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Alright, It's been (I think) two weeks or so since I've updated this bugger and now I've neglected my readers too................oh well During the past week, I've decided to make an archive of this CJ on the old journal section. It will be a shortened, less flashy version of this CJ for those who browse in the old section. Also, I've decided to update the banners slightly since they looked rushed. tepodon: Thank you! Waterclaw: Basically I used snippets of pictures and placed the like a puzzle. If you have a graphics program like Photoshop, Adobe Fireworks, or GIMP, your set! Also, since the CJ word program's HTML, try and experiment with HTML to make your page look really dynamic! tankman: Thank you! Guibanez_: Thank you! TowerDude: Haha! Thank you! and to even the field, I read a few of your CJ's. I envy all of them HK is brill! Samerton: Thank you! sloid: Thank you! and Everyone: Haha! I guess I fooled everyone! It's not a newspaper, it a web page! Lastly, for those who haven't been looking in the CJ section daily, I've started a new CJ that supplements this CJ. It's no ordinary CJ, it's a News CJ, a CJ made in news format. This (fictional) news network will report on the happenings in this country, in every angle. The banner below will take you to the homepage, just like any ordinary website. Enjoy! Now lets start! About Himeoka City Himeoka is situated directly east to Sakura City, and is essentially an extension to the Greater Sakura Area. Historically an immigrant settlement, Himeoka was known in the 1950s as the place to live, caused by cheap land prices and vast space to the inlands. During a 1960s to the 1980s, Himeoka in terms of size and economic power, was even greater than the capital. It was an economic powerhouse until the 1990s. Today, in the wake of a corrupt government, Himeoka spiraled into dilapidation and disrepair. At first glance, it doesn't seem like such a bad place, but take time to listen into RTA News, you'll see the really ugly side of this city. Quick Statistics -Population --City: 1,200,000 -Economy (City) --GDP: USD: USD 44.4 billion --Per Capita: USD 37,000 *Since last update -Akamatsu Shopping District- and -Victoria Heights- Situated in the heart of Himeoka, Akamatsu is a massive shopping-only district that accolates nearly 1/4 of the entire city. Since the turn of the century, crime has become rife. It became one of the focuses as one of the key places involved in the human trafficking controversy back in Minami. This area is a definite "don't go". Victoria Heights is a collection of super-condos west of Akamatsu. It was formerly known for it's luxury high-rises, but since the spikes in crime, the district fell into a state of disrepair. Those who have the money to move moved, but others weren't so lucky. -Himeoka Convention Centre- HiCoCe One of the few meccas for anime and manga in the country. Similar to Comiket, HiCoCe is famous for running comic market gatherings. Unlike Comiket, it runs the gathering once every month for 3 days to ease congestion. As of 2010, HiCoCe is planned to be demolished in favor of a larger center. -Twin Spica Bldg.- Perhaps the only memorable thing in the city, the magnificent Twin Spica Building. In the night, it illuminates it's two adverts blindingly as drivers past by in awe. In this coldly consumer-driven country, such souless signs are considered art. An Overview... Well, that's it for now, and I think with six entries, that means this CJ's up for ratings! Please rate and comment! Thank you for reading!

About Aoyama The Kingdom of Aoyama is a small archipelago nation situated north of the Island of Hokkaido of Japan and west to the Sakhalin Island of Russia in the Sea of Okhotsk. The entire map consists of about 225 large tiles in a 15x15 grid. The climate of Aoyama is cold and dry. Statistics Official Name Informal Name Kingdom of Aoyama Meikyu Kingdom National Anthem Nation's Unite! Language(s) English, Japanese Area -Land Size -Population (Proper) -Population (Alliance) TBA 6,200,000* ** 34,000,000* Government -Prime Minister Unitary Parliamentary Democracy and Constitutional Elected Monarchy Masanori Kitaro Economy -GDP (Proper) -GDP (Alliance) -Per Capita (Proper) -Per Capita (Alliance) -Currency 300 billion USD* ** 1.088 trillion USD* 48,000 USD* ** 32,000 USD* Aoyaman Yen Gini 41.4 (High) HDI 0.891 Time Zone -DST Aoyaman Standard Time** (UTC+9) Not Observed Drives On Left Note(s) * As of last update **Applies only to Aoyaman Mainland. Next Update: History of Aoyama

