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- Jaime Mogollón Michilot
- Trujillo
- Peru
Economic Student,
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How we can fight the corruption in developing nations?
In most of this nation, corruption have an economic and social dimension. What we can do for decrease the corruption. Mr. Mather have an interesting solution. What do you think?
Alan H
Oct 7 2013: Why are we worrying about stopping corruption in other countries when we cannot solve the problem in our own country? Same goes for hunger, homelessness, poverty, etc. Maybe the only way to solve it is to stop focusing on other countries' problems and solve ours first.Oct 18 2013: Changing education systems, restructuring the business and economics, transparency...yada yada yada. I wouldn't classify those as 'solutions', but rather as 'tools' for decreasing high levels of corruption. After all, I think the main problem is not in the current political situation of the nations or their history, but rather the problem is the individualistic nature of human beings. Although I have to admit that the political situation and the history of the country (along with other factors) do play a big role in the 'rise' of corruption levels, but my point is that they are not the sole reason for the existence of corruption in the first place. The sole reason for the existence of corruption (as I said) is the individualistic nature of human beings.
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Did somebody ask the question: If you are working in a developing country and you have to choose between what's morally right and providing money/resources for yourself/your family...what would you do? In times of turbulence would you care more about the others than you would care for yourself? Maybe some people would...but the truth is that in any country on this planet not 100% of the people will do that.
So yes, corruption can be decreased, but never eradicated. That's just something I feel should be mentioned in this conversation...
Poonam N
Oct 8 2013: possible solutions:
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1) change leaders/revolution (western input into developing nations)
2) massive influx of foreign aid & education
3) restructuring the education, business, economics and finance sectors
4) resettling individuals into "non-poverty stricken zones"
5) settling a large magnitude of large investments into developing nations
6) managing and moderating corrupt governments
Yash Jain
Oct 6 2013: Corruption is everywhere from pin to ship. What I feel towards corruption is that it cannot be prevented but can be cured and minimized overtime, that also can be possible when people with strong desire against corruption comes forward and participate in system, obviously one can't clean the dirt by talking about it.
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Education plays an important role too, teaching ethics and morale to younger generations is vital. People must be educated about the power of voting, choosing leaders with good credentials. NGOs(Non- Governmental Organizations) must come forward to educate people about voting.
Next year we have General Elections in our country, and that certainly help us, as this time there are around 100 million new voters, who are certainly adamant against corruption, and this time people are more aware than the previous times.
Lejan .
Oct 6 2013: Transparency is one way to prevent corruption.
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Corruption grows best at dark and shady places and where the 'power of decision' is concentrated in just a view individuals.
By eliminating the growing conditions for corruption, it will therefore decline accordingly.
Transparency towards the public, 'power of decision' towards the public, the majority of the people. This would be a good start to fight corruption and 'direct democracy' a good choice to get it going.
Oct 10 2013: Cool idea ... but how can you achieve transparency? The press as the public x-ray machines are controlled by those who benefit from corruption.
Oct 10 2013: Transparency is an ongoing process and for it to work, it needs certain conditions and criteria.
Public media plays an important part in this process. When it is controlled, it needs to be freed again, as otherwise it doesn't work.
Usually media is controlled by a corrupt minority to control the majority in their fashion and therefore it takes longer and is more difficult for the majority to free itself again. Yet there is good news. The old centralized structure of media is shifting. Today, many people are able to access the Internet which enables them to gain independent information and to publish their information. This decentralization is very hart to control by a corrupt minority, which is one of the reason, why some nations censor the Internet. Yet censorship only decelerates freedom, it is incapable to stop it.
Just don't expect change to happen over night. Unite with others who have already woken or which are beginning to question their media. Share your information, reveal corruption, cast light in shady places. And more importantly, be patient and persistent.
But if you live in a society in which the majority of the people are corrupt, you may consider to seek a better place, as the chances for change are to low for your lifetime.
Oct 22 2013: I like your suggestion. However, not all people suffering acutely from the consequences of corruption have the option of moving to a different place. And if we consider that the entire world is corrupt ... how can we get to another planet?Oct 22 2013: I know, I think this becomes a question of the lesser of different evils. And I am afraid that our lifetime won't cover the option of another planet as well.Oct 11 2013: I don't think transparency is much of a solution. Look at the US and its surveillance issues; yes, maybe their relationship with some countries has become strained, but nothing serious has happened as a result and they haven't been made to face any serious consequences. Another example is the Zimbabwean government, whose actions are well-known to the world at large but which has yet to be overthrown or even hindered in some way. Those are just two examples, but there are a number in recent history.
Power of decision toward the public is also no solution. Most of the Arab countries adhere to this idea because it's actually a part of Muslim custom in a sense, yet there is continuous strife in these areas even after there have been uprisings to overthrow corrupt governments.
Oct 11 2013: Look at the direction of the US surveillance program, actually at any surveillance program serving just a view. That got nothing to do with transparency regarding corruption.
Does your county has a surveillance program`If yes, try to ask to get the latest data run on the biometric data of the president of your nation. Or of the officer in charge of the police. How likely would it be for you to get this data? Or even for the major of your town, or for your neighbor?
I would be surprised if this information was given to you, so where is transparency here?
Oct 11 2013: I'm sure my country does, but I have a very corrupt government so it wouldn't surprise me. It also wouldn't surprise me if I was told I couldn't get this data, for the same reason.
Like you say, there is no transparency. But this isn't my point; my point is that once these things are made transparent, once rights have been violated, very little to nothing is done. That is corruption.
Lejan .
Oct 11 2013: I think our understanding about 'transparency' is different.
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When I ask for more transparency to prevent corruption within a government, I don't ask for surveillance programs, neither for the political representatives, nor for the citizens.
Surveillance is borne by the wish 'to control' and the wish to control is born by 'fear'. And as we all know, fear has never been a good adviser.
When I talk about 'transparency', I mean, that the process in which decisions are made is open and its reasons explained, so that it becomes easier to identify faulty explanations and reasons.
And I don't stop there, I go even further. Corruption only works if the people who make decisions are just a view. And there is doesn't matter if those 'view' have been elected democratically or not. The fact, that they are just view is the risk in itself. So to prevent corruption of a view efficiently, one got to increase the number of the people involved in the final decision.
An evil minded company may have enough budget to bribe a view politicians, yet what if there were hundreds of them, thousands, even millions? Do you think there was a budged big enough to bribe a whole nation?
