here is a picture taken in the south of netherlands. here, the layout is so much that you are really regarded as cyclists that they have made space for you. the cars know that cyclists have priority. this is a common roundabout situation in the netherlands, also in the village where i live. so this shows that you go for the cyclists. go for cyclists and realize when someone is saying we were cramped in space like in san francisco, we say, well, you have never been to any dutch town because your roads are so wide. and then they think, yeah, but all these lanes are needed for car traffic. i'll tell you, if you use this traffic model, you should realize that the capacity of your system is not determined by the amout

also this is a common sight in the netherlands, a lady with a skirt on with a full necklace cycling. this is one of the things, i have other pictures for you. this is an important picture. the average daily number of trips, and you see that on average women make one trip by bike on average in the whole population, men about 1.7 trips per day and you see also that boys from 12 to 16 years old take on average nearly seven kilometers per day by bike. so the bike is just a part of your life. so that's the different. in america a lot of people consider themselves bicyclists. in the netherlands hardly anybody considers themselves bicyclists anything more than brat eaters. everyone eats brats, so everyone cycles. there is no discussion about it. you see on distance, men cycle a little bit more and women use the bike more often because they use it for going shopping or the short distances. one other thing is that biking has a high status in the netherlands, so that's also different from a lot of other countries. this i will skip. hardly readable but this shows that bicycling is used in all ki

in the netherlands, people who come to work by bike are more regarded them by car. the people who use the car have to find excuses why they still use the car. they just come and say, i just want to go by car. and the fact is, more and more people -- for instance, in amsterdam, by having this past and so on, 9000 people per day choose not to have their car because there was no more accessibility by car but choose the alternatives. 15% of them stay with the alternatives. they had a car. when they experienced it, it was not so bad commuting by bike or public transport, then there were convinced also. -- then it they were convinced also. if you tell people who drive by cars, and i think american politicians are so afraid they might lose voters, but if you keep telling them the detriment of the effects of using their car every day -- what? but they will not mind losing voters. my friends and the businessmen and area, they don't mind. for the around children, -- for their own children, but is it faster, more convenient, and cheaper? those are the reasons why you will choos

in the netherlands, cycling is inherently more safe than in the u.s.a. because all car drivers are also cyclists. 60% of the people in the netherlands cycle at least three times a week. 80% at least once a week. so all the car drivers are also cyclists and they know as they turn right that there is an 80% chance that they will cut off a cyclist if they don't look. so there is also safety by numbers. one last thing and that is about liability. when i hear about cycling in the u.s., people say, oh, but cycling is so dangerous. and then we say, no, cycling is not dangerous. cyclists hardly ever cause accidents. cars cause accidents. cars cause facilities and in the netherlands we have the philosophy that car drivers should realize that they're in a machine that can kill. and also from that on responsibility in taking liability. if a car drives over a child on a bike, no matter what happens, he is 100% liable for whatever happens. and even in the other cases, when a car goes in the collision with an adult on a bike, still there is at least 50% liability for

also, in the netherlands, we're not so good with racing cyclists. ll the champions from last year are from italy, spain, or your country, never from the netherlands. but cycling is more than racing, it is a way of transport. especially for the first 7 kilometers, in combination with public transport. the last lines are important. for instance, in at the city of amsterdam, 85% of the trips are faster by bike then by car -- then by car. i do everything by bicycle. i am a slow cyclist, and i am still faster through the city. that is why most of the people in amsterdam go by bike. if your interested in funny and nice invidious, go to youtube. but you will see a lot of videos in which the bicycle and the car cooperate. these are some pictures and examples of how the public authorities can invest in cycling. this is a parking space for a cyclist. tend thousand bicycles can be stored there. -- 10,000 bicycles can be stored there. you can build a shelter for about 30,000 bicycles. now, what can employees do? many employees are working on the bicycle programs

