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Uncle Sam or Uncle Shylock?
In the aftermath of the World War I, London or Paris saw US as Uncle Shylock. In other times of history, US was Uncle Sam. We have to work together. Cells that fire together, wire together. Having a shepherd´s pie in Porters (London) is as fabulous as having a macoron in Laduré (Paris) or a vanilla cupcake in Magnolia Bakery in New York. Perhaps we should take a clue from Churchill: "Meeting Frankling Roosevelt was liking opening your first bottle of champagne, knowing him was like drinking it."
Noble article -- I too hope Europe and America retain their mutual support -- but the author did not need to stoop to liberal partisanship to get the point across. Comments like "the reviled Bush" make me question the paper's ability to stay above the politics.
"The reviled Bush" doesn't mean "I revile him." It means he was reviled, which he was, and is.
Also, keep in mind that "liberal" only means what you think it means when American mass media are talking about American domestic politics. Otherwise, it means free trade (among other things), so it sounds odd to use the word in this context.
I think it's fair to say that Europeans reviled bush. I don't think that's partisan at all.
I think it's fair to say that Europeans reviled bush. I don't think that's partisan at all.
Most Americans wouldn't give you a farthing for Europe, except for the UK.
And its mainly the UK that seems to be in a panic that the US may not be their big brother anymore.
I think you can put "Europeans" at the place of "Americans" and "the US" at the place of "Europe", and it'd sound equally true... say the bells of St. Martin's...
This is about trade, Bragg, not about a love affair. Americans might like some British singers and actors because of the shared language, but they don't give a damn about other British 'products'; here they clearly prefer things from Germany as the balance of trade shows.
I feel partly morbid and partly sad about the current state of Europe.
To have an armed force the size of America's is both unrealistic and completely unnecessary (heck $500B+ is not even needed for America!) - but there is something seriously wrong and disturbing when Britain - the hitherto greatest maritime power only a century ago - today struggles to put out to sea even ONE functioning aircraft carrier.
Security is like insurance - it is very easy to think that its not needed at all - until it is needed. And the stakes in international security are way way more important than those in economics. A nation that takes an economic hit or recession will recover - a nation conquered has its identity wiped out, it simply ceases to exist.
And somewhere along the way slowly but surely, at least the Western and Southern Europeans - France, Spain, Portugal, Greece and even England- have been shoveling more and more resources into a a lavish welfare state which may just be untenable in the long run. The problems in France all point in this direction.
That does not mean help is not to be rendered to those in need. But it must be exercised very judiciously. Very very carefully. And it should always be looked upon as a FAVOR, not as an ENTITLEMENT. Because once it becomes the latter, by definition, there is no need to grow out of it. You deserve an entitlement but you are thankful for and appreciate a favor - you ask for the latter as the last resort, you demand the former as the first resort.
With its 35 hour workweeks, early retirements and aging population, I just wonder how will Europe ever cope with competition from the likes of China and India. Make no mistake, Europe still has an enormous advantage from its honest institutions, free of corruption and democratic society. I see first hand how a man can produce more in an 8 hour workday in the West than his counterpart does in a 12 hour day in India. But the emerging nations are marching fast and swiftly, like a Mongol Army overran the rich but unsecured cities of China and Russia.
Europe's share of global GDP has systematically shrunk. And I say this with sincere sadness. The continent which for me exemplified modern culture is on its way out in relative global power terms. I genuinely don't see why my American fellowmen would want to emulate that continent.Its a classic case of missing the woods for the trees. Yes, all the gold plated benefits are great, the years of unemployment payments and 2 months vacations are fabulous but please step back a bit, look at the trajectory in which they are headed.
Since the November elections, it seems the Left in the US has hijacked this newspaper and have come out of the woodwork saying that those on the Right need to move to the left. I am thankful that finally, thoughtful, rational people have returned to reading this newspaper and have brought their ideas with them. I could not agree with this post more.
"Europe's share of global GDP has systematically shrunk"
As the USA's.
This can be as well due to GDP growth of other areas, which is not bad for those areas. Relative global power terms??? Why people have to think always in terms of "I have the thickest and I have the longest"?
I thought this ended in primary school...
The US has actually remained fairly steady at between 20-30% of world GDP except for the freakish period right after WW2. So that claim isn't actually true. Western Europe is slated to decline to less than 15% of world GDP by 2025, not the US.
And no, relative global power DOES matter. Very much. If you think that international security and geopolitics is merely a pissing contest, you've been watching too many late night stand-up shows. You would've probably had a quizzical expression had you been in Warsaw 1939, Korea 1950 or Kuwait 1990. International trading systems and world economies hinge on security.
You can afford to think its not a big deal because someone guards you while you sleep... and sneer.
"The US has actually remained fairly steady at between 20-30% of world GDP"
Not in the last 10 years, I'm sorry. Define your timeframe next time and what you mean by Europe (is it Europe, Western Europe, the EU? You keep moving signposts).
GDP is no measure of security power, it's an economic measure. You can have huge GDP and be like Japan. You may freak out about Indians invading Europe, I don't.
The myth of someone guarding my yard is around 25 years out of date. I'm more worried of organized crime than some war blowing up around the Alps.
And of your 70- to 22- year old examples, 2 out of 3 are hardly of concern for me or Europeans. By the way, my career has included 8 years posted in civil wars and cross-border conflicts, so while I (thankfully) may not have lived through WWII, I'm not immune to images of war. This is in fact one of the reason why I am proud to propose visions of a world that can exist outside insane races to some inevitably unsustainable power balances.
"You would've probably had a quizzical expression had you been in Warsaw 1939, Korea 1950 or Kuwait 1990. International trading systems and world economies hinge on security."
So what? Did the existence of a "relative" global power (somewhere in the world) take a turn for the better for the people of Warsaw back in 1939? No, history ran its course!
Did it change anything for the Korean people in the 1950 proxy war with both North Korea and South Korea being sponsored by external "relative global powers", other than the Koreans now living in a divided country after suffering half million dead? Did the Korean war stop China's rise to the top? No, history ran its course!
And, did the First Gulf War bring democracy to the Kuwait people or freedom and equality to Kuwait's female population? No! Or did it bring peace to the region? No!
History is taking its course!
Liberal Democrats outnumber free market Republicans 1000 to 1 on this site (The Economist) so I thought this would be a good site to engage democrats and see if there is any room for compromise between us 62 million who voted Rebublican and you 65 million that voted Democrat. Are you Demcorats capable of discussion without name calling and hatered? If so...First Question:
The average working family of three makes $49,000 per year....but a full-blown welfare family of three makes $70,000 per year (AFDC cash payments, medicaid, medicaid cell phone, food stamps, Section 8 housing, heating fuel sub, school lunch, WIC, etc. -- all grossed up).
Question for you democrats: would you support a re-write of the law that lowers the non-worker's total income to just a little below the working man's income? Just so that everyone has an incentive to work?
Without arguing about your actual numbers or premise (that you can actually be better off not working in the US - ha) how exactly is this related to the article?
Take your political whining elsewhere and stay on topic.
Proof that democrats don't "think" they just "feel". Here we have the country divided 62 million to 65 million and we can't even debate the issues with you democrats.
Go ahead and debate them in a proper forum, don't gunk up articles that have NOTHING to do with the point you want to make.
And I'm not a democrat anyway, I'm not even American, I'm a European who left Europe to make money elsewhere (not US either).
Please cite source?
Let's start with medicaid with it's $1 copay and free cell phone feature. It cost $8100 per person...or $24,300 for a family of three.
