Please do not ask about specific companies for this call.

Here are the main areas of Lynndel's expertise:

• Investment fraud
• Identity Theft
• Cash Gifting
• MLM (Lynndel can give an overview of what constitutes fraud in this area).
• Pay-to-Click Fraud
• Offshore registration
• Affinity Fraud
• Advance Fee Scams
• Drop & Ship Fraud

Lynndel will pick several of the most popular types of questions to answer along with any that are particularly unusual or interesting.

Here are the instructions for attending the Q & A session on Wednesday:

Meeting Time based on your time-zone:

• Pacific: 7:00 PM
• Mountain: 8:00 PM
  
• Central: 9:00 PM
• Eastern: 10:00 PM
• Or use http://itshrunk.com/07b8af for time conversions
  

WEB CONFERENCE ACCESS LINK:

http://www.itshrunk.com/8301b6

Your Username:  #firstname#-#lastname# (or just first name)
Your Password:  multiplestreams

Telephone Access: (Web Conference Above is Recommended)
1-517-417-5000 Pin: 409459

About Lynndel (Lynn) Edgington and Eagle Research Associates, Inc.:

Eagle Research Associates, Inc. is a Public Benefit Nonprofit Corporation registered in California. It was formed on August 3, 2007, and received approval from the IRS on February 11, 2008 as an approved 501(c)3 Corporation, and from the California Franchise Tax Board effective July 20, 2007. Eagle Research Associates, Inc. is located at: 24401 Chrisanta Drive, Mission Viejo, CA 92691-4007, and may be reached by Phone/Fax: 949-837-6078.

Eagle Research Associates, Inc. was founded by the President and Chairman of the Board of Directors, Lynndel R. Edgington. Lynn seeing the lack of education regarding investments by the general public, and aware of the constraints of Law Enforcement Agencies to deal with the explosion of Internet investment scams, Eagle Research Associates, Inc. was born. In sharing his ideas and goals for the corporation with others, Lynn was able to assemble a strong management team, Board of Directors, and a multi-talented team comprising the research and investigative abilities of the corporation.

Eagle Research Associates' Team Members Include:

• Gary Morley, FBI – Retired, Licensed Investigator/Researcher, retired 28 year veteran of the F.B.I. (Federal Bureau of Investigation)
• Craig Hannaford, RCMP-Retired, Licensed Investigator/Researcher, retired twenty-four year veteran of the RCMP (Royal Canadian Mounted Police) and specialized in commercial and computer crime.
  
• Greggory Brian Evans, PhD, Research Analyst, former CPA with one of the top six CPA firms in the country.
• Christian Paasche, Research Analyst, has an extensive background in computers, computer networks, network security, and investments and investment scams.

Click here for full details on the Eagle Research Associates' Team Members.

I've decided to give you the following course if you make a one-time donation of $20.00 to Eagle Research Associates:

Turn Private Label Rights into a Six Figure Income

How to get this course for $20.00 (instead of $27.00):

1) Make a one-time $20.00 donation to Eagle Research Associates at
http://www.globalgiving.com/2701
2) Send your receipt from Global Giving to workathometruth@gmail.com with the subject line: "Eagle Donation"
3) I will send you a link to download the product within 24 hours.

Thanks,

Paul Schlegel, Founder WorkAtHomeTruth.com

The Federal Trade Commission will hold a day-long public workshop on June 1, 2009 in Washington, DC, to explore proposed changes to the FTC’s Business Opportunity Rule. The workshop, which is free and open to the public, will examine possible changes to the rule that were outlined in a Revised Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (RNPR) on March 26, 2008.

The workshop will primarily explore issues relating to the effectiveness of a proposed one-page Business Opportunities Disclosure Form that sellers of business opportunities would be required to provide to prospective purchasers. The proposed Disclosure Form is intended to provide prospective purchasers with information they can use to make an informed decision about the potential business opportunity, including information about earnings claims, legal actions, existence of cancellation or refund policies, and references. The workshop also will address general issues raised in comments that have been submitted to the FTC in response to the proposed rulemaking. A more detailed agenda will be published at a later date, before the scheduled workshop.

