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- Matthieu Miossec
- Newcastle-Upon-Tyne
- United Kingdom
Doctoral Student - Genetic Medecine (Congenital Heart Disease),
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What are a few things your country could learn from other countries?
There are many ideas which a country may too readily vilify or praise without looking outside of its own borders where some of these ideas will have been tried and tested. Look outside your country and go hunting for great ideas.
Sep 3 2011: - Entrepreneurship from California
- From Japan: their moral lessons about friendship, being there for each other, following your own path in life (and taking up responsibility for it), their 0 tolerance for crime/violence (making their cities the safest of the planet), discipline and robotics
- From Asia, South America and Africa: eating insects
- From Germany and northern Europe: low corruption, correctness and sane ecology
- From Almost all countries: their cuisine
- From Almost all countries: how to form a government ;-)
- From Congo, North Korea and other countries: that we can praise ourselves we are far better of, and should not complain as much.
Sep 3 2011: I do appreciate how cuisine is pronounced here in all countries, sir.Sep 5 2011: Christophe,
I wish you had included something to the effect, "-From the USA, the Preamble to the US Constitution, one of the greatest, yet unpracticed, ideas that exist."
Of course, I cannot expect such an unheralded idea to be promoted outside the country. However, if non-Americans promoted America's Preamble, Americans might notice it.
It calls for Abraham Lincoln's vision: governance of the people, by the people, and for the people.
PhilSep 23 2011: That bull fighting is savagely cruel and should be banned once and for all.
Sep 23 2011: Ole! for Helena (glad to hear from you!) Someday I will tell you the story of how I once fought a bull (very young one) in Spain! He won!
Sep 24 2011: Hi Debra!
Sounds like some interesting story you have there; when ever you feel like it, I'm all ears!
Nice hearing from you too. :-)Sep 24 2011: There's a really nice French song that denounces the Corrida.
Sep 24 2011: Which one is that? I'd like to listen to it.
Sep 25 2011: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m1ET6SEtwbcSep 25 2011: Salut Matthieu,
J'aime bien Francis Cabrel. Je ne connaissais pas cette chanson.
Merci.Sep 15 2011: Their language
jessy Li
Sep 22 2011: The thing China definitely needs to learn from other countries, like Ameica, is about food safty. In the recent years, these scandals about food safty in China have scare our people. From poisoned baby formula to the recent drainage oil,a general epithet for the oil recycled from the garbage,which is infamous for its low quality. Our authority should learn how to supervise and scrutinise the food when it's in the process rather than solve the problem when it has already harmed our people.
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Sep 22 2011: Hang in there, Jessy. As a parent, I can't imagine how frightening it is to be concerned about your food supply. I do hope the government finds a way to instill confidence in this area.Sep 23 2011: Ni Hao Jessy,
I live in China and the quality of the food here is a real concern.
Not as an excuse but as a partial explanation: I think it's hard to imagine just how difficult it is to "manage" 1,300,000,000 people. The opportunities for wealth-creation are huge in China, and some people try to take advantage of the opportunities by cheating.
Things will change. Slowly. But they will change.
Is there anything you can do that would help improve the situation?
My wife and I are considering importing oil from Canada. It's not a long-term solution but it's something we can do.Sep 9 2011: Hi everybody,
First, by "learn" here I mean "would be great if my country adopted best practices of ... but it never did"
I wish it did.
But it's complicated.
Even when it comes to the best idea or practice, we have to understand - what works for one country doesn't work for another. And sometimes it shouldn't.
And many roads lead to Rome - where "Rome" is the place where everyone is happy, healthy, wealthy and moral.
So, we adopt practices - it takes ages to shift and evolve. We adopt ideas - it takes ages to soak in. (Agree with Frans! - it doesn't happen automatically, overnight) With some ideas and practices it's easier, some - impossible, depending on the size of the gap and - the common sense.
Theoretically, however, I wish my country Russia could learn how to respect the human right of an individuum, to tolerate the differences, to focus on improving the environment and quality of life, to preserve green - from my country the Netherlands.
My country the Netherlands ... I wish it could learn how to feel and share with others, to live as a community, to bring ethics into daily matters, to dig deeper into human soul - from my country Russia
And then comes health care, technology, laws, windmills and roads.
We are - the countries, aren't we? I think we are learning, slowly. We started with cuisine :)
Ben Jarvis
Sep 6 2011: i think every country, including my home country australia, would benefit from implementing japan's employment policy. employment levels are legislated: if your company makes X amount of money you have to employ Y number of people, and not only is there a minimum wage but also a minimum bonus, so that if a company does especially well, it's not just the CEO getting the bonus but all the employees are rewarded for their hard work in carrying out the CEOs orders.
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the results of this are great service. with plenty of staff customers aren't kept waiting, staff are happy being adequately compansated and having enough other workers to share tasks so they're not exhausted by the end of the day.
i'm sure some of you will be thinking "that must be incredibly expensive for comapnies! certainly it kills the economy!" but actually the reverse is true. with so many people earning reasonable salaries, you also have lots of people with money to spend, which means better sales figures and more company profits. every dollar spent on wages comes straight back into the economy meaning not only are people happy but all companies and the country as a whole does well too - japan is the world's third biggest economy even though it has no natural resources, importing all raw materials and even 60% of its food!
truly it should be clear that rich people don't create jobs, consumer demand does.
Seun Owolabi
Sep 6 2011: Nigeria could learn how to utilize it's Knowledge potential... and not just rely upon its natural resources. They could learn from the likes of India, how they can even export their know-how, and make it a viable income model. They could learn the unlimited benefits of providing food for itself, exploring its agricultural potential... and not importing billions of dollars worth of food every day. We could learn a lot from other countries!Sep 23 2011: This may have been mentioned already, but I believe that some aspects of Switzerlands Direct Democracy should definitely be implemented in other democratic nations. The US has some programs working on this, such as the recent establishment of the "We, the People" Petition Feature on the White House Website.
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Other than that, as a High School Senior and soon-to-be College Freshman, I wouldn't mind if the US considered some form of Swedens Educational System. The debt american students are expected to accept is ridiculous and, frankly, I find it sad that a nation whose citizens are known for their (sometimes delusional) Patriotism fails to provide attractive alternative payment plans. Education is a crucial part of our lives, and we seem to care more about fighting distant wars against a nearly invisible enemy than encouraging academic excellence.Sep 23 2011: I think a lot of countries could learn a lot from Costa Rica.
They dissolved their army in 1949.
Around 95% of all their energy comes from renewable sources.
Their life expectancy is 77, yet their GDP is only $11,500 (compared to USA's 78 @ $48,600) and according to the Happy Planet Index, they are the most happy country on earth (8.5 life satisfaction compared with USA's 7.8)
Sep 23 2011: Did you know that Canada is now paying for Costa Rica's police force? This is a fact. It was front page news in our Canadian newspapers about a month ago. Because it is hard to believe, I am including a link:
Sep 24 2011: That's interesting but you've twisted the fact from the article: "The program provides up to $15 million a year to help Latin American countries fight and prevent crime". That doesn't mean Canada pay for Costa Rica's police, it means Canada will give them a few $million to help them out and so they can reassure tourists that there is Canadian approved policing.
It's really not that un believable when it coincides with a bunch of trade negotiations between the two countries. From the same article: "Through today's commitments, we are helping Costa Rica to become a safer place for its citizens and for travellers and businesses from abroad, thereby protecting our interests in the region and ultimately at home."
