(1) Everyone has the right to education. Education shall be free, at least in the elementary and fundamental stages. Elementary education shall be compulsory. Technical and professional education shall be made generally available and higher education shall be equally accessible to all on the basis of merit. (2) Education shall be directed to the full development of the human personality and to the strengthening of respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms. It shall promote understanding, tolerance and friendship among all nations, racial or religious groups, and shall further the activities of the United Nations for the maintenance of peace.
Fundamentalist education may conflict with (2) and so the right of the parents to choose that option does not exist.
Yes, it was clearly the US they were targeting. If they wanted to home-school their German-speaking children, they could easily and freely moved to Switzerland (the eastern part of the country speaks German). No political asylum needed, much cheaper to travel. Also their kids could speak with their new-found friends, and read books, and watch TV, without a huge learning curve.
Moving to Switzerland is quite an undertaking, did you know? You can't even own land unless you're a citizen, which you won't be if you immigrate -- assuming you are allowed in at all.
Germany is subject to Article 9 of the European Convention on Human Rights:
Freedom of thought, conscience and religion
1. Everyone has the right to freedom of thought, conscience and religion; this right includes freedom to change his religion or belief and freedom, either alone or in community with others and in public or private, to manifest his religion or belief, in worship, teaching, practice and observance.
2. Freedom to manifest one’s religion or beliefs shall be subject only to such limitations as are prescribed by law and are necessary in a democratic society in the interests of public safety, for the protection of public order, health or morals, or for the protection of the rights and freedoms of others.
If the parents felt that they were being persecuted, they have a perfectly valid right of appeal via German courts and then the European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg. Article 2 of Protocol 1 of the above convention states:
No person shall be denied the right to education. In the exercise of any functions which it assumes in relation to education and to teaching, the State shall respect the right of parents to ensure such education and teaching in conformity with their own religious and philosophical convictions.
So this would specifically be within Strasbourg's jurisdiction.
Interestingly it is actually only about twice as hard to get away from Uranus. Thats a lot better than I expected. Maybe its because of the low density and the fact that you start out in the fluffy atmosphere. Escape velocity from a singularity with the mass of Uranus or Earth is of course infinite.
In a recession, spending doesn't necessarily go down. People will actually spend more on consumer durables as the utility they receive from them is greater than the (tiny) interest that they would get in the bank.
The 20% is deducted by default - if in fact you earn less than the threshold for any tax, you notify the bank and they pay you the full gross rate without deductions.
I believe that the deduction is common for all companies - you might need to declare them if you are a top rate earner like the interest on a bank account, but I'm not sure as I've never been one! We have Capital Gains Tax too, if you sell a property other than your main home for example.
The US system of making charity donations deductible to your own benefit seems a little odd to me to be honest. But if it results in higher charity donations as people try to play the system then it may be a beneficial system.
We have ISAs which I think are like IRAs - you pay in money after tax, then any earnings of the ISA fund are tax free. You can put up to a certain amount in each year - I think it will be almost £10k per year from this April but again I haven't checked as I don't have that much free cash!
Public listed companies can have a share save scheme, which is like a 401k but restricted to the company you work for. I put 2.5% of my gross salary into shares, and my employer matches it with 5% more, so I accumulate shares roughly equivalent to 7.5% of my gross salary per year. This is before tax and so reduces your liability. Dividends, and if you hold the shares for over 5 years, then any proceeds you make from selling them are tax free too.
You can invest in a private pension too.
Rather than getting deductions for having children, anyone with children no matter what they earn gets Child Benefit, and then you get Child Tax Credits and Working Tax Credits on a means assessed basis, which phase out as you earn more like you say there too.
I agree that the US has a more complex tax system - the UK isn't simple, but I think HMRC has done a better job of integrating the various parts so that for most people their monthly deductions come out right at the end of the year.
One more nugget that you may find of interest - in the UK, gambling winnings are tax free. So you win £5 million on the lottery, you receive £5 million. Reason being that if it was treated as earnings, then losses would have to be treated as business expenses, and the net benefit of taxing winnings to the treasury would be negative!
I'm sorry, but the US is the only country in the world I have ever heard of where it is a regular thing for people to claim refunds as if it is a normal thing to do.
Interest on your bank account is paid net of tax automatically by the bank. If you are an upper rate payer, you declare the interest and pay the extra differential yourself (e.g. you receive gross £5 interest. The bank pays you £4 and the government £1. If you are an upper rate payer, you declare this on your tax return and pay the extra £1). The bank will give you a certificate stating how much interest you received so you can prove the amount you owe if necessary.
EU company dividends are paid after deduction of withholding tax, so you don't need to declare anything there.
We don't get deductions for student loans, mortgage or charity deductions. When you make a payment to charity, you can fill out a Gift Aid declaration. This allows *the charity* to reclaim the income tax that you paid - they benefit rather than you.
