my name is simon long staff and i'm the executive director of the ethics center who along with the carnegie hall on the international affairs and the globalization of the international fears program. we welcome you to the session. we've had an incredibly interesting conversation just before about the state of the nation and were now moving into some very challenging territory. before we do that, let me mention something about the choice of the day. today being april 1 when we announce this there were of few tackles. april fools' day, why would you do it? april fools' day is a perfect day for conversation of this kind. as you all know, the role of the fool that we see in place throughout medieval history was to speak truth to power. it's not just about speaking truth to the powerful but that power can reside in conventional ideas and assumptions, all of which we want to challenge today in an open and respectful way. i'm going to introduce the panel in a second but i want to explain one thing about our process. if you notice here there are two empty chairs. these chairs belong to you. at leas

my name is simon long start and i am the executive director of long waits the carnegie council on ethics affairs and the globalization of international affairs program will premiere this afternoon to the session. we have been incredibly complex conversation before and we are now moving to some challenge territory when they'll be taking you through. before that, let me mention something i start with about the choice of the day. and there were a few chuckles. april fools' day, why would she do it? and we see throughout medieval history. it's not just between powerful, but conventional ideas and assumptions on which we want to challenge today in an open and respectful way. you notice here there are two empty chairs. these chairs along to you and the audience says at least temporarily belong to you. this process invites you to join the table at some point if you want to make a comment, but not in a permanent seat which they hold at a point we not chaired and they do. it is proud of what being discussed in this vision. there are other people who like chance. they continue to do so. someone wi

my name is simon long start and i am the executive director of long waits the carnegie council on ethicsffairs and the globalization of international affairs program will premiere this afternoon to the session. we have been incredibly complex conversation before and we are

hope foru asked about the democrats and -- seats for democrats, and the list was long. simonethey would argue it's a plus and it showcases the diversity of the party. we've seen one central message coming from the top doesn't necessarily play will across the country. it might be helpful to have andone like cheri bustos, been released be to the midwestern parts of america. at the same time, the country will be looking for a leader, someone they can look to in the not justc party who is messaging against donald trump, but is articulating its own message. susan: some of the names he suggested our people who are being considered as possible president of candidates in the future. are we beginning to see activity in that area this early in the cycle? sean: absolutely. with such a wide-open field that not a lot of democrats expected to see at this point, a lot of them exciting hillary clinton would win. i think we already seeing that play out in some of the votes that some of these senators are playing. unquestioningly, i think the david -- the day that hillary clinton lost, the race

this is simon's dad, a record four feet, three inches long, with their breeder. imon, just ten months old, was fit as a fiddle when she put him on a united flight in london, but shortly after the plane landed in chicago, simon died in a united-run pet facility. united is investigating how the rabbit went from o'hare to eternity. up next, we'll remember filmmaker jonathan demmie. liberty mutual stood with us when a fire destroyed everything in our living room. we replaced it all without touching our savings. yeah, our insurance won't do that. no. you can leave worry behind when liberty stands with you™. liberty mutual insurance all umm...ed. when liberty stands with you™. you wouldn't want your painter to quit part way, i think you missed a spot. so when it comes to pain relievers, why put up with just part of a day? aleve, live whole not part. you want this color over the whole house? i thought i neededgled cigarettes to cope. i was able to quit smoking, and then i started running. now i feel a lot better. (announcer) you can quit. for free help, call 1-800-quit-n

simon was three feet long and destined to be without world -- the world's biggest bunny and he died inrgo section from london to chicago. the owner said he had a vet's checkup three hours before and he was fit to fly. unite side looking into the incident. >> he was a big boy. >> yeah. >> and we our time is 6:40. a woman was found covered in blood near the san jose state campus. at 7:00, the investigation that is underway. is underway. . >> and one of the google cofounders working on a secret project. we'll tell you what is going on in mountain view. >> also, is beast mode him? mar shape, are you coming back to the bay area? major developments surrounding lyn consider, h. he was expected to -- what is expected to happen today. >> and promise me they will put him on a golf cart on the field. >>> the morning commute looks good if you're driving on 24 westbound. it's slower on the way to the tunnel. tunnel. >> and i am trying to see through the fog there. we have lots of fog and light rain. the temperatures will stay in the 60s but signs of a warmer pattern the next few. . >>> welcome back