Debra Smith
Sep 24 2011: Hi Charlie, thanks for the clarification. I did not read this particular article but I read several
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others. What you have said is true to a point, however, this newspaper is very pro-government and pro Harper who originates in this province so this article is spun to make the pill go down easier for Canadians. I still think it is really odd that Canadians are paying for policing in other countries.Sep 20 2011: Learn from criticism made by other countries. It's like only Brazilians can criticize Brazil. Not a good thing.Sep 20 2011: I am from India and one thing I wish we learn is "fairplay" ...
Simon Tan
Sep 16 2011: What I think countries should do is to promote TED talks because it is just amazing the things I read on this site . No I don't work for this site , I just find the people here ... so unique , so different but at the same time , so wonderful . I just enjoy reading their comments , and I do my best to try and understand how they look at certain topics such as this .
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I guess I'm asking for countries to be more open minded to what other countries think simply because we all think differently , and thus making decisions from a wider perspective which may result in a win win situation rather than the usual , everyone's equal , if someone wins , another has to lose economist's point of view (Sorry if I've offended anyone because of certain words I've used in this paragraph , specifically economist)Sep 14 2011: In business, Korea has to learn the freedom of ideas.
Jim Moonan
Sep 10 2011: I keep coming back to this conversation but each time I do I can't think of anything... It's hard to think as you are asking us to do, Matthieu! We are almost always thinking in the opposite way... But finally I locked into what I like about the few countries I know well enough to actually comment on.
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What I like about the English is their ability to express themselves in a way that draws me in.
What I like about the Irish is their doomed, fatalistic sense of humor.
What I like about the French is their flair for perfection.
What I like about the Mexicans is their earthiness.
What I like about the Canadians is their innate sensibility.
I wish we Americans had more of a sense of history.Sep 6 2011: My country, Bulgaria, can learn how to make great road construction from China and Japan and we can learn how to improve our tourism sector by Turkey and Greece. We have great nature but lousy roads and bad tourist service!
Thomas Jones
Sep 6 2011: The roads in China are pretty good! Much better than the roads in North America.
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Sep 6 2011: Yeah and they'll keep going ahead in that respect!Sep 5 2011: What nations (actually the people living in sundry 'nations') could learn from people of other nations is probably unlimited. Unfortunately what's true on an international level reflects what happens in any town or village... folks put learning very far down on their list(s) of priorities. Even within families most parents resist learning from their children -- and the children resist learning from their parents. Humans simply don't like to learn from others. There are exceptions, e.g. children up to the age of 12 or so come to mind. So WHAT people COULD learn is a question that simply highlights what most people refuse to do. And somehow that seems to be a 'human universal', mimicking 'learning from the past' which most humans also refuse to do. This aspect of 'being human' may result in tragedy, but that's a topic for someone else to worry about -- or so most folks would say.Sep 4 2011: Nations could learn from each other by exchanging ideas on how to preserve written justice yet maintain respect for each person's opinion. I chose the words "justice" and "respect" to separate from "law" and "tolerance," respectively.David Gibson's article, "A 'Christian' Europe Without Christianity," Religion News Service, August 11, 2011, perhaps unintentionally, supports separation of State from Church. Gibson claims that atheists are teaming with Christians to preserve European culture, in fear of Islam.In this case, Europeans could deeply study the Preamble to the United States Constitution, which claims seven secular goals to be committed to and trusted by We the People. We the People is an uncelebrated product of the phrase "Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed" (the US Declaration of Independence, 1776) plus the debates eleven years later.The 1787 Founders were autocrats in a closed building with closed windows in the heat of summer so that the public could not hear their debates. However, when sufficient states ratified the Constitution and the government started operating (1789), elected politicians began to 'Christianize' America, and thereby weaken the US Constitution. Democracy has stymied the republic.I cannot imagine one of my neighbors denying a Muslim family the opportunity to become beneficiaries of and contributors to American governance. Yet, it is commonplace to hear/read, regarding different cultures, "This is America: love it or leave it." Many Americans resist separation of Church from State. Abraham Lincoln's vision, "government of the people, by the people, for the people," has not materialized.Many Americans could benefit from profound discussion of what the US Preamble could mean to citizens of another country; they might perceive what the Preamble could mean to America's future: seven worthy goals, including justice and respect for each citizen.PhilSep 4 2011: I'd love to see my country embrace multilingualism and I'd love for non-native language learning to start in Kindergarten!
Jayson Paul
Sep 4 2011: Hi my name is Jayson, I'm 18 and I live in the Caribbean country of Trinidad and Tobago/
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My country can certainly learn how to deal with its problems with youth criminal activity by administering systems that have worked abroad; this is not to say we should indiscriminately apply solutions lauded by other countries, but its become evident that we are too inexperienced, too young a democracy to deal with these social issues without re-inventing the proverbial wheel. How do other countries get their youth motivated and inspired in nation-building activities? I once spoke to a Canadian mother living in my country who lamented the fact that there were so few volunteer programs that her children could join to develop that same sense of social responsibility and desire to help develop the place.
I believe in self determinism and all that in-so-far as we do not forget that we live in a 'global' world, a connected world, where the knowledge and tools are at our finger-tips. Young countries sometimes need to learn to swallow their pride and ask for all the help they can get. And to end with an overused cliche: Rome wasn't built in a day!
Thanks, great topic.
JaysonSep 3 2011: How to provide health care for all citizens seems like something the US could (should) learn.
Sep 4 2011: Mr. Bruni, it would be interesting learn your idea of a country that meets your objective, "provide health care for all citizens," then learn your information 1) on how that country's medical provisions are assured economic viabilty, and 2) how the quality of health care in that country compares with the health care America provides its citizens and non-citizens.
I have the impression that medical care in America is the best in the world--that when you go elsewhere, quality, scheduling, and treatability versus age suffer and are expected to decline as economic viability declines.
Lukas Müller
Sep 4 2011: Don't forget about the people, who are not in the system.
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google.de results for "uninsured americans" = 50 Million, roughly 20%.
compared to "uninsured europeans" = no result.
(ok, Europe is not really a nation, but none the less ;-))
Also, you may find some of these npr articles interesting:
Sep 4 2011: Interesting. Thank you. PhilSep 4 2011: America does not have the best healthcare in the world, whatever metric you chose to use. Have a look at countries that implement universal healthcare. France's healthcare is particularly renown for its excellence (it was number 1 in the WHO's 2000 ranking).
Sep 4 2011: Interesting, and together with the NPR series promising. Thank you. PhilSep 6 2011: health care in america is something like 17% of gdp so why would they change? the more sick and dying the better it is for there healthcare sector and the better the gdp looks
Debra Smith
Sep 7 2011: @ Matthieu. I just read a great book that outlines how the managed healthcare in the USA propagandized the American population into believing that lie. It was written by one of the guys who actually worked on the deliberate PR campaign.
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Thanks for contradicting that propaganda here on TED and for making it clear that America does not have the best healthcare in the world. As long as they continue to believe that manufactured lie, so many of their citizens suffer without healthcare.Sep 7 2011: I would argue that U.S.A. has the best Heathcare that money can buy. Unfortunately, one needs a rather large amount of money in order to reach the "best" status.
Debra Smith
Sep 8 2011: The name of the book is:
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Deadly Spin: An insurance industry insider speaks out on how corporate PR is killing healthcare and decieving Americans.
