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STAFF WRITER | February 14,2013MONTPELIER A prominent member of the media added his views Wednesday to a debate at the Statehouse over expanding public access to criminal investigation files.
It seems to us that this is an excellent start, if not an endpoint, retired WCAX-TV anchor and news director Marselis Parsons said of draft legislation to adopt federal Freedom of Information Act standards for records that are categorically off-limits under existing Vermont public records exemptions.
The change would make information more available to the public not the press per se ... but the public, he added.
Parsons, who retired from a full-time role at the station more than three years ago, and WCAX president and general manager Peter Martin were among six people who spoke Wednesday about proposed changes to the records law.
The Senate Judiciary Committee has spent a month hearing testimony on ways the state could increase access to law enforcement records.
Days before the latest hearing, committee chairman Sen. Richard Sears, D-Bennington, said he hoped to vote on a bill this week.
But at the end of about two hours of testimony Wednesday, Sears said he now believes the issue wont be decided until next week.
Were going to try to finalize where were going on this, he said. Weve heard enough testimony, I think that we need to decide whether we want to go with the attorney general, the ACLU (American Civil Liberties Union of Vermont) or the governor on this.
Those three entities have each offered up suggestions for broadening access to criminal case files which the Vermont Supreme Court has deemed off-limits to the public indefinitely.
The proposals put forth by the ACLU and Gov. Peter Shumlin are very similar. Each supports the adoption of federal FOIA standards which presume that all criminal investigation records are public unless at least one of a handful of exemptions applies.
Shumlins proposal on which the draft legislation before the committee is based differs only in the addition of language that would exempt any records that could reasonably be expected to constitute an unwarranted invasion of personal privacy.
Vermont Attorney General William Sorrells proposal calls for only criminal records brought against on-duty law enforcement officers to be made available to the public.
Sorrell has also advocated a narrow change to information released about grand jury proceedings historically secret on all levels to allow prosecutors to acknowledge whether a grand jury failed to return an indictment in cases involving on-duty police officers.
The attorney general has argued that broader changes would threaten the privacy of victims and others who get pulled into criminal investigations.
Its our position that our proposal offers the best middle ground here, Assistant Attorney General John Treadwell told committee members Wednesday.
From a more practical standpoint, Treadwell argued that prosecutors and the state would incur more expenses if broader access was granted because of the time attorneys would need to devote to reviewing cases to determine whether they would be exempt.
He said the state could also find itself paying more often for legal fees in cases where the state loses challenges for access to criminal records.
Our office received a request not long ago for records dating back to 1997. That added up to 40 hours of an attorneys time in one request case, he said.
But some members of the committee asked why public access to records would be a greater burden for the prosecutors than they are for other state and local agencies.
Other agencies are already living under broader rules of access, said Sen. Jeanette White, D-Windham. Everyone else currently has to respond to these types of requests all the time. Why are criminal records different?
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There are a lot of people who through no fault of their own make it into criminal cases, he said.
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"Re-Imagining Sicily: Letizia Battagliaâ€TMs Visual Politics in Fine della storia/End of the Story"
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Where: McGannon Hall, Rm 144
Everyone is welcome. Bring your lunches. Refreshments will be provided.
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This talk analyzes Letizia Battaglia's 2007 short film Fine della storia/End of the Story in the context of her photographic production since 2000. It argues that the film is not only a tribute of love to Palermo with its many past and continued troubles, but a defiant and ultimately optimistic statement about the power of art to function as "lieu de memoire" and catalyst of civic regeneration.
Battaglia is an internationally renowned - yet little-studied - Sicilian photographer, filmmaker, feminist and environmentalist. Battaglia's longstanding opposition to mafia power and culture is "re-elaborated" within the film through the incorporation of her old photographs dating to her time as a photojournalist for the daily L'Ora. The film elevates the photographs from the status of mere documentary evidence to a symbol of active resistance to political corruption. A very personal work on behalf of the filmmaker, Fine della storia identifies women, children and Sicily's famous natural beauty as the central loci of hope for Sicily's future.
Biographical Note:
Claudia Karagoz is currently assistant professor of Italian and associated faculty of women's studies at Saint Louis University. She received a Ph.D. in Italian studies with a designated emphasis in women, gender and sexuality from the University of California at Berkeley and has taught at the University of California at Santa Barbara and at Duke University.
