As a cynic, I generally believe that the men and
women we elect to represent us in government are a bunch of fat cats who sit
around and don’t do much while earning six-figure salaries for their public service.
At the AHRI spring meeting last week, I heard
Dave Pannier, interim president of North American Technician Excellence (NATE),
say that certification through this program has reached a plateau.
Everyone’s heard of eBay and Craigslist, but
have you heard of www.baarter.com? Instead of online auctions or classified
ads, this site is set up strictly for bartering.