Today, I would like to discuss a few improvements that we could make with our nation and website; mainly I will focusing on citizenship and individual rights. Currently, there is not an option listed to include children of Asgardians into our population count. I feel that we are inaccurately calculating our statistics because of this. As the age of sixteen (16) is a commonly used age to define topics of consent and usage, it would be reasonable that those under the age of sixteen could have their parents or guardian designate them as citizens of our nation.  Those above the stated age would be able to define for themself if they wish to belong to Asgardia. Now, this age setting is only a suggestion, and it can be raised and lowered as needed, the same as how different locations around the world have the option to raise or lower the legal age to vote for government officials. Accurate statistics allow us to identify instances of population growth, where our financiances are going for citizens, and potential fraud. This can include fraudulent usage, or theft of health cards for free benefits to non-citizens (which is surprisingly common in my country of origin), undocumented numbers of minors getting into locations and activities that they legally should not be doing, and a general misunderstanding of who are people are overall. Now, not all of these instances are necessarily "negative", but there will be-- and believe me, it will happen all too suddenly-- debates on these topics in the future, no matter how much we may choose to either ignore them, or not realize it.

Which brings me to my next subject of debate: uncomfortable politics. We all have a topic, whether ethically or emotionally, that we would rather not talk about, or shove out of the way for another person or time to take care of it. As a new nation with the intention of being a guiding light for humanity's future, we need to air out the skeletons in our closet and face the issues head-on. Ethical conundrums, such as the subjects of race wars, abortion laws, drug legality, gun control, and more, are topics that many of our race either feels passionately about, or has no desire to touch those discussions with a ten-foot pole. The fact of the matter is, if we want to move forward, we have to decide promptly on these kinds of issues and learn to accept differing opinions as civil and intelligent beings. These are hot topics, and it is well known that most will not get along regarding the moral queries they impose. However, there needs to be procedures put in place to protect our citizens during the processes of putting related bills into law. There will be fights, and protests, and mean words said, so we need to be able to protect both city and state from abuse and terrorism during these critical, and uneasy, times. Frankly, there should be protections at all times, but we can easily predict the levels of hate and violence rising during these uncomfortable politics. Still, we need to get through these issues, these differences. Everybody has a personal right to choose their own path in life,-- whether it be pro-life or pro-choice, for or against gun control, to use or not use marijuana or other drugs, etcetera-- but they do not have the right to force their personal opinions on others. Paraphrasing the words of Dame Maggie Smith, "My dear, [opinions] are like a penis. It's a perfectly fine thing for one to have pride in, but when one takes it out and waves it in my face we have a problem." As crude as it may sound, the point is gotten across stupendously. Protect the people from difference of opinion, but also face the problem directly so we can decide on what we want to set as an example to the rest of humanity once and for all.

Hey, All Asgardian Brothers And Sisters

I just nominated myself for ministry of youth and education as a deputy minister. We will build and also rebuild our generation, and next generation. My acchivement is generalize life-long learning, the reason is simple, with the inovations in health, we will live a long life.

While Asgardia seems like a fine idea and as good a start as any for the first human transplanetary nation, I'm deeply confused about a certain thing.

If Asgardia is a democracy, then why is it called "the Space Kingdom"? We have no king, we have no concept of Divine Right, and we have no aristocracy (...well, not yet, anyway). I understand the original name may have been bit of a joke, but I think we ought to address that small detail before this optimistic space nation gets much bigger.

Shouldn't this be "Asgardia: The Space Democracy"? Or "Asgardia: The Space Nation", or "Asgardia: The Space Commonwealth"?

INCREASE NUMBER OF CITIZENS AND RAISE CAPITAL

INTRODUCTION

DEAR FELLOW ASGARDIANS,

MY NAME IS MARKO ALEXANDER DIAN. I AM A YOUNG, ENERGETIC, SWISS JUNIOR SALES PROFESSIONAL WITH A BIG DREAM AND AN ENTREPRENEURIAL APPROACH TO LIFE.

I SPEAK FLUENTLY GERMAN, SWISS GERMAN, ENGLISH, FRENCH, CZECH, SLOVAK AND UKAINIAN.

CURRENTLY I AM WORKING IN CHANNEL SALES AS A PARTNER ACCOUNT MANAGER AT HEWLETT PACKARD ENTERPRISE IN PRAGUE, CZECH REPUBLIC.

IN COMBINATION WITH MY LANGUAGE SKILLS AND MY STRENGHTS IN SALES, ACCOUNT & RELATIONSHIP MANAGEMENT I AM CONVINCED TO BE ABLE TO ACHIEVE MY GOALS DURING MY TERM OF OFFICE.