For really small nations, maybe, but not for any average sized one.
So how do we get hundreds, thousands and millions of politicians? By getting the people directly involved in any, I repeat, ANY, decision in their very own affairs. This does not exclude a representative structure, by no means, yet the representative structure alone can not make any decision. This system is called direct democracy, and would be a good start to fight corruption.Oct 3 2013: Oh my! I live in Brazil where the corruption is our infection since the begin when Portugal colony .We live under a democracy but, the politicians are the major problem, are they? Incredible corruption we are living more than 500 years . I don´t know which we can do. The people are maintained by a protectionism fake ; the poor people receive some money and they believe that the politician are good for them. It´s a big problem that I can´t see solution.
Oct 5 2013: I don`t think the main problem is politicians or other people but the regime.You said that you are living under a democracy,but still exist severe corruption.So maybe it is not the problem of the country`s system? My answer is no.Good systems make evildoer dare not do evil,while bad systems force the good to do evil.As far as i know Brazil is far from being a democratic country.is there a strong and independent justice system? Everyone has their right to select the leaders of the country? They have sufficient right to demonstrate?Freedom of speech?
kevin su
Oct 2 2013: I am living in china ,a developing country and a big corruption nation.Why the situation is so bad here ? I think the fundamental reason is because we are not a democratic country,where people here have no freedom of speech,no freedom of demonstration,no general election and so forth which are the effective measures to monitor the government.
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Doris Day
Oct 21 2013: There is corruption because people let those who are in government do the corruption. If the people will just fight against corruption there will be no corruption. We should watch and be always aware what's going on with our government. People should choose to process things legally rather than paying those who are in charge to have a quick and easy process. We should hate and despise corruption!Oct 21 2013: The root of the problem is the people....If people don't resort to corruption to find a way for them to achieve their goal, there wouldn't be this issue at all....Education is the best way forward...But, we shouldn't aim to educate grown up about it, it will be wastage of resources...A country who really wants to eradicate corruption should start from scratch with their kids in schools - it should be a long term strategy which will only bear its fruit when those kids are running the country...yes it is a long time to wait, yes, in the meantime the economy will still be affected, but at least the economy is preparing the future to be corruption free....and we will see a betterment in many men's and women's living standard...
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But again, is corruption something that can be eradicated at 100%? It is a difficult question to answer as mankind is a striving community, always out to get the best out of every situation - may be the aim shouldn't be to eradicate corruption but to find a way to use corruption for it to favor the whole community??
The whole strategy should be devise in 2 parts, firstly education and secondly, to use corruption in a positive way...How to go about to do that is the big question?!!!!Oct 13 2013: Self sufficiency. Grow your own food and make your own energy in as small a community as possible then trade with each other (timebanks). Take the government out of the loop.
Syed Hashmi
Oct 6 2013: Most developing countries do not have right to information act/law which the developed countries have. Strong state institutions can curb corruption like the judiciary.
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One persian poet and scholar sheikh Saadi said
Countries are strengthen by laws
knowledge is strnghten by debate
and morals of childern by strict training
we need strict anti corruption/accountability laws, knowledge, education and awareness and moral training plus handsome salariesOct 6 2013: I don't feel there is any universal solution that applies to all countries.....Oct 5 2013: Well I'm from africa "Guine-Bissau" and my English is not good but I hope that you'll understand me.
Where is more corruption certainly is in most part of African counties. But the best way to eliminate the corruption is in education that begins in our homes. If every parents show their children politeness, respect and not hurt your next.
I think many thing will change to better. And people should think that being in government and the more honest the guy is the better will be to him. He always will get a good reputation, good job, good salary and the people will support him but if the man is kind of corrupted everything going wrong with him.
Sorry my English is not fluenty.
Thank you.
kevin su
Oct 5 2013: Hi,Mohamed Djalo.I don`t agree with you.just as i have said that good systems make evildoer dare not do evil,while bad systems force the good to do evil,which is now the situation here in my country China.I don`t believe people ,I believe system.
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Oct 5 2013: Great, this is your point of view. Do you believe in your self? Are you different of all people in the world? Good system means good people in my point of view. Good system means good education, good live, respect and many other adjective.
To get good system it's necessary good people to manage the system otherwise the system will not work too.
Thank you.
Oct 7 2013: at first i did not understand, but your second comment makes sense...
in south africa we have corrupt government and uneducated politicians in power.
our governance is dictated by the U.K. - apartheid was an excuse to overthrow a good system.
our revolution came about when britain lost political power and wealth in the country.
today we have no education unless privatised.
the ANC has closed all educational institutes for teachers and implemented the american system of rolling blacks out... you get passed over to the next grade...
the black south african claims unfounded racism towards them. today we have less jobs and more unemployment and even more black racism.
the indigenous KHOI/SAN are now victimised by black africans stealing land and perpetuating violence...
Oct 8 2013: Define 'good'.
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Tifa Ong
Oct 3 2013: Hi everyone,
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I am neither a historian nor an economist. In fact, I am a programmer however I would like to comment on Kevin Su's comment where its description fits on my country, Malaysia.
Malaysia is a democratic country for quite some time. We do have some freedom of speech and demonstration as long as it's not a sensitive issue. To us, the sensitive issue is racial problems.
Despite Malaysia is a democratic country, our corruption rate is considerably high and there are many reasons why this happened. My reasons are not on the government side because I am not too sure of what's inside either.
The main reason behind is our education system fosters only knowledge that's useful for us in the working world, but not in the attitude nor morals. Secondly is, family education lacks of attitude shaping. Thirdly, even our own people thinks that bribing solves things faster. What causes all these is the backbone of a country, educating people to be a good citizen is lacking.
So Kevin, being a democratic country only is not enough. There are far more reasons behind why corruptions happened in every country.
Oct 5 2013: Hi,Tifa Ong ,thanks for your reply. I am agree with you that having democracy is not enough.There are still many more other reasons for why corruption exist in a country. But i think democracy is the precondition to fight corruption in any nations.Without it ,it is totally impossible to solve this problem.Nov 1 2013: If the social and economic corruption of developing nations upsets you - wait until the nation becomes fully developed - then you'll come up against hypercritical corruption. That'll make you really sick!Nov 1 2013: I believe that is some evidence to suggest a negative correlation between pay and corruption. Meaning the more you pay an official, the less likely they are to engage in graft, although I think for that work there has to be a reasonable fear of consequences. So I would arguing increasing public salaries while increases enforcement of corruption rules.Nov 1 2013: Education is the keyword. Forget about the elder. Teach the children.
