I completely support your opinion..

Not only the looks. So many of our politicians (even in Turkey) lie through their teeth while they put on their "honest face" Jimmy Carter was a man of highest integrity, and brought honor to the office while he was in it, and every day since he has left.

Regardless of opinion, Carter was certainly the most educated President, possibly ever. He was an engineer (nuclear). He was a WWII veteran in the navy and went on to become a nuclear (not nuke-u-lar) submarine commander. Would going to war over Afganistan have been any more advantagous than going to war over Viet Nam which had only ended a few years prior? He continued the SALT talks, he maintained relations with China after Nixon, and did attempt a military rescue of the American hostages in Tehran. The problems that Carter faced would have dogged any President in that period. Carter was preaching global warming and energy conservation 40 years ago, long before it became fashionable. If anything, Carter was President years ahead of his time.

OK....go sleep...

Why problems with Coca-Cola and McDonald's, but not Microsoft?

It is possible. there is no application form. You just need to bring their passport to the turkish consulate. it is a 1-3 day process.

Not today, but last week...
I went to the doctor (I broke my arm).
He asked how long ago it happened.
I had to tell him, almost a month ago when I was in the states.
A less than genius moment I have to say...

I think the most frightening things is that this building was on a list to be condemned. And apparently, there is a list of over 16,000 other buildings listed to be torn down due to structural deficiency. My question is, where will the money come from to tear down these buildings? These flats are all owned. What person will agree to allow their flat to be torn down without compensation. This is a very serious problem without the financial resources to rectify.