It's obvious that people don't make the effort to find out which airlines are good and which are crap. There can be huge differences in quality between airlines even when the prices are roughly the same. Have you ever used Skytrax?
I don't see where the source of compensation is relevant; if Steve Cooksey is trying to make money off of his advice, then professional licensing applies. On a side note, if local Channel 11 (if they are in NC) puts on an advertisement for a weight loss product that isn't NC State Government approved, are they breaking this law?
I'm just pointing out that there are a lot of "professions" being advertised that are pretty iffy.
BTW, you're wrong on both counts. I'm married and my BMI is at the upper end of "normal". You're not the Amazing Kreskin, and not even close.
So handing out business cards is the definition of a business transaction?
No, but handing out cards advertising services that you offer in return for compensation sure makes it look like one.
Is he actually getting compensation? I read the article and I didn't see anything stating that. I didn't see anything on his web site about compensation, but now it's down, so I can't take another look right now.
Let me preface my remarks with "IANAL", since I'm not.
What does the business card say? Is his web site for profit?
A card that fits in your wallet doesn't mean you're providing professional services. It's not a business card if it isn't promoting a business. If he's doing this for profit, then I see where North Carolina has a valid issue. If he's doing it to solely express his opinion, without compensation, then I don't see where they have a case.
I particularly like all of the "Become and Nutritionist" and "Become a Health Coach" ads that I see with this story. By the way, what the hell is a "Health Coach"? How many players are there on a "Heath Team"? Is there a professional league? What do they call the finals?
I can't wait for the moment they get a similar issue with a Chinese coder........
If it happens in China and Chinese lose money, he's dead. If foreigners lose money, he continues to work (defraud).
These punks were just too crude and didn't have the right connections and paperwork to cover their asses. Take a look at reverse mergers; they nearly all lose money for the retail suckers, err, I mean investors. That's when crooked Chinese businesses (yes, that's a very redundant term) collude with crooked American stock underwriters (again, a redundant term) to sell stock based on fraudulent financial data.
On the other hand, I can't think of a single reason why I wouldn't want the government to know how much money I have in the bank, unless it's coming from illegal activities. What could a deranged government do with that information? Make me pay taxes?
How about seizing your assets? It's only a matter of time before governments resort to massive confiscation in order to pay for itself. In the US it's already being done in the name of "The War on Terror" or "The War on Drugs". In Europe it's done as "Tax Enforcement".
Soon governments will be auditing and seizing the assets of anyone who isn't powerful enough to either move their money and themselves quickly out of harm's way or use influence to redirect the terror against someone else.
I've been having lots of fun with Juniper support lately. One of our WAN accelerators died (third one of that model in two years I was told), so I opened a ticket; the support staff in India issues an RMA. After a week, they said the unit was delivered and signed for by "Mary". There's no Mary at my location. I told them that we didn't get it. A week later, the unit finally shows up. However, they sent the RMA using a company that can't get onto my facility (on a military base). So, I went and got it (no biggie). I unboxed it, installed it, and pressed the power button - nothing happened. They sent a DOA.
I contacted Juniper to RMA the RMA, it took them two months this time. I'd send an e-mail asking, "Where is it?" They'd respond with, "Did you get it yet?" It finally came, shipped by the same company that couldn't get onto the base. At least the second one works.
Of course, now I can't download the software to upgrade it; the support staff (in the Philippines this time), keep sending me e-mails saying, "The download page works for us when we use your account".
I have nothing against Indians and Filipinos, but I have problems with incompetence.
Just as I asked timeOday above, I'll ask you - The Iraq War and government junkets are both examples of waste; why are you assuming that condemning one is supporting the other?
I think the AC is referring to the tags that some slaves wore with the names of their masters. It's the Roman version of the area access ID badge in common use today. Fortunately for us, we can take ours off.
I disagree. A weak government serves no one in particular because it is an ineffective tool - a twig can't be used as a club. That way, it servers everyone in general, just not to a high degree. If it's too weak, then it's useless to everyone and anarchy exists.
A strong government serves either itself or the highest bidder.
Governments need to be as strong as they legitimately need to be and no more. That's no easy task.
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You don't understand the purpose of government - It's to protect the 1% from the 99%.
Romeo and Juliet is also a derived work. One possible source is the Lovers of Teruel
Pornography is counter to Islam.
So is adultery, prostitution, and drinking alcohol, but it's easy to see those prohibitions being violated every weekend in the UAE and Bahrain.
Be careful, you'll be branded a "Ronulan" if you point out examples of hyperinflation.
I keep a Chinese block puzzle [basiccarpe...niques.com] in my pocket for just such occasions
Thanks for the link; I was a carpenter when I was younger and that's a very useful web site.
It's obvious that people don't make the effort to find out which airlines are good and which are crap. There can be huge differences in quality between airlines even when the prices are roughly the same. Have you ever used Skytrax?
