Comments on: The Sincerest Form of Flattery?

By: Brittany Whiting

Brittany Whiting — Thu, 14 May 2009 18:05:38 +0000

Just a quick note of clarification here on the California Centers for International Trade. I previously managed one in 2004 for a short period of time and we regularly referred new exporters to the BIS seminars and worked closely with the local USEAC, as most of our clients dealt in dual use products. I only ever had one individual come into my office and indicate that he wanted to export a certain type of fire arms, which I indicated to him required not only an export license but also that he be registered with DDTC. I referred him to both DDTC and the SIA and never heard from him again. The document you refer to is out of date and incorrect obviously. Most of the directors of the CITDs are experienced in working in small business development and export promotion, not trade compliance.

By: Clif Burns

Clif Burns — Thu, 14 May 2009 17:15:54 +0000

Just wait, Chris and Kelly, until you see my next post. The story gets even worse.

By: Chris W.

Chris W. — Thu, 14 May 2009 16:15:09 +0000

Great job, Clif. I just notified Visual Compliance that their name is all over this too.

And Kelly, I think I’d chip in to your free will conversation with the motivations ‘greed’ and ‘laziness.’

chris w.

By: Kelly Yip

Kelly Yip — Thu, 14 May 2009 13:49:39 +0000

I meant to type “transgression.”

By: Kelly Yip

Kelly Yip — Thu, 14 May 2009 13:48:50 +0000

Does anyone know how to spell “plagiarism?” This creep is stealing intellectual property and should be stopped. I had a discussion with some friends last tonight about free will and what makes an individual cross the line and commit an unethical ransgression. Is it low self esteem? Is it plain stupidity? My thinking would lead me to think both!

There are a lot of debate about free will, forgetting that the choice of any one individual lies in the heart. I believe Socrates once stated “In all of us, even in a good man, there is a lawless wild-beast nature, which peers out in sleep.” The person who plagiarized your blog has no good in him or her. Nothing burns me up more than unethical people.

Regards,
Kelly Yip

By: Eric

Eric — Thu, 14 May 2009 13:11:41 +0000

I don’t even get to look at that other website, sigh. Filters are too strong here…

“This Websense category is filtered: Sex. “

By: Heather

Heather — Thu, 14 May 2009 11:42:49 +0000

I don’t know what you did to the site, but my work firewall blocked it as pornography!

By: Sam

Sam — Thu, 14 May 2009 05:35:07 +0000

Looks like this guy (or girl, I won’t be so presumptuous) is in good company from the links on the host’s main page…

By: Jim Dickeson

Jim Dickeson — Thu, 14 May 2009 03:48:54 +0000

I particularly like the links way down at the bottom:

Create blog now! || Earn money || Report Abuse

By: Hancock

Hancock — Thu, 14 May 2009 03:24:06 +0000

Good Job! (with an enthusiastic thumbs up of course)