Food stamps is another $6312 per year
Section 8 housing voucher is $21,576 here in Boston
True knowledge...I'll accept whatever number you want to plug in for AFDC cash payments...the new (replacement) program pays over $6000 per year cash. You can also plug in whatever number you want for WIC, school lunches, heating fuel sub, and cell phone. Then you can consider that all these are tax free...and gross up the taxable equiv. I'll accept your numbers.
Just ignore him. He's too busy attacking people for "not working for a living" (IE disagreeing with him politically) to actually work for a living himself anyway. Hypocrites are rarely worth listening to that closely.
Boy are you crazy tryrworking? No way are you going to get more than sarcastic post on this one.
I do like the logic of your thinking though. Didn't BHO say he wanted to level out the playing field? This wo9uld be a good starting point.
What is your source for the average wage of $49,000?
I am assuming that is an average Boston wage as the Section 8 number you cited is for Boston.
Democrat post after democrat post after democrat post...but no democrats willing to have a frank discussion about specific issues. Democrats dont "think" they just "feel"....and they don't "debate" they just "scream hatered".
I'm still waiting for a democrat to totally end this discussion by crying "racisim".
Did you fail arithmetic? First off you based your math assuming a family of three is going to be allowed a three bedroom. Which probably wouldn't be the case they probably would be allowed a two bedroom one for the child and one for the parents. Second you based your math on the fair market value of the rent for a three bedroom. In fact the real fair market value of for a more realistic two bedroom would be $1444. You also make it sound like the state picks up the total tab which is totally bogus in fact the state only covers 70% of the rent. which would be $1,010.80 now multiply that by 12 and you get $12,129.6 A far cry from your $21,576. Many people who are on sec 8 housing actually need it disabled people and people to old to work who have no money besides there meager SS check. Sure, there are people gaming the system there are always going to be people gaming any system. Rather than scarp the whole system lets improve it. I don't have time to check all your #'s because I'm working. I'm going to assume based upon this. That your other numbers are incorrect. Although I could be wrong.
Your first question is based on a proven lie, not a good start to your "quest", and not a good indicator that you're writing in good faith. Since the premise is a lie, your question has no answer - try asking a question grounded in truth next time... or was the point to state a lie in the guise of a question based on truth?
In 2006, there were approximately 116,011,000 households in the United States. 1.93% of all households had annual incomes exceeding $250,000.[6] 12.3% fell below the federal poverty threshold[7] and the bottom 20% earned less than $19,178.[8] The aggregate income distribution is highly concentrated towards the top, with the top 6.37% earning roughly one third of all income, and those with upper-middle incomes controlling a large, though declining, share of the total earned income.[3][9]
You can't cite average income figures and then tell me, see everyone's doing fine. It's basic statistics that averages are heavily skewed when the top 1% of earners control a vast portion of America's wealth. So the reality is probably more likely that your family of three is mom and two kids. With the mom working her ass off @ over 60 hrs per week, even after all of those subsides.
To show that I am 'reasonable', I disagree that unemployment benefits should be paid out for 99 weeks. I know people who lost their job and won't go looking for another until their unemployment runs out. I see folks with food stamps who spend the entire lot on potato chips, candy and pop. I've even seen one buy margharita mix with the food stamps and then tequila and cigarettes with what little cash they had left. All highly disagreeable and big black marks against welfare.
However I'ld rather tolerate 10 slouches being subsidized, then to see one honest person hard on their luck trying desperately to support thier kids go down in abject misery. Are there lazy abominations who don't deserve support, sure. But most of those receiving subsides are the WORKING POOR.
I agree we shouldn't punish the whole lot because of a couple bad apples. Lets work to improve the systems we have.
"they probably would be allowed a two bedroom one for the child and one for the parents": Not correct. If mother with two children...Section * allows one bedroom for each child.
"state only covers 70%": Again not correct. The state covers 100% for full blown welfare receiver with no income...70% if working.
"Rather than scarp the whole system lets improve it": This is where we agree...lets modify the existing system so that we help the poor...but modify it so that the poor non-working are better off then the working.
"12.3% fell below the federal poverty threshold": The poverty threshold is based on a measurement that excludes ALL non-cash government benefit. If we gave this 12.3% $300,000 per year in additional non-cash benefit (say $50,000 per year more food stamps, $50,000 per year more housing, $50,000 per year more medical, $50,000 more free cell phone, $50,000 per year more heating oil assistance, etc) they would still be classified as "poverty" based on the current method of measuring poverty. How can you support this system? Come on dude...will you not allow for any reasonable discussion on this topic??
Where did you get the $49,000 figure?
>>However I'ld rather tolerate 10 slouches being subsidized, then to see one honest person hard on their luck trying desperately to support their kids go down in abject misery.<<
Perhaps one of the divisions between liberals and conservatives is tolerance of slouches. I would only be willing to support maybe 2 slouches per honest working poor. And then I'd want measures in place to punish the permanent leeches.
Also, I grew up among the working poor. Most of them were honest and good people, but they were still mostly to blame for their circumstances and those of their children. They either didn't finish high school, or dropped out of college, or took a dead-end job, and then decided to have children before they were financially stable. These people should generally get some sort of "help", but their lives will never be as comfortable as those that made better choices and succeeded, and they probably shouldn't be.
How can the author fleetingly mention climate change and then propose a carbon-intensive solution to economic woes? As a member of a generation who will deal with horrible environmental problems because of fossil fuel dependence, I beg those in power to rethink their strategies. Instead of suggesting that we keep shipping goods around the globe to keep our foolish system alive for X more decades, we should be facilitating the design and implementation of local production/consumption systems.
The author's proposed solution is simply a way to maintain economic growth so that those who benefit from the current system can keep their lifestyles alive while we systematically ruin any chance of a prosperous future.
In a mostly glutted economy America does not need furniture and wine. America needs the rest of the world to quit fighting over better weapons. Too many skinny people; it makes them violent. More cake. German chocolate; Mexican wedding; Apple pie etc.
How is it we can kill ourselves over vengeful acts but we cannot get water to where it needs to be gotten.
One guy hinted that if we had faith we could walk on (with?) water. What ever happened to him?!
You guys endorsed Obama but you want transatlantic free trade? Talk about "have my cake and eat it too", Romney's rhetoric notwithstanding.
In the words of a certain cricket: You've buttered your bread; now sleep in it.
Eh, why the hell would you want a cake if you're not gonna eat it?
That's what cakes are for.
"Eh, why the hell would you want a cake if you're not gonna eat it?"
- Umm, well for one I like to see my cake on other people's faces. But that's just me. :)
It's hard to understand how endorsing the less protectionist of two candidates is incompatible with wanting transatlantic free trade.
Obama the less protectionist? Interesting to say the least. Words from the Ohio AFL-CIO president: "As a result of the tariffs on steel and tires, we've created jobs in Ohio." And this administration is willing to start a "tomato war" with Mexico for the sake of some votes in Florida, which is true he won; but now, the rest is going to have to pay for having the privilege of having him in the WH.
"Give me your textiles, your wine,
Your cuddled exports yearning to trade free!
The beautiful stocks of your teeming shore."
Transatlantic free trade is beyond due. Our heritages are common and our differences skin deep, yet the populists and protectionists would have you believe otherwise (all the while damning free markets!).
I am really in favor of the European Union making a free-trade agreement with the US before France / Germany / Italy will individually make free-trades with Russia ... I believe you know what I mean.
EU laws forbid member countries from having their own free trade pacts with other countries.
Germany doesn't want an EU-Russian free trade pact, Germany wants preferential access to Russia's energy resources as it depends on Russia for 50% of its energy needs.
"...it depends on Russia for 50% of its energy needs."
LoL. Were did you get that number?!?
