The 90% number is not true. Although the percentage of diesel cars has gone up dramatically, it is not that high. In 2011 only 17% of cars were diesel driven[1]. During the first two months of 2013, 63% of new cars were diesel[2].
Yes, it is possible. There are organisations who act as third-party sponsors for J-1 visas. An example is http://cipusa.org/. These organisations help with some of the paperwork, lowering the amount of work required by the applicant (you) and the company.
You are probably right in that the amount of formalia and paperwork is rather large for a small startup, but there are certainly larger companies that are willing to put in the work. I did an internship at a company in the US, and I live in Sweden.
I urge you to try, an internship in another country can be a great learning experience.
Perhaps you can shed some light on how things work from the inside:
How much interest is there for foreign interns, what is the competition and expectations like? Were there many people like you?
In terms of compensation and cost, what is to be expected? From what I gather, one needs to pay for private health insurance. Is it reasonable to expect that the compensation from the company could cover the plane tickets, health insurance and perhaps accommodation to an extent?
This is something I would like very much as well. Currently I do it manually, by periodically checking if there are any new books out from my favourite authors. This is of course far from perfect, as I tend to miss one every now and then, and it also takes time. Anyone know of a service that does this already?
One point I have found really helps for me, which is also mentioned in one of the comments, is always getting up at the same time. No excuses, and this counts for weekends too. You can go to bed when you are tired, but always get up at the same time. It's hard the first few days, but after that it gets easier and easier, and I feel much "fresher" in the mornings.
Gaia GPS förvandlar din iPhone till en fullt funktionell GPS-mottagare.
Använd Gaia GPS till vandring, cykling, snowboarding, skidåkning, bilkörning, joggning, segling och andra friluftsaktiviteter.
* Spara rutter, vägpunkter, och ta geo-taggade fotografier.
* Visa topografiska kartor och vägkartor. Använd MyTopoo-kartor i USA/Kanada, och Cloudmade-kartor i hela världen.
* Ladda ner kartor för de tillfällen då du inte har internetanslutning.
* Visa hastighet, avstånd och annan navigeringsstatistik.
* Sök efter vägpunkter i närheten och rapporter om platser.
* Importera och exportera GPX-filer, via email eller till EveryTrail.com.
Maila oss gärna med frågor, buggrapporter, idéer till ny funktionalitet och andra synpunkter på gaia@gaiagps.com. Email på engelska är bäst, men vi kan också läsa tyska och spanska.
Om du är en GPS-entusiast, skulle vi gärna ha dig i vår betatest-grupp. Betatestare testar nya releaser innan de kommer till App Store, och hjälper till att styra utvecklingen av Gaia GPS.
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VIKTIGT - IPOD TOUCH OCH FÖRSTA GENERATIONENS IPHONE
Denna applikation kommer inte att fungera fullt ut på dessa enheter. GPS-mottagaren och kompassen kommer att vara inaktiv. Du kommer att kunna se kartor och vägpunkter, men kan inte spara rutter, foton eller vägpunkter.
Denna applikation har inte blivit testad på första generationens iPhone, och kommer att vara långsam.
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Uppgradera till Gaia GPS för att spara rutter med obegränsad längd och ladda ner kartor för användning offline. Gaia Lite är avsedd för att prova på applikationen.
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