Her primary research and teaching interests are contemporary Italian literature, cinema and culture, women's studies and migration culture. Her latest research project is a study of Sicilian photographer and filmmaker Letizia Battaglia's recent work. She has published articles on Italian women writers and on Battaglia's photographs.


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First Nuts in May festival arrives in Workington
Last updated at 07:30, Friday, 04 May 2012
Organisers of Workington's first ever Nuts in May music festival hope to attract more than 1,000 people this weekend.
The three-day event at Stainburn, headlined by 80s stars Nik Kershaw and Hazel O'Connor, starts tonight.
The festival is the brainchild of Alwyn and Joanne Braniff, of Stainburn Road, who recruited a team of experienced organisers who previously worked on the Solfest music festival.
Mrs Braniff said that festival traffic had started arriving yesterday lunchtime to reduce congestion.
She added: "There are no road closures in the area and there is also a minibus service to Stainburn and Great Clifton at the end of each night."
Around 15 volunteers have been putting the final touches to the site and its six stages in 50 acres of woodland at Middlemoor.
There will also be a large children's area and food traders from Cumbria and beyond.
Mr Braniff said: "Everything's on course and it looks like the weather will be good.
"Ticket sales have gone really well. We had a surge on Monday because of the nice weather and we've reached around 800.
"We're hoping the festival will bring more people to the area to help the local economy."
Nik Kershaw will perform with his four-piece band tomorrow night as part of a showcase of 1980s stars, folk legends and festival favourites.
Acts over the weekend include Martin Turner's Wishbone Ash and folk heroes Martin Carthy and Dave Swarbrick.
Tickets are £34 for adults, £20 for 12 to 17-year-olds and free for accompanied under-11s. Tickets are available at the Carnegie Theatre.
For more details visit www.nutsinmayfestival. co.uk
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Kellogg Brown & Root (KBR) is an engineering and construction company. KBR supports the energy, hydrocarbons, government services, and civil infrastructure sectors on six continents with a workforce of more than 50,000 employees. Until 2007, KBR was a subsidiary of Halliburton. (**See below for link to Halliburton profile in FCMD.)
Federal Contract $: $2277.0m
Total Number of Instances: 30
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Instances of Misconduct
1. Government Fraud Counterclaims in LOGCAP Dispute
In response to a lawsuit filed by KBR seeking approximately $41 million the government ordered KBR to return under the Logistics Civil Augmentation Program ("LOGCAP") III contract, the Department of Justice filed counterclaims alleging KBR managers received kickbacks from dining facility ("DFAC") subcontractor Tamimi Global Company in violation of the False Claims Act and the Anti-Kickback Act. The government claimed that from late 2002 through 2003, KBR regional food services manager Terry Hall and his deputy, Luther Holmes, received more than $45,000 in kickbacks from Mohammad Shabbir Khan, vice president of Tamimi, in return for awarding the company more than $400 million in subcontracts. The Department of Justice alleged that the "taint" of the kickbacks should cause KBR to forfeit its claims against the government. In 2006, Khan was sentenced to 51 months in prison for paying kickbacks to KBR employee Stephen Lowell Seamans, who was sentenced to 12 months in prison for accepting the kickbacks in return for helping Tamimi win two DFAC subcontracts in Iraq and Kuwait worth $21.8 million (see KBR instance, "KBR Employee Sentenced for Accepting Kickbacks"). In September 2011, Tamimi paid $13 million and entered a deferred prosecution agreement to settle U.S. criminal and civil charges. After a trial, in April 2012 the U.S. Court of Federal Claims awarded KBR $11,792,505 plus interest accrued since July 2008. However, the court awarded the government $38,000 in civil penalties on its Anti-Kickback Act counterclaim, holding KBR strictly liable for the kickbacks taken by Hall and Holmes.... more»
2. Overcharging the Government
"Brown & Root Services, now operating as Kellogg Brown & Root, has been a defendant in civil litigation pending in federal court in Sacramento, California. The lawsuit alleges that Brown & Root Services violated provisions of the False Claims Act while performing work for the United States Army at Fort Ord in California. This lawsuit was filed by a former employee in 1997. On February 8, 2002, this lawsuit and a related grand jury investigation were settled. Kellogg Brown & Root made a $2 million payment to the United States government and paid the former employee's legal expenses. Kellogg Brown & Root denied wrongdoing and did not admit liability. The United States agreed to suspend further investigation and forgo any further sanctions with regard to the Ft. Ord contract. Kellogg Brown & Root's ability to perform further work for the United States government has not been impaired."... more»