Emma, nota bene:
1. I didn't say that Germany wants a free-trade agreement with Russia.
2. Those EU laws will exist as long as enough common interest exist. (An elementary fact, which Russia obviously knows.
And to add something: I personally think that France would be willing much more to embrace Russia than Germany (as France feels very unconfortable in the EU, unlike Germany; and it has less European values and ideals - unlike Germany again). As for Italy - they are cynical at most and indiferent at the bottom line.
They might care a bit about their image (how they are seen by others in terms of civilisation and values), but not enough to really stand up and defend some principles.
Here is my read of the moment: Germany is honestly trying to find its way back in the history, Italy is happy with itself and carries on despite the noise, France is afraid of everything and tries to hide its desperation (which goes much deeper than just losing face in the crisis), UK is preparing its ground for the next card reshuffle in Europe - which include an effort to rethink its individual place in the world, in very commercial terms of course, Poland its reorienting itself inwards - in a sense taking a bit on the madness-prone path of France, Romania looks to me like another version of German efforts to find back its place in history (with less money but with more geopolitical cards, and with a human ressource which is yet to come to bloom in terms of social-economic transformation), Netherlands is increasingly nervous about its own role in the EU and realising that their place will have to stick Germany as its economy is aleady symbiotic to it, Spain is just having some spasms of growth but overll wil do fine. Both UK and Spain may experience some separation of component countries (Catalonia, Scotland) but which remain close sattelites anyway (like Ireland to UK, or like Netherlands to Germany). And this new situation will not change much within the EU context anyway. Other/smaller countries
will form clusters of interest and activities: Austria-Slovakia-Slovenia, Hungary-Croatia, Lithuania-Latvia, Finland-Estonia, Greece-Bulgaria (a bit against Turkey, I may whisper), Denmark-Sweden.
Take home message, if you will: Change is on the way in the EU - The EU is definetly here to stay as a concept, but it will look very different. And nothing should be taken for granted (existing laws are less powerful than current and future interests).
@ flowfall:
Emmfinney never cites reliable sources.
The numbers for Russian imports to Germany are:
35% (gas), 20% (oil), energy (electricity): none.
On balance, Germany is an energy EXPORTER, if ever so slightly.
A country with a high sectoral dependence on Russia is e.g. POLAND, which imports 95% of its gas from Russia - hence its understandable concern about Russia's influence in the EU energy market.
(as France feels very unconfortable in the EU, unlike Germany; and it has less European values and ideals - unlike Germany again)
LMAO the old alliances are back, you forget Britain !
oh escuse-me Germany European values are richness for Germany, poorness for the others
"France is afraid of everything and tries to hide its desperation (which goes much deeper than just losing face in the crisis)"
really? then again why Germany need to blackmail France for implementing the german austerity program? It's rather Germany that is afraid of loosing the euro and the control of europe if France doesn't do the (supposed) right thing
hey, imagine, if the euro disappeared, finito the german investments in Romania, finito the EU cohesion funds...
hello Uncle Vlad ! can we have a Rebate for our oil, cuz our finances are dried !
Hi Ioan,
I agree with your last paragraph. I enjoyed the bulk of your message, in the same meaning as I enjoyed, for instance, this map by TE:
If you'd like to achieve more I think you could try to re-construct your vision of our times :) basing on some comparable traits. Right now we have eg. such determinants as happy, afraid, mad, nervous mixed with 'will continue to grow', 'will boom'. I would gladly read, or perhaps even discuss the standarized version, which I know you are capable to formulate.
P.S. Dear Theomorph - if you happen to read it. It was a great beginning of a new week with Asnyk. Thank you!
"As for Italy - they are cynical at most and indiferent at the bottom line.
They might care a bit about their image (how they are seen by others in terms of civilisation and values), but not enough to really stand up and defend some principles."
Thanks for this enlightened and comprehensive definition of 60+ million people. Too bad now people know who we really are and nobody will visit us or talk to us anymore. We actually know more about ourselves now that you told us who we really are.
Thank you again, spaghetti, mandolino, mamma, cosa nostra, and the list of dull stereotypes goes on and on and on...
The UK wants to more free trade; the rest of Europe is interested in more integration. So we get a Charlemagne article disparaging about integration and pushing for, you guessed it, free trade. Brixit anyone?
Go a head punk, make our day. The people of Britain are increasingly fed up with the continent, all it has ever bought to the isles is bloodshed and misery.
Actually I'm not that sure the rest of Europe is interested in more integration. Did you not hear the French politicians try to outdo each other in ranting about all those Poles taking away French jobs? Is that wanting integration? As these ossified economies grow more irrelevant, you will see more and more such rants. Its like the dinosaurs hoping that their roaring would divert the asteroid. And that asteroid is about to hit Europe.
The only form of integration some Europeans want is the kind in which everyone else pitches in to bail you out when you need it. And of course they don't mind it if you shake one fist at them while holding out the other hand for help.
update your infos, that was years ago, but not necessary only a french recrimination
Sorry if I was mistaken on that point or my facts were wrong. It was an honest error.
I still don't feel however that Europeans are that interested in further integration today, at least not those in nations like Germany or Greece. Maybe if they could pick and choose who to integrate with but then each one would have different choices - kind of like the results of a speed dating event. Nationalist parties have become more prominent. And though I'm not an expert on the EU, from what I've read and seen most popular referendums seem to reject further integration.
These are countries that share common values but have their own distinct cultures, languages, manners, customs and even work ethic. You wouldn't even be able to force-fit all the Anglophile nations - US, UK, Canada, Aus, NZ - into one country.
The €U isn't even able to agree to austerity, how is it supposed to get agree to a free trade agreement with protectionists in its ranks like France.
EU budget talks collapse following rows over funding increase:http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/eu/9668841/EU-budget-talks-collapse-following-rows-over-funding-increase.html
" During the acrimonious negotiations, Greg Clark, the Financial Secretary to the Treasury, attacked the commission for asking for extra 9.65 per cent in funding for this year almost 11 months into 2012.
"Europe must practice the fiscal discipline that it demands of member states," he said.
Jeroen Dijsselbloem, the new Dutch finance minister, said he did not believe the commission's claim that the EU would be unable to pay its bills without the extra money.
"I'd question that very much. The Commission has to re-prioritise, that's just the way it is. Budgetary discipline is not just for the member states," he told Reuters.
Peter Tempel, Germany's permanent representative to the EU, echoed British and Dutch complaints. "We take the view that implementation of the budget in 2012 is not a basis for claims made by the Commission," he said."
No change indeed.
if you remembered, before WW1 there was such a euphory for global exchanges too, and all this merry time disappeared suddenly
"From around 1870 until World War I, the world economy thrived in ways that look familiar today. The mobility of commodities, capital, and labor reached record levels; the sea-lanes and telegraphs across the Atlantic had never been busier, as capital and migrants traveled west and raw materials and manufactures traveled east. In relation to output, exports of both merchandise and capital reached volumes not seen again until the 1980s. Total emigration from Europe between 1880 and 1910 was in excess of 25 million. People spoke euphorically of "the annihilation of distance."
Then, between 1914 and 1918, a horrendous war stopped all of this, sinking globalization. Nearly 13 million tons of shipping were sent to the bottom of the ocean by German submarine attacks. International trade, investment, and migration all collapsed. Moreover, the attempt to resuscitate the world economy after the war's end failed. The global economy effectively disintegrated with the onset of the Great Depression and, after that, with an even bigger world war, in which astonishingly high proportions of production went toward perpetrating destruction.
It may seem excessively pessimistic to worry that this scenario could somehow repeat itself--that our age of globalization could collapse just as our grandparents' did. But it is worth bearing in mind that, despite numerous warnings issued in the early twentieth century about the catastrophic consequences of a war among the European great powers, many people--not least investors, a generally well-informed class--were taken completely by surprise by the outbreak of World War I. The possibility is as real today as it was in 1915 that globalization, like the Lusitania, could be sunk."
