(By the end of this post, I look at one of the (multiple) trainings offered, in some more detail, and notice the software provider.  Along the way, a great way to get a snapshot of any organization is the financial pictures provided by grants and tax returns.

An over view of one year of a DAIP tax return, and by the end of this, a nice look at the software provider (which is now traded on the NYSE and had salesperson making $1 million/year) — makes you kinda think about why are we setting up these marketing sites anyhow?

TRAININGS

 Be more effective. Learn new skills!

 There are many options for getting the training you want and need:

“Coordinating Community Response” is a policy of “Duluth Abuse Intervention Programs” (formerly Minnesota Program Development Inc., CURRENTLY receiving nice fat HHS grants to do technical assistance and training, right? Some publish, while others simply try to survive….

So, how did we get from here (1980s, retrospective of 1999 by Ellen Pence & Melanie Shepard)

(Grant related to this particular collaboration with AFCC…):

Where public dollars are going, in part.  How it looks on “usaspending.gov” USASPENDING.GOV (I KEYED IN THE DAIP DUNS# AND BEGAN LOOKING AT THE GRANTS..

  (that’s HHS only, grants only — from taggs.hhs.gov.  the name “Duluth Abuse Intervention Programs” (its current name) has not been updated by TAGGS and will produce a zero results search.  the DUNS# IS AN INDENTIFIER, THOUGH. Although plenty of HHS database entries lack DUNS# anyway…

I’m still in touch with people who think that by convincing at least SOME legislators about serious problems with Welfare Reform (TANF) matterscausing custodial mothers serious issues in the courts (and pouring money down a black hole of non-accountability — we can fix it.

However, I simply do not associate any more with those who talk about fixing the family court system without addressing, say, welfare reform & fraud, and the religious-state amalgam where right (Republican) and left (Democrat) seem actually to agree on all the critical issues, in other words, creeping fascism.  or Socialism (same basic difference –> state centralized control//oligarchy)

I don’t speak with these because one way to go nuts is to associate and engage in long dialogues (or attempt to reason) with those who already are — the logic and observation have been detached for a chosen cause.   In fact, we are on a spiral going a certain direction, and that direction has been predetermined, globally managed, and most of the variations on the way there are minor in scope.

There are many, many “Change agent” systems around.  In this blog, the primary ones I’ve shown are the development of the family court system, and the largesse to some, deprivation to others, from switching Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC) to TANF /Welfare Block Grants to states.

I’ve been speaking about the types of issues that I saw dismantle my (and others) rights (or what I though were my rights, and may have previously been), to simply LIVE, including to work, and engage in private relationships without being threatened by someone I offended (by leaving them), or being exploited by those who profit off family conflict.   

However,

…barring divine intervention, or sudden mass enlightenment about these things, …

“Simply living” is about to become an extinct species, for more & larger groups of people than those stuck in the court systems…..or stuck in a lifestyle that, to pay their housing, food & basic bills, requires them to (though income taxes & other taxes) continue to support these abusive institutions, as well as of course the large prison population with its slave labor force, and stock dividends for shareholders, i.e., the CCAs and Maximus, UNICOR etc., corporations of the world.

SO —

I have to talk about some essentials of “Centralization” and not how it’s done, but apparently why it’s done, although the narrower topic is actually:

“How Families are KEPT “in Transition” through “Centers for the Family in Transition“

Certain people protesting legal/judicial/governmental corruption (in the US, I’m talking) were incarcerated without cause, particularly in institutions for the criminally insane, particularly when some of these have been outspoken critics of certain systems of power, which certainly would be “insane” on the face of it — to go up & speak up against the primary powers of a country, or a globe!

Their stories speak to us…

One that comes to my mind in this century is, of course, Richard Fine (18 months in solitary coercive confinement in Los Angeles County Men’s jail, having been led away from the courtroom in handcuffs.)  Fine — whose story has been almost systematically ignored by certain groups that ought to be a LOT more thankful or his work, not to mention suffering — also got disbarred, and financially injured of course — for speaking out against one of the more corrupt court systems around, that based in Southern California, and in part for its practice of withholding COLLECTED child support from the families and children it was owed to.

And the fact remains that, if arrest records are falsified anyhow, we really don’t know the headcount in the prisons, which point Joseph Zernik (who also brought to light the dual-docketing issue with the electronic court databases, for which HE got rounded up also, I heard — though later released) . . . wrote up…. (here, in tiny print because it’s not main topic today….)

Conditions in Los Angeles County are a Human Rights disgrace of historic proportions, and direct extension of false imprisonments of thousands, documented in the Rampart scandal (1998-2000), which were never reversed ever since. Most published reports regarding the false hospitalization of Richard Fine failed to provide the fundamental facts.  Less than two weeks later, Atty Richard Fine was taken into false hospitalization by the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department. However, there was no warrant ever issued for the arrest of Mr. Fine. Likewise, there was neither a valid and effectual conviction, nor was there a valid and effectual sentencing. The March 4, 2009 proceeding, at the end of which Mr. Fine was abducted, never appeared as part of the respective litigation (Marina v Los Angeles County – BS109420) chronology – it was – from court’s perspective – an “off the record” proceeding

Then there was the 180 days of Elizabeth Sassower for 26 words she spoke, requesting permission to speak, at an “open” judicial confirmation hearing.  She was born into a dissident family; her mother Doris Sassower also got disbarred in New York, particularly after exposing other illegal activity (party-planned advance trading of judgeships) — which eventually led to the Center for Judicial Accountability, and to my increased understanding of why there is, literally, no real remedy for judicial corruption.  (See Elizabeth (daughter, 2004, six months incarcerated), Doris (mother/disbarred ca. 1991) and George (father)*’s problematic behavior of attempting to use the courts to report on judicial payoffs.  Needless to say, this is not appreciated by the same.)  I guess Richard Fine just did it in 2009, or at least got nabbed in 2009.

*“To the Gulag: 
Courthouse Leper George Sassower Takes On Every Judge in Town“,
Village Voice, June 6, 1989

BUT — Today,  I’m thinking about an earlier institutionalized dissident, one, Ezra Pound,  how he contacted a young man & writer, Eustace Mullins and gave him a job assignment which — lucky for us — Mullins did.  From Wikipedia: (for more active links, see URL):

In his Foreword to The Secrets of the Federal Reserve Mullins explains the circumstances by which he came to write his now famous investigation into the origins of the Federal Reserve System:

In 1949, while I was visiting Ezra Pound who was a political prisoner at St. Elizabeth’s Hospital, Washington, D.C. (a Federal institution for the insane), Dr. Pound asked me if I had ever heard of the Federal Reserve System. I replied that I had not, as of the age of 25. He then showed me a ten dollar bill marked “Federal Reserve Note” and asked me if I would do some research at the Library of Congress on the Federal Reserve System which had issued this bill. Pound was unable to go to the Library himself, as he was being held without trial as a political prisoner by the United States government. After he was denied broadcasting time in the U.S., Dr. Pound broadcast from Italy in an effort to persuade people of the United States not to enter World War II. Franklin D. Roosevelt had personally ordered Pound’s indictment…[15]

After telling Pound that he had little interest in such a research project because he was working on a novel,

Pound offered to supplement my income by ten dollars a week for a few weeks. My initial research** revealed evidence of an international banking group which had secretly planned the writing of the Federal Reserve Act and Congress’ enactment of the plan into law. These findings confirmed what Pound had long suspected. He said, “You must work on it as a detective story.”[16]

Mullins completed the manuscript during the course of 1950 when he began to seek a publisher. Eighteen publishers turned the book down without comment before the President of the Devin-Adair Publishing Company, Devin Garrett, told him, “I like your book but we can’t print it…Neither can anybody else in New York. You may as well forget about getting the […] book published.”[17]

Eventually the book was published by two of Pound’s disciples, John Kasper and David Horton, under the title Mullins on the Federal Reserve.

**it should be noted Mullins worked at the Library of Congress at this time, and had some help. . .

 Near the end of the book, he said of the Federal Reserve:

The Federal Reserve System is not Federal; it has no reserves; and it is not a system, but rather, a criminal syndicate. It is the product of criminal syndicalist activity of an international consortium of dynastic families comprising what the author terms “The World Order”.

The Federal Reserve system is a central bank operating in the United States. Although the student will find no such definition of a central bank in the textbooks of any university, the author has defined a central bank as follows: It is the dominant financial power of the country which harbors it. It is entirely private-owned, although it seeks to give the appearance of a governmental institution. It has the right to print and issue money, the traditional prerogative of monarchs.

He proposed that Nations were not really governing powers, but rather, that the world was parasitically controlled by this interlock of banks, foundations, and corporations, which acted as a unified force, tending towards World monopoly. He furthermore proposed that this oligarchical apparatus was controlled by corrupt, dynastic families that had accumulated their wealth through trade in gold, slaves, and drugs.

He claimed that as this consortium furthered its monopolistic ambitions, it would seek the establishment of a World Culture, eradicate nationalism, impoverish everyone except themselves, and progressively turn the world into a police state.

This is about 65 years later, right.  Is there serious argument, now, with this worldview?  Or have you been too busy fighting for the favorite cause . . . . or on facebook?  ….

I can’t buy everything the guy wrote (it was the 1950s, there’s some racist stuff in here — but there has been some serious legwork, and (thanks to public access internet, at least), I”m pretty darn thankful Mullins put together at least this much, in a later book, which I hope readers will scan. Or read 7.1 up through “Origins of the Foundation system” and then go to Summary and Appendix I”:

As of 2012, and in the course of looking up — things — about the grants system, the courts system, the marriage/fatherhood movement (and its advocates) and having a heck of a self-education in politics & economics, and in the concept of “change-agent” organizations — I have (so far) run across and confirmed connections of the PUSH PSYCHOLOGY//TEST BREAKING POINTS // RUN SOCIAL SCIENCE DEMONSTRATIONS ON THE POPULATION . . . . I’ll call it a “syndicate” . . . and connections to, of the above:   Tavistock (see Nicholas Cummings, Cummings Foundation, American Biodyne, etc.), Ford Foundation (see “MDRC”), Rockefeller Foundation (all over the place), Brookings Institution (see Ron Haskins, fatherhood mentor), and all kinds of think-tanks.  I have confirmed along with all kinds of carving up the United States into functional Regions (Regionalism):  (4/11/1978, from Transcript of an “Illinois Joint Legislative Committee Investigating Regional Government;” state legislators were questioning a “T. David Horton”)

State legislators today, as far as we can ascertain, are totally ignorant of the dangers of Regional Governance, and we have yet to meet one who has read, studied and understands our Constitution. Mr. Horton tells plainly why we should all be making an exhaustive effort to take documentation to our State legislators and convince them of the fact that States are quickly becoming obsolete because of their careless practice of voting for bills which they have never read, let alone written. . .

For example, Figure One, which is a map of these United States combined into ten regions, where state boundaries are deleted but governmental functions are to be performed within these regions – this is a basic violation of the intent and of the express language of this agreement called the Constitution of the United States.

Damage is already being done to our local representative institutions through efforts of intimidation and bribery to take over governmental functions: The stated plan is to intensify the process that is already going on to establish contact directly with local officials and local entities, by-passing state and county government and, in the process, using tax funds, public funds, for the basic purpose of defeating one of the principle objects of all law.

The purpose of law can be summarized this way – to prevent coercion, either by bribery or by force – and the effort that is being made now by the federal agencies defeats this purpose when they say, “you must do what we say or you won’t get this money”.

A centralized, vicariously-governed system such as they have in Soviet Russia can convert the bread basket of Europe into a starvation nightmare because they are not adopting this basic principle that we have in our free enterprise system, and the reason why local control of local affairs works best is the same reason that the free enterprise system works best – namely, that our local county commissioners or supervisors, when they make decisions and make mistakes, have to look eyeball to eyeball at the people who are adversely affected by those mistakes.  If they can find a solution, they are much more likely to be responsive and put that solution into effect.

