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http://www.instablogs.com/ US to compensate Filipino war veterans This is a huge victory for Filipino war veterans who have been fighting for their rights and privileges for decades. Many of them not in active service were not recognized by the US government as entitled to same rights and benefits as a US veteran. Monetary compensation is a huge respite for the veterans but sadly it comes without any recognition for the services offered by them during the war. When will US understand that the issue of compensating Filipino war veterans goes beyond monetary benefits? They are seeking recognition from the US government for having fought like a valiant soldier alongside their US counterpart during the WWII. It should not be that difficult for the US government to deliver what is rightfully due to the ageing veterans. With the veterans getting older and dying one by one the US must fulfill its obligation towards them while they re still alive. India bans public smoking The decision to ban smoking in public places including offices and restaurants is a healthy initiative but can the government actually get it enforced? In reality, it s about compliance which does not seem to be coming forthwith. Tobacco firms have already raised their ante against the government, citing the ban is an infringement of individual rights. Those addicted to smoking are ready with a fresh package of reasons elaborating on the why not of smoking in public places. More so will the poor illiterate migrant population which crams every nook and corner of the Indian cities be willing to give up habit of frequently and openly puffing in public places? Already Bihar has expressed its reservations regarding the practicalities of such a move. Past attempts to ban spitting and urinating in public places have met little success, courtesy our blatant disregard towards basic cleanliness and common good. Either the government enforce the ban strictly or else provide smoking rooms because smokers will continue to smoke no matter what. Acting President Rupiah Banda accused of bribery Thanks to late Mr. Mwanawasa's anti corruption drive Zambia has improved substantially in the transparency international's corruption index. The bribery allegation against Mr. Rupiah Banda, Presidential hopeful in the upcoming elections goes on to prove that it won't be easy to fill in the shoes of the late president. Such news is extremely disappointing for an ordinary Zambian that has yet to overcome the grief of losing a great leader. It was latter's sweeping anti corruption drive that has rebuilt the confidence of Zambian people in the state institutions. Mr. Banda and other running presidential candidates must realize that this is the time to renew their commitment to fight corruption rather than succumbing to allegations of sleaze and fraud. Zambians had along stint with corrupt polity that left the country socially politically economically in shambles. The country needs someone who can carry Mr. Mwanawasa's legacy forward to ensure which the ordinary Zambians must carefully weigh their options and make the right choice. Brazil rated low in Child Education Brazil was rated below Latin America's average in terms of children's educational opportunities in a research lead by the World Bank. However, the country is said to have had obvious improvement from 1995 to 2005, the period covered by the study. Most of the children who lacked educational opportunities were black children living in the northern and northeastern parts of the country. By contrast, 44 percent of the children with the most opportunities were born in the richest areas of the country, such as Sao Paulo and Brasilia, the capital city. Children in Chile, Argentina, Costa Rica, Venezuela and Uruguay possess the most equal opportunities, while those in Nicaragua, Guatemala and Honduras enjoy the least. Regional as well as the international authorities must come together to promote the educational opportunities. Initiating dialogue on best practices between countries that are facing similar crises is an important step for reciprocal benefit. http://www.instablogs.com/

Daniel S. Alcorn, Attorney at Law; Hugo Teufel III, Chief Privacy Officer and Chief FOIA Officer, United States Department of Homeland Security Robert Vaughn, Professor, Washington College of Law

Nathanial Heller, Managing Director, Global Integrity; Kevin M. Goldberg, Legal Counsel, American Society of Newspaper Editors

Liu Wenjing, Associate Professor, Jinan University Law School, Guangzhou, China

Daniel J. Metcalfe, Executive Director, Collaboration on Government Secrecy, Washington College of Law Thomas M. Susman, Director of Government Affairs, American Bar Association; Kristin L. Adair, Staff Counsel, National Security Archive

