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Obama Lays Out Ethics Rules
President-elect Barack Obama today released a series of ethics guidelines for those working in the transition operation, a continuation of the anti-lobbying policies adopted by the Illinois Senator during his primary and general election campaigns.
The ethics rules -- no federal lobbyist can raise or contribute money for the transition efforts, no one who has lobbied in the last 12 months can advise the transition on the policy area on which they lobbied, no one involved in the policy work of the transition can lobby on that issue for a calendar year -- were announced by transition co-chair John Podesta during a press briefing for reporters this afternoon. (Full details of the Obama ethics plan for the transition are after the jump.)
Podesta cast the new ethics rules as a leading indicator of what he termed "the most open and transparent transition in history." Podesta added that members of the transition team will sign an ethics code laying out the specific principles announced today.
Asked about reports of tension between President George W. Bush and Obama in their meeting Monday, Podesta demurred, saying only that it was a "private meeting" in which the auto industry as well as plans for an economic recovery package were raised.
Podesta rejected reports that the passage of economic stimulus plan or a package to help the auto industry was part of a proposed legislative exchange for the elimination of Democratic opposition to the Colombia free trade agreement.
"While the topic of Colombia came up, there was no quid pro quo," Podesta asserted. He added that the relations between the current White House and the Obama transition teams have been "collegial" and "cooperative".
Podesta said that Obama had no plans to meet with any of the world leaders coming to town for the G20 gathering this weekend and aimed at addressing the global economic crisis. The President-elect will send an emissary to the meetings but Podesta would not offer any names as to the identity of that liaison.
As for the nuts and bolts of the transition itself, Podesta said that the budget was approximately $12 million with $5.2 million of that coming in appropriations from Congress. The remaining $6.8 million will be raised by the transition operation, according to Podesta.
The total transition staff will reach approximately 450 individuals, said Podesta, adding that beginning Monday a top to bottom review of every government agency would begin in an effort to insure "we hit the ground running on Jan. 20 because we don't have a moment to lose."
Podesta offered few specifics about the naming of Cabinet officials other than to indicate that the announcements would likely be made by Obama in Chicago. As for White House senior staff, those announcements "will come out as they are ready to be announced."
Obama Ethics Rules
* Federal Lobbyists cannot contribute financially to the transition.
* Federal lobbyists are prohibited from any lobbying during their work with the transition.
* If someone has lobbied in the last 12 months, they are prohibited from working in the fields of policy on which they lobbied.
* If someone becomes a lobbyist after working on the Transition, they are prohibited from lobbying the Administration for 12 months on matters on which they worked.
* A gift ban that is aggressive in reducing the influence of special interests.
Chris Cillizza
November 11, 2008; 3:00 PM ET
Categories: Democratic Party , Eye on 2008
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As it is obvious to all that president Obama has a huge task waiting for him with our financial problems not only as a country but now as a whole it seems like we may be forgetting other issues this world has as well. Global hunger is getting worse and their may be a less difficult way of looking at the problem. The solution may be the Global Poverty Act. This act will be looked at in December. This act is something that Obama has before been an advocate to. The Borgen Project an organization that is working to get this act passed as well. To learn more go to www.borgenproject.org.
Posted by: veronica5 | November 12, 2008 4:00 PM | Report abuse
In response to: Nisey01,
Nothing changes for those of us who didn't support Obama, unless those who did support him continue in their same culture. Obama will be a success if he can motivate you to get a job and be responsible for yourselves.
I have a job and is a single parent of four averaging over 60 k, and no doubt before now I adhered to most of the principles and policies before now of those of the elect president Barack Obama. I understand your point and I know that Obama will serve well in the upbringing of the majority of Americans that have backed him and maybe for some that didn't back him. There are no limits to achieve and succeed if you want to make a change. With the elected Obama, I foresee a healthy tranformation and a triumphant victory for the majority of people worldwide in expose to the last few years and preferably the last four centuries. God Bless America!
Posted by: Nisey01 | November 12, 2008 2:05 PM | Report abuse
A WONDERFUL first step, it reminds me of nothing so much as Eddie Murphy as he shook down that redneck bar in "48 Hours".
"Listen up, people...There's a new sheriff in town and his name is BARACK OBAMA and I'm your own WORST nightmare, a (PERSON OF AFRICAN-AMERICAN DESCENT) with a mandate!!!"
Posted by: PETETENNEY | November 12, 2008 11:57 AM | Report abuse
The last administration tried mightily to make government work with Religion and the union of the two was a disaster for this country. The First Amendment is very clear about the separation of church and state. I hope the religiously inclined will consider these facts when then lobby the government or give their add hoc hommilies. Not all of us sympathise with you or support the intrusion of some of your religious beliefs into our attempts at a pluralistic dialogue. Your attempts to marginalise minority religions, atheists, gays, and believers in secular governance has caused an uprising of resentment against religious fundamentalism and intolerance.
Posted by: tryreason | November 12, 2008 10:04 AM | Report abuse
Will some on you join me in getting the
clear message to President Obama that his
inauguration must set a new TONE IN
(1) He is to be the Commander in Chief.
(2) His troopes are at present facing a
ruthless and determined enemy.
(3) He cannot do like Bush in 2006 who on
01/20/2005 danced with his Oil Buddies in
the White House while the mothers of our
fallen warriors mourned!
He should not feats while our nations is at
war on three fronts.
He should invite the familes of the fallen
warriors to dine with him and his family on
inauguration day and eat the very same
food the soldiers are eating in the field
that day in the very same untensils they
are eating in and since there are children
in the White House no alcohol and drunks
should be there.
Posted by: TNTSLIM | November 12, 2008 9:12 AM | Report abuse
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Tab for Bush bash hits record $40 million
Corporate donors step in to foot some of the bills
Mr.President elect: It is my duty as a person who gave you unwavering support by dint of hard and compelling
work during very difficult times in a very difficult state along with the emails sent to the "emails clearing
house" I now give you a word of caution because you are a man who listens to what is said to you and act on
the wisdom of God yourself and others whom you confide in.
Mr.President Elect,it is not wise to hold an Inaugural Ball in the manner of your predecessor,the current
President of the United States,Mr.George W.Bush ( a man whom I have the greatest of respect for as a
person) and whom I do honestly believe has the greatest respect for you and your family because he is such a
man by his very nature and upbringing.
You have a war of three fronts and America faces severe economic problems as the people whom you are
going serve and serve them well I do believe faces many,many,problems hence it is not within your principles
and nature to have a " grand Inaugural Ball " while your soldiers ( as Commander In Chief) are at war facing a
dangerous and determined and ruthless enemy who seek to do us harm.
It is my humble suggestion,Mr.President Elect,that you hold a simple ceremony and invite as many of the
injured troops and their families as you can and as many of the families of the troops who have made the
Ultimate Sacrifice for America and set aside the usual ceremony as you remember the words of a great and
loyal soldier of ancient times and I quote his very words from the Bible " Second Book of Samuel Verse (11):
" 11 Uriah said to David, "The ark and Israel and Judah are staying in tents, and my master Joab and my lord's men are camped in the open fields. How could I go to my house to eat and drink and lie with my wife? As surely as you live, I will not do such a thing!" " Unquote
So Mr.President,The Commander in Chief and the Cabinet and family should not be seen as ," celebrating in the
White House " while your Troopers are placing their lives on the line for America!