I CAN TOTALLY IDENTIFY MYSELF WITH ASGARDIA’S CONCEPT, ITS MISSION AND ITS CONSTITUTION. ASGARDIA IS A PART OF MY DREAM AND MY MISSION.

MY MISSION AS A MEMBER OF ASGARDIA’S SPACE PARLIAMENT IS TO INCREASE THE NUMBER OF CITIZENS AND TO RAISE CAPITAL FOR FUTURE PROJECTS.

WHAT AM I GOING TO ACHIEVE AS A MEMBER OF THE PARLIAMENT?

PROJECT ALPHA – INCREASE NUMBER OF CITIZENS

1. GROW AWARENESS IN CENTRAL EASTERN EUROPE
2. INCREASE NUMBER OF CITIZENS  (2 MILLION UNTIL 2020)
3. ESTABLISH STRATEGIC RELATIONSHIPS WITH KEY STAKEHOLDERS IN THE REGION
4. REPRESENT ASGARDIA AND IT’S INTERESTS IN PUBLIC

PROJECT BIVIO – RAISE CAPITAL

1. INCREASE DONATIONS
2. BUILD A BLOCKCHAIN BASED CROWDFUNDING-PLATFORM
3. BUILD A PARTNER PROGRAM
4. MAKE ASGARDIA ATTRACTIVE FOR PRIVATE & INSTITUTIONAL INVESTORS

HOW AM I GOING TO ACHIEVE IT?

PROJECT ALPHA – INCREASE NUMBER OF CITIZENS

1. GROW AWARENESS IN CENTRAL EASTERN EUROPE

THROUGH COLLABORATION WITH ASGARDIA'S LEADERS WE WILL ESTABLISH SEVERAL MARKETING ACTIVITIES INCLUDING SOCIAL MEDIA MARKETING, REFERRAL PROGRAMS AND EVENTS. WE WILL PARTICIPATE AT CONFERENCES AND TALK TO STAKEHOLDERS WHO WILL BE ABLE TO HELP US GROW THE AWARENESS.

2. INCREASE NUMBER OF CITIZENS (2 MILLION UNTIL 2020)

THROUGH OUR ACTIVITIES MENTIONED ABOVE WE WILL GENERATE DEMAND AND TRAFFIC WHICH WILL AUTOMATICALLY CONVERT INTO NEW CITIZENS. THE MORE PEOPLE WE TALK TO, THE MORE INTERVIEWS WE PARTICIPATE AT, THE MORE ARTICLES AND BLOGS WE WRITE, THE MORE CITIZENS WE WILL WIN. THE TARGET GROUP OF RECRUITMENT WILL BE ESPECIALLY STUDENTS, GRADUATES AND WORKING PROFESSIONALS WHO WILL ADD VALUE INTO OUR COMMUNITY.

3. ESABLISH STRATEGIC RELATIONSHIPS WITH KEY STAKEHOLDERS

WE WILL IDENTIFY THE KEY STAKEHOLDERS IN OUR REGION AND OFFER THEM COLLABORATION TO DEVELOP A WIN-WIN SITUATION. I WILL COME BACK TO THIS TOPIC IN PROJECT BIVIO LATER ON.

4. REPRESENT ASGARDIA AND IT’S INTEREST IN PUBLIC

I WILL BE WILLING TO ATTEND TO INTERWIEVS, EVENTS & CONFERENCES TO GROW THE AWARENESS, THE CITIZEN BASE, ASGARDIA’S REPUTATION AND ESPECIALLY CAPITAL FOR FUTURE PROJECTS.

PROJECT BIVIO – RAISE CAPITAL

1. INCREASE DONATIONS

FIRST AF ALL I WANT TO INCREASE DONATIONS TO ASGARDIA’S DEVELOPMENT FUND AS IT IS FROM MY POINT OF VIEW MISSION CRITICAL. I WANT TO SEPARATE PRIVATE INDIVIDUALS FROM INSTITUTIONS AS IT IS A DIFFERENT TARGET GROUP WITH DIFFERENT INTERESTS. WE WILL FOCUS ON THE TARGET GROUP OF EARLY CRYPTOCURRENCY INVESTORS ESPECIALLY BITCOIN AND ETHEREUM. FURTHERMORE WE CAN ACCEPT OTHER CURRENCIES AS WELL. THIS WILL UNLOCK HUGE POTENTIAL.