Contributions to pensions are deducted from your salary before calculating your tax liability, and growth within the fund is tax free. When you retire and begin withdrawing funds, pension payments are treated just like any other income (i.e first £6k is tax free, next £37k is taxed at 20%, anything above that is taxed at 40%)
They had to reboot Bond because Die Another Day was pure, unmitigated, drivel. It went beyond even the excesses of Moonraker from being a spy thriller to being a science fantasy.
Casino Royale showed that you could still tell an exciting story with gadgets, without having to resort to invisible cars or surfing down melting icebergs.
Isn't that the process by which they break into smaller droplets with higher terminal velocity?
The spherical nature of falling drops is how lead shot is made as an example - http://www.traphof.org/shot-towers-2/shot-towers-page-1.htm - I guess the lower surface tension of water in air would mean that they would have to fall much further than lead before it reaches spherical steady state.
No, they use the real materials. About 15 years ago I was visiting a friend of the family (an RUC dog handler) and he gave us something to look at. We passed it around, then he told us that it was full of Semtex for training the dogs.
If EWB didn't place arbitrary age restrictions on its volunteers, it might be more effective. I'm an engineer, but I'm too old to participate in their projects. I'm not even 30 yet.
I also would suggest this in government. That all laws get renewed to automatically expire after 10 years. That way we can keep the law makers busy keeping the good laws while letting the old ones die, as well as keeping them from making crappy new ones that won't survive a 10 year renewal.
I used to think that would be a good idea, but then I realised politicians would be involved. Think of the pressure that could be put on a weak government if the opposition felt that their new bill had to be passed before they would support renewing the law against tax evasion. The opposition wouldn't lose the support that they would if they tried it with laws against murder etc, but it would cripple the government.
If Linotype get on board with this I would be so happy. There are already free fonts out there, but I would be willing to pay for Helvetica Neue if I could use it online.
It's because it's confusing to the end user. What is the difference between a plugin and an add-on? Unless you know, they just seem like synonyms for something that gets added to the browser to perform a new task.
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You've skipped (1) and (2)
(1) Everyone has the right to education. Education shall be free, at least in the elementary and fundamental stages. Elementary education shall be compulsory. Technical and professional education shall be made generally available and higher education shall be equally accessible to all on the basis of merit.
(2) Education shall be directed to the full development of the human personality and to the strengthening of respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms. It shall promote understanding, tolerance and friendship among all nations, racial or religious groups, and shall further the activities of the United Nations for the maintenance of peace.
Fundamentalist education may conflict with (2) and so the right of the parents to choose that option does not exist.
Moving to Switzerland is quite an undertaking, did you know? You can't even own land unless you're a citizen, which you won't be if you immigrate -- assuming you are allowed in at all.
Used to be the case. Not any more for Europeans.
Germany is subject to Article 9 of the European Convention on Human Rights:
Freedom of thought, conscience and religion
1. Everyone has the right to freedom of thought, conscience
and religion; this right includes freedom to change his religion
or belief and freedom, either alone or in community with
others and in public or private, to manifest his religion or belief, in
worship, teaching, practice and observance.
2. Freedom to manifest one’s religion or beliefs shall be
subject only to such limitations as are prescribed by law and are
necessary in a democratic society in the interests of public safety,
for the protection of public order, health or morals, or for the protection
of the rights and freedoms of others.
If the parents felt that they were being persecuted, they have a perfectly valid right of appeal via German courts and then the European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg. Article 2 of Protocol 1 of the above convention states:
No person shall be denied the right to education. In the exercise
of any functions which it assumes in relation to education and
to teaching, the State shall respect the right of parents to ensure
such education and teaching in conformity with their own religious
and philosophical convictions.
So this would specifically be within Strasbourg's jurisdiction.
Thats easy:
Escape velocity of uranus: 21290 m/s
Escape velocity of earth: 11180 m/s
Interestingly it is actually only about twice as hard to get away from Uranus. Thats a lot better than I expected. Maybe its because of the low density and the fact that you start out in the fluffy atmosphere. Escape velocity from a singularity with the mass of Uranus or Earth is of course infinite.
About four times as hard. KE=1/2 m v^2
In a recession, spending doesn't necessarily go down. People will actually spend more on consumer durables as the utility they receive from them is greater than the (tiny) interest that they would get in the bank.
The 20% is deducted by default - if in fact you earn less than the threshold for any tax, you notify the bank and they pay you the full gross rate without deductions.
I believe that the deduction is common for all companies - you might need to declare them if you are a top rate earner like the interest on a bank account, but I'm not sure as I've never been one! We have Capital Gains Tax too, if you sell a property other than your main home for example.
The US system of making charity donations deductible to your own benefit seems a little odd to me to be honest. But if it results in higher charity donations as people try to play the system then it may be a beneficial system.
We have ISAs which I think are like IRAs - you pay in money after tax, then any earnings of the ISA fund are tax free. You can put up to a certain amount in each year - I think it will be almost £10k per year from this April but again I haven't checked as I don't have that much free cash!