Whatever, we now have the nuclear option (not to mention, NATO) and there is no reason why Great Britain would allow itself to be draw into petty continental conflict.
Germany has no army to speak of, only the UK, France and Russia have a military to speak of, so who is going to start this 'war'.
except that Britain has bilateral Defense alliances with UK, that UK owns 30% of our national debt, so... necessity would matter
"Britain has bilateral Defense alliances with UK" - this sentence doesn't make sense to me.
A practical impediment to the implementation of a trans-atlantic free-trade agreement is the persistence of Americans to retain their antediluvian measurement system. I think America has to adopt the Metric system to enable its industries to deal effectively with the rest of the world.
Eric Chapuis,
Montreal, Canada
"in the United Kingdom, for example, although metric is the official system for most regulated trading by weight or measure purposes, the pint is the official unit for milk in returnable bottles and for draught beer and cider in British pubs, and miles, yards and feet remain the official units for road signage"
"In the last few years metric use has been increasing rapidly in the U.S., principally in the manufacturing and educational sectors.
Public Law 93-380, enacted 21 Aug 1974, states that it is the policy of the U.S. to encourage educational agencies and institutions to prepare students to use the metric system of measurement with ease and facility as a part of the regular education program.
On 23 December 1975, President Gerald Ford signed Public Law 94-168, the Metric Conversion Act of 1975.
This act declares a national policy of coordinating the increasing use of the metric system in the U.S. It established a U.S. Metric Board whose functions as of 1 October 1982 were transferred to the Dept of Commerce, Office of Metric Programs, to coordinate the voluntary conversion to the metric system."
Too bad the Mars Climate Orbiter team didn't read these documents...
With the English system, the US landed on the Moon and Mars, positioned satellites around the planet, gave you a GPS system you can use to locate yourself to a foot (meter?) and can attack locations anywhere with pinpoint accuracy.
Humor (if that was your intent) aside I don't see the issue here.
The point is that modern trade depends on compatibility across manufacturers.
Of course sensitive, government-made aerospace technology doesn't need to be compatible with equipment from other countries, but private-sector stuff does.
Well, if the point is to attack the moon with pinpoint accuracy, you are right, the US system (which is not the same as the Imperial system, BTW) is perfectly up to the job.
Unfortunately, this won't help America sell more goods to the rest of the world.
Well, if the point is to attack the moon with pinpoint accuracy, you are right, the US system (which is not the same as the Imperial system, BTW) is perfectly up to the job.
Unfortunately, this won't help America sell more goods to the rest of the world.
Eric Chapuis and E.P.G.,
Japan sells products to the US. Their English skills are very poor how do they manage to do it? Facebook makes a website localized for Europe - how do they do it?
Things like currency, measurements, date format, language, signs, etc. all fall under the category of localization. All manufacturers who look to export already apply localization to all their products. Canon will make the same camera and label it with US localization for American-bound models and Japanese localization for Japan-bound models and Chinese localization for Chinese-bound models. Should Japan switch to English to facilitate better trade with the US? No. Microsoft sells a French version of Windows in France and Belgium. The dates automatically switch to the French system of DD/MM/YYYY. The numbers in the German version of Windows automatically change a number like 3,729.38 to 3.729,38 (since the commas and periods are reversed in the German system). Should the Germans change how they write numbers so they can export BMWs to the US?
Sorry guys but I entirely miss your point (as much as I admire the metric system). Note that I grew up in a country that uses the metric system.
If that's the barrier to trade, you have some dumb engineers.
The United States uses the metric system where appropriate, such as in medicine. We have been bottling liquor in 750 ml bottles for a long time. The fact that our speedometers measure in miles per hour has never been an impediment to importing European automobiles. Any US manufacturer which seeks export business to Europe is quite capable of manufacturing to European standards.
I'm an American engineer and I only design in metric, as does most of my team. Some parts that are sourced locally need to be specced in "our" system, but it is simplicity itself for a competent engineer to convert from one to another.
"America has to adopt the Metric system to enable its industries to deal effectively with the rest of the world".
30 years ago we were already much further than today in implementing the metric system in manufacturing. I fully agree, still using submultiples of inch and ounce just doesn't click together with precision engineering, especially since the rest of the world doesn't want to be bothered with our separate path.
"With the English system, the US landed on the Moon and Mars ...".
You must be 'dreaming'. NASA is fully metric ever since (metric-trained) Wernher von Braun became director of the Marshall Space Flight Center and chief architect of the Saturn V, which then propelled the Apollo spacecraft to the Moon . . . all with metric technology, of course.
diemm correctly mentioned the disaster of the Mars Climate Orbiter which happened exactly because Lockheed Martin provided performance data to the team in pound force seconds instead of newton seconds as required by NASA. The spacecraft was intended to orbit Mars at about 150 kilometers. However, incorrect data given by Lockheed Martin in miles caused the orbiter to descend instead to much lower altitude, thus burning up in the Martian atmosphere.
Today, almost all aerospace and high tech engineering in the US is metric. That's why science students predominantly use metric measures in experiments and equations. Science classes are requisites for undergraduate degree in the U.S. which ensures that most educated people here have some familiarity with the metric system.
What about freedom of movement between EU countries and the USA? How many European entrepreneurs might go west, and how many American entrepreneurs might go east, if restrictions were lifted and the EU became serious about making it easy to start and operate companies? No sane entrepreneur with an option of coming to the USA would start a company in Europe today; the labor laws are designed to ensure that no one wants to hire a single employee. But if that changed... Oh, sorry, must have dozed off while I was typing and slipped into a beguiling dream for a moment. Time to wake up. Europe, zone of labor law rigidity, will continue to under-perform and thus fail to live up to its possibilities across all fronts.
"What about freedom of movement between EU countries and the USA?"
I understand freedom of movment has caused some tensions within the EU - Roma deported.
And new EU members like Romania, Bulgaria don't enjoy the same free movement privileges like other EU countries.
When the EU itself is not exactly a paragon of free movement of people's it is kind of hard to demand it of other countries.
We don't read many articles urging the US to work better with the EU. That fact in itself tells a story.
How would a free trade agreement with the dynamic and competitive USA benefit the extremely uncompetitive and unproductive southern European countries? Would this even matter?
My knowledge of this area is poor but I am curious!
Unproductive Southern European companies already make some of the best products in the world, from clothing to furniture, wine & food products, from cars to equipment and machinery. Hopefully will soon be able to get these products at more competitive prices. Your knowledge in this area is indeed poor!
". . . competitive USA" ??
Where did you get this from? Fact is that we are globally competitive only with a handful of products and technologies, which, unfortunately, neither employ a large enough workforce to provide the nation sufficiently with well paid jobs nor can exports anywhere near pay for our massive imports. This is why the country's trade deficit, worse than that of any southern European country, got out of hand long time ago.
BTW, the long term balance of trade is the most accurate indicator of a given economy's competitiveness.
Charlemagne provides no evidence whatsoever that the Americans are interested in transatlantic free trade. They hate free trade, at least with countries that don't (a) supply them with lots of primary natural resources or (b) need South Korean levels of existential support.
Is this why the USA has a free trade agreement NAFTA with both Canada & Mexico, a free trade agreement with Australia, and is currently negotiating an Asia-Pacific free trade pact with numerous Asian countries like Japan, Taiwan etc?
BTW apparently NAFTA has done wonders for Mexico unlike Greece. Maybe the EU could learn something from NAFTA.