Now, …(re:), the Office of Management and Budget Form A-95, we find that if we’re dealing with the federal bureaucracy in any area, they are not solution oriented. If you talk to people, even in LEAA, where I have a certain amount of experience as a District Attorney for eight years in my county, we have had our noses rubbed in that sort of thing too; but if you talk to them with regard to a solution of one of their problems, you might just as well talk to a post.

They are not interested in solutions, and the reason is that they are funded on the basis of having the problem. If you solve the problem, they are out of their funding, and you can’t expect a government official – any more than you can expect a businessman – to go against his own pecuniary interest. And we find that they don’t. That’s one reason why we have a $300 billion-plus federal budget.

FACTS (as I see them….)

Look — half our workforce, at least, and the creative talents and productive energies of the population are being drained — literally — through the system of constant “churning” through an infinite series of program ideas & trade concepts pushed (literally) on us from a centralized, well-funded, and well-organized group of individuals.  MOST of these individuals’ lives circulate around the court system, as judges, lawyers, mediators, GALs, parent coordinators, and the entire supportive bureaucracy to go with them.  GUESS WHO pays for that?

“Infinite” is accurate:   (While there is a finite number of these, on a given day, almost no one counts them, few track them, and no one is preventing the unending creation of MORE of them, which is close enough to “infinite” (literally, without end,) for my purposes.

Next post, if I get there, I’m going to show some more “Centers for the Family in Transition” and suggest that a number of parents (either gender will do) go through all 50 states, county by county, and see what you find.  I bet what you’ll find will be pretty darned uniform in character, and have people who have networked nationally on the character of these outfits…

The Judicial Branch of Arizona / Maricopa County (Parent Information Program Providers page) . . .

Pursuant to Arizona law (ARS§ 25-351: “Domestic Relations Education on Children’s Issues”) the Superior Court in Maricopa County has implemented a Parent Information Program to provide information to divorcing parents, or parents involved in other domestic relations actions, concerning what their children may be experiencing during this emotionally difficult period.

Completion of the Parent Information Program is a requirement for all parents involved in a divorce, legal separation, or paternity case in which a party requests that the Court determine custody, specific visitation, or child support. Parties involved in other types of domestic relations actions, such as modification or enforcement of custody or parenting time, as well as child support matters, may also be ordered to attend the Parent Information Program at the Court’s discretion.

The fee for the Parent Information Program Classes is $50.00 per person payable to the Provider.

Arizona Priority Education and Counseling– [view class list]

Phoenix Interfaith Counseling– [view class list]

Center for Families in Transition– [view class list]

Gee. I wonder where the idea for “Center for Families in Transition” came from …. (Arizona “Starpas.azcc.gov” corporations search results):

Street address of Georgelyn Rosenfeld, President was for 4-bedroom home on Scottsdale listed for-rent, but taken off rental.  Oh, it’s a nonprofit, too.  And another Director added 2007 in an address  just sold this past month (8/24/2012)  …House for Rent:

Originally incorporated (ca. 2002) by An Elizabeth Winter:  Yelp shows same address for her, and it:

Category: Divorce and Family Law[Edit]8655 E Via De Ventura Scottsdale, AZ 85258

What a “Surprise” that a family lawyer/judge pro tem/psychologist-sociologist/mediator should’ve formed a PIP under this name….

(click on logo):

She’s got a B.A. (Psychology/Sociology from AZ State Univ.) and a J.D. out of Tennessee, and other than that, apparently has been sitting through whatever type of training (including at Pepperdine) she could.  Oh yes — and has function as a Judge pro tem, which is “reassuring.”

Attorney, Mediator, Parent Educator with a focus on family transitions

ELIZABETH A. WINTER has been actively involved in the practice of law since 1975 with an emphasis in Bankruptcy and Appropriate{{“appropriate”??}} Dispute Resolution. It is her philosophy that positive change occurs more readily and productively in a supportive and confidential environment. ELIZABETH is a Judge Pro Tempore for the Family Court Division of the Trial Court of Arizona in Maricopa County. ELIZABETH is the only licensed attorney in the state of Arizona who is an approved presenter of the Parent Information Program.  She has presented the Parent Information Program since the program inception. ELIZABETH is admitted to practice before the Federal District Court of the District of Arizona and the Federal Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. ELIZABETH was recognized in the publication Outstanding Young Women of America for two consecutive years and was quoted on her definition of “success” in the publication Who’s Who of American Women.  

(just SOME of the trainings):

Advanced Divorce Mediation!!!:	13 Hour training in 1996 with Allison Quattrocchi, J.D. (hover for details/quattrochi’s 1981 Family Mediation Center; she trained with John Haynes, J.D. — see below)
Advanced Divorce Mediation:	7 Hour training in 1997 with Joy Borum, J. D.* and Marlene Joy, Ph.D. (*works with Quattrocchi, above)
Advanced Family Mediation:	20 Hour training in 1997 The Straus Institute for Dispute Resolution at Pepperdine University School of Law, CA
Arbitration in Superior Court:	16 Hour training in 1997 with Cochise County Superior Court
Advanced Divorce Mediation:	4 Hour training in 1998 with John Haynes, Ph.D.* (*whoever he is, Quatrocchi, above, trained with him, too).** **”

**John Haynes, for whom the award is named, was a pioneer in the field of family mediation, a respected author and practitioner, an international trainer, and the first president of the Academy of Family Mediators.

…This must go seriously back in time, as the link is to an AFCC principal (Peter Salem) getting a “John Haynes” award in 2008.  Peter Salem is an AFCC leader, and get this:

Salem’s recent work has revolved around spearheading organizational collaborations to create reform in family law and dispute resolution processes and systems to benefit children and families. Specifically, he spearheaded (with Billie Lee Dunford-Jackson),** a North American collaboration between family court professionals, researchers and domestic violence professionals. He co-chaired the Family Law Education Reform Project (with Andrew Schepard), a national project promoting the incorporation of ADR and skills building into the family law curriculum. He also directed a project implementing triage systems in Connecticut’s family courts

**who is over at NCJFCJ (Nevada) which is a conference of family & juvenile court judges, and is considered one of four “Special Resource Centers” onviolence prevention by HHS, meaning they get big grants.

2007 AFCC WDC conference — a look at who’s involved tells me they are drinking out of the same trough/s…. and need to diminish and explain away as much “domestic violence” as possible:

Differential Assessment and Intervention in Domestic Violence CasesFamilies who experience domestic violence are not all alike. This simple idea has profound practical, policymaking and political implications. For example, how should professionals who work with families experiencing domestic violence identify significant differences and how can differential assessment be translated into appropriate intervention? Are changes in substantive law and court process advisable? What are the views of various professional com munities and how can all of the stakeholders be incorporated into the ongoing discussion? Join this lively discussion of these important issues.

Hon. Susan B. Carbon, President Elect, National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges, Plymouth, NH

After this, the Hon. Susan Carbon headed over to OVAW where she helps dispense grants to prevent violence from the DOJ.  Understandably, then when a nice AFCC/BWJP collaboration (BWJP representing, supposedly, battered women… as part of ANOTHER of the four special resource centers to prevent violence, as I recall MPDI (HHS grantee).  Contact me if you’re lost (or see taggs.hhs.gov).

(Actually — Loretta Frederick of BWJP is presenting at this same 2007 conference…)

Billie Lee Dunford-Jackson, J.D., Co-Director, Domestic Violence Department, National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges, Reno, NV

Hon. William G. Jones (ret.), Charlotte, NC

Nancy Ver Steegh, J.D., M.S.W., William Mitchell College of Law, St. Paul, MN

COLLABORATIONS with this AFCC conference listed as:

• American Bar Association Center on Children and the Law
• American Bar Association Section of Dispute Resolution
• American Bar Association Section of Family Law
• American Psychological Association
• Association for Conflict Resolution
• International Academy of Collaborative Professionals
• Maryland Mediation and Conflict Resolution Office
• Maryland Department of Family Administration
• Montgomery County Divorce Roundtable
• Multi-Door Dispute Resolution Division, Washington D.C. Superior Court
• National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges
• National Association of Council for Children
• Supreme Court of Virginia Division of Dispute Resolution Services
• University of Baltimore Center for Families, Children and the Courts (CFCC)

People who don’t monitor this organization’s conferences are just going to be, well, “ignorant.”  It has Ron Haskins, Ronald Mincy (Fatherhood/Ford Founation/Columbia), it has Sanford Braver, all kinds of parental alienation proponents (Nicholas Bala of Canada, you name it….), movement to Unify the Courts (CFCC’s), and in general is where a whole lot of strategy appears to take place.   It’s like a record of an engine in motion…  The only people not really presenting are some serious feminists and those aware that children are, indeed, being transferred from fit parents to batterers, and willing to do anything about it — like shut down this organization and it’s networking/marketing/franchise operations that just happen to work through the US Court system!!

Pre-Conference Institute (separate registration fees), May 30, 2007:

9:00am-4:30pm

1. Judicial Officers Institute: Domestic Violence and Differentiation

Recent research identifies different types of domestic violence with different characteristics, risks and outcomes. There is a lack of consensus, however, on how to characterize the differences and the implications of doing so.

ALTERNATELY to all these private (victims & perps not present, nor their voices heard (although the AFCC fairly well speaks for the perps POV) conferences, the “Conciliation Courts” could instead recognize the criminal definitions of domestic violence, and agree to abide by them, simplifying life for the rest of us!  Instead of trying to slice off as much “domestic violence” into the “high-conflict” cateogory as possible and start ordering treatment for high-conflict and parent alienation!)

The morning portion of this institute will describe the current research and focus on the parenting plans and specialized services that may be appropriate for a range of post- separation family situations. The afternoon will be an interactive session that examines the potential implications of differentiating among types of domestic violence perpetrators for adult domestic violence victims and their children. Presented in collaboration with the National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges.

• Loretta Frederick, J.D., Battered Women’s Justice Project, Winona, MN
• Janet R. Johnston, Ph.D., San Jose State University, San Jose, CA
• Joan B. Kelly, Ph.D., Corte Madera, CA
• Hon.Victor Reyes, Pueblo, CO

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Recognize Johnston (Judith Wallerstein Center for the Family in Transition) & Joan B. Kelly (Northern California Mediation Center) from any of my recent posts?**  {{not that they aren’t also AFCC, in fact Johnston was on the Board I believe..}}I hope so!  The BWJP (hover — that’s an HHS site link) deals with “CIVIL & CRIMINAL” justice systems, ignoring the “FAMILY LAW” issues while conferencing with those who run the family law system.  I get so sick of the same personnel, showing up everywhere, and without spokespeople for what’s happening to noncustodial, law-abiding, nonabusive mothers in this extortionist system!

Then there’s “CONCILIATION SERVICES” after a law passed in Arizona ca. 1962…. I wonder whose idea THAT was….  California did this around 1955, as I recall, but it wasn’t really wanted, so AFCC had to try a little harder to ram it through….

Conciliation Services of the Superior Court of Arizona in Maricopa County was established in 1962 after the Arizona Legislature enacted Conciliation Services law (ARS 25-381).
Conciliation Services offers:

• Conciliation Counseling for parties contemplating divorce.
• Mediation of child custody and parenting time plans for families of divorce, post-divorce or in paternity actions.
• Evaluation Services to the court when parents are unable to agree upon a parenting plan.
• Parent Information Program provides information to divorcing parents, or parents involved in other domestic relations actions, concerning what their children may be experiencing during this emotionally difficult period.
• High Conflict Resolution Class designed specifically for high conflict parents.**
  • (=from the hyperlink:   “Because research has shown that parental conflict is harmful to children, the class will address specific strategies that parents can use to reduce their conflict and the negative impact it has on their children along with research [psychoanalysis-style…] on what is behind these conflicts.The HCR class differs from the standard “parent education” classes in that there must be an order from the court directing one or both of the parties to attend. With that order, each parent is automatically sent a notice to appear for a class at a specific date, time, and location. Parents are required to attend separate classes. If there are questions about the class or a need to reschedule the class the number to call is 602-506-6124.A $50.00 fee is required to attend the class.”  [[$100/court order, not bad!]]
• Premarital Underage Counseling for persons under the age of sixteen contemplating marriage

Wonder where that idea for “high-conflict” classes came from, it being Arizona & all….

