also, in denmark. ithey have all the facilities ad priorities for bicycles. it turns out that these towns have a lot higher bicycle use than elsewhere. it pays to have good bicycle facilities. >> yes, i have another question. this is more on the cost and maintenance. one thing that plagues american cities is the maintenance budget for maintaining public streets and public right of ways. we know very well that you have very high taxes and you have very high parking fees. could you talk about who and how you maintain your infrastructure and the streets? is that just a given, you decide to build something and somebody maintains it, or is there an agreement with another department to maintain it? >> the authorities in amsterdam, the infrastructure and transport department and municipalities, they financed it, they planned it, they build it, construct it, and they maintain it. i think that is the logical route. and is paid by the community's -- and is paid by the communit ies, and also from the state department. [inaudible] >> in the netherlands, if a road is real

in this sleepy suburb 20 miles outside copenhagen is one of denmark's top maximum security prisons. >ison is from 1859 and some of the walls are even that old. the wall is just built of bricks and concrete. like any danish house would be built. >> the 19th century prison houses hundreds of denmark's most dangerous criminals. >> we have terrorists, we have murderers, we have gang members, we have drug crimes. >> prisons in denmark are not at all like their american counterparts. here they focus on rehabilitation instead of punishment. >> if you go into a prison wing in any danish prison, you wouldn't feel it more different than if you were in a danish school. >> still, nothing can take the place of freedom. no matter how comfortable the cell. and so on august 27, 1995, 12 prisoners try to regain their freedom in a remarkable escape attempt. maurel peterson on duty that day said there were having their summer together. >> the attitudes among the inmates that day were extremely well. >> the barbecue winds down and prisoners file back into their cells. brian b.o. larsen, a prisoner servin

jared, the point here being -- and by the way, this move in denmark endorsed by the imf.aching a point where countries have to be more straightforward about some banks needing sovereign support if they fail? >> well, i certainly hope so. i mean, you know, we really shouldn't have been taken by surprise by cyprus. they were very much exposed to greece, and everyone knew that. and so, the idea that these things kind of flare up in ways that surprise investors and politicians and markets is something we would very much like to avoid. i continue to believe that we over here will sort of slog through as our recovery begins to gain strength. i don't think that europe is going to shave too much off of our growth in that regard, but i do think the kind of transparency you're talking about can only help. >> well, and bill, just a quick word? >> yeah. i think this thing about denmark's very interesting, because while the cypriot bail-ins and bank closures demonstrate how we should have bank resolution going forward, remember, the danes were closing down, bailing in senior debt-hold

denmark and finland are rated the cleanest countries. you can spot two trends.e hand, america has been losing its edge, but i'm also struck by the rise of scandinavia, include denmark, norway, sweden and if you broaden that definition, finland and iceland. each of the countries seem to dominate global ranking lists. why? what is their secret sauce? scandinavia is actually much more free market oriented than people realize. capital is allocated by the market. the government doesn't own companies. corruption is nonexistent. companies can hire and fire easily, labor moves around. but, these countries do tax a lot and spend a lot on education, child care, health and other things. now, a recent mit paper suggests that there are limits to this model. it's called "can't we all be more like scandinavians." we linked to the paper on cnn.com/fareed. in brief, it points out how the scandinavian welfare system provides a number of benefits, more vacations, better health care, more equality. but when it comes to innovation, the u.s. still wins. for example, if you look at pa

this is just shortly a slide that shows you what already has been polled, that denmark and the netherlands, they are in fact far ahead of all of the other european countries and belgium is somewhere in-between making an effort but for sure also at this trip, i have been able to learn a lot from my european colleagues in denmark and in the netherlands. brussels is in the heart of europe and i think it's also has been a very good thing that there is european regulations, although at this moment, european regulations are mainly on achieving certain environmental standards. let's say pollution by co2 and particles. but that has helped us as we had too high air pollution in brussels as it was sanctioned by the european union that we really could stress on alternative mobility. we don't wait until european legislation or regulation coming up. we also have no brussels, no belgium, but european towns, towns in europe, trying to find one another and to press, to put pressure on mayors and regional ministers to commit themselves to invest in bicycle policies. so those towns can learn from one anothe