Worth reading.Sep 8 2011: QUOTE: "I would argue that U.S.A. has the best Heathcare that money can buy. "
As you say, if you can afford it, you can get good healthcare in America. But I wouldn't say it is "the best." One of the best, definitely. The best ... probably not.Sep 22 2011: Health promotion and primary care should be important components of healthcare in the United States. Some of the health issues in the U.S. may be different than those in France. An unhealthy diet, tobacco use, and lack of exercise can lead to problems we often see in the States like type II diabetes, hypertension and heart disease, lung disease, metabolic syndrome, etc.Sep 25 2011: I always thought Cuba had the best healthcare system in the world? Correct me if I am wrong but do they not also have one of the best education systems in the world as well. I believe around 80 - 85% of the population owns their house with the outstanding being that of doctors and nurses who have accommodation provided for them wherever they are based.Sep 29 2011: America does have the best technology, although it is sad that we don't have healthcare for all...........................................Sep 5 2011: Well for starter we have about a third of the population who do not have access to healthcare. Yes in emergencies they can get vital needs met, but most likely will be bankrupt shortly there after. As for a routine visit or, good luck with that. Now if you have coverage most likely it is paid through your job. This contributes to a stagnant economy. Many people who would change profession for what ever reason have the the idea of no health care coverage hanging over there head. It also is not good for business who have to pay for it, and compete with companies in other nations who do not have this added expense. Because of this many companies who provide benefits (a dying trend) hire few people and work them with quite a bit of overtime which is cheaper than providing a healthcare package. Oh and forget about any vacation time with this sort of setup, which increases stress levels for the population as a whole which in return is unhealthy.
Now the funny part is we spend about twice as much as most other industrial countries that provide service for all. This is why I responded to Matthieu question by saying we could learn to provide healthcare to it's citizen from other countries. Perhaps I should have been a bit more specific and said we should learn to fund a healthcare system that provides all it's citizens.
Joe Fletcher
Sep 5 2011: I'm an American college student. Health insurance is a luxury and a dream to my demographic. We do have the best quality which is pathetic and pointless since we can't use it. I can't describe to you the fear of getting sick and not being able to speak treatment outside of life treating emergencies, which is hard to get anyway. ANYONE in the U.S who has healthcare has been screwed over by them. IT IS INSANE here its like having a life preserver dangeled in front of you while your drowning. Docters drive up health care costs without a care, Nurses get crap wages, I would rather die from cancer at 75 than 4, A reality I have witnessed in my lifetime, purely do to lack of income.
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Sep 6 2011: My three children paid for medical insurance while they were in college, and it was reasonable at the time. What's happened in twenty years?
Ben Jarvis
Sep 6 2011: i don't have any figures to support this, but i do know that many of the world's biggest companies are insurance companies, and they must be making their profits from selling insurance, and also they are obliged to satisfy investors by making each year's numbers better than the previous year's.
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also you have all the litigation nowadays in america that didn't use to exist. this adds another vicious upward spiral since doctors need to buy increasingly expensive insurance against possible malpractice suits (even a perfect doctor must have insurance), which means costs go up, which means insurance costs go up even further.
i think then logically the solution is to cap payouts for medical malpractice, and introduce an optional not-for-profit insurance system to act as an anchor. we have medical cover in australia, but the public system is 'bronze' level. if you want better service you pay for a 'silver' or 'gold' level private health insurance from a for-profit insurance company.
Thomas Jones
Sep 6 2011: Hi Phil,
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It's not an area I know much about but, apparently, you could learn something about universal health care by looking north.
Canada's system is said to be quite good.
I do have some first-hand experience with the Canadian system: About three years ago, I slipped and fell on some icy steps and broke my leg in two places. We called an ambulance; they picked me up and delivered me to the hospital where I was treated. I was in the hospital for two or three weeks (I don't remember the exact number of days) and I was operated on three times. There were complications that required skin-grafting and so on. I was released with a wheel chair.
When the bill arrived, I had to pay $85.00 for the ambulance, and $10.00 for a splint. Everything else was covered by "medical."
I pay about $60.00 a month for the service. Regular check ups and non-emergency treatment is also covered.
I don't know how that compares to other countries' plans but I am grateful for, and satisfied with, the Canadian system.
As far as I know, everyone in Canada - even the destitute - qualify for coverage.
Ben Jarvis
Sep 6 2011: i think an important point in thomas' story is that after healing, he got back to work and paying taxes, no doubt much more than the treatment cost the government.
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a lot of opponents to public healthcare cite the cost, but it's actually more expensive not to give healthcare away for free:
a sick person needs welfare and other care, but a healthy person works, pays taxes, and spends their salary, all of which contribute to the economy instead of burdening it.
andrew maddy
Sep 6 2011: I've had a similar experience in australia, tore my acl playing football and had a reco. i pay $0 a month for my governmant health care and only had to pay for the crutches everything else including the opp was coveredSep 6 2011: There's nothing like first hand experience. And I appreciate Ben's point about getting working people back to work. Yet I wonder about the long term sustainability of universal health care. How does it impact personal responsibility?
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I am retired and consider it my duty to myself to 1) regurlary exercise and 2) manage what I eat and drink. Of course I don't smoke. In fact, when an ailment comes my way, the first think I think of is, "How can exercise rid this problem?" For example, I knead a sore finger loop to release the tendon and avoid trigger-finger surgery.
My family needs me alive and well to cope with events like tropical storm Lee this past weekend and other practical and social matters.
The question of giving up my cancer treatment four a four year old (see Joe Fletcher's comment) is perplexing. Seems like you'd need euthanasia for me. But then, what about my family? I would not volunteer.Sep 7 2011: phillip i think that's a great point and i agree we don't want a system that absolves people of responsibility. in australia the government plan is only the most basic bread-and-water type cover; it'll keep you on your feet but will never be a 'desirable' level of insurance cover.
there have been discussions in australia about making those who choose lifestyles that lead to poorer health make a larger contribution to the system, but really they already do. the tax on tbacco products is very high, so smokers have already paid for their emphysema medication long before they get the illness, and fresh food is exempt from tax whereas instant and other prepared foods (which are more likely to lead to disease associated with obesity) attract a 10% tax.
i'm not sure what you mean by giving up your cancer treatment for a four year old? i think joe was referring to the fact that a 4-year-with cancer will die if they are denied health insurance, however if they have it they can get treatment and life a good long life even if they do finally succumb to the disease at 75.
Debra Smith
Sep 8 2011: I would like to agree with and support Thomas' story and respond to Philip's points re: personal responsibility. I am Canadian.
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I am a very grateful Canadian. Our religious leaders led us into Universal healthcare in the 1930's. A man named Tommy Douglas (actor Keifer Sutherland's grandfather) is considered the greatest Canadian ever for helping us to understand that like education, healthcare is a necessary and important responsibility that Canadians share with one another. I think most of us take responsibility for our health but I also realize that some people in every society are less able and less mentally healthy to do so. This is a red herring because most mentally healthy people realize that even if healthcare is free, the personal cost of illness is too high.