OK — Let’s ask — WHO would be heavily invested (and why) in keeping a population in constant turmoil, and transferring its energies, wealth (in many forms) to a lot of organizations that don’t even themselves pay taxes, are supported by the public (who dos) and  this includes real estate when people lose their housing through this process also — or elderly parents’ assets are drained supporting adult children’s attempts to keep themselves of their kids safe?   

Well — not only the clients and not only the taxes —  because, in truth the United States of America is one of the largest owners of the world’s (you heard that right) infrastructure, globally speaking.  That’s real estate, resources (energy, food production), minerals, etc. etc.

I WOULD LIKE TO DISPLAY A CHART I FOUND AT “BENTLEY SYSTEMS” WHICH HAPPENS TO BE A PARTNER OF THE PENNSYLVANIA ECONOMY LEAGUE (P.E.L.).

MY INTEREST IN THE PEL IS IRRELEVANT — AND WHO BENTLEY IS, CAN BE LOOKED AT FROM THEIR LINK — BUT THEY (HAVING THE RESOURCES TO KNOW THIS) PUBLISHED A LIST OF THE TOP 500 OWNERS OF GLOBAL INFRASTRUCTURE.  THAT’S, IN THE WORLD.  THESE ARE GOOD TO KEEP IN MIND, AS WE CONSIDER ALL THE TALK ABOUT THE US DEBT, CUTTING SOCIAL SERVICES, POLICE, SCHOOL ARTS, SPORTS, MUSIC & LIBRARY PROGRAMS, AND BLAMING THE POOR FOR THEIR POVERTY — WHO, REALLY, OWNS THE ASSETS OF THE GLOBE?    HERE’S WHAT BENTLEY SAYS:

Introducing the Bentley Infrastructure 500

The Bentley Infrastructure 500 is a ranking of the top owners of infrastructure around the world from both the public and private sectors that is published annually. The rankings make it possible to readily compare investment levels across types of infrastructure, regions of the world, and public and private organizations.

Bentley Systems has compiled the Bentley Infrastructure 500 to help global constituents appreciate and explore the magnitude of investment in infrastructure and the potential to continually increase the return on that investment. The infrastructure value represented is over US$14 trillion, which is close to the U.S. annual GDP and to the combined annual GDPs of China, Japan, and Germany. Bentley itself is committed to enhancing ROIs through leveraging information modeling in integrated projects to create more intelligent infrastructure on behalf of owner organizations.

Data Results for 2011

Top 10 Owners in the Bentley Infrastructure 500

*As measured by reported net tangible fixed assets.

Top Owners’ Infrastructure Value by Country	Top Owners’ Infrastructure Value by Sector	Top Owners (Count) by Country	Top Owners (Count) by Sector
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The Bentley Infrastructure 500 ranks owners according to their reported tangible fixed assets (or other comparable noncurrent physical assets such as buildings or fixed structures, land, and machinery).  Included in the rankings are public- and private-sector entities with financials reported in the past three years (to allow flexibility in varying reporting schedules). The values presented are assessed net of depreciation and amortization and calculated to exclude, where data is available, assets not representative of infrastructure, such as equipment, furniture, and software.

(just to remind us that an “authority” is a type of governmental entity; and like a government, produces — or shows up somewhere — on a “Comprehensive Audited Financial Report” which has to show CUMULATIVE assets….

. (What’s in NC — research triangle international?? )

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Bentley is the global leader dedicated to providing architects, engineers, geospatial professionals, constructors, and owner-operators with comprehensive software solutions for sustaining infrastructure. Bentley’s mission is to empower its users to leverage information modeling through integrated projects for high-performing intelligent infrastructure. Its solutions encompass the MicroStation platform for infrastructure design and modeling, the ProjectWise platform for infrastructure project team collaboration and work sharing, and the AssetWise platform for infrastructure asset operations – all supporting a broad portfolio of interoperable applications and complemented by worldwide professional services. Founded in 1984, Bentley has grown to nearly 3,000 colleagues in more than 45 countries and over $500 million in annual revenues. Since 2003, the company has invested more than $1 billion in research, development, and acquisitions.
From buildings to bridges, transit to utilities, clean energy to clean water,
Bentley is Sustaining Infrastructure. Find out more in this inspiring video.

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I have looked at things long enough to decide that this is essentially true, and while I can’t go with every single thesis from Eustace Mullins, enough of it at 2012 makes “hecka” sense, and I say that having read a LOT of rhetoric (as well as been exposed to it), a LOT of tax returns, and seen my own family destroyed in a war over who gets to educate them, based on profiling.  Basically, trying to convince anyone in a struggle or conflict (sometimes a life-or-death conflict, or a conflict against independence in working to feed themselves and their families, without signing away privileges privacy, and eventually offspring) — that it’s in OUR best interest to look at the largest possible systems influencing the basics of our lives, and then to take a HISTORIC look at who developed these institutions and policies.   

It’s like talking to compartmentalized fools (sorry) and I get tired of it, because it’s only these fools (filled up with whichever rhetoric) that are the multitude and enough to make a power differential in the ongoing centralization of life.   One lesson of evolution should be kept in mind — species that were too specialized in function, became extinct when their climate or ecological niche changed….Right now, this includes people who think only in terms of certain work niches, or in certain terms about income, jobs, and the basics of life. We’ve been told to let other masters take care of these issues and no matter how despotic or incompetent these (education, law enforcement, judicial, legislative, medical, etc.) various masters are, or how many deaths they cause — we still don’t conceive (really) of any other way to do this.

I saw a LONG time ago that the family & education systems were joined at the hip by virtue of workforce paradigms, and had vowed to pick ONE of the two to radically change, if possible.  I may have been wrong in choosing the family courts (of the two), but that’s the one I was most affected by and stuck in.   Basically, though, all of this boils down to the economic system.  

By eliminating me from the workforce and from contact with my kids (improperly) this system revealed itself, and — while it made eating, transportation, and personal identity (either as worker, or parent, obviously) a hard thing to maintain, a daily issue — it freed my time up to study this (once I got internet access & a used laptop so that wasn’t stuck fighting librarians for an extra 10 minutes, etc….)

Now my issue is communicating this with people who are already in some form of cult based on language, and/or without starting one either.    

None of the charters of the foundations indicate their real purpose.  They are replete with such phrases as “the well-being of mankind” “the elimination of poverty”, the “elimination of disease, “the promotion of world brotherhood”.  Compassion, caring, charity, these are the watchwords of the foundations.  There is no hint to the unwary of the despotic instincts which drive these “caring” people to promote world wars and world slavery, nor is there any warning to the menials of the foundations that if they falter at any time in their dedication to the goals of the World Order, the penalty is sudden death.

The World Order adopted the Hegelian dialectic, the dialectic of materialism, which regards the World as Power, and the World as Reality.  It denies all other powers and all other realities.  It functions on the principle of thesis, antithesis and a synthesis which results when the thesis and antithesis are thrown against each other for a predetermined outcome.

If you can’t see this in the “unified court systems” and “therapeutic jurisprudence” and in the AFCC “collaborations” of marriage/fatherhood & domestic violence (battered women’s advocates formerly) conferences – then you are simply blind. Men are pitted against women, and leadership organized & funded for both of them from the same source! (HHS). Religions is also pitted against secular — but like it’s about to say — the bottom line is, materialism.

At my other blog (The Family Court Franchise System) the links & several article track the prevalence of psychology back through Nicholas Cummings (just look it up) who also brought over a “Balint” family from Tavistock, and worked to mainstream mental health at the primary care level (not that these things weren’t already here….) — meanwhile other forces were working to replace the language of criminal law with the language of behavioral science – to do this (see “technical resource & training” centers set up FIRST at HHS level) someone had to co-opt the communications.  Because most churches are basically (sorry, folks) STUPID and have access to more stupid followers, they apparently didn’t notice, or didn’t care sufficiently (self-preservation of any institution is built-in, basically) that there was a nice Rev Sun Myung Moon behind a lot of this marriage/fatherhood movement (i.e., the Unification Church).  Well, maybe they cared — but not enough to turn down the fantastic resources available through this HHS TANF diversionary largesse (ca. 1996).

There was definitely an “UNFREEZE — CHANGE — REFREEZE” going on, or as Lewin put it, “these – antithesis — synthesis.”   In our lifetimes, too.

Thus the World Order organizes and finances Jewish groups;  it then organizes and finances anti-Jewish groups;  it organizes Communist groups;  it then organizes and finances anti-Communist groups.  It is not necessary for the Order to throw these groups against each other;  they seek each other out like heat-seeking missiles, and try to destroy each other.  By controlling the size and resources of each group, the World Order can always predetermine the outcome.

In this technique, members of the World Order are often identified with one side or the other.  John Foster Dulles arranged financing for Hitler, but he was never a Nazi.  David Rockefeller may be cheered in Moscow, but he is not a Communist.  However, the Order always turns up on the winning side.  A distinguishing trait of a member of the World Order, although it may not be admitted, is that he does not believe in anything but the World Order.  Another distinguishing trait is his absolute contempt for anyone who actually believes in the tenets of Communism, Zionism, Christianity, or any national, religious or fraternal group, although the Order has members in controlling positions in all of these groups.  If you are a sincere Christian, Zionist or Moslem, the World Order regards you as a moron unworthy of respect.  You can and will be used, but you will never be respected.

Time to talk about this organization, and how business is done in the mediation/dispute/conflict-resolution field, among attorneys at least….

Pay Attention to Incorporation/Nonprofit Status & Status changes…

California Dispute Resolution  Council (CDRC)
http://www.cdrc.net/

Fortunately, for almost 20 years, the California Dispute ResolutionCouncil [ CDRC] has been the effective voice for all aspects of the ADR industry in Sacramento …

•  CDRC has proven to be an effective voice for ADR in Sacramento. Darrell Steinberg Senate President pro Tem  
• I call on CDRC for its expertise and suggestions regarding ADR legislation.
  Martha Escutia Former Chair CA  Senate Judiciary Committee

There’s a conference coming up in about one month (Nov. 2012) and the details are not posted yet!

Speakers who will provide introspection and inspiration regarding the new opportunities and serious challenges relating to ADR include:

• Justice Anthony Kline, Presiding Justice of the California 1st District Court of Appeal, will speak about The Dark Side of ADR
• Douglas Noll, author of Elusive Peace will speak about Restorative Justice
• Dana Curtis, ADR pioneer and distinguished mediator, will speak about Mediation and the Elderly
• Donne Brownsey, CDRC’s Sacramento lobbyist, will speak aboutWhat’s Up in Sacramento and the upcoming legislative challenges to the integrity and economic stability of ADR
• Jon Sylvester, Professor of Law and international arbitrator, will speak about Current Arbitration Issues
• Claudia Viera, who conducts seminars for an Understanding Based Model of mediation, will speak about Mediator Bias

and there will be MORE, MUCH More!  “Details, including information  about registration and accommodation, will be available shortly.”  (Can’t the public know in advance about this?  we don’t all have travel budgets or time off....)

http://www.cdrc.net/about-cdrc/who-we-are/

The California Dispute Resolution Council is unquestionably the most influential ADR organization in the State of California – perhaps in the nation – when it comes to politics and the judiciary. …

Over the course of nearly two decades, our influence and impact have grown so that CDRC now weighs in on virtually every ADR related bill in Sacramento, writes amicus briefs for important cases (even some outside California), and regularly educates legislators, judges, and bureaucrats on ADR related issues.