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could talk about apples and oranges the highest education outcomes in the world are singapore and denmark ok singapore is basically a single city state run by a guy who profess to be a democrat but he's really i mean small to democrat he's really a dictator and finland is a small democracy a social democracy or at a social state it's a very very different the one thing they have in common in singapore and in denmark teachers are paid the same as doctors and it's hard to become a teacher as it is to become a physician. right once you know why it's hard to become a teacher these days is because the unions have a stranglehold on all of us you can't. so there's no jobs to be had now it's harder to school it's harder it's going to get republican governor of late the market is the market value and the market value is not very high these are not brilliant people so you don't think oh i know how to market i really and people they really are imperial you easiest job you could possibly do if you think anybody in a room with children i get summers off you have to leave at three you don't bring any w

this is thomas friedman wrote if only we could be as energy smart as denmark. reuters says germany sets new solar power record, helping germany become a world leader in renewable energy. the left-wing think tank the center for progress to europe and china have seized the energy opportunity that the united states risked getting left behind. sounds terrible. it the new field of renewable energy. one left-wing european environmentalist bjorn lomborg sa we in europe are the ones who have been getting it. you are danish, you helped pay for this. what you think? >> we're paying a large amount of money to have these breaking rights for germany having the most solar, denmark having the most wind. the germans are spending about $110 billion on subsidies for these solar panels. the net effect of all those would beo postpone global warming by 37 hours byhe end of the century. john: you believe in global warming. >> it is something we need to fix, but we should fix it smartly and not in a costly way we are doing now. germany spending $660 for every ton of co2 they are cutt

this is thomas friedman wrote if only we could be as energy smart as denmark. reuters says germany sets new solar power record, helping germany become a world leader in renewable energy. the left-wing think tank the center for progress to europe and china have seized the energy opportunity that the unit states risked getting left behind. sounds terrible. it the new field of renewable energy. one left-wing european environmentalistjorn lomborg says we in europe are the ones who have been getting it. you are danish, you helped pay for this. what you think? >> we're paying a large amount of money to have these breaking rights for germany having the most solar, denmark having the most wind. the germans are spending about $110 billion on subsidies for these solar panels. the net effect of all those would be to postpone global warming by 37 hours by the end of the century. john: you believe in global warming. >> it is something we need to fix, but we should fix it smartland not in a costly way we are doing now. germany spending $660 for every ton of co2 they are cutt

. >> hold the cheeseburgers, across the pond, denmark is the first country in the borl to i rememberose a fat tax. >> john: some say consumers should pay more to buy less healthy food. >> denmark has decided to implement a fat tax. basically you go to the supermarket and you buy a food above a certain level of fat, they charge you extra. we feel good about this? >> john: it passed danish parliament but switch to cheaper foods that were just as unhealthy or shop at neighboring countries. within one year they repealed the fat tax. they repealed it. >> they repeal it, i think they are making a big mistake. >> john: they tried your dumb idea for a year, they said -- oh my goodness, bad idea. >> i believe great ideas. >> john: under great ideas is texas on candy or fast food. >> how do you define a fast-food you can go to mcdonald's or you can order a big mac. you will bet the lobbyists will make the rules. >> john: they have a problem with the candy tax. they decided this hershey bar is taxable candy but this one isn't because it contains flour. store clerks don't know what to charge. >>

. >> all the cheeseburgers across the pond, denmark the first country in the world to impose a fat tax john: some members of the food police say consumers should pay more to buy less healthy food. denmark indicated a fat tax and go to the supermarket and buy a food that has above a certain level of fat, they charge you extra. all right, do we feel good about this? >> the fat tax passed the danish parliament. and they switched to cheaper food that was as unhealthy or crossed the border to shop within neighboring countries and within one year they've repealed. and so far they haven't mentioned it. they've repealed it. >> they repeal it, i think they're making a big mistake. >> john: well, they tried it for a year, they tried your dumb idea for a year and said, oh, my goodness, bad idea. >> i believe it's a great idea. >> john: other great ideas from the food police are taxes on candy or fast food. how do you-- >> you can go to mcdonald's and order a salad or a big mac. >> boats are fast foods and you can bet the lobbyists will be on the table making the rules what fast food is. >> john:

