Re: Virginia Department of Professional and Occupational Regulation

2004-05-13 Thread Technotranscendence
On Thursday, May 13, 2004 9:07 AM "Robert A. Book" [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >> Check out this website. It's a real time warp. >> And yes, Virginia does license barbers! > > > > http://www.state.va.us/dpor/indexne.html > > Don't most states license barbers? AFAIK. However, in my area, barber lice

Cost-plus financing

2004-10-02 Thread Technotranscendence
Do you know of any studies of cost-plus financing, especially as used by the US government in funding aerospace projects? I know this is one of the main ways NASA funds its projects and it would seem to increase the cost of any project. Regards, Dan http://uweb.superlink.net/neptune/MyWorksBySub

Re: Interest rates and housing

2005-08-18 Thread Technotranscendence
I'm not sure about the 18-year cycle, but there are political cycles too, such as the Presidential cycle.  Yet this doesn't line up with 18-years.   Regarding why a shift to real estate?  I think because there's a basic belief that real estate is a long lasting store of value.  Other assets

Nuclear Proliferation: A Blessing or a Curse?

2005-09-12 Thread Technotranscendence
"Is the nuclear proliferation a blessing?" "Yes it is. Why? Because things that are good for us are good for others. Terror equilibrium has been guarantor of peace in Europe during the Cold War. Without it Soviets could have a temptation to invade Europe. When there are no nuclear weapons there

Lawyer Debunks Space Real Estate Business

2006-02-27 Thread Technotranscendence
http://www.space.com/news/060224_rutan_hiring.html

Incentives for and against justice

2004-03-22 Thread Technotranscendence
I'd like to know what everyone here believes are the incentives for and against justice. In particular, what are the incentives for any type government to be just vs. the incentives for it to not be so. Also, what would be the incentives and disincentives in a polycentric legal order -- i.e., a s