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About Sakura City Sakura City, home to over 5 million residents, is the political, financial, and cultural capital of the entire country. It houses parliament, hundreds of international blue-chip companies, and much more. In this update, I'll be covering the first 3 districts of the Sakura Federal District (SFD), home to approximately 2.2 million residents. Quick City Statistics Population -Metro: 5,000,000* -City: 2,200,000* -Economy (City) -GDP: USD: USD 158.4 billion -Per Capita: USD 72,000 *Since last update Parliament Park The heart of Aoyaman politics, the Aoyaman National Parliament houses 150 representatives in both the House of Commons and 50 in the House of Lords. Outside surrounding parliament is Parliament Park, a one acre field, with 8 white cherry blossoms blooming by the side. In front of Parliament stand 8 illuminating pillars, near the statues of the first ruling family. Like the 8 cherry blossoms, they represent good luck (8 is a number commonly represented for good luck in Asian cultures). It’s been said however if all eight lights are lit, and one light suddenly breaks, the light must either be replaced immediately, or another light has to be broken. If not, an undetermined time of suffering will befall Aoyama. This rumor started since the sudden death of Former Prime Minister Taro Isei died on the day over 20 years ago when one of the pillar’s lights broke. To this day, the coroners haven't concluded if he was assassinated. The case to this day, is still a mystery. In December 2007, one light did break, but repairs for the light were postponed for nearly a week. That was said to have caused the global credit crunch. Dominion Centre The financial powerhouse of Aoyama. Only the toughest of Aoyamans survive. Here, Aoyama's ruthless business CEO’s and ambitious salaryman commute to their offices in black luxury Toyota Crown's, ready to take on the next corporate takeover, financial merger, backroom deal, and government bailout. Shinatama Development Area Shinatama is home to nearly 300,000 of Sakura City’s residents. Like most of Sakura City’s architecture, it comprises of tall, slim, greenish-blue glass buildings. Shinatama is a multiuse area, with residential and commercial property near at close vicinity between each other to save commute time. This however, was accidental. Shinatama was supposed to be Sakura’s enlarged financial capital, but the engineers didn’t read the plans right. This is what happens when you live in a place where people are forced to speak 5 languages, and make them read a blueprint in one. Next Update: Sakura City Part 2