Public listed companies can have a share save scheme, which is like a 401k but restricted to the company you work for. I put 2.5% of my gross salary into shares, and my employer matches it with 5% more, so I accumulate shares roughly equivalent to 7.5% of my gross salary per year. This is before tax and so reduces your liability. Dividends, and if you hold the shares for over 5 years, then any proceeds you make from selling them are tax free too.
You can invest in a private pension too.
Rather than getting deductions for having children, anyone with children no matter what they earn gets Child Benefit, and then you get Child Tax Credits and Working Tax Credits on a means assessed basis, which phase out as you earn more like you say there too.
I agree that the US has a more complex tax system - the UK isn't simple, but I think HMRC has done a better job of integrating the various parts so that for most people their monthly deductions come out right at the end of the year.
One more nugget that you may find of interest - in the UK, gambling winnings are tax free. So you win £5 million on the lottery, you receive £5 million. Reason being that if it was treated as earnings, then losses would have to be treated as business expenses, and the net benefit of taxing winnings to the treasury would be negative!
I'm sorry, but the US is the only country in the world I have ever heard of where it is a regular thing for people to claim refunds as if it is a normal thing to do.
Fine. I'll run my factory on dirty coal from the mine next door, rather than clean fuel from further afield.
In the UK:
Interest on your bank account is paid net of tax automatically by the bank. If you are an upper rate payer, you declare the interest and pay the extra differential yourself (e.g. you receive gross £5 interest. The bank pays you £4 and the government £1. If you are an upper rate payer, you declare this on your tax return and pay the extra £1). The bank will give you a certificate stating how much interest you received so you can prove the amount you owe if necessary.
EU company dividends are paid after deduction of withholding tax, so you don't need to declare anything there.
We don't get deductions for student loans, mortgage or charity deductions. When you make a payment to charity, you can fill out a Gift Aid declaration. This allows *the charity* to reclaim the income tax that you paid - they benefit rather than you.
Contributions to pensions are deducted from your salary before calculating your tax liability, and growth within the fund is tax free. When you retire and begin withdrawing funds, pension payments are treated just like any other income (i.e first £6k is tax free, next £37k is taxed at 20%, anything above that is taxed at 40%)
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They had to reboot Bond because Die Another Day was pure, unmitigated, drivel. It went beyond even the excesses of Moonraker from being a spy thriller to being a science fantasy.
Casino Royale showed that you could still tell an exciting story with gadgets, without having to resort to invisible cars or surfing down melting icebergs.
Isn't that the process by which they break into smaller droplets with higher terminal velocity?
The spherical nature of falling drops is how lead shot is made as an example - http://www.traphof.org/shot-towers-2/shot-towers-page-1.htm - I guess the lower surface tension of water in air would mean that they would have to fall much further than lead before it reaches spherical steady state.
Raindrops are spheres too. They aren't actually "raindrop" shaped.
(I'm allergic to the Brail "nut", which is not so ubiquitous as the peanut.)
It's easier to identify if you're blind, too.
No, they use the real materials. About 15 years ago I was visiting a friend of the family (an RUC dog handler) and he gave us something to look at. We passed it around, then he told us that it was full of Semtex for training the dogs.
Flying home was quite stressful that afternoon.
If EWB didn't place arbitrary age restrictions on its volunteers, it might be more effective. I'm an engineer, but I'm too old to participate in their projects. I'm not even 30 yet.
As you have to pay the bank for a draft, I don't think they will be eliminated.
There's no problem with the resolution.
9" x 6" page, scanned at 300 dpi = 2700 x 1800 pixels = 4.86 MP.
Everything should expire after a year.
I also would suggest this in government. That all laws get renewed to automatically expire after 10 years. That way we can keep the law makers busy keeping the good laws while letting the old ones die, as well as keeping them from making crappy new ones that won't survive a 10 year renewal.
I used to think that would be a good idea, but then I realised politicians would be involved. Think of the pressure that could be put on a weak government if the opposition felt that their new bill had to be passed before they would support renewing the law against tax evasion. The opposition wouldn't lose the support that they would if they tried it with laws against murder etc, but it would cripple the government.
If Linotype get on board with this I would be so happy. There are already free fonts out there, but I would be willing to pay for Helvetica Neue if I could use it online.
European Convention on Human Rights, Article 6.2
"2.Everyone charged with a criminal offence shall be presumed innocent until proved guilty according to law."
The ECHR is part of British law.
Because ITU members would otherwise be working on world peace?
It's because it's confusing to the end user. What is the difference between a plugin and an add-on? Unless you know, they just seem like synonyms for something that gets added to the browser to perform a new task.
Hand in your geek card: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4I2qWq9L6rw#t=1m00
Not so easy if you have a NAS with your media files on it. I have to copy from there into my documents, then stream to the xbox360.