I have never faced financial hardship due to healthcare costs even after giving birth to 5 children (who grew up strong and healthy and are now tax payers themselves) and having a bout of cancer. When I was finally diagnosed, I was given surgery within 10 days of the diagnosis, given surgery by a world class surgeon who specialized in my form of disease, was released from the hospital and given nursing care at home to help to close the wound and I NEVER paid one cent out of pocket. I am able to be a well employed and contributing member of society without any financial crises because I was sick. More than 5 years later, I am healthy and productive and very grateful to my country and to my fellow citizens.I am proud to live in a caring society and we pay far less of our GDP to healthcare than is paid in the USA and everyone- no matter how poor- has universal access to healthcare. If you are sick- you are cared for- PERIOD.Sep 22 2011: Debra, thank you SO much for sharing that story. I see you on these conversations regularly and am so glad for your fellow citizens to help get you back on your feet so you can share your insights.Sep 22 2011: Great point, Phillip. Too many of us take a hard line on one side or the other on this issue. Several of my family members and friends are in the medical field or related to its research in some way. While I would rather be in the U.S. if I had cancer or a rare illness, for day to day health care, I don't think the we do all that much better than many other industrialized countries. A simple examination of statistics like life expectancy and infant mortality doesn't show a huge discrepancy either. I wonder, though, how much of that is due to cultural influences and lifestyle choices (we're not exactly known for a stress-free, organic existence :) These are all difficult questions, but worth exploring.
Sep 22 2011: One of the most rewarding benefits of working hard on your own fitness and healthy diet is that it influences people who know you. They can see in your body and conduct and expressions how much it helps, motivates, and inspires you. I am 68 and just got off the phone with a guy, Kishon Seth, who is 76 and almost thrives on calling me nearly daily. We are laughing about how much the stock market is falling and our retirement funds are shrinking but we focus on our fitness practices of the day, congratulate each other and re-commit to our duty of staying out of the hospital. He celebrates a recent triumph over syatic nerve problems and refers me to a book titled Back Prescription. He and I both share these attidues with as many people as we can. The only negative is that few listen.Sep 3 2011: Dear Matthieu
I like your subject, in fact I love your subject. I like mentioned that every country in this world has some specific rules which are really surprising for another. Cultures, habits, ceremonies, education and families. idea sorting in any countries are different. In any place, opportunities are uncountable and this is a gift for all of us. :)
Sep 3 2011: I am a citizen of two different countries that see things quite differently. I think the question could give some interesting results.Sep 3 2011: From Singapore : Cleanliness , excellence in execution even with government bureaucracy, public safety from crime
From Japan : How to become economic giant with low natural resource and points as described by Christophe
From Switzerland : Protection of environment despite of being home of lot of global chemical giantsSep 3 2011: My country could learn a lot from a country like England.From what I see, the English people did a good job at preserving their historical monuments and buildings.My country is a developing country,so, we tend to destroy 'old stuffs' just to make way for new ones (if you know what I mean).Some buildings/monuments in my country are still worth preserving.It would be really amazing if we could preserve those buildings instead of making modern new ones.Sep 2 2011: I've never heard of countries that could learn.
Sep 2 2011: Have you heard of the Sun going up and coming down? Have you heard of the wind singing? Have you heard of parties making decisions? I'm truly sorry if you think your comment was witty.
Sep 2 2011: What I wanted to point at is that people can learn and every country has a variety of cultures and opinions within their borders that goes from stupidity to the opposite.
As parties reflect the society it isn't much different there.
Another thing is that I've seen that the same discovery is sometimes made in different countries with decades in between. Information doesn't cross borders automaticallly or it is a form of plagiarism.Sep 13 2011: Even though I am new, I have seen many of Frans Kellner's comments, and have never detected insincerity. Let someone site a country that has learned.
My country hides the greatest political claim. It surpasses United Nations statements in simplicity and completeness.
It states: people who want unity, justice, tranquility, defense, prosperity, liberty, and continuity, hereby establish governance of this nation. See the real words in the Preamble to the US Constitution.
This gift to the world is suppressed by many Presidents in fine Machiavellian style, but especially by one of the most celebrated Presidents. He imagined "government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the earth," even though it has yet to appear. He blamed God for the US Civil War; I appreciate his opinion but can only speculate its meaning. His legacy adds to the suppression of We the People.
Many Americans suppress triumphs in history. For example, recognizing the evil of the 1692 "witch" executions (19 hanged, one pressed to death, 4 to 17 died in prison) are labeled "Salem Witch Trials." Ralph Waldo Emerson's "Divinity School Address," is excluded from lists of his essays published by religious institutions. Because the majority of Americans wait for God, We the People remains obscure if not imaginary.
America leads the world in bemusement by religious freedom. America leads the world refusal to embrace the rule of law according to We the People.
If you ask one from the American majority what they are doing Friday, they are likely to respond, "Why? What's special about Friday?"
You respond, "America celebrates September 17!"
"What's that?"
"It's our annual Constitution Day."
I want revolutionary reform.
I have witnessed for my country--which I love. Perhaps others would speak of other countries learning/not.
Tara Leona
Oct 1 2011: As I am originally from Germany, my country has a history of and bad experiences with nationalism (I am writing about Germany here but this is applicable for the whole Western society, mostly for them which were directly involved in the second world war).
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When I went to India in July, I got the chance to talk to some Indian men, mostly my age of 17, 18.
We asked them if they are alright with the increase in female education and their suprising response was something like "As long as it is good for India, it is good for us as well".
My point is that they have a totally different and refreshing approach of nationalism viewing their young country as a community (though it is devided into several different states from which most of them speak a very different dialect) and not as something superior to another country. I would take this even further and claim that if we (the European countries) do not see ourselves only as German/French/Polish but also as European, the Euro crisis would have happened on a smaller scale because the self interest of a country lies behind the greater good.Sep 25 2011: Storytelling in the home.
I do not mean reading books, I mean the oral stories passed down the generations. While working at a hotel that people stay for long stretches I have the pleasure of making friends from different parts of the country and many people from India. One of the guests shared with me many stories his grandfather would tell him as a child. I would always ask to hear them- Would love a book with all of the tales that his grandfather once spoke to him, it would be such a delight
Rafi Amin
Sep 25 2011: Afghanistan is rich in natural minerals like Copper,Iron & etc, but we havent been able to make anything from it yet. So my country badly need some great ideas to get mining industery started.
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I dont know why so many countries give donations which does not work on the long run rather than helping Afghanistan in mining industery.


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CARSON,Calif. – Tensions will be high when the SuperClasico kicks off on Sunday, but what has the mood been like this week around The Home Depot Center?
I provided this piece on the banter –or lack thereof—around The HDC this week.
But what do the Galaxy expect from a Chivas USA side that underwent a significant reformatting during the offseason? That remains to be seen.
"Our meetings have been sort of 'We don't know what formation they're playing' and 'They've been kind of hard to read,' " defender Omar Gonzalez said. "They won their last game, but having said that, I don't think Dallas had their best game. It's a whole bunch of new players, a new coach, and so we're really just going in there not blind, but, you know, unsure."
Although Chivas are something of a mystery, one thing is for sure, the Galaxy will be in for a battle.
"We're not sure to what to expect. There's a lot of guys that we're not sure of and the coach is obviously an animated guy who is definitely going to get his team up for this game," said Mike Magee. "We're definitely well-aware that this is a pretty big game for them and we can't take it lightly."
LAGalaxy.com videographer Paolo Ferrari caught up with LA Galaxy head coach Bruce Arena, captain Robbie Keane and center back Omar Gonzalez to preview Sunday's SuperClasico after Friday's training session.
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CARSON, Calif. – Ever steadily, LA Galaxy center back Tommy Meyer is approaching his return to the field.