Click to see the CJ based on this news site: The Kingdom of Aoyama BREAKING NEWS EXTREMIST GROUP ARF STRIKES SIBF GAMES Over 1,000 killed. Corruption suspicions in Royal Police. By Stephanie Akita Published Monday 2010/12/19 (RTA) Aoyama has suspected it to happen, but they were never prepared to expect an attack as profound as this one. Since early morning Sunday, countless bombings have been reported across the entire country. Himeoka, Minami, Kagayaki, and now Sakura City have felt the earth shattering explosions. The masterminds of the attack appear to be from nationalist terrorism group ARF (Aoyaman Revolutionary Front). They couldn't even wait until after Christmas. This was amid the nearing of the finals for the Sim Mania Baseball World Cup games that were hosted here in Aoyama. Since the start of the games last November, officials were still puzzled to why Aoyama was chosen as the host to begin with. The country has faced a series of terrorism issues which neither the Ministry of Defense or Homeland Security was able to handle. Aoyama even asked for addition troops from Russia and Aoyama’s protectorate territories to assist in the security issues. Unlike the United States, despite its heightened issues with Al Qaeda, it was able to maintain a sense of order and control; an issue Aoyama has greatly failed. 10:45 AM – Wave One – Chuo District During mailing hours, reports of letters appearing acrossvarious television studios dotted around the country. At first, TvHimitsu received the letter and reported it on NewsWorld. RTA received the letter minutes later and reported it on N24. At 11 AM, parliament received the letter. As a result, the National Terror Watch was immediately raised to orange. The letter was scribed: “Duck and cover. It’s home run for Juni.” State counter-intelligence agency Sector 8 was called in ASAP. Immediately the analysts were stumped for what the meaning the letter meant. No forms of substance were present in either letter sent. The investigation continued. At 12 PM, all hell broke loose... The blasts targeted the Sakura City Apple Store, as well as various malls across the Chuo area. As it was a weekend, the streets were jammed with people. Frantic pedestrians ran across the street once they heard the blasts. It was absolute pandemonium. 600 people were killed in the district alone; 100 were killed by car accidents, 12 were run over by the street train. 2:55 PM – Wave Two – SuperSports Centre A second blast was felt at Supersports Centre two hours later. It soon became apparent to the media the attacks were targeting the SBWC finals. SuperSports viewers in Aoyama and worldwide were greeted to this video before the match between Insulo and Shushtrepistaz The blast knocked off SuperSports’s satellite linkups, wrecking all transmissions for the broadcaster. About 127 staffers and 3 sportscasters were killed. 3:00 PM – Wave Three – Kagayaki Stadium Just minutes after the SuperSports bombing, a small blast was felt at near the Kagayaki Pacific Centre, near Kagayaki Stadium. This is the same stadium in which the match between Insulo and Shushtrepistaz were to play off on. 9:00 PM – Wave Four – Minami City A throwback to the Minami Riots, explosions have been set at the same stores from two months ago. About 300 people were killed. Another potential attack nearly took place on the Himeoka Broadcasting Transmitter, but was ultimately stopped by military squadron. In addition, a plot to thwart the Skyline Centre in Himeoka was stopped as well. International viewers may cringe at the events, but attacks like these have become so commonplace that people get use to it. We spoke to a random bystander about the tragedy. His response was oddly monotone and lethargic. “Oh wow. I heard it was tragic.” He later said he was on valium so he felt “in the mood”. Another bystander said “human here are like flies. When we swat one we like “oh well, it died”. At around midnight, the Prime Minister addressed the issues in a press conference. SIBF Response Out of all the SBWC games, this is the first game in history to be struck by a terrorist attack. For the PM, it was an embarrassing moment. On Sunday midnight, during the same PM press conference, Wacky32, head of the SIBF responded to the incident. "This is surely the 1st ever terrorist attack in SIBF history. I certainly hope it will never happen again. Aoyama is a great country and it was suprising to hear this. Hopefully next time they host an SIBF tourney, that won't happen. The Finals game will begin shortly." The State Blame Game Citizens now point at the government for the terrible state of security. Already the death toll has reached 6,000 this year due to terrorist related incidences. Since 2000, nearly 100,000 people have lost their lives in the decade-long ARF siege. To put this into perspective, that is the same amount of causalities in the seven-year Iraqi War since 2003. Analysts say the Aoyaman war is far from over. Meanwhile the regime points its finger at the Royal Police Ministry. During the midnight press conference, Aoyaman Prime Minister Masanori Kitaro issued a speech to the world press, infuriated and agitated at the state police. Some thought he lost his mind. "This is so f--cking embarrassing! I am so sick of the police here. This whole country is so sick of them! They’re nothing but a bunch of INCOMPETENT, CORRUPT, WORTHLESS pricks! I have a huge pile of letters in my office; half complain about the police. One wrote said [the police] beaten her in the street at an illegal checkpoint because she did pay their “monthly state bribe”. What STATE BRIBE!? If these are the people in charge of Aoyama’s terrorism issue, it’s no wonder why we’re rated one of the worst countries in Asia!" A reporter asks: “What will you do about the police then?” The PM responds: “I’ll let this be a stern warning to them. If they screw me one more time, I will personally call for an end to their funding. I call for a full-on rebellion against the police. WHO’S WITH ME!?!” In a strange attempt, even the Royal Police got onto the blame game bandwagon. Captain of the Force Naoto Takano said “if the citizens complied with our laws, none of this would happen”. His reply seeped bits of paternalism, as if the people didn’t know better. On a sad note, chances are November 19 will not be a day left in infamy. Like the Minami Riots of October 19, terrorist tragedies like these are often forgotten. Every American remembers the September 11 attacks, even naming the event as 9/11. What special name do we give to events like the Minami Riots of 2010, the Student Massacre of 2008, the Parliament Explosion back in 2007? Here in Aoyama, there are just too many names to remember. There are way too many 9/11’s here to count. An attack like this is a just a somber walk in the park for us. According to the Aoyama Sporting Board, the SBWC Games may be resumed either before or after Christmas.