3. Violation of Anti-Kickback Act
"KBR has voluntarily disclosed a possible violation of the Anti-Kickback Act 18 USC §874 et. seq. by two of its employees. KBR has already reimbursed the Government for the estimated impact of $6.3 million, but has failed to provide data necessary for DCAA to verify the accuracy of that amount."... more»
4. Excessive Subcontract Costs
The DCAA (Defense Contract Audit Agency) "has identified issues related to the reasonableness of negotiated subcontract costs for DFACs (Dining Facilities). KBR has been unable to support the reasonableness of subcontract prices or the appropriate billing methodology intended in its subcontracts." Billed headcount numbers [at these facilities] exceeded the actual meals served by at least 19 percent according to KBR's own studies and could be as high as 36 percent based on on-going DCAA analysis. Initially, DCAA and KBR agreed on a withholding of $176.5 million until additional supporting data could be provided by KBR…[however] the DCAA has currently increased its suspended DFAC costs to $186 million." As reported in its 2005 10-K, the government eventually agreed to withhold $55 million.... more»
5. Fraud and Accepting Kickbacks
On August 19, 2005, Glenn Allen Powell, 40, of Texas, a former employee of Kellogg, Brown & Root (KBR), entered a plea of guilty to charges he defrauded the United States and accepted kickbacks of more than $100,000 from an Iraqi subcontractor. Powell admitted accepting approximately $110,300 in kickbacks related to the award of a subcontract to an Iraqi company for renovation of buildings in Iraq. From October 2003 to January 6, 2005, Powell, a U.S. citizen, was employed by KBR as a subcontracts administrator in Iraq. On November 18, 2005, Powell was sentenced to 15 months in prison and was made to pay $90,974 in restitution and a $200 assessment. According to the Excluded Parties List System, he was debarred on February 16, 2006.... more»
6. KBR Employee Sentenced for Accepting Kickbacks
Former KBR employee, Stephen Lowell Seamans, was sentenced to 12 months in prison for his role in a kickback scheme with Tamimi Global Company, a Saudi Arabian company. Seamans was also ordered to pay $380,130 in restitution and a $200 assessment. The scheme resulted in Mohammad Shabbir Khan, a Tamimi executive, paying $133,000 in kickbacks to Seamans who was responsible for negotiation, execution and administration of subcontracts on KBR's behalf under the U.S. Army's prime contract known as LOGCAP III. Khan paid Seamans the kickbacks to secure two subcontracts for Tamimi Global Company for military dining facilities: a $14.4 million dollar subcontract at Camp Arifjan, Kuwait, and a subcontract of $7.4 million dollars at a palace in Baghdad, Iraq. According to the Excluded Parties List System, Seamans was debarred on June 27, 2007.... more»
7. United States v. Mazon, et. al. (Fraud)
On March 17, 2005, Jeff Alex Mazon, a former employee of Kellogg, Brown & Root (KBR), and Ali Hijazi, the managing partner of Kuwaiti company LaNouvelle General Trading and Contracting Company, were indicted on charges of devising a scheme to defraud the United States of more than $3.5 million related to the awarding of a subcontract to LaNouvelle to supply fuel tankers for military operations in Kuwait. The indictment alleged that on or about February 2, 2003, Mazon, a negotiator for subcontractors, solicited bids by e-mail from potential subcontractors. The cost of the subcontract was estimated by KBR at $685,080. The indictment alleged that Mazon inflated the bid he received from Hijazi to ensure that LaNouvelle would be overpaid. In March 2009, after two trials ended with deadlocked juries, the U.S. Justice Department withdrew all fraud charges against Mazon and instead accepted a misdemeanor plea agreement under which Mazon pleaded guilty to one misdemeanor count of making a false written statement.... more»
8. Exposing Troops to Hazardous Water Conditions
