We'll see. He's surprised us so far. All he needs to do is to continue to cater to anyone that wants to thumb their nose at Europe/US and he'll be fine.
I moved to Stockholm, Sweden, now in Frankfurt, Germany, moving to Copenhagen, Denmark in March. Personally, I find the that fracking is even allowed in the US quite ridiculous. I'm just thankful that is causes only localized environmental damage.
... everyone's credibility is available for a few extra bucks. To be honest, 1.5M USD is a pretty damned small amount of money (his salary should be publicly available as he's a state employee in Texas), perhaps as little as 7 years salary (if a full prof.)
Honestly, think of the environmental damage that's been done.
He had a responsibility to the public... ugh.
I can't wait to watch the country continue to go down in flames.
Everyone in Sweden and all of Northern Europe does it this way. Germany is totally different and requires cash much more often, even moreso that the US. After living in Sweden, Germany and the US... I can wholeheartedly say that Swedish system is the easiest, quickest and best. With a mobile phone and the bank's App, a transfer takes less than 1 minute and is complete... try doing that with a check/cheque... talk about archaic... it's worse than cash.
You give him/her 400SEK in cash (€40) or he gives you an invoice with his/her banking info and you just transfer it. He'll just email/SMS you the invoice. Pretty simple. We ran into significant problems trying to deposit 25000SEK (€2500) in cash into an account after selling a few items. The police became involved because they thought it might be part of a money laundering scheme (the money can't be tracked once it's in the open.)
Also, in Stockholm, I never saw a builder without a mobile phone? I never saw anyone with a mobile phone. And, don't say that the "government just wants it piece of the cake by not allowing cash." I like it because it really keeps things on the "up-and-up" as all personal tax records are publicly available.
They are advanced. Everything is electronic. All train tickets, most plane tickets, and most subway tickets can just be done with the mobile phone (no paper needed).
They're REALLY pushing for a cashless society and making significant progress. Everyone is paid on the same day (25th of the month) after all.
To be honest, it's much more of a hassle in Germany and a total nightmare in the US, compared to the simplicity in Stockholm. Once you get up and running, it's super easy.
No personal checks in Sweden, so all person-to-person transfers are done in cash. However, banks won't take huge piles of money... say anything over €500... so all of the those transfers are done electronically. When I sold my used bike, we met and did the transfer electronically at a cafe via mobile phones. The biggest difference was that you had to the put the credit card into a device that looks like a calculator and enter a number from the banking website into the card-inserted device. The number returned is that entered into the web to authenticate the transfer. This just does it all on one credit card, which is GREAT.
Swedes, in general, shun new and shiny... they like minimalistic (even in Stockholm... well, maybe not Östermalm). Also, you try to get your head around the concept of "lagom."
LOL, not with the money they have. You, sir, are a total moron, as demonstrated throughout this thread. Crawl back into the shithole that you just crawled out of.
We have pretty severe negative population growth, so with increased energy efficiency, our total consumption should decrease. Maybe you should check out the facts before posting. In fact, Germany requires heavy immigration to remain population neutral.
to be serious, if the countries within the EU are not economically viable, who will buy our Audis/BMWs/MBs/Siemens trains/BOSCH components. Honestly, I don't mind because making our trading partners stronger only makes us stronger as well (classic everybody plays, everybody wins scenario). These people complaining here (Germany) about all the money going to Greece/Portugal/Ireland/Spain are morons.
Taxes drive up the cost. However, these taxes pay my pension (80% of working salary), free university, free healthcare, keep housing affordable, allow me drive on perfect roads without paying tolls and support my 8 weeks/year holiday. I'll gladly pay 3x electricity cost and 2x fuel prices than the US. Keep on raising the taxes and keep on providing a reasonable work:life balance.
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Germany! ... am I being ironical or not?
lol at America. next thing you know, they'll say they invented the "telephone."
We'll see. He's surprised us so far. All he needs to do is to continue to cater to anyone that wants to thumb their nose at Europe/US and he'll be fine.
"The enemy of my enemy is my friend."
I hope that JA has the fortune that the Pirate Party has had in Germany.
Viel Erfolg!
I don't know anyone (who was reasonably educated) that did.