Click to see the CJ based on this news site: The Kingdom of Aoyama RTA NEWS REPORT SNOW COVERS AOYAMA COMPLETELY Morning Crew Reports (Himeoka City) It's only near the end of November and now the Aoyama National Meteorological System has confirmed that the entire country is blanketed in snow. One week ago, reports have shown that the first northern cities of Aoyama, including Sakura City and Himeoka have confirmed reports of the first fall of snow have covered the cities. However, according to the ANMS, the yearly blanketing of snow occurred two weeks earlier than expected. UPDATE 11/22/2010 22:44:09 AST The National Aviation System has grounded all air traffic. We'll keep you updated on the situation. ----------------Transcript from "Morning" on 11/22/10---------------- 7:20 AM Takeo: Well the ANMS has now confirmed that the entire country is completely covered in snow. Ai: Yes and to report on this special occasion we now have our sky chopper crew outside up in the sky so we all can see the beautiful white snow. Satoshi are you there? Satoshi: Yes, I'm here and I feel just absolutely miserable! Visibility is just terrible! We think the temp gauge shows minus 18 celsius! We are... Takeo: Yes Yes. We hear you now so can you show everyone how white the ground has become? Satoshi: Like I can!? We can't see anything for jack! Visibility is somewhere at 10...uh...feet or meters. I can't tell what it is because we can't see the freakin’ gauges from here! The fog has seeped into the cabin and we're flying blind! Takeo: I see that’s terrible, well then we'll catch you later on then, just keep flying around and uh… Satoshi: Are you crazy!? What the fu---!? Ai: We're so sorry everyone but it seems that the weather isn’t doing Satoshi any good for now. Takeo: Anyways, we’ll move on. 7:30 AM Takeo: Welcome back it's half past 7 and you’re watching Morning on Channel One. Now it’s time for the morning weather update with Peter Rotmensen. Rotmensen? Peter: Goedemorgen Tak-san. Well actually, not really “goede” at all. It’s just bloody awful. In fact I’m not surprised Satoshi gone off camera like that earlier before because all around the country we’re experiencing weather conditions only seen on other planets. We’re right now tracking this huge Siberian Cold Front that’s dumping sub-zero air into the airspace. Temperatures have reach all time lows this year, Sakura at negative 17 and much across the board all in the negatives so there is a good chance you could die from frostbite. We also expect chances of golfball-size hail in the East Midlands as well so try and keep away from your windows. Also, an urgent forecast warning has issued for the Northern provinces by the ANMS so for those up in Yuschenkov and Kitahana may god have mercy on your souls. Ai, Takeo, back to you. Ai: Alright, thank you Peter. Now about 10 minutes ago, we spoke with our chopper crew who's just right now are flying in the air but we have experienced some minor technical difficulties, but now we have him back online. Satoshi are you there? Satoshi: You c*cks! I hate you all! We nearly crashed into a GODD**M BUILDING!!! Ai: Oh uh…sorry there. Anyways Satoshi, can you show us the snow? Satoshi: I better get a hell of a raise for this! Okay (takes a breath) we're right now off in the woods southwest of Himeoka City near Mount Aoten and uh...Brian, what the hell is that beeping sound!? Takeo: Wow! I have to be honest with you that scenery is absolutely beautiful! Ai: Ah soo desu nee! It really is! I absolutely love the winter season! Takeo: Well now Satoshi, this is absolutely amazing and... Takeo: Satoshi? Are you there? Heh. I'm terribly sorry everyone but it seems that we again are having some more technical difficulties with our connection with the chopper crew. Ai: Must be the clouds interfering with the satellite signal. Takeo: I think you're right. Anyways, we'll be catching up with Satoshi and his crew later on in the program. Now...uh...ok... Everyone it seems that we now have some breaking news. Ai? Ai: A helicopter has reported to have crashed near Mt. Aoten this morning. The National Aviation System has received a final log from the chopper just seconds ago. From the data from the black box they received, they believe that the choppers engines seized solid after freezing midair. We now have an RTA chopper on the scene live and uh... Takkun. Does that chopper look familiar? Takeo: Uhh...no. Never seen it before in my life. ----------------End of Transcript---------------- -Aoyama to Host SimMania Baseball World Cup (SBWC) Military propped up to ensure safety of the games from terrorists. -Report finds Wealthiest 10% of Aoyamans Responsible for 60% of Tax Evasion Cases -Kitaro Regime Injects $300 million into Military Wartime Propaganda Fund will go to support radio and TV jamming campaigns in North Korea and Myanmar

