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	vested interest - Definitions from Dictionary.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		A special interest in protecting or promoting that which is to one's own personal advantage.
		vested interests Those groups that seek to maintain or control an existing system or activity from which they derive private benefit.
		A personal stake in something, as in She has a vested interest in keeping the house in her name.
	dictionary.reference.com /search?q=vested%20interest (314 words)

	NERC Funding Research & Training - Vested Interests
		Normally, members with vested interests should leave the meeting while the proposal or issue is being discussed or considered.
		If the Committee agrees, the Chairperson may use their discretion to allow members with vested interests to remain in the meeting, if their absence will compromise the Committee’s expertise, or if they are invited to speak on ‘matters of fact’.
		All vested interests declared, and actions taken, should be recorded in the Committee minutes, ensuring a proper audit trail.
	www.nerc.ac.uk /funding/policy/vestedinterests.shtml (509 words)

	Vested interest (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		Vested Interests are people or groups who to gain Financially from some policy usually Public policy.
		Failing to any vested interest is seen as Corruption.
		Providing for all right, title, and interest in and to certain property in Washington County, Utah, to be vested in the United States : report togethe...
	www.freeglossary.com /Vested_interest (181 words)

	Dáil Éireann - Volume 308 - 26 October, 1978 - Business of Dáil.
		The first was that Deputy Mitchell had been briefed by someone, the implication being that the briefing was from someone who had a vested interest, which Deputy Mitchell denied, and the Chair's reaction was to say: “I take it the Deputy is not briefed by anybody”.
		The Chair's reaction was to say that he was not aware the Deputy had any vested interest, and the Deputy asked was it the Chair who accepted that.
		The Leas-Cheann Comhairle then said that he had been given the impression of the Deputy's speech being in support of the vested interests of the tobacco people, and that there was nothing wrong in that.
	www.oireachtas-debates.gov.ie /D/0308/D.0308.197810260035.html (804 words)

	vested interest (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		Vested interests are people or groups who stand to gain financially from some policy, usually a public policy.
		Elected Representative are usually required to declare all relevant vested interests.
		Failing to declare any vested interest is seen as corruption.
	en.mcfly.org /vested_interest (86 words)

	The Vested Interest
		We sew all of our bottom pockets on all of our vests in a U shape so that there is an open space behind each bottom pocket.
		The side pockets can be mounted on both straps for a high position or on just the lower strap if you prefer a lower position.
		The back of the vest is just like the standard still vest except the back pocket is larger.
	www.vestedinterest.com /magnum.htm (345 words)

	Archive \| November 6, 2000 \| Voting: A vested interest in what?
		Although pundits nowadays insist that this group or that group should vote to protect its interests, the whole notion of voting in order to grab some benefit from the rest of society by controlling government is antipathetical to the very purpose of the vote.
		The original intention of the jury system was not to line up voting blocs to determine guilt or innocence by electoral politics, but exactly the opposite: To provide a group of citizens who have no interest in the outcome of the case at all.
		We want jurors with a vested interest in justice because each of us is subject to the courts, as plaintiffs or defendants, and we want the process fair.
	www.enterstageright.com /archive/articles/1100voting.htm (1036 words)

	decade of stress 3 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		Nothing has changed because we – business, government and individuals – have a vested interest in stress – or in being stressed.
		Business and government have a vested interest in stress because the risk of implementing the measures to reduce stress seems too high.
		All it takes is the recognition that there just may be a vested interest… and the will to break the inertia.
	www.teamchrysalis.com /AC/V3/AC34_Vested_Interest_In_Stress.htm (1199 words)

	Vested Interest Fund
		The Vested Interest Fund is a unique fund that provides bullet resistant vests at no cost to every working K-9 in New Jersey.
		Body armor companies were sought; law enforcement departments brought in their K-9's to try out several vests; decisions were made and the Vested Interest Fund was born.
		The Vested Interest Fund, the first of its kind in the country, has also inspired and guided many other states and even Canada in providing vests for their working k-9's.
	www.associatedhumanesocieties.org /shop/category.asp?catid=4 (336 words)

	Vested - Vested Interests (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		All members of NERC Committees who have a vested interest should therefore Vested interest is defined as:.
		He has no vested interest because for him, the legal ramifications are over.
		Vested Development, Inc. is a global outsourcing provider of offshore software development services.
	tucson.siteinfoworld.com /psif/tucson-vested.html (632 words)

	Peg's Polemic
		It means 'self-interest' A vested interest is nothing less than a self-interest.
		Lurking somewhere in here is the notion that those with a vested interest in something will take better care of it, and that's what justifies the greater weight to such interests.
		Second, it assumes a certain wisdom on the part of the self in question; there are a lot of people who don't take good care of stuff even when it's their own.
	www.philosophers.co.uk /cafe/peg33.htm (888 words)