an escape for workers in the netherlands. the commission set up to examine the gulf mexico oil spill is blaming the disaster on systemic failures of management. warning that a similar accident could happen in the future. the report says bp and its business partners made a series of decisions that reduced costs but in creased the threat of explosions. >> bp says it worked with the commission and cooperated with the inquiry drought but it said the findings of the inquiry will support bp's own internal investigation and they were not the only ones to blame. there were a number of other companies involved in this and failures were made on parts of all those companies. >> what is the main thrust of this report? >> it is incredibly critical of the companies involved. i have a copy of the report here. most of the mistakes and oversights can be traced back to a single overarching failure. a failure of management. it levels that accusation of all those -- and all those companies as well as management. there was a failure of communicati

and shock in the netherlands over pictures of a teenager tethered to a wall in a psychiatric hospital>> the american congresswoman, gabrielle giffords, who was shot in the head outside a supermarket has been transferred to a rehabilitation center in texas. six people died in the attack two weeks ago. people lined the streets of tucson in arizona as she have driven to the airport. her am ambulance was. >> few thought she would leave this hospital so soon, less than two weeks since she was hot in the head. congresswoman gabrielle giffords departed to cheer crowds. her office had made the route public. inside the ambulance she was tearful and smiled when she heard them. from the ambulance, she was carried on to a waiting plane, a specially equipped medical flight. members of her family, a medical team and staff on board for the two-hour journey, on her way, her husband said, to the next phase of her recovery. this will be her home for the coming weeks, maybe months. a rehabilitation facility in houston, renowned for its work with brain injuries. doctors here are encouraged by their initi

the dutch embassy held a seminar in fukuoka city hoping to attract game manufacturers to the netherlandsthe dutch have made this advanced industry a national priority. there, the production of serious games accounts for 60% of the computer games market. >> we are strongly focused on both medical and rehabilitation games that we create with our business partner modec medical. >> reporter: a dutch game company introduces its newest product including one with rehabilitation exercises for children with cerebral palsy. japan is a computer game leader. the netherlands takes a special interest in fukuoka. >> translator: fukuoka is a hub for computer game development. i haven't seen another region in japan where education,ndustry and government agencies have come together like this. i'm very impressed. ♪ >> reporter: what does the future hold for serious games development? with the collaboration of educational, industrial and government groups, fukuoka is ready to lead the way. >>> now, let's look at some of the news we gathered from broadcasting stations across asia. we begin with this item sen

the dutch embassy held a seminar in fukuoka city hoping to attract game manufacturers to the netherlandsthe dutch have made this advanced industry a national priority. there, the production of serious games accounts for 60% of the computer games market. >> we are strongly focused on both medical and rehabilitation games that we create with our business partner modec medical. >> reporter: a dutch game company introduces its newest product including one with rehabilitation exercises for children with cerebral palsy. japan is a computer game leader. the netherlands takes a special interest in fukuoka. >> translator: fukuoka is a hub for computer game development. i haven't seen another region in japan where education, industry and government agencies have come together like this. i'm very impressed. ♪ >> reporter: what does the future hold for serious games development? with the collaboration of educational, industrial and government groups, fukuoka is ready to lead the way. >>> now, let's look at some of the news we gathered from broadcasting stations across asia. we begin with this item s

. >> in the netherlands, you have a separate bicycle path where you cannot turn right without having to encounter other bikes going straight ahead or going left. in a lot of cases, they have traffic lights and they say underneath, cyclists to the right may pass at the red light. in the netherlands, it is quite common that cyclists who are turning right may do so at a red traffic light. >> ok, we are a little after 1:00. before you leave, i would really like to thank the mpc and the german marshall fund. >> if anybody is interested in the presentation, there are some real interesting slides. we will be posting them on our website. if you want to leave your business card, we will make sure that we keep you on the list to receive e-mail notification about that. he did leave that on the table, or hand them to lizzie, who is right there by the pillar, or hand them to me. we will make sure that you get notification of that. >> thank you all very much. thank you, peter, thank you, neil. thank you all for coming. >> welcome. we are here doing our building san francisco tour. we're going to h