A nagging left hamstring injury caused Meyer to miss the final three matches of the preseason as well as Galaxy's home opener against the Chicago Fire and the first leg of the CONCACAF Champions League quarterfinals against C.S. Herediano, but Meyer began his return to the field this week. First, the 22-year-old returned to full training on Monday and then two days later, he was on the substitutes' bench for the Galaxy's 4-1 second leg victory over Herediano.
After spending several weeks on the sidelines, the chance to return to the bench on Wednesday, left Meyer pleased, but eager to get back on the field.
"You kind of feel like you've got to step back when you're injured. It's a little different to sit in the stands watching, but it's definitely nice to be out on the bench and if I was needed then I was able to play," said Meyer. "Everything is going well. I'm getting back into the training and starting to get fitness back so the past week has been good."
With the Galaxy currently preparing for their fourth game in 15 days, Meyer is an option to see the field in Sunday's SuperClasico against Chivas USA after center backs Omar Gonzalez, Leonardo, and A.J. DeLaGarza have logged heavy minutes in recent matches.
If called upon, Meyer admits that his hamstring is currently at 100 percent, but the center back knows that he'll have to earn his way back on the starting lineup.
"You just have to be ready. I'm not sure that [Bruce Arena is] ready to put me in yet, but I'm sure that I'll be in the 18 [on Sunday], hopefully, as soon as I get minutes in practice then I might get closer," said Meyer. "You never know. I'd like to [play] if I need to be used at some point, it'll be great, but if not, then I'm sure there will be plenty of opportunities."
CARSON, Calif. – Much of the talk this offseason surrounding the LA Galaxy's archrival Chivas USA this season has been about colorful manager Jose Luis Sanchez Sola also known as "El Chelis"
Whether it is his colorful press conferences or his dislike for the Galaxy as a club, Sola has quickly become a magnet for attention across the league. Sola arrived during the offseason with a proven track record in Mexico having managed Puebla, Tecos UAG, and Correcaminos UAT.
During the offseason, Sola hit the reset button on his squad by bringing in assortment of new players including several from sister club C.D. Guadalajara as well as a new coaching staff. Sola got his first win as an MLS manager last week with a 3-1 victory over FC Dallas.
Following training on Friday, Galaxy head coach Bruce Arena offered his thoughts on the new boss at Chivas.
"His track record speaks for itself. He's proven to be successful," said Arena. "He's given this team inspiration and organization and leadership. I think that they responded well."
In the latest edition of View from the Booth, Joe Tutino and Cobi Jones break down Sunday's SuperClásico against Chivas USA.
Watch below...
The news that Phillip Anschutz's was maintaining ownership of AEG and President and CEO Tim Leiweke was departing the company was headline news across Southern California and did not go unnoticed in the LA Galaxy locker room.
But to better understand how the moves affect the LA Galaxy as a whole, I spoke with club President Chris Klein on how the moves will impact on the club's day-to-day operations, to learn more about new AEG President and CEO Dan Beckerman, and understand how Leiweke's departure will change the Galaxy's pursuit of Designated Players.
Read my Q & A with Klein below…
(On how the AEG changes over the past day…)
KLEIN: "In terms of the Galaxy and the way that we operate, this doesn't change anything for us. I think two things came out [of Thursday]; one is that we're no longer for sale, which is a good thing for the Galaxy. And the second thing obviously, is that Tim is no longer with the company. Although he will be greatly missed, we will move on and continue to operate business as usual."
(On what should people know about new AEG President and CEO Dan Beckerman…)
KLEIN: "The first thing is that Dan has been great and while Tim was always the one that was out there, Dan has been intricately involved in everything that the Galaxy has done certainly since I've been here. I don't think he's going to be one to profess to be a soccer expert, but in speaking to him [on Thursday], the one message that he did have is that Phil continues to be committed to the Galaxy and the game of soccer in this country as he's always been and the same goes for Dan as well."
(On whether the team loses something not having Leiweke around…)
KLEIN: "If you look at anyone who goes through a club, one thing that we know is that the Galaxy is going to be here long beyond myself, long beyond Mr. Anschutz, long beyond Bruce Arena, long beyond Tim Leiweke, and so this is something that we're building that we hope is around for our kids and their kids. Do you miss a personality like Tim? Absolutely, of course you do, but like anything that we have whether you lose a player or a coach, there are other people that have to fill the void that is left."
(On the other side, how important it is to have Phillip Anschutz around...)
KLEIN: "I've been around this league since 1998 and as long as I could remember, there were years when Phil owned six teams in our league and his commitment to the game of soccer in this country is unparalleled. You have other people who were there on the ground floor like he was, but to have him still involved in the game of soccer, especially with the Galaxy, should bring a smile to everyone's face."
(On how Leiweke's departure could impact any potential Designated Player moves as he was instrumental in recruiting players like David Beckham and Robbie Keane…)
KLEIN: "Well, like I said, in speaking with Dan and everyone else, it is business as usual. We will continue to be the flag bearer in MLS. That includes our aggressive push for DP's. Tim will no longer be there to do that, but we have other people in the organization who can fill that void and will continue to be aggressive in that market."
(On whether not Klein feels confident the Galaxy can continue to attract top-level talent because of the brand that the team has…)
KLEIN: "I believe we can, yes."
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CONCACAF announced the complete schedule of CONCACAF Champions League Semifinals on Friday afternoon.
The LA Galaxy will open their series with two-time defending CCL champion Monterrey at The Home Depot Center on April 3 at 7 p.m. PDT before the team travels to Monterrey for the second leg at Estadio Tecnológico on April 10, which kicks off at 9 p.m. CDT local time and 7 p.m. PDT.
On the other side of the bracket, Seattle Sounders FC will host Santos Laguna in the first leg on April 2 at CenturyLink Field in Seattle, WA at 7 p.m. PDT before traveling to Mexico to Torreon for the the second leg on April 9 at Estadio Corona at 7 p.m. CDT local time and 5 p.m. PDT.
CARSON, Calif. –The SuperClásico may be just days away, but the news regarding the changes at AEG and particularly, the departure of AEG President and CEO Tim Leiweke by mutual agreement was big news at the LA Galaxy practice field on Friday.
Reporters spoke to Galaxy head coach Bruce Arena, LA captain Robbie Keane, attacker Mike Magee as well as defenders Omar Gonzalez and Tommy Meyer on Thursday's news regarding AEG.
(On the news regarding the departure of Tim Leiweke…)
ARENA: "I love Tim Leiweke. I think that he's one of the best things to happen to me in my career so I'm going to miss Tim. I can speak for everyone in our organization and we care a lot about Tim. He's been a phenomenal person to work with, a great leader, and a real inspiration."
KEANE: "I think everybody is surprised. He's been great for this club and this league with everything that he's done for AEG. For me personally, he's the one that brought me to this club and I've got a lot to thank him for. Everybody was shocked as you can imagine, probably the same as you guys. We're going to certainly miss him, he's a great character, a great guy, and we're certainly going to miss him coming into the locker room after games and before games. His enthusiasm for the Galaxy and the Kings was exceptional. For me, to have an owner and someone who runs the organization, he was probably one of the best that I've come across to be honest with you with the way that he was passionate about [the team], the way that he looks after his players, and the way that he deals with people. For me to come over from the U.K. to bring my whole family over here, he made it so easy for me and my family and I'm forever grateful for that. He will always be a good friend to me."