radio host and a long-time friend of simon's. >> to describe him as highly intelligent would be to understate it in the extreme. >> sam works on "barney miller" and "cheers," before teaming up with matt groening on "the simpsons," which premieres on the fox network in 1989. >> matt groening created these characters and this family, but the universe that the simpsons exist in -- the town, the nuclear power plant, mr. burns, all of these different characters... sam simon was the driving force behind that. >> but in 1993, after four trailblazing seasons, sam decides he wants a life outside of television. before quitting, he negotiates a deal giving him continuous credit as an executive producer and a share of the show's annual profit, to the tune of $30 million a year. sam, now twice divorced with no children, turns his energy to what becomes his calling in life -- saving animals, especially dogs. in 2002, at the cost of several million dollars, he creates this lavish, sprawling dog shelter in malibu. one of the neglected pooches that end up at sam's shelter is a 6-month old cane corso, also kno

this is bbc news with simon mccoy and sophie long. the headlines. at least three people have been killed and many others injured after a truck was driven into a crowd outside a department store in stockholm. sweden's prime minister says everything indicates it was a terror attack. there was a sense of panic. people standing by their loved ones but also people running away. america launches missile strikes on syria over its suspected use of chemical weapons on civilians. moscow says fewer than half the missiles hit their target and calls foran missiles hit their target and calls for an emergency meeting of the un. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. a truck has been driven into pedestrians in the swedish capital, stockholm, killing at least three people and injuring many more. the swedish prime minister says everything indicates it is a terror attack. the truck is reported to have rammed a department store on drottninggatan — one of the city's major shopping streets. the truck is reported to have been stolen at a brewery. police have advised peop

this is bbc news with simon mccoy and sophie long. the headlines.re in stockholm. sweden's prime minister says everything indicates it was a terror attack. there was a sense of panic. people standing by their loved ones but also people running away. america launches missile strikes on syria over its suspected use of chemical weapons on civilians. moscow says fewer than half the missiles hit their

simon ward, bbc news, derby. took the long way home. that's it from me and the team.any of us overnight, sunday dawns on quite a chilly note. there will be a touch of frost for some rural parts. this was the sunset on saturday evening, taken by one of our weather watchers in south ayrshire, showing the beautiful blue skies. cloud will increase across this part of the world as we head through the day on sunday, so turning cloudier across northern and western scotland, with a few showers. also some cloud across southern counties of england, and for northern ireland, too. it is, of course, the london marathon on sunday. after a fairly fresh start to the day, by the afternoon, temperatures in the mid—teens. it should be fairly cloudy, but we are expecting it to remain dry. there is just the outside chance, though, of a passing shower in london. so this is 9am, then. you can see quite a lot of cloud across devon and cornwall, up towards east anglia, too, but there will be some brightness around. temperatures around eight or nine degrees at 9:00am, with some cloud across no

simon. three feet long was destined to be the world's biggest bunny.ied in the cargo section from london to chicago. the rabbit's owner says it had a vet check-up three hours before the flight and it was fit to fly. united is looking into the incident. >>> mcdonalds announced it is teaming up with nintendo to bring super mario characters to the happy meals. mike is excited about this. they will be available through may 22nd. get there now. >>> disney fans mark your calendar. the company announced release dates of the most anticipated films. star wars episode 9 doesn't even have a name but a release date of may 24th, 2019. this is exactly 42 years after the debut of the original star wars movie. episode 8 the last jed ehits theaters on december 15th of this year. ♪ let it go ♪ can't hold it back anymore ♪ ♪ let it go ♪ ♪ let it go ♪ ♪ >> you can't just can't hear too much of that song. right. the much anticipated sequel to frozen will break the ice on november 27th, 2019. it is hard to believe but the original movie came out more than three years ago. w

the 90cm—long bunny called simon, similar to this one, was found dead in the cargo hold when the flightsimon's death. a rhino called sudan is looking for love on the dating app tinder. his keepers in kenya have posted his details on the site, hoping the 43—year old animal will find a female rhino to help protect the species, as tim allman reports. #je t‘aime # oui, je t‘aime # meet sudan. he is literally one—of—a—kind, the last male northern white rhino on earth. and what do you do if you are feeling lonely these days? go online. tindr is going to broadcast for our rhino, sudan. it will be broadcast in 190 countries in 40 languages. it is really the first time that tinder has done something like that, to that scale. sudan claims to perform well under pressure and says he likes to eat grass and chill in the mud, and admits to being six foot tall and weighing 5,000lbs. that's more than 2,000 kilos. sudan is not really looking to hook up online. this is all about raising around $9 million needed for fertility treatment. sudan having failed to breed successfully the old—fashioned way with t

