The Commonwealth of Pagemaster bids farewell to the IDU as we move forward into different and intresting regions. It has been an intresting time here, but we must continue into the unknown. Farewell IDU.....

I really haven't been active in this region really. I have been reading and looking around in the forums, but I've mostly played behind the scenes. Even when a close friend and family member, Randomerica was a large part in this region I didn't do much. But I guess today is any good a day to start a little bit of posting.

I've looked around the forums and have noticed no one has ever mentioned anything about space exploration. My nation for one is very interested in the vast reaches of space and wonder if anyone else in the IDU shares the same feelings. Have you ever sent anything into orbit? Has anyone from your nation ever gone into space? Have you planned explorations to other planets? Please, tell!

An IDU nation - originated proposal. All in Favor?

Quote: Labeling Standards

A resolution to improve worldwide human and civil rights.
Category: Human Rights
Strength: Mild

Proposed by: Antrium

Description: SEEING THAT some companies may label their products incorrectly, or misuse words like ?fresh? and ?organic?, and also seeing that there is a rising number of people that need to be able to know what is in what they are eating, this proposal imposes the following:

I. If a product is marketed in one or multiple countries that speak different official languages, all labels on the product must be in all official languages of those countries, and must all translate to mean the same thing.

II. Defining ?fresh? as ?not stale, sour, or decayed? and ?not altered by processing,? and defining ?organic? as ?food produced with the use of feed or fertilizer of plant or animal origin without employment of chemically formulated fertilizers, growth stimulants, antibiotics, or pesticides.? Nothing may be labeled ?fresh? or ?organic? unless it fits the above definition.

III. All people have the right to know what is in the food they eat. This means all packaged products must be labeled with (if applicable) the ingredients of the product, and nutrition facts, which should include the amount of fat, trans fat, saturated fat, carbohydrates, sugars, sodium, protein, vitamins and minerals, and calories in the product. Also, all packaged products must be labeled with the country where the product was grown/made.


Voting Ends: Thu Sep 22 2005 [/quote]

We anticipate casting the region's vote on Wednesday night.

Greetings,

One of your members, Groot gouda, has nicely invited us to post on the regional forum of your prestigious region, before submitting a new proposal.

With 2 others UN delegate, Jey and Richard2008, we will submit friday 2 propositions in a raw:
- a proposition about Worldwide media standards
- a repeal of #5 "DVD region removal"

We don't know if your region will agree with our aims, but we will welcome any helps to improve ideas, style and grammar.

Thanks a lot

PS: we don't think that the proposition "Worldwide media standards" will be a duplication violation of resolution #5. We are refering to the following jurisprudence about UNCoESB, dolphins and whales:
http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=...ghlight=uncoesbhttp://forums.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=...ghlight=uncoesb


WORLDWIDE MEDIA STANDARDS
Category: Free Trade
Strength: Significant
Proposed by: Richard2008
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[[This proposition is followed by a repeal which will render null and void UN Resolution #5 ?DVD region removal? as it will become unnecessary]]

The United Nations,

-A- CONVINCED that the entertainment industry is a growing sector and is essential to the economic development of our Nations and the happiness of our people

-B- CONVINCED that the former ban of ?regional system? for DVD did not hurt any economy and that Universal standards increase the confidence of customers in this standard and then the likehood of its success

-C- REGRETTING the compatibility issues caused by multiple media formats around the world, and the further lack of coordination between media companies

-D- REGRETTING the problems consumers face when using incompatible media formats,


-1- URGES all Nations to encourages the growth of the entertainment industry

-2- BANS any "regional system" for commercial DRM?s (Digital Rights Management) and media formats, such as Blu-ray disc, High Density Digital Versatile Disc (HD DVD), Universal Media Disc (UMD), Super Audio CD (SACD), DualDisc, Enhanced Versatile Disc (EVD) and any previous or future storage medium,

-3- URGES STRONGLY all the different consortiums who develop each on their side a similar generation of new media support or DRM systems to have closed talks with each other, in order to find an agreement to present a universal format standard,

-4- URGES STRONGLY all nations to regulate DRMs, in order to assure compatibility for customers with most digital music or video portable players,

-5- URGES STRONGLY all Nations to work on and to adopt universal HDTV and digital radio standards.

-6- MANDATES developed nations who propose a media support or DRM system standard to regulate the cost of its patent licensing in order to be financially available to developing nations. Developing nations will be free to develop their own media support, DRM system or HDTV standard if they feel adopting a worldwide one can put their economy at risk,

Co-authored by Love and esterel
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Repeal "DVD region removal"
Category: Repeal
Resolution: #5
Proposed by: Jey
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[[A replacement proposition of "DVD region removal" has been submitted just before]]

Description: UN Resolution #5: ?DVD region removal? is repealed and shall be struck out and rendered null and void.

Argument:

-A- The resolution "DVD region removal?:
- is only about DVD
- is poorly written

-B- Other media supports exist or will arrive soon on the market and should be also free of a "regional system":
- Blu-ray disc, High Density DVD (HD DVD), Universal media disc (UMD), super Audio CD (SACD), DualDisc and any previous or future storage medium

-C- Music or videos digital formats are already available and Digital Rights Management (DRMs) should be regulated, in order to assure compatibility for customers with most digital music or video portable players

Co-authored by Love and esterel

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Today the Commonwealth celebrates passing the 3 billion population mark. It has been a long journey and we are glad to have settled in such a place that has allowed our people to grow.