2. BUILD A BLOCKCHAIN BASED CROWDFUNDING PLATTFORM

IN CORRELATION TO ASGARDIA’S FUTURE PLANS AND ITS PROJECTS WE WILL ESTABLISH A PORTAL WHERE ASGARDIA’S CITIZENS AND ITS PARTNERS ON EARTH CAN DO COMMUNITY DRIVEN INVESTMENTS SUPPORTING THE CORE PROJECTS OF ASGARDIA’S PROJECT LAB. THE IDEA BEHIND THIS PLATFORM IS THAT THE PEOPLE CAN CHOOSE BETWEEN DIFFERENT PROJECTS AND SELECT THE ONES THEY WANT TO SUPPORT.

3. BUILD A PARTNER PROGRAM

TO MAKE THE CITIZENSHIP OF ASGARDIA MORE INTERESTING TO INDUVIDUALS ON PLANET EARTH WE WILL CREATE A BENFITIAL PARTNER PROGRAMM WHICH WILL ASSURE THE PARTICIPATION IN BUILDING ASGARDIA’S FUTURE AND REALIZING ITS DREAMS BASED ON AN ONLINE MARKETING MODEL WHICH WILL REWARD ACTIVE PARTICIPANTS WHO ARE BRINGING VALUE INTO THE PROJECT.

4. MAKE ASGARDIA ATTRACTIVE FOR INVESTORS

AS WE WILL NEED HUGE SUPPORT FROM PRIVATE & INSTITUTIONAL INVESTORS TO FUND THE CORE PROJECTS, IT IS IMPORTANT TO MAKE ASGARDIA ATTRACTIVE FOR THEM. WE WILL CREATE A TASK FORCE – KIND OF A BRAIN-TRUST - ITS OBJECTIVE WILL BE TO CREATE PROFITABLE INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES TO ENSURE THE FUNDING OF THE SPACE NATION.

WHAT CAN YOU DO TO SUPPORT US?

MOTIVATE YOUR FRIENDS TO APPLY FOR CITIZENSHIP, TO ACCEPT THE CONSTITUTION AND TO VOTE FOR THEIR LANGUAGE DISTRICT. SHARE INFORMATION ON YOUR SOCIAL MEDIA CHANNELS AND ASK YOUR FRIENDS TO SUPPORT MY PERSON IN ORDER TO HELP SHAPING OUR JOINT FUTURE.

I HOPE MY OBJECTIVES ARE ALLIGNED WTH YOUR DREAMS, YOUR MISSION AND YOUR FUTURE PLANS AND ASGARDIA’S AS WELL. I AM GLAD AND WILLING TO WORK HARD TO ACHIEVE THE EXPECTED RESULTS.

THANK YOU FOR SUPPORTING ME AND ASGARDIA!

MARKO ALEXANDER DIAN

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The asteroids are bodies formed by diverse materials, like rocks, metals and ice, that travel without fixed direction by the cosmos, sometimes in really immense orbits. And they represent enormous risks for the continuity of life on planet earth. Due to the great danger posed by a possible collision, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has several projects underway. 

One of them is called the Dual Asteroid Redirection Test Mission (DART), which is NASA's main project in its attempt to keep meteorites away from Earth. This will take place from December of the year 2020 and will serve as test and learning. 

The mission of DART is to be the first demonstration that you can deflect the trajectory of an asteroid by hitting it directly.

The impact, which will be the responsibility of the ship that bears the name of the mission, will be made against a body of small size (about 150 meters) that accompanies the asteroid Didymos. With the blow, which will occur at about 6 km / s, the object will be redirected. The aircraft will disappear in its fall against the rocks. Everything is planned so that the encounter between the ship and Didymos takes place in October 2022, so the device must make a trip of two years towards its goal. This project also had the collaboration of the European Space Agency (ESA, for its acronym in English).

I'll be quite straight with you, I am and always have been a well-educated experienced career generalist with a background of success both science and the arts. It's my point of view that Asgardia needs BOTH generalists and specialists for maximum success in the newly-forming Asgardian parliament and government, and to create a dynamic and lively atmosphere for manifesting effective research and development of this new space kingdom.  It is my humble opinion that a fully functional and diverse team comprised of people experienced in all the specifics of creating a viable domain in space, along with people who are experienced in many areas less specified will provide a balanced and thoughtful approach, and grow a healthy and dynamic Asgardian society.   Running for parliament in these current by elections, and I think deeply and seriously about the vast number of tasks and duties in shaping all things Asgardia.  Also, looking forward to participating in whatever capacity presents, for Asgardia's healthy and flourishing development.  What are your thoughts on the topic of generalists and specialists and Asgardia?

#13 District Parliament Candidate, Cheryl Gallagher

Reference: http://www.theillinoismodel.com/ "Thinking and Adapting like a Tactical Philosopher"