It's a little surprising when you look in the phone book. You think you are in Germany.

The United States still has a very good reputation among scientists. It's still No. 1 for research.

Given the current miserable economic situation and with over four million unemployed, a strike is the last thing Germany needs.

Jesse could fight in Germany in July. There's talk of a big pay-per-view card in Idaho and he could be on that in August against Cleveland Corder (Brinkley has stopped Corder twice before). Or he could face Joey Gilbert, in Reno, in August or September.

In Germany they have to really try if they want to recreate what happened in 2002 in South Korea or in 1998 in France. They have to prove that the World Cup will be as good as the expectations.

Germany must have her place in the sun.