Business opportunity ventures include vending machine routes, rack display operations, and medical billing ventures. The FTC’s new proposed rule is aimed at protecting consumers from bogus business opportunities while minimizing compliance costs for legitimate businesses.

The workshop will be held from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the FTC’s satellite building conference center, located at 601 New Jersey Avenue, N.W., Washington, DC. All attendees will be required to display a current driver’s license or other form of photo identification for entry.

The Commission will be accepting comments on the topics to be covered at the workshop until June 15, 2009. The FTC staff also invites interested parties to submit requests to be panelists by May 4, 2009. Interested parties should include a statement detailing their expertise on the issues to be addressed at the workshop and their complete contact information. Requests to participate filed in an electronic form should be sent to: businessopportunityworkshop@ftc.gov.

Reasonable accommodations for people with disabilities are available upon request. Requests for such accommodations should be submitted via e-mail to: cmcglothin@ftc.gov or by calling Carrie McGlothin at 202-326-3388. Such requests should include a detailed description of the accommodations needed and a way to contact you if we need more information. Please provide advance notice.

The Commission vote approving publication of the Federal Register Notice announcing the workshop was 4-0.

The Federal Trade Commission works for consumers to prevent fraudulent, deceptive, and unfair business practices and to provide information to help spot, stop, and avoid them. To file a complaint in English or Spanish, visit the FTC’s online Complaint Assistant or call 1-877-FTC-HELP (1-877-382-4357). The FTC enters complaints into Consumer Sentinel, a secure, online database available to more than 1,500 civil and criminal law enforcement agencies in the U.S. and abroad. The FTC’s Web site provides free information on a variety of consumer topics.

MEDIA CONTACT:

Peter Kaplan
Office of Public Affairs
202-326-2334

STAFF CONTACT:

Kathleen Benway
Division of Marketing Practices
202-326-2024

(FTC File No. R511993)
(BizOppWorkshop)

Some of the most significant recent changes in markets for intellectual property have occurred through the emergence of new business models involving the buying, selling and licensing of patents. The April 17 hearing also will showcase some of the recent academic scholarship about the development and functioning of markets for intellectual property and the policy implications surrounding them. James E. Malackowski, President and CEO of Ocean Tomo, will deliver the keynote address. An agenda for the hearings is available on the Web site for the hearings and as a link to this press release.

These hearings are part of an ongoing series of public hearings examining changes in patent law, patent-related business models, and new learning about the operation of the IP marketplace since the October 2003 Commission report on the patent system, “To Promote Innovation: The Proper Balance of Competition and Patent Law and Policy.” The Commission held the initial hearing in the series on December 5, 2008, and held hearings on remedies February 11 and 12, 2009. The Commission is holding hearings on March 18-19, 2009, covering the operation of patent markets, with an emphasis on the notice functions of patents. The Commission will hold its last hearing in the series on May 4-5, 2009, in Berkeley, California, in cooperation with the Berkeley Center for Law and Technology.

The Commission is seeking public comments on all issues to be discussed throughout the entire series of these hearings, and in response to any of the topics raised in the Federal Register notice announcing the hearings on the Evolving IP Marketplace. Comments must be received by May 15, 2009, and should refer to “Evolving IP Marketplace – P093900.” The Federal Register notice and information on how to submit written and electronic comments to the Commission are available at the Web site for the hearings, http://www.ftc.gov/bc/workshops/ipmarketplace.

The FTC’s hearings on the Evolving IP Marketplace are free and open to the public. Pre-registration is helpful but not required. All attendees must present a valid photo ID for admission to the agency’s Satellite building, which is located at 601 New Jersey Ave., NW. The hearings will be accessible to people with disabilities. Anyone needing a related accommodation should contact Carrie McGlothlin at the FTC at 202-326-3388 or cmcglothlin@ftc.gov. Such requests should include a detailed description of the accommodations needed and contact information if more information is needed. Please provide advance notice of accommodation needs.

