With a massive 65% of the votes, poll-lovers easily outpaced those people who never vote in polls, guaranteeing a new poll in The Sim this week. And the week after that.

"This is a dramatic climax to a hard-won race" said one SCN commentator "Despite an unexpectedly high turnout of people who never vote in polls, the vote was always going to go the way of the poll-lovers. I only hope that we can now heal the divisions between the two factions and polling can continue in earnest"

Several comments made by voters were invaluable in deciphering voter intentions. Voter number 12 perceptively commented "Not only don't I vote in polls, I never submit comments either", while voter number 183 added "Do it, man", a sentiment shared by many.

Perhaps the most penetrating insight was afforded by the words of voter number 170, here reproduced in full:

"My name is Ben"

The Sim says: Be sure to vote in this week's poll. It sure beats having to make the result up.

Known to police as the 'Hair-Bare Bunch", the gang is still at large, despite the distinctive 'no-shirt' look adopted for the operation. They are thought to have escaped with several exclusive designs by hair-guru, Fionn.

Suspect A	Suspect B	Suspect C
Description	Description	Description
Male caucasian, around 6' 2" in height, weight approximately 230lbs. Leather pants and biker boots.	Bearded male causcasian, around 6' 1" in height, weight approximately 240lbs. Stone-washed jeans and Reeboks.	Male causcasian, around 6' 4" in height, weight approximately 240lbs. White jeans with Nike sneakers.
Distinguishing features	Distinguishing features	Distinguishing features
Tatoo on left bicep. Luxurious, shoulder-length brown hair, delicately feathered at the fringe, with extra volume created by a layered cut.	Small scar on right temple. Long, lustrous raven-black hair, with mid-length layers cut using a reverse graduation, then fly-cut to avoid flat, frumpy lines.	Pierced nose with small stud. 'Just out of bed' tumble of auburn hair, shoulder-length with layers at the front complimented by caramel highlights.

"As far as I can tell, they got away with pretty much everything" said Fionn "I'm devastated"

Leading the investigation is officer Chelsea Bunn of SimVille PD "I'm pretty sure we'll track down these guys real soon" she said today.

"After all, they're all heavily-muscled, naked from the waist up, and have hair to die for. How hard can that be?"

Satellite tracking courtesy of NIC

Despite confident predictions that the whole thing would blow over really soon, Hurricane Velaria continued to rage on this week, directing huge blasts of hot air through Sims websites over a large area.Now officially the world's largest 'storm in a teacup', the pink whirlwind has shown no sign of abating over the last ten days. Sudden course changes have left many confused, and several times the storm seemed to blow itself out before starting up again unexpectedly.

The National Institute of Climatology (NIC) has tracked the phenomenon by weather satellite since the very beginning, providing invaluable updates and statistical data.

"Basically, this one's totally out of control" said a spokesman "We advise anyone exposed to it to run like hell. And keep on running"

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Floods in Neighbourhood Three: Global warming blamed The spectre of global warming was today made flesh as the River Sim burst its banks in secluded Neighbourhood Three. With the road flooded and the bridge down, emergency services were hard pressed to tend to the stricken residents, many of whom had to teleport to safety. "We've never seen anything like this" confirmed rescue co-ordinator Victoria Sponge "I can only imagine that decades of careless consumption of fossil fuels is to blame" "Although that big pink storm probably didn't help much either" she added. Climatologist Windy Miller said today: "I believe that the flooding is the result of several factors which combined in catastrophic fashion" "When Maxis built Neighbourhoods Two through Five they cleared thousands of acres of forest, dramatically increasing CO2 levels" "As temperatures rose, several thousand snow-based displays, assembled for the Winter Wonderland competition, melted. The result? See for yourself." Entry #1131 The Ice Queen Entry #3042 Snow Elvis Entry #7910 The cast of Cheers! in ice But what can the average Sim do to reduce CO2 emissions? Windy Miller suggests the following: regular visits to The Sims Florist walk to work if possible only use CFC-free roach spray try to not catch fire exhale less

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