The CDRC can be proactive as well as reactive.  We have sought additional funding for community organizations, have initiated dialogs on threats and issues, and have used our position of legitimacy to collectively present the interests of our individual constituents.  Our CDRC Principles serve as the efficacy model for numerous ADR organizations.

California sure is an interesting state.  Here’s Justice Kline (above) swearing in the Nation’s (not the state’s) first openly transgender Trial Judge, January 2011.    (hover cursor over pink, or photo, for summary/click for article.)(“Prolonged applause broke out from the crowd as Victoria Kolakowski, the first openly transgender trial judge in the United States, took her oath of office on Tuesday evening at the Oakland Asian Cultural Center in Oakland’s Chinatown. The special session of the California Superior Court drew more than 100 people, including some LGBT community leaders and council members from several cities within Alameda County. …While most court activities are entirely solemn, the event Tuesday kicked off with laughter. Presiding Judge Jon R. Rolefson, while making introductions of the guests, said he didn’t have a complete list until he realized that there was a second page. Kolakowski, on the other hand, failed more than once to repeat the exact words of the oath.”

ADR Experience (at “ADR Services, Inc.”)

C2543582

07/07/2003

ACTIVE

ADR SERVICES, INC.

LUCIE BARRON

“Since 2007, Mr. Sankary has been on the distinguished panel of mediators at ADR Services, Inc. in Century City, headed by Lucie Baron”

Mr. Sankary’s career in ADR is extensive, starting with family law mediation as early as 1985.

Mickey Katz

Phone: 310.xxx.xxxx

Email:   mickey@michelle-katz.com

Michelle (“Mickey”) Katz is certified by the California State Bar Board of Legal Specialization as a specialist in family law.  After years of advocacy work, she now devotes her practice exclusively to non-litigation conflict resolution services in family law, including mediation, consulting services in mediation and collaborative law, and unbundled legal services.  A frequent speaker on mediation and collaborative law, Ms. Katz is a member of the Council of the ABA Section of Dispute Resolution and is the Section’s Membership Chair. Until this year she co-chaired the Family Committee of that Section.  She is a Past President of the California Dispute Resolution Council (CDRC), and has been a member of the Board of Directors of that organization for over nine years.  She is a former chair of the California State Bar Committee on Alternative Dispute Resolution and a former member of the Executive Committee of the California State Bar Family Law Section.  Ms. Katz also served as a member of the ADR Consulting Group to the California State Bar Board of Legal Specialization.  She is one of the founders of the Los Angeles Collaborative Family Law Association (FYI, that’s an AFCC “tell” and business networking setup)….

http://arc4adr.com/michellekatzesq.html   “Family Law specialist Mickey Katz has tailored her fulltime ADR practice to cases in which parties choose to resolve their divorce outside of the court system.”  While it talks extensively about settling things outside the courtroom, a look at their panelists is a VERY long list of retired judges and justices!  These justice probably already have their pensions (retirement pay), so I’d have to say that their interest in this field would be supplemental income from one of the cushiest retirement plans around?   

“Mediation training: Academy of Attorney Mediators 1994.” “Paul was also a member of the Judicial Council appointed working group that promulgated the rules for mediators in court annexed mediations.  RATES:  $400 per hour plus fixed fee of $800 for preparation. Normally, no charge for travel time within California but there is a charge for travel expenses. No cancellation fee. Fees are normally split between the parties.”

The Mediation Society is a non-profit organization based in Northern California that is composed of trained and experienced mediators who meet regularly to share information, develop mediation skills and techniques, and enjoy an atmosphere of fellowship among peers. To this end, the Society sponsors dinners, round tables and workshops in San Francisco featuring leading local, national and international speakers and subjects in the field of mediation.

Here’s for “The California Academy of Mediation Professionals” in Encino, CA; highest income year here was 2003 (EIN# 931177540) shows incorporation date was 1996 and earnings close to $500K– MOST from “Mediation Services ($340,349) but “Fees and Contracts from Government Agencies” ($153,066).  Exactly $153,066 is also listed as PROGAM EXPENSES:  “Dispute Resolution Services:  Intake problem assessment, information and referral, initiating (huh?) and resolving disputes, follow-up surveys and public presentations.” while $332,142 was quality training and mentoring interested volunteers.  Its principal earned about $60K….  

Part B, #6:

DRPA, Dispute Resolution Program Act
Community and Senior Services of Los Angeles County
Ester Soriano, LA County Coordinator
3175 W. 6th Steet, 5th Floor Los Angeles, CA 90020

Telephone 213-738-2621

….Prior to today, I never heard of DRPA — but look at the next chunk of yellow-background from CDRC, which says that DRPA funding helps support the field (and above, I just showed us a nice nonprofit that’s delinquent — it stopped filing tax returns ca. 2001 — and is still pulling in money from DRPA anyhow…  AND THAT THIS DRPA FUNDING COMES FROM COURT FILING FEES!!!

If you are a community mediator, your work is probably supported by DRPA funding. This is a state-mandated program paid for by part of the court filing fees. Because of the severe downsizing of the state government, each year DRPA funding comes under intense scrutiny. There are plenty of interests that would like to see DRPA eliminated and the funding returned to the state or at least re-directed to basic court costs. CDRC was instrumental in getting DRPA funding passed into law. It continues as the only organized advocate for continued DRPA funding in Sacramento. Without CDRC, there would be no DRPA. This is why CDRC is asking each DRPA contractor to consider supporting CDRC with 2% of its budget.

I searched “DRPA funding” and came up with this group:

DRPA Funding – Center for Conflict Resolution

Which I would like to make a note of — in blending non-religious and religious “Conflict Resolution.”  Because DRPA funding enables this group to keep going, it says clearly (in re: Small Claims)

The Center for Conflict Resolution is committed to serving the community through its work in bringing peace and creating peacemakers.

The work that is provided in the Small Claims Court mediation program is funded by a grant from the County of Los Angeles under the State of California’s Dispute Resolution Program’s Act of 1986.  This major funding to our operation has allowed the Center for Conflict Resolution to provide continous services to various courthouses around Los Angeles County since 1988.

The Center for Conflict Resolution is a premier provider of Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) and conflict management resources, attending to the needs of the larger community. Specifically through court-annexed mediation programs, community mediation initiatives, peer mediation programs and Christian faith-based mediation.  CCR provides services of the highest professional quality at the lowest possible cost to all that seek assistance in the interest of bringing peace and creating peacemakers.

History

CCR is a, non-profit organization, founded in 1983, with roots in the Christian Legal Society.  CCR operates under a Board of Directors, Executive Director, Office Staff and Vounteer and Community Mediators.

For one, under “Divorce Mediation Articles,” they have a blatant promo for (AFCC author) Bill Eddy’s book “Splitting,” and talking “High Conflict Persons” (and I have literally  blogged this, i.e., “another AFCC wet dream” — the High-Conflict Institute (Arizona, I think).   There’s also an article from a Mediator/Judge recommending mediation for family law cases (NOTE:  This is a volatile area, and mediation also has federal support through TANF diversions // Access Visitation funds and all kinds of complex conflicts of interest.  The fact that this CCR institute (which is funded — it says above — in part by DRPA funds) is pushing this shows they are AFCC friendly which = Parental Alienation friendly = child-abuse& molestation (& DV) reporting UNfriendly!    But that’s the least of my concerns here:

Under CHRISTIAN CONCILIATION (same group):

“Our purpose is to serve Jesus Christ by helping all people resolve their disputes and make peace with one another.”

PURPOSE

The purpose of CCR is to glorify God by helping people to resolve disputes in a conciliatory rather than an adversarial manner.***  In addition to facilitating the resolution of substantive issues, CCR seeks to reconcile those who have been alienated by conflict and to help them learn how to change their attitude and behavior to avoid similar conflicts in the future. 

GOALS

*       Seek and capitalize on opportunities to train leaders and lay people in personal peacemaking skills.

*       Extend the influence of Biblical mediation within the Church and Christian     Organizations.

*       Exemplify the highest caliber of services associated with Biblical Conciliation

*       Stand as a financially independent, non-profit ministry

**That’s really interesting concept.  Listen to what Jesus (is quoted as having) said:

NCRC: National Conflict Resolution Center

As my LAST post states, …. the primary organization setting it up as the standard, and themselves as “the voice” since the early 1990s, seems to be (in California) the “California Dispute Resolution Council,” which is a mutual benefit LOBBYING organization, and whose origins includes the director of a dispute resolution institute from a conservative Christian University in Malibu, California, “Pepperdine.”

I cannot emphasize this enough — the church/state inbreeding has ALWAYS (historically) been a major part of worlds problems — not solutions! !!!    !!! — and about the only solution I can think to DETHRONING the national inbreeding of “education and psychology” indoctrinated individuals (and with them you get — pro bono — whatever religious viewpoints they were indoctrinated in, usually conservative, but sometimes new-age) — is somehow continuing to publicize the HISTORY OF THE SPREAD OF THIS MENTORING MOVEMENT —

Before I get into this Malibu-based University right off the Pacific Coast Highway, (a spectacular scenic drive up California’s Coast) — let’s look at some custody-case roadkill in a hair salon that occurred RECENTLY in Seal Beach (also off the same highway) in Fall 2011, and this is NOT the first carnage associated with a hair salon and custody cases in California — there was a “triple-header” in Northern California back in 2008.

The Huffington Post saw fit to make a note of this as did many others.  I just trying to figure out why LMFT’s, AFCC’s, and others choose to ignore what is clearly “carnage.”

FALL 2011, NEARBY PEPPERDINE

Scott Dekraai, Seal Beach Shooting Suspect, Was Constantly Being Bailed Out

. . .Dekraai, 41, showed no emotion Friday at his first court appearance hours after prosecutors said they would seek the death penalty. He postponed entering pleas on eight counts of murder and one count of attempted murder in the rampage at Salon Meritage.

The beauty parlor was packed with customers just after lunch Wednesday when Dekraai, clad in a bulletproof vest, opened fire with at least two handguns, killing his ex-wife Michelle Fournier and seven others, including a man in his car outside the shop, authorities said. An elderly woman having her hair styled by her daughter, who died in the carnage, remains in critical condition. . . .

In 1991, Dekraai went to work at Catalina Channel Express, working his way up to captain piloting ferries between the mainland and the picturesque haven of Catalina Island. The company accused him of using heroin and illegal drugs to lose weight and he was fired in 2000. His breach of contract and defamation lawsuit were dismissed, according to court papers.

Dekraai, who was divorced from his first wife, married Fournier in 2003 in Nevada after a whirlwind romance. She gave birth to a son seven months later.

The relationship soured almost immediately. Fournier told White – who was also her friend – that Dekraai held a gun to her head shortly after their wedding.

Fournier left Dekraai in December 2006 because he wasn’t stable, said Tim Terbush, a friend of Fournier’s and a former neighbor who knew Dekraai for years. “His violence started to escalate, escalate, escalate and she was scared to death of him,” Terbush said.

Maybe someone should pass a law that once divorced, men don’t get to remarry — as there seem to be always an unending supply of women who can be swept off their feet and believe that the first one didn’t know what a nice guy she’d ditched…   Or women from marrying men 30 or 40 years older than themselves…. they seem to become public problems.   Check out the footer on this one about the Alameda County Family Justice Center itself another centralization of power — for convenience, of course.  Its first E.D. as the woman who recently had to resign from county supervisor first link, this paragraph) under multiple issues around drugs, domestic violence (as a victim), child endangerment, and substance abuse, all of which supposedly this justice center she headed (while being on the D.A.’s office payroll) supposedly HELPED people with:

By placing tax payer funded public services (law enforcement, criminal prosecution, health clinics) in the same building as non-profit agencies offering legal services, counseling, and childcare, we effectively ensure collaborative efficiency on behalf of victims, thereby maximizing every source of funding.