Let the Celebrating be for their families and the children shall eat and drink as their parents hence your
Inauguration MR.President shall be devoid of alcohol etc because you are a President of the people for the
people place in office by the people and we do believe you shall never flinch from doing and saying the right
God bless you and the Congress and Our Troops and God bless America.
Posted by: TNTSLIM | November 12, 2008 9:05 AM | Report abuse
NOOO no one ever said during the campaign that Obama ever flirted with terrorists....
NOO not our precious Obama who can do no wrong in the eyes of the liberal media.
Hamas Claims Secret Relationship with Obama Aides
by Hana Levi Julian
(IsraelNN.com) Hamas is claiming close and ongoing ties with America's upcoming Obama Administration, according to a report published Tuesday in the Arabic-language newspaper Al-Hayat. The relationship was kept under wraps until after the U.S. elections so as not to harm Obama's election prospects. The U.S. has classified Hamas a terrorist organization.
The London-based publication interviewed Gaza-based political chief Ahmad Yousuf, advisor to Ismail Haniyeh, the head of the Hamas regime in Gaza, which seized power in a bloody coup d'etat in 2007. Yousuf declared that Hamas has been in regular contact with President-elect Barack Obama's advisers for months.
"We were in contact with a number of Obama's aides through the internet, and later met with some of them in Gaza," the Hamas official was quoted as saying, "but they advised us not to come out with any statements, as that may have had a negative effect on his election campaign
Posted by: 37thOSt | November 12, 2008 8:27 AM | Report abuse
Why !!! is Obama getting a pass on campaign audit??
Posted by: springco1 | November 12, 2008 8:21 AM | Report abuse
Okay, a purely partisan post. Having read several posts from what can be labeled sore losers or, maybe more finely tuned as losers, I have this one question.
Having named several democrats as possessing questionable ethics I wonder if the 46 or so republican office holders and political appointees convicted of pedophilia and other sex crimes represents a core value of the ethics of the far right.
Posted by: Thatsnuts | November 12, 2008 7:38 AM | Report abuse
"Our elected officials (and their staffs) shouldn't *NEED* ethics rules written down. They should already know what is right, wrong, or somewhere in between, and act accordingly."
Posted by: OrlandoNative
You might like to think that they should know however, with the excesses of the last 8 years of immorality, ethical vacumn and outright lies, I tend toward my favorite quote by Benjamin Franklin...."the palest ink is clearer than the sharpest memory."
When it is in writing there is less wiggle room.
Posted by: Thatsnuts | November 12, 2008 7:32 AM | Report abuse
The Taliban already can not wait for Obama to "cut and run"
Associated Press Taliban insurgents battling the U.S.-backed Afghan government urged President-elect Barack Obama to change course in U.S. foreign policy and withdraw American troops from both Afghanistan and Iraq
Posted by: 37thOSt | November 12, 2008 6:07 AM | Report abuse
Sorry, the top portion of that post I did was quoting an earlier post. I added the part about cars with diesel engines being able to run on used frying grease. I'm still learning how to "post" on here.
Posted by: PeixeGato1 | November 12, 2008 1:45 AM | Report abuse
Regarding a bailout plan for US Auto Industry, we must recognize that continuing down the same road of bigger cars and trucks is not going to hold any sway with americans these days. For years, the US Auto Industry declared, "the market demands" bigger cars and trucks. Well this is just so any longer.
IF WE THE PEOPLE are going to fork over tax revenue (a dubious plan), then WE THE PEOPLE must demand fuel efficient cars and trucks. If the US Auto Industry doesn't know how to build fuel efficient cars, the industry ed by: rmorris391 .....should not be in business. We could get started more quickly if the US Auto Industry would offer more DIESEL engines -- you know like in Europe! BMW, Mercedes, VW and others have plenty of efficient diesel powered cars and trucks.
COME ON US AUTO INDUSTRY get with the 21st century.
Not to mention, these vehicles can be customized to run on used frying grease!
Posted by: PeixeGato1 | November 12, 2008 1:36 AM | Report abuse
37th, I heard Obama was actually the one who built the Pyramids - RIGHT AFTER HE ARRIVED FROM OUTER SPACE SEVERAL THOUSAND YEARS AGO! And he is now watching you from a secret camera he has installed in a tracking device which follows your every move... no, don't ask me where it is. I don't know. His alien technologies are beyond the understanding of most humans, you MOST DEFINITELY included. He did let on to me that it was him - Obama himself! - who offed Jimmy Hoffa, but he's not buried in Giants' Stadium. That's a myth. But all that aside, everything will be space-age and forward-looking from now on. Here - it's all in this book he sent along for you to read describing his personal philosphy.
It's called "To Serve Man."
Posted by: bokonon13 | November 12, 2008 1:18 AM | Report abuse
Clever fellow that I am, I see little future in a geographic ideology which tries to convince voters that all politicians from Alaska and Idaho are virtuous and all politicians from Chicago, New York, and any city in California are vicious.
Posted by: officermancuso | November 11, 2008 10:18 PM | Report abuse
This is exactly why we elected Obama. It is so refreshing to see these things already being put in place. This particular reform wasn't promised during the election. It is voluntary and reflects a mindset of reform.
Obama has the potential to clean up. It is essential if Obama is going to lift public confidence in the presidency and win support for his initiatives.
Understand that if lobbyists are allowed to influence the transition process, the whole system would be compromised.
These are hard times and we need solutions. The old business of corporate influence is what drove the economy into the ground. AIG, Lehman Brothers were the best the corporate world had to offer and look what they did. Obama is getting off to a good start.
I want our president to succeed because it may be the difference between whether or not we will.
Posted by: fishingriver | November 11, 2008 10:16 PM | Report abuse
treetopflyer wrote, "37thOSt - Sounds like you're really on to something. No records in Hawaii, no records in Kenya..."
Yeah, and all those pre-election polls giving Obama a lead were fabricated by pro-Obama media. All right thinking Limbaugh listeners knew perfectly well to ignore those polls and believe that McCain had this thing in the bag.
The saying "a penny for your thoughts" would be severely overcharging in the case of 37'th.
Posted by: officermancuso | November 11, 2008 10:05 PM | Report abuse
37thOSt - Sounds like you're really on to something. No records in Hawaii, no records in Kenya...
Wow! Maybe Obama really WAS born on Krypton, after all! He said so, remember?
All hail Kal-el, our inplanetary superhero savior! Evildoers beware, and you DAMN well better let him finish his waffle! ;-pppppp
I mean, really, it's got real maple syrup on it and everything...
Posted by: treetopflyer | November 11, 2008 10:01 PM | Report abuse
The word is that the document produced by Obama is the same document given out by the State of Hawaii for births in the United States as well as to record births to US Citizens abroad. So the document produced does NOT prove that Obama was born in the United States.
Obama will have to show a real birth certificate and perhaps release which hospital in which he was born and attempt to get some medical records.
I heard that Joe Biden's operatives are investigating this situation and have come up with no proof of Obama's birth in the State of Hawaii -
Otherwise they say Obama would have produced hospital records long ago.