. >> reporter: meanwhile, companies from france, denmark, and other countries have joined the race. the competition to help build a new myanmar is sure to intensify. masaki arai, nhk world. yangon. >>> japanese high school students who survived the march 2011 disaster are learning lessons from another community. they have traveled to aceh in indonesia, the worst-hit area that suffered a tsunami and claims 360,000 lives. 16 students visited on monday. the tsunami museum in the regional capital of banda aceh. the people of the city opened the museum two years ago to pass on what they learned to future generations. museum officials told the students they saw waves as high as 15 meters hit the coast in 2004. they also explained that locals can use the museum as an emergency shelter in the future. the young japanese people also shared their experiences. they said that disposal of debris and rebuilding of roads back home are far from complete. >> translator: i want to learn how communities have been rebuilt in aceh. i want to take it from their experience and apply it to my hometown. >> t

gee, i can't wait to see what he does with bosnia and denmark situation. but for more on this historic breakthrough we're joined by senior middle east correspondent aasif mandvi. very exciting news. ( cheers and applause ) you are there live in the west bank. what is the mood like there? >> well, jon, palestinians here are thrilled with this important step towards peace >> jon: yes to see the historic israel-turkey conflict finally come to a peaceful end after thousands upon thousands of hours. i mean, there are countless israeli and turkish three-year-olds who have never seen peace between these two countries. i mean, i spoke to one palestinian who said, "good for turkey. they've suffered for so long." >> jon: i have to say that's somewhat surprising >> sorry. i misread that. that should have read, "oh, good for turkey. they've suffered for so long." >> jon: that makes more sense. ( cheers and applause ) i imagine in the palestinian areas, in the palestinian areas, they've got to be somewhat disappointed with this and obama's trip in general. maybe feelin

and finally the copenhagen to denmark. it opened in 2005 and seats up to 2000 people but very similar kind of active public use activating the water front. so finally there are some other trust issues that we hope to accomplish with the project. first the pier itself is self directed. storm water is direct properly. they are coming up with a storm water design guides and this project is a rare opportunity to provide storm water treatment for the entire pier which will improve better quality water for the project. the project includes up to 200,000 square foot of retail which is predominantly retail uses like restaurants. so moving into legislation, the bryant street pier project with ab 839 to modernize that cruise terminal it authorized substantial amount of non-trust general office space. general office space is not allowed on trust property and the legislation provided for up to 325 thousand square foot of office space. it grants open space and other public benefits and it was really this office space requirement that i

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in denmark, the satisfaction is attributed to its generous welfare state and low unemployment. according to the world happened is report, finns and norwegians are also content. germany ranks 30th and is in the top quarter of countries surveyed. african nations are among the least happy. a german parliamentary group is examining weather to include happiness in germany's gdp calculation, making it more of -- more than a summary of exports. >> many people are now working on it. >> the tiny himalayan kingdom of bhutan is already doing that. the right to happiness is even written into the constitution of the buddhist country. the government releases its gross national happiness index every year. >> written in the constitution. >> that's right. it is important to be hiking in the himalayas to get a feeling of happiness, but let's spread it around. when we come back at the top of the hour, we will have more news. and in our next bulletin, we will have the latest report from cyprus and from the president of the united states and his visit to israel. stay with us for that. >> until then

it shows erica outside a taste of denmark bakery on tell graph avenue on thursday. the day she disappeared. she was due to fly to texas friday for a week-long stay with her brother, instead he flew to oakland to help in the search for her. >>> three bay area cities are taking up the issue of banning plastic bags. the redwood city council voted unanimously to ban plastic bags. that ban won't take effect for another six months so that businesses have enough time to use up the plastic bag stock. palo alto also considering expanding its own ban on bags to include restaurants. san carlos is said to formally adopt an ordinance that will require the use of reuseable bags throughout the city. both of those measures will take effect in july. >>> a towering issue over cell phone towers. the very culture of its community is at stake if a contractor is allowed to put up more than a dozen towers. saying there's just too ugly, too dangerous and just too much. nbc bay area's jeff santiago joins us more. >> reporter: a contractor for verizon wireless got approval from the californi