here is a picture of simon, 10 months old, three foot long. he was being shipped to a new owner. was alive when the plane landed, but died shortly thereafter. now, his breeder says he was checked by veterinarians three hours before the flight, seemed to be in good health. united said the safety and well being of all the animals that travel with us are important. we are reviewing this matter. a doctor was dragged off an overbooked flight in chicago. the security officer who grabbed him said that the man was flailing and fighting. lawyers for the doctor say they plan to sue. new jersey governor chris christie says he wants to government to suspend the practice of overbooking flights. >>> and we continue to follow that breaking news out of delaware this afternoon. nbc 10 as has a team of reporters there where that state trooper has been shot and killed. and the procession continues now with the body of that slain trooper. sky forced 10 live overhead. the trooper was shot and killed at that wawa parking lot. one suspect is bare indicated in a house. we understand is still shooting at

simon is a 10- month-old three-foot-long continental rabbit. e was found dead in the cargo hold after his flight from london landed in chicago. a vet cleared simon to fly three hours before the flight. he was being brought to the states because he was purchased by an unknown celebrity. simon's breeder says he was on track to grow to be the biggest rabbit in the world. the arline says they are saddened by the news and are trying to figure out what went wrong. united is already dealing with public relations issues after a passenger who would not give up his seat was dragged forcibly from a plane in chicago three weeks ago. (mark) still ahead on the kron four morning news... a health alert this morning... find out why you should have the windows rolled up during your commute. and there are even more problems with the new samsung s-8. find out what the company is now rushing (darya) the new samsung s-8 is having even more problems with their screens this morning. (mark) yesterday we told you about reports that the screen can crack easily due to it's

the 90cm long bunny, similar to this one, was called simon.und dead in the cargo hold when the flight arrived at chicago's o'hare airport from london heathrow. united says it's saddened by simon's death. there's been a surge in people migrating to new zealand, with one expert saying brexit and the election of donald trump are partly to blame. the uk, germany, australia, south africa and the us are the top five countries making their way to new zealand. joining me now from wellington is migration expert, professor paul spoonley. professor, thank you so much for joining us. is it really brexit and donald trump that's making a lot of people migrate to new zealand? that's one of the reasons. when we saw the figures last year, we would normally get about 3000 enquiries per month from the us. in the 48 hours after donald trump was confirmed as president we got 10,000. the same happened with brexit. there has been a spike in the numbers arriving. and particular from the uk and the usa. it is one of the factors. there has really been a surge over the

. >> this week is very special to simone because it's the first time that she can actually say something that she's wanted to say for a longe. >> why have you not been able to say it in the past? >> there's just no right words or anything like -- once you see the story you'll understand. i blocked a lot of things out because i am a gist in any event, like the emotional side but also from my childhood. >> are you guys going to cry and are viewers going to cry? >> i think so. >> i think everyone's going to cry. >> you're giggling about it. >> it's a nervous laugh. >> you're nervous. >> that's one thing simone does. so when i'm trying to be serious or i'm like, simone, she giggles in the worse times. she's all giggles but at the end of the day she works super hard. if you can see what our rehearsal at the beginning of the week is to what it looks like at the end, it's not -- >> all of that hard work is definitely paying off. we also asked simone who she considers her biggest competition, spoken like a true olympic champion. >> this lady talks like an oscar winner. she plays a hard, drinking party girl. now while that may soun

i have also been a long-time admirer of dr. anna simons on issues involving women in the military. she has been chronicling the sweep of history right from the start. i have a note from her from 1997. which were corresponding that far back because of a book that she had wrote. this may be the first meeting of its kind at a crucial time of change in the arld armed forces. this is perhaps the first opportunity which will have to take stock and figure out where are we going with this? is this a good idea for women or is it not? in 1992, professor anna simons earned her ph.d. in social anthropology at harvard. it is an honor to introduce her. since then, she has been in the field of academia and teaching many students common sense as well as everything she knows in the field of anthropology. she has been teaching in the naval post graduate school in monterey, california. prior to that, she was an associate professor of anthropology at ucla. and an visiting instructor in anthropology at duke university. in 2011, she co-wrote the sovereignty sluice, a common sense approach to global secu