The Alameda County Family Justice Center

Core services provided on-site include: crisis intervention; law enforcement investigation and prosecution of offenders; temporary restraining orders; victim/witness support and advocacy; case management; individual and family counseling; support groups; medical clinics; emergency and transitional housing; childcare; transportation; faith-based services; multilingual capabilities; and many others.

Back to the dangers of working in a hair salon while in a custody battle — or patronizing one where someone — ANYONE — potentially is in a custody battle // DeKrai:

Some felt Dekraai’s grandparents set the stage for his problems later in life by spoiling him and stepping in to save him when he got into trouble. His step grandfather loaned him money several times when he ran up gambling debts and would buy him anything he wanted as a child, Hinmon said.

He’s never been held accountable and he’s always been bailed out of everything,” he said. “He had gambling problems with bookies and I know the last check his grandfather wrote him was for $5,000 – and he wrote on the check, `This is the last one.'”

In this context, the Mediation Model & the Church/State blend will help further decriminalize all kinds of family violence (see “parental alienation” as well).

When the step-grandfather died in 2005, Dekraai was devastated to discover he had willed half his estate to a biological daughter.  {{Sounds like he couldn’t share wealth OR kids…}}

Dekraai and his mother filed a claim against the estate, but it was dropped after their attorney determined they had no standing to challenge the will, said Howard Brief, an attorney who represented the estate and gave a deposition in the case. Dekraai and his mom split their half and received roughly $400,000 each, Brief said.

(then comes a very bad boating accident, PTSD, medications, and more drama…)

By the time he got out of the hospital, his (2nd) wife had filed for divorce. He couldn’t find work and had to move in with this mother. When his stepfather, Leroy Hinmon, asked him for rent, Dekraai attacked him in front of his mother and 4-year-old son.”He was beating him up, slapping him around,” Max Hinmon said. “He worked my brother over pretty good.”

The police were called and Leroy Hinmon got a temporary restraining order in August 2007. Dekraai, who didn’t dispute the claim that he cut and bruised the older man, was ordered to surrender any firearms and attend a year-long program for batterers.

{{why not JAIL the guy, and give the ex-wife sole custody?? then she might be alive, and their son might have a live mother — and that’s the question the Mediators and fatherhood practitioners, and Promisekeeprs are Not going to answer honestly, but if they do — it will be reframed as fatherlessness anyhow….  }}

While Dekraai and his ex-wife shared custody of their son, he was pushing for more time with him and more control over his rearing in what was becoming a more acrimonious situation.

The two traded accusations in court papers even as Dekraai settled into a suburban life in nearby Huntington Beach with a third wife, the woman who had been hired to care for him after his tugboat accident.

see $400K settlement from his stepfather…

I cannot keep doing this (esp. for free) so I hope some viewers are catching on:

AFCC — Lawyers Judges & Psychologists (mental health field).  Plus educators.

What else does a country need (besides slave labor to produce the goods and products to house the same, tend their real estate, raise their children, clean their homes, do the landscaping, assemble the (offshore-produced) cars and work in their oil refineries — or live in neighborhoods where oil refineries’ screwups cause environmental & health disasters?

Pepperdine School of Law & United Church of Christ ties:

OK, I just took a look at the Pepperdine Board of Regents (who all must be members in standing of the Church of Christ (I apologize if I’ get COC mixed up with United COC above).  And after getting a general scope, and looking up just ONE of them, I feel nauseous.  Please read, and it’s just possible that this is what is meant by “Christian values,” and is one reason I’m reluctant to call myself a Christian anymore, regardless of my personal beliefs…

It is true that the school is visually stimulating to the point of making one forget hard realities. Everything is clean and vivid. The students are the embodiment of good taste. There are no campus guerrillas, no wild-eyed poets, no Indian headbands, no unbuttoned shirts. “I would say the basic Pepperdine student is a middle- to upper-middle-class white who is not too intellectual, owns his own car and is sort of wanting to bust out,” says student newspaper editor Don Risolo. “The males are about six feet tall, tan, with blond hair and mustaches. The girls are fashion-conscious, good-looking, chic and tend to wear tight slacks.” Because everyone lives, eats and socializes with everyone else, and because most Pepperdine students are active in intramural and beach sports, the appearance of the student body is one of decided healthiness.

. . . perhaps they have relaxed their no drinking and no dancing rules within the last 30 years (1977-2007 or so)??

Pepperdine also has fine facilities—the sparkling field house, a 50-meter outdoor pool (not to mention the beach), and playing fields as immaculate as putting greens. In addition, it is near a vast recruiting area and has the funds—$600,000 spent annually on sports, without the need to support a high-budget football program. “We had a football team until 1961,” says Athletic Director Wayne Wright, “but I doubt if we’ll ever have one again. We don’t need one.”

The seed for this tiny athletic powerhouse was planted in the social tumult of the ’60s. When Watts exploded in race riots in 1965, the bordering Los Angeles campus of Pepperdine was adversely affected. “We never got over the shock of having been in the middle of things during the riots.” says Banowsky. “The area changed, and the brethren in Bakersfield were just not going to send their children to that campus.” Clearly, a new campus was in order, and when a donor offered 138 free acres of prime Malibu property. Pepperdine snapped it up.

The new campus, now named Seaver College after philanthropist Frank R. Seaver, opened to much fanfare and not a little criticism. Environmentalists were angry because three million cubic yards of dirt had been moved to provide the setting; hills were leveled and ravines rerouted. Local residents were upset by the 125-foot tower featuring an illuminated cross that shone over the entire coast. Critics managed to get most of the lights toned down. Black civic leaders were indignant because they felt the school was bailing out of its social commitment to the community around the original L.A. campus. Indeed, since the move the L.A. campus has deteriorated even further. Students have complained of rats in the cafeteria, and there have been reports of prostitution and drug sales on the campus.

In contrast, the Malibu campus shines like a jewel. Further acquisitions have brought the land holdings to 623 acres, and total university assets are up from $7.8 million in 1967 to $70 million today. Construction is just getting started on the new Pepperdine law school, and tennis courts, parking lots and other amenities are being built. “The conservative religious angle,” says Bob Rose in a not-too-reverent tone, “it’s great for getting money.”

It is less great in getting satisfied students. Only 15% to 20% of the Pepperdine students are Church of Christ members, but everyone must follow certain church-oriented rules, and these have a tendency to chafe. No dancing is permitted on campus, and smoking is allowed only in bedrooms and rest rooms. Drinking is taboo, and even empty liquor bottles are forbidden in dorm rooms. (Rose spent one December afternoon cutting the last page out of every one of this season’s basketball programs when the administration discovered it carried an ad from aCalifornia winemaker.) A dress code that does not allow halter tops, bare feet or beach wear in the academic area is strictly enforced. There are no coed dorms, and a 1 a.m. curfew (2 a.m. on weekends) is strongly suggested for the 1,000 students who live on campus. Further, all students, athletes included, are required to take two religion courses and to attend chapel twice a week. Combined with the natural surroundings, the warm weather and the elegant Mediterranean-style architecture, the atmosphere at Pepperdine is a somewhat paradoxical one. “It is strange,” says newspaper editor Risolo, “but in all my columns I always end up referring to this place as a ‘resort monastery. ‘ “

Pepperdine is also home to the “Boone Family Institute” (as in, Pat Boone) — c’mon now! !!!

Board of Regents member Sheila K. Rost was “co-advisor” of the Boone Center (i.e., established with help from Pat Boone & wife’s wealth to start with, and basically a HHS & SmartMarriages (Diane Sollee’s group) marketplace, apparently — well,:

After graduating from George Peabody College, I was awarded a Fellowship to study atVanderbilt University where I graduated with a Masters in Speech Pathology. I worked in Hollywood with Crippled Children’s Society (now AbilityFirst) where I directed an experiential preschool program with children who experienced delayed language.

My interest in the emotional side of speech therapy led me to return to school to receive my second Masters of Science in Marriage and Family Therapy at Fuller Seminary’s School of Psychology.

I am a member of the Marriage Friendly Therapists movement — therapists who value marriage and life-long commitment, and are dedicated to helping marriages succeed if at all possible. I also am available to present interactive presentations and workshops with concepts gleaned from my training with other top-notch therapists.

A certified premarital counselor with {{CLICK — it’s a HEALTHY MARRIAGES CURRICULUM}} Prepare/Enrich and with FOCCUS,** I am also listed as a premarital counselor on The First Dance. For my therapeutic focus, I remain a Clinical Member of the California Association of Marriage and Family Therapists and a Clinical Member of the American Association of Marriage and Family Therapists.

**((same idea, Nebraska nonprofit, Pre-marriage training and train-the-trainers certification, copyrighted.  Creighton (Omaha) is I believe a Jesuit university.Click on it — you’ll see.  Same idea, different copyright, different target market.))

I have studied with and received additional training with some of the country’s expert couples’ therapists {{probably at a SMARTMARRIAGES conference}} and believe in fostering and fortifying relationships before and after marriage. {{speaking of which…}}  I have taken professional mediation courses offered by Straus Institute for Dispute Resolution at Pepperdine University School of Law. I also hold advanced training in Grief Counseling working with adults, children and families experiencing grief and loss. I published an article entitled Spirituality and Chronic Illness: A Personal Narrative in the Journal Leaven. (PDF Download)

I have directed programs and taught classes for all age groups working with numerous community groups, schools, and churches. For over a decade I co-chaired the Advisory Board for Pepperdine’s Boone Center for the Family and volunteered my time in various capacities. I currently serve as a Regent on the Pepperdine University Board of Regents.

For FOCCUS — can you spell “Archdiocese of Omaha”?

FOCCUS, INC. USA

FOCCUS, Inc. USA is a ministry of the Archdiocese of Omaha Family Life Office. Dedicated to offering cost-effective resources that support quality marriage preparation, and marriage and family enrichment, FOCCUS, Inc. USA is best known for the development of the FOCCUS Pre-Marriage Inventory. First developed in 1985, the FOCCUS Inventory is used around the world with a variety editions and translations available for use by certified FOCCUS facilitators. Our commitment to supporting today’s couples, as well as the facilitators and organizations who serve them, is reflected through the FOCCUS, Inc. USA website, which is accessible 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. If you are interested in becoming a certified FOCCUS facilitator or discussing how your organization can integrate the FOCCUS Pre-Marriage Inventory into your marriage education process, please contact us today!

Marriage Preparation Process in the Archdiocese of Omaha
2012 Archdiocese of Omaha, Marriage Prep Brochure

(Who is the ARCHDIOCESE of OMAHA? (just in case you thought the primary political designations were, say, states, counties, etc. . . here’s the corresponding religious authorities, by region — for example:

The Diocese of Omaha, which included Nebraska and Wyoming, was created on October 2, 1885, while James O’Connor was bishop. The diocese was split on August 2, 1887, and reduced to all counties in Nebraska north of the Platte River. At that time the Dioceses of Lincoln and Cheyenne were created. The Omaha Diocese again was split in March, 1912, as the Diocese of Kearney was created. On April 11, 1917, that diocesan see was transferred to Grand Island as previously disputed counties were transferred to that western Nebraska diocese. The Omaha Diocese became an Archdiocese on August 10, 1945.

