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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial><SPAN class=542105710-09082014>Before we all get
too wound up about conflicts it may help to distinguish between the POTENTIAL
for a conflict and ACTUAL conflicts which result in CORRUPT behaviour.
</SPAN></FONT><SPAN class=542105710-09082014><FONT size=2 face=Arial>A
<B>conflict of interest</B> (<B>COI</B>) is a situation occurring when an
</FONT><A title=Individual href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Individual"><FONT
size=2 face=Arial>individual</FONT></A><FONT size=2 face=Arial> or </FONT><A
title=Organization href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Organization"><FONT size=2
face=Arial>organization</FONT></A><FONT size=2 face=Arial> is involved in
multiple </FONT><A title="Interest (emotion)"
href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interest_%28emotion%29"><FONT size=2
face=Arial>interests</FONT></A><FONT size=2 face=Arial>, one of which could
possibly </FONT><A title=Corrupt class=mw-redirect
href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corrupt"><FONT size=2
face=Arial>corrupt</FONT></A><FONT size=2 face=Arial> the motivation.
</FONT><FONT size=2 face=Arial>The presence of a conflict of interest is
independent of the occurrence of </FONT><A title=Impropriety class=mw-redirect
href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Impropriety"><FONT size=2
face=Arial>impropriety</FONT></A><FONT size=2 face=Arial>. Therefore, a conflict
of interest can be discovered and voluntarily defused before any </FONT><A
title=Corruption href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corruption"><FONT size=2
face=Arial>corruption</FONT></A><FONT size=2 face=Arial> occurs.</FONT></DIV>
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<P><SPAN class=542105710-09082014><FONT size=2 face=Arial>So, for our purposes,
the SOI's are the appropriate discovery of a potential
conflict.</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P><SPAN class=542105710-09082014><FONT size=2 face=Arial>A recusal from voting
is a way of mitigation.</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P><SPAN class=542105710-09082014><FONT size=2
face=Arial>Philip</FONT></SPAN></P>
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