Thanks for the information.
I don't see where the source of compensation is relevant; if Steve Cooksey is trying to make money off of his advice, then professional licensing applies. On a side note, if local Channel 11 (if they are in NC) puts on an advertisement for a weight loss product that isn't NC State Government approved, are they breaking this law?
I'm just pointing out that there are a lot of "professions" being advertised that are pretty iffy.
BTW, you're wrong on both counts. I'm married and my BMI is at the upper end of "normal". You're not the Amazing Kreskin, and not even close.
Only if you offer to do it for a fee. Doing it for fun, on the other hand, is just "being helpful".
If he's doing this for money, then yes, NC has a case if they require licensing for nutritionists, but IANAL, so I could be wrong.
So handing out business cards is the definition of a business transaction?
No, but handing out cards advertising services that you offer in return for compensation sure makes it look like one.
Is he actually getting compensation? I read the article and I didn't see anything stating that. I didn't see anything on his web site about compensation, but now it's down, so I can't take another look right now.
Let me preface my remarks with "IANAL", since I'm not.
What does the business card say? Is his web site for profit?
A card that fits in your wallet doesn't mean you're providing professional services. It's not a business card if it isn't promoting a business. If he's doing this for profit, then I see where North Carolina has a valid issue. If he's doing it to solely express his opinion, without compensation, then I don't see where they have a case.
I particularly like all of the "Become and Nutritionist" and "Become a Health Coach" ads that I see with this story. By the way, what the hell is a "Health Coach"? How many players are there on a "Heath Team"? Is there a professional league? What do they call the finals?
So, sneaking aboard a flight without paying for a ticket is now terrorism? What next, sneaking into a movie theater?
I can't wait for the moment they get a similar issue with a Chinese coder........
If it happens in China and Chinese lose money, he's dead. If foreigners lose money, he continues to work (defraud).
These punks were just too crude and didn't have the right connections and paperwork to cover their asses. Take a look at reverse mergers; they nearly all lose money for the retail suckers, err, I mean investors. That's when crooked Chinese businesses (yes, that's a very redundant term) collude with crooked American stock underwriters (again, a redundant term) to sell stock based on fraudulent financial data.
On the other hand, I can't think of a single reason why I wouldn't want the government to know how much money I have in the bank, unless it's coming from illegal activities. What could a deranged government do with that information? Make me pay taxes?
How about seizing your assets? It's only a matter of time before governments resort to massive confiscation in order to pay for itself. In the US it's already being done in the name of "The War on Terror" or "The War on Drugs". In Europe it's done as "Tax Enforcement".
Soon governments will be auditing and seizing the assets of anyone who isn't powerful enough to either move their money and themselves quickly out of harm's way or use influence to redirect the terror against someone else.
I've been having lots of fun with Juniper support lately. One of our WAN accelerators died (third one of that model in two years I was told), so I opened a ticket; the support staff in India issues an RMA. After a week, they said the unit was delivered and signed for by "Mary". There's no Mary at my location. I told them that we didn't get it. A week later, the unit finally shows up. However, they sent the RMA using a company that can't get onto my facility (on a military base). So, I went and got it (no biggie). I unboxed it, installed it, and pressed the power button - nothing happened. They sent a DOA.
I contacted Juniper to RMA the RMA, it took them two months this time. I'd send an e-mail asking, "Where is it?" They'd respond with, "Did you get it yet?" It finally came, shipped by the same company that couldn't get onto the base. At least the second one works.
Of course, now I can't download the software to upgrade it; the support staff (in the Philippines this time), keep sending me e-mails saying, "The download page works for us when we use your account".
I have nothing against Indians and Filipinos, but I have problems with incompetence.
You, and many other people, seem to overlook that they where caught, and are being called out on it.
Have they been fired? Made to pay back the costs? Formally charged at least?
Just as I asked timeOday above, I'll ask you - The Iraq War and government junkets are both examples of waste; why are you assuming that condemning one is supporting the other?
Forget the fact that the Las Vegas conference cost the same as 3 minutes [armscontrolcenter.org] of the Iraq war.
The Iraq War and government junkets are both examples of waste; why are you assuming that condemning one is supporting the other?
I propose we call it Hadrian's Firewall, just like the Great Firewall of China, only better, because it's British.~
That just means it's expensive and needs maintenance very often.
I think the AC is referring to the tags that some slaves wore with the names of their masters. It's the Roman version of the area access ID badge in common use today. Fortunately for us, we can take ours off.
I disagree. A weak government serves no one in particular because it is an ineffective tool - a twig can't be used as a club. That way, it servers everyone in general, just not to a high degree. If it's too weak, then it's useless to everyone and anarchy exists.
A strong government serves either itself or the highest bidder.
Governments need to be as strong as they legitimately need to be and no more. That's no easy task.
Take another look at that map; Turkey is in both Europe and Asia.