Copies of the documents mentioned in this release are available from the FTC’s Web site at http://www.ftc.gov and from the FTC’s Consumer Response Center, Room 130, 600 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W., Washington, DC 20580. Call toll-free: 1-877-FTC-HELP.

MEDIA CONTACT:
Peter Kaplan,
Office of Public Affairs
202-326-2334
STAFF CONTACT:
Erika Meyers,
Bureau of Competition
202-326-2541
(FYI 13. 2009.wpd)

I'll give them the benefit of the doubt on that. You can register for the Deleware Job Hunters Group event at this site:

www.IntegrityCareerTransitions.com

As usual, I've maintained the old post for historical purposes:

I noticed The Delaware Job Hunters Education and Networking Event when I saw a random blog comment from Integrity Career Transitions in the spam section of the WorkAtHomeTruth blog.

Sure enough, The Delaware Job Hunters Education and Networking Event had posted a completely random, unrelated comment at the end of this article about Zero-Fee Home Business Trials. I decided to approve the comment because it's a great example of how NOT to post in blog discussions and how to get labeled a blog spammer instead of a value-added contributor to a blog discussion.

So let's see what's wrong with the post made by The Delaware Job Hunters Education and Networking Event:

• It is not directly related to the top of the article. Although there may be some overlap in the audience for their site and the topic of the article that's not enough to prevent it from being considered blog spam. Any comments in a blog discussion must be very tightly related to the topic of the blog post.
• It promotes the IntegrityCareerTransitions.com website within the blog post. While posting a link within a blog post isn't defacto blog spamming, because the post by The Delaware Job Hunters Education and Networking Event is so off-topic, the fact that they also posted a link to another website makes it even more of an example of off-topic spam.
• It doesn't reference the article posted on the page at all. In fact a post like that could easily be made by automated blog-spamming software.

I'll be examing The Delaware Job Hunters Education and Networking Event in more detail, but one question you should ask yourself is whether you want to work with a company that claims to be able to help you in your job search if they don't even know the basic rules of Net Etiquette.

Also, I'll show you the CORRECT means by which other business have approached WorkAtHomeTruth to request we mention their websites or events.

I feel a little bad that I removed the Delaware Job Hunters Group phone number from their blog spam comment, so to be fair I've generated all possible permutations of their 7 digit phone number  that follows their 302 area code. So now you at least have a fighting chance of getting their correct phone number via the following easy to follow flash slideshow:

Note: It's not clear whether IntegrityCareerTransitions had anything to do with this blog-spamming incident or if it was merely a solo act of The Delaware Job Hunters Education and Networking Event.

The Federal Reserve Board announced Monday that the Consumer Advisory Council will hold its next meeting on Thursday, March 26.  The meeting will take place in Dining Room E, Terrace Level, in the Board's Martin Building.  The session will begin at 9:00 a.m. and is open to the public.  Anyone planning to attend the meeting should, for security purposes, register no later than Tuesday, March 24, by completing the form found online at:  https://www.federalreserve.gov/secure/forms/cacregistration.cfm Attendees must present photo identification to enter the building.

The Council's function is to advise the Board on the exercise of its responsibilities under various consumer financial services laws and on other matters on which the Board seeks its advice.  Time permitting, the Council will discuss the following topics:

• Foreclosures
• Neighborhood and community stabilization
• Access to credit
• Proposed rules regarding overdraft services

Reports by committees and other matters initiated by the Council members may also be discussed.  The Board invites comments from the public on any of these matters.

The Board's notice is attached.

Attachment (18 KB PDF)

FTC to Host Advertising Literacy Forum; Workshop Examines Kids in a Commercial World

The Federal Trade Commission staff will host a workshop on March 12, 2009 to gather input for its advertising literacy initiative, which will educate and empower tweens to be better informed consumers of information. This initiative seeks to raise awareness among tweens, or preadolescents, about advertising and marketing messages; improve their ability to read, analyze, and appreciate advertisements; and show them the benefits of being an informed consumer. The initiative addresses interest from Congress, researchers, parents, and consumer groups about kids as consumers in a commercial world.