They have two people in Keyna seeing if they can find records there - however the records are not preserved like here in the United States. Joe Biden is said to be prepared to confront Obama if any paperwork turns up - and even if the investigators believe that there is no evidence of Obama being born in any hospital in Hawaii.
Posted by: 37thOSt | November 11, 2008 9:51 PM | Report abuse
Ethical Act # 1 place a Chicago politician as your Chief of Staff and have him run the White House.
Ethical Act # 2 Doesn't matter Act # 1 will destroy any another attempt to be ethical.
Posted by: 37thOSt | November 11, 2008 9:43 PM | Report abuse
As an Obamacrat (some 5,000 blogs and posts since the beginning of the year) and the 2001 winner of the U.S. Office of Special Counsel's "Public Servant Award," the first ever given to a national security whistleblower, I know President-elect Obama will put whistleblower rights high on his list of ethics priorities.
Yes we can!!!
Posted by: Martinedwinandersen | November 11, 2008 9:40 PM | Report abuse
Funny didn't Clinton have an ethics package during his transition ??? SAME SAME SAME
Posted by: 37thOSt | November 11, 2008 9:39 PM | Report abuse
Happily, "trusting government" has never been a virtue among students of democracy (treasury bills aside ;) Didn't someone say that the price of liberty is eternal vigilance? They were certainly referring to vigilance on the part of citizens suspicious of their government, not vigilance on the part of government suspicious of its citizens.
Somehow, during the past eight years, Republicans ended up on the wrong end of that saying, claiming more and more secrecy for their government, and more and more powers to spy on its citizens.
So by all means, let us not *trust* our president elect.
As for me, I will continue to hope for great things from him. But trust? No. My hope is a direct response to Mr. Obama, and my lack of trust is no reflection on him, it's just my view of how democracy works best.
Posted by: officermancuso | November 11, 2008 9:38 PM | Report abuse
all together now
PRESIDENT elect Obama
PRESIDENT elect Obama
PRESIDENT elect Obama
PRESIDENT elect Obama
...see, you get the hang of it after about 3 tries..
Posted by: naidamu
I'll do you one better:
PRESIDENT elect Barack HUSSEIN Obama
PRESIDENT elect Barack HUSSEIN Obama
PRESIDENT elect Barack HUSSEIN Obama
PRESIDENT elect Barack HUSSEIN Obama
Will he be using his middle name in the oath of office?
Ya betcha! ;-p
Then he'll get down to business and prove to all you Limpbaugh ditherheads that a name's just a name. Or maybe he'll make your nightmares come true and throw you all into jihadist reeducation camp. Oh, boy, you're for it! Run, RUUUNNNNN, you counterrevolutionary bourgeois capitalist jackals, flee for your lives before the wrath of the people's righteous jihadist socialist revanchist dressing world martyrdom REVOLUTION!!!!
Heh - suckers. You've never seen a gulag till you've seen OUR gulags. >:-p
Posted by: treetopflyer | November 11, 2008 9:33 PM | Report abuse
Don't worry, we can all trust Obama when he makes a promise, like when he promised he would take matching campaign funding, oh...nevermind.
Posted by: Phil6 | November 11, 2008 9:29 PM | Report abuse
rpatoh wrote, "The Left has setup our government as a workplace for "lobbyist" in areas of environmental protection, housing and urban development, education, homeland security, and such...."
Oh the horror!
Please explain why any one of those areas you've enumerated is something people should refrain from using their government to improve.
Sometimes I think conservatives have devolved to a point at which they see killing foreigners as the sole legitimate function of government.
Posted by: officermancuso | November 11, 2008 9:17 PM | Report abuse
your comment re: the 1st amendment shows that you don't understand it--kind of like Sarah Palin. Moreover, learn how to spell.
Posted by: joemomma3 | November 11, 2008 9:11 PM | Report abuse
Nothing changes for those of us who didn't support Obama, unless those who did support him continue in their same culture. Obama will be a success if he can motivate you to get a job and be responsible for yourselves.
Posted by: rpatoh | November 11, 2008 9:06 PM | Report abuse
Mark my words this won't be the last assault on 1st amendment gaurantees, but is only the first attempt at trashing our Constitutionally protected rights and priviledges. The Left has setup our government as a workplace for "lobbyist" in areas of environmental protection, housing and urban development, education, homeland security, and such where rules and regulations are made without oversight by our elected representatives. With the Left providing insider jobs for advocates of cetain special interests, we "the people" are being banned from petitioning our government concerning our special interests. It's impossible to have a free nation under an expensive government.
Amendment I
Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the government for a redress of grievances.
Posted by: rpatoh | November 11, 2008 8:51 PM | Report abuse
Brecon369 wrote, "Home owners should stop being such slackers! You dont want to work you dont have to eat. Stop living off the rest of us.... SLACKERS!!! I have 5 jobs!"
Meet me in Paris tomorrow at noon. I've always wanted a same-sex marriage to a man with 5 jobs. Did I mention that I'm a good cook?
Posted by: officermancuso | November 11, 2008 8:47 PM | Report abuse
Obama Lays Out Ethics Rules
We the people of America needs to unite on one accord and work together in adhering to principles and policies recommended by our elect President Obama that we may together help in solving some of our critical measures at present. Further pulling apart only distracts and add more problems. We need solutions not more problems, so let's in all efforts adhere to a more productive protocol that we may move forward on a positive note.
Posted by: Nisey01 | November 11, 2008 8:44 PM | Report abuse
To all the right wingnuts - that is PRESIDENT elect Obama...
all together now
PRESIDENT elect Obama
PRESIDENT elect Obama
PRESIDENT elect Obama
PRESIDENT elect Obama
...see, you get the hang of it after about 3 tries..
Posted by: naidamu | November 11, 2008 8:43 PM | Report abuse
Home owners should stop being such slackers! You dont want to work you dont have to eat. Stop living off the rest of us.... SLACKERS!!! I have 5 jobs!
Posted by: brecon369 | November 11, 2008 8:39 PM | Report abuse
Oh, c'mon. Can't he have at least one lobbyist deciding policy on, say, strip-mining or some such? Just for old time's sake? ;-)
Seriously - yes, me like, me likey very muchly, yes indeedy. :-D
Posted by: treetopflyer | November 11, 2008 8:34 PM | Report abuse
What's the difference between individual homeowners facing foreclosure writing letters to the president explaining their plight and urging action in their behalf, and representatives of an industry doing the same thing?
If you really think "lobbying" is a bad thing, isn't your ideal political world one in which no constituent is allowed to express an opinion to a member of government except for the vote they cast in the polling booth?
Posted by: officermancuso | November 11, 2008 8:32 PM | Report abuse
I see that you are siding with your boyfreind officermancuso. Im sorry same sex marrage did not work out for you guys in California. Yes I dont understand the word Warren Buffet. However I do understand the word " your gay". Anyways what time is it there in France?
Posted by: brecon369 | November 11, 2008 8:26 PM | Report abuse
I'm wondering where the folks who have come on here to bash Obama learned to spell/write? Grammar check anyone? Does this comment make me an elitist?
Posted by: TheNuttyProfessor | November 11, 2008 8:16 PM | Report abuse
It is good to layout ethic rules in the beginning. We'll watch to see if they are followed.
