yay! for my homeland!! last name was Vig when my gg-grandfather came here. last name was changed to Wiig at some point then another family branch made it Weeg as it is today!
Vig is the root of Viking, and means "Bay" and we are from a town called Stavanger on a bay in southern Norway might have some blood from Eric the Red or some other famous vikings in our lineage! w000t On Mon, Jul 13, 2009 at 8:22 AM, Vivec<[email protected]> wrote: > > I like their societies...but good grief!! All day darkness, bitter and > extreme cold.....yikes! > But the article does have a point. With their basic needs met, their focus > is on performance and productivity. > The high tax rates may be a major turn off for some, though. > > http://www.brandchannel.com/start1.asp?fa_id=486 > > "How did this small geographic area in northern Europe, comprised of > countries with little political capital, become such a branding powerhouse?" > > "With this concept in mind, it is useful to take a look at modern > Scandinavia. Each country has a unique culture, of course, but they are all > bound by their Nordic roots and their belief in socialist democracy. > Scandinavian countries support their citizens from cradle to grave. A high > standard of living, free health care, free higher education and > government-supported retraining in the event of job loss are all components > of the social system. It comes at a steep price, however: personal tax rates > can reach 50 percent or 60 percent. What does this have to do with brands? > Since people are essentially taken care of, the countries can focus on > commercial issues. Corporate tax rates are low, and Scandinavian governments > encourage investment and foster business growth. Scandinavian companies > aggressively export their products, and that means they need to compete > effectively on the world stage." > > "Scandinavia itself has not been unaffected by the worlds economic ills > either. In fact, while the United States has dominated headlines, Iceland > had its own version of a banking meltdown recently. The other four Nordic > countries came to their brethrens aid with a US$ 2.5 billion loan, which > was added to a US$ 2 billion loan from the International Monetary Fund. > Iceland got some much-needed relief. It is apparent that even in the face of > a catastrophic crisis, Vikings stick together." > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Want to reach the ColdFusion community with something they want? Let them know on the House of Fusion mailing lists Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/message.cfm/messageid:299935 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5