At the workshop, experts on advertising and marketing to kids will discuss a range of issues, including what children experience in the commercial world, what they should know to navigate in it, and what they understand about their experiences. More information on the workshop will be available soon. It is free and open to the public, and it will be held at the FTC’s Satellite Building Conference Center, 601 New Jersey Avenue, NW, Washington, DC from 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.

The Federal Trade Commission works for consumers to prevent fraudulent, deceptive, and unfair business practices and to provide information to help spot, stop, and avoid them. To file a complaint in English or Spanish, visit the FTC’s online Complaint Assistant or call 1-877-FTC-HELP (1-877-382-4357). The FTC enters complaints into Consumer Sentinel, a secure, online database available to more than 1,500 civil and criminal law enforcement agencies in the U.S. and abroad. The FTC’s Web site provides free information on a variety of consumer topics.

MEDIA CONTACT:

Betsy Lordan
Office of Public Affairs
202-326-3707

STAFF CONTACT:

Jennifer Leach
Bureau of Consumer Protection
202-326-3203

(FYI forum)

Assistant Secretary for Economic Policy Phillip Swagel will hold a media briefing Friday to review economic indicators from the last month and discuss the state of the U.S. economy.  The event is open to the media:

Who
Assistant Secretary for Economic Policy Phillip Swagel

What
Monthly Economic Briefing

When
Friday, January 9, 11:00 a.m. EST

Where
Treasury Department
Media Room (4121)
1500 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Washington, D.C.

Note
Media without Treasury press credentials should contact Frances Anderson at (202) 622-2960, or Frances.Anderson@do.treas.gov with the following information: full name, Social Security number, and date of birth.

Event Takes Place Wednesday, March 25, 2009, in Seattle

The Federal Trade Commission and the Technology Law and Public Policy Clinic at the University of Washington School of Law will host a conference on the use of digital rights management technologies, a widespread practice that is expected to become increasingly prevalent in the U.S. marketplace in the coming years.

Digital rights management (DRM) refers to technologies typically used by hardware manufacturers, publishers, and copyright holders to attempt to control how consumers access and use media and entertainment content. Among other issues, the workshop will address the need to improve disclosures to consumers about DRM limitations.

The Commission invites interested parties to submit requests to be panelists and to recommend other topics for discussion. The requests should be submitted electronically to drmtownhall@ftc.gov by January 30, 2009. Interested parties should include both a statement detailing their expertise on the issues to be addressed at the Town Hall, and complete contact information. The Commission will select panelists based on their expertise and on the need to represent a range of views.

Interested parties may submit written comments or original research until January 30, 2009. Comments should refer to “DRM Town Hall – Comment, Project No. P094502.” To file electronically, follow the instructions and fill out the form at https://secure.commentworks.com/ftc-DRMtechnologies. Paper comments should include this reference both in the text and on the envelope, and should be mailed or delivered to the following address: Federal Trade Commission, Office of the Secretary, Room H-135 (Annex A), 600 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W., Washington, DC 20580. Comments containing confidential material, however, must be filed in paper form, must be clearly labeled “Confidential,” and must comply with Commission Rule 4.9(c). The FTC is requesting that any paper comments be sent by courier or overnight service, if possible, because postal mail in the Washington area and the Commission is subject to delay due to heightened security precautions.

The Town Hall is free, and open to the university community and all members of the public. Pre-registration is not required. Members of the public and press who wish to participate but who cannot attend can view a live webcast on the FTC’s Web site.

Information about accessibility for persons with disabilities on the UW campus is available at https://www.washington.edu/admin/ada/newada.php. Reasonable accommodations for people with disabilities are available upon request. Requests should be submitted via e-mail to cmcglothlin@ftc.gov or by calling Carrie McGlothlin at 202-326-3388. Requests should be made in advance. Please include a detailed description of the accommodation needed, and provide contact information.

The Federal Trade Commission works for consumers to prevent fraudulent, deceptive, and unfair business practices and to provide information to help spot, stop, and avoid them. To file a complaint in English or Spanish, visit the FTC’s online Complaint Assistant or call 1-877-FTC-HELP (1-877-382-4357). The FTC enters complaints into Consumer Sentinel, a secure, online database available to more than 1,500 civil and criminal law enforcement agencies in the U.S. and abroad. The FTC’s Web site provides free information on a variety of consumer topics.