"QUERETARO, Mexico — A wary but tenacious middle class is fast becoming the majority in Mexico.
And it is the Mexico where NAFTA dreams came true, where billions in foreign investment have fostered a flourishing aircraft-manufacturing industry anchored by companies such as Bombardier Aerospace, General Electric and Siemens.
It is the Mexico where the top 50 names for newborns include a lot of American-sounding names such as Vanessa and Jonathan.
It is in sunny Queretaro where you can clearly see the new Mexico of 60-hour workweeks, Costco box stores and private English-language academies churning out bilingual 14-year-olds."
People are still better off in Greece than Mexico. Greece has its problems, but no drug gang wars or armed revolutionary guerilla movements. Canada and Australia: you're right, they do supply America with plenty of lumber and metal. Belgium and Italy wouldn't.
Dont know about Mexiko, but those prospective Asian free trade treaties are very unbalanced and face fierce local opposition. The governments support them after massive arm twisting from the US.
Try and break out of your bubble, read some local news from time to time.
Need South Korean levels of existential support? What do you mean by this?
Considering Europe needed saving from the Nazi Germany by the Americans, and then had to cower behind its skirt to avoid the Soviet menace for decades, I wouldn't necessarily go around insulting other countries if I were a European. After all, North Korea is a rather pathetic foe for any reasonably well-armed nation.
Europeans - more insufferably condescending than any other cultural groupings on Earth, including the Americans. Thanks for confirming my initial impressions of your people.
Ironically, your counter argument to establishing free trade highlights why free trade is so important. Currently, the United Stated inhibits the trade of particular commodities over the US/Mexico border. This creates a black market for these commodities. Illegal oranizations,, such as "drug gangs" and "armed revolutionary movements," profit from the existence of these black markets. The "NAFTA dreams" mentioned by emmafinney came to reality as a result of free trade. The hardships that exist in Mexico do not exist depsite free trade. These hardships exist in place of free trade.
Ironically, your counter argument to establishing free trade highlights why free trade is so important. Currently, the United Stated inhibits the trade of particular commodities over the US/Mexico border. This creates a black market for these commodities. Illegal oranizations,, such as "drug gangs" and "armed revolutionary movements," profit from the existence of these black markets. The "NAFTA dreams" mentioned by emmafinney came to reality as a result of free trade. The hardships that exist in Mexico do not exist depsite free trade. These hardships exist in place of free trade.
"Maybe the EU could learn something from NAFTA".
Maybe how to keep a country poor and calm. Mexicans don't complain, though their GDP per capita is a meager 10,146 dollars in one year - or only one third (!!!) of the average GDP of the Greek.
Before Greece joined the EU, it was the poorest country in Europe. It was only during the EU membership, that the average Greek income (GDP per capita) climbed into the top league of the world's rich nations (exactly the same is true, btw, for Ireland).
If the income of the average Greek would sink to the level of the average Mexican, the Greeks would probably try to start a third world war ... or commit collectively suicide.
So, what the EU could learn from NAFTA is that's not the 'worst off' who shouts loudest.
Transatlantic free trade absolutely must be the top priority right now. Hell, it matters more for growth than hitting some of the fiscal cliff.
I think we could safely set the ambition of removing all tariff and non-tariff barriers in trade of goods, with only exceptions of food & pharmaceuticals (which we might as well leave for another round - it isn't worth the delay to put this at stake).
On trade in services, it would be great if the US and EU could agree on public sector tendering rules, etc (they surely can't be too different? Both systems have similar objectives: to allow free & fair competition in bids from both in-state & out-of-state bidders). And as much progress in removing all tariff & non-tariff barriers would again be welcome. Off the table: for now, further liberalising/ harmonising financial sectors would be entirely unrealistic, since this is only now starting to happen at the EU level, and since the American regulatory system is in a state of radical flux.
In any case, realistic objectives should be set, and then determined efforts should be made to sign off a deal before Easter. It would require tons of good will and readiness to compromise - but this is a deal that would have so many firms lobbying in favour on both sides, that even Congress could probably manage to step over vested interests in pursuit of the popular interest.
Free trade should be the top priority now. (It isn't quite - there is a free trade mission from the European Commission, with a horrendously relaxed public schedule.) Both sides must engage now - hundreds of billions of dollars are at stake in the next couple of years alone. A well integrated $35 trillion market (EU + NAFTA) supports massive scale economies and intense productivity boosting, innovation spurring & monopoly busting competition - it's not to be sniffed at.
In the world today, few things matter more than quickly securing transatlantic free trade (and once that goes down, we know that we can rapidly extend that much deeper free trade model to much of the world).
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"President Obama's theme of balance will continue to clash with Chancellor Angela Merkel on euro-zone crisis management. For the Democrats, Europe has pursued a tin-eared draconian policy of cutting deeply in the euro-zone South. The result has been economic pain and political unrest with little prospect of near-term growth. This critique holds that the current institutional set-up within the euro zone robs governments in Greece, Spain and Italy of the policy tools necessary to animate their economies, put vast swaths of unemployed workers back to work, and, consequently, reignite growth. This stance sees the euro-zone crisis as vindication for the Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP), the 2009 American Reconstruction and Recovery Act and the subsequent banking stress tests, and deep bank oversight. The Obama team views Europe's chronic tumult as a demonstration that government-centered policy, particularly demand- and employment-driven action, is key to preventing a vicious cycle of deteriorating public balance sheets through smaller tax bases, lower economic productivity and increased capital flight."
They have Greece, Portugal and Ireland on the rack and they are busy setting up new implements of mindless torture for Spain and Italy. Austerity has become an end in itself and a visible symbol of German power. Madness of course but poor reasonable Obama has no chance of deflecting these Robots now.....
and don't forget Schaeuble wants to send his sbires to France for explaining Hollande how to become a new Greece
"President Obama's theme of balance will continue to clash with Chancellor Angela Merkel on euro-zone crisis management".
16 trillion dollars indebtedness . . . with no end in sight, not even with the 'fiscal cliff' threatening!
An approach, which might go a long way (not endlessly, though) with a currency that controls the world's central banks' reserves (since Bretton Woods) and 'fixes' all transactions of the global commodity markets, wouldn't travel very far with a currency that has no tax base and only one major minority economy left to 'save it from collapse'.
Surely, Obama's formula is inapplicable for the Eurozone.
The EU is meanwhile so fragmented, Maher, there is absolutely no reason why Hollande, Rajoy and Monti are 'waiting' for Merkel . . . unless all they are waiting for is the German taxpayer 'to bail' their 'undertakings'.
Of course, this, then, is a different story.
"Yet many were dismayed that Europe was barely mentioned during the campaign. This reflects a mood of declinism and also a sense of unrequited love."
Getting no attention during an extraordinarily negative American election campaign is actually a good thing.
Despite disagreements on a range of international and trade issues as well as differences in interpreation of political philosphy, the transatlantic relationship is solid day-to-day business, so why would the American voter bother about it anyway.
Those who feel unloved in Europe should reflect on how high the US as a topic rates on European election agendas.
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When you're shopping for speakers, it's only natural to have questions. This FAQ is a great starting point whether you're considering upgrading from factory sound for the first time or you're looking to optimize your current system.
Sound and performance questions
- What kind of a difference do new speakers really make?
- How much power do I need for my new speakers?
- Will my factory radio power aftermarket speakers?
- Do speakers with a higher efficiency rating sound better?
- Does the type of tweeter make a difference in the sound I hear?
- What difference do cone materials make?
- What innovations in aftermarket speakers can help improve the sound of my system?
- My front speakers sound distorted when I crank up my system. Is there any way to improve their performance?
- What advantage do I gain by choosing component speakers for my car?