Changes always led by younger generation.Oct 31 2013: What I see in Mather's proposal is to introduce a 3rd party into the process where an official requires a fee to perform a service they are already being paid to supply. The 3rd party is a middleman in the purest form of entrepreneurism. A champion in the mind of the one being bribed, and a challenger to the bribe taker. Of course money is still involved only it is expected to be a significantly lesser amount that the bribe and goes to the champion. Not unlike hiring an enforcer but of a more benevolent nature :)
Many other countries have non-profit agencies that perform similar tasks where public officials are stonewalling some hapless citizen for whatever reason. Of course, non-profits of this nature are often struggling for funding since the government agencies they are often challenging have unlimited resources and hapless citizens are invariably at their mercy. Many non-profits may even require some modest fee as well.
Where I have a problem still involves corruption only this time of the champion. If the champion is a for-profit agent then they could end up gouging the hapless citizen, albeit for less than the bribe but still far more than the service entailed.
But ultimately we are talking about government services already covered by taxation and I suggest there is an even better method for the hapless citizen. How about demanding legislation that dumps the cost burden directly on the official that caused the problem in the first place as a fine. Once they compare the loss of monies with the income they get just for "doing the job" they will quickly change their ways. Never mind the potential loss of the job itself. But make them pay the piper.Oct 31 2013: Developing countries maybe poor economically but developed countries has also their share of corruption..morality. As world population increases, it is also expected that evil deeds of men expand. It is unavoidable. The bad outnumbers the good. The world is decaying and is destined to become worst. Look at global warming, is it man-made or natural occurence?Oct 31 2013: The corruiption in developing nations is none of our business. If the people of those nations want to deal with corruption it is their responsibility to take control of their own lives and do something about it.Oct 31 2013: By not participating in the corruption unless necessary.
ultimately it is up to each country to address the issue themselves.
perhaps it also helps to share information on how to reduce corruption, the success stories, what works etcOct 29 2013: The growing prevalence of corruption is mainly due to the silence of people against the injustice that is caused to them. They know that they are being wronged against, but decide to keep it silent and do nothing about it. As much as it is the fault of the people who are corrupt, it is also the fault of the people who are suffering in silence. The citizens of a country have alot of power which they fail to realise. Should they stand up for their rights, slowly this problem may be alleviated. Of course, this may be oversimplification of the problem, yet, it is the first step to start the journey to eradicate corruption.Oct 28 2013: As over the years we tend to try to solve the wrong problems. We know that the choice between right and wrong is an innate characteristic in us all. What we fail to recognize is that as long as we have free will we have the opportunity to choose corruption over other potential solutions. Removing the desire of choosing corruption is a multi-faceted problem. As a society first we have to choose to remove corruption from all areas of life:
* People - As I stated above it is an innate characteristic. How do we eliminate the temptation of corruption?
* Industry - How can we get the private sectors to police themselves to keep society safe?
* Politics - Politics is about power and control. How do we remove the power and control from politicians?
* Money - Of course it's all about money because money is seen as a way to gain power to most, rather than to give substance.
* Recognition and Reward - We reward bad behavior because we set wealth and status above recognition of those that give service and sacrifice.
We have had tremendous examples throughout time that have shown us how to live without corruption but, we are ourselves are unable to set the example because of the fear of falling behind those who are corrupt. As hard as we try, corruption still comes from within not from the outside. I can only control myself and set the example.
It is a difficult problem and I believe can only be solved over time, but time is running out we need to act now by standing together for what's right and accept nothing else.Oct 28 2013: Corruption is an economic inefficiency. Capitalism and Corruption are handmaidens.
Corruption is hence a voice that demands refinement of the legal and democratic system. Only if the society consolidates itself an subverts the existing process can Corruption and other such evils can be brought down.
Tej Shah
Oct 28 2013: Unless everyone is ready to make sacrifices, corruption cannot be fought against. Corruption has to be curbed at individual and societal level first and only then it will make some difference at a national level. It's actually we, the people who are letting it grow. What we usually do is that we think at individual level. In order to get the things done for own self, we often forget what form it is going to take at larger level. Also, along with this if people, as a whole come together with essential courage, honesty and unity it surely can make a lot of difference. For this, it becomes very important to change the way people think at root level, much of which can be achieved by implementing a good education system. People's thoughts and actions are the only ways which surely can make a whole lot of a difference. It's not just about ruling party or corrupt officers only, it's about us, and we have all the power to fight against it and possibly eradicate it as a whole.Oct 27 2013: To effectively combat corruption one must a) make being uncorrupted more profitable than being corrupt or b) make being corrupt extremely unprofitable or c) a combination of b and a
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So we need to stop abiding by certain laws, we should stop using money, stop supporting big businesses and governments with our labor and consumption.
We sit here and we think we need money, government, and companies, but no its the money, government and corporations that need us. Stop making yourself available. Become more self sufficient and build a system of interdependence among yourselves. It can be that simple. But we have to all agree to do it, even if in our own wayOct 21 2013: I couldn't watch the video for some reason. It occurs to me that without private property the idea of stealing/corruption is moot.
Nov 1 2013: Stalin agrees.Oct 19 2013: Degree to which this phenomenon prevents countries from moving foward differs from one country to other. For countries where global well being is taken in hostage by corruption, i will suggest a radical revolution : Let's threathen the dignity of culprits by revealing their malpractices in national media. I understand that corruption should be considered as two dimensional: High level corruption done at a higher level of the country, by people in charge ( Govt...) and corruption done by the common citizen ( policeman, teacher, nurse...), all these fellow who are being given meagre fare to survive and who engage in this activity for the sake of survival. I strongly believe that corruption should be rooted out first from the higher level; minimal wages ajustement will follow after redirecting all the flow of corruption from official, so that lower class could benefit from it. Corruption will therefore be kicked out thereafter. Punishment will be non other than public humiliation, under a well advertised communication.
Kumiko K
Oct 18 2013: By having problem consciousness and hope, I think.
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As my country, people are too cooled off to vote for election.
(Only about half voted in this year..(T-T))
Also, people have to be carful not to be manipulated by media or anything, which is quite difficult.
