lgbrave4life

Actually Tokyo is not just one of Asia's biggest city but it's THE BIGGEST city in Asia and the world! But i would agree with your list. All except the until China takes over thing next to D.C. lol

I was going to say the same thing about the Peachtree Tower in Atlanta. I would also like to see the Suntrust Tower in Atlanta too. Or the New Trump tower in Chicago. Suntrust Center in Atlanta, Trump International Hotel & Tower Chicago, Or even some of the highrises in downtown Tampa,

I use to have your same problem..it would take sometimes take 10 or 15 min. I figured out later, it was my computer that was actin up and being slow but i had that fixed and now it only takes like 30 sec. or less. It could also be that you have alot of custom content or you might have alot of downloads from the STEX in your city, but thats all i can think of. However, the problem i do have now is that when the game is loading up for me it takes a good 5 or six min. every time! Now i have no idea why that happens.

WOW! thats all i can say right now cause i cant even begin to think of words to describe this. very realistic and just incredible. Just one question, where did you get all these trees along the river and streets/buildings? Also in the pic with the river and bridge, where did you find those sea-side walls? Again you did an amazing job!

Wait a minute. Vandy, im stuck on numbers 10 and 11. What "back" link are you talking about in the map window. Could someone please show me an example or something? Also on 11, I tried to click on the Config.bmp link under the note on how to make a .bmp link b/c I didn't see that link in the map window either but that link didn't work. I'm in a little bit of a rut here lol and i need some help. Thanks in advance, lgbrave4life. P.S. I don't know if it will help but just to let yall know, I am trying to download a map of Boston under the name of Boston USGS Scale.

I live outside of Tampa, Fl & we pay aBout $2.50 a gallon out here.

holy crap! my home town...never would of thought sumone would of put my city up on here

Originally posted by: Ntq$310 Please, North Korea could only dream of even touching the U.S, and if it did, then it would be destroyed so fast. The biggest issue here is the threat to Japan, and South Korea, which are right now two key U.S allies. It's also partly because this now gives North Korea the upper hand in talks, and what it can get in such talks. To me it seems the only solution is to just bomb there nuclear sites, and send there progress to ash.quote> i agree 100% with that. If tensions rise to a high point such as a point to the bay of pigs crisis, then thats gonna have to be what happens. Of course they'll declare that as an act of war, but seriously what are they going to do... invade the USI know they have an impressive amount of special opps an a large infantry, but if they would to declare war with the US, South Korea, Japan or even Russia, well that would be just be suicide for them. All of us have large and powerful allies(UK, France, Italy, Germany, Spain ect.)They might as well turn those bombs around to them cause that would be alot easier for them than what we would do to them. Tech always reigns over infantry, especially now in days. Most of NK's tech is the same they had in the 70's or old scraps from China. The bear would love to sink its claws into NK soil. Im sure the uncle sam would love too also, but im not sure with the "anointed one" as our leader, what America would do at this point. The negative side of this is if they did launch nukes toward SK or Japan, they would probably be successful. They're in NK's back yard. I don't think Russia could shoot it down fast enough and they are right there. But just a few hours later, im sure SK & Japan's allies (hopefully us too)and most likely Russia would bear down on NK hard withno sign to an end. Most likely, nothing will happen though.

As much as the American patriot that I am, I would have to say the folowing in order for the top 10, 1. Hong Kong 2. NYC 3. Chicago 4. Singapore 5. Dubai(when finished it will be higher on my list) 6. Sydney 7. Toronto 8. Kuala Lumpar 9. Philadelphia 10. Miami(when finished) Also gotta give my hometown of Tampa some props too. If only all of Tampa's towers were 500 ft. taller. That would be impressive!

Also those small trees that are hardly unoticable, grow over time after you plant them. If also don't want just the tress that come standard with the game you can download some off the ST Exchange(STEX). Just type in trees. There will be tons of options there.

I take back what I said before. Rio has a beautiful olympic village planned. In my opinion, it looks as good as Chicago's. I don't care who wins between the two at this point, they'll both be fantastic canidate cities. Especially because they both have great waterfronts. Tokyo will always have the chance to do what I saw a few posts up in years to come. Also that reminds me, does anyone know if there is a certain amount of times a city can bid for the games or a certain amount of time frame where they can bid again if they don't get it?

I just heard on the news what happened. Well im glad we handeled this the right way. You can't negotiate with someone who either wants you dead or cares less about your existince. They just have there mind on one thing. That is money. If you give them what they want, it isn't gonna stop them. Think of it as a kid and a cookie jar.Give him a one cookie, he's gonna want more. I'm glad we put a scare into their operation. Not as much as the French and the Russians have. France has taken at least ten of these people and the Russians have captured dozens for a trial but for now they're being detained. You don't want to be captured by an angry Rusky. Look on the bright side, the captain is free and we can send the one who managed to make it that we captured down onto a little visit to Guantam...Oh wait never mind.

I was rooting for Chicago or Rio but after seeing all what they are planning on doing for Tokyo im kinda leaning towards that now.

Originally posted by: Odainsaker I agree with those who say Madrid and Rio would be great cities to hold the games. However Tokyo has held the olympics twice now(1940&1964) so I think three times would be a liitle to much for one century.quote> Tokyo was awarded the 1940 games, but as Japan's escalating war in China brought widespread international criticism, the IOC soon stripped Tokyo of the host honor and reawarded the games to Helsinki. When war then broke out in Europe in 1939, those 1940 Olympic Games for Helsinki were ultimately cancelled. Hence, Tokyo has only hosted the 1964 Summer Olympics, though Kenzo Tange's gymnasiums in Yoyogi along with the Budokan are true marvels. Ah well, Tokyo gets everything there, anyway...Osaka would be interesting for a change, especially if it could draw from the futuristic wonderlands of Osaka Expo '70 world's fair, another Tange masterpiece. I will root for Rio de Janeiro, as like others have pointed out, South America has never hosted a Summer Olympics, and with Brazil rising as a major regional and world power, the IOC can't help but take notice. The Olympics, Copacabana, and Carnivale...I'm there! Then again, a grand bash in Obamaland would be a choice way to cap out the close of any successful Obama 2-term presidency and the opening of the Hillary era, hehehe. Still, for Chicago, I want to see something with the boldness of the World's Columbian Exposition of 1893. However, I suspect in the end it will really come down to who offers the most amount of upfront money and backdoor guarantees, for like any big organization, the IOC operates under CYA rules. quote> The funny part about that is that it's probably true. Especially that Hillary era comment, actually made me laugh. Not my personal favorite outcome for the future but ah well

This has been an ongoing problem for years now. I remember last year the Somali pirates overthrew some Japanese, Ukrainian, Yemenese, Russian, Saudi and dozens of other ships from around the globe - you get the point. This is actually the first time of me hearing about them overthrowing a American ship of any kind but i'm sure it has happened before. What I think is happening is this is the Somali's way of testing our new president because I don't think they would of tried to attempt doing this knowing it was an American vessel while Bush was in office. It's happening all over the globe. Countries are just seeing what Obama and his administration will actually do or not do. Just yesterday, The Chinese and the Russians hacked into our electrical grid sucessfully.