These rules seem a bit lenient to me. A good step, but a little to indulgent. This indicates we have a lot of lobbyists in the pool of talent that must be drawn from.
Posted by: voicewithin | November 11, 2008 8:13 PM | Report abuse
"officermancuso, Why dont you speak english?! Do all these big words like blind trust, dead-enders, and Warren Buffet make you feel supperior than the rest of us. Grow up man,, grow up."
I'm going to hope you don't actually think those are big words, because the possibility that you honestly think that conjures up images of a frighteningly small vocabulary.
Posted by: SeanC1 | November 11, 2008 8:07 PM | Report abuse
"HOW ABOUT HE BEGIN BY EXPLAINING $800k TO ACORN"
They donated to ACORN to promote the registration of lower-income and minority voters, which is what ACORN does, and, as John McCain acknowledged himself, is important.
"then maybe he could move on to disallowing two entire states their right to a reVote becase doing so favored him?"
No deal was reached on that for a variety of reasons; and there was certainly no "right" to a revote.
"we can then move on down to the phony birth certificate he displayed on his website but then refused to produce the physical hard copy of the Courts when asked to do so?"
The birth certificate was legitimate, as acknowledged by the officials of the Hawaii Department of Health; the only people who don't believe that are tinfoil-hat conspiracy theorists.
Posted by: SeanC1 | November 11, 2008 8:05 PM | Report abuse
officermancuso, Why dont you speak english?! Do all these big words like blind trust, dead-enders, and Warren Buffet make you feel supperior than the rest of us. Grow up man,, grow up.
Posted by: brecon369 | November 11, 2008 8:01 PM | Report abuse
This sort of ethics rule is window dressing.
Define "lobbyist".
Does this mean Warren Buffet must put his investments in a blind trust before offering Obama any more advice on the economy?
Would that even be a good thing?
That said, Republican dead-enders on here inadvertently make an excellent case for the poverty of their viewpoint.
Posted by: officermancuso | November 11, 2008 7:54 PM | Report abuse
See the problem here is that you liberal, country hating hippies dont know what the word sacrafice means no longer. Your like oh the Auto industry this the economy that. You are all babies. And I hate you.
Posted by: brecon369 | November 11, 2008 7:51 PM | Report abuse
Obama and ETHICS?
is this some kind of sick joke?
HOW ABOUT HE BEGIN BY EXPLAINING $800k TO ACORN
then maybe he could move on to disallowing two entire states their right to a reVote becase doing so favored him?
or maybe we could go with his promise to produce his medical records before elecition.
we can then move on down to the phony birth certificate he displayed on his website but then refused to produce the physical hard copy of the Courts when asked to do so?
how about hte LIE that he hardly knew william ayers, or khalidi?
remember that lie he told Jews in Florida that his knowledge of Khalidi was because Khalidi was simply someone who taugt at the school?
he forgot to mention that Khalidi's wife prepared meals regularly for he and michelle and that she often babysat the obama children. ... and yes, he forgot he GAVE speech for Khalidi and bragged how well they knew each other.
obama and ethics is like putting your trust in Satan to make nice because satan said, "trust me..."
Posted by: ChooseBestCandidate | November 11, 2008 7:40 PM | Report abuse
Obamas and the Democratic parties Ethics
#1 Make it legal too sell drugs to young children to finance Bill Ayers run for Congress.
#2 Change our flag to a rainbow color standard. Hey to promote peace and gayness.
#3 Get close enough to the statue of liberty so they can give mother freedon an abortion.
Posted by: brecon369 | November 11, 2008 7:37 PM | Report abuse
Nothing has convinced me more on the wisdom of my voting to help elect Obama than the level of "reasoned discourse", exhibited here and elsewhere on the net by his opponents. It went on before November 4th and I'm sure we are going to be reading this ignorant ranting for the next 4 years.
And to those of you in that group you might want to explore this question: Why did people with college degrees disproportionately vote Democratic last week.?
I expect to see the usual posts about "Kool-aid" drinkers and "elite college brats" in response to my post.
Posted by: CynthiaD1 | November 11, 2008 7:31 PM | Report abuse
Regarding a bailout plan for US Auto Industry, we must recognize that continuing down the same road of bigger cars and trucks is not going to hold any sway with americans these days. For years, the US Auto Industry declared, "the market demands" bigger cars and trucks. Well this is just so any longer.
IF WE THE PEOPLE are going to fork over tax revenue (a dubious plan), then WE THE PEOPLE must demand fuel efficient cars and trucks. If the US Auto Industry doesn't know how to build fuel efficient cars, the industry should not be in business. We could get started more quickly if the US Auto Industry would offer more DIESEL engines -- you know like in Europe! BMW, Mercedes, VW and others have plenty of efficient diesel powered cars and trucks.
COME ON US AUTO INDUSTRY get with the 21st century.
Posted by: rmorris391 | November 11, 2008 7:20 PM | Report abuse
birvin9999 said...
"paper thin resumes just don't make it in the long run."
Let's see:
Age 26, unsuccessful run for political office;
Age 28, ran for office, won four two-year terms as a state legislature;
Age 35, ran for Congress, spoke out against a (then) popular war, decided to not run for re-election because of dissension in his Congressional district;
Age 49, unsuccessful run for US Senate.
Thin resume? You betcha!
Then at age 51, this person had a successful run for US President.
Successful in the short AND long run? You betcha!
The man? Abraham Lincoln
Oh, and for a long resume for someone who wasn't successful, and is an example of failed presidencies, look up James Buchanan.
Posted by: critter69 | November 11, 2008 7:04 PM | Report abuse
Posted by: scrivener50
Absolutely, I hope he has a team on this because it is going to be a major disaster.
many do not realize that they will need a huge antenna to pick up the signal with their converter boxes and that for many with antennas, every wind, rain and snow storm interrupts reception...
huge huge disaster.
Posted by: wpost4112 | November 11, 2008 6:57 PM | Report abuse
Posted by: scrivener50 | November 11, 2008 6:50 PM | Report abuse
What exactly was Obama's ethical violation in the Rezko thing?
Posted by: DDAWD | November 11, 2008 6:37 PM | Report abuse
Just as THE ONE could never admit he was wrong about the surge, he will now refuse to accept that tax hikes in a downturn lead to more down.
his practiced ignorance extends to his transition. he ran on change and then hires all the washed-up old clinton cronies who have been peddling books from the remainder shelf waiting for this day.
his agenda dissappears from site.
to top it all off, he refuses to allow the most educated policy experts in DC - they are called lobbyists, to contribute to the effort. better to find someone who knows nothing and thinks they know everything. Just like Obama himself.
I foresee more of the same - the failure of ethanol subsidies at the hand of congress. the tampering with housing that led to disaster, by congress. the immense rise in gov't programs like medicare, NCLB etc, that are all failures.
Posted by: king_of_zouk | November 11, 2008 6:21 PM | Report abuse
Go, Obama. I love this guy.
Posted by: GeorgHerbet | November 11, 2008 6:13 PM | Report abuse
King of Zouk,
Bless your heart. It's hard to let go, isn't it, hon?