Because someone, who really try to change, are always attacked by the other corrupted officials.Oct 17 2013: It has to start with me. We should stop taking the corruption behaviours to be normal behaviours in our nationsOct 15 2013: I remember reading a few years ago that some symptoms of corruption were a response to weak institutions in developing countries (in relation with the development of informal networks).Oct 15 2013: Controlling corruption in developing nations? Difficult problem. We can't seem to control corruption in developed countries. We don't control corruption in this country.
Keith W
Oct 10 2013: watch "the 6 killers apps" video on TEDOct 10 2013: The very way the world is arbitrarily divided into countries is at the root of the problem. People are forced into bondage. Governments have stolen our identity. The governments of most countries impose upon "their" citizens some form of material id, i.e. id card, drivers licences, passports etc. And governments control directly or indirectly currencies. Such a system will never be corruption free.Oct 10 2013: What does corruption actually really mean beyond its juridical definition? Gross income disparities are a form of corruption.Oct 10 2013: It seems to me that this whole question is based on the idea that corruption is localized. I would argue, however, that it is anything but this. In a globalized (or at least globalizing) world, nothing, particularly not something as complex as corruption, can be conceived of so simply. Perhaps, in order to actually answer the question, I ought to break it down into two related questions: what can those of us in the developed world do to combat this corruption and what can the developing world do? (I really loathe the terminology I feel forced to use there, and will likely fall into the trap of again, and wish to clarify that if it reads, in any way, as paternalistic, it was far from my intent.) So, dealing with those in order, those of us on the outside can help by being insistent in our lack of support for such practices. I don't mean simply saying that we do not approve of them; what I am suggesting is something larger and actual. It seems to me that a good bit of the desire (or the incentive) to be corrupt comes from external influences, particularly economic ones. What those of us in the developed world ought to do, if we are serious about combating corruption, is get out of the way of local leaders and local developments, as fully as possible without doing undue damage to the population as a whole. However, this is only half of the coin. Local efforts must be made too (and this is surely not limited to the developing world, the lack of wide-spread active resistance to campaign financing practices in the United States also serves to express it). The historical solution has been, eventually, revolution. I am unsure that this is the most applicable or productive solution today. Refusal is a good option, though perhaps ineffective. The best option, though nearly impossible, is perhaps total economic restructuring and a full separation of economic powers and governing powers.Oct 9 2013: I think that corupption is kind of mental desease. It may take decades to fight the corupption, because you should begin from changing your consciousness, peoples' consciousness.Oct 9 2013: Attitudinal change is a good start. These days evil gets rebranded and is given catchy names to make them seem harmless. In fact, there is the slogan "Greed is good".
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If any section of the society can give seemingly good excuses for their greed and unethical acts, then we should not be too alarmed if we have dodgy or crooked leaders.
We all need attitudinal change for the fight against corruption to be effective. After all, leaders are not aliens or spirits, but products of the society.Oct 7 2013: To effectively combat corruption one must a) make being uncorrupted more profitable than being corrupt or b) make being corrupt extremely unprofitable or c) a combination of b and a
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Oct 11 2013: I agree completely. Corruption is motivated largely by greed, which means that normal corrupt activities need to be made unprofitable to stop the people committing them. Clever criminals always find a way around the problem, but if the problem is so big and such a hassle to move around, they'll stop and take their activities elsewhere.Oct 7 2013: look to venazeula and cuba....
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Oct 9 2013: in a democratic society we talk of equality and practise inequality... you look at cuba, venezuela, libya and all you see is tyranny because you have no discipline in your life.
you look at money as a measurement of progress not development in education, healthcare and infrastructure. some of the countries mentioned have different degrees of progress and development. these do not have western society structures, yet you would impose sanctions instead of assistance.
you at how much money the leaders horde as if you do not save money...
cuba = some of the best doctors, libya = housing & infrastructure, venezuela the youngest with its leader dying not too long ago has its work cut out.
i live in a country which was once state owned and now it has sold off and privatised the peoples assets = bad education, infrastructure, corruption increasing unemployment...
yes it can be any western country and it is every western country.
democracy and the western model of society has no morality or self respect = divide, conquer, dictate and debateOct 7 2013: Very burning question in front of us. however there is no answer. we can only hope for miracle.Oct 5 2013: By being honest ourselves.
Oct 6 2013: That is certainly honorable and a very good advice to go for, but ...
Just because you apply this wisdom to your morals may not be reason enough for me to do the same.
So what could you do to stop or hinder me to corrupt other people in mine yet against your and other peoples favor?
Oct 6 2013: Thanks. I'll explain.
Corruption is a human social aberration that exists from antiquity like prostitution. When we discuss seriously about what must be done to stop or hinder it we need to understand why it is such an old institution.
In one part it is built in human psyche as a survival trait - I shall talk about it later. In the other part it goes on due to lack of public awareness, inefficient governance, lack of education, poverty, unjustified aspiration etc. It is practically meaningless to talk about stopping it in societies where there is no or low regard for basic honesty.
In a personal level, I follow some simple rules like never jumping a queue, never forgetting a bus/rail ticket (even if it is unmanned), never abusing a system meant for people. I used to be shy about being honest. These days I show it off. I think it encourages others.
But in the part where a human aberration is concerned, corruption can only be fought by seeking and ensuring complete transparency in every aspect of life.
Oct 7 2013: Thank you, Pabitra, I now understand your intention and agree with what you said.
I like your encouragement on other people. Thats exemplary and much appreciated!Oct 5 2013: Well Jaime ! Shaffi was welcomed because he came up with a new unique idea to fight against corruption. But, before adopting such ideas, we must analysis all the factors as far as we can. For example, see following TED Conversation that doubts on Shaffi's idea for being practical -
Doubt 1) People involved in corruption may join together and can be the reason of violence, like Mafia.
Doubt 2) What if Shaffi's profit organization gets bribed?
-----I think i have an Idea :D -------------
My Idea begins with creating a mash kind of network of interested citizens.
Where everyone is being watched by other one. A group of volunteers may create a Non-Profitable organization (not NGOs, coz NGOs deals with politics or international issues). This can be the first network to take initiative. But, I recommand, this organization must not be on the basis of organizational structure, No senior No junior ! Every Volunteer will be connected to other volunteer. Every volunteer will have same badge and will be appointed to a his/her township. Volunteer will be given a 'Book of Anti-Corruption' laws and his/her duties under circumstances.
Every volunteer will make aware to every people of his/her township and guide them to contact him in case any face corruption. As soon as incident happens, concern volunteer will be informed by acquitted and he will inform to all other volunteers. They all together will directly approach Anti-corruption Government body , media, etc. and ofcourse the accused will be warned by volunteers :)
Well, because the public itself will be involved, the government bodies ( or representative) will be under the pressure. I think this way the corruption can be rooted out...
