gml_josea

You can get it even if you're not from the US and your email doesn't end with .edu . I tried it and it worked, it seems that all you need is a real university email address.

I guess that since 2012 is near somebody had to come up with a new apocalypse date far into the future to keep the myths going on.

Originally posted by: blade2k5 I don't worry about what if's and what might be's that will never happen, so try again. quote> Woah buddy, watch what you say. The worst things in life come without warning.

You can't invade a country and then force a democracy. Saying you can do it means you don't understand at all how a democracy works. A democracy is not built on a constitution, free elections or State based on division of powers. It is built on the will of people and democratic values, which means it is part of the culture of people. Attempting to force a democracy on Somalia would involve taking all the people living there and brainwash them. Considering they've been living under 'anarchy' for quite a while, they're probably too scared and focused on surviving to bother about politics. Basically, the whole idea of invading a country with the purpose of bringing order is ridiculous, it can't be done, the people have to do it themselves. Piracy is certainly a problem that has to be solved, but there have to be better, more focused and efficient solutions than simply invading that country.

I don't know why are you so paranoid about having your money in banks and having a debit card. Then again, in a country were the risk of being robbed even inside your own home is very darn real, I'd rather keep my cash in the bank and freely available through my debit card than risk having all my money stolen by some idiot who doesn't want to get a real job.

I'm not going to pay for buses and trains. In fact, I'm not paying for this game, at all. Pretty graphics, which aren't that pretty compared to other games, and curved roads doesn't cut it.

Indeed, the quake did relatively little damage, it last less than 10 seconds, also, no refinery or oild field was damaged.

So yeah, here's a link to a Reuters Article Strong earthquake rocks Venezuela In addition to what the article said, in Caracas we were going through a severe thunderstorm aswell. What a frightening coincidence, heavy rain, thunderstorms, flooding and then an earthquake. What a day for us.

A fair chunk of itcomes from Venezuela, where the money supports the regime of Hugo Chavez, who is both an evil dictator and vehemently anti-American (this is why I don't buy gas from Citgo). It funds my engineering degree aswell....

Originally posted by: fukuda Originally posted by: Duke87 Originally posted by: gml_josea In my country I pay about 0.16 USDquote> Per gallon or per liter? Either way... damn, that's cheap. quote> Gas is cheap in Venezuela quote> Indeed. Too bad it's the only good thing about my country. The price is per gallon, per liter is about 4 cents. It costs me 1 USD to fill a half tank for my Civic.

In my country I pay about 0.16 USD

Originally posted by: blade2k5 Originally posted by: ilikehotdogsalot Beaches are an important part of tourism, with hurricanes eroding sand away, a lot of money is spent on rebuilding beaches for visiting tourists...quote> So tourism and beach sand is more important than taking down the drug cartels? quote> Why they can't do both? Oh, and tourism is a good source of revenue. If there's no money, how are you hoping to fund the police to catch those cartels?

Originally posted by: Easy Bakes So whats to stop the next resort over to build thier own jettie? quote> Law, apparently.

Do you know anything about fossil fuels? Emmisions from gas and other fossil fuels have chemicals that absorb the sun's heat and trap it, blanketing the earth in what is called "The Greenhouse Effect". And we are not just burning fuel. We are also spewing dozens of chemicals into the air, not just from fuel, but also from everyday things (e.g. hairspray, household cleaners, pesticides). Add the amount of chemicals we use every day, and muiltiply that by five years. And we've been doing this a lot longer than five years. I can safely say that we've had an impact on the environment. If it isn't bad, it will be. Some people will die if we don't do something. Thanks, but I don't need a teacher. I'm all for reducing the amount of nasty chemicals we throw into the atmosphere, but I have a hard time believing there will be a real impact on something as huge as climate in the long term. There are just too many variables involved in it, the scale is huge, and to top that, we don't even fully understand it. Anyways, if you're so concerned about this, I really hope you're doing everything you can to reduce your impact on the environment, because I'm going to be mad if you tell me you're waiting for everyone else to do something. Yeah, they've been publishing studies. That's what they do. What do you think they base their studies on? Hmm... science. Science can be proven; it is real. Anyway, I sugggest you actually read some of these studies. Whether humans contributed or not, none of them deny that there has been a (slight) shift in climate. You can't prove science, because science implies proven facts, if it is not proven it is not science, it's an idea, a theory at best. The climate has changed, so what? In northern countries it changes four times a year, it is called seasons, how do we know this change is not part of a bigger cycle that lasts for longer than we live? We don't because we don't have enough precise data to say it. Yes, we can study ice and all those things, but nothing beats having actual insturments measuring variables, and those have only been there for half century. The point is, we don't know enough to warrant all this screaming, fear and spending on climate change. You also apparently know nothing about the cap and trade plan. It does put taxes on energy companies, and the benefits won't come immediately. But the plan is that we'll be more energy-independent by the year 2020, and more of our energy will be produced through renewable resources (e.g. wind, solar, hydroelectricity, etc.). I would like to hear why you think the plan is a load of bunk. It will help the environment, and the economy in the long-run, and I think the Obama Administration is doing a pretty good job. I think other posters have covered this already. What do you think scientists are doing right now, just sitting around? Scientists never sit around, but people and politicians do. Thanks to them the development and construction of nuclear energy has stalled. Actually, there is a problem *gasp* with effectivly disposing of radioactive material. You can't just dump somewhere and expect it to go away. There is also a problem of transporting it to be disposed of. Often times it'll have to be carried by truck or train, sometimes through developed areas. And if there is a contamination of it, it'll be a damn mess. I do like nuclear energy, as it's cleaner than gas or oil, but I don't like it's waste. Telling people that there will be consquences is not telling them they will die, and it is not a way to make money. It is, however, a way to get people to be more environmentaly friendly. Really, what do you base your post on? Nobody likes its waste, but apparently nobody likes greenhouse gases either, so what do we do? No, don't say Solar or Wind, because those alternatives are ridicoulous (that's another thing, but I don't have enough time to discuss it) Telling people they will die has been the best way to manipulate them throught history. It is surprisingly effective. I don't think scaring people into being more environmental friendly is good, manipulating people with fear always ends bad. I basemy post on rational thought. Do we need a PhD to post here or something? Or college students are not allowed to express their opinions?