MAGEE: "I'm very surprised. He's obviously a guy who is so massive to what this league has become and a guy who went to bat for us when no one else really would. It's definitely sad, we don't know all the details and we read the same stuff that you guys do, but...you just remember the times when the league was kind of going south and he was the guy that stood up for the league and obviously put a boat ton of money in our team and this league when no one else would. It's sad and hopefully he finds his way back some way."
GONZALEZ: "Devastating, the night before, he was in the locker room congratulating us on going through and he seemed really excited about it and the next day, he's gone. It happened that quickly, I think that everyone was just shocked and it is sad to see him go, but I'm sure that he'll be fine wherever he lands. He was great to me; he was great to the Galaxy and the overall league. He will definitely be missed."
MEYER: "I was surprised. He obviously meant a lot to the guys. He was close to us and had a lot passion for our team and everything L.A. He was a great and especially just being here a year, he took care of us."
(On how his departure will impact the club…)
ARENA: "Well, we won't have Tim, who was certainly a focal point of the Galaxy. We're going to miss that, but we're going to have the continued support of AEG. Nothing changes as far as we're concerned. We're never going to replace Tim Leiweke with Tim Leiweke, but having said that, I think I said this year, we're not going to replace David Beckham. We're going to have to move on, it's unfortunate, but that's what we're charged to do…He's the best. He's the best person that I've ever worked for and I think the world of Tim. I can't tell you how much of a loss it is for me personally, but that's the business that we work in."
MAGEE: "Hopefully it doesn't. But like I said, he was doing so many amazing things. He set the bar pretty high. I couldn't imagine AEG changing anything that it's been doing with us, but it makes you think twice if it'll be the same or not."
GONZALEZ: "From what I understand, nothing is changing. We're still going to be determined to be the gold standard moving forward and continue bringing in big names and to keep on winning championships. He started that movement with bringing in names, but now it's up to us to keep it going and keep that standard high. We just have to do that day in and day out."
(On whether his departure will change AEG's role in running the Galaxy...)
ARENA: "We don't believe so. We'll have the same resources; it won't be the same way as how we approached things. It can't be. No one is going to replicate Tim in terms of the way that he does business. But it doesn't mean that we can't do as well, if not better. That's our charge and we're going to have to try to move forward and do the best we can."
(On new AEG President and CEO Dan Beckerman…)
ARENA: "Dan has been a great guy and we've worked with him throughout. He's extremely bright, very supportive, a different kind of personality than Tim for sure, but obviously a competent business man and a person that works with the utmost integrity so we're very pleased to be continue to be able to work with Dan."
GONZALEZ: "He's been around for a long time. He's just always there. He's a really nice guy, a bit more reserved I think, but I think he will do a great job…I see him all the time and I'm sure that he knows what is going on."
CARSON, Calif. – Jack McBean is hoping to McBean showed why he should be in contention for minutes with a stellar right-footed goal in stoppage time of LA's 4-1 victory over Herediano.
In the third minute of stoppage, Robbie Keane was fouled setting up a free kick for Michael Stephens who caught Herediano off guard with his quick pass to McBean. The 18-year-old made his chance count as he fired his shot into from the left side of the box into the bottom right corner to seal LA's win.
The goal was McBean's first of the year, but his fourth of the competition pulling him in a three-way tie for second place among goal scorers. As he looks to earn valuable minutes in league play, McBean knew that he had to take advantage of his opportunity on Wednesday night.
"It's very important," said McBean. "We have a couple of injuries right now so I'm getting the opportunity to play a little bit and every time that I go in, I want to do something for the team and [Thursday] was a good night."
McBean was the second Galaxy Homegrown product to score a goal as Jose Villarreal's stunner in the 69th minute put LA up for good. Following the match, Villarreal admitted that he felt a sense of priding seeing two of LA's Homegrown forwards bag goals in a pivotal match.
"It was good to see the homegrown products come out and score some goals for the team," said Villarreal. "I'm happy for him."
Could McBean's performance against the Costa Ricans mean extended minutes against Chivas USA in the SuperClásico—and possibly even a start?
"Hopefully," said McBean. "Anyway that I can help the team is good for me."
CARSON, Calif. – Another must-win match against C.S. Herediano for Marcelo Sarvas and another win for a Sarvas-led team.
A year-and-three-months after leading L.D. Alajuelense past Herediano to win the Costa Rican Invierno title, Sarvas bested Herediano again as he helped the LA Galaxy to a 4-1 aggregate victory over The Florenses in the CONCACAF Champions League Quarterfinals.
Partnered alongside Juninho, Sarvas and the Galaxy midfield controlled the midfield against a cagey Herediano side that was eager to find an away goal after going down in the 18th minute. Although the score line was an unflattering for the Costa Ricans, Sarvas lauded LA's opponents, but don't expect him to get any free drinks from Herediano fans during any future to Costa Rica.
"I think Herediano had a good game today. They had a good team; they made it hard for us. They make our result seem much more important because they played hard. They have a good team. I'm happy to beat Herediano and I'm happy to win with the Galaxy that is the most important."
Now as the club looks towards a date with two-time defending CCL champion Monterrey in the semifinals, Sarvas is aiming to do what he can to lead LA to the final.
"We're in the semifinals against a Mexican team and setting a new history," said Sarvas. "Everyone wants to play and we expect good things."


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Big Bertha Did It Again
Remember Big Bertha, the Blue Ball Gun?
Well, I've tampered with it these last days, and created a Dicke Bertha Typ II that now features a (detachable) magazine for four balls and a target-seeking rotating ultrasonic sensor.
Sad to say, the firing range hasn't improved noteworthy, so I certainly will not win the Throw It! challenge on NXTasy.org with it...
Nevertheless, have a look!
/Matthias Paul
11 comments:
- Jim Kelly said...
(In my best Vader-voice)
Great job, Matthias... building plans yet?
- Sep 5, 2006, 9:55:00 AM
- Matthias Paul Scholz said...
> (In my best Vader-voice) Impressive.
Well, I'd say "Don't be too proud of this technological terror [I]'ve constructed. The ability to destroy a planet [with Big Bertha] is insignificant next to the power of the [LEGO] Force."
> [..] ... building plans yet?
For truth to tell, a lot.
There's the call for a particular sort of robots on Bricking Bavaria (Munich, 8/9th of December 2006).
And maybe I'm going to assemble something new for a LEGO event in Zurich.
Still, there is the old zambor balls Gatling Gun plan (once an arms dealer, always an arms dealer)...
matthias paul
- Sep 5, 2006, 5:57:00 PM
- Jim Kelly said...
I bow to your Star Wars quoting ability...
LEGO arms dealer... interesting career choice...
- Sep 5, 2006, 10:47:00 PM
- Matthias Paul Scholz said...
> LEGO arms dealer... interesting career choice...
But don't you say "I can do it! I am not afraid!"
You will be.
You will be.
- Sep 6, 2006, 12:48:00 AM
You will be when all the NXT-bots blue-tooth together and become the *swarm*.
Prepare for the droid wars!
- Sep 6, 2006, 3:27:00 AM
- Brian Davis said...
Heehee... maybe that's why you can only BT four of them together... to try to prevent them from organizing into an unstoppable force...
As to arms dealers and LEGO deriviative, I have put building instructions (of a sort) for DAZLR into my Brickshelf gallery, and one of the guys on NXTasy is trying to format my pictures in with some text I written. Let's just say I combine a few more steps together than the LEGO standard for instructions... DAZLR in just 38 steps. See:
(some 244 of you already have)
Brian Davis
- Sep 6, 2006, 7:19:00 AM
Obi-Wan has tought you well:-)
Very nice job, I like the fact that the magazine is detachable. I might sudjest sticking the Ultrasonic sensor on the gun itself. That way, when it detects a target, the gun is already in position (but for vertical adjustment). The only problem I can see would be the use of batterys. I think that you could probably get it back on one NXT if you tried, you might have to use custom cables though.