So, finally Jamie , this is just an idea may not be correct or upto the mark ! What do you say.. ?Oct 5 2013: how about not giving the state that much power? if the state is not in charge to give some kind of permits, you can't bribe them to give you a permit.
Oct 5 2013: In some tyrannic nations such as china ,North Korea and Iran how the people can succeed in not giving the state that much power ? The government have army ,police and jails.It is a very long and hard way for the people there to go .As a Chinese people ,i really feel very depressed when think of that.
Oct 5 2013: they have very limited options, like a revolution.
Oct 5 2013: :) Help us Uncle SamOct 5 2013: i!m not in the position to help you, but i can point you to some knowledge, for example the mises institute summer university, available at http://www.youtube.com/user/misesmedia
Oct 6 2013: Thank you so much!But youtube is one of the websites that we Chinese can not access to because of the internet censorship.Oct 6 2013: How about not giving the market that much power?
What is it that makes you see with one eye only? What causes this Pavlov's reflex to relate corruption to governments exclusively? How do your denial mechanism function and cope with corruption within businesses?
Is this indoctrination or conditioning, or both or worse?
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I called Google Play Support and they were sympathetic. They promised that a replacement Nexus 4 would be shipped ASAP and that I should receive it in a few days. At most they said by the end of the week. Their email even specified "less than a week" shipping in it.
That week came and passed and I received no shipping information. I called Google Play Support yesterday evening to ask what the status was.
The first guy I spoke to assured me that actually the problem was with UPS. Apparently my replacement Nexus 4 was in a shipping container just waiting for UPS to come pick it up. I was thrilled and told him I was so excited to receive shipping information tomorrow. He couldn't guarantee that it would be shipped tomorrow, but within the next few days. Surely if it is boxed and ready to go, then scheduling UPS to come pick the box up shouldn't be a problem. Let me Google that for you, I explained. Sure enough, "schedule a pickup" would be a cinche! Let me talk to your supervisor.
Supervisor: No that isn't quite accurate and actually we are completely out of Nexus 4's and it could take weeks! No, can't compensate you for your time other than apologize and ask that you be patient. Can I talk to YOUR supervisor, I asked politely. No, my supervisor is an executive and doesn't take phone calls. Followed by a "Have a good day sir" and a *click*.
Today I receive an email from Google Play Store which spells it out further:
Hello -x-snip-x-,
Thank you for contacting us.
We recently have been updated, the replacement devices have been put on a backorder and will be shipped with in 3- 5 weeks. If you any other questions please feel free to reply back to this email.
Who knows? Maybe there will be a Christmas Miracle and I will receive a replacement Nexus 4 before the end of this week.
Meanwhile, Google Play Store has over $700 in charges and holds on my CC and I have nothing on my end. They won't even compensate me for my time. I mean, come on, is $20 in Google Play Store credits really a lot from Google?
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A pardon would flout the principle that even the president is not above the law.
"There aren't any steaks involved, pardon the pun," says Chin.
The pope does not have power to tell the judges how to rule, but he can intervene at any time to pardon the defendants.
late 13c., "papal indulgence," from Old French pardon, from pardoner "to grant; forgive" (11c., Modern French pardonner), "to grant, forgive," from Vulgar Latin *perdonare "to give wholeheartedly, to remit," from Latin per- "through, thoroughly" (see per) + donare "give, present" (see donation).
Meaning "passing over an offense without punishment" is from c.1300, also in the strictly ecclesiastical sense; sense of "pardon for a civil or criminal offense; release from penalty or obligation" is from late 14c. earlier in Anglo-French. Weaker sense of "excuse for a minor fault" is attested from 1540s.
mid-15c., "to forgive for offense or sin," from Old French pardoner (see pardon (n.)).
'I grant you pardon,' said Louis XV to Charolais, who, to divert himself, had just killed a man; 'but I also pardon whoever will kill you.' [Marquis de Sade, "Philosophy in the Bedroom"]Related: Pardoned; pardoning. Pardon my French as exclamation of apology for obscene language is from 1895.
the forgiveness of sins granted freely (Isa. 43:25), readily (Neh. 9:17; Ps. 86:5), abundantly (Isa. 55:7; Rom. 5:20). Pardon is an act of a sovereign, in pure sovereignty, granting simply a remission of the penalty due to sin, but securing neither honour nor reward to the pardoned. Justification (q.v.), on the other hand, is the act of a judge, and not of a sovereign, and includes pardon and, at the same time, a title to all the rewards and blessings promised in the covenant of life.


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The downtown Indianapolis stadium is primed and ready to host the 2012 Super Bowl, and this sports town is buzzing with excitement. Some of Indy's most recognized landmarks, including the Soldiers and Sailors Monument, are under renovation in anticipation of the event that'll bring 150,000 fans to town (and another 750 million TV viewers). By summer of 2011, Georgia Avenue had closed to through traffic so that the city can create the Super Bowl Experience, a place for fans who can't snag game tickets to watch on jumbo TV screen. Nearby, Indy also will create the NFL Experience, a weeklong family-friendly zone that'll have games, activities and player autograph sessions. And for months, Colts fans have been knitting Super Bowl scarves--in the team's signature blue and white, of course--for the legion of volunteers that will staff the big game (set for February 5 or 12, depending on how the season goes). Indy is used to hosting big sporting events; the Indy 500 draws 300,000 fans a year. But this event is different; most of the game's attendees snag the pricey tickets through corporate connections, and the media scrutiny is high. Just ask Christina Aguilera after last year's National Anthem flub and Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones after hundreds of ticket holders arrived at the 2011 Super Bowl only to find they had no corresponding seats. Indianapolis has spent more than $3 billion on tourism to get prepare for this event, and Indy tourism officials already are working with hotel concierges (all of the downtown hotels sold out when Indy was named host) to ensure the roster of good restaurant recommendations goes well beyond the storied St. Elmo Steakhouse downtown. Hopes are high that the $720 million Lucas Oil Field will hold up as beautifully under the pressure as it has on any given Sunday since 2008.


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Cuts in art, music classes proposed for Bennington school budgetBy Patrick McArdle
STAFF WRITER | April 05,2013BENNINGTON The Bennington School Board moved closer to a new budget to put before voters after their previous budget failed in March, and all but one member rejected the idea of saving money by making cuts to art, music or physical education classes.