the 90cm—long bunny called simon, similar to this one, was found dead in the cargo hold when the flightare airport from london heathrow. united said it was "saddened" by simon's death. new research has found that copying your boss into emails can make everyone else in the office distrust you. research undertaken by cambridge university traffic found that while it could seem like a way to increase transparency, the "cc effect" fed a culture of fear amongst colleagues and many employees saw it as a potentially threatening move. that's a summary of the latest bbc news. more at 9.30am. thank you very much. do get in touch with us throughout the morning — particularly if you're one of those people who ccs the boss in. let's get some sport with tim now. and we're heading for the end of the premier league season, chelsea still out in front, are they stoppable? 4-2 the 11—2 the score. it was while they we re 11—2 the score. it was while they were going into half—time, but in injury time, the skipper gary cahill headed chelsea ahead to ease a few nerves after they lost to manchester united ten d

simon jack, bbc news. president trump's first nominee to the us supreme court has taken the oath of office. neil gorsuch replaces the long led to months of congressional wrangling. his appointment tips the court back towards a conservative majority. i'm humbled by the trust placed in me today. i will never forget that to whom much is given, much will be expected. and i promise you that i will do all of my powers permit to be a faithful servant of the constitution and laws of this great nation. thank you. the funeral of pc keith palmer, killed in last month's westminster attack, has been held at london's southwark cathedral. thousands of police from all over the country lined the route from the palace of westminster. here's our home editor mark easton. at the gates of the palace of westminster, police constable keith palmer's coffin paused, at the very spot where he was killed 19 days ago. the place where, unarmed, he moved towards a man brandishing two knives, where he put himself in harm's way, to protect parliament to protect our democracy. police officers from every force in the country lined the route. thousands of m

long time in england? >> i did. >> stephen: did you like it or they they were going to all be like simon cowell?t he's a bad representation. >> stephen: he's a bad representation of people. >> yeah, i felt sorry for the brits. they're so gentle and nice and sweet people. i thought, what happened to him? >> stephen: they kicked him out and made him come over here. do you like being on the other side of the line because obviously we first got to know you in idol. now you're the person, you know, sitting there while somebody else is pouring their heart out wondering whether they could be a star. >> first of all, it feels good to have someone sing to me and not have to sing all the time. allative to do is listen to people sing to me? i think do that. >> stephen: sure, that's why i took this job, fantastic. ( laughter ) >> i know what it's like to be in that position. who gets thep to be on a show like that, then to turn around and be a coach on the other side which is a cool experience. >> stephen: as a coach, what is the thing you want people to know most when they walk on stage? >> well, thatters

simon troy standing a few hundred feet away. >> somebody broke in take all the merchandise out whatever they need. >> that somebody was hase and her message for troy she says is long overdue. >> the riots. the madman and i'm honored to have the opportunity to aapologize. >> thank you very much. >> i am so remorseful. >> othank you very much. >> well received apology from troy who has rebuilt his store. >> i remember the 5 years ago i'm ver happy today. she said we be friends again. >> a friend for life and a lesson to go with it. >> i'm teaching my kids not to do things in the heat of the moment because later you'll be sorry. >> rodney king drowned at his home in 2012 since then his family tried to maintain his legacy more than a decade for the l.a. public defender to meet the cord or theed reforms. >> well you could say that orange is the new hack. the hit netflix show is the center of a security breech investigation early this morning a hacker claimed to have gotten ahold of the upcoming season of oranges is the new black season five the hacker leaked the tepp episodes weeks before netflix fland to debut the season. netflix wasted in lass gat ohs says a mall sur