- Sep 6, 2006, 7:56:00 AM
- Matthias Paul Scholz said...
> I might suggest sticking the Ultrasonic sensor on the gun itself.
With that, the aiming would be easier indeed.
However, it would require rotating the whole large gun while searching for targets.
Which wouldn't not be very elegant, would it?
- Sep 6, 2006, 8:55:00 AM
- Matthias Paul Scholz said...
> Which wouldn't not be very elegant, would it?
Aargh! One not to much...
- Sep 6, 2006, 8:57:00 AM
- Matthias Paul Scholz said...
Grmbl! too, of course!!!
(shouldn't write comments that late!)
- Sep 6, 2006, 8:58:00 AM
Just thinking of ways to keep it on one NXT. Let's see, if you posted your comment at 6:58 PM in my timezone (Jims as well), than in Germany it would have been...wow. Yeah, go to sleep Matthias:-)
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Time flies when you're having fun, and it's hard to believe that the second annual Chevy High Performance Street Machine Challenge (SMC) has already come and gone. If you aren't familiar with SMC, it's an event where we test a variety of parameters with top tier suspension manufacturers' rides, which are unequivocally dubbed as the modern-day Pro Touring street machines. Suffice it to say, these hot rods can do it all and we put them to the test, showcasing their abilities in the 60-to-0 braking, autocross course, and through the quarter-mile. New for this year was the Top Ride Shootout (TRS), which brought in a number of reader-owned-and-built rides, and they had no fear pushing their machines to the limit.
This year's SMC lineup included Chris Alston's Chassisworks with a '69 Camaro, Detroit Speed with their '69 Camaro and '63 Chevy II, Fatman Fabrications with a '57 Chevy, Granatelli Motorsports with an '11 Camaro, and Schwartz Performance with a '67 Camaro. For our TRS contenders, we had Adam Toney with his '70 Chevelle, Terry Neuville with a '67 Camaro, Tim McGilton with a '70 Z28 Camaro, Erik Cederberg with a '12 ZL1, and Brad Granger with his '67 Camaro. Notice a theme here; sure are a lot of Camaro owners who aren't afraid to flog their rides.
In addition to the roster with the TRS, we also moved our event from National Trail Raceway in Hebron, Ohio, to Atlanta Dragway in Commerce, Georgia, also dubbed Georgia's House of Speed! There's a good reason for this since this was also the location of our first-ever national event, the Chevy High Performance Nationals ("Showtime!" Nov. '12 issue), it only made sense to bring our event to the biggest all-Chevy party in the country.
Regarding rules, it was pretty simple—run what your brung as long as you're on street tires with a minimum treadwear rating of 180. Easy, right? Not necessarily. This meant the performance results would not only require a well-sorted chassis, but drivers who could modulate the throttle over the aim and stab routine with a good set of sticky rubber.
Admittedly, it took a solid crew to set up the Jet-Hot High Performance Coatings autocross course and we enlisted the help of our friends from the American Street Car Series (americanstreetcarseries.com), the good folks who put on all of the Run (To The Alamo, To The Coast, To The Shore, To The Ole South, Thru The Hills) events, including the MotorState Challenge and Midwest Musclecar Challenge. Yancy Johns, Bill Howell, amongst others put together a tough course that offered intense speed runs with tight turns and challenging Chicago Boxes.
For the Street Machine Challenge, we designated as our key driver Nick Licata from our sister publication Camaro Performers. For the 60-to-0 brake challenge, Technical Editor Steven Rupp, also from Camaro Performers, took the helm of each ride. On the dragstrip, CHP Editor Henry D. made three back-to-back passes to get a better feel of each ride. When it came to the TRS rides, we had the owners handle each of the challenges, keeping the competition amongst their peers.
When the tire smoke cleared, it was Stacy Tucker from Detroit Speed, who earned the top honors in the Street Machine Challenge with her '69 Camaro. In the Top Ride Shootout, Erik Cederberg took the overall win amongst his peers with his brand-new '12 ZL1 Camaro. All said and done, we learned every competitor knew their cars inside and out; more importantly, we all walked away with a few more good friends.
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Sam Hammer Hammers The Competition At The Annual Smith 'Garden State Grudge Match'
New Jersey's best surfers battle it out in the annual Seaside Heights contest; Sam Hammer comes out on top for his 4th Garden State title.
When it comes to New Jersey surfing, it's Sam Hammer's world. Everyone else is just living in it. At 31, Hammer solidified his reputation as New Jersey's preeminent surfer winning his fourth championship belt at the Smith Optics Garden State Grudge Match.
"We were making a joke on the beach. We might have to tell him he can't surf for a few years and let a couple of other guys win this thing," Rob Cloupe, the contest organizer, said.
"It's the most fun event ever," said Hammer, a Point Beach High School graduate and Lavallette resident. "It feels great. It's an honor." "This is really his event, he's won it four times now and he's been in the finals three other times," Cloupe added. "It's really his title to lose."
In its nine years, the Grudge Match has become the most prestigious surfing contest in New Jersey. The 32 best surfers in state are hand-selected to battle it out each year for $3,500 in cash and a year's worth of bragging rights. "This is kind of a grassroots event," Cloupe said.
The annual event is held each October at Casino Pier in Seaside Heights. Rather than having a set date, the event is an on-call contest, where organizers wait for ideal surf conditions before calling the competition.
Hammer's road to the belt included some of the day's best rides including two perfect scores— the first in the event's history.
In his semifinal heat against his friend and former Grudge champion Mike Gleason of Long Branch, Hammer disappeared deep into a large, churning barrel and was able to reemerge miraculously, drawing a combination of gasps and cheers from stunned onlookers. "The first 10-pointer was one of the best I've ever gotten [in the Grudge Match]," Hammer said. "It just stayed open."
In the final, competing against Mike Ciaramella, Hammer found his way into a tube again, clearing the section before doing two massive turns.
Despite having victory over the younger surfer firmly in hand, Hammer continued to push the pace, nearly getting washed into the pier pilings when he attempted to take off deep and late on a large set wave. Ciaramella, an 18-year-old from Avalon, was making only his second appearance in the Grudge Match and his first in a Grudge final. He was eliminated in the semis last year.
"I just kind of went into that heat thinking about having winning, I wasn't too worried about winning," Ciaramella said. The young surfer impressed many in attendance, punctuating his contest performance with fast, fluid wave riding.
A testament to the wide broad spectrum of surfers the Grudge Match sees, Ciaramella surfed against Long Branch's Keith Noonan, who is more than twice his age, in the semi-finals. The 40-year-old tore through many younger surfers on his way to the semi-final showdown including defending Grudge Match champ Zach Humphreys of Margate.
Hammer's taking of the title is the latest chapter in a storied rivalry between surfers from New Jersey's northern beaches and its southern beaches. "It's kind of the underground rivalry," Cloupe said. "I don't think that will ever go away."
"It's friendly, but there's always a little bit of jawing going back and fourth," he said. Shortly after the win, Humphreys congratulated Hammer. "It's back in North Jersey," Hammer said.—Tom Dunphy
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I had a "crisis of faith" about my figure collection back when I entered high school. I still liked action figures, and playing with them a bit too. However, I assumed that I was some kind of anomaly.
