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i may not be American, but i support Obama. He is by far the best. Under the Bush administration, America was not a true ally. With greece for example: never has the Bush administration supported greece. They just asked us to do things (send more troops to afghanistan, recognise Kosovo, etc) and then on top of that they support FYROM (the so-called Republic of "Macedonia") in the name dispute. America REALLY needs a change of governance... Anf if there is someone who can do that, it is Obama (he also has a very friendly policy towards greece, inlcuding the name dispute with FYROM). So i'm definately going with Obama

my desktop, in the Greek version of windows

i envy you! Schools in greece start on september 11th

really cool city hiigarar! Keep up the good work man!!

awesome CJ! Keep up the good work!

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Shalman Empire gets COFR Presidency! Early today, an Emergency Broadcast interrupted the regular Holovision program. It was the news of the resignition of Coulla from President of the COFR and the apointment of the Shalman Empire in the same post. The Emperor's speech in the Confederacy Representative Council was covered by all media, even on the Holonet, as can be seen in the following pic. (no, its not japanese, its Earth Standard) The Imperial Family organized a large firework display in the downtown area of the capital city, in view of the recent events. And now some other pictures: The newly-finished Grand Central Imperial Station The side of the Grand Central imperial Station An elevated rail wagon on the Elevated Rail Network The not so high-rise northwest side of the center. A small boat in the canals of Lake Capital. Three of the many (over 60) bridges over the canals of Lake Capital Schulmanator - Thanks a lot man! Gn_leugim - thanks!

wow nihon thats great! i SO need this for my city!

wow, awesome port anarchy! well done!

a new issue of The Imperial! as you can see, the layout is improved!

The Shalman Empire will send humanitarian aid to Holidia, if requested.

ok why is my previous post full of smilies??????????