http://www.instablogs.com/ Defending Pope Pius XII Pope Benedict XVI defense of Pope Pius XII role during the holocaust is correct. Pope Pius XII was not indifferent or anti - semitic though he did very little to oppose Nazism and help its Jewish victims. The Pope was a diplomat who understood the reality of his times and not a radical preacher. He avoided criticizing Hitler by remaining silent because he knew that his protest could bring an even worse catastrophe and invite retaliation against the Jews. Thus he chose quiet diplomacy and behind the scene action to save as many Jewish lives as possible from certain persecution. Ultimately, his sagacity helped save the lives of 860,000 Jews from certain death at Nazi hands besides maintaining the neutrality of the Catholic Church so that it could provide shelter to the war refugees. High time we should stop accusing the Catholic Church of helping the Nazis or remaining silent during the holocaust. Lasting Euphoria After first time being on the top of the charts in Olympic gold medal lists, the mood in China has been ecstatic. The people after centuries realized that they have potential to be on top of the world, and view from top is really majestic. The Olympic was seen as coming of age from China by everybody, but nobody knew what that meant until it happened. People tried their best to present as good image of their country as possible even after disasters had ravaged the nation. Further interaction with foreigners has also infused confidence in the people who no more wish to remain limited to their country. Olympic has really helped the nation in understanding its true potential and will have an effect for years to come. Against the ban It seems that the Nepali government is bent upon destroying the century old culture and tradition of the Himalayan country. At first the government demolished the monarchy and later completely ignoring the popular belief they declared Nepal as a democratic state, wiping off her status as Hindu republic. Now it is time for the animal sacrifice to face the axe. The Maoist government in Nepal is acting hypocritically. On one hand the government decided to stop Dabur Vatika Miss Nepal 2008 contest saying that it would invite foreign cultural invasion and on the other hand they themselves happen to invade the culture by curtailing the budget for the purchase of necessary livestock to be sacrificed during the eight day Indrajatra festival. This is not fair. Nepalis will never allow their culture to face ruination at the hands of a government which has lost all sensitivity towards popular beliefs and practices. The government should brace itself fo more protests in the days to come. Raging Corruption Malawi which has been infamous for its corruption has done its best to maintain that image. It ranks 115 in Transparency International's new Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) released on Tuesday. Even after government promise to do its best to improve the situation, the country has dropped only three slots and had a mere 0.1-point increase in an index score of 2.8 from 2.7 in 2007. The zero-tolerance drive initiated by government last year has now proved to be nothing more than the fanfare. Corruption continue to be worsening in Malawi which was on position 90 in 2004 before President Bingu Mutharika came to power and dropped 28 places to 118 last year. Depoliticising the enforcement of anti corruption laws and basing prosecutions on the merits of cases and not political considerations can help, but that won't happen until government really think for the people. http://www.instablogs.com/ Author: instablogs Keywords: Global Report Pope Benedict XII Pius World War II Holocaust Anti Semitism Nazism Jews Jewish persecution Hitler Nazis Catholic Church Vatican city United Kingdom Olympics gold medal list China Nepal culture Himalayan monarchy Miss contest 2008 maoist government Indrajatra festival animal sacrifice transparency international corruption perception index President Bingu Mutharika Malawi. Added: September 25, 2008

In 2005, when Warren Bennis, the author of several best-selling management books and a professor at the University of Southern California, gave a talk at Harvard Business School, he asked the audience how many knew what the blogosphere was. One third of the audience raised their hands to acknowledge their familiarity with the term. In his latest book, Transparency: How Leaders Create a Culture of Candor, Bennis takes on the world of social networking and the world of transacting business across virtual borders. His premise is simple: if companies are going to succeed today, they must be as transparent as possible. Whether companies like it or not, blogging is here to stay. Bennis says that the CEO of Starbucks tunes into blogs to learn what employees in the company's 15,000 stores are feeling, thinking about, and doing. He says, "If companies can't handle transparency, then someone else will come out with the news ahead of them, or offend them, or surprise them."

It's unclear what the United States intentions are in delivering aid to Georgia, according to Russia's ambassador to the UN. Vitaly Churkin says, in contrast, Russia has shown complete transparency. Author: RussiaToday Keywords: US aid Georgia Russian ambassador UN Vitaly Churkin transparency Added: August 28, 2008

Is poverty caused by thieving politicians, third world gangsters and a global crime-wave? No, but our obsession with corruption in Africa is endemic. So say Brendon and Yolanda, two young South Africans who are sick of the finger pointing. This powerful documentary suggests it is time to ditch the corruptababble.