I came to realize it was just a neat hobby that others could appreciate. As long as I avoid looking like an obsessive weirdo (like people who have thousands of salt & pepper shakers, or compulsively buy every D-Cell battery they see), a properly displayed/managed figure collection - as well as my custom pieces - are perceived by people as they should be; works of art, and an interest I have.
If you act like it's something shameful, people sense weakness and assume that it should be something embarrassing. If you're proud of it (but still keep your social graces when showing stuff to people), people will treat your figure hobby like any other. It's something that makes you unique, and brings joy to your life.


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But what about the rest of us--the general population of UNL web developers? At some point we'll have to do something. When and what? Last I heard, this was to be a "flip the switch"/"no stragglers" deployment on the morning of August 17th. How will that work? We'll need to test our pages with the new template, develop new sharedcode (navigation, etc.) components, and adjust a LOT of pages' maincontentarea layouts for the increase in width, but AFAIK there's not going to be a secondary server on which to set up beta versions of our sites.
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So, Mercedes is having another crack at the 3-series then?
Not really. This time around the C-Class is more of a small S-Class. It's not trying so hard to be a sports saloon. Think comfort and safety, hand-in-hand with top-notch economy.
Can I have some numbers?
This is the C250 BlueTEC. Its 2.1-litre diesel makes 204bhp, surfing the car to 62mph in 6.6 seconds. Yet it's rated at 65.7mpg in the official cycle, for 109g/km CO2 (though this AMG line trim cuts about 2mpg and adds 4g/km or so). Mighty good figures for a big, quick automatic saloon.
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California's 3rd largest city, and the 10th largest in the nation, San Jose is the leading city in Silicon Valley. It's well known for its affluent population, and a much lower crime rate than cities of a similar size, so overall this is a safe place to live. Which are the top five safest neighborhoods in San Jose? We've listed them according to the overall crime index, taking the figures for property crimes and violent crimes, and showing them per 100,000 residents so we get an accurate picture across the five. Here they are:
Situated south of Central San Jose, the neighborhood of Cambrian Park is the 5th safest neighborhood in the city. The crime index is 47 percent lower than the San Jose average, with just 175 violent crimes per 100,000 residents, and 1,199 property crimes per 100,000 residents on average each year. So you have just a 1 in 73 chance of being the victim of crime in this San Jose neighborhood.
The westernmost neighborhoods in the city, West San Jose is bounded by the city of Santa Clara to the north, the San Tomas Expressway to the east, De Anza Boulevard to the west, and Prospect Road to the south. West San Jose is safer than almost 78 percent of the neighborhoods in the city, and has a crime index 56 percent lower than the San Jose average. You have only a 1 in 683 chance of being the victim of violent crime in this neighborhood.
Named for the San Jose Municipal Rose Garden in the heart of the neighborhood, Rose Garden is the 3rd safest neighborhood in San Jose. Just west of Central San Jose it's a popular place to live with its great mix of residential and commercial, and despite being a bustling place the crime index is 56 percent lower than the city average. Property crime averages at only 998 per 100,000 residents, while violent crime averages at just 146 per 100,000 residents.
Often just called The Den, the Almaden Valley neighborhood is in the south of San Jose, set in a valley between hills to the east and the Santa Cruz Mountains to the west. You have just a 1 in 96 chance of being a victim of any kind of crime in Almaden Valley, and the neighborhood is safer than 89 percent of neighborhoods within the city. The crime index comes in at 60 percent below the city average, and all this means that Almaden Valley is the 2nd safest neighborhood in San Jose.
The safest neighborhood in San Jose is Willow Glen. Set around the historic and walkable downtown, this neighborhood is friendly, attractive, and safe. The crime index is 60 percent lower than the San Jose average, and with the city crime index at 17 percent lower than the California average, this really is a safe neighborhood for California! You have just a 1 in 747 chance of being the victim of violent crime here, and 1 in 109 of being the victim of property crime.


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A while ago, elsewhere, I wrote about fondant potatoes: cooked slowly in clarified butter so that they become golden-crisp on the outside and creamy inside. Just recently, I was staring at a bulb of fennel, trying to decide whether to slice it thin and serve it raw or to quarter it and braise it.
Another element of the same meal was to be potatoes of some sort, and it occurred to me that by using the fondant technique I might cook both in the same way, and indeed in the same pan. So I did, quartering the fennel and cooking it cut sides down, for just as long as the potatoes – more than an hour. See the linked post for instructions.


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Are you starting your first job, graduating from high school, or heading off to college? Whatever the reason, every teen needs to learn how to manage money. The St. Johns River Chapter of Florida Institute of Certified Public Accountants and SJCPLS are teaming up to offer this full day (10am to 3pm) workshop to teens age 15-20. Subjects covered will be budgeting, saving, personal investing, using credit wisely, avoiding identity theft and more. Class size is limited so call us at 827-6950 or stop by the Reference Desk to register. This workshop is sponsored by the Friends of the Ponte Vedra Beach Branch Library and lunch will be provided.
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Don't miss this opportunity to win free adult popular books while having fun playing Bingo. All materials will be supplied by the Library and everyone will go home with at least one free book. Mark your calendars for this fun chance to win books and make new friends.
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Explore creative writing with the author of the Hungry Ghost books. Flagler Beach author, Becky Pourchot, returns to Southeast to share some creative exercises, group activities, and BBQ. Teens, ages 11-18, are welcome to bring their own stories and poems to share. Lunch will be provided by the Friends of the Southeast Branch Library. Registration is required. Please call 827-6900 to register for this free program.


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Patrick Ercole, a Ph.D. candidate in public health studies, will defend his dissertation, "Obesity in Kidney Transplantation: Clinical and Economic Implications," at 12:30 p.m. Wednesday, March 30, in room 2821, Salus Center.
Erica Salter, a Ph.D. candidate in health care ethics, will defend her dissertation, "Medical Decision M king for Children with Significant Intellectual Disability: Toward a Relationally Centered Approach," at 1 p.m. Wednesday, March 30, in room 113, Learning Resource Center.
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San Diego homebuilding charity breaks ground
In the San Diego region, Home Depot gave $135,000 to fix nine homes at up to $15,000 each. Habitat officials decided to raise money to expand the effort to at least 13 residences. Work began in November, said Repair Corps Superintendent Dale Maxwell.
In Lakeside, volunteers from Cox Communications dug the first holes for fence posts and sawed the first four-by-fours on Lakeshore Drive, a busy street corner next to a freeway overpass.
About 15 volunteers will labor at the site each day until the job is done. This volunteerism is how Habitat for Humanity is able to build low-cost homes.
The group's San Diego branch has faced upheaval and controversy over the past two years.
An almost entirely new board of directors was installed in December 2011 following an investigation into the charity's handling of $700,000 in donations related to the 2007 wildfires.
Officials have acknowledged that the money had been misspent, though it paid for other charity projects. At one point, County Supervisor Dianne Jacob called on District Attorney Bonnie Dumanis to investigate.
Pfeiler, a former Escondido mayor, was named executive director in May.
Jacob spoke at Wednesday's event.
"Habitat for Humanity San Diego has had kind of a rough go of it over the past couple of years," she said. "To me, this groundbreaking today represents a rebirth of this organization, a renewal, a refocusing on what's important."