temples, stelae, and pottery. Often depicted on these artifacts are the gods the Maya revered and it is no coincidence that these gods often have jaguar attributes. As stated earlier, the jaguar is said to have the ability to cross between worlds, and for the Maya daytime and nighttime represented two different worlds. The living and the earth are associated with the day, and the spirit world and the ancestors are associated with the night. As the jaguar is quite at home in the nighttime, the jaguar is believed to part of the underworld; thus, "Maya gods with jaguar attributes or garments are underworld gods". One such god is Xbalanque, one of the Maya Hero Twins who descended to the underworld, and whose entire body is covered with patches of jaguar skin. Another is God L, who is "the primary lord of the underworld" and often is shown with a jaguar ear or jaguar attire, and atop a jaguar throne. Not only is the underworld associated with the ancestors, but it also is understood as, where plants originate. In addition, the Maya's source of fresh water comes from underground pools in the porous limestone that makes up the Yucatán, called cenotes. These associations with water and plants further reinforce the notion of the jaguar as a god of fertility.

The jaguar is further associated with vegetation and fertility by the Maya with what is known as the Waterlily jaguar, which is depicted as having water lilies sprouting from its head.



No doubt, the jaguar's brilliant coat made it quite desirable, however, not all were allowed to don the jaguar pelt as it became the identification of the ruling class for the Maya. Not only did Maya kings wear jaguar pelts, but they also adopted the jaguar as part of their ruling name, as a symbol of their might and authority. One such ruling family to incorporate the jaguar into their name is known as, Jaguar Paw, who ruled the Maya city of Tikal in the fourth century. Jaguar Paw I was ousted by central Mexicans from Teotihuacán, and it was not until late in the fifth century that the Jaguar Paw family returned to power. Other Maya rulers to incorporate the jaguar name include, Scroll Jaguar, Bird Jaguar, and Moon Jaguar, just to name a few (Coe 1999: 247-48). In addition to the ruling class, the jaguar also was associated with warriors and hunters. Those who excelled in hunting and warfare often adorned themselves with jaguar pelts, teeth, or claws and were "regarded as possessing feline souls".



Archeologists have found a jar in Guatemala, attributed to the Maya of the Late Classic Era (600-900 AD), which depicts a musical instrument that has been reproduced and played. This instrument is astonishing in at least two respects. First, it is the only stringed instrument known in the Americas prior to the introduction of European musical instruments. Second, when played, it produces a sound virtually identical to a jaguar's growl. A sample of this sound is available at the Princeton Art Museum website.



Some of the sites to be visited by the delegation include...

TIKAL, GUATEMALA





CAHAL PECH, BELIZE





XUNANTUNICH, BELIZE





CARACOL, BELIZE





ACTUN TUNICHIL MUKNAL, BELIZE





More details and many pictures of this feline foray into the Mayan heartland will be forthcoming in Schulmania.

[benedict]

I love a good state visit... hope the pumas are friendly!

[Schulmanator]

   





East Tenne: Keep Calm and Fly On

Nyan Airlines, the flag carrier of Schulmania, has made arrangements for expanding service from the Feline Realms to  the Region of Salem. The Bureau of Feline Affairs High Commission for International Feline Affairs has been working hard to expand feline trade and transit and is most pleased to offer nonstop and connecting service from National Capital International Airport (NCIA - Oak Ridge, Tenne) and New Arlenes International Airport (NAIA - New Arlenes, Mookimia) to Edwardsville-Salem Regional Hub Airport in the Region of Salem (and is making final preparations for flights to Region of Salem International Airport once it is opened.



Let's check out the inaugural flight, heading out from NCIA and headed out to Salem. Countess Katherine II (Countess of Harar) will be leading a feline delegation to the Salem airport grand opening.


The airport security and customs offices are outside the terminal










Nyan Fight 16 to Salem has been cleared for departure. Let's take off!

[romualdillo]

It's the most original airport terminal I've ever seen. These Schulminions have a very particular style indeed...