- My new component speakers aren't living up to my expectations. What's wrong?
- What's the most affordable way to get crisper highs and better stereo imaging in my car?
Installation questions
Sound and performance questions
Q: What kind of a difference do new speakers really make?
A: You'll find that replacing your factory speakers can make a noticeable difference. Music sounds crisper, more dynamic, and closer to the way it was recorded and better than it would with a worn-out or low-quality speaker.
Speaker replacement is also the single most cost-effective car stereo upgrade you can perform. And even the newer, factory-installed speaker systems, which may sound OK at first, aren't typically built to give you the years of reliable, ear-pleasing sound you can expect from a good pair of aftermarket speakers.
Q: How much power do I need for my new speakers?
A: While manufacturers give a range of RMS, or continuous, power that will work for the speaker, getting towards the upper end of that power range or even exceeding it yields the best results. That said, a speaker with a lower RMS power range will be more suitable for powering with a factory or aftermarket stereo, while a higher RMS range will work better with an external amplifier.
With an external amplifier, you should pick an amp with a power rating in the upper end of your speaker's power range. For example, if a speaker is rated to handle up to 35 watts of RMS power, it will perform closer to optimum as your power source approaches delivery of 35 watts.
JL Audio's TR650-CXi 6-1/2" speakers have an RMS power range of 10-50 watts. This makes them a solid match with an aftermarket stereo, but even better with an external amplifier.
It's better to overpower a speaker than to underpower it — the distortion caused when you push a low-powered amp or receiver to its limit is much more likely to harm a speaker than too much power.
Q: Will my factory radio power a set of aftermarket speakers?
A: In most cases, yes. Aftermarket speakers will certainly sound better with a little more juice, but most of our speakers will sound just fine with factory power. The exceptions are matched component sets, and any speaker with a minimum RMS power rating of 8 watts or more.
Q: Do speakers with a higher efficiency rating sound better?
A: Efficiency ratings don't tell you how good a speaker "sounds." They simply indicate how well the speaker uses power. If you're using a low-powered factory system, you'll want to choose a speaker with a higher efficiency rating (90 db and up). Low-efficiency speakers can sound great, but they'll need a high-powered receiver or amplifier for energy.
Q: Does the type of tweeter make a difference in the sound I hear?
A: Speaker manufacturers use a variety of materials in their tweeters, such as paper, silk, ceramic, titanium, polyetherimide, and so on. One type of meterial is not necessarily superior to another, because they all have different characteristics and reproduce sound in slightly different ways. As a rule, paper is responsive because it is so light, while composites are more durable. You'll find that silk and silk/polymer blends sound very smooth and even.
In general, a dome tweeter provides better dispersion and off-axis imaging than a cone tweeter. A balanced dome tweeter combines the two designs with a dome mounted within a cone. You might want to listen to a variety of tweeter materials and designs to find the one that suits your musical taste.
Read our article about tweeter design for a more in-depth discussion.
Q: What difference do cone materials make?
A: As with tweeters, woofer cones come in a variety of materials. They can be made of treated paper, synthetics, or composites. Woofer cones need to be more rigid because their task is to reproduce strong bass notes. Again, paper tends to be less durable, but responds quicker than other materials. All of these can sound great; you just need to experiment with different sounds and materials to find what's right for you.
The polymer composite cone on this Polk Audio woofer is lightweight, yet rigid, so it can move fast and retain its shape
Q: What innovations in aftermarket speakers can help improve the sound of my system?
A: If you're looking to "tweak" your system for optimal performance, you should be aware of some of the great features that several speaker manufacturers offer. For improved imaging, many tweeters come in adjustable mounts that let you focus high frequencies more precisely to your listening position.
Some speakers have bi-amp inputs, so you can power the woofer and tweeter from separate amplifiers for more powerful sound.
Q: My new front speakers sound distorted when I crank up my system. Is there any way to improve their performance?
A: Try a set of Bass Blockers. These act as high-pass crossovers to guard against distortion, especially when you turn up the volume. Remember, the smaller the speaker, the more difficulty it has reproducing low notes at high volume. Eliminating low frequencies from a smaller coaxial speaker means you'll get cleaner, louder performance. And, since the bass coming from your back speakers (or subs) is omnidirectional, you'll never know the bass blockers are there!
Q: What's the advantage of choosing component speakers for my car?
A: With a properly powered set of matched components, you'll get better imaging and a much more detailed and dynamic sound than you could expect from conventional speakers.
Mounting the separate tweeter closer to your ears optimizes your speakers' imaging and brings out a level of detail you may have never heard before. The premium-quality woofers deliver forceful, dynamic bass and midrange, while the separate crossover networks will properly routing your highs and lows to protect your tweeters and make your system sound its best. As a rule, component speakers generally require an external amplifier to really come alive.
Q: My new component speakers aren't living up to my expectations. What's wrong?
A: Here are a few tips to get your component speakers sounding their best:
- Check the crossover setting — many think that a flat setting for the tweeters is the way to go, but you'll often find that you need to attenuate the highs to counteract too much brightness
- Are you feeding them enough power? With most sets of components running them off your receiver just can't give them enough power to operate properly. Remember, underpowering your speakers is more dangerous than overpowering them.
- Like a good sub, speakers need time to break in.
- Are you getting rattles and vibrations? Check your mountings — you may benefit from installing foam baffles and Dynamat in your doors. Keep in mind, you've created new openings for the tweeters as well.
Q: What's the most affordable way to get crisper highs and better stereo imaging in my car?
A: If you often find yourself reaching for the tone control to "sharpen" your stereo sound, you're likely to notice a big improvement when you install a pair of add-on tweeters to your system. Most factory speakers are "dual-cone" models — they use paper whizzer cones to reproduce high frequencies. The result is sound that's dull and lifeless. You'd be stunned at the number of "premium" or "name brand" factory systems we've seen that rely on these little paper megaphones to handle the highs.
What makes tweeters so important? It's true that they reproduce the high notes, but there's more to the story. Besides being responsible for recreating the very highest frequencies in your music, tweeters impact the realism of the overall sound as well. This is because the ultra-high frequency information that tweeters handle helps render the specific timbre of each instrument in your music.
Timbre is a word used to describe an individual instrument's sonic fingerprint or voice. A good pair of tweeters will help you distinguish an overdriven guitar sound from a saxophone, and a saxophone from a trumpet. High-quality tweeters also add crispness to your music for a more realistic listening experience. They can ensure that the sound of a snare drum comes across as a satisfying crack instead of a muted thud, and they help you hear the rattle and click of strings plucked on an upright bass. You'll feel like you're right there in the studio with your favorite musicians.
Add-on tweeters also give you placement flexibility. They'll help you achieve realistic stereo imaging — that sense of the precise physical location of each of the musicians in the recording.
Installation questions
Q: I have 6"x9" speakers in my car. Why doesn't your website show that any 6"x9" speakers fit?
A: Even though speakers are classified by cone size, it's not the only factor in determining if a speaker fits your car. Sometimes speakers are too tall or too deep for the locations they're meant to go in. In addition to measuring every speaker model we carry, we also measure thousands of vehicles. That's how we know that we're recommending the right stuff for your car or truck. If a speaker you're interested in isn't listed as fitting, give us a call. Sometimes minor modifications can make it work.
Mounting height and depth, along with tweeter protrusion, are major factors in determining whether or not a speaker fits your car.
Q: How difficult will it be to install my new speakers?
A: You can count on a simple installation with any of our "Easy-Fit" speakers. And in most cases, a new pair of speakers is about the easiest car audio component to install in your vehicle. As a Crutchfield customer, you'll benefit from the free, vehicle-specific instructions found in our MasterSheet™, free wiring harnesses that eliminate splicing, and our friendly, toll-free technical support. For a more detailed look at what's involved, check out our car speaker installation page.