This isn't anyone. This was the Director of the USGS, which makes the whole situation even more despicable.
I moved to Stockholm, Sweden, now in Frankfurt, Germany, moving to Copenhagen, Denmark in March. Personally, I find the that fracking is even allowed in the US quite ridiculous. I'm just thankful that is causes only localized environmental damage.
... everyone's credibility is available for a few extra bucks. To be honest, 1.5M USD is a pretty damned small amount of money (his salary should be publicly available as he's a state employee in Texas), perhaps as little as 7 years salary (if a full prof.)
Honestly, think of the environmental damage that's been done.
He had a responsibility to the public ... ugh.
I can't wait to watch the country continue to go down in flames.
eLife (joint journal from MPI, HHMI, WT) pays reviewers if they returned their reviews rapidly (pos or neg). I heard it's €2k when it's returned in 7 days. http://scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org/2011/12/01/elife-can-a-top-tier-journal-run-without-professional-help/
... 60-day old bread sounds worse than the usual pre-sliced white (Wonder) bread that you guys usually eat :(
you're the same moron that always trolls my threads. please die in a grease fire!
Everyone in Sweden and all of Northern Europe does it this way. Germany is totally different and requires cash much more often, even moreso that the US. After living in Sweden, Germany and the US ... I can wholeheartedly say that Swedish system is the easiest, quickest and best. With a mobile phone and the bank's App, a transfer takes less than 1 minute and is complete ... try doing that with a check/cheque ... talk about archaic ... it's worse than cash.
You give him/her 400SEK in cash (€40) or he gives you an invoice with his/her banking info and you just transfer it. He'll just email/SMS you the invoice. Pretty simple. We ran into significant problems trying to deposit 25000SEK (€2500) in cash into an account after selling a few items. The police became involved because they thought it might be part of a money laundering scheme (the money can't be tracked once it's in the open.)
Also, in Stockholm, I never saw a builder without a mobile phone? I never saw anyone with a mobile phone. And, don't say that the "government just wants it piece of the cake by not allowing cash." I like it because it really keeps things on the "up-and-up" as all personal tax records are publicly available.
They are advanced. Everything is electronic. All train tickets, most plane tickets, and most subway tickets can just be done with the mobile phone (no paper needed).
They're REALLY pushing for a cashless society and making significant progress. Everyone is paid on the same day (25th of the month) after all.
To be honest, it's much more of a hassle in Germany and a total nightmare in the US, compared to the simplicity in Stockholm. Once you get up and running, it's super easy.
Looks like this for those interested ...
No personal checks in Sweden, so all person-to-person transfers are done in cash. However, banks won't take huge piles of money ... say anything over €500 ... so all of the those transfers are done electronically. When I sold my used bike, we met and did the transfer electronically at a cafe via mobile phones. The biggest difference was that you had to the put the credit card into a device that looks like a calculator and enter a number from the banking website into the card-inserted device. The number returned is that entered into the web to authenticate the transfer. This just does it all on one credit card, which is GREAT.
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Swedes, in general, shun new and shiny ... they like minimalistic (even in Stockholm ... well, maybe not Östermalm). Also, you try to get your head around the concept of "lagom."
FYI, different countries have different laws.
LOL, not with the money they have. You, sir, are a total moron, as demonstrated throughout this thread. Crawl back into the shithole that you just crawled out of.
We have pretty severe negative population growth, so with increased energy efficiency, our total consumption should decrease. Maybe you should check out the facts before posting. In fact, Germany requires heavy immigration to remain population neutral.
Nokian tires are the best. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nokian_Tyres
to be serious, if the countries within the EU are not economically viable, who will buy our Audis/BMWs/MBs/Siemens trains/BOSCH components. Honestly, I don't mind because making our trading partners stronger only makes us stronger as well (classic everybody plays, everybody wins scenario). These people complaining here (Germany) about all the money going to Greece/Portugal/Ireland/Spain are morons.
Taxes drive up the cost. However, these taxes pay my pension (80% of working salary), free university, free healthcare, keep housing affordable, allow me drive on perfect roads without paying tolls and support my 8 weeks/year holiday. I'll gladly pay 3x electricity cost and 2x fuel prices than the US. Keep on raising the taxes and keep on providing a reasonable work:life balance.