simon? >> i did. yeah. we lived together. >> seth: this is a while ago. >> yeah. it wasn't that long a wrestle. [ light laughter ] the funny thing is, we had guests. so there were loads of people in the front room. and we just broke off drunk and decided to have a wrestle. and i got to a point where i literally power bombed him. [ laughter ] through my bed. like a proper power bomb. >> seth: uh-huh. [ light laughter ] >> and so two things happened. one, my bed exploded. [ laughter ] and two, as i stood up, my thumb was hanging off. >> seth: oh! [ audience ohs ] >> down, down. hanging off loose. now the sad p.s. to this story is all the guests we had came running in to see what had gone on. and they all tried to lift the bed up to fix it. and i said, "no, no, leave it, leave it." and as they lifted it up, they revealed two ikea bags full of porn. [ laughter and applause ] which i had been trying to hide. but i think what was worse, too, is there was some magazines which weren't in the bag, they were like the porn du jour. [ laughter ] they were just loose. you know -- yes, so i broke

long—term career move for him. there will be some names we saw defeated in 2015, vince cable, for example, is trying to make a comeback. simonestablish their presence in parliament. i do sometimes wonder if the new lib dem bounce is a bit of a media bubble. their national poll rating is not more than 12, 13%. only about a third of the voters know who tim farron is. he has not been able to give a concrete impression of who he is. if there is not going to be a debate, that would be his chance to shine. he may enter the election a bit anonymously. hasn't he already begun establishing himself and the liberal democrats as the heart of the centrist alliance, who would really work very hard to soften the kind of brexit we could get? that is where he has pitched himself. there are a hard—core of remain voters in the uk who do not accept the referendum result. they are accept the referendum result. they a re really accept the referendum result. they are really unhappy and want to change it. the lib dems are going all—out to try to secure their votes. tim is right. a lot of people do not know who he is. they might know who their local

joining us now, simon, president and founder and former belt clinton advisor and ned ryan, ceo of american majority in former george w. bush presidential writer. thank you both. long let me ask you first, when obamacare first rolled out, it was as president trump has currently described it, a disaster. it really was. it was a mandate to sign up which scared a lot of people, i think, to an effect that basically an influx of americans who then tried to sign up for a health insurance could not even get on the website to do so. has much changed since then? >> no, i mean, here's the fact. the poll here which we quote "cool hand luke," what we have here is a failure to communicate. paul ryan did not get the g.o.p. caucus together a week or 2 out of the election to say we have a chance to finally repeal obamacare. let's get the freedom caucus, tuesday group and the same room and have a conversation. so you have an internal communication problem, and then because you don't have a positive solution, alternative plan to be able to communicate to the american people, that is why you are seeing these poll numbers today. the fact of the matter is human nature, you can see a li

long continental rabbit had a vet check before traveling. that size it was destined to be named the world's largest giant rabbit but rabbit nicknamed simon died at o'hare airport in chicago. he was being purchased by a unnamed celebrity and investigation is underway. >>> united is is announcing policy changes in the wake of the violent removal of the passenger earl this month. airline calls the incident a defining moment. correspondent brooks silva-braga shows us new policies. >> reporter: passengers like doctor david doa will no loaning be forced off united flights, won seated, one of the series of changing they are making in response to worldwide outcry over violent removal of doctor doa from united flight 3411 earlier this month. >> charlie three on aircraft flight was over book. >> reporter: united says it will only use law enforcement for safety and security issues , and who offer passengers up to $10,000 of compensation if they are willing to be bumped from a flight and reduced amount of over booking on their flights. airline's internal report describes a perfect storm of bad circumstance and bad decisions, mechanical trouble on another

simon jenkins, those are exactly the kind of things that has been set for a long time.g. does military action change that? i don't think it changes anything. it is one thing to spike a child, what do you do next? it has been going on eight years, it is the most gnostics of all war we have ever come across, but it won't end with outside intervention —— the most nasty civil war. the only way this war is going to end is if one side wins, the side that is winning is unfortunately assad. in 2013 he was much weaker. in the years since, with russian and iranian support, without decisive action by the international community, he has become a lot stronger. that is mute, nobody thought he was really going to lose. you are quite right, the russians decided to back him, and the iranians, and most importantly, lebanese factions decided to back him. he was not likely to lose. it was prolonging the civil war and it was prolonging the civil war and it was gleeful. we played a part in prolonging the civil war and we are looking bring it to an end ——. people feel desire to react with hor