a remarkable escape for workers at a chemical factory in the netherlands as they battled a massive blaze. the commission set up by president obama to examine the oil spill in the gulf of mexico last year has blamed the disaster on systemic failures of management and warned a similar accident could happen in the future. bp and its business partners made a series of decisions that reduced costs and increased the risk of an explosion. our washington correspondent told me how bp has reacted to the report. >> bp says it worked all along with the commission and cooperated with the inquiry throughout. it said the findings of the inquiry supports bp's internal investigation and the conclusion they were not the only ones to blame. there were a number of other companies involved in this and failures were made on parts of all those companies. >> what is the main thrust of this report's findings? >> it has been critical of all the companies involved. i have a copy here. most of the mistakes and oversights at a ricondo can be traced back to single overarching failure, a failure of management. -- at m

worth of deals they gave money to the banks that you pan the banks in south korea the banks in the netherlands to credit suisse to do it your bank to the banks in ireland in england they gave money even to the banks in canada the federal reserve gave these no interest or extremely low interest rate loans to corporations such as general let your carly davidson nig donal's very raw is in and their buddies in the hedge fund so we don't know these things are going on behind closed doors and the only way we found out about it is because of that. one time reporting requirement that came about from that dog frank bill that was supposed to bring about a new type of financial regulation and it really brought back more of the same so we don't know what schemes they're doing to prop it up but what we're saying that in twenty eleven the game's going on right now how can we can not imagine them coming up with another scheme with a going to begin able to continue whether it's in the us or the new to print this digital money not worth the paper it's not printed on and you believe that this year according to

much more multi-cultural for future destiny than of learning the language of the netherlands. at is a discussion of the past and we had a star -- a short discussion about whether the immigrants should learn german are not. we changed it a tiny little bit. you had to learn 300 words of the german language to be able to emigrate from turkey to germany. we have to say that it is not enough. that is the very first step. integration tests the same thing. it is a formal test. you can pass it 100 times without having any disadvantages if you do not pass it. on the other side, some say we should improve our welcoming culture. on the other hand, the sticks do not seem to be sharp enough. there are too many to immigrate without being willing or able to integrate. we need to deal with that. >> there are thousands of muslims right now at this moment to have applied for a german language class courses and cannot attend because there are not enough of them even though it is part of the government policy. i assume there are fewer people have the problem that you refer to and are actively look

we need to keep away from movements that we have gotten in the netherlands, denmark, or sweden. >> ify, # what i think is an important point the movements you referred to, for example, in the netherlands, i don't think you should classify it as a far right movement. they see themselves as ultraliberals and antimuslims. >> yes. >> it's in the joining of these two things, and listing it to a new level saying we are against muslims because they are unliberal, this makes the mixture so dangerous and explosive, and if this happens in germany, we should not only look at people on the far right. we're talking about people who see themselves as liberals and who have the feeling that they have identified a major enemy sort of, a major opposite force that they want to deal with. this is what makes it so dangerous i think. >> what do you think about the potential for a seen phobic movement on the right or left? >> the potential is there. if you do surveys you see 20% of the population would vote for such a party, but the interesting thing is there isn't any party at the moment that would somehow

and shot in the netherlands over pictures of a teenager in a psychiatric hospital. >> congresswoman deferreds was shot in the head and is being transferred to a rehabilitation center in texas. people lined the streets as she was driven to the airport. they described her condition as spectacular with great potential for recovery. >> very few thought that she would leave this hospital so soon. they departed through of cheering crowds. many turned out. she was cheerful and smiled when she heard them. from the ambulance, she was carried to a waiting plane. members of her family and her medical team were also on board for the two-hour journey. on the way to the next phase of her recovery. this will be her home for the coming weeks or months. renowned for its work with brain injuries. they are encouraged by their initial assessment. >> from a neurological point of view, she came in and was hoyle alert, away, calm, comfortable. we were already seeing some interaction, which is important. >> she was the target of an attack that killed six. the alleged gunman faces charges including murder. the attack

german eggs have been exported to the netherlands and the u.k., and the british food standard agency says there is no calls for concern. >> as the food crisis spreads, consumers get worried. at this market, the sign say there is nothing to worry about, that eggs are not contaminated with dioxin, but people are feeling the effects of consumer unease. this man is probably making only the third of his usual profit. he feels sorry for the farmers who have to slaughter their chickens, but it has to be done. this shopper says they are not purchasing a is right now. they were always careful, but now they are afraid. this plant in northern germany makes food for animals but also industrial products. the two became mixed. the german authorities say dioxin levels here were 77 times higher than allowed. and that high levels were detected in march, 2010, the information never reached the public. in germany, the authorities are trying to get to grips with a crisis that spreads. he says, "it is incomprehensible for consumers and me as well that industrial production processes are running parallel

