OOC: OK. I'm bored with my nation. Yes, it's cool and all that, but it gets boring having the same structure all the time.

So, I'm going to create completely unrealistic weather conditions that destroy it and make it uninhabitable or something, then start over with the old Congress colonizing the southwestern area of what used to be Yuunli. The government will be the same, mostly, because they will be the ones starting the rebuilding, but the landscape, cities, geography, climate, transportation, and a whole bunch of stuff will be different.

The story can be followed in The New Boston Times, although I'm pretty sure it will be renamed when New Boston is destroyed.

Fun.

IC: none yet. I'll keep everyone posted in this thread, and of course other governments can respond, (although no one IC knows about the OOC stuff, because it hasn't happened yet), and stuff.

Okay, presumably you all know by now that the "people" of Bears Armed really are bipedal Bears, or 'Ursines': Are there any other non-'human' sapients out there? I seem to recall that when I introduced this nation, back in June, somebody said something about some (also fairly new?) gorillas...

Is the nation of Vampyrio actually controlled by vampires of some kind?

Help Prevent Ozone Depletion

A resolution to increase the quality of the world's environment, at the expense of industry.

Category: Environmental
Industry Affected: All Businesses
Proposed by: The Black Market HQ

Description:
For too long humans have been emitting chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) which effect the ozone that protects us. Most of CFCs come from the industry. If CFCs continue to be emitted we will not have enough ozone to protect us.

Ozone protects us, it prevents the majority of UV(Ultra-Violet) rays from reaching our surface. Too many UV rays and you get skin cancer.

The Ozone is depleted so much over the south pole and the north pole that almost 100% of UV rays reach the surface.

If we don't stop emitting CFCs the 'hole'(area of significantly depleted ozone) will continue to grow until it covers the entire earth.


Therefore all businesses must reduce emitions of CFCs by 50% within five years and 90% within thirty years. It is still possible for businesses to work effectively even though they have to reduce the amount of gas they release.

If there is a reduction in CFCs, the ozone will stop depleting, there will be a significant reduction in skin cancer and therefore a reduction in medical costs. It will also help endangered animals as animals suffer from the same problem.

Basically by reducing CFC emitions we make the world a better place.

Voting Ends: Fri Aug 25 2006

I'm working on this on Jolt, I think it might be near submission, so here it is.

Quote: Air Travel Safety Act
Category: Free Trade/International Security/Global Disarmament/Human Rights (depending on how the draft shapes up)
Strength: Strong/Significant

Description: BELIEVING that air travel is a fast and efficient method of transportation, however

NOTING that without standards for air travel, it can also be dangerous,

1. DEFINES, for the purpose of this resolution:
a. "aircraft" as any vehicle that travels through the air, such as airplanes, airships, helicopters, blimps, hot-air- and lighter-than-air balloons, etc. and is under the command of a civilian crew without military purpose or intent;
b. "civilian aircraft" as an aircraft under the command of a civilian crew for a non-military purpose and "military aircraft" as any aircraft being used for military purposes (including civilian aircraft that have been hijacked for military purposes);
c. "airport" as anywhere designated for any type of air vehicle to take off an land;
d. "emergency situation" as a situation on an aircraft in which eminent loss of life, property or the aircraft is threatened;
e. "international flight" as a flight by a civilian aircraft that takes off in one UN nation and lands in another;

2. CREATES the UN Team for Aviation Regulations and Mandates to Avoid Catastrophic Kinds of Erratic Disasters (UNTARMACKED) to create and periodically revise standards for air transportation;

3. ASSERTS that all nations have sovereignty over their airspace, and that, in non-emergency situations, civilian aircraft must respect any regulations made by nations as long as they are in the nation in question's airspace;

4. MANDATES that, in an emergency situation on a civilian aircraft, the nearest airport to the aircraft where the aircraft could make a safe landing, as determined by the captain or other officer-in-charge of the aircraft, must allow the aircraft to land safely as soon as possible, and must allow another or the same aircraft to pick up the passengers and transport them to their final destination in a safe and timely manner;

5. CONDEMNS the attack of any civilian aircraft except when absolutely necessary and the disguising of military aircraft as civilian aircraft;

6. MANDATES that all passenger aircraft flying international flights carry safety items to adequately protect each passenger in case of cabin depressurization, water landing, rough/crash landing, and other emergency scenarios, the exact specifications of which shall be determined by UNTARMACKED and may vary with different types of aircraft;

7. DESIGNATES UNTARMACKED to develop a universal system of lights, insignia, signals, radios, and other methods of aircraft identification and communication that all aircraft flying international flights must use and that all captains, pilots and officers of such aircraft be familiar with;

8. DESIGNATES UNTARMACKED to develop a standard for minimum safe training, size of crew and safe routes of travel for different types of aircraft that all airlines must abide by for international flights;

9. DECLARES that the regulations in clauses 8 and 9 will be reviewed and revised yearly in order to account for new types of aircraft and other changing factors, and that airlines and nations may submit petitions to change regulations set by UNTARMACKED, which will be read at these yearly reviews;

9. STRONGLY URGES nations to enact similar safety policies for domestic flights.[/quote]

UN Educational Aid Act
A resolution to promote funding and the development of education and the arts.