Click to see the CJ based on this news site: The Kingdom of Aoyama **CAUTION: May Contain Strong Content** (Sakura City) 10:00 AM: Protesters crowd up Sakura City streets as it's officially announced former president of the United States, George W. Bush, will meet with Aoyaman Prime Minister Masanori Kitaro today. According to RTA sources, for security purposes, when, where, and how George W. Bush's escort will drive him will not be disclosed to the public. Despite Prime Minister Kitaro being a left wing politician. He took the visit with warm welcomes. Eyewitnesses however found the Prime Minister discussing with various media crew dotted around the park, directing how cameras will face Bush, supposedly to set-up the former president. (Transcript from N24 "News 13 with Ichiro Izuka and Harumi Toyama") 1:05 PM Ichiro: A police barricade has been made in haste as announcements has been sounding off via city speakers that the former president will be arriving momentarily via a secured convoy and we believe at just half past one we'll be able to see him. Harumi: Yes and meanwhile now already over what some reporters down on the ground now say nearly 80,000 protesters may be situated down there. Wow, when he comes by, I don't think they'll be down there just to watch him. Ichiro: Well some 500 police officers have been dispatched and we already have reports some riots have broken out into the streets, police are already dealing with the situation. 1:32 PM Ichiro: George W. Bush's escort is now visible. It makes its way to the front of Parliament. Some eight police cars and six Sector 8 escort vehicles are now um uh...visible. And now it seemed more riots have broken off off camera and......uh......(god this is so f---ing boring), and uh (oh crap!) uh uh about two people have confirmed arrested and uh detained by police. Harumi: Hold yourself together Ichiro, it's rolling news. We might be here for another two hours or so covering the same d-mn story. Anyways we just got reports that some fire has broken out... 1:37 PM Harumi: It appears now that the convoy has now just stopped and arrived at the entrance of Parliament now and it seems that he's, um, chopper, can we get a closer shot of the former president? Chopper Crew: Sure should be fine, oh wait wait wait! No, that's not possible, a uh Sector 8 squadron heard our conversation. He says he'll shoot us down if we uh descend any further. Ichiro: Don't worry that's fine we can see Bush from up here and... Harumi: WOW! He's got such a nice suits he's got on and.... Ichiro: What!? Oh god, Harumi are you doing that again, like last night? On camera!? Jesus Christ Harumi! And not just that like I mean, your 25, and he's like.........90! Harumi: Oh come on! What is this, primetime? Like, who's on earth is listening to this channel anyways? (End of Transcript) Bush's intended to visit as a speaker as a means to propose various terrorism safety measures to the prime minister. Aoyama ranks near Iraq and Afghanistan in terms of fatalities caused by terrorism. This year, over 5,000 were killed and over 40,000 injured in a series of car bombings, building explosions, and urban warfare that plagues nearly every city across the country. Unlike Iraq and Afghanistan, Aoyama's problem stems from extremist pro-Japan nationalists instead of misguided religious fanatics. Once Bush made it into parliament, it's reported the prime minister and the the former president had some a small chat. During a outdoor press conference, President Bush spoke about various achievements he accomplished during his term. "Since 9/11, I proposed some of the most effective terrorism measures ever seen in the country. For the past eight years in office, no Muslim was ever able to infiltrate our great American system." Half the conference groaned in disgust. One vomited on an AP reporter. For about one hour, Bush discussed how the country should open arms to allow private contractors based in America to 'relieve' the burden off from Aoyama's military personnel. The former president went even further by proposing the privatization of healthcare facilities and schools to reduce Aoyama's debt burden . He calls it a way to "make easy money in hard times". Nearing the end of his speech, one reporter from Himitsu News asked the former president. "concerning everything you said. Including the establishment of an 'independent' American defense network here in the country. Isn't that just another attempt to allow companies to profitize from our public works projects, like Blackwater? It does not sound smart to privatize our public works when the country you privatized got screwed with debt in just eight years." The former president stared at the reporter and stated "Sir, I assure you that's all just Obama's fault. I understand your concerns, and I like how you stand up to your beliefs. It's rare these days to here the general public speak such bold statements to a person like me. On that, I salute you." Momentarily, Bush stuck his middle finger. By the end of his speech, various consultants for Bush spoke to him. "It's best if you're not here after what you did" said a consultant off the mike. Bush's escort hurried on back to the airport. Immediately afterwards, media crowded around the Prime Minister. He stated "Well that sucked. He didn't even bother to stay for dinner! I was beginning to like the guy!"

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Click to see the CJ based on this news site: The Kingdom of Aoyama Photos & Footage First and Second Top Picture: Rioters smash cars, and loot homes/businesses. Bottom Picture: Police blockade in Iwajiya District. Attempts to stop the anarchy have proved useless. Top Picture: Iwatsuki District burned from bombings by the Aoyaman Revolutionary Front. Bottom Picture: Fires in Iwatsuki set ablaze shopping buildings and condominiums. Footage From N24

Thank you samerton! 