Democrats have controlled the North Carolina for years. Corruption has begun to set in. It's time for change. Author: V4Vigilance Keywords: corruption north carolina raleigh jim black bev perdue democrats bribes scandals state government ethics transparency Added: August 8, 2008

Guest Sherry Goldman discusses PR in a Recession Environment from controlling your message, transparency, downsizing , budget issues and how struggling companies can find ways to maintain their market share.

A little vlog about the start of this project. How I was asked to help moderate a contest...and then we decided to turn the camera on the process itself.

The first video in a vlog/blog that will chronicle the process of a big, old-school company [EXPERIAN's consumer division: FreeCreditReport.com] trying to adapt to and adopt Web 2.0. BLOG: http://behind.freecreditsong.com

Author: IPTVBoyz Added: Wed, 09 Jul 2008 23:53:53 -0800 Duration: 165Drew Meyers of Zillow.com on community blogs, social networking, video, transparency and other things like posting listings on the web Distributed by Tubemogul.

Jessica Swesey of Inman News talks about Transition to Transparency and new Business Models Distributed by Tubemogul.

From the floor of Inman Real Estate Connect 2008 in New York City, we have Grant Freer of Realseekr.com which is a Facebook meets Real Estate Social Networking real estate portal Distributed by Tubemogul.

Drew Meyers of Zillow.com on community blogs, social networking, video, transparency and other things like posting listings on the web Distributed by Tubemogul.

Joyce Valenza (Web Site | Blog) is wonderfully articulate, especially on a spur of the moment, poorly edited (that's my fault), podcast. I LOVE what she has to say initially about transparency and how her words will reflect who she is. She also touches on important topics like branding teacher-librarians (or something like that). Be sure to listen to Joyce, a professional who can have fun smile and isn't a party-pooper. You can catch how she recorded my fun (I hope) talk on her Cowboy Boot Documentary. She used her new FLIP Mino to record the documentary and then did LOTS of editing smile . Listen to this quick chat with Joyce Relevant Links: Dr. Joyce Valenza's web site and School Library Journal NeverEndingSearch blog Steve Dembo (Teach42.com) FLIP Mino Camera Find out more about Charles Goodnight

Comments? Send us an email at insideprcomments@gmail.com, call us on the comment line on 206-600-4741, visit the Inside PR Blubrry site, or leave us a comment on the Inside PR show blog. This week on Inside PR, David Jones and Martin Waxman discuss the importance of transparency and authenticity in the social media space and a company s internal practices. Show Notes 00:27 Dave introduces the show 02:37 Dave introduces the bit from Jon Hoel out of Australia. Jon created the theme song for IPR #100. You can find his contribution to the show at 02:09. 03:17 Jon joins the IPR panel from Australia. He shares his most recent interview with Shel Holtz on tactical transparency and is available on June 22nd s For Immediate Release. Shel is currently co-writing a book on the topic which will be published under the IABC and will be available in November. 05:29 Shel defines transparency on the employee and client levels 06:36 He mentions the empowerment trend of the 1980 s 09:32 Dave opens up the main topic of discussion: The importance of transparency and authenticity in the social media space and in a company s internal practices 13:20 Martin brings up Bridezilla. Using this example, he talks about how transparency would have ruined the fun of the stunt 15:26 Dave starts the talk on internal communications and transparency 20:37 Dave brings up the issue of lack of communications to the front-line or 1-800 employees 21:32 Martin introduces a topic out of Josh Hallett s discussion at the Counselors Academy Conference 23:34 Dave uses WestJet as a great example of employee empowerment 31:05 Martin talks about how certain, older companies communicate only through lawyers 32:57 Dave mentions fiduciary responsibilities of companies and references Strumpette.com and Amanda Chapel s twitter feed 33:36 Dave talks about the perceived power of social media 35:22 Martin talks about advising v. reacting as a PR counselor 36:38 Dave talks about his flight to Ottawa sitting beside Pamela Wallin 40:19 Dave ties up the show Our theme music is Streetwalker by Cjacks and is courtesy of the Podsafe Music Network; Roger Dey is our announcer. This week s episode was produced by Samantha Lovelace.