Category: Education and Creativity
Area of Effect: Educational
Proposed by: Gruenberg

Description:
The United Nations,

Firmly convinced that a high quality of education is worth securing for all people,

Acknowledging that some nations, especially those with developing economies or poor infrastructure, or these experiencing problems of internal stability, may experience understandable difficulties in providing such services,

Determined to help all people achieve access to education, and to work with, rather than against, nations and institutions encountering particular problems in this regard:

1. Proclaims it the duty of nations to ensure opportunities for education and training are reasonably accessible for all their nationals, and especially for children and young adults;

2. Declares its support for all projects aimed at increasing the availability of good, free or affordable educational services;

3. Condemns all forms of unfair and unreasonable discrimination with national educational systems, and motions for effective remedies to such;

4. Promotes schemes such as distance learning courses, part time adult education universities, and opportunities for deferred study, to ensure that those with jobs, young children or other responsibilities are able to benefit from the opportunities of education;

5. Establishes the "UN Educational Advancement Fund" (UNEAF) to:
- solicit voluntary donations from national governments, charitable and other organizations, and individuals;
- organize international conferences on educational methods, relevant technologies, academic subjects, and any other relevant topics;
- act as a point of liaison for any international academic or educational projects seeking assistance in the acquisition of funding, resources or membership;
- provide funding for research projects, infrastructure development programs, academic journal distribution and any other approved academic or educational programs, where approved by both an independent advisory council to the UNEAF, and the national government(s) of any nation(s) receiving such aid;

6. Entrusts nations with the right and responsibility to decide on the structure of their public education systems and the role of private institutions, mandatory, encouraged and prohibited subjects, skills and course elements in educational institutions, and the financing of educational programs, subject to previous UN legislation still in effect;

7. Encourages nations to ensure a sustainable supply of good teachers, educators, instructors and other educational professionals, through:
- providing small bursaries and grants to those seeking to train as educational professionals;
- ensuring reasonable pay and benefits for those working in the public education sector;
- engaging in the creation of opportunities for those in other industries to retrain and enter the educational profession;
- rigorously checking such applicants for history of violent or sexual abuse, especially involving children, and prevent any applicants who are considered a significant risk to children from obtaining teaching posts;

8. Also recognises that education is not solely an institutional prerogative, and as such requests that nations respect the importance of family and community education programs and teaching systems, formal or otherwise.

Votes For: 6,566
Votes Against: 1,027
Voting Ends: Sun Aug 20 2006

hey, this is my map, i've requested a spot on the IDU map, but as it hasnt been put on,m i grew tired of waiting and made myself a map whith that land. it is north of GG.
I was wondering if anyone could give my map a more proffesional look? because right now it kindsa sucks. thanks in advance

Hearing Impaired Aid Act
A resolution to reduce income inequality and increase basic welfare.

Catagory: Social Justice
Strength: Strong
Proposed by: We can not hear you

Description:
Overview: The minority group of those with life-long hearing impairments often goes unnoticed in society. Since this group of people are frequently the most active, publicly, of any of the sensory disabled peoples (eg. People who are blind or mute) the governments of the United Nations Members should take actions to help them.

Mandates:

The Hearing Impaired Aid Act requires that all nations provide the following services/ accommodations to its hearing impair population within 5 years of this Acts passing.

1.) For the population currently attending Public/ Private Schools or colleges.
A.) A skilled interpreter must be provided for students that suffer from a profound hearing loss that amplification cannot help in through the use of auditory amplification devices (eg, microphones in conjunction with hearing aids).
B.) Auditory amplification devices must be provided to students suffering from a hearing loss that would benefit from the use of auditory amplification devices. Also, if needed, an interpreter may be used in conjunction for the more severe loss in this category.
C.) Also schools/ colleges must provide written copies of notes/ announcements to students at their request.
2.) For public Buildings:
A.) All libraries, museums, theaters, malls, or any other large place of public gather must support use of special amplification technology for hearing aids.
B.) If not already done, emergency systems such as fire alarms must use some sort of visual alarm system for people with these hearing impairments.

3.) Health Care:
A.) For those not able to afford hearing aids, ear or hearing assisted surgeries, and medical appointments, the government must provide these people with some or all of the money required to receive these services.
B.) Every hospital must have an audiologist on staff for availability of these patients.

After word: Everyone, including the disabled needs a chance for a good life in society. Do not leave those who can not hear.

Hello everybody!

I feel like I have gone from fairly active to hyperactive here on the forum recently. Being a newcomer at this I have'nt been able to curb my enthusiasm just yet (working 9-5 in front of a computer everyday helps adding to my post frenzy aswell )

Anyway, I just started a Gnejs newspapper, The Gnejs Enquirer, and would like to send out the gnejsian foreign minister on a tour to IDU nations and report about it in the Enquirer.

Of course I would like your premission before writing about your nations, and also some fun info about the nations.

So, the question would be, who would like a visit from the foreign minister of Gnejs? (not to mention prime news space in Gnejs biggest newspapper!)

as for nation info such things as capital city, name of leading officials and other stuff your nation is proud of would be great!

The Gnejs Enquirer, the biggest newspapper in The People's Republic of Gnejs, is now available online!

We've been delivering trustworthy and objective journalism for over 20 years.

Tune in and get updated on the state of Gnejs!

http://the-gnejs-enquirer.blogspot.com

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060806/ap_on_...i_palm_island_1

Apparently some rich guy has decided what an ideal island should look like.