born in the netherlands and the right-hander is racking up 79% of the votes this time around. he has one of the best curveballs ever and always a straight shooter off the field. in the meantime, also into the hall of fame, robertoalomar the ever smooth second baseman played the bulk of his career with the toronto blue jays. a career 300 hitter and sensational fielder with ten golden gloves to his credit. he makes it in his second year of eligibility receiving 90% of the vote. incidentally in case you are keeping track mark maguire garners only 19% of the vote so not even close to getting in as a lot of those guys involved with the steroid scandal are soon to know. that's the sporting life for wednesday night. and of course we will be covering everything with jim harbaugh. >> a six and a half hour neat -- meeting that sounds like a long meeting. >> that's with the 49ers. he needed to talk to others, too. >> thanks, mark. thanks for joining us tonight. >> good night. well, i love a deal on a designer bag as much as the next girl! love! i love love love! as a buyer for t.j.maxx,

born in the netherlands and the right-hander is racking up 79% of the votes this time around.has one of the best curveballs ever and always a straight shooter off the field. in the meantime, also into the hall of fame, robertoalomar the ever smooth second baseman played the bulk of his career with the toronto blue jays. a career 300 hitter and sensational fielder with ten golden gloves to his credit. he makes it in his second year of eligibility receiving 90% of the vote. incidentally in case you are keeping track mark maguire garners only 19% of the vote so not even close to getting in as a lot of those guys involved with the steroid scandal are soon to know. that's the sporting life for wednesday night. and of course we will be covering everything with jim harbaugh. >> a six and a half hour neat -- me

the netherlands has been plunged into a debate over how to deal with violent psychiatric patients. the trigger for this was pictures of a teenage boy who has been tethered to a wall for three years. this is 18-year-old brandon filmed at the institution where he had been tethered to the wall for the past three years. the length of the leather strap allows him to move some but not much. this was done with the permission of a judge in 2007 after staff grew afraid of his violent moves. mental health experts say this is not an isolated case. there may be 40 patients held in similar circumstances. but when these pictures appeared on television there was widespread shock. brandon's mother says he lives like a caged animal. >> it really hurts to see your own child like this. he never gets any fresh air. even the windows are sealed shut. >> politicians were among those expressing concern. this was an emergency debate in parliament where the practice of restraint came in for criticism. the government defended the way he was treated. the deputy health minister seen here visiting the institutio

worth of deals they gave money to the banks that you pan the banks in south korea the banks in the netherlands the credit suisse to do it your bank to the banks in ireland in england they gave money even to the banks in canada the federal reserve gave these no interest or extremely low interest rate loans to corporations such as general lecture carly davidson donal's very raw is in and they have buddies in the hedge fund it's so we don't know these things are going on behind closed doors and the only way we found out about it is because of that one time reporting requirement that came about from that dogged frank bill that was supposed to bring about a new type of financial regulation and it really brought back more of the same so we don't know what schemes they're doing to prop it up but what we're saying that in twenty eleven the game is going to run out. some world news in brief now twenty two year old man has been charged with the attempted bombing over u.s. congresswoman and other counts of murder democratic for instance two critically ill to be. shot in the head during the massacre a sup

had now is accused of having sent a massive amounts of sin that drug pills to america spain and the netherlands she was arrested in september two thousand and nine and was one of interpol's ten most wanted women should now face trial in a new york court. severe floods in brazil have killed at least thirty five people and forced over thirty five thousand to abandon their homes since late december and heavy rains have been battering the country for weeks at a state of emergency has been declared in some sixty towns a powerful storm in the state of some power left hundreds of houses submerged in water and it's the worst flooding in twenty eight years and more rain is forecast in the region in the coming days. well still ahead for you in the program here in r t it's a long road to becoming a russian red grey find out what now is made off and why its members have to face in the line of duty. with the united states gripped by the global economic turmoil some americans are turning to the roots of socialism to face up to the country's problems at the new york marxist school people have a chance to voic