	EPM Resource - Why do you think prolife physicians who prescribe oral contraceptives have vested interest in doing so?
		I have vested interests in believing that Christ is God and God's promises are true, but they ARE true nonetheless-and the atheist's vested interests in Christ not being God are leading him to a false conclusion, contradicting persuasive evidence.
		My point is that vested interests don't make you wrong, they just make it harder to change your mind if you are wrong.
		But not agreeing that physicians who prescribe the pill have vested interests in believing the pill doesn't cause abortions is denying what is self-evident.
	www.epm.org /articles/qa-prolife_physicians.html (1154 words)

	Capital Investment Means Vested Interest (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		Since he was a C.I.A. stooge the United States left him alone to continue his killings and harsh rule until he wanted to eschew them from their economy and at the time the United States had vested interest in Panama being as that they controlled the Panama Canal until the year 2000.
		What it all boils down to is the amount of vested interest that the United States has in a particular place.
		It all depends on capital and the amount of vested interest that the United States has in a particular place.
	www.goinside.com /04/10/invest.html (1138 words)

	Greek News - Karamanlis: Fight against Vested Interest and Corruption
		We are abolishing vested interest bills, advancing measures that put a stop to mismanagement and waste, we support the institutions and are guarding the state," stated Mr Karamanlis in his speech.
		He added that everyone worries because the law in its implementation of the Constitution protects competitiveness and fights vested interest.
		PASOK Press spokesperson noted that besides the big talk over vested interest, corruption and the government’s attempt to focus on the Constitution for the government’s handling of the main shareholder, its unreliability once again is apparent.
	www.greeknewsonline.com /modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=2901 (821 words)

	Fool.com: Will Debt Destroy Us Again? [Commentary] October 29, 2003
		I'm spending some time running through the Annual Report (pdf file) of the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (mercifully abbreviated as OCC) on the lending practices of the largest American banks.
		Simply put, in spite of the tightened Federal interest rates, the quality of the corporate and personal debt portfolios, according to the findings of the OCC, has grossly deteriorated.
		The only direct tool the government has, interest rates, takes considerable time to flow through to make a difference in the overall loan mix.
	www.fool.com /news/commentary/2003/commentary031029bm.htm (1318 words)

	NAREIT - Vested Interest
		Others are currently finding investment opportunities, largely from super-motivated sellers or enabled by the low interest rate environment.
		Which is interesting, considering their current rent weakness.
		But a fund’s principal is secure in these properties, which almost always appreciate in value over the longer term.
	www.nareit.com /portfoliomag/03marapr/vested.shtml (1415 words)

	AFMA - Americans For Medical Advancement
		But when memos from the tobacco industry (a vested interest group) leaked (#3), the argument was over.
		Logic and common sense compels us to give credence to those statements made by researchers who have ignored their vested interest in the animal experimentation machine and come out against the wasteful ineffectiveness of the very system that feeds their families.
		If someone who has a vested interest in a situation speaks out against the interest, those statements are more reliable than others made in favor of it.
	www.curedisease.com /igroups.html (480 words)

	elann.com - Monkeysuits Leaflet 10 - Vested Interest
		Unisex cropped striped cotton vest with matching hat is very easy to knit.
		To fit sizes 6-9 months, plus 1-2, 3-4, 5-6, 7-8, and 9-10 years (finished chest of vest is 21.5, 25, 28.5, 31, 33.5, 35.5"; there are 3 hat sizes: circumferences 15, 18, and 19.5").
		To add items to your shopping cart, type the number you desire in the quantity window, then click the "Add" button.
	secure.elann.com /productdisp.asp?NAME=Monkeysuits+Leaflet+10+%2D+Vested+Interest&Cat=&ProductType=4&Count=10 (76 words)

	internet freedom: articles-15-Feb-2000 \| Innovation versus Vested Interest
		This is a conflict pitting the vested interests of the movie industry and the DVD Copy Control Association (DVD CCA) against Net users who are using their technical knowledge to enable them to view digital media such as DVDs when and how they want.
		However, it now seems to be the case that if innovation threatens a sectional interest that is unwilling or unable to adapt and change, then a considerable amount of effort will be expended in resisting change.
		Yet as this is happening, the notion that "the customer is always right" is being ditched as the formerly passive consumer becomes someone who has more power, and is seen as a potential threat to vested interests.
	www.netfreedom.org /news.asp?item=107 (1391 words)

	AFMA Denounces Vested Interest Groups for Misleading Public
		California, USA - 10 June 2002 (PRN): Americans For Medical Advancement, a 501C3 patient advocacy group, wishes to clarify its position and the position of its president, Ray Greek, MD, on the similarities and differences between species.
		In his book, Drawing the Line: Science and the Case for Animal Rights, attorney Steven M. Wise explains that animals and humans have behavioral and cognitive traits in common such as the ability to experience a life of interest to them, to reason, feel pain, learn, and so forth.
		Those who attempt to confuse these two views of life, the gross versus the microscopic, do so because it is in their financial best interest.
	www.pressreleasenetwork.com /pr-2002/june/mainpr1295.htm (555 words)

