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QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Oct 30, 2008 -> 03:23 PM) Plus there are different municipal, county, and state regulations depending on exactly where you are. Really both of you are probably right depending on where you are familiar with. It didn't make sense to me either until it was explained this way. Companies like ServiceMaster and other large operations employ licensed workers, but the owners aren't always licensed in a field. Think of it this way, it would be impossible for a publicly traded company to get a license. It would be impossible for a builder to get a licensed to build an entire house. What most places are concerned with is who does the work, not who owns the business. As long as the work is being done by a licensed/cxertified worker, who actually owns the company could be ten states away. But YMMV, some areas may have written laws to keep larger companies out or someone from doing electrical & plumbing for example.

QUOTE (Steff @ Oct 30, 2008 -> 03:04 PM) Been watching it for years but I don't recall Sig giving me that particular Geography lesson :-) Sig, sexiest captain

QUOTE (Steff @ Oct 30, 2008 -> 02:56 PM) I'm aware of that however you have to be licensed to own the business. Steff, what you mean is 100% correct. You expect when you hire a plumber, that the work performed, is by a licensed plumber. However, you do not have to be licensed to employ licensed plumbers. You have to be licensed to "sign off" on the job. Most cities and towns require that. So just like that 19 year old kid a couple years ago who inherited a bar, he could own it, he just could not serve or consume alcohol there. Even better, I was talking yesterday with the owner of a day and night medical clinic I'm trying to help me with my camp. He actually owns three clinics in the area. He is an attorney. No medical training. Zero. Nada.

No and No. Campaign speeches are a big part of the democratic process of electing our leaders. The opportunity to be at one of these events IS very important. It fosters an early interest in the process. It's not about the speech, it's about learning the process. Those experiences are excellent teachers.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Oct 30, 2008 -> 02:50 PM) You need an awful lot more memory than most people have available to get that kind of quality image. If you're buying a blu-ray disk, that's what you're buying it for. And you don't see the memory being cheap enough in the next year or so to compete?

QUOTE (Steff @ Oct 30, 2008 -> 02:46 PM) To be a licensed plumber you don't need a license...? Hopefully Obama's treasurer gets that cleared up, but right now I am talking about Joe the unlicensed plumber. And of course he's not a fool for wanting to be successfull... however, IMO, he's a mornon for crying about something he's light years away from even being in a position to think about doing. There's lots of things I would like to do though I wouldn't be so stupid as to make a federal case out of them if there's no possible way for me to accomplish them in a reasonable timeline from when I start b****ing about them. JMO though. Minor side note: Actually you don't need to be licensed, just work under a licensed plumber (which can mean almost zero direct supervision). At least in many locals.

QUOTE (Athomeboy_2000 @ Oct 30, 2008 -> 01:37 PM) and over half the "crowd" was bussed in from a school district So, they bussed in people who cant even VOTE (with the exception of maybe some High School seniors who may be 18) to fill in a McCain rally. Educational opportunity for the kids. Seems like Obama would want to do the same thing, unless Obama is against kids coming to his rallys.

Sad. all that talent and zero control.

QUOTE (rangercal @ Oct 30, 2008 -> 02:30 PM) WOW! Put down the TOBY HALL Koolaid! I started going for a lame "one's heading for the front of the hall, one will only have hall on his back" kind of reference.

QUOTE (rangercal @ Oct 30, 2008 -> 02:32 PM) Blu ray will only fall if something far superior emerges. Like downloads?

QUOTE (Kid Gleason @ Oct 28, 2008 -> 02:20 PM) Do I like the stuff on the radio? Hell no, Do they suck before or after they appear on radio?

Hate to see a future Hall of Fame player* cut like that. *not named Bonds or Sosa

QUOTE (Athomeboy_2000 @ Oct 30, 2008 -> 01:57 PM) Lieberman had to explain them to McCain McCain only remembers Benson.