Posted by: rockchalk | November 11, 2008 6:12 PM | Report abuse
I have no doubt that the millions of us who sent in $10 and $20 donations to Obama's campaign would have no problem sending more to pay for whatever
so true. get ready to pay. Obambi has already indicated he will appease terrorists, raise taxes regardless of the situation and surrender in Iraq, regardless.
Is it too late for a recount?
buyers remorse is setting in fast.
Posted by: king_of_zouk | November 11, 2008 6:09 PM | Report abuse
Isn't he shooting himself in the foot by refusing the advice and support of people who lobby? There are experts at Sierra Club who could and should advise him on environmental issues, people at Public Citizen to advise him on automobile industry and consumer issues, etc. etc. Why refuse advice and support from these people just because they exercised their First Amendment rights to tell Congress to do its job?
And why restrict his "ethics" limits to people who lobby? Aren't there people who run corporations that would have a corrupting influence on his transition ... but don't themselves do any lobbying, because they pay other people to do that for them?
Does that mean the CEO of a polluting company could advise the transition team, but not Carl Pope? That a Detroit CEO could give money to the transition effort, but not Joan Claybrook?
Posted by: No11 | November 11, 2008 6:07 PM | Report abuse
Department of Technology with Technology Assistant Secretaries for all other Departments (DHS, DOD, DOJ, DOC, DOI, HHS, DVA, DOE, etc.).
Dr. Schmidt is a near perfect choice for the Secretary position.
we really really need this cabinet!
Posted by: egalitaire | November 11, 2008 6:07 PM | Report abuse
It seems that intelligence is usually lacking in these boards anyways.
Posted by: XanderB |
there are a lot of Libs aren't there. why is that?
Posted by: king_of_zouk | November 11, 2008 5:56 PM | Report abuse
Drive those lobbyist cockroaches back into their dark holes.
Posted by: misssymoto | November 11, 2008 5:50 PM | Report abuse
"so when the Obamabots sink/rise down/up to the ethical level of the clintons, no one will be surprised. until the blue dress comes back from the cleaners, that is, and all the kool-aid drinkers wake up from their liberal stupor."
You need to stick to your conservative blogs and let the people with actual intelligence post here...well nevermind. It seems that intelligence is usually lacking in these boards anyways. Carry on.
Posted by: XanderB | November 11, 2008 5:42 PM | Report abuse
""nuts" express opinions anonymously, where on the other hand real Americans present the transcript for dissemination"
A nut is a nut, no matter how the information is provided. People who take something out of context and blow it way out of proportion are imbeciles. People who use it to promote fear and hatred are just plain nutjobs. The elections are over, you can drop the whole "socialist/marxist" rhetoric now.
Posted by: XanderB | November 11, 2008 5:37 PM | Report abuse
fei hu -
I agree with you. clinton set the standard for Democrats ethics. Obama is simply following along, as he always does.
will he be able to choose a dog without massive polling and a committeee of 300 advisors? what about all the different special interest groups? now this will be his most difficult decision ever and I don't think his little girls will be thrilled with a result of PRESENT.
so when the Obamabots sink/rise down/up to the ethical level of the clintons, no one will be surprised. until the blue dress comes back from the cleaners, that is, and all the kool-aid drinkers wake up from their liberal stupor.
Posted by: king_of_zouk | November 11, 2008 5:31 PM | Report abuse
That said, Obama could really show some leadership by having a somewhat low-key innauguration.
Posted by: con_crusher
i have to disagree. This is a HUGE celebration for African-Americans, as well as all who voted for Obama ....and an equally HUGE celebration at the departure of the worst President in American history.
We all have a need for ritual and celebration...now more than ever....and I have no doubt that the millions of us who sent in $10 and $20 donations to Obama's campaign would have no problem sending more to pay for whatever celebration is needed.
Ding dong the witch is dead!
Time to partee!...and then to work rebuilding our country from the disaster left by Bush.
Posted by: wpost4112 | November 11, 2008 5:29 PM | Report abuse
king_of_zouk ...
Name one scandal that Cliton created..?
But I can bet you will neam all of them that you neocosn falsely generated.
As I rememeber after all the millions of taxpayer money you spent. He was acquitted!!
and as close as you got to a fine was Contempt of Court and a minor fine. Even had to be politically generated.
You Neocons are dangerous..
Have you figure out why McCain lost even though you Neocons manipulated the Vote Count AGAIN!!
You Neocons abandoned the GOP and turned it into a pitiful piece of garbage.
I was a Registered Republican before the Election, changes to Democrat. I voted for Obama and will happily support him.
Fei Hu
Posted by: Fei_Hu | November 11, 2008 5:23 PM | Report abuse
response to: (OrlandoNative)
That's been the very problem with the deregulation of the housing market and so on. Never assume that businessmen and politicians will do the "right" ting. You have to set rules and regulations. Why is this necessary? When they break them, they still plead ignorance or innocense.
Anyhow, this is welcome news. However, I was reading that Obama may match the $40M that W. spent on his Y2K5 innauguration. That's insanity, particularly when times are tough. Repubs talk about being fiscally responsible, then buy 7 houses worth $13M, or spend $150K on silk underwear 'n beehive hairdos. I realize that the campaign season was long and laborious. That said, Obama could really show some leadership by having a somewhat low-key innauguration.
Posted by: con_crusher | November 11, 2008 5:18 PM | Report abuse
so how far down does the country have to fall before folks consider working together; these posters rarely have that intent. I guess with so much abundance we can continue the sport of demo vs repub or whatever little camp people seem to like; if there wasn't so much at stake it would be funny; but now it's just sad.
Posted by: aypub | November 11, 2008 5:10 PM | Report abuse
need a written and legally binding code of ethics.
Posted by: wpost4112
It seems that Lib and Dem trial lawyers and pols need this more than others. that way they can get paid to find loopholes and new meanings of words.
consider al gore - no controlling legal authority
Bill clinton - depends on what is means
hillary clinton - I was lucky in the cattle market
Pelosi - those islands need wage control
Reid - zoning is my specialty
Jefferson - I like cold cash
dodd - I didn't know my loan was special
Edwards - not my kid
Mahooney - not my only girlfriend
Obama - he is just a guy who lives next door and cosigned on my house
Obama - we don't neeed the addresses of our contributors, disable the function
and so on and on and on and on
Posted by: king_of_zouk | November 11, 2008 5:08 PM | Report abuse
Ethics? Obama?? HA! BTW, why hasn't he gone to Hawaii for the funeral of his supposedly beloved grandmother that allegedly passed away quite coincidentally the night before the election? Was she really not that beloved? Did she not really die? Or did she die a long time ago? Which Obama lie is it? Enquiring minds want to know...
Posted by: ThinkB4Acting | November 11, 2008 5:07 PM | Report abuse
It's nice to see this, but it unfortunately reminds me of a line in a Tom Clancy Jack Ryan novel: "If you have to write your ethics rules down, you've already lost"
Our elected officials (and their staffs) shouldn't *NEED* ethics rules written down. They should already know what is right, wrong, or somewhere in between, and act accordingly.
Posted by: OrlandoNative
um. but this is not the world of fiction. it's the real world, where even priests apparently need a written and legally binding code of ethics.
"Trust in God but tie up your camel."