she was last seen in this surveillance video walking outside a taste of denmark bakery on telegraph avenue. her family wants the public to take a close look at that video hoping someone will remember seeing her. >>> we have new details this morning in the criminal case against south bay poll situation. the district attorney could be expanding its investigation after receiving tips from a san jose city clerk. the mercury news reporting that clerk noticed a possible forged signature on a city council campaign form. the former santa clara county supervisor has resigned, agreeing onto plead guilty of charges he used campaign funds to support his gambling conviction. shirawaka served two terms as a city councilman and on a local school board before becoming a supervisor. >>> a southbay hot spot could get hotter and more hectic if you're looking for a punishinging space. city of san jose is considering a plan to build office space on santana road. three new buildings that total 700,000 square feet. the space would accommodate between 2500 and 3500 employees. the plans would require building on a

we can study abroad for free in denmark, for example. >> but it may be years before croatia reaps the full benefits of eu membership. many fishermen fear there will be no improvements for them. the country's national debt is huge. corruption and cronyism are rife, and the justice system is weak, despite years of pressure from brussels for reforms. many here share the mood of the adriatic fisherman -- they fear competition from western europe and say zagreb does not protect the interests of the little people, but it is traditions like old-fashioned fishing that attract tourists. this restaurant owner says niche markets are croatia's strength. >> i think our future lies in exclusive tourism like golf and conventions and less in mass tourism. >> he is looking forward to july 1 when croatia is expected to join the eu. he says a wave of foreign investment can only do the country good. >> the european commission says croatia is ready to become the e you's 28 member. some people, though, as we heard in that report, doubt this. we asked our correspondent in brussels. >> yes, somebody told a c

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second is denmark with 20% and down to great britain to 2% and the u.s. only has 1% trip share by bike. advantages and the benefits of cycling, very short but, which you can capitalize is the health part, the reduction of health costs because the effect of cycling on health are above expectations. it's nearly all diseases will have less risk of occurring when people have enough physical exercise and all the extra, the ideal means of physical exercise is about half an hour a day, medium-intensive exercise. so it's far better than going to the gym twice a week and then, very intensive sporting for two hours. and what is easier than having this bike trip into your daily commuting? then automatically you have your half an hour exercise and it's been shown in the managementerlands that people who sigh -- netherlands that people who cycle to work have more than people who don't. also the environment there are a lot of things you can capitalize because you don't have to invest on electric cars or transit or whatever to reduce the carbon dioxide, because the emis

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we can study abroad for free in denmark, for example. >> but it may be years before croatia reaps the full benefits of eu membership. many fishermen fear there will be no improvements for them. the country's national debt is huge. corruption and cronyism are rife, and the justice system is weak, despite years of pressure from brussels for reforms. many here share the mood of the adriatic fisherman -- they fear competition from western europe and say zagreb does not protect the interests of the little people, but it is traditions like old-fashioned fishing that attract tourists. this restaurant owner says niche markets are croatia's strength. >> i think our future lies in exclusive tourism like golf and conventions and less in mass tourism. >> he is looking forward to july 1 when croatia is expected to join the eu. he says a wave of foreign investment can only do the country good. >> the european commission says croatia is ready to become the e you's 28 member. some people, though, as we heard in that report, doubt this. we asked our correspondent in brussels. >> yes, somebody told a c

association that follows the craft beer movement throughout san francisco and belgium and also in denmark. in addition to my past work in housing and working in neighborhoods like tender loin and seeing all kinds of people who pretend to invest in a neighborhood and are trying to exploit it. i want to speak very highly of them and their project where this is the real deal. they are in it for the long haul. they understood where they were putting their bar and restaurant. and they are committed to it, they are not running away from it. they are not just dilataunts looking to make a buck, off of one of our neighborhoods and communities. the other perspective on this is this is going to be a world class bar. the name mckeller and the way that they will serve their beer already has a buzz from people all around the country who talk about really mckeller is doing a bar in san francisco. this is going to attract people both locals who really look for this kind of culinary excitement as well as travelers and visitors to the city. we just finished san francisco beer week in february where thousan

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