brooms after seeing of poorly built in the third place playing for gold this season it would be the netherlands who stood in the hosts way i believe the pleasure to be here to turkey are now following. everybody most of them the same because they love to come back to most of. the organization is perfect. from time to full it's also great to be told. you can still see this and i said. you know once i a strong dutch court traveled with household names n.p.r. one hundred and can line up it may be that or installing a man and the speedo p.s.t.n. may not be in the fit but it certainly in the minds. tension and motivation not in short supply either with the crowd wholly enjoying danger or spectacle it was russia who started the strongest dominating new oring year early on for me to score just several minutes in. this tournament was created firstly for spectators and the way we played tonight scoring so many beautiful goals that should really please the fans the dutch found there with him somewhat soon after wards of the managing to pool two goals back however that was to be the visitors highlight rus

while authorities in britain and the netherlands are investigating where food containing german eggs is safe to eat. >> as sudan prepairs to vote, president bashir has warned of instability. the deal is part of one that ended years ago. it could impact a new round of fighting. from the southern capital, bill ross reports. >> waiting up with the cattle now with peace in southern sudan people can lovingly tend to their treasured animals. it's a ritual that goes back for generation. but for most of the post colonial war here, a lot of people were killed. [speaking foreign language] >> he tells me his herd was decimated and after years of suffering, he can't wait for south sudan's independence. two million people were killed during the decades of civil war . the discovery of oil in sudan raised the stakes and fueled the conflict which left amongs poorest in the country. a peace deal was signed six years ago. today, in the main southern town, juba all roads lead to the inevitable split. thousands of sudanese have been going in barging after spending years in exile. with the referendum appr

while britain and the netherlands are investigating whether food containing german and since it is safe to eat. steven evans, bbc news, berlin. >> you can get much more information on the story on our website -- bbc.com/news. you will find a question and answer with a lot of information. let's round up the other main news for you. the french president, nicolas sarkozy, has asked the intelligence service to investigate the car maker. three senior managers have allegedly leaked details on the electric car is developing. and sarkozy has said the christian minority in the middle east have become victims. he described measures against coptic christians as the wicked plan to purge them from the region. ed a scandal has caused a complete revision of an mp's expenses. with southern sudan about to vote in may and a referendum on independence, president omar al- bashir has warned of reduced opportunities if the south bronx away. he says they will be treated as foreigners and the south will struggle as a nation. we have this from the southern sudanese city. >> waking up with the cattle, now with p

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. >> in world is a huge fire at a chemical plant in the netherlands. been told to stay indoors. it charges on a neighboring waterway were turned back. you can see a big this was, as bad as it looks police say the employee's managed to get out of the plan to they were not hurt. it's not clear yet just how dangerous this was in terms of fumes. the plant had poisonous and corrosive chemicals and storage. the group of fishermen in australia had a close encounter with the great white shark it will startled them. a 16 ft. which circled the boat several times. lunch at the propeller and they were pretty scared, not hurt. they fired up the motor for get away they say the sharp left behind part of the jews in the blade of the propeller. buckingham palace has released new details about the big royal wedding this april. matthew chance has the details from london. >> april 29th by kate vacate but mary's william shirley buckingham palace behind by car and parliament square, white hall and westminster abbey where should get married to prince william. we understand th

authorities in britain and the netherlands are investigating whether food containing german eggs is safe to eat. "bbc news," berlin. >> north korea has repeated its proposal for unconditional talks with south korea. it comes days after south korea dismissed calls. tensions escalated after an artillery barrage on an island near the disputed border killed four. as southern sudan prepares to vote on a referendum on independence, they have talked about the region. the ballot is part of a deal that ended sudan's 20-year civil war. it was a brutal conflict that cost two million lives. yet there are now fierce that this weekend's vote, far from solidifying peace, could spark a new round of fighting. here is our report. >> waking up with the cattle. now with peace in southern sudan, people can lovingly tend to their pressured animals. it's a ritual that goes back generations. but for most of the post colonial rule here, this land was ravaged by war. his wife was killed during the fighting. >> he tells me his herd was decimated and after years of suffering, he can't wait for south sudan's indepen

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