Posted by: wpost4112 | November 11, 2008 5:00 PM | Report abuse
fixed it for you. its going to be a long cold 4-8 years for you huh?
Posted by: jayspartan
those all seem to be retired. while your crooks are now in leadership. We expel, you promote. See the difference?
Posted by: king_of_zouk | November 11, 2008 4:50 PM | Report abuse
Ethics; you guys ignore history! just exactly did you get started? Purchased land and paid labor!!! Throw this trash talk out and let's try getting it right. Party politics is poison
Posted by: aypub | November 11, 2008 4:49 PM | Report abuse
ethics and repubicans
talk about an oxymoron:
bush 43
I could go on all day.
Posted by: king_of_zouk | November 11, 2008 4:04 PM
fixed it for you. its going to be a long cold 4-8 years for you huh?
Posted by: jayspartan | November 11, 2008 4:45 PM | Report abuse
This just after The Messiah's campaign spends the most dough in history. This guy is such a fraud it's creepy. We're going to have to learn a hard lesson here - paper thin resumes just don't make it in the long run.
Posted by: birvin9999 | November 11, 2008 4:44 PM | Report abuse
Awesome. Obama says lets put down some ethics rules. Right wingers respond with raving about Bill Clinton, political pardons, The Messiah, and Hitler.
No wonder you guys lost. Reality really must have a liberal bias.
Posted by: mikem1 | November 11, 2008 4:43 PM | Report abuse
I guess that Podesta is silent on buying pardons........again.
If you consider that the clinton administration, whcih is pretty much what we have here in duplicate, was the most corrupt administration of modern times, with scandels and investigations almost every week, this has got to be a joke.
the thugs are preparing the field, the press is swallowing whole.
Posted by: king_of_zouk | November 11, 2008 4:37 PM | Report abuse
Posted by: wpost4112
Perhaps you can get a clarification and explanation from your President Elect before we go ahead and swear him in.
Just to be on the safe side.
The Associated Press: Georgia congressman warns of Obama dictatorship
"nuts" express opinions anonymously, where on the other hand real Americans present the transcript for dissemination
Posted by: rtfanning | November 11, 2008 4:35 PM | Report abuse
if you want an eye opener google David Cay Johnston ..... congress & the system is soooo corrupt... kinda depressing...
Posted by: kkrimmer | November 11, 2008 4:21 PM | Report abuse
re: huh... ethics in the White House... Change #1.
Considering Clinton showed us all how not to have any... The rest learned from him.
Posted by: kkrimmer | November 11, 2008 4:19 PM | Report abuse
A Famous Democratic President once said, "What IS.....IS anyway?"
(Bill C.)
Posted by: doggit1 | November 11, 2008 4:19 PM | Report abuse
How many Right Wing 527 staffers does it take to try to mislead, and misstate.
And to think this is a column about ethics.
Posted by: larry20 | November 11, 2008 4:14 PM | Report abuse
A Famous Democratic President said,"What IS---IS anyway?"
(Bill C.)
Posted by: doggit1 | November 11, 2008 4:13 PM | Report abuse
It's nice to see this, but it unfortunately reminds me of a line in a Tom Clancy Jack Ryan novel: "If you have to write your ethics rules down, you've already lost"
Our elected officials (and their staffs) shouldn't *NEED* ethics rules written down. They should already know what is right, wrong, or somewhere in between, and act accordingly.
Posted by: OrlandoNative | November 11, 2008 4:12 PM | Report abuse
How about:
Elimination of the massive amounts of known fraud in governemnt programs.
Enforcing our laws against illegal immigration.
Posted by: buzzm1 | November 11, 2008 4:09 PM | Report abuse
Ethics rules from Obama are tantamount to the Fox laying out security rules for the hen house. Does the name Tony Rezko ring a familar note? Check out the prosecution of Ted Stevens for failure to list gifts on his Senate Finance Disclosure form and then look up the flim-flam Georgian Mansion purchased by Obama with the help of the fixer now convicted slum lord Rezko and try to see a difference. The 14 thousand dollar fence between the properties is the least of it.
I want Obama to succeed for the good of my country, but hypocrisy and irony are too hard to ignore
Posted by: mharwick | November 11, 2008 4:07 PM | Report abuse
ethics and Democrats
talk about an oxymoron:
I could go on all day.
Posted by: king_of_zouk | November 11, 2008 4:04 PM | Report abuse
The Associated Press: Georgia congressman warns of Obama dictatorship
Posted by: rtfanning
Excellent example of why the Republicans will not win the Presidency for years to come.
Republicans: Nuts-R-Us
Posted by: wpost4112 | November 11, 2008 4:02 PM | Report abuse
Morals define personal character, while ethics stress a social system in which those morals are applied.
The Bush/Cheney administration was moral, but sadly with an extreme lack of ethics.
Mr. Clinton had a moral lapse, but maintained an ethical administration.
Mr Obama is setting the record straight at the start. Adhere to the code of ethics or be gone.
Thank you Mr. Obama.
Posted by: larry20 | November 11, 2008 3:59 PM | Report abuse
real change.
Posted by: wpost4112 | November 11, 2008 3:57 PM | Report abuse
Thank You!! President Elect Obama. Just when we were beginning to believe that Washington existed to be bought and lobbied by Big Money and Big Mouth, Obama shows us a way out. Sensibility and effective policy making should be the the rule and not subject to undue influence. We cannot afford anymore schizophrenia and distractions!!
Posted by: ch2x2 | November 11, 2008 3:55 PM | Report abuse
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Posted by: watersandwind | November 11, 2008 3:54 PM | Report abuse
From the year I was born...
Bash away, hate monger...
What do our opponents mean when they apply to us the label "Liberal?" If by "Liberal" they mean, as they want people to believe, someone who is soft in his policies abroad, who is against local government, and who is unconcerned with the taxpayer's dollar, then ... we are not that kind of "Liberal." But if by a "Liberal" they mean someone who looks ahead and not behind, someone who welcomes new ideas without rigid reactions, someone who cares about the welfare of the people -- their health, their housing, their schools, their jobs, their civil rights, and their civil liberties -- someone who believes we can break through the stalemate and suspicions that grip us in our policies abroad, if that is what they mean by a "Liberal," then I'm proud to say I'm a "Liberal."
[John F Kennedy, September 14, 1960]
Posted by: LeroyTheRoadie | November 11, 2008 3:52 PM | Report abuse
The Associated Press: Georgia congressman warns of Obama dictatorship
Posted by: rtfanning | November 11, 2008 3:51 PM | Report abuse
President Obama will restore honor and integrity to the Office of President of the United States. It seems the grownups are now in charge.
Posted by: soonerthought | November 11, 2008 3:50 PM | Report abuse
RE: LiberalBasher
Clinton showed us, eh? Perhaps he was low on the ethics, but certainly not the first. Anyone remember Nixon? Harding? The list goes on...
Posted by: VitaEx | November 11, 2008 3:43 PM | Report abuse
Seems like a good start.
Posted by: bsimon1 | November 11, 2008 3:37 PM | Report abuse
Your act is so old- bringing up Clinton and blaming him for everything.
Let's see- BJ verses Lieing about the reasons to invade another country. Ya- those 2 seem equivalent.
Posted by: yellow_jacket98 | November 11, 2008 3:34 PM | Report abuse
Me like.