OK, I was reading today a bit about "Iron Angie", the Christian Democrat who will be running for the German high office. I wanted to hear the European opinions on her and the race itself.

Quote: 
Promotion of Solar Panels

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


Category: Environmental


Industry Affected: All Businesses


Proposed by: Starcra II

Description: BEING a fact that the burning of Fossil Fuels in order to make electricity is fast destroying the environment.

AWARE that there are other means of making electricity other than Solar Panels and Fossil Fuels.

NOTING that Solar Panels provide each home with the most reliable source of electricity.

REALISING the expense that the promotion of Solar Panels incurs,

On the passing of this resolution, the UN and all it's members will -
1) Begin projects to promote Solar Panels in all homes and places of work.

2) Will set aside an amount of government funds going to the environment into the project of manufacturing and distributing Solar Panels.

3) Over the period of ten years and a month after this proposal passes Solar Panels should be installed in all homes and places of work and leisure.

4) After the period of ten years and seven months all burning of fossil fuels shall be halted and electricity shall be generated by Solar Panels, together with and environmentally friendly methods each respective nation should wish to introduce.

5) The UN shall hold meetings as often as necessary to discuss the funds needed in order to carry out the project.

ASSUMING and REALSING that not all nations may be able to make the transition in the time period given above -
1) The UN shall meet to discuss possible ways of aiding the nations in question.

2) A time extension shall be given, the amount will be decided individually for each nation depending on the amount of wealth of the nation.

MAKING note that -

1) Each nation has the right to decide the price of the Solar Panels distributed in their nation. As well as whether to provide subsidies for those with lower income.

2) That each nation that burns fossil fuels does damage to other nations as well as their own.

3) That burning fossil fuels is putting a limit on how free our children and other future generations will be in the world when it comes to enjoying luxuries that are disappearing as we speak such as, fresh air, clean oceans and community gardens.

4) The burning of fossil fuels is one of the factors that depletes the Ozone Layer, which in turn melts the polar ice caps.

FINALLY NOTING that the mass introduction of Solar Panels everywhere will give us the long term benefits we will never enjoy if we do not implement this resolution.


Voting Ends: Sat Sep 17 2005 [/quote]

We would antipate casting the region's vote on late Friday.

As you may or may have not already read in the Baranxtu National Review, the national Baranxtuan movie awards will be presented coming October.

To get entries for the Best Foreign Movie, we have already asked some nations (based on the who-is-very-active-on-the-forums-and-was-therefore-thought-of-by-me-immediately-system), and already received two definite entries from Adam Island and Lloegr-Cymru and one promised entry from Groot Gouda, but this means we still need three entries (to go with the winner-picking system of rolling the dice).
So if anyone has a movie to enter (with title and short description), feel free to do so.

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Adoption and IVF Rights

A resolution to improve worldwide human and civil rights.

Category: Human Rights

Strength: Significant

Proposed by: Love and esterel

Description: The United Nations,

OBSERVING that
-A- Adoptions and births from IVF, in the same manner as natural births, contribute to the happiness of many adults and children, worldwide

REGRETTING that in some Nations:
-B- Same sex couples and non married couples are discriminated against, for they are not allowed to adopt children
-C- Couples cannot adopt children from a different nation, even if these couples respect the standards defined by the nation of which the child is resident
-D- Adoption is sometimes a front for the selling of a child for money

-E- IVF (In-Vitro fertilization) is forbidden

MANDATES all nations to allow:
-1- Same sex couples and non married couples to adopt children with the same standard that opposite-sex and married couples are held to.
Nations will be permitted to allow Biological Parents to indicate their preference of the adoptive parents' religion, marital status and/or sexual preference before signing their parental rights away. This shall only apply in the case, both the child was willingly given away by parents but not purposely abandoned

-2- Opposite-sex and same-sex couples, regardless of marital status, from other UN countries shall be allowed to adopt children if these couples meet the standards defined by the nation of which the child is initially residing in.
Nations will be permitted to give priority of adoption to a local couple over a non-local couple

URGES that in all nations:
-3- Only nationally accredited adoption organizations can conduct the adoption procedure; and
-4- Adoptive parents be forbidden to give money to this adoption organizations, to any person working in or related to this association, to the biological parents and to people related to the biological parents; adoptive parents are welcome to donate money to any adoption organizations that they did not use and are not attempting to use to adopt children

ENCOURAGES
-5- Scientific stem cell research in order that, in the future, sterile men and women can have gametes (spermatozoon and ovum) with their own genetic identity, these gametes being harvested from their own stem cells,

URGES:
-6- All UN Nations to allow IVF, whether the gametes concerned were naturally produced or produced in the way defined in paragraph [5]

Thanks to all Nations that helped edit and improve this proposal in the UN forum

Voting Ends: Mon Sep 12 2005 [/quote]

Happy 17th Birthday, Wondervolle *hands you birthday cake*