Archive for August, 2008

why did Ms.Li Xiaoxi( Cecilia Lee) from HOK defame EurOrient Financial Group by every possible means?

Thursday, August 28th, 2008
personnel consulting
Mark S asked:


EurOrient Financial Group: Mr. Nechemia Seeks To Blunt Allegations

EurOrient Financial Group (“EurOrient”), a Delaware corporation, is seeking to blunt allegations within libelous articles published on the Internet, (at Yahoo.com and at least on a dozen other Web portals) alleging maladministration by EurOrient and its personnel. EurOrient believes that Ms. Xiaoxi Li, the Marketing Director of Hellmuth, Obata and Kassabaum (“HOK”), based in Beijing, China, is the author of these articles, based upon her own statements made in United States Federal Court. HOK is the U.S.-headquartered architecture, interior design, engineering, planning and consulting firm.

As per a statement made by the Board of Directors of EurOrient to the press, “those allegations are outrageous falsehoods and representing an obvious mistreatment and an injustice.”

The articles were published after Ms. Xiaoxi Li (who is also known as Ms. Cecilia Lee), Mrs. Xuan K. Le, and Mr. Xiaozhuang Li were named as the prime suspects for breaking into EurOrient corporate property and removing millions of dollars worth of art and antiquities, intellectual properties, and other properties belonging to EurOrient or its subsidiaries. This break-in occurred between July and September 2006 and was uncovered in September 2006. This crime against EurOrient is under investigation by the Los Angeles Police Department, and is considered to be amongst the largest recent art thefts within the United States of America.

The articles accuse EurOrient of various acts involving business and financial misconduct, and also accuse Mr. Ron Nechemia, Chairman of the Board of the Directors of EurOrient and the founding father of private sector global development banking, of immoral and unethical practices. In addition, the articles attempt to create a false impression that EurOrient is experiencing serious legal issues before the courts for security violations from a legal action (Corral Vs EurOrient) which was filed against various subsidiaries and affiliates of EurOrient in 2003 and EurOrient was relieved by the Court for failure to show cause (on demurrers). Similarly, the case of Ms. Xuan K. Le Vs EurOrient was successfully defended by EurOrient on October 29, 2007.

“Those people that choose to disobey the rule of law and make false allegations set before us the clearest of divides: between those who seek order, and those who spread chaos; between those who work for peaceful change, and those who adopt the methods of gangsters; between those who honor human rights, and those who deliberately take the lives of men, women, and children without mercy or shame”, said Mr. Nechemia, Chairman of the EurOrient Board of Directors.

Mr. Nechemia added that “Today humanity struggles against all kinds of terrorism: the struggle against inequality in international economic relations. It is the struggle against ignorance, injustice, discrimination, intolerance, exclusion and poverty. There will be no peace if we do not eradicate these scourges.”

The Treasury Board of EurOrient stresses that “the allegations of misconduct and maladministration are serious: they are matters of great and legitimate interest to the public at large in developing countries, to economies in transition, as well as in the United States. They demand a full inquiry that is efficient and comprehensive, yet fair and impartial toward each individual and entity within the scope of the investigation. Our aim is to promptly provide the international community with a full and accurate accounting of what occurred, as well as the results of the investigations or any other action that might be taken. That work must not be impeded.” Further reports will result from any substantive findings on those matters.

Tina

Who agrees this will be a typical conversation between Obama and his advisors if he somehow gets elected?

Friday, August 22nd, 2008
personnel consulting
JR4NOTAXES asked:


Obama’s first day in office would be the usual double-speak, something like this:

Obama: The American people want the troops home, the world has stated that it’s time for Iraq to achieve self-determination, and American soldiers to be reunited with their families.

Obama advisor: Sir, back on September 5th, 2008, General Petraeus had advised former President Bush to have one battalion (3,5000 troops) sent home from Iraq by next month, February, 2009. Then, there is a formal plan agreed to by Iraqis and us that the remaining 140,000 troops (15 combat brigades plus support personnel) will be withdrawn over the next 14-16 months. It wasn’t that former President Bush didn’t want to agree to a timetable with the Iraqis; it was that he didn’t want a federally mandated date that would be advertised to the world and had not “outs” should something go wrong.