QUOTE (3E8 @ Oct 28, 2008 -> 07:29 PM) Download the Girl Talk album for free on myspace if you haven't already Ahem, No. Heard a couple tracks, how about more sampling? Geez, You kids

QUOTE (Alpha Dog @ Oct 30, 2008 -> 01:44 PM) Oh man. Obama can't even get his black sitcom references straight! Even I knew this was wrong the moment I heard it. I used to love Sanford & Son. Should have been Elizabeth, not Wheezy. I wonder if he realized that both Fred Sanford and George jefferson were small business owners? http://www.eyeblast.tv/public/checker.aspx?v=e46U6USU2G Another reason not to vote for him Lack of knowledge about 1970s sitcoms. Damn, he was about 10 when those shows were on. Now McCain could probably school us on any of the old B&W shows. I see him as a huge Dragnet fan.

QUOTE (witesoxfan @ Oct 28, 2008 -> 10:48 PM) Japanese pitchers, regardless of their Japanese track record, have always been pretty hit or miss. The best ones usually stick around but there have been quite a few stinkers recently and it's scary to give a multi-year guarantee to a pitcher who you have no idea how he will respond to MLB hitting. Fixed, but point taken and agreed.

I thought this would have been a more active topic. Perhaps would you rather be in a pivitol state right now, that is "in play", or a you can paint it red or blue now, it ain't going to change.

QUOTE (NorthSideSox72 @ Oct 30, 2008 -> 12:20 PM) Heh. The list of camping/outdoor essentials should be a different thread. And it would include, what Balta, you, and I? btw, my all time favorite bit of eating gear http://www.orikaso.com/ I have the complete set of plate, bowl, and mug. Super light weight, easy to clean, durable. Perfect bit of gear.

QUOTE (RockRaines @ Oct 30, 2008 -> 12:09 PM) My worst moment is when you take off and the plane kind of "stalls" on its way up into the clouds, my heart races uncontrollably. Midway, with the noise abatement regulations, is the worst for that. I understand intellectually we are slowing from 400 mph to 300 mph (or whatever the numbers are) but damn that sucks. I would crap my pants.

I'll tune in. And that's what they want.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Oct 30, 2008 -> 12:54 PM) I have said for a long time that we need less agencies, and to get this type of regulation under one roof so that the various pieces of our financial puzzle are regulated by complimentary sets of rules that work together co-hesively instead of competeing with each other for budgets and attention. The system we have now, sucks. It has no flexiblity in it, nor ability to adjust to changing times and technologies. We wait until something breaks, and then the Congress over-reacts to fix it, so they can brag to voters that they did something. that I understand.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Oct 30, 2008 -> 12:14 PM) Without investers, the banks don't exist anyway, because they are in bankruptcy. I understand this, but are we now going to guarantee investments? That seems like a dangerous path to be on.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Oct 30, 2008 -> 12:03 PM) Exactly how would the problem have been solved with more regulations instead of money? Please correct my economic ignorance. If you are giving the money to the bank for a specific reason, doesn't it follow that the banks should use it for that specific reason? That doesn't seem like regulation, it seems like common sense. I didn't hear we need to give the banks money so the investors could be made whole as quickly as possible, but maybe I missed that. I thought that was one of the fundamental differences between savings (which are FDIC insured) and most investments the only guarantee is the SEC will try and keep the playing field level and fair.

QUOTE (RockRaines @ Oct 30, 2008 -> 12:00 PM) I have the same thing. I can no longer sleep unless I've been drinking, or havent slept in a few days. I ended up just reading alot or watching my IPOD. I used to run through about 7-10 books a month. I needed either music or complete silence because I would start analyzing every sound to determine if it meant we were going down. Prior to that, I had never had a particularly bad flight, so I had no idea where this came from.

QUOTE (Cknolls @ Oct 30, 2008 -> 10:47 AM) Amazing what happens when you play by the rules. The rules are in most places, if you put the form in front of people and they sign, you have to turn it in. There are people who suck at their jobs in every organization, it's a shame when they cause such problems that the good work of an organization is over shadowed.