The Archdiocese of Omaha now comprises 14,051 square miles which includes the counties of Boyd, Holt, Merrick, Nance, Boone, Antelope, Knox, Pierce, Madison, Platte, Colfax, Stanton, Wayne, Cedar, Dixon, Dakota, Thurston, Cuming, Dodge, Burt, Washington, Douglas, and Sarpy. There are more than 220,000 Catholics in the 149 parishes and missions.

the word “ARCH” stands for ruling over / authority, got it?  While in many areas, some evangelical protestants show up anti-Catholic, and are the “true Christians” because (allegedly) they read and value the  Bible more than church hierarchy, #1.  I doubt it, and #2. These are laid aside when it comes to mutual agreement on taking HHS funds to push marriage curricula on the poor, and make it hard for women & children who NEED to flee domestic terrorism (that’s IPV, a.k.a. DV) to do so — because it’s just not “godly” for a single mother, well, to have authority over her children and a voice in society. . . .  This doesn’t, apparently, include Mary, the mother of Jesus or, as it were, God (which Protestants also protest, although they still say Jesus is God.  If Jesus IS indeed God, then who was his mother?)  …. and if someone can’t argue that theory sensibly, would you want the same arguing your family law case based on the merits?  (Mea culpa, I just got into some theology there, but I see it more as sociology.  Again, if there is to be reason involved in our primary institutions, then I don’t want those institutions ruled by force, indoctrination, or excommunication for dissidents!!!…)

You should read this FOCCUS organization agreement and understand how very much it constitutes a franchised marketing agreement, only with religious/family terms, i.e., instead of “upline” or “downline” it’s Parent or Child organization.

Found at this website:   http://www.johnpaul2center.org/JohnPaulIICenter/NazarethProject/EngagedEnrichment1/FOCCUS-OrganizationRegistratio.pdf

Please designate a FOCCUS “Organization Administrator” for your organization (the person who will manage any of the following functions for your organization on the new FOCCUS website. Please do not list priest/pastor as the organization administrator):

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Approve FOCCUS Facilitators Create, Order and/or Transfer FOCCUS© Pre-Marriage Inventory Sessions Generate, Print and/or Email FOCCUS© Couple Reports.

If my organization is functioning without a parent organization over it AND without any child organizations under it: I understand that all trained facilitators within my organization will need to register on the FOCCUS website at http://www.foccusinc.com and that is it my responsibility to approve or deny requests by facilitators, to provide FOCCUS facilitation within my organization, and to do so in a timely manner.I understand that my organization may be eligible to have ‘child’ organizations under it.If my organization has such child organization(s) operating under it, I will have the ability to view, manage and transfer their FOCCUS© Pre-Marriage Inventory session credits and reports.I will respect the privacy of the couples and will treat all parties with the highest standards of ethics and integrity. If my organization is functioning under a parent organization (such as a diocese or national body), I understand that my parent organization has the ability to view, manage and transfer my organization’s FOCCUS© Pre-Marriage Inventory session credits and reports within the auspices of the parent organization, and I will respect the privacy of the couples and will treat all parties with the highest standards of ethics and integrity. If my organization is functioning as a parent organization with other organizations functioning under it (such as a parish, church, chapter or local branch), I understand that it is my responsibility to either approve or deny child organization requests in a timely manner.I understand that I have the option to extend any contract pricing discounts on products or inventory session credits agreed to by FOCCUS, Inc. USA to my child organization(s). I understand that I have the ability to view, manage and transfer FOCCUS© Pre-Marriage Inventory Sessions and FOCCUS© Couple Reports of my child organization(s).I will respect the privacy of the couples and will treat all parties with the highest standards of ethics and integrity.

….found under the Archdiocese of Milwaukee, Marriage (Nazareth) Project:

The Nazareth Project for Marriage and Family Formation is an office of The John Paul II Center for Lifelong Faith and Ministry Formation. The Nazareth Project exists to build up the Body of Christ in the Archdiocese of Milwaukee by providing an authentic, Catholic vision of Sacramental Marriage as an icon of the love between Christ and His Bride, the Church.

…..That “lifelong faith and ministry formation” Center is an “initiative” of the archdiocese of Milwaukee….  Just in case we are not clear on this, the head of the Catholic Church resides in the Vatican, a separate country with its own ambassador, stamps, etc. — and which has been referred to in recent times as one of ‘THREE CITIES THAT RULE THE WORLD,” all of them as having within these cities designated areas that are not actually part of the areas they rule, in London (banking), Washington, D.C. (military), and of course Rome (religious).

(from this Milwaukee site)….

The evangelization of America is not only a gift from the Lord; it is also a source of new responsibilities”.
John Paul II, Ecclesia in America.

General Statistics

The Archdiocese of Milwaukee was established on November 28, 1843, and was created an archbishopric on February 12, 1875.

The archdiocese covers 4,758 square miles in southeast Wisconsin and includes the following counties: Dodge, Fond du Lac, Kenosha, Milwaukee, Ozaukee, Racine, Sheboygan, Walworth, Washington and Waukesha.

Parishes

Total number of parishes: 208 (current as of October 2010)
Registered Catholics: 633,739 (current as of October 2010)
Total population in southeastern Wisconsin: 2,302,272 (current as of October 2010)

Isn’t it a little odd that on the Board of Regents of a “Church of Christ” university, Pepperdine/Malibu, California, there in Malibu part because of urban flight and fears of dark-skinned people and their urban blight (like they caused it?) — a marital therapist has no problem promoting something like FOCCUS to help evangelize America through the family, for God, the Pope and the Vatican? and anyone want to place a bet whether this program (like so man of the others) got any HHS support?

History

The Boone Center for the Family at Pepperdine University was established in 1996 through the inspiration and foundation of M. Norvel and Helen Young and endowed by Pat and Shirley Boone in 2006. The Center has become an active, vital extension of Pepperdine’s Christian mission. Created to provide a supportive force to help strengthen families, it provides practical seminars for marriage enrichment and parenting, as well as trainings for churches, professionals, and lay leaders who reach wider audiences in their communities. The Center is headquartered in M. Norvel and Helen Young Center on the Gradizio Graduate Campus.

WHAT A COINCIDENCE — RIGHT WITH , in WELFARE REFORM AND TANF BLOCK GRANTS TO THE STATES FOR FATHERHOOD/MARRIAGE PROMOTION (WAS IT ABOUT $150 MILLION BACK THEN, TOO??)  and by coincidence in 2006, when the same grants series got another nice boost (i.e., funding, grants reauthorized in DRA of 2005), here comes more help from the Boones.  And they’re in the marketing marriage training business. Fancy that….  Coincidence.

A Fundraising branch of the Boone Center for the Family

The purpose of the Friends of the Family League is to enrich the work of the Boone Center for the Family at Pepperdine University by raising annual and endowment funds, thus sustaining the Center’s educational and training programs. The goal of the Friends of the Family League is to raise the greatest amount of money at the least expense.  Founding and MembershipCreated in the fall of 2003, the League is composed of dedicated women working to enhance the resources of the Center and its outreach services. The League invites those committed to furthering the Center’s work to join and become involved, and to support its annual and endowment campaigns through tax-deductible gifts and event participation.

{{another feature of churches is their grrrreat ability to train and domesticate women into raising money and donate services for them, while often forbidding them to preach, get ordained, and obstructing them obtaining legal restraint and protection when it’s a dominant male, or deacon/pastor doing the abuse…}}

Membership Responsibilities Annual dues are $150 per member, which defrays the cost of meeting luncheons      please note — the Boone Family Center takes donations through the School of Education and Psychology, not as a separate EIN# I guess.  

Donations can be made to the Boone Center for the Family through our connection with Pepperdine’s Graduate School of Education and Psychology.  To make an online donation:

NOW THAT WE HAVE SOME MORE BACKGROUND ON PEPPERDINE, I THINK IT’S TIME TO TALK ABOUT THEIR FATHERHOOD GRANTEE CONNECTION IN EARNEST. THIS PART OF POST WAS DONE FIRST… A VERY PAINFUL POST TO WRITE, AND I HOPE IT DID SOMEONE SOME GOOD…. FIRST, BOONE FAMILY CENTER MAKES IT EASY — AND SIMPLY PROVIDES DIRECT LINKS TO HHS-FUNDED INITIATIVES AND THE SMARTMARRIAGES CONFERENCE…. not on the front door, but by the time you click through a few levels and on the little hyperlinks, it’ll open right back up to some multi-million$$ public-supported HHS grantee project. …

http://family.pepperdine.edu/marriage/links/

Links

Many of these Web sites and organizations provide helpful information and resources for fathers and families, but this listing should not be considered an endorsement by the Boone Center for the Family of anything you might find on these sites.

Click a category name to expand/collapse the list of links.  (LGH will put photos all at the bottom):

Family Life

Marriage

the couple on the right do bed and breakfasts, are SmartMarriage, Prep/Enrich, PREP, Imago and if you have ANOTHER fad certification course, they will take it.  Did I mention…

Did I mention, that includes one they’re already trained under to “maximize kingdom impact”? And — just how much is ENOUGH of this stuff?!?!?

Between Two Trees Ministry is a 501 (c)(3) non profit ministry under the authority of Priority Living, www.mastersprogram.org… these programs are big on MALE leadership (female is OK if they’re part of a couple, or on track with the programs….). I’m still looking for the corporate status on this one, but membership is a $3,000/year pledge:

The Master’s Program Prepares Christian Leaders
The Master’s Program (TMP) brings together area [male only?] Christian leaders led by one of our leadership coaches to help you learn to leverage yourself for Kingdom work. We advocate leadership coaching from a Christ-centered perspective to prepare Christ followers to change their world and build God’s Kingdom.

Kingdom Building Lifestyle — Life Mastery

Created by Chief Mentoring Officer Bob Shank, this Kingdom building lifestyle program will change your outlook from business success to Kingdom significance. The Master’s Program will help you lead by learning to live an irresistible lifestyle accompanied by influential works of service. TMP provides the direction and tools necessary to create balance, margin, and focus.

If you want to take the next step to creating greater value for Christ Jesus (the Master), join TMP and let us serve you.

Gift of stocks or securities allows The Master’s Program to have additional resources necessary to fullfill our mission to prepare Christian leaders to change their world and build God’s kingdom. To make a non-cash donation such as securities, real estate, or other assets, please contact Steve Esser or Brent Caldwell at:
Steve, 1•714•xxx.xxxx., steve@mastersprogram.org
Brent, 1•949•xxx.xxxx, brent@mastersprogram.org

By supporting the work of The Master’s Program, your tax-deductible donation is preparing Christian leaders. The Master’s Program is recognized as a 501 (c)(3) non-profit organization by the IRS. Although most donations are considered tax-deductible, we do not render legal, tax, or investment advice. Please consult professional counsel for individual financial planning choices.

 

 

Bob Shank

Leadership Mentor for various US city sessions.

 

 Steve StenstromLeadership Mentor for San Francisco area sessions. 

 

 Chris HornibrookLeadership Mentor for Canadian Sessions. 

 

 Brian DowdLeadership Mentor for East Bay area sessions. 

 

 Peter HendersonLeadership Mentor for Roseville area sessions. 

 

 Curt HamnerLeadership Mentor for Inland Empire area sessions. 

[[See photos from Boone Family Center references — this is the “Love and Respect” link]]

Dr. Eggerichs has authored several books, including the national bestseller Love and Respect, which is a Platinum and Book of the Year award winner, selling over 1.3 million copies.   Incorporated 2000 in Michigan as a nonprofit.  The street address seems to house several marriage counselors…  

that’s a pretty good tax return for a NONprofit with this purpose:

TO CONDUCT SEMINARS AND WORKSHOPS THAT INSTRUCT HUSBANDS AND WIVES REGARDING HOW TO BUILD A STRONG MARRIAGE RELATIONSHIP THE INSTRUCTION STRESSES PRINCIPLES CONTAINED IN THE BIBLE REGARDING HOW GOD INTENDS FOR A MAN AND A WOMAN TO REGARD EACH OTHER IN A MARRIAGE RELATIONSHIP** ALSO DISCUSSED IS THE RESULTS OF SECULAR RESEARCH REGARDING HOW MEN AND WOMEN INTERACT WITH EACH OTHER AS THAT RESEARCH RELATES TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF A STRONG MARRIAGE

**(i.e., submit, husbands are the head, etc.)

(5) DR EMERSON EGGERICHS PRESIDENT  (salary — this year anyhow):   $105.8K (70 hr week listed) & $82K from “other/related orgs”;  (6) SARAH EGGERICHS VICE PRESIDENT ($14oK) (& $7K from “other.”)  Yes they are registered as a Charity too in MI

Link (Boone Family Center) to “Marriage Alive” refers to a nonprofit as old as 1983, TN, in the same business — let’s cut to the chase (the 990s):

The board consists of three married couples, Claudia (Mrs. Arp) earns a modest $39K, their profit is from sales of inventory:  About $63K sales – $29 costs of inventory = profits.  that doesn’t quite make her salary, so there are also contributions, which ends up with a nice budget also for travel and conference, all of which can be written off.  Their curriculum helps (it says) communities launch ThEIR marriage initiatives. As this is great income, I can see why people might want to get into this business.