In April 2006, the Senate Democratic Policy Committee held a hearing on allegations that Halliburton and its former subsidiary, KBR, knowingly exposed thousands of U.S. troops in Iraq to hazardous levels of unhealthy non-drinking water from the Euphrates River. This water was mainly used by the troops to shower, wash their hands and faces, brush their teeth, wash their clothes, and sometimes to make coffee. The allegations were made by current and former Halliburton/KBR water quality maintenance employees who claimed they alerted the company, but it took no action. The matter was referred to the Department of Defense Office of Inspector General, which, in March 2008, released a report that found U.S. soldiers at Camp Q-West, located about 180 miles north of Baghdad, were provided with treated but untested wastewater for nearly two years by KBR and may have suffered health problems as a result. The report also found that at several other bases, both KBR and the military failed to perform required water-quality checks, thereby exposing troops to potentially unsafe water for washing, bathing, shaving and cleaning. KBR provides water to U.S. bases in Iraq under its LOGCAP contract.... more»
9. Bribery to Win International Government Contracts
KBR pleaded guilty to violating the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) between 1995 and 2004 by paying millions of dollars in bribes to officials in Nigeria in exchange for engineering and construction contracts on a natural gas liquefaction plant. KBR agreed to pay $20 million and retain a corporate monitor for a period of three years.... more»
10. U.S. v. Chodan (Nigeria LNG Contracts Bribery)
United Kingdom citizen Wojciech Chodan was charged for his alleged participation in a scheme to bribe Nigerian government officials to obtain engineering, procurement and construction contracts to build liquefied natural gas (LNG) facilities in Nigeria. The government alleged that Chodan, a former salesperson and consultant of M. W. Kellogg Ltd., a UK subsidiary of KBR, took part in discussions about paying bribes to Nigerian government officials in order to steer contracts to a four-company joint venture that included KBR. Chodan was charged with one count of conspiracy to violate the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) and ten counts of violating the FCPA. In December 2010, Chodan pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to violate the FCPA. In February 2012, he was sentenced to one year of unsupervised probation and a $20,000 fine. Chodan previously was ordered to forfeit $726,885.... more»
11. Overpricing Fuel
In December 2003, the Defense Contract Audit Agency (DCAA) announced that Halliburton's Kellogg, Brown and Root subsidiary may have overpriced fuel imported to Iraq from Kuwait by as much as $61 million. Defense Department officials, however, granted Halliburton a waiver eliminating their responsibility to provide any cost and pricing data from its Kuwaiti subcontractor and declared the gasoline prices "fair and reasonable." By early 2006, the DCAA had found $279 million in questioned or unsupported costs under the Restore Iraqi Oil (RIO) contract, but, according to news accounts at that time, the Army chose to reimburse Halliburton for all but $10.1 million of those contested costs.... more»
12. April 2004 Iraq Convoy Driver Lawsuits
Lawsuits alleging negligence and fraud were filed by or on behalf of KBR truck drivers who were injured or killed while driving convoy assignments in Iraq in April 2004. In December 2011, Halliburton and KBR settled with plaintiff Reginald Cecil Lane for an undisclosed amount. The remaining lawsuits were dismissed on appeal in January 2012.... more»
13. Kuwait Company for Process Plan Construction & Contracting v. Halliburton (Breach of Contract)
The Kuwait Company for Process Plan Construction & Contracting and the Morris Corporation accused Halliburton subsidiary Kellogg, Brown & Root of breaching an agreement to pay for food service operations provided near Tikrit, Iraq in 2003. In February 2005, the parties reached an undisclosed settlement and agreed to dismiss the case.... more»
14. Navy Hurricane Relief Contract Overcharges
An audit report by the Department of Defense Inspector General found that KBR overcharged the U.S. Navy on contracts to provide support services in the aftermath of Hurricanes Ivan and Katrina. According to the audit, the Navy paid approximately $4.1 million for meals and services that should have cost $1.7 million and inappropriately paid a markup on material and equipment totaling $7.2 million. The report recommended the Navy seek a refund from KBR for the inappropriate payments.... more»
15. LOGCAP IV Disqualification
KBR was disqualified from participation on two task order competitions under the Logistics Civil Augmentation Program (LOGCAP) IV contract because a KBR employee improperly accessed source selection sensitive and proprietary information, and KBR refused to take proper corrective action. In September 2008, an Army contracting officer mistakenly sent to KBR's contracts manager and program manager an email containing source selection sensitive and proprietary information of KBR, Fluor, and DynCorp. Despite being instructed by the contracting officer to not open and to immediately delete and destroy the email, the KBR program manager opened and looked at the content of the email. KBR also refused the Army's request to isolate the program manager from the LOGCAP IV program for which the data contained in the email had been prepared.... more»