Q: Do I need new wire to replace my factory speakers?
A: Factory speaker wire is fine if you're powering your new speakers with a factory or aftermarket stereo. But if you plan to install an external amplifier that's rated at 50 watts RMS or more per channel, then we recommend that you run new speaker wire.
Q: Can I use my factory grilles for installation?
A: You certainly can. In many cases, aftermarket speakers come with manufacturer grilles (usually sporting the speaker-maker's logo), which you can use if you prefer. Some manufacturers are shipping speakers with radical-looking grilles that are designed for excellent cosmetics and minimal sound obstruction.

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Six Flags Great America & Hurricane Harbor
Six Flags Great America is fun for the whole family with 14 heart-pounding roller coasters, a free water park with over 30 heart pounding water slides, spectacular shows and parades, family rides and big pint-sized fun for the kids with children's areas and over 35 rides for the little ones. Try the new Goliath, a triple record breaking roller coaster. It is the world's fastest wooden coaster with the tallest and steepest drop, plunging riders down 180 feet and rocketing through twists and turns at 72 miles per hour. Also enjoy Hurricane Harbor and Riptide Bay, the water park that boasts more slides and attractions. Catch a wave at the only place to surf on Lake Michigan.
Knight's Action Park
The theme park offers miniature golf, go-karts, batting cages, carnival rides and an arcade. While the water park features a wave pool, bumper boats, water slides, paddle boats and a lazy river. Catch a movie at the old-fashioned drive-in, adjacent to Knight's.
Azoosment Park at Santa's Village
Azoosment Park at Santa's Village is an amusement park/petting zoo. Unlimited pony rides and amusement rides with one paid admission.
CITY:East Dundee
Magic Waters Waterpark
Some of the many fun water attractions include the five-story Abyss (a dark tunnel tube ride), the two-person Splash Blaster water coaster, Tsunami Bay (Illinois' largest wave pool), Splash Magic River, and Little Lagoon for the tykes. The newest ride is the Double Dare Drop speed slides. Each slide drops riders 75 feet, making the thrill ride the steepest speed slide in northern Illinois.
CITY:Cherry Valley
Odyssey Fun World
Out of this world family fun featuring a four-level exploration playland, tag team laser trek, interactive video/prize redemption/games and outdoor amusement park. Caters to groups.
Grady's Family Fun Center
As Bloomington-Normal's only amusement park, Grady's features an 18-hole mini-golf course, batting cages, bumper boats, go-karts and kiddie rides.
Splashdown at EastSide
The wettest and wildest family water park in Central Illinois. Play in Splashtower Island or ride the lazy river. There's even a splash and play area for the young ones in your family. www.fondulacpark.com
CITY:East Peoria
Adventure Quest of the Quad Cities
Adventure Quest of the Quad Cities is the perfect for fun-filled outdoor adventures. This 54-acre facility is located just off 1-80 & I-88 near East Moline IL. Make your reservations today and enjoy zip lines, panning for gems, hay rack rides, and wonderful hiking trails. This facility is also available for parties and corporate team building. An elegantly decorated 8,000 square foot banquet facility with an extensive menu is available. The facility also offers interactive games, inflatables, dunk tanks, water slides, laser tag, and more. Check out these annual fall events that include Pumpkin Festival the last weekend in September and the QC Haunted Forest every Friday & Saturday in October.
CITY:Port Byron
Fairview Water Park
Fairview has an activity pool featuring arched water jets, a polar bear slide and a water mushroom. The park also features six lap swim lanes, a deep pool with two thrilling drop slides, multiple diving boards and two sand volleyball courts.
Paradise Bay Water Park
DuPage County, Chicago's Western Suburbs - Check out the Lombard Park District's award-winning aquatic facility! State-of-the-art amenities are endless and include a 140,000-gallon leisure pool, bowl slide, zero-depth pool, bubble bench, lap pool, drop slide and much, much more!
Raging Rivers WaterPark
Choose from four winding waterslides, brave the waves at the Breaker Beach wave pool or just spend the afternoon floating along the Lazy River. Located just outside Grafton on the Great River Road.
Pelican Harbor Indoor/Outdoor Aquatic Park
Illinois' only indoor/outdoor aquatic park features seven water slides, a lazy river, two zero-depth entry pools, a spray play area, diving well, sand playground and two concession stands.
Splash City Family Waterpark
Surfing in Illinois? Yes! The FlowRider creates a perfect wave for surfing and body boarding. Water slides, a lap pool, the lazy river, a sandy play area and "Monsoon Mountain" make for a family adventure.
Lakeview Family Aquatic Center
This outdoor aquatic center has a swimming pool, a zero depth pool with play equipment, 2 giant water slides, 1 small slide, diving boards, a video arcard and wet sand play area.An arcade, lockers, showers, concessions and souvenirs are also available! Children seven years and under must be accompanied by an adult 17 years or older.
Splash Valley Aquatic Park
Kankakee's premiere water park offers splashtacular fun for the whole family. The outdoor water park encompasses a lazy river, three waterslides, lap pool, and two zero-depth entry pools. Group rates and party rentals are available.
Whitewater Junction
Kids will love this railroad themed aquatic center featuring a spiral slide, tube slide, water geysers and playful water features. Open during the summer months 7 days a week, Whitewater Junction is located inside the lovely Longview Park in Rock Island, Illinois.
CITY:Rock Island
Splashdown Water Park
Central Illinois' premier family water park is located at the Eastside Centre Sports Complex. Play in Splash Tower Island, ride the lazy river, or spend time in the splash and play area designed for little ones.
CITY:East Peoria
Itasca Caribbean Theme Waterpark
Features a new zero-depth entry main pool with 6-lanes attached, new separate diving well with drop slide, and high and low diving boards, 185-foot waterslide, separate zero-depth interactive play pools, and more. Call today for birthday party package information.
Lena Lions Park
Lions Park, at over 20 acres, features Splash Land Family Aquatic Center with a 180' water slide, zero depth entry, many shade shelters, wet sand play area, water features and drop slide. The Splash Land Mini-Golf offers one of the nicest 18 hole miniature golf courses in the Midwest. It has over 275 plant varieties, 4000+ square feet of water areas, three waterfalls and challenges that the entire family will enjoy. The course is ADA compliant. Added in 2014 is a 9 hole frisbee gof course. Quench your thirst and your appetite at the Splashland Snack Shop. Full restaurant offering sandwiches to soft serve and smoothies to salads - a true family food court. The park also offers picnic and playground areas, flower gardens, shelter house, a concession stand, volleyball and basketball courts, lighted ball diamond, batting cages and restrooms. A 110x110' ice rink is available in season.
Hap Parker Family Aquatic Center
Fun for the whole family! Highlights include two amazing water slides that splash down into 350,000 gallons of crystal clear water. The zero-depth entry pool also features water toys for children, lanes for swimmers, and diving boards. The 14,000 square foot facility also has a full bath house with accessible restrooms and changing rooms, along with a full-service concession stand, shaded and open lounge areas, picnic tables and much more.
Atcher Island Water Park
All new tropical-themed water park with water slides, wading pool, unique circular drop slide, children's spray ground, locker rooms, concession stands, and more!
Vernon Hills Park District Sullivan Community Center
Overlooking park land, the Community Room, equipped with a stage and kitchen, can serve 260 dinner guests or 400 people theater seating. Smaller meeting rooms with a capacity of 10-140 people including a gymnasium rental are also available.
CITY:Vernon Hills
Alice T. Virtue Water Park
Beautiful family water park with waterslide, drop slide, diving board, and full menu concession stand adjacent to full-service park.