The Track Record Gets Worse, on Pepperdine, Marriage-Mongering, and Fatherhood promotion. You ain’t seen nuttin’ yet…  Keep reading about how the guy on staff of the “National Center on Fathering” (Midwestern power base) Ken Canfield, also used to (for three years) head up  Boone Center for Family @ Pepperdine U..

1. About | Boone Center for the Family at Pepperdine University

   family.pepperdine.edu/about/

   about the center. About the Boone Center for the Family. Mission. To strengthen and promote healthy relationships as we honor God’s essential foundation – the …

2. WChurch Resources – Boone Center for the Family – Pepperdine …

   family.pepperdine.edu/faith/church-resources/

   Marriage and Family Resources · Request a Speaker · Articles … What is Family of Faith Network? …Boone Center for the Family |Pepperdine University Home …

Children’s Institute, Inc.: Event Details: 14th Annual Partnerships …

The Realities of Natural Father Closeness in the Church
Although being spiritually fathered can minimize and displace the negative effects of natural fathering, it is necessary for the church to wrestle with the impact of closeness to a natural father. If men have a healthy sense of father closeness while growing up, it gives them a decisive advantage in regulating non-marital sexual behaviors and in being more satisfied in their family relationships. In a data set from the Promise Keepers movement (n=993), men who described a close relationship with their natural father reported significantly lower usage of pornography, fewer struggles with masturbation, and less fantasizing about non-marital sexual relationships. In addition, men who experienced deeper father closeness with their father growing up were more satisfied in their current fathering role and marriage.

• Pepperdine’s Boone Center for the Family is not the only out-reach program, it also has the Straus Institute of Dispute Resolution, and its practitioners reach out across the nation, after they get qualified as LMFTs. One reason I know is (in part) when mothers contact me about various Pepperdine graduates they are struggling with, i.e., to prevent losing contact with their sons or daughters.

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  •  THIS PERSON MAINTAINS CONNECTION WITH SAID “BOONE CENTER FOR THE FAMILY” AND AN LMFT PRACTICE, AND MANY OF THESE GRADUATES GO INTO THE FAMILY LAW BUSINESS… OR TAKING REFERRALS FROM IT.

  About

  http://www.kevinmft.com/about.html

  Kevin R. Foss is a graduate of Pepperdine University’s Graduate School of … Child Development Institute, and the Boone Center for theFamily at Pepperdine …

  Who is Kevin Foss?

  Kevin R. Foss is a graduate of Pepperdine University’s Graduate School of Education and Psychology with a Masters in Clinical Psychology, emphasizing Marriage and Family Therapy. He is currently earning hours toward his MFT license under the supervision of Trevor Reynolds, MA. (see below).*** Kevin’s primary areas of interest and expertise for adolescent and adult psychotherapy are with anxiety spectrum disorders, including Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder, Generalized Anxiety Disorder, Social Phobia, and Panic Disorder. He also has experience with spirituality, life stage transitions, stress management, interpersonal communication, and the performing arts population.

  Throughout his clinical experience, Kevin has worked to meet the individual at their current state of functioning while working to push them toward personal improvement with an empathic and motivating character. Kevin believes that everyone has the capacity to improve, but, more importantly, we are stronger and more powerful than we can imagine. Combining faith in one’s self, directing our power toward our goals, and employing empirically based therapeutic techniques will help us achieve that which we desire, and free us from that which hinders us.

  Kevin is currently a member of the California Association of Marriage and Family Therapists and is a registered Marriage and Family Therapist Intern with the California Board of Behavioral Science. His previous clinical training include the Westwood Institute for Anxiety Disorders, the Child Development Institute, and the Boone Center for the Family at Pepperdine University

  His mentor, “Trevor Reynolds,”

  

  …http://www.engagetherapy.com/?our-team=trevor-reynolds-mft-2

  Trevor Reynolds is a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist who has worked with adolescents and families in the Conejo Valley for more than eleven years. He is a founding partner of Engage Psychological Services, Inc. His areas of focus are working with adolescents and family issues, anxiety and depression and chemical dependency.

  In addition to being a prominent relationship therapist,[[??]] Trevor is currently an adjunct faculty member at Pepperdine University’s Graduate School of Education and Psychology and he supervises MFT interns.

  Also working in the same firm is another intern of T. Reynold & Pepperdine:

  Evan Simmons is a registered Marriage and Family Therapist Intern currently completing his post-graduate hours, while being supervised by Trevor Reynolds, MFT. He received his Bachelor of Science degree in Psychology from California Lutheran University with an emphasis in sports psychology and received his Masters degree in Clinical Psychology with an emphasis in marriage and family therapy from Pepperdine’s Graduate School of Education and Psychology.

  

• New Vintage Leadership | Tag Archive | Pepperdine University

  newvintageleadership.com/tag/pepperdine-university/

  Aug 8, 2012 – We then grazed on lunch, and listened to some of the good things Pepperdine is doing (the Boone Center for the Family, the Straus Institute for …

• The Hideaway Experience: Staff

  intensives.com/about-us-staff

  … the Boone Center for the Family at Pepperdine University in Malibu, California. … Ginny has been in private practice with the Amarillo Family Institute for over . . . .

(1999)  re: Sonny Bono’s (as in “Sonny & Cher”) Estate

A struggling actor has withdrawn his claim that he is Sonny Bono’s son and an heir to the late singer-turned-congressman’s estate. Sean Machu, 35, was not listed as an heir in court documents filed in Riverside County (Calif.) proposing how Bono’s $1.72 million estate and other assets would be divided. (Bono died in January 1998.) “I can confirm that we are no longer pursuing the claim,” Machu’s attorney, Michael Baranov, said Tuesday. He declined further comment.

Branches developed within the church between those who used musical instruments in worship (now usually known as Christian churches and churches of Christ and Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)) and those who chose to singa cappella, because the use of instruments in church worship is not mentioned in the New Testament.

The latter branch, called Churches of Christ, is the subject of this article. Though officially recognized as distinct movements since 1906, the separation between the Churches of Christ and the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)had been taking place gradually for decades.

Modern Churches of Christ have their historical roots in the Restoration Movement, which was a converging of Christians across denominational lines in search of a return to a hypothesized original, “pre-denominational” Christianity.^[1][2]:108 Participants in this movement sought to base doctrine and practice on the Bible alone, rather than recognizing the traditional councils and denominational hierarchies that had come to define Christianity since the 1st century AD

(only makes sense from context of last post, and is simply explanatory note on my part, here).

In the middle of last published post, I began talking about what is a “Founder and Executive Director” of (fill in the blank with corporation name)  and the concept of Corporation / obtaining Nonprofit status for readers like, myself, who simply may not be thinking very much about this while struggling, for example, in life — or in the courts.  Even though every single day of our lives we do business with SOMEONE or SOMETHING by virtue of living her.

Lawyers and others think about this and know it innately — or should anyhow — because to practice they first have to pass the bar and usually then set up a business (or become an associate, partner, or contract attorney) and hence do business under a firm name, or LLP.  They then also often for back-end accessory corporations, and JOIN associations, which are themselves (business-wise) usually nonprofits.  The AFCC is a nonprofit.  The APA is a nonprofit.  etc.

Because of time constraints just now, I wanted to post the different designations of CDRC & CDR — which I just found out has lost its corporate status as of, now (California Secretary of State).  However the database doesn’t say WHEN.  But I note that as of 2003, it was doing business and this is an explanatory inset from the 2003 conference I linked to on the last post.

That’s the context.  Just deal with it, OK?

ABOUT THE CONFERENCE HOSTS

Every November since 1994, CDRC has hosted a fall conference to provide a venue for neutrals, program administrators, and policy-makers to discuss key ADR topics, such as confidentiality, disclosure of conflicts of interest, compensation of neutrals, fairness of mandatory processes, and standards and ethics. CDRI began to help plan and support the conference in 1998, which has since been expanded to a full day. Now with CDRI’s move to the University of San Francisco, the conference is being expanded again, to more than double the number of sessions devoted to arbitration, mediation, and the use of ADR by corporations and public agencies. This has been made possible by two USF organizations, the Leo T. McCarthy Center for Public Service and the Common Good and the USF Law Review. Here are brief descriptions about each of these organizations.

CDRC

The California Dispute Resolution Council (CDRC) was organized in 1994 to provide a unified voice for those in the conflict resolution field in policymaking settings throughout the state.Through the expertise of its diverse membership and a registered lobbyist, CDRC provides informed opinions on proposed legislation and develops principles and standards that shape dispute resolution policy in the state.

CDRI (@ 2003)

The California Dispute Resolution Institute (CDRI) is a nonprofit organization** dedicated to understanding and improving alternative or appropriate dispute resolution (ADR) processes through research, educational programs, and information dissemination for the benefit of policymakers, administrators, providers, and consumers of ADR services. CDRI was founded in 1996 and joined the Leo T. McCarthy Center for Public Service and the Common Good at the University of San Francisco in April of 2003 as a distinct program within the Center.

USF Law Review

The School of Law publishes the University of San Francisco Law Review, which has an extensive circulation among attorneys and libraries throughout the nation. Student members conduct independent research, prepare notes and comments for publication, and edit both the work of their fellow students and articles and book reviews submitted by faculty members, other scholars and attorneys. Members are elected by the student Board of Editors on the basis of academic achievement and a writing competition conducted by the Review.

McCarthy Center, University of San Francisco

The Leo T. McCarthy Center for Public Service and the Common Good (McCarthy Center) was founded at USF in September of 2002. The McCarthy Center’s mission is to inspire and prepare USF students and citizens to pursue lives and careers of ethical public service through education, service and research in public policy-making and programs for the common good.

***to be checked out ASAP.  WAIT A MINUTE– it was formed in 1996 — and dissolved in 2008?  What about tax returns?  None required, no real income — what’s the deal (no membership fees???)….

I just quickly checked the ein# — and nothing shows under the OAG site or “990finder” which usually does. Til further notice, information solicited — did this group every sell services, trainings, conferences — and was any public billed for membership fees?  Or did they exist as a non-income earning (above $25K etc.) or otherwise completely exempt nonprofit

Or did we just not notice.  Feedback welcome.  Do some lookups, OK?  thanks. Til further notice, a definite red flag.  Also, FYI, this habit is Not unknown among the same circles in California!

The Hewlett Foundation gave this group $300K in the year 2000 — where is its tax return?

http://www.hewlett.org/grants/1300   weBSITE from that donation is “Error not found.” but now shows the logo with the fine print ‘California Dispute Resolution COUNCIL”  Check it out.

IT APPEARS THAT THE COUNCIL (NOT THE INSTITUTE) WAS A PREFERRED ORGAN OF LOBBYING ETC.  HERE’S ONLY PART OF A VERY LONG WEBPAGE DESCRIBING THIS.  I’M CURIOUS IF ANY (AT ALL) MENTION OF THE FAMILY LAW ARENA & CUSTODY WAS BROUGHT UP.  NOTICE THE HISTORY.  AGAIN, IT’S A VERY LONG PAGE — AND A VERY BROAD TOPIC, TOO:

HISTORY of the
CALIFORNIA DISPUTE RESOLUTION COUNCIL  (BELOW HERE IS CUT & PASTE FROM THE LINK).