Voters rejected the $13,518,802 budget by a vote of 1,095-915 on Town Meeting Day. At a School Board meeting in March, several members, including Chairman Kenneth Swierad, said they believed voters had failed to support the budget because the percentage of increase from the current budget was 19 percent.
During Wednesdays meeting, the board looked at a proposal that would have reduced the increase, by Swierads suggestion, to less than 10 percent. The budget was created by Southwest Vermont Supervisory Union CFO Richard Pembroke and the principals at Benningtons three elementary schools, Bennington, Molly Stark and Monument.
The School Board members were given a presentation with some suggested cuts and an explanation for how they would reduce the budget to $12,479,289, which would have been a 9.85 percent increase from the current budget.
However, board members were told the suggestions had been divided into three categories. The first, Pembroke said, were items that were already removed from the budget. With new information and a thorough review of the budget, they were line items that werent needed, Pembroke said.
Cutting those expenses reduced the budget to $13,096,984, or a percentage increase of 15.3 percent.
The second category was made up or cuts that would have been difficult but acceptable in order to create a budget that voters would support. One proposed cut would eliminate crossing guards.
But the third category included cutting art classes and library staff. Pembroke said those cuts were not supported by administrators at the supervisory union or the schools but were the only way that had been found to cut the budget so the increase was not a double-digit percentage.
The largest majority of the increase to the budget was for special education needs which must be met by law so the cuts are being sought in other areas of the budget.
After an extended conversation about the proposal, Swierad said the board members should take the information under advisement and make their final decision at their next meeting, scheduled for Wednesday at 7 p.m. at the Bennington Elementary School.
Board member George Sleeman made a motion to remove the lowest tier from consideration because he believed no one supported making cuts to the arts program.
Another board member, Paul Becker, said he believed those cuts needed to remain on the table. Becker accused the other members of the board of preserving the art and music classes just because the cameras from CAT-TV, the local cable access channel, were there.
Thats really my feeling right now that this is a show for the public. That were going to make a decision on this just because we want to say, Were going to preserve that program. I dont think thats the approach we ought to take right now. If were going to talk about this budget and all the items on it, they all ought to be in play, he said.
Pembroke told the Bennington School Board they needed to take action soon so the supervisory union could inform teachers they might be cut and there would be time for the School Board members to promote the budget to the public. Teachers have already been notified that their jobs might lost due to budget cuts.
Sleeman said he also plans to ask the Southwest Vermont Supervisory Union School Board if there are any cuts that can be made by them that will reduce the Bennington school budget.
Several teachers and parents attended the meeting to express their concern about possible cuts to art classes and special education.
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New fire truck on city agendaBy Gordon Dritschilo
Staff Writer | April 06,2013The city is getting ready to kick the tires on a new fire truck.
Acting Fire Chief Brad LaFaso went before the Board of Aldermen this week to ask about the status of the planned purchase of a replacement for Engine 2, which he said went to the Public Safety Committee some time ago.
Sean Sargeant, until recently chairman of that committee, said they had been waiting for specifications and bid information. LaFaso said the department was ready with that data and the committees new chairman, Alderman Ed Larson, said he would schedule a meeting as early as next week.
Engine 2, a 1992 Sutphen pumper truck with a 1,000-gallon tank, has seen 56,036 miles and 7,174 hours of use, according to LaFaso, who said it probably should have been replaced four years ago.
It goes to all first-alarm assignments here in the city, all contract areas we cover in the town ... all calls in Mendon, so it runs a lot, LaFaso said Thursday. This truck has been definitely, definitely well used.
While he did not have numbers handy, LaFaso said the engine has become expensive to maintain, needing service last year on the transmission and the pump.
The engines leaking oil, he said, adding that the department was advised against repairing that issue if the truck was up for replacement. Theres a seal thats gone in it, he said. Oils all over the floor every morning. Weve got to constantly put oil in it and antifreeze.
On top of being beat up, LaFaso said, the truck is out of date. Modern fire engines have on-board computers, better brakes, air bags and different pumps, according to the acting chief.
The new truck would come with a Speedy Dry bin, making it easier for firefighters to dispense the substance used for soaking up oil at crash scenes; a reel that would make it easier to roll up hoses after minor fires and a top-mounted pump so the pump operator will not have to stand in the street, at risk from oncoming traffic.
Theres a lot of different features we have specd in, LaFaso said. Hopefully, well have a new fire truck thats well equipped.
While the purchase will have to go out to bid, LaFaso said such a truck will likely cost $400,000 to $550,000. He said the departments equipment reserve fund has at least that much.
LaFaso has been filling in as department head since Chief Robert Schlachter suffered a heart attack. Mayor Christopher Louras said this week that Schlachter had successfully undergone surgery at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, and LaFaso said Thursday the chief was recovering at home.
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Offense ready to be tested by champsPosted by on October 31, 2012 – 8:36 pm
The Steelers offense has continually progressed since week one of the season, and there will be no better test than going against the defending Super Bowl champion New York Giants on Sunday at MetLife Stadium.
"It's a good game, a good challenge for us," said receiver Mike Wallace. "At the same time we are a team that is finding ourselves right now. We are finding ourselves at the right time. It's a great test to see where we are and go against the defending champs."
While the Giants have allowed their fair share of yards this season, ranked 24th in total yards allowed per game, they are tied for first in the NFL in takeaways. The Giants have 16 interceptions through eight games, with strong safety Stevie Brown accounting for five of them.
"They give up a lot of yards, but they take the ball away a lot," said Wallace. "The secondary, when the ball is in the air, they are one of the best in the league in taking it away and creating turnovers.
"They have probably the best defensive front in football. We have to be more precise in what we are doing. You don't have as much time as you usually do. You have to get the ball out fast, but we are going to work this week and I think we are going to do well."
The Steelers offense was ranked 25th in the league after two games and over the last five has gradually improved to rank 10th in the NFL.
"Right now we are clicking on all cylinders," said receiver Emmanuel Sanders. "It looks really good. Last week I felt like every time we had the ball we had a great opportunity to score. That is what you want as an offensive unit. I feel like we are heading in a positive direction."
The offense has been referred to as a "dink and dunk" one by quarterback Ben Roethlisberger, not in a negative manner, but instead referring to effectively moving the ball downfield with short gains.
