| Thomas Valenti, P.C. |
February 2009 |
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| February Mediation News
From Thomas Valenti, P.C. |
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What is Mediation?
Mediation is a process in which a neutral and impartial third party (the mediator) facilitates communication between negotiating parties which may enable them to reach an agreement. Mediation is an efficient and cost effective method for the resolution of both simple and complex cases.
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"If I have been of service, if I have glimpsed more of the nature and essence of ultimate good, if I am inspired to reach wider horizons of thought and action, if I am at peace with myself, it has been a successful day."
- Alex Noble
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Traveling to Israel: TRIP IN PROGRESS NOW!
Mr. Valenti is traveling to Neve Shalom/Wahat al-Salam ("Oasis of Peace" in Hebrew and Arabic), the only community in Israel where Jews and Palestinians, have made a determined choice to live, work and educate their children together in the  spirit of equality. The plan for the trip is to build relationships in the village, learn about the conflict resolution work they are doing there, and what it is they want to expand. As a member of Mediators Beyond Borders, the group, including Mr. Valenti, will brainstorm with them about their vision/plans and how Mediators Beyond Borders might be able to support their work.
Please read in next month's newsletter for information and pictures from the trip.
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L.A. Mediator's Online Show Picked Up By Radio Network
The online show of Los Angeles mediator Lee Jay Berman has been picked up by the American General Media radio network.
The show is called "Talk It Over," and offers advice on conflict resolution and commentary on news items, the Daily Journal (reg. req.) reports. The show will air at 2 a.m. on Sundays on KERI 1180 AM, and may eventually run on other stations. The show was previously available online through streaming and podcasting. The article calls the show "lively" and said it "features Berman playing the straight man to jocular co-hosts, comedian Louise Palanker and journalist Diane Dimond."
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"It is not the strongest of the species that survive, nor the most intelligent, but the one most responsive to change."
-Charles Darwin
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2 Pa. Judges to Resign & Serve Time in $2.6M Juvenile Detention Kickbacks Case
Two judges in Luzerne County, Penn., have reportedly agreed to plead guilty and resign from office in an ongoing federal investigation of $2.6 million that authorities say the judges were paid between 2003 and 2007 concerning local juvenile detention facilities.
Under the plea bargain, Judges Mark Ciavarella Jr., 58, and Michael Conahan, 56, have also agreed to 87-month prison sentences, says U.S. Attorney Martin Carlson of the Middle District of Pennsylvania reports the Times Leader. Ciavarella is the county's president judge, and Conahan is a retired senior judge who still hears cases there and elsewhere.
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