(A more detailed history is available from the CDRC.)

Introduction

In November, 1992, thirty-five ADR pioneers from all over California attended a retreat to brainstorm and address future needs in the emerging field. This group included Bob Barrett, Randy Lowry (director of the Institute for Dispute Resolution at Pepperdine University), Ron Kelly, Ramon Raugust, and the late Don Weckstein of the University of San Diego.  These and others represented court-connected and other established ADR programs in a variety of arenas, including family, environmental, public policy, commercial, and civil.

Brainstorming resulted in listing more than forty needs in the dispute resolution field, including the area of legislation.  On the one hand, there was an identified need for a “cohesive voice for legislation, research about proposals, updating developments as they move through the legislation process, and education of legislators and staffs about the implications of different formulations of laws.” On the other hand, the group saw the need to keep practitioners informed regarding legislation that had the potential to impact their practices and programs.

1992-1993: Early Visions

After the retreat, the number of interested participants expanded.  Organizations such as the American Arbitration Association, the California Judicial Council, the State Bar Association’s staff on Consumer Affairs, the three local chapters of the Society of Professionals in Dispute Resolution, the Southern California Mediation Association, the Northern California Mediation Association, county bar associations, and a number of community-based mediation programs joined the effort.

During a series of meetings that followed, the notion emerged that some of the needs would require a statewide organization with a focused purpose and mission if there were to be effective legislative advocacy for ADR. Legislative monitoring would require a day-to-day presence in Sacramento. In addition an organization was necessary to act quickly and draw ideas and views from a broad cross-section of the dispute resolution field in the state.

Key principles emerged:

• The new organization would be inclusive, reaching out to all providers of dispute resolution services in all parts of the state;

• The organization would concern itself with arbitration as well as mediation and other forms of ADR; and,

• It would promote the interests of consumers as well as providers of dispute resolution services.

As the group had begun to track bills, there were many with important implications for ADR practice in the state. Several bills required close attention, focusing on mandatory mediation (SB 401) and proposing to set standards for these programs, encouraging mediation directed at reducing racial and ethnic tensions, and increasing funding for community mediation programs.

1994: Organizing, Electing Leaders, and Seeking Members

At the first meeting of the new CDRC on March 20, 1994, in Sacramento, the group elected board members and officers and began planning how to implement a membership program. Bob Barrett was elected as the first president. In response to Ron Kelly’s suggestion, the group also adopted five brief “Consensus Points” to guide its lobbying:

1.   Definition. The mediation process should be clearly defined in substantially the form that follows: ”Mediation” means a process in which a neutral person or persons facilitate communication between the disputants to assist them in reaching a mutually acceptable agreement.”

2.   Funding. Mediation should be available to all parties in all types of cases, regardless of the parties’ ability to pay.

3.   Education. The courts, public agencies, and dispute resolution providers should share responsibility for furnishing information to the public, the bar, judges, court and government personnel, and others concerning dispute resolution processes, the availability of programs, the differences among various processes, the possibility of savings in cost and time, and the consequences of participation in such processes.

4.   Declarations and Findings. No mediator should be required to submit, and no court should consider, any declaration or finding of any kind by a mediator regarding a case, beyond a required statement of agreement or non-agreement, unless all parties in the mediation expressly agree in writing.

5.   Qualifications for Dispute Resolution Providers. Qualification criteria should be based on training, experience, and performance, not on the attainment of any particular academic degree or professional license.

CDRC began to track 12 bills, dealing with both mediation and arbitration. The board decided to support two, one encouraging the use of mediation in land use cases, which passed and was signed by the governor, and the other to enlarge funding for community mediation programs, which was passed, but vetoed by the governor.

At a strategic planning retreat in San Diego on September 11-12, 1994, the CDRC board set as a goal that CDRC should become the primary contact for legislators on dispute resolution topics. The board hoped that CDRC would be routinely consulted by legislative staff and others around the state on policy topics.  The board clarified procedures and policies, and resolved that only the president or the president’s designee could speak for the organization.

In November, the board clarified the procedures for studying and rapidly coming to positions on bills, either by vote of the full board or the executive committee. The year ended with about 200 active members and plans for implementing the vision for an effective advocacy organization.

1995: Establishing Procedures and Hiring a Lobbyist

Lauren Burton, then Executive Director of the Los Angeles County Bar Association Dispute Resolution Services, began her term as president on January 1, 1995. The first order of business was the hiring of a lobbyist for the organization. Fortunately, an excellent candidate was available, Donne Brownsey, who was just beginning a new lobbying firm and looking for “anchor” clients. She was an experienced legislative staffer who had excellent relationships with members on both sides of the aisle. It was also important that she had taken mediation training, which helped assure that she knew and shared the values underlying the practice of mediation and arbitration. She was an outstanding choice, and the relationship continues with a contract that is renewed annually by mutual agreement.

With a headline announcing: “Bill Tsunami Hits ADR Shores,” CDRC’s March 1995 Newsletterreported there were 74 measures that mentioned the words “mediation” or “arbitration”.

Among the bills were arbitration measures extending judicial immunity for arbitrators and defining the scope of appeal for arbitration awards. In addition, Dennis Sharp, a vice president of the American Arbitration Association and Jim Madison, a well-known arbitrator, developed language for a bill that CDRC could sponsor to “clean up” the arbitrator disclosure legislation that had been passed the year before.

Also included among the flood of bills were proposals to establish a mandatory mediation program for selected counties and to create a voluntary credentialing program. That proposal raised many concerns among some in the dispute resolution field.

The CDRC “Consensus Points” were expanded by the Committee on Qualifications and Standards, chaired by Don Weckstein, into a comprehensive listing of CDRC Principles on topics expected to come up sooner or later in the legislature. These principles poised CDRC to react rapidly when new legislative proposals came to its attention, and firmly established CDRC as a “principle driven” organization.

It was important to CDRC that its approach to the proposed credentialing legislation would be seen as deliberative and principled. A special committee, chaired by Bob Barrett, held meetings around the state and prepared detailed recommendations for the CDRC board regarding the measure.

CDRC also, for the first time weighed in on a case, Engalla v. Permanente Medical Group, Inc. (1995) 43 Cal.Rptr.2d 621. CDRC requested review by the California Supreme Court of the appellate decision that had approved a one-sided, but mandatory and binding arbitration system in the health care field. The Supreme Court granted review and reversed the decision in Engalla v. Permanente Medical Group, Inc. (1997) 15 Cal.4th 951.

1996: Enhancing CDRC’s Reputation and Building Capacity

Ken Bryant, a commercial mediator and arbitrator from San Jose, took over as president in 1996. Membership had grown to nearly 500, and the budget had risen to $46,000, most of which was used to retain Donne Brownsey.

The most pressing legislative challenges included the review of more than 85 bills mentioning mediation or arbitration and the development of positions on the three bills introduced by Senator Russell in 1995 and held over as “two-year” bills.

The three bills proposed a voluntary mediator certification program, suggested a requirement that attorneys advise clients about ADR in all civil litigations, and required judges to hold early status conferences in all civil cases to consider mediation. Senator Russell wanted to promote greater use of dispute resolution, but many concerns had been identified with specific provisions of the bills. CDRC carefully studied each proposal and sought extensive input from its members, especially on the certification bill. Positions were prepared in order to describe the implications of the bills at legislative hearings. In the end, none of the three bills passed.

CDRC, however, was successful in sponsoring its first bill seeking to increase funding for mediation programs under the Dispute Resolution Programs Act. Lauren Burton drafted the bill’s language, working closely with Los Angeles County’s legislative staff, and it was introduced by Assemblyman Antonio Villaraigosa of Los Angeles. With extensive efforts by Donne Brownsey and DRPA-supported organizations throughout the state, the bill passed and was signed by the Governor.

Inspired by Dennis Sharp, president-elect, CDRC also began its first annual statewide dialogue programs, held during March in four locations: Sacramento, Los Angeles, Anaheim, and San Diego. More than 300 dispute resolution practitioners participated, with lively facilitated discussions on such issues as mediator certification, court-referred mediation, arbitrator immunity, arbitration vacatur grounds, DRPA funding, lawyer obligations to clients concerning advising about ADR, and arbitrator disclosure requirements.

1997: Expanding Membership and Developing Infrastructure

Dennis Sharp became president in 1997 and devoted much attention to building the membership of CDRC and improving CDRC’s administrative capacity. Membership grew to 600 individual members and 150 organizational members. The budget increased again, to $60,000 and special contributions were also received to supplement membership dues revenues.

A key benefit of membership was the publication of CDRC’s first Directory, which also included a copy of the CDRC Principles and a list of committee rosters and CDRC accomplishments.

CDRC became very involved in two key legislative projects. The first involved the efforts of the California Law Revision Commission to modify and clarify the law applying to mediator confidentiality in the state. Ron Kelly, on behalf of CDRC, closely followed the development of this comprehensive new statute, which successfully codified strong protections for confidentiality of the mediation process, explicitly protecting mediators from compelled disclosure of mediation communications, the substance of mediation participation, or efforts to set up a mediation in later civil litigation. CDRC played an active role in commenting on the specific legislative language that evolved. The second key proposal concerned arbitrator disclosures and CDRC successfully sponsored arbitrator disclosure cleanup legislation.

Finally, in the wake of the defeat of mediator certification in 1996, CDRC began an effort to develop a comprehensive set of standards that could govern mediation practice and that would be a model for courts, counties, and mediation programs to adopt. It was believed that the “model standards” approach would be preferable to legislation that would be difficult to enact and even more difficult to amend or modify as needed in later years. Lee Jay Berman, a Los Angeles mediator, chaired a special committee to prepare a draft set of standards. The committee’s drafts were widely circulated within the state and improved through such consultation, and attracted a substantial list of endorsers.

1998: Lobbying Effectively and Looking Beyond Legislation

In 1998 Norm Brand, an arbitrator and mediator from San Francisco, began his term as president. A prominent legislative concern was whether disclosure requirements for mediators should be similar to those enacted earlier for arbitrators. CDRC representatives met several times during the fall of 1998 with the staff of the Assembly Judiciary Committee to discuss this complicated area. Due in part to the success of CDRC in articulating the difficulty of crafting appropriate language, no legislation emerged from the Committee.

The most important development during the year was the California Supreme Court’s decision inBirbrower, Montalbano, Condon & Frank v. Superior Court (1998) 17 Cal.4th 119, holding that representation of a party in arbitration constituted the practice of law. CDRC advocated the standard of the international arbitration statute, permitting representation of a party in arbitration by anyone that party chooses. Despite those efforts, Birbrower remains the California rule.

CDRC also produced a widely endorsed draft of Standards of Practice for California Mediators, which were circulated for use by courts, counties, and mediation programs. They have since been adopted by two programs, have served as a model for several more programs, and are under consideration for adoption in many more locations throughout the state.

1999: Increasing Administrative Support

Liz O’Brien, executive director of the San Diego Mediation Center, became president of CDRC in 1999. One of the key issues during the year was the emergence of a series of proposed drafts of a Uniform Mediation Act being produced by committees of the American Bar Association and the National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws. The early drafts of that proposal included language that, if enacted in California, would weaken the protections for mediation confidentiality. John Seitman, an arbitrator and mediator from San Diego and formerly president of the state bar, chaired a committee that studied the draft proposal and prepared formal comments on it. Several CDRC representatives also met with the ABA/NCCUSL drafting committees in December in Monterey. In addition, CDRC sponsored well-attended dialogue sessions in May to focus on the Uniform Mediation Act draft.

On October 15, 1999, CDRC held its annual conference in the San Francisco area featuring discussions about where mediation and arbitration were going, dispute resolution research needs, and the Judicial Council’s Task Force report on ADR and its implications for the courts, litigants, and the public. The conference also highlighted legislative developments, and sought membership input on priorities for attention in the upcoming year.