Obama: Well, I promised the American people I would give the military a new mission on day one of my Administration: end this war.
As I’ve said many times, we must be as careful getting out of Iraq as we were careless getting in. We can safely redeploy our combat brigades at a pace that would remove them in 16 months. That would be the summer of 2010 — two years from now, and more than seven years after the war began. After this redeployment, a residual force in Iraq would perform limited missions: going after any remnants of Al Qaeda in Mesopotamia, protecting American service members and, so long as the Iraqis make political progress, training Iraqi security forces. That would not be a precipitous withdrawal.

Obama advisor: Sir, we are already on track to do that, per the previous Administration.

Obama: We inevitably need to make tactical adjustments. As I have often said, I would consult with commanders on the ground and the Iraqi government to ensure that our troops were redeployed safely, and our interests protected. We would move them from secure areas first and volatile areas later. We would pursue a diplomatic offensive with every nation in the region on behalf of Iraq’s stability.

Obama advisor: We are already consulting with commanders on the ground and the Iraqi government. The diplomatic efforts have long been underway and are continuing.

Obama: Well, I will not hold our military, our resources and our foreign policy hostage to a misguided desire to maintain permanent bases in Iraq. I would make it absolutely clear that we seek no presence in Iraq similar to our permanent bases in South Korea.

Obama advisor: Sir, Ahmadinejad in Iran has become bolder in his threats toward Israel, Syria is stirring up much more trouble in Lebanon and, with our depleted presence in Iraq, will be emboldened further. Moreover, our bases in South Korea have been the most successful, strategic, and peace-keeping force in the last half-century. The Secretary of State advises maintaining bases in Iraq, continued engagement with Middle East leaders, and the leverage of our allies such as Great Britain, Australia, France, and others.

Obama: Well, the Iraqi leaders have not reached the political accommodation that was the stated purpose of the surge.

Obama advisor: But sir, you said on September 4th, 2008 that the surge was successful?

Obama: I did? Well, scratch that. And what is your name again, senior advisor?

Obama advisor: Hillary, sir.
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http://www.reuters.com/article/newsOne/idUSL361920420080905

And actual quotes from Obama are in the following article:

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/07/14/opinion/14obama.html

Viola

Why don’t the shipping companies hire Former Military Personnel to ride on their ships and just kill the ?

Thursday, August 21st, 2008
personnel training
Sentinal asked:


Somalia Pirates? These ships are big, and ride high on the water. It wouldn’t take more than a few well trained troops to kill them all before they get on board. That is, unless the Crews are involved in it too.
VERY good idea Red Rooster.

Nathaniel

How early do military personnel have to wake up?

Thursday, August 21st, 2008
personnel training
ella_minnoe asked:


Army, Navy, Marines, Air Force? I’m looking for personal experience preferably (or someone who knows indefinitely). Also, I am looking for times AFTER basic training. Thanks!

Lewis

Are Hysterical Conservatives Advocating the Imprisonment of Bogota Denny Hastert?

Tuesday, August 12th, 2008
personnel consulting
celticexpress asked:


“President Bush yesterday said Speaker Pelosi’s bipartisan delegation to Syria sends “mixed signals,” implying that Pelosi overstepped her bounds by merely visiting Syria.

In 1997, Rep. Dennis Hastert (R-IL) led a delegation to Colombia at a time when U.S. officials were trying to attach human rights conditions to U.S. security assistance programs. Hastert specifically encouraged Colombian military officials to “bypass” President Clinton and “communicate directly with Congress.”

…a congressional delegation led by Rep. Dennis Hastert (R-IL) which met with Colombian military officials, promising to “remove conditions on assistance” and complaining about “leftist-dominated” U.S. congresses of years past that “used human rights as an excuse to aid the left in other countries.” Hastert said he would to correct this situation and expedite aid to countries allied in the war on drugs and also encouraged Colombian military officials to “bypass the U.S. executive branch and communicate directly with Congress.”

Subsequently, U.S. Ambassador to Colombia Myles Frechette sent a cable complaining that Hastert’s actions had undermined his leverage with the Colombian military leadership.