16. USA v. Lewis (Afghanistan Fuel Delivery)
Raschad L. "Sean" Lewis, a former fuel section employee of KBR assigned to Bagram Airfield in Afghanistan, was found guilty by a federal jury of conspiracy, false writing, bribery of a public official, and false claims stemming from a fuel diversion scheme. Between May and September 2006, Lewis and other KBR employees conspired to accept payments from drivers delivering jet fuel who, in fact, were selling their fuel to parties outside the airfield. Pursuant to the conspiracy, more than 48 truckloads of fuel valued at more than $800,000 were diverted for sale outside the airfield. Two other former KBR employees, Wallace A. Ward and James N. Sellman, were convicted for their roles in the scheme. In August 2009, Lewis was sentenced to 84 months in prison, three years of supervised release, and ordered to pay $891,000 in restitution. See related KBR instance, "Conspiracy to Defraud the Government While Overseeing Fuel Deliveries in Afghanistan."... more»
17. U.S. v. Breda (Sexual Assault)
David Charles Breda, Jr. was charged with sexually assaulting a woman in October 2008 at Al Asad Air Base in Iraq, where he was employed by Services Employees International Inc., a subsidiary of KBR. In October 2009, Breda pleaded guilty to abusive sexual contact. In January 2010 he was sentenced to two years in prison and a lifetime term of supervised release, and he was ordered to register as a sex offender.... more»
18. Nigeria LNG Contracts Bribery (UK Prosecution)
In its 2009 SEC Form 10-K, Halliburton reported that M.W. Kellogg Ltd. (MWKL), a British joint venture in which KBR owns 55 percent interest, is seeking plea negotiations with the UK's Serious Fraud Office (SFO) to settle its investigation into a Nigerian bribe scheme in which KBR and Halliburton pleaded guilty in 2009 to U.S. charges that, as part of a multinational consortium, they paid bribes to Nigerian officials from 1994 to 2004 to win contracts to build the Bonny Island liquefied natural gas (LNG) facility. Halliburton, which agreed to indemnify KBR and its subsidiaries for some past liabilities when the two companies split in 2007, reported that it will indemnify MWKL for 55 percent of any penalties. In February 2011, MWKL reached a £7,028,077 (approx. US$11.3 million) settlement with the SFO.... more»
19. Withholding 2008 LOGCAP Award Fees
KBR reported that the U.S. Army's LOGCAP Program Award Fee Government Determining Official notified the company that it will not receive any award fees for Task Orders 139 (dining facilities, laundry and other support services) and 151 (support services at Chief of Mission sites and U.S. Embassy-Iraq) for the period January 1, 2008 through April 30, 2008. KBR estimated it had accrued approximately $20 million in award fees during that period. According to the Associated Press, which received a statement about the matter from the Army Sustainment Command, KBR "failed to meet a level deserving of an award fee payment for work it did during the first four months of 2008."... more»
20. U.S v. Bennett (LOGCAP Freight Forwarding Kickbacks)
Robert Peter Bennett, a former supervisor for KBR's transportation department, pleaded guilty to accepting "perks" valued at $6,000 from employees of EGL, Inc., for favorable treatment related to military freight forwarding subcontracts in violation of the Anti-Kickback Act. Bennett admitted that from March 1, 2003 through April 29, 2005, while based in Houston, he accepted gratuities, including meals, drinks, golf outings and other gifts and entertainment, from EGL supervisor Kevin Andre Smoot and others on at least 40 different occasions. At the time, Bennett was KBR's Corporate Traffic Supervisor for the LOGCAP III contract with responsibility for supervising EGL on its subcontract with KBR to transport military goods to Iraq, Afghanistan and Kuwait. Bennett was sentenced to one year of probation (60 days in home confinement), a $100 assessment and $6,000 in restitution. In May 2010, the U.S. Army announced it would continue KBR's LOGCAP III contract to provide life support services to U.S. forces in Iraq until the withdrawal of those forces, scheduled to be completed by December 2011. See related pending KBR instance, "Vavra v. KBR (False Claims on LOGCAP Contracts in the Balkans and Iraq)."... more»
21. Exposure to Sodium Dichromate at Iraqi Water Treatment Plant (Oregon National Guard Suit)