Lawrence Lessig is a professor of law at Stanford Law School and founder of the school's Center for Internet and Society. He is also the co-founder, with Joe Trippi, of Change-Congress.org. In this keynote talk at Personal Democracy Forum 2008, he offers a fresh interpretation of the Founders' vision of American government as one whose representatives would stand independent of corrupting influences, and calls for a new net-powered reform movement to fix the bugs in today's democracy.

Author: MetrobrokersTV Added: Sun, 15 Jun 2008 01:06:09 -0800 Duration: 156Maurice Giroux Of Metro Brokers Is All About Transparency And Video At Inman NYC 2008 Distributed by Tubemogul.

Author: MetrobrokersTV Added: Sun, 15 Jun 2008 01:06:09 -0800 Duration: 156Maurice Giroux Of Metro Brokers Is All About Transparency And Video At Inman NYC 2008 Distributed by Tubemogul.

Author: beachwalks Tags: beach beachwalks democrat double-standard hawaii politics privacy rox roxannedarling transparency walk Posted: 10 June 2008 Rating: 0.0 Votes: 0

Comments? Send us an email at insideprcomments@gmail.com, call us on the comment line on 206-600-4741, visit the Inside PR Blubrry site, or leave us a comment on the Inside PR show blog. This week on Inside PR, Terry Fallis, David Jones, Martin Waxman and Julie Rusciolelli and discuss the evolution and potential extinction of the news conference. Show Notes 00:26 Terry introduces the show 01:44 Terry introduces the comment from Bob Ledrew 03:40 Martin introduces the main topic: What is it with news conferences today? 05:08 Julie talks about a news conference Maverick did for the Sony PSP launch which was highly successful and included celebrity appearances by Wayne Gretzky and Alexisonfire 07:33 Terry talks about a failed news conference where only one freelance writer from CARP Magazine (now Zoomer Magazine) showed up 10:46 Dave talks about when it is a good time to call a news conference. He uses Sir Richard Branson s coming to Toronto to launch a Virgin product in Canada as an example 13:56 Martin Mentions News Theater 18:08 Julie opens up the topic of the future of the news conference 27:11 Terry wraps up the show Our theme music is Streetwalker by Cjacks and is courtesy of the Podsafe Music Network; Roger Dey is our announcer. This week s episode was produced by Samantha Lovelace.

[See post to watch Flash video] iPod | Phone | Embed Beach Walks Copy and paste the html code below into your site. Beach Walk 647 - Transparency and Privacy Transparency in communication and relationships and business and politics is one of those things that is marching forward very quickly in the 21st century. Most people I know are big fans of it in general. I am too, yet I still realize that privacy has its place. And that in general I want other people to be more transparent while I reserve a desire to want to be private. That sense of double-standard I find helpful in getting off my case, or someone else's. It takes courage to be see-through in thoughts and deeds. Together, we can help each other grow stronger. Hawaiian word: Aniani: transparent, clear Pilikino: privacy Join us at The Reef and Listen to Reef Radio Add this to your Technorati Favorites Support us by buying your own copy of our Beach Walks Theme music. Please check out our Blogroll page with many more links to our friends' web sites.

Transparency in communication and relationships and business and politics is one of those things that is marching forward very quickly in the 21st century. Most people I know are big fans of it in general. I am too, yet I still realize that privacy has its place. And that in general I want other people to be more transparent while I reserve a desire to want to be private. (Witness the deliberations regarding MI and FL Democratic delegates this past weekend.) That sense of double-standard I find helpful in getting off my case, or someone else's. It takes courage to be see-through in thoughts and deeds. Together, we can help each other grow stronger.Hawaiian word: Aniani: transparent, clear Pilikino: privacyJoin us at The Reef and Listen to Reef Radio

Bio Project 2008 Version 2 (Audio) Where does our true self meet our digitized self? With the advent of extreme media overload, the lines between understanding or true self becomes obscured by a digital replacement. Bio Project is a combination of over 100 versions of only 4 images of my face, each sequentially altered with filters in Photoshop. These versions were then multiplied by 4 and layered on top of one another using composite mode difference filters. This is the second version which includes an audio track. The original version shows all 4 reels running simultaneously on one screen.