"We have an offense that is working right now and that is all that matters," said Sanders. "When we go down, no matter how we do it, no matter how we put up points, as long as we get the win it doesn't matter what the offense is called."
But, don't think for a minute the receivers would object to opening things up a bit more and being on the receiving end of some deep pass plays.
"Right now it's working," said Sanders. "Whatever we are doing offensively is working. We put up a lot of points last week and we are going to continue to build off of that.
"Hopefully we can put the ball in the air and give me, Mike, Antonio (Brown) and Jerricho (Cotchery) a shot down field, but continue to also get the short passes. I think that can be a strength with our speed and quickness."
Wallace, who thrives off of the big play, knows if the ball doesn't go deep, then it's up to the receivers to make big plays.
"We are winning games so you have to take what you get," said Wallace. "I always want to go downfield, but we are being effective. We are doing well with the placement of everybody. You have to do what works and what is winning.
"We are not getting the yards per catch, but we are getting opportunities and we just have to take short ones and make them big."
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By Jim on Oct 31, 2012 | Reply
…..and Heath.
By myminc4 on Nov 1, 2012 | Reply
Glad,you,Mike Wallace,is now on the same page as the Coaches and the Offense Team!! Collective Effort this Sunday vs the Giants.Let's go.David,vs Goliath! 5-3 after Sunday's Games ,so we can really focus on edging the arch-enemy,Ravens…
By Mike on Nov 1, 2012 | Reply
Just don't be dumb. Keep running Jonathan Dweyer. His Bettis like passion for hard nosed running is what got us here.
By Mark on Nov 1, 2012 | Reply
Keep pounding Dwyer! Boys a beast!
By Pat on Nov 1, 2012 | Reply
Keep running big Jonathan Dwyer! Do what got us here! Oh and Heath is the best TE in the league!
By Donteze Adams on Nov 1, 2012 | Reply
By thecarter63 on Nov 1, 2012 | Reply
I don't think the offense will completely have it's full chemistry together until the end of the season. But by then the Steelers will be in the playoffs and that will be the time to be hot. First thing first however, beat the Giants.
By b ware on Nov 1, 2012 | Reply
insert some shovel passes,try not to bliz manning a lot unil second half.
By David on Nov 1, 2012 | Reply
What ever it takes…last week was the first this season where Steelers looked like Steelers starting to feel hopeful for Stairway2Seven……. Go mini bus and I agree Heath has always been one of the best TE's in the game just now being realized by outsiders. ITS MILLER TIME
By steelerfaithful671 on Nov 2, 2012 | Reply
Great test to gage where team stands on both sides of the ball.. Have to establish the run and work Miller in the post to free wide outs. Defense pressure Eli and running game… I see special teams doing something special for Brown… War Steeler Nation!!!
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UPDATE! - Print Your Own Bricks and Technic Parts!
We've all had that problem where we're building a robot or other LEGO design and we're missing a piece. Right? Well... that problem is about to go away for good.
LEGO has announced that it is making the digital blueprints for all of its bricks, Technic parts, and other doo-dads available to LEGO hobbyists around the world. With these digital blueprints (.dxf files are just one of the many file types they'll be releasing), anyone with a 3D printer (such as the MakerBot) will be able to simply load in a brick or other item and print it out!
I'm including a photo here of a 3D printer that I'm currently building - I can buy the filament (plastic) in many colors, so I'll be able to print out custom Hassenpins, for example, in purple, blue, yellow, and more!
Again... this is a big day for LEGO fans around the world - LEGO will continue to sell its wonderful kits in stores with plans to offer its own LEGO 3D Printer sometime in late 2011. For now, they're giving those of us with our own 3D printers the ability to print out our own bricks in plastic... but just wait a few more months and LEGO fans will be able to buy their own LEGO 3DP. The ultimate goal, according to LEGO, is to sell digital blueprints for all its kits to the consumer and have them print the kits out at home - it will be a bit of a shock to see LEGO kits disappearing from toy stores, but just being able to download a kit's parts list and print them out on your own - TOTALLY WORTH IT!
In addition to making the files available, there are also plans to install 3D printers in all LEGO Stores over the next 12-18 months - customers will be able to go in the store, select the parts they want, and have them printed out immediately.
We'll let you know as soon as we get our hands on the first batch of digital blueprints!
UPDATE: Well, it turns out that LEGO is turning off its machines on August 1, 2011 - from that point on, it will rely on 3D printing sales from its LEGO stores and sales of downloadable blueprints for its LEGO 3D Brick Printers. LEGO will begin selling smaller versions of its 3D printers to customers (rumor has it prices will be around $500 or so... not bad) in September 2011 and plans on offering plastic filament (to melt and print with) in all the standard LEGO colors.
11 comments:
- ronmcrae said...
Hopefully they'll include the DXF for the NXT upper panel. That should let us come up with some colorful robots!
- Apr 2, 2011, 1:32:00 AM
- Martijn Hellemans "Dino_Martino" said...
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- Apr 2, 2011, 2:19:00 AM
- Laurens Valk said...
It's a great initiative. This should save the environment as well, eliminating the need of transporting big LEGO boxes worldwide.
Just get some ready-for-print plastic at the supermarket and there you go.
I'm in the beta program for this idea... Now that the word is out I think I can share some pictures as well. I'll email them to you, Jim, so you can update the post with it if you want.
Currently they're still using Solid Works as a standard, but they're planning to enable a print-and-go function in LDD.
- Apr 2, 2011, 2:20:00 AM
- antaresprime said...
A bold vision for LEGO. Let's see if LEGO can pull this off.
- Apr 2, 2011, 4:13:00 AM
- Matthias Paul Scholz said...
Well, it's not official yet, but my channels in Billund tell me that there will also be the opportunity to just upload an LDD or LDraw file to the devices installed at each LEGO® store and it will instantly produce all the parts you need for the model, for you to take along.
Actually, time was more than ripe for that, wasn't it?
- Apr 2, 2011, 4:54:00 AM
- Andy Dannelley said...
This might be OK for just one or two missing parts, but if the printer is as slow as other 3D printers I would not want to print out an entire set as it would take less time to just order and wait for UPS to deliver.
Will it run on Mac OS or is it just Windows?
Thx for this,
- Apr 2, 2011, 6:31:00 AM
- aerotd said...
Really, this doesn't seem like such a great idea to me. The reason we only buy LEGO bricks and not the cheaper ones is the quality. We have gone thru our entire collection of millions of bricks and thrown out all the cheap imitation bricks because they just don't work as well. I cannot imagine a 3D printer that can produce the quality we are used to. I really hope LEGO does not switch to this because they will lose a lot of customers. The quality control on a printer (especially a home-made one) is just not there.
