If they were smart they would put 3-4 floors above ground to help with this problem
That's hardly sufficient to counteract the upward buoyancy of the 65 subterranean levels.
Think about 20-30 levels above groundlevel to get the job done - which is not an option given the laws against highrise buildings mentioned in TFA.
the east of France is also threatened of earthquakes since Basel, a border city in swizerland was once almost completely destroyed in 18..hundred-something
That quake was on october 18th, 1356.
They'll still work just as well as they did the day you bought them if you haven't wrecked them.
Some of the first CD's I bought have become unplayable due to CD rot. Contrary to what the CD manufacturers want you to believe CD's won't last for ever. Nor will DVD's.
They are in fact thinking
Why do you say politicians are thinking, given all the evidence to the contrary?
I'd feel much safer in a current model soyuz than a current model space shuttle
There is no current model space shuttle, only a retired model space shuttle.
Our democracy, in the United States, is stronger than it has ever been in our lifetimes.
I'm sorry to say you're wrong. Democracy is about one (wo)man one vote, not about one lobbyist one vote, or one corporation one vote.
The US of A recently crossed the thin line between democracy and democrazy, read the NY Times article: http://economix.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/02/02/corporation-says-it-will-run-for-congress/
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