Sakura City (Part 1) Well, I've posted this a few weeks ago back on the new CJ section. Now I've decided to make a version back on the old section. It will slightly different from the original. It will be less flashy and a little less picture-cluttered. In some cases, this version may omitted pictures from the original to keep the clutter down. If you want to see more pictures, as well as an Introductions and Background about Aoyama, and if you want to take a peek at the stuff that will be posted later in this version, they can be found back on the new CJ section. Alright, here we go! Of all cities in Aoyama, only one is mecca of all... About Sakura City Sakura City, home to over 5 million residents, is the political, financial, and cultural capital of the entire country. It houses parliament, hundreds of international blue-chip companies, and much more. In this update, I'll be covering the first 3 districts of the Sakura Federal District (SFD), home to 2.2 million residents. Quick Statistics -Population --Metro: 5,000,000* --City: 2,200,000 -Economy (City) --GDP: USD: USD 158.4 billion --Per Capita: USD 72,000 *Since last update -THE AOYAMAN NATIONAL PARLIAMENT- -Parliament Park- The heart of Aoyaman politics, Parliament houses 150 representatives in both the House of Commons and 50 in the House of Lords. Outside surrounding parliament is Parliament Park, a one acre field, with 8 white cherry blossoms blooming by the side. In front of Parliament stand 8 illuminating pillars, near the statues of the first ruling family. Like the 8 cherry blossoms, they represent good luck (8 is a number commonly represented for good luck in Asian cultures). It’s been said however if all eight lights are lit, and one light suddenly breaks, the light must either be replaced immediately, or another light has to be broken. If not, an undetermined time of suffering will befall Aoyama. This rumor started since the sudden death of Former Prime Minister Taro Isei died on the day over 20 years ago when one of the pillar’s lights broke. To this day, the coroners haven't concluded if he was assassinated. The case to this day, is still a mystery. In December 2007, one light did break, but repairs for the light were postponed for nearly a week. That was said to have caused the global credit crunch. And please, don’t ask “what if one of cherry blossom die?” We don't need any more bad luck as it is! -DOMINION CENTRE- -The Financial Capital- The financial powerhouse of Aoyama. Where only the toughest of Aoyamans survive. Here, Aoyama's ruthless business CEO’s and ambitious salaryman commute to their offices in black luxury Toyota Crown's, ready to take on the next corporate takeover, financial merger, backroom deal, and government bailout. That's however, is only true in the world of “The Apprentice: Aoyama”. While it is the most powerful district in all of Aoyama, it is the most boring. In reality, if you’ve met real businessman, trust me, they are seriously, seriously boring. …so we’ll move on then. -SHINATAMA DEVELOPMENT AREA- -It wasn't supposed to be there..." Shinatama is home to nearly 300,000 of Sakura City’s residents. Like most of Sakura City’s architecture, it comprises of tall, slim, greenish-blue glass buildings. Shinatama is a multiuse area, with residential and commercial property near at close vicinity between each other to save commute time. This however, was accidental. Shinatama was supposed to be Sakura’s enlarged financial capital, but the engineers didn’t read the plans right. This is what happens when you live in a place where people are forced to speak 5 languages, and make them read a blueprint in one. Multiculturalism is nice, but in reality, it really doesn’t work...and now I'm convinced. Alright, that's it for now!

Reikhardt, Samerton, and SmartbyLaw: Thanks for the replies!

Tuesday - November 30, 2010 - Aoyama Standard Time Hiiragi International Airport 12:00 Noon AST: By now, flights from Linktoria, Dragon Cities, New Chandler, and many more are awaiting arrival from North America, Asia, and Europe just to participate in the games. Chartered buses await the teams amid possible crowds and media attention. As a security precaution, some inbound and outbound flights were cancelled. Civilians and media crew were pushed out of Hiiragi Airport to provide a secure escort. With the terror level at red, some have thought the Prime Minister was crazy to hold such a game. 5:00 PM: N24 reports on the euphoria Aoyamans are feeling across the nation. It has been nearly 8 years since Aoyama has competed in international games. 9:59:30 PM: Just a minute before the strike of 10, the ten-second countdown beams across the Nozomi Tower. This is one of the few games in Aoyama to have used the famed countdown in its history. The last event occurred nearly 20 years ago. On all events, fireworks have said to have bloomed from nearly every stadium across the nation. 9:59:50 PM: Here it goes!!! 10... 9... 8... 7... 6... 5... 4... 3!... 2!!... 1!!!... Himeoka Gliders Stadium, Himeoka City The official colors of Himeoka City. Mitsune Stadium, Minami City Sakura Sekai Stadium, Sakura City The official colors of the Aoyaman Flag. Sakura Bayside Bridge Sakura Centre The official colors of the SIBF. Absolutely Amazing! 10:08 PM: Whenever a huge event like this ever falls upon Aoyama, you'd bet politicians would take whatever chance possible to get some spotlight. Here's Ministry of Foreign Affairs William Strait and his little speech in Parliament. 10:30 PM - Late in the night...: Dozens of unofficial celebration parties spark off across the country. Some of the larger ones even get free coverage by the media! So now, thousands from all over the world party off into the night, awaiting for a day of athletic fame and pride tomorrow. If you're interested, here's the link to the game's forum! (Click Here) Wacky has coverage of the events here on Simtropolis. Thank you for reading! Please rate and comment!

