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Originally posted by: Micah Riiiight. I knew that! (not really). Anyway, wherever this is, it will cause major traffic problems. It's amazing that it got so hot that it completely melted the bridge.quote> Oakland is just east of San Francisco. Well, prolly more like just east of San Mateo, but whatever. You get the idea.

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Simtropolis is very much alive...hmmm, probably time to donate again! Castiron.....There should be multiple fansites, not just one big conglomeration, in my opinion. As for other English speaking fansites, the only one (that I know of) besides Simtrop that has a decent exchange is SC4devotion. SC4devotion also tags each download with *LEX Exclusive* if it wasn't uploaded elsewhere, so that helps.

I'm pretty sure this same story is simply republished every year...

Originally posted by: UltraGIR XL Originally posted by: Palpatine001 NOPE NOT AT ALL as sea levels will only rise 1.8m maximum by 2200 and the land would of risen on average double that None of this 70m rise junk Put Ice into a glass of water, let it melt and see how much it rises by?quote> Where are you getting your facts from? FOX News? And to compare the Earth's water and ice volume to that of a glass of water is a horrible comparison.quote> That's where I get all my favorable facts from! I just employ wikiality, then voila, facts! Originally posted by: football_fever hmm...but who is the english and who is the germans?quote> Don't you mean the english and french? Perhaps I am horribly confused... Originally posted by: DOXXP29 This is our planet. We LIVE here! Does it not make sense to keep the planet clean and safe as we do with our own homes? I'd rather have a dirty house and a clean, safe planet than the other way around.quote> As much of a crock I think global warming is, I can agree with this. I'm not so sure about the safe part because danger is more interesting, but it works.

Originally posted by: neder actually we do have proof coolotter88. Humans are responsible for about 25% of the emissions of greenhouse gases, mainly carbondioxide. Evergreen trees are responsible for 65-70% and the rest comes from natural fires, volcanoes etc. An increase in greenhouse gases prevent heat from leaving the atmosphere thus making it warmer on earth, this is fact. Tests have been made in labs to show how much global warming we can expect with different levels of increased greenhouse gases, but I have no idea on actual figures of this. So, there is proof. Trust me, it's very real and humans are responsible for it.quote> So if we cut down all the evergreens, I figure we should be alright. Anyway, numbers pulled out of the air aren't proof....please cite your source(s).

Wow...thanks for those construction shots. Read about in WIRED a few years back...quite a striking structure.

Hmmm...nice concept. For ze Motherland!! Haha

1989 Toyota Camry...a four door four banger with a manual tranny. It's falling apart as we speak. It's also suffered seven attempted break-ins...only two were successful. Needless to say, both locks are busted right now, so I just leave it unlocked. I was looking at getting a used Cadillac CTS, Lincoln LS or Lincoln Zephyr (aka MKZ), but apparently it's difficult for me to get a decent APR on my own, with many thanks to my age, so I'll just have to wait awhile. And my two cents on "American" cars: I'm glad to see more worthy cars coming from the American manufacturers. The Cadillac CTS has been around for a few years, but the more recent Ford Fusion/Mercury Milan/Lincoln MKZ (sibling cars) has really impressed me with the looks and the reliability ratings from Consumer Reports. Also, the Ford Five Hundred is promising, but I think it needs more aggressive styling. It's a bit too bland. I rented a Pontiac G6 once and that was a blast to drive, but I'm not a big fan of the styling. I'm hoping Pontiac's exterior designers will think outside the box more in the future. On another note, I'm eager to see how the new Mitsubishi Lancer will turn out. Word is that it will actually look more like the Evo version rather than an utterly ugly piece of crap. And that would be awesome!

Favre - Several car models sold in the USA are manufactured in Mexico. For example, Lincoln produced the Zephyr (now the MKZ) there. Consumer Reports and other sites have more info on this. Originally posted by: Camaron Originally posted by: anubis89 I don't understand why China and South Corea are both "Less economically developed countries"?quote> A lot of people don't, that is why I said that map is not fully accurate. Though in this context "Less economically developed countries" includes countries that are having their industrial revolutions now and have started to develop recently, so what exactly is an LEDC is now very disputable. Countries such as China and South Korea fall into their own category called "Newly Industrialised Countries". quote> That is a VERY general map, don't take it too seriously. Note that it also marks the UAE and Singapore as "LEDC."

Hmm. Time to buy Chinese stocks. Or not.

Urban D - Welcome to Ellis Island

Never been there, but I love the skyline at night. All those blinking red lights...it's very imposing and makes me feel quite small. Hehe...

Originally posted by: SpecialEddie hjOriginally posted by: paperboy15 Originally posted by: SpecialEddie If it was built, wouldn't have had these traffic problems and sprawl. quote> For some reason, I highly doubt that. Even if it was an excellent system it would not eliminate sprawl and heavy auto traffic....it would allow higher density development, perhaps slowing sprawl.quote> The monorail could've seriously decreased traffic if it was built during the 50's. Then, the freeway system was still young, and the addition of a monorail could've slowed the dependence on freeways. Additionally, if the monorail proved to be an efficient system, they would've expanded it, modernized it, futurized it...LA would've had a monorail. The city would've looked drastically different too. quote> Granted, you wouldn't have the exact same traffic problems on the freeways. What I was trying to say was that the freeways would still be congested...the city is simply huge.

Originally posted by: KrioBaseball is only yankee sport what I like to watch, but why in the hell winners of the american baseball league are World Series winners when only one canadaian team plays with yankees?quote>Dude...why are you so intolerant? Haha... Anyway MLB teams do have players from all over the world (typically Carribean, South America, North America and Japan)...I guess that's one legit reason it's called the "World Series" even granted that most teams are in the USA.

T-Bone - Hard Streets

Originally posted by: SpecialEddie If it was built, wouldn't have had these traffic problems and sprawl. quote> For some reason, I highly doubt that. Even if it was an excellent system it would not eliminate sprawl and heavy auto traffic....it would allow higher density development, perhaps slowing sprawl.

Originally posted by: TarkusI don't, however, like the way in which Metro and other planning agencies "inflicted" their sick, twisted form of New Urbanism on the suburbs (particularly the westside). And a lot of people are complaining about it, and the people who are moving into some of these new high-density developments are in a way, being forced into it in order to move into or stay in the area. -Tarkusquote> Well...that's where I live. My only complaint is the complex I live in is a joke when it comes to parking. Sad because it is brand new...oh well...