MEDIA CONTACT:

Office of Public Affairs
202-326-2180

(DRM FYI.wpd)

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 2008-271

Washington, D.C., Nov. 14, 2008 — The Securities and Exchange Commission announced today that on Nov. 21, 2008, at 9:30 a.m., ET, it will host the second of two roundtables on "mark-to-market" accounting and current market conditions.

This roundtable, along with the previous roundtable hosted on Oct. 21, 2008, will provide input to the SEC as part of a Congressionally mandated study pursuant to the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008.

This roundtable will consist of a single panel, which will focus on potential improvements to the current accounting model and implications of possible changes.

The panel will include investors, accountants, regulators, business leaders, and other interested parties. Additionally, representatives from the U.S Department of Treasury, Federal Reserve Board, Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB), International Accounting Standards Board (IASB), and Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB) will be present as observers.

The roundtable will be held in the auditorium at the SEC's headquarters at 100 F Street, NE, in Washington, D.C. A final agenda including a list of participants and moderators will be announced at a future date. The roundtable will be open to the public with seating on a first-come, first-served basis. The roundtable also will be webcast on the SEC Web site.

# # #

http://www.sec.gov/news/press/2008/2008-271.htm

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

2008-270

Washington, D.C., Nov. 14, 2008 — The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced the agenda and expected panelists for its November 20 forum on small business capital formation.

The SEC forum will begin at 9 a.m., ET, at its Washington D. C. headquarters, with remarks by SEC Chairman Christopher Cox. The forum will focus on the impact of recent capital market events on small business capital formation in the United States. Topics for discussion will include the current credit crisis, regulatory initiatives to facilitate small business capital formation, and intermediaries assisting small businesses with raising capital and M&A activities.

Pre-registered members of the public may attend the forum without charge. Online registration is available at the SEC forum Web page. The forum also will be webcast from the SEC's Web site.

# # #

U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
Forum on Small Business Capital Formation

Agenda & Panelists

9 a.m.
Roundtable Panel on Small Business Capital Formation and the Current Credit Crisis

Moderators:

• Karen Kerrigan, Small Business & Entrepreneurship Council
• Chad Moutray, Office of Advocacy, U.S. Small Business Administration

Panelists:

• David A. Bochnowski, Peoples Bank SB, NorthWest Indiana Bancorp
• Tom W. Burke, Wells Fargo & Company
• Daniel M. Covitz, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System
• James W. Hammersley, U.S. Small Business Administration
• Kenneth R. Pelowski, Pinnacle Ventures
• Edward Pollock, Office of Comptroller of the Currency
• Andrew J. Sherman, Dickstein Shapiro LLP

11 a.m.
Roundtable Panel on Current Issues in Securities Regulation for Smaller Companies

Moderators:

• Steven E. Bochner, Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati
• Gerald J. Laporte, SEC Office of Small Business Policy

Panelists:

• David A. Bochnowski, Peoples Bank SB, NorthWest Indiana Bancorp
• Brian V. Breheny, SEC Division of Corporation Finance
• Aaron M. Gurewitz, Roth Capital Partners, LLC
• Kara B. Jenny, Bluefly, Inc.
• William D. Lutz, SEC 21st Century Disclosure Initiative
• E. Rogers Novak, Jr., Novak Biddle Venture Partners

2:15 p.m.
Roundtable Panel on Private Placement and M&A Brokers

Moderators:

• Brian A. Bussey, SEC Division of Trading and Markets
• Gregory C. Yadley, Shumaker, Loop & Kendrick, LLP

Panelists:

• Faith Colish, Carter Ledyard & Milburn
• Denise Voight Crawford, Texas State Securities Board
• Kristina A. Fausti, SEC Division of Trading and Markets
• Shane B. Hansen, Warner Norcross & Judd, LLP
• Mike Ribet, Focus Capital Advisors
• Dennis Roberts, The McLean Group

http://www.sec.gov/news/press/2008/2008-270.htm