- Apr 2, 2011, 6:32:00 AM
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:) I built a prototype unit that can do smaller parts and is made from Lego and programed in NXT-g, I have a few bugs though the heated element that melts the wire abs is melting the robotic arm piece as well as it feeds out and well the parts have this marbled look umtil the arm part is consumed and falls apart. perhaps wood?
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- Timothy said...
WOW! this is awesome!!!!!!!! does anyone know what date it is?
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- Paul said...
Been printing out custom LEGO parts on the ABS 3D Printer at New Mexico Tech, they take a while but are well worth it. No airtight though, so pneumatic parts are out of the question.
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This is an April Fools joke right????????
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Cee Lo Green est passé dans l'émission "Ca part en live" de Virgin Radio pour y interpréter son single "Fuck You", ainsi qu'une reprise de "Crazy" de son groupe Gnarls Barkley!
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Cee Lo Green était sur NRJ dans l'émission de Cauet la semaine dernière
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Having put in a barnstorming performance at this week's AOL Session in London, Cee Lo will be playing his first 4 UK dates in March 2011. These will be in Bristol on the 7th, Birmingham on the 12th, Manchester on the 16th and London on the 17th.
Until Monday tickets will only be available here on ceelogreen.com so get them quick in the store. If you sign up to the Newsletter then we'll also make sure you're the first to know about any tickets available in the UK.
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That sticky, stuffy utterance "numbers matching" makes me cringe. It seems as odious and undeniable as a challenge. No changing anything for upgrade or improvement. Finding hard-to-find parts that are bound to be included because they are all part of the numbers-matching craziness, details no mortal (or masochist) should be forced to contemplate. But that's just me, not the NM disciple.
The dichotomy naturally begins with money… and questions. Wouldn't it be more advantageous to spend it on making all the car's systems as complete as possible? Or wouldn't it be righteous and maybe wise to religiously restore a car to its original brilliance? Obviously, it depends on the car in question. You need something that's coveted, exalted even, to remain in stasis forever, the perfect model, the perfect form. Can you drive it without feeling guilty? Can you drive the ever-loving balls off it without feeling criminal? You admit to all this? You must be Derek Trulson.
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"The big question was who had balls to take the car for a ride? Soon enough, the guy whose father owned it backed it out of the garage. I'll never forget. Black with white rally stripes and houndstooth interior. Probably had a 4.56 gear because the car took off down the road as if it had a big-block in it. He packed Second gear, a power-shift that slammed the rear at about 7,000, throwing the car sideways with both tires smoking. That was the night I told myself that someday I would own a Z/28 with a cross-ram."
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In an endeavor as ambitious as this you must know the players key to the mission, be conversant if not downright insinuating, and be available whenever you're needed. The top row of Derek's hard-core recondos included Ken Lucas of Lucas Restorations in Phoenix, Maryland; Lonny Gordon of East Coast Muscle Cars in Craley, Pennsylvania; Wayne Guinn (Guinn's Engineering, since purchased by Rick's First Gen); Larry Christenson (ex-Camaro Plus owner, Arvada, Colorado); and Al Tischler, Derek's engine man. Unlike most car features, this one could honestly consume the length of a book, the detail, the parts, and the parts chasing is that intriguing, elaborate, and complete.


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Times were tough in 1972. Not just for the musclecar industry, but for America in general. The Vietnam War still smoldered in southeast Asia as the North Vietnamese pushed further south. The U.S. responded with a massive air raid bombing offensive than continued throughout the year. The Watergate scandal was blown open by Washington Post journalists Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein, indicting President Nixon with charges of illegal wiretapping and legal obstruction connections. The United States ended all manned missions to the moon, and escalating gas prices created havoc nationwide.
With public transportation a mere shadow of other modernized nations, America's attention turned to economical personal transportation provided mainly by Japanese and European imports. This, in turn, dealt a blow to the bloated domestic automotive industry. The Big Three scrambled to compete, but by the time Ford, Chrysler, and General Motors had facilities ready to produce small, four-cylinder, front-wheel-drive vehicles, Toyota, Honda, and Volkswagen had already taken up most of the consumer market. Frankly, the factory-built musclecars of the '60s were irrelevant.
Many regard 1972 as the final chapter in Corvette's first climb for performance. The '72 model year was the last to offer the venerable 454, but only as an emaciated resemblance of its former self. Once producing 390 hp, the '72 LS5 option only allotted a drastically reduced 270. With less than 300 horses coming out of the heavy rat motor, many Corvette owners opted for the nearly equal LT-1 ranking in with 255 ponies. On the brighter side, sales of the LS5-equipped '72 eclipsed total sales of the 350 LT-1 by double, letting the legend of the big-block-powered Corvette end with an audible bang. Introduced for the '70 model year, the LT-1 option introduced a street worthy 350 mouse motor with solid lifters and a more aggressive camshaft. The LT-1 engine option, like the LS5, would be mothballed throughout the '70s and '80s; finally to return as an advanced, redesigned, baseline small-block in 1992. But the '72 model LT-1 would wield some exclusivity as it was only this year that air conditioning was made available for the stout mouse motor. In fact, only an estimated 240 were said to be fitted with the cabin-cooling equipment that year. The available ZR1 package served as a performance and suspension upgrade, automatically selecting the LT-1 as the powerplant. But this didn't mean all LT-1s were sold with the ZR1 suspension. Checking the box for the ZR1 gave you the 255-horse 350, but also the close-ratio, four-speed manual gearbox, heavy-duty power brakes, a specialty-built aluminum radiator, performance springs, shocks, and front and rear stabilizer bars.
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- Type: Embellishment Pack
- Designer: Trixie Scraps Designs
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- Download Size: 74 MB (approximate)
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Anyone who has a boy knows they are all about being noisy, getting dirty and having fun - and with this great digital scrapbooking collection from Trixie Scraps Designs, you can capture all their noisiest, dirtiest and funnest moments on your scrapbook pages! This collection is filled with lots of stars, arrows, denim accents and great patterns - and the color palette works for boys, girls... even Disney vacation pages! This cluster pack includes six pre-shadowed element/frame/border clusters, saved as 300 dpi PNG files. Approved for S4H/S4O and Personal Use, as well. Please observe the TOU included in your download.
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