White Water Canyon Water Park
White Water Canyon Water Park is an affordable, wet and wild oasis just 30 minutes from downtown Chicago, perfect for the whole family!
CITY:Tinley Park
Rainbow Falls Water Park
A tropical paradise waterpark. Three giant water slides, tot pool, vortex pool, drop slide, three-story funhouse with plunge pool. concessions, picnic areas, locker rooms with family changing areas. Daily admission and season passes. Open Memorial Day through Labor Day.
CITY:Elk Grove Village
Hall Quarry Beach
Hall Quarry features a zero-depth sand beach, two islands, a youth water slide, drop slide, and a diving tower with two- and four-meter platforms.
Ultimate Play Space - Spray & Play Park
This 13-acre park allows kids to exercise their mind and body! Water park runs Memorial Day to Labor Day, weather permitting.
Family Aquatic Center
This aquatic center has a frog slide, water slide, wet playground area, a sand playground, concessions, a shaded picnic area and a bath house.
Splash Station Waterpark
Railroad-themed, outdoor water park featuring a 6 person racing slide, body slides, tube slides, lazy river and zero depth pool.
Aquatic Center
Splash around at the Aquatic Center. Climb up four stories and launch down your choice of two water slides with more than 320 feet of winding turns and diving wells, or take a dip in the pool.
CITY:Wood River
Devonshire Aquatic Center
The Aquatic Center features a zero depth pool with play equipment, a water play structure, drop slide and diving board. You'll also find lockers/showers and a concession stand.
Coral Cove Water Park
Dive into this beach-themed water park with 2 tall tube slides, drop-slide, diving well, walk-in swimming pool, splash 'n spray playground, sand play area and café. Locker rooms, showers & family restrooms. Available for group rentals for 50-1500 people.
CITY:Carol Stream
Read Park
Read Park offers many recreational opportunities and is highlighted by the Read Park Family Aquatic Center, which includes a zero depth pool, water slides and play area, and by a state of the art 11,000 square foot skate park, SK8 Park. This scenic park also features baseball and softball diamonds, tennis courts, sand volleyball courts, an outdoor lighted hockey and ice staking rink, concession stand, picnic areas, shelters, and playgrounds. The Morgan Memorial, a charming statue of two children surrounded by fountains, is a serene spot to enjoy. Park attractions are open seasonally; please call ahead to confirm availability of specific attractions and costs.
Rice Pool & Water Park
Rice Pool and Water Park facilities include a zero-depth pool, thrilling slides, sand play area for children, adult lounge deck and sand volleyball courts.
Oswegoland Civic Center Aquatic Park
This community water park features colorful slides, tubes, a zero-depth pool and concession booth.
DragonLand Water Park
DragonLand has something for everyone, all on three-plus acres of immaculately kept park land with ample room to stretch out and soak up the rays! DragonLand is handicapped accessible and has an award winning lifeguard staff ready to make your visit a safe one. Zero depth, play / entry area and two water slides that twist and turn you "Dude" the dragon slide with mushroom waterfall geyser play features Sand beach play area with water equipment and extended deck / patio with lounge chairs "Adults only" patio with large turf for sunbathing Reasonably priced cafeteria style concessions Sand beach volleyball courts with changing, shower and locker facilities Heated pool with lighting for night activities Fully handicapped accessible
Bensenville Park District
DuPage County, Chicago's Western Suburbs - Ten minutes from O'Hare, Bensenville Park District offers everything for your leisure, fitness & banquet needs. From the outstanding White Pines Golf Club to the award-winning Deer Grove Water Park, come and enjoy a variety of activities, parks & events.
Gwynn Family Aquatic Center
This is an outdoor facility that includes a zero depth pool with play equipment, water slide, diving well and wet sand play area. Children seven years and under must be accompanied by an adult 17 years or older.
Lakeview Family Aquatic Center
Zero depth entry pool, 2 huge water slides, one smaller slide, 2 diving boards, children's sand play area, sand volleyball, arcade, lockers, showers, concessions and souvenirs!
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A brown Get Happy Dirty Jobs t-shirt is a fun way to show your love for the hit series, Dirty Jobs. If your job isn't quite as unusual or exciting as jelly bean making, rum distilling or high-rise window washing, maybe you need something a little more inspirational to put on. This exclusive Dirty Jobs shirt, featuring a big pink pig and the official logo, will remind you to be happy every time you put it on!


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Amazing guy who will keep you laughing no matter what. He seems shy at first, but when you get to really know him, he's really cool. He tends to bring himself down often, so you should be there to help him out and make him feel better. He may argue, but he'll usually just make a joke out of the arguement, or will apologize.
Girl1: "Have you met Tristan?"
Girl2: "Ya, he's cool."
Girl3: "You kidding? He's amazing!"
Girl1: "My thoughts exactly."
Girl2: "Ya, he's cool."
Girl3: "You kidding? He's amazing!"
Girl1: "My thoughts exactly."
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a attractive male with a name that dates back centuries.
Girl- What is your name?
Boy- "Tristan"
Girl- Nice name reminds me of the movie Legends of the falls with Brad Pitt. Here's my number..
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Boy- "Tristan"
Girl- Nice name reminds me of the movie Legends of the falls with Brad Pitt. Here's my number..
Boy- yea score!
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Tristan is just pure amazing. You would have to be one of the luckiest females alive to be the one who gets to hold him. He is perfect in every way possible. He will make your day no matter what the problem may be. He will treat you so well even if you might be getting annoyed at him, which is very rare. Words can't describe the love between Tristan and (random name) Emily, it's just incredible. Tristan is funny, hot, nice, happy, sexy, wonderful, awesome, amazing, cute, fun, romantic, epic and every single other word to do with awesomeness. Everybody loves Tristan. <3
Emily - Omg i just met this really awesome guy!
Random - Was it Tristan?
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af QueenEmi14
4. februar 2010
An attractive name that is European. It is concidered a masculen name and a name that was use in middle ages, dark ages, and european stories like King Author and The Round Table.
Tristan was one of King Author's knights and fought with him in deep heated battles.
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The exclusive #500th Pokemon made for Pokemon: Jesus Editon. You have to accept Jesus as your savior to unlock Tristan, who is located in Jerusalem. You can only catch Tristan with a Jew Ball, which is recieved when you defeat the Muslim Infidels, earlier in the crusade. Tristan is level 95, making him the strongest Pope in the game.
"Yeah, I tried catching Tristan with my Charzard. Fucking Pope spilled holy water on it KO'ing it."
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Brave, Loyal, Great Friend, Beats her/him self about things, loner, caring, hardheaded, sweet, nice, strong willed, music lover, great, pretty/handsom, depression, great mind, good writer, help anyone in need, willing to give him/her self for someone else
Tristan Was A Knight at the round table of king author the most brave and loyal of them all.
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(Sir)Tristan (Latin/Brythonic: Drustanus; Welsh: Drystan; also known as Tristran, Tristram, etc.) is one of the main characters of the Tristan and Iseult story, a Cornish hero and one of the Knights of the Round Table featuring in the Matter of Britain. He is the son of Blancheflor and Rivalen (in later versions Isabelle and Meliodas), and the nephew of King Mark of Cornwall, sent to fetch Iseult back from Ireland to wed the king. However, he and Iseult accidentally consume a love potion while en route and fall helplessly in love. The pair undergo numerous trials that test their secret affair.
The legend of Tristan and Iseult is an influential romance and tragedy, retold in numerous sources with as many variations. The tragic story is of the adulterous love between the Cornish knight Tristan (Tristram) and the Irish princess Iseult (Isolde, Yseult, etc.).
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