simon choi, was standing a few hundred feet away. >> somebody broke in, take all the merchandise out, whatever they need. >> reporter: that somebody was hayes. and her message for choi, she says, is long overdue. >> i was a partaker of the madness. and i'm honored to have the opportunity to apologize. >> oh, thank you very much. >> i am so remorseful. >> thank you very much. >> reporter: a well-received apology from choi, who has since rebuilt his store. >> who remembers 25 years ago? i am very happy today. she says we'll be friends again. >> reporter: a friend for life. and a lesson to go with it. >> people do things in the heat of the moment, but later you'll be sorry. >> that was marin austin reporting. rodney king drowned in his home in 2012. since then his family has tried to maintain his legacy. it took more than a decade for the lapd to change the way officers are changed and also recruited. >>> you could say orange is the new hack. the hit netflix show is the basis of a security breach. a hacker got ahold of the new season of "orange is the new black." the hacker is demanding a ransom from netflix. netflix says a small vendor that works with major tv studios suffered that secu

long—standing cricket of the resort‘s impact on the environment and community. let's go to katarina renton outside edinburgh sherriff court. tell us about this? simonan taking on a very large company. now, she's making a climb here at edinburgh at the small claims court against trump international golf club scotland. on the 11th april, she went for a walk on the beach at the estate. she had to go through the golf course development to get access to the beach. this is a course that a tt ra cts beach. this is a course that attracts a lot of controversy. there we re attracts a lot of controversy. there were a lot of people protesting about it. when she went through the golf club for access, she got on to the beach and owing to a medical condition she realised she had to go to the bathroom urgently. she hid in the sand dunes where she thought no—one could see her. she then received a knock at the door three days later at 10 at night. the police were charge her for urinating ina police were charge her for urinating in a place in a manner likely to have caused announce. she said she was horrified at the thought of anybody being able to see her. she said

simon: once we look beyond the election and political risk in europe, i think the positioning is short on europe and longs so a high euro. francine: tim? tim: sell in may. by bonds is the rest of the sentence. i think we are coming into a bond positive phase. francine: tim haywood and simon derrick. with miss our interview esther george at 3:00 p.m. u.k. time. tom keene joins the out of new york and we will be talking to unicredit bank on their level on dollar calls. what i really want to look at is, you have this dichotomy in terms of data strength and with the price of iron ore is doing so we will delve a little deeper as tom and i are reunited. this is bloomberg. ♪ . ba? say goodbye to slow downloads, slow backups, slow everything. comcast business offers blazing fast and reliable internet that's over 6 times faster than slow internet from the phone company. say hello to internet speeds up to 250 mbps. and add phone and tv for only $34.90 more a month. call today. comcast business. built for business. ♪ sending messages, mike pence meets the japanese prime minister amid rising tensions with korea. ste

long—term? british vogue has announced its new editor in chief of the a man. in a moment, the news at one with simonay will be much cooler. temperatures are some about 12 degrees lower than yesterday, thanks to these north—westerly winds that are pushing the cooler air across the country. if we look at the satellite picture, as the cool air moves over the ground that is warmed by the april sunshine, clouds will bubble up. those clouds will bring one or two isolated showers today afternoon. the most likely places to get showers, northern ireland will have frequently for the first part of the afternoon. the north—east england, quite a few showers here. also in the north—east of scotland. temperatures just 6 degrees in shetland. in london, but it is still not too bad. overnight tonight, it'll be a largely dry night for england and wales. it will be chilly with a patch of ground frost in the coldest areas. in the far north, clive betts into the far of scotla nd far north, clive betts into the far of scotland and it will bring wet weather but the end of the night. that rain will be therefore much of the

simon and for the court. we process this nominee and so we are processing the nominee. 9:00 on election night, everybody thought hillary clinton is going to be president of the united states. a long time before that 9:00, months before, i said whoever is the lack of president we are going to process that nominee. and that is what we are doing right now. that is democracy at work. via much i disagree with advocacy groups on most issues, but i don't take issue with their engaging in the process and making their voices heard -- voices heard. the bottom line is this. if the issue advocacy groups are engaged in the process, the remedy is not to attack, intimidate or try to silence them. the remedy is to support nominees who will apply the law as it's written. the remedy is to support nominees who leave legislative congress. if you want politics, the solution is judge is who apply the is a threat and leave the policy making to the other branches. which brings me back to where i start. judge gorsuch is eminently qualified. he's a mainstream judge whose aren't universal respect of colleagues on the bench or in the power. we have congress write it as a judicial status without respect this

my name is simon long staff and i'm the executive director of the ethics center who along with the