	Vested interest (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		Vested Interests are people or groups who stand to gain Financially from some policy, usually a Publicpolicy.
		ElectedRepresentative are usually required to declare all relevant vested interests.
		An ElectedRepresentative is a person who has won a Democratic Election.
	www.therfcc.org /vested-interest-199403.html (109 words)

	Vested Interest; Making Network Marketing Work For You - by: Dave Rolfe - eBooks
		Written by Dave Rolfe, a leader and top level distributor in his network marketing program and 25 year veteran of MLM; "Vested Interest" is tweaking distributors' viewpoints as it leads them to a clearer understanding of what they need to do to make Network Marketing work for them.
		That clearer understanding is leading to progress in rank advancements and results, in higher volumes and incomes for many people.
		Distributors are picking up "Vested Interest" because they're looking for solutions...and they're finding them in this uniquely honest account of the key principles behind network marketing success.
	www.ebookmall.com /alpha-titles/Vested-Interest-Making-Network-Marketing-Work-For-Rolfe-Grimaldi-cr.htm (283 words)

	Associated Humane Societies Programs
		The Vested Interest Fund has been funded entirely through private donations, and especially through the efforts of school children who are proud to vest their municipality's working K-9 (see
		If you would like to contribute to this fund and help protect those dogs who work tirelesly with their human partners on our behalf, please consider a donation to the Vested Interest Fund.
		If you would like your donation to be in honor or memory of a loved one, human or canine, the Society will send out an acknowledgment card to the individual or family.
	www.associatedhumanesocieties.org /shop/item.asp?itemid=47&catid=4 (215 words)

	Vested Interest: Making Network Marketing Work For You eBook
		Vested Interest is tweaking distributors' viewpoints as it leads them to a clearer understanding of what they need to do to make network marketing work for them.
		You can now get Vested Interest: Making Network Marketing Work For You by Dave Rolfe as an eBook.
		With Vested Interest: Making Network Marketing Work For You and other eBooks loaded on to your laptop or PDA device, you'll never have to struggle with heavy books again.
	www.ebook-download.net /ebooks/vested-interest-making-network-marketing-work-for-you.php (526 words)

	Network Marketing Education - Lexington, Massachussetts
		The book, Vested Interest, and the training program, Power Plus, were written and produced by Nikken's Royal Diamond Distributor,
		My book, Vested Interest, explains the "ten things you need to know" to build a profitable, network marketing business.
		I must say you are one of the most articulate people I have heard on tape/cd to date- must be a Canadian thing.
	www.daverolfe.com (464 words)

	The Vested Interest in a Cure for MS Auction. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		The Vested Interest in a Cure for MS Auction.
		Hand made vests and clothing of all types as well as services, flowers, food, event tickets, gift certificates and more are going to be part of the live and silent auctions.
		If you want to donate an item, I will be happy to arrange to pick it up directly from you, just call me and leave a message at 410-757-7649.
	www.pcgm.com /vestedinterestinacure/msauctiondonations.html (413 words)

	IndiaDaily - Vested interest behind the rumour of banning Meera: Bhatt (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		Well-known filmmaker Mahesh Bhatt today said "some factions" in Pakistan were behind the controversy over the reported penalising of the Pakistani actress Meera for her kissing scene in the movie ''Nazar''.
		This is the work of some factions there who for their vested interest were threatening her for acting in India," he told reporters here on the sidelines of a press conference on Indo-Pak peace march.
		Asserting that the ongoing peace process between the two countries should not be allowed to be hijacked by such forces, Bhatt said, "The whole Pakistani society cannot be blamed for this isolated incident.
	www.indiadaily.com /breaking_news/26801.asp (480 words)

	Public Citizen \| Congress Watch \| Congress Watch - Hot Issue Feb. 21 - Chamber president has vested interest in ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		Tom Donohue has a vested interest in the national campaign to limit corporate accountability because the U.S. Chamber of Commerce president sits on the boards of two scandal-ridden corporations, according to a Public Citizen report released today.
		Because Public Citizen does not accept funds from corporations, professional associations or government agencies, we can remain independent and follow the truth wherever it may lead.
		But that means we depend on the generosity of concerned citizens like you for the resources to fight on behalf of the public interest.
	www.citizen.org /hot_issues/issue.cfm?ID=1001 (151 words)

	Public Citizen \| Press Room - Chamber President Tom Donohue Has Vested Interest in Campaign to Limit Consumers’ Legal ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		WASHINGTON, D.C. – Tom Donohue has a vested interest in the national campaign to limit corporate accountability because the U.S. Chamber of Commerce president sits on the boards of two scandal-ridden corporations, according to a Public Citizen report released today.
		Currently there is no practical way for shareholders to elect directors not nominated by the incumbent board.
		Donohue has a vested interest in keeping things as they are, since his continued tenure on Qwest’s board has been challenged and some shareholders indicate they would like to challenge it again in the near future.
	www.citizen.org /pressroom/release.cfm?ID=1881 (945 words)

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