Opening Ceremony of the 42nd PanAndromedan Games ffice:smarttags" name="City">ffice:smarttags" name="place">ffice:smarttags" name="PlaceName">ffice:smarttags" name="PlaceType"> >> Greek Voice: Κυριες και κυριοι καλως Ηλθατε στην Τελετη Εναρξης των 42ων ΠανΑνδρομεδιανων Αγωνων, στην Υλμερια! >> Atario Voice: Dámös élër dámës mοοzixxdox Xogëgg Foshtálët 42’et Yl-Andromedets âltots, Ylmêria’egg! >> English Voice: Ladies and gentlemen welcome to the Opening Ceremony of the 42nd PanAndromedan Games, in Ylmeria! >> Drums sound, imitating the sound of a heartbeat. A holographic projection presents a holographic clock in the middle of the stadium. The Drums continue to sound and the clock starts counting backwards… 20… 19… 18… 17… 16… 15… 14… 13… 12… 11… the people start to count alongside the clock, cheering… 10… 9… 8… 7… 6… 5… 4... 3... 2… 1… 0! The clock stops and the pleasant sound of bells fills the stadium (in Shalman Culture bells signify good news and good luck). Fireworks explode in the sky, giving it a thousand different colors, all at once. A holographic projection starts to play in the midst of the stadium, in which 50,000 lucky spectators watch>> > > >> A video starts to play, showing parts of Ylmeria and other famous lace w:st="on">lacename w:st="on">Shalmanlacename> lacetype w:st="on">Citieslacetype>lace>, famous landmarks, parts of the everyday life of the Shalmans, our traditions, our way of life. Our airships, our ships, our palaces, mountains, rivers and valleys, all shown in that ten-minute holographic projection. There is music in the background >> The video fades away and the stadium goes black. Slowly the lights turn on, and you can see small children gathered in pairs, one boy and one girl, in the center of the stadium. The Imperial Band enters the stadium, playing a waltz, march-like, very traditional in the Empire. The children dance. The dance starts and lasts for seven minutes. Then the band stops >> Greek Voice: Κυριες και κυριοι η αυτου Eξοχωτητα του, ο Αυτοκρατορας, Αλδιορ Μενταρ Οτονλιχ. >> Atario Voice: Dámös élër damës rámvotë fëërt, Imnostlêro, Âldior Mêntar Ôtonlixx. >> English Voice: Ladies and gentlemen his Excellency, the Emperor, Aldior Mentar Otonlich. >> The Imperial Band starts to play a march and the 50,000 spectators in the stadium stand up. The curtains of one of the entries to the stadium are drawn and the Emperor enters the stadium. The children, still in the middle of the stadium, ran towards him and gather all around him. The Band continues to play and the Prime Minister walks towards the flag posts. >> Greek Voice: Κυριες και κυριοι, ο Υμνος στην Μεγαλειωτητα του. >> Atario Voice: Dámös élër damës, Ernτélö Monélöt. >> English Voice: Ladies and gentlemen, the Hymn to his Majesty, National Anthem of the Shalman Empire. >> The band plays the National Anthem and a choir sings it. The Anthem ends and the crowd starts to cheer. Fireworks set off in the Sky. >> >> The stadium goes black for a couple of seconds. The stadiums turn back on slowly. The holographic projector in the middle of the stadium is turned on. Music starts to play in the background. At first, something unrecognizable appears. As it gets clearer it is obvious that it is the Universe. The projection occupies the entire field. You see two galaxies moving closer to each other and they finally collide. The explosion is devastating, and the projection reaches the spectators. The projection starts to spin and it starts to zoom in. Finally it focuses on a huge cloud of dust. The projection continues to spin, and the cloud of dust is transformed into a planet: Andromeda. The two moons of Andromeda, Uur and Alta, the moon of Uur, with their green glow, are also created. The Projection zooms in further and it shows projections of the Andromedan landscape. Later on it starts to focus on important cities, such as lace w:st="on">Parmalace>, Uberhagetam and Ylmeria. It shows various landmarks, and the projection stops as it zooms in a projection showing the PanAndromedan Stadium. The projection fades, and the spectators start to cheer. >> >> When the lights turn back on, the stadium has a goldish color. On the room of the Main Stadium there is a projection of a Unicorn, the national animal of the Shalman Empire. The Unicorn slowly descends and runs around over the spectators. Music accompanies it. Not long after, an Urthul appears: another of the creatures which can only be found on the Planet Andromeda, on which the Empire is based. The Urthul chases the Unicorn, playing. The act ends with a loud bang, part of the music. The lights slowly turn off. >> What follows next is the Parade of Nations, all nations participating on the PanAndromedan Games this year. COFR members taking part are: Holidia, Norvegia, Hiigaran Confederacy, Shalman Empire and the Diesmaran Empire. Other 7 nations from the Planet of Andromeda take place too. A total of 12 nations took place in this years P.A.G. The Parade of Nations ends, and the PanAndromedan Flag enters the stadium, carried by six Shalman athletes. The flag reaches the flag posts. >> >> Greek voice: Κυριες και κυριοι, ο Υμνος των ΠανΑνδρομεδιανων Αγωνων. >> Atario voice: Dámös élër dames, Ernτélö Yl-Andromedets âltots. >> English voice: Ladies and gentlemen, the Hymn of the PanAndromedan Games. >> The spectators stand up, as the Hymn is sung by the Imperial Choir of Ylmeria. When the hymn is sung and the PanAndromedan Games flag is raised, fireworks fill the night sky, marking the end of the opening and most spectacular opening of the PanAndromedan Games. >> > > Schulmanator - thank you very much for your compliments Gn_leugim - i won't be dead! Muahahaha! lol marco1771 - thank you! penguin007 - thank you, but my fireworks aren't so realistic... thanks anyway! tycoonsimraider123 - its ok man, thanks!! anarchy0029 - thanks anarchy!>>

Thessaloniki, greece (currently where i live): 1.3 million (2nd largest city in Greece) Athens, greece: 3.5 million

in greece we still use them, in public schools. i go to a private school, so most classroms use smartboards, which means we can connect them to a computer and type from there. we also use whiteboards.

the opening ceremony was just great!! (being greek i will always like Athens 2004 more - lol). but they did use some of the stuff athens used, like the way the athletes enterred and the fact that the opening was done with drums... but the fireworks were just AMAZING!! (i really like the smiling-face fireworks at the end ). And the way they lit the torch was spectacular!! overal: 10!!! absolutely amazing!! Can London 2012 do better?

dude, thats awesome!!

awesome! just awesome!

and this is a background story. it takes place in 2075. the Empire is currently in year 3661 (1431 in the Shalman Calendar). and who said coulla is involved anyway xD lol its supposed to explain the gap between the current year and the year the Empire is set in.

this has nothing to do with the COFR. i made this story two years ago I was planning to use chinese, but i like japanese more