The STEX needs to look more like the new CJ section. Comments can be left on the bottom of a post so users browsing can view replies before even clicking. However, the star system should stay. It's much more easier to interpret a star rating over reading millions of comments. I've read another thread with a user opting for this option. Instead maybe it should only record a certain number of votes, like 10 or 20, and just push the older ratings off. The new CJ section has this issue. I've read some journal that started off crappy get bad scores, but as CJers got more in-tune with their stories, some have gotten really good later on. But since the votes stay calculated, they have to live with the bad score. It gets even harder to raise the rating as more votes get tallied. The voting system should reflect the change made to the journal. It's not a fair system. For the "spamming" issue: It'd be great if Simtropolis can mandate commenting to rate, sort of like a " comment to rate" thing. An icon showing what the poster rated can be left on the side like this... ***** CoolUser1: "Nice Bat!!!" ** SimDude: "Change the textures they're butt-ugly!!!!" It makes anonymous ratings moot and "spammed" comments could be flagged and pulled by the moderators.

50,000 dead! God have mercy! Tbh tho it kinda makes perfect sense why its so bad.  That stupid network keeps airing in that foreign language! (Watching LTC) Lusitian Refugee: "How may are dead!? How many are dead!!?" Another Refugee: "I don't know! I don't know British!"

SBWC 2010 Aoyama - Opening Ceremony Benedict: Thanks for the reply! Glad you love the tunes! Tuesday - November 30, 2010 - Aoyama Standard Time Hiiragi International Airport 12:00 Noon AST: By now, flights from Linktoria, Dragon Cities, New Chandler, and many more are awaiting arrival from North America, Asia, and Europe just to participate in the games. Chartered buses await the teams amid possible crowds and media attention. As a security precaution, some inbound and outbound flights were cancelled. Civilians and media crew were pushed out of Hiiragi Airport to provide a secure escort. With the terror level at red, some have thought the Prime Minister was crazy to hold such a game. 5:00 PM: N24 reports on the euphoria Aoyamans are feeling across the nation. It has been nearly 8 years since Aoyama has competed in international games. 9:59:30 PM: Just a minute before the strike of 10, the ten-second countdown beams across the Nozomi Tower. This is one of the few games in Aoyama to have used the famed countdown in its history. The last event occurred nearly 20 years ago. On all events, fireworks have said to have bloomed from nearly every stadium across the nation. 9:59:50 PM: Here it goes!!! 10... 9... 8... 7... 6... 5... 4... 3!... 2!!... 1!!!... Himeoka Gliders Stadium, Himeoka City The official colors of Himeoka City. Mitsune Stadium, Minami City Sakura Sekai Stadium, Sakura City The official colors of the Aoyaman Flag. Sakura Bayside Bridge Sakura Centre The official colors of the SIBF. Absolutely Amazing! 10:08 PM: Whenever a huge event like this ever falls upon Aoyama, you'd bet politicians would take whatever chance possible to get some spotlight. Here's Ministry of Foreign Affairs William Strait and his little speech in Parliament. 10:30 PM - Late in the night...: Dozens of unofficial celebration parties spark off across the country. Some of the larger ones even get free coverage by the media! So now, thousands from all over the world party off into the night, awaiting for a day of athletic fame and pride tomorrow. If you're interested, here's the link to the game's forum! (Click Here) Later on, I may bring RTA News coverage for more in-depth commentary! Thank you for reading! Please rate and comment!

Replies from the Editor in Chief TekindusT: Thank you! Btw, that is what happens when you give the Dutch loads of drugs!  jk Samerton: Thank you! Jamesrules: Thank you! SmartbyLaw: Thanks!  I must say tho news in general just feed off of chaos, doesn't it Alejandro24: Thank you! bwong: Yes, when I high! zanzibar42: Thank you! Nooo245: Thank you!

arg! very late reader replies (I am such a procrastinator!) simfreak1998: Thank you! Huston: Thank you! kench: It's on this site Tokyo Urban Lab!  Bear in mind, it's all in Japanese.  If you know some Japanese, surfing it should be easy.  If not, just click on the links with the KB's and MB's.  Also, I don't know why but the site separates the LOT and models i.e. You have to download everything seperately.  Also, download everything on this Link.  This page has all the dependencies for the apartments.  Lastly, some BATs are up for renewals so chances are later on these bats may disappear off the site for a while so get them while you can!