In other instances, Hastert actually guided congressional staff to unilaterally reach deals with Colombian officials:

House Foreign Affairs Committee staff, at the direction of the Hastert group, would fly to Colombia, meet with the nation’s anti-narcotics police and negotiate the levels and terms of assistance, the scope of the program and the kinds of equipment that would be needed. Rarely were the U.S. diplomatic personnel in our embassy in Bogata consulted about the “U.S.” position in these negotiations, and in a number of instances they were excluded from or not even made aware of the meetings.

http://thinkprogress.org/2007/04/04/hastert-colombia/
conserv: all the more reason for the necessity of Pelosi’s trip over Hastert’s escapade.
Hopeful: She didn’t misquote anyone. Olmert’s statement merely reinforced her statement that Syria had to take steps before peace talks could take place. You see Olmert has to look tough domestically (standard Israeli politics).
stev: I know the Pac is slanted, but it doesn’t seem anyone else has coverage of this 10 year old story left on their site. Maybe if you Google Hastert Colombia you can find something. Regardless, do you really think they made it up that Hastert went to Colombia?
Ok, here’s another link about his delegation in May 1997 which underscores that he was directly working against Clinton policy:

http://colhrnet.igc.org/newitems/may02/ap_3may02.htm
The above is an AP link, BTW.
To summarize, I am not all that surprised that Bush is annoyed about Pelosi’s trip. However, the fact that he made no mention of the prior Repub congressmen trip strongly suggests that his annoyance was political in nature.

The info. about Hastert shows that foreign trips by SOH’s are not at all unprecedented.

I maintain that the statements that Pelosi contradicted Israel’s position is pure Fox invention and some of the Cons on this site calling for Pelosi to be imprisoned have been shown to be more than hysterical.

Melissa

Do AF personnel really get compensated for staying in Army barracks?

Monday, August 11th, 2008
personnel training
desiderio asked:


I’ve heard that if Air Force personnel are training in an area where they’re required to stay in Army barracks/billeting, that they get compensated for sub-standard living conditions. Is that true?
Hey, don’t be mean. I didn’t make it up, I said I’d heard it. And I didn’t say it was right or made sense. I was just curious. And I’m sure it would depend on location, but it wouldn’t surprise me.
My BIL is an E2 in the AF and has a house with almost the square footage as his parents. My Army E6 husband and I just “upgraded” in Feb. from stairwell housing to a different apartment with “more” footage but less space, go figure. Our new livingroom barely holds our couch.

Alma

Why do military personnel wake up with a start and ready for combat?

Saturday, August 9th, 2008
personnel training
nicky asked:


For example, one night, I woke my father(Army) up from what appeared to be a deep sleep and he jumped up and kicked me in the head! Later that week, I woke up my brother(Marines) and he nearly punched me! Sheesh! In addition, how can I train myself to do this? :D hehe *sheepish look*

Oscar

Any military personnel know what the place was called in Kuwait?

Friday, August 8th, 2008
personnel training
7 of 9 asked:


Were the 3 satelite stations were bombed outside of Kuwait city. I did some training with the 82nd in the area and didn’t bring my camera, i figure I can get a copy of the satelites off of google images, if I know what the place was called.

Kelly

Spoons ? A joke?

Sunday, August 3rd, 2008
personnel consulting
Donald asked:


A timeless lesson on how consultants can make a difference to an organization.

Last week, I took some friends out to a new restaurant and noticed that the waiter who took our order carried a spoon in his shirt pocket. It seemed a little strange.

When another waiter brought our water, I noticed he also had a spoon in his shirt pocket. Then I looked around and saw that all the staff had spoons in their pockets.

When the waiter came back to serve our soup I asked, ‘Why the spoon?’

‘Well’, he explained, ‘the restaurant’s owners hired Andersen Consulting to revamp all our processes. After several months of analysis, they concluded that the spoon was the most frequently dropped utensil. It represents a drop frequency of approximately 3 spoons per table per hour. If our personnel are better prepared, we can reduce the number of trips back to the kitchen and save 15 man-hours per shift.’

As luck would have it, I dropped my spoon and he was able to replace it with his spare. ‘I’ll get another spoon next time! I go to the kitchen, instead of making an extra trip to get it right now.’

I was impressed. I also noticed that there was a string hanging out of the waiter’s fly.

Looking around, I noticed that all the waiters had the same string hanging from their flies. So before he walked off, I asked the waiter,

‘Excuse me, but can you tell me why you have that string right there?’

‘Oh, certainly!’ Then he lowered his voice.

‘Not everyone is so observant. That consulting firm I mentioned also found out that we can save time in the restroom. By tying this string to the tip of you know what, we can pull it out without touching it and eliminate the need to wash our hands, shortening the time spent in the restroom by 76.39 percent.

I asked ‘After you get it out, how do you put it back?’

‘Well,’ he whispered, ‘I don’t know about the others, but I use the spoon.’

Margaret