Posted by: 7thDayNonConformist | November 11, 2008 3:29 PM | Report abuse
re: huh... ethics in the White House... Change #1.
Considering Clinton showed us all how not to have any... The rest learned from him.
Posted by: LiberalBasher | November 11, 2008 3:26 PM | Report abuse
huh... ethics in the White House... Change #1.
Posted by: hiberniantears | November 11, 2008 3:19 PM | Report abuse
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The first stage in any spa treatment is the first impression the client has of you. As such it is critical and sets the stage for the work to be done. Communicate with your presence a warm sense of welcome and invitation. Think of your client as a dear childhood friend or a loved one you haven't seen in a while. Express with your eyes and handshake a genuine interest in them and desire to be of service.
As you enter the treatment room, sit down with your client and find out what brings them in today. Do they have a specific need, like a pain somewhere in their body? Did they have an accident or some kind of emotional stress? Write down what they say and before having them get on the table let them know how you will address their concern. If you are using a specific product or therapy, like aromatherapy, let them know that it will be beneficial for them to use it at home as it will continue addressing their concern. This phase brings the client and therapist into a specific agreement concerning the treatment and is thus critical. This should take no more than 5 minutes.
This is what most people consider as the treatment. As far as time is concerned, it certainly is the bulk of the treatment. This is where the concerns are addressed as agreed upon in the consultation. It should be noted that the treatment moves through the same sequence as the session, beginning with the introduction of your touch. It should communicate the warmth, care and concern you feel for your client. As they relax with your touch, you gain their agreement on a subconscious level allowing you to address their concerns. You can then work at deeper and deeper levels bringing them to a new level of ease, relaxation and greater range of motion.
This last phase is also critical as it guides your client to a greater level of personal responsibility for their wellbeing, allowing the therapy to continue to the next level. Suggest to them what they need to do to at home in order to continue to improve. Also suggest the best time for a return visit. Write down your recommendations and suggested reschedule time and give it to them. Also, write those down in your folder in order to follow-up with them on their next visit.


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Oxfordshire Local Enterprise Partnership announces the appointment of Jeremy Long as the new OxLEP Chair
PUBLISHED: 16:07 19 April 2016 | UPDATED: 16:07 19 April 2016
Jeremy Long, Chief Executive of European Business for MTR Corporation, is succeeding Adrian Shooter who stepped down in October 2014 following the completion of his five year term.
OxLEP is the strategic business-led organisation focusing on county wide economic growth. Mr Long outlined his desire to use his experience to add value to the work already achieved by business, academia and local authorities under the leadership of Adrian Shooter and interim Chair, Ian Wenman.
Mr Long said 'Oxfordshire is already a major contributor to growth and prosperity across England, through our strong partnership approach we will continue to support the growth of our economy. I am joining at an exciting time, the emerging Devolution Deal proposals, implementation of the European Structural Investment Programme and major delivery of infrastructure will need our continued support. Devolution proposals particularly the potential for this approach to allow more local control over funding, faster delivery and the realisation of our Strategic Economic Plan objectives provides real momentum. It is a privilege to be given such an opportunity to work with the private and public sectors in my home county; I am eager to work with the OxLEP partners and the diverse range of Oxfordshire businesses to further the success of the county's economic growth.'
Professor Alistair Fitt, Vice Chancellor of Oxford Brookes University and OxLEP board member, said 'I am delighted with the appointment of Jeremy Long to lead us in to the next phase of development. Jeremy has spent his career leading world-class organisations in both the UK and abroad, has knowledge of the Oxfordshire economy and its needs and is well suited to drive OxLEP forward in its aims.'
Mr Long has a broad-ranging career leading and developing a wide range of businesses in customer services, IT, marketing, leisure, travel and hospitality. He is currently CEO for Europe of the Hong-Kong headquartered international railway and property group MTR Corporation. Mr Long is an experienced chair having worked extensively with both Westminster and local authorities. He has championed skills and employment initiatives, as a former Member of the Mayor of London Skills and Employment Board, former Director of London Development Agency and Chair of their Business and Skills Committee; the development of business and the skills to support their growth are at the heart of Mr Long's motivation for joining OxLEP.
Mr Long will formally take over as Chair of the Oxfordshire Local Enterprise Partnership in early March and looks forward to working with businesses from across the county.


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Could we have lunch some- time? I have been thinking that I would like to be a mediator, and I was wondering if you could give me an hour of your time so that I can learn to do what you do.
Every experienced mediator has fielded such a phone call on many occasions. Often the caller is an older litigation attorney who has participated in several mediations and has come to believe that mediation is better than litigation. Sometimes the caller is younger—someone who has experienced mediation through a law school course, community service, or work as a second chair in a mediation. Sometimes the caller is a person who has heard and rejected the old advice, "Don't give up your day job."
In all cases, many people want to know how to enter a profession that has no prescribed path. This article focuses on the basics—the recommended first steps for those who want to enter this field.
1. Write a short essay to yourself. Topics: Why I want to be a mediator and why anyone would employ me as a mediator. The purpose of this essay is to answer these questions for yourself. Many people muse about mediation and whether they have the right stuff and should try to be a mediator. There is no correct answer to these questions. Those who actually decide to become mediators usually have diverse reasons for doing so and varied packages of skills or experience to offer. The answers you give yourself will help shape what you then do to fulfill your goals. Continue with the next steps only if you feel a strong personal sense of commitment, even passion, about your desire to be a mediator.
2. Write your mediator bio. Take a current bio or CV, keep your name, delete all remaining text, and save as "My mediation bio." Go online to websites for mediation service providers and read 20 to 30 different mediators' bios from three or more websites. Pick the best samples and create your template. When you start to write your own bio, you will necessarily have many gaps in your training and experience. Filling in those gaps with real substance is the beginning of your training and marketing plan. For now, even if you have not mediated a case, you may have relevant subject-matter expertise based on work that you did in negotiating business deals or litigating cases in specific areas. The combination of your subject-matter expertise and solid mediation training may be enough to obtain your first engagements as a mediator. This is a profession that is built more on personal reputation than paper credentials. Honesty and a commitment to the process are the essential attributes of any successful mediator.
3. Take a basic mediation training course. All responsible, credible mediators do so. Those who think that 25 years on the bench or at the bar somehow qualifies as mediation training are wrong. Our code of ethics requires that we be trained.
4. Start reading. A trained and qualified mediator is expected to be conversant with our literature. Have you read Getting to Yes? Good. Have you read Getting Past No? That's the book you read to know what to do when the other side hasn't read Getting to Yes. Your training course will assume you know something about the language, the theory, the process, and the pitfalls.
5. Get connected. At the national level, you should become a member of the ABA Section of Dispute Resolution and perhaps a member of the Association for Conflict Resolution as well. At the state and local level, you should become a member of the dispute resolution group of your state or local bar association. You should also become a member of some nonlegal mediation or ADR group. You should also get a mentor or a coach. Many organizations provide matching services.
