NS as of 02/20, TECH as of 02/20, changeNS 02/20-02/28, changeTECH 02/20-02/28.
Link to sheet: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AljpRsRmfwjmdDUwbGo5LW1sam5uVmYzTmo0LW42UXc
First two are from 01/26, last two are as of today with a line indicating changes by tier.
New alliances added on the live sheet: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AljpRsRmfwjmdDUwbGo5LW1sam5uVmYzTmo0LW42UXc
First two are from 02/04, last two are as of today with a line indicating changes by tier.
Alchemy (who was accidentally left off) and UE added in the live version: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AljpRsRmfwjmdDUwbGo5LW1sam5uVmYzTmo0LW42UXc
Apparently there was an error that caused lines 17 and 18 on the Equilibrium side not to be counted for the last spreadsheet. I'm not sure how long it had been there. I think it sprang up from me improperly changing the SUM formula after adding a blank row for new alliances.
So I'm not including changeNS or changeTECH screenshots. Just posting to say that GDA and APP have been added to the live spreadsheet and all other alliances have been updated. Link as always: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AljpRsRmfwjmdDUwbGo5LW1sam5uVmYzTmo0LW42UXc
For the next update, I'll include change (since 02/20) as usual. Also, I think I may add 50-60k NS and 5-7k tech. Someone suggested such to me recently, but I brushed it off, because I don't want to end up categorizing every nation in both coalitions. But going down one level lower doesn't mean it has to come to that, right?
The following is a link to a sheet that shows the NS and tech breakdown by alliances/groups of alliances in each coalition. I plan to update it semi-regularly.
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AljpRsRmfwjmdDUwbGo5LW1sam5uVmYzTmo0LW42UXc
Update.
Added COJ/CA/SNAFU/GRE, GATO, TLR, VE/GOONS, and OTR/TSO.
Also, starting with the next update, I will track changes for the totals per category for each coalition. So, for example, any drop in 100-150k nations for each coalition.
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AljpRsRmfwjmdDUwbGo5LW1sam5uVmYzTmo0LW42UXc
50-60k NS and 5-7k tech tiers added: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AljpRsRmfwjmdDUwbGo5LW1sam5uVmYzTmo0LW42UXc
Below is change per tier since 02/28. Note that HB/Hooligans were accidentally left off of the initial stats from 02/28 and so weren't counted toward the change at all.
I am hosting a contest to predict the results of the upcoming U.S. midterms elections. It's being hosted at the NSO forums, so you will have to sign up there. To participate: http://forums.newsithorder.info/index.php?topic=2189
Prizes*
First place - $10 Amazon gift card + 6 million or 200 tech ingame
Second place - $5 Amazon gift card + $6 million or 200 tech ingame
Third place - $5 Amazon gift card
*Only NSO+allied participants will receive the full prize. Non-NSO+allied participants who win a given prize will not receive the ingame portion of their prize and will receive only half of the gift card portion of their prize. The severed portion of their prize will go to the next-highest NSO+allied participant.
The Races
Senate races are worth a base of 2 points each. Gubernatorial: 2 points each. Other: 1 point each. Some races have points multipliers.
Senate
Alaska x1.5
Arkansas x2
Georgia
Kentucky
Louisiana x2.5
Michigan x1.5
North Carolina x2
Gubernatorial
Arizona
Arkansas x2
Florida
Illinois x2
Wisconsin
Other
Will the Louisiana Senate race require a run-off? (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Senate_election_in_Louisiana,_2014#Background) x4
Distribution of Senate amongst party lines? x3