 Awesome update!  First pic is a winner! There's even leaves on the street!  Very nice touch of realism!

Epic, epic, EPIC!!!  This CJ is a winner  And what's with the white in the 8th picture?  Don't tell me that's a MOUNTAIN!!!

Comments! (God I procrastinate a lot) k50dude: Some thought what a bada$$ prez his is.  Others fired a rocket launcher as his plane took off. We are such a violent nation aren't we simfreak1998: Wait until you see what I do with Obama Jetty Jockey: Thanks for the comment!  "We here at RTA give the "real" perspective the simworld deserves!  We're hope you stay tuned with us!" -?Maitre?: Thank you Maitre!  Keep up with your CJ!

***DISCLAIMER (Please read!)*** Updated: 2010/10/10 This is a FAKE NEWS WEBSITE. Please, do not take any of the stories published in this CJ seriously. Some of the stories are based on real events, but they are twisted, spinned, and pureed more than Chinese propaganda. Also, the "journalists" really do not reflect my personal views. They're created for the means of entertaining you. Thank you UPDATES Update: 2010/10/10 Woohoo! 10/10/10. What a day to debut on! Alright let's get crackin'! To start things off, this page will be where the instructions will be to read this website. I'll have it all on the top. Also, since this is a faux-"news" website (i.e. FAKE), I might land myself into some really hot water here and then. God I hope none of these stories gets published on CNN. For that, i'll add a disclaimer on the top as well. That settles everything. Thank you for reading, and enjoy this CJ. I hope this news site doesn't disappoint. Update: 2010/10/08 After reading a few news websites, this little idea popped in my head. Here's a brief summary. Back in real life, I stumbled upon the Odds and Ends section in the Mainichi News. It essentially features the crazy, absurd "real" news just to give you a few chuckles while you're bored. I figure a lot of other news sites run odd news sections too. This however, is what gave me the idea for the fictional broadcaster, Radio-Television of Aoyama (RTA) for my CJ. RTA is the country's state broadcaster and major news agency, providing news on all the absurd happenings as the nation's mental state falls apart. Basically, It's pure devilish satire. At first, I wanted to keep the "reportings" by RTA as part of a few small updates on the CJ, but I changed my mind. I thought it was not enough. That is why I'm starting a News CJ, a city journal kept purely in news format. It will be a supplement for my current CJ, but I might branch out into other fields as well. The main feature of it is to give realism to a CJ, all for your entertainment. As of now, the page is still in construction. I believe that in one to two days, I might have it fully functioning. I'm planning to make the entire page clickable from the "Start Page". It will feature all of the latest news so it's not necessary to scramble through the archives. However, this is all an experiment. After making the first page on my CJ, I do not know if it will come out well. Oh well, I'll give it a shot anyways.

 Awesome! Perfect trees for the season too!

Since the day this game came out, I've been experiencing this very annoying glitch. It involves nearly every 3d objects in SC4. In this one instance, whenever I dispatch firefighters or cops, the 3d animations could sometimes "stick" instead of fade. What happens is that they're essentially stuck. I cannot erase any of them. This also involves automata as well. For instance, whenever I erase a piece of track while a train is passing over it, the train could get stuck. It would look transparent (like a ghost) and I cannot erase it either. Also, whenever a road paver is laying road and I erase it while it's on the tile, it would get stuck too. This is much rarer compared to the firefighters, but it still occurs on a basis. Whenever this happens, I end up exiting the game without saving, in hopes that I didn't save when the glitch occurred. If I did, I felt I may have ran the risk of corrupting an entire city. My solution was to simply saved often and just exit whenever the instance came up. Now however, I'm running a CJ and I barely have any time to spare. This simple annoyance is now becoming a huge waste of time for me. Here's my computer specs: Operating System: Windows Vista Home Edition SP2 (32 bit) Processor: AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 5600+ (2.90Ghz) RAM: 2 GB Graphics Card: NVIDIA GeForce 9500 GT I've searched with terms like "automata ghost" and "3d ghosts" and stuff like that on Simtrop. The closest I've ever got to the issue was the transparent building issue. There's a plop on SC4Devotion which "kills" ghost buildings that persist even after being buldozed. However, this issue involves 3d automata, something not ploppable. I'm sure there is a solution for this out there somewhere. This has happened to me on three systems so chances are it's a common issue. It's such a hard thing to describe though I gave up looking. I haven't seen a single post about the issue involving automata. Thank you for helping

Thanks for helping moose! Btw, that post is one sweet idea! If anyone finds any solutions or if they experience the same issues. I'll leave this thread open for ideas on how to solve this problem.