Well, this is just a background story about the CJ and how it all started... this is part one of chapter 1 irstly, the entire civilization of the Shalman Empire and the other nations of Andromeda are a result of a thousand-year lasting experiment conducted by the Galactic Republic (2287-3456) and later by the City of Parma (Republic of Cities - 3456-3660). CHAPTER I: Confederacy of Gaia or The Galactic Republic (part 1) In 2075, a planet called El-Tiribaa, Planet of the El, passed very close to Earth. El-Tiribaa was the 9th planet of our Solar System. It had an eliptical orbit and passed near earth every 3,600 years. The Sumerians knew it existed but scientists said it was mere fantasy. In 2075 the planet could be seen by everyone, as it was nearing Earth. The United Nations held a General Assembly whose purpose was discuss what action Earth government should take. It was decided that the Earth was to send a diplomatic mission to El-Tiribaa, or Nibiru, as the Sumerians called it. The El, inhabitants of El-Tiribaa, had very advanced technology. Far beyond our own. But what the Diplomatic Mission found on El-Tiribaa amazed everyone: there was no life on El-Tiribaa. All the cities were deserted, there was no sign of Life. The UN found archives written in the scripts of El-Tiribaa that contained the answers to many of our questions. They found advanced Spaceships and weapons, which, if they fell in the wrong hands, could be used for evil purposes. It was decided that the no government should gain access to these information untill further notice. However, World Powers such as Russia, China, Japan, India and the USA wanted to get their hands on the technologies of El-Tiribaa. They forced the UN to pass a resolution allowing them to use the technology, but the UN declined. The World Governments started to press even more, threaghtening eachother. The system was in the verge of breaking down, and then it happened: the UN collapsed. World powers claimed their rights on El-Tiribaa, blaming others for not letting them use it. Not long after, World War II started. It was the most severe war Earth had ever seen. It all started the USA sent their first spacecraft on El-Tiribaa. Russia and China accused the USA of several crimes, but the USA declined them all. The war stated on December 2nd, 2075. The alliances of WWIII The war lasted for seven long years, and finally in 2083 the war was ended. The UN had collapsed, so the great world powers met in Greece to discuss what should be done, as the planet was nearly destroyed, and could no longer support life. Technologies which we gained from El-Tiribaa enabled us to travel to nearby stars. In the Treaty of Athens it was decided that the world government had to merge into one Confederacy: the Confederacy of Gaia. *Gaia is the Ancient Greek word for Earth* The flag which was presented at the Conference of Gaia was an editted version of the flag of the collapsed United Nations: (The writting is NOT japanese and yes, it is the logo i used for the COFR) It was decided that the language spoken by all should be Earth Standard. Earth Standard was Greek, using a variaty of letters of the Japanese alphabet. The whole "Earth Civilization" merges many aspects of many cultures of the world, taking the Language from Greece, Letters from Japan, Science from the USA/China/Russia and so on. Earth Standard ALphabet: The Currency which was to be used was Astir, meaning "Star" in Ancient Greek. It was a new version of a credit card, only safer and easier to use. 1 Astir= 1 Euro. The symbol of the Astir was the Earth Standard Letter A (?) with three lines instead of two. The first spaceship from Earth was launched on August 1st, 2083. The destination was a nearby star, which was deemed inhabitable. This was just the begining...

GREECE Thessaloniki - worst air poluted city in greece BECAUSE the population is 1.3 million and there are about 2.6 million cars Athens and Thesaloniki - worst water poluted cities in greece BECAUSE they are the biggest ports in Greece Athens - most poluted city in terms of garbage (third most poluted in terms of garbage in Europe, after London and Paris) Volos - the cleanest city i've been to. you can actually breathe AIR.

yay, direct flghts from Dubfast to Ylmeria *does the happy dance* xD lol cool update man!

The Torch Relay is Here! The torch will pass from some of Ylmeria's and the Empire's most famous landmarks! At 16:05, Ylmeria time, an emergency broadcast of the Imperial Broadcasting Network was broadcasted, as the airship carrying the flame was nearing Ylmeria. The event was covered live: The first stop of the Simlymic Flame was the Technological Exhibition. Many people gathered in the grounds to see the Simlympic Flame. Many people also gathered at the Imperial Archives for the same reason: But a stunning number of people gathered in Aurorium to watch Crown Prince Nadior, who was voted the sexiest man in the Empire, carry the flame. They (mostly the girls) gave the police a hard time! And finally at 20:00 the flame arrives at the Imperial Opera in front of Obelisk Park, where the Empire has organized a grand firework display. On the Imperial Opera House you can see a screen counting down to the biggest sporting event in the COFR, which are the PanAndromedan Games of August 15th, and will be hosted by the Empire. The crowd had to be entertained while they waited, so the Empire organized for some stuff to happen before the flame arrived: Despite the light rain, the last torch runner lit the Torch in front of the Imperial Opera House, sarounded by cheering crowds: And of course some light rain would never stop a fireworks display like this one:

hey, i've been having some problemw with my SimCity game... I get this during gameplay, though not always: i also get this on parks that i re-lot... Also, sometimes on my region view, even though i have cities they appear like they do not exist. if i double click on it though it just loads the city as it would normally do... and my graphics card is this: NVIDIA GeForce Go 7600. i can play all games with really good graphics, but i dont know whats wrong with SC4... Any ideas, anyone?