6. Pay your dues: Volunteer to mediate. The fastest way to have mediation experience is to volunteer to mediate. In most jurisdictions, court-connected mediation programs depend on volunteer mediators for small claims and lower-level trial court cases. Most mediators have provided free services, either because it was the right thing to do or because it was a way of getting started
7. Practice in your own backyard. If you are a member of a law firm or a member of a corporate law department, you have major opportunities to sharpen your skills, market yourself as a mediator, and help your own organization starting immediately. Most likely, your firm does not now have a well-developed ADR practice group. If it does, join that group. If it does not, create that group. An ADR practitioner should become the firm resource center for ADR. Internal educational programs are a very effective way to sharpen skills and make the firm aware of your skills as a mediator and ADR specialist.
8. Look for educational and speaking opportunities. Even in the twenty-first century, people collectively still need to know more about mediation. There is a logical link between the practice you are trying to build and the places where you want to speak. In your preferred practice area, who are the gatekeepers? Who are the people that those in need of mediation services are likely to seek out for advice? Put education first and prepare talks that offer some substance—some practical tips and advice relevant to the group. Build on the work you have done inside your own organization. Your presence and presentation (and your contact information) are still the best forms of soft and effective marketing.
9. Write something. Articles written by you on topics important to you will also find a receptive audience. Avoid the disturbing current trend of paying some organization lots of money to write and place articles that are "yours" in name only. The Model Standards of Conduct for Mediators provides that mediators should do things that advance the practice of mediation. Mediators may meet this obligation by "participating in outreach and education efforts to assist the public in developing an improved understanding of, and appreciation for, mediation."
10. Primacy and recency. People are most likely to contact the person who first introduced a useful idea or the person who most recently discussed that idea. As applied to mediation, that means marketing is an ongoing process. People who first heard about mediation or thought about using it in their future disputes because of something you said or wrote are more likely to contact you. For most mediators, the best sources of new business are contacts from old business—satisfied participants in a mediation process. So an effective marketing strategy must include some way for you to keep track of who those people are and some way to keep your name in their brain or at their fingertips so that they think of you when the actual need arises.
11. Plan your work. Work your plan. To become an effective and experienced mediator requires developing and implementing a plan to acquire the necessary training, experience, and public awareness. Those who create plans are most likely to succeed. The milestones that you create will be your best indicator of how successful you are in implementing your plan. Be realistic about how much you can do, but challenge yourself with real dates and deadlines.
12. Web awareness. In the twenty-first century, marketing any service requires consideration of the Internet for marketing and communications.
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At some point in our lives one in four of us will be affected by mental illness!
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Facial Recognition Gets a Black Eye at Black Hat
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They just need to replicate it.
No, the process doesn't involve cloning or harvesting organs. Instead, researcher Duc Nguyen demonstrated in a presentation here at the Black Hat security conference that all it takes is a photo to defeat biometric face-recognition technology found on notebooks from Asus, Lenovo and Toshiba.
Nguyen's findings come as enterprises and hardware vendors are seeking methods other than simple passwords to provide secure login information. Biometric locks are often seen as being more secure and more convenient. That's partly because their keys are thought to be difficult for a third party to acquire or fake, and because they avoid relying on passwords, which users often keep trivially simple to ensure they're not forgotten.
But Nguyen's findings could call into question how secure facial recognition technology actually is in its current state.
"All the face recognition techniques on all three laptops can be broken with a photo," Nguyen said during his talk. "I still don't believe it."
Though Asus, Lenovo and Toshiba each have their own unique algorithms, the basic mechanism for creating a legitimate biometric login is the same for all three: A user sits in front of their notebook while its built-in Webcam scans their face to create an image used for future identification.
Despite different names and approaches -- Lenovo's technology is named VeriFace, while Asus calls its solution Smart Logon and Toshiba's simply goes by Face Recognition -- Nguyen claimed that all three technologies had flaws that can enable an attacker to gain access.
He showed off the technique on an Asus laptop, demonstrating that a randomly selected audience member could successfully defeat the machine's security using just a color copy image of the owner's face.
"It means that this laptop is broken," Nguyen said. "We found that the algorithm for face recognition has a weakness, and based on that, a bad guy can create a fake face recognition login."
Nguyen added that while the Asus notebook enables its user to define the level of security for face recognition, he was able to defeat the technology at all security settings.
Bypassing biometric security with ease
Making matters worse is the straightforwardness by which an attacker could gain access to the machines, Nguyen said. He claimed that a hacker could use either a picture of the user or simply rely on a brute-force attack, in which he or she tests different facial elements in a composite image.
But brute force might not even be necessary, considering how simple it is to find a user's picture. Nguyen pointed to sources like Flickr and Facebook, as well as images captured during video chat on services like Skype or MSN, Yahoo and AOL instant messengers.
During his presentation, Nguyen demonstrated how he could produce an image capable of defeating face-recognition technologies by capturing a user's picture from a Skype video chat.
The researcher also successfully demonstrated failures in the notebooks' security using both high- and low-quality images, at various sizes and in both grayscale and full color. With the Lenovo notebook, Nguyen demonstrated that he had to move the photo around in front of the Webcam to mimic a real human's movements. The Toshiba required similar motion, while the Asus laptop did not require any motion.
That's in spite of the fact that at least one of the vendor's approaches to facial recognition is designed to avoid being fooled by images.
"The technology looks for eye movement to distinguish between a still photograph and a real person," Kristy Fair, a spokesperson with Lenovo, told InternetNews.com in an e-mail.
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I really like the track, but 14 versions would do me head in.
Nice, thanks
I've only watched 20 minutes of this and it's amazing, the best doc of it's type by far, love the input of all the artists, if the rest is as good, it's a Hip Hop fans must have. cheers for posting.
Nice one, really like it, keep us posted, good work.
Looks like a great time was had by all.
Quote from spats 84;69988: "the 18th letter is one of my favourite albums the problem is I just checked and its from 97 ! the last rakim album I saw was the seventh seal - its average though" Time certainly is going fast and i consider anything after yo bum rush the show as new school!!
the 18th letter or something was ok, i'm not questioning him as an M.C. he didn't put on much of a show when i saw him.
Eric B and Rakim, we're boring when i last saw them (bloody ages ago) they didn't really put on a show, although they were not the main act, hope Rakim has bit more oomph about him or it could be a non event.
Uncle Jamm's Army
Naughty boy..so dark and raw
I've not heard that before, it's not bad.
Knights Of The City (FULL MOVIE!!) (Download Link/Youtube???!!) (1986)
you can buy it new on DVD from Amazon for £4
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Iv'e not ordered it, but would be interested in feed back of the way it's mixed, SS latest comps have not impressed me.
Metal Mickey Rules ok
Hope it goes well for ya
I remember he used to play "TKA" one way love, he must of loved that, sure he played Aleem which i wouldn't class as Hip Hop, any others?
I was in Groove records and only had enough money for one record, it was either this track or another, i think it was B-Boys by Lil Jazzy Jay, I'm pleased with my choice, but still wouldn't mind owning the Untold story.
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Got em all, no point in buying it.
Glad you enjoyed it, i've seen a few acts from back in the day and tbh it just aint as good as now as it was back then, so i've decided to have the fond memories and not go anymore.
I like it.


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So, you've got LibraryAware and just started making flyers.That's great! Flyers are just the start of a long list of fabulous materials you can make for your library in LibraryAware. Let me share this story of someone who started out just like you.