Members of the Oregon Army National Guard sued KBR alleging health problems caused by exposure to sodium dichromate/hexavalent chromium at the Qarmat Ali water treatment plant in southern Iraq in 2003. KBR was in charge of restoring the plant; the National Guardsmen were assigned to protect the civilian workers at the plant. In November 2012, a federal jury found KBR negligent and awarded each of 12 plaintiffs $850,000 in non-economic damages (e.g. pain and suffering) and $6,250,000 in punitive damages, for a total amount of $85.2 million. The court subsequently reduced the non-economic damages award to $500,000.... more»
22. Overcharging and Other Procurement Irregularities (Balkans)
Kellogg Brown and Root (KBR) agreed to pay $8 million to settle allegations of overcharging and other procurement irregularities in its Army logistical support (LOGCAP) contract in the Balkans during 1999 and 2000.... more»
23. LOGCAP Task Order 130 Audit (June 2007)
In June 2007, the Office of the Special Inspector General for Iraq Reconstruction released the results of its audit of the Army's Logistics Civil Augmentation Program (LOGCAP) Task Order 130, which was awarded to Kellogg, Brown & Root Services (KBR) in April 2006 to provide various services in Iraq. The special inspector general found significant flaws in KBR's fuel receiving and distributing processes, waste in KBR's provision of food and billeting services, and flaws in the government's oversight of the LOGCAP contract.... more»
24. Guilty Plea in Iraq Kickback Scheme
Anthony J. Martin, an American who worked for Halliburton's former subsidiary Kellogg Brown & Root, pleaded guilty to violating the Anti-Kickback Act in awarding nearly $13 million in contracts to a Kuwaiti company in 2003 to supply the American military with semi-tractors and trailers in Iraq and Kuwait. (Subsequent court documents identified the company as First Kuwaiti General Trading & Contracting.) Martin, whose duties included soliciting and awarding subcontracts on KBR's behalf under its LOGCAP III (Logistics Civil Augmentation Program) contract, pleaded guilty in federal court in Illinois to awarding two contracts in exchange for what would have totaled over $200,000 in kickbacks. In June 2008, Martin was sentended to 12 months and one day in prison and ordered to pay $200,505 in restitution.... more»
25. World Bank Debarment of Australian Subsidiary
The World Bank Group debarred Kellogg Brown & Root Pty Ltd (KBR Pty) for a period of two years with conditional release following an investigation by the Bank's Integrity Vice Presidency (INT) into violations of the Consultant's Guidelines under a Bank-financed water supply project in Vietnam. KBR Pty, an Australian subsidiary of KBR, Inc., misrepresented the availability of key consultants during contract negotiation and execution, which resulted in KBR Pty being awarded the contract and led to delays in contract execution. Under the terms of the agreement KBR Inc. will also implement remedial measures to its corporate compliance program to comply with the World Bank Compliance standards. KBR Pty cannot be awarded a contract or otherwise participate in new activities under World Bank Group-financed or executed projects during the debarment period.... more»
26. U.S. v. Montes (Afghanistan Trucking Services Bribery and False Claims)
Diyana Montes pleaded guilty to one count of bribery for her role in a scheme to fraudulently bill the U.S. Army for trucking services in Afghanistan. According to the government, Montes worked for KBR at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, in 2008 where she worked with local Afghan contractors to transport U.S. military equipment, fuel, and other supplies throughout Afghanistan. The government alleged that Montes submitted false invoices on behalf of trucking company Afghanistan Trade Transportation (ATT), in return for which ATT paid Montes approximately $50,000.... more»
27. Conspiracy to Defraud the Government While Overseeing Fuel Deliveries in Afghanistan
A federal grand jury in Virginia indicted James N. Sellman and Wallace A. Ward, former Kellogg Brown and Root, Inc. (KBR) Fuel Section employees, charging them with conspiracy, making a false writing, bribery, and making a false claim to the Department of Defense. Sellman and Ward were assigned to oversee fuel deliveries to Bagram Airfield in Afghanistan under the Logistics Civil Augmentation Program ("LOGCAP") support contract. The indictment alleges that, between May and September 2006, Sellman and Ward conspired to accept bribes from truck drivers employed by British company Red Star Enterprises Limited in return for falsifying government documents indicating receipt of the fuel and then diverting fuel for sale outside the airfield. According to the indictment, the conspiracy involved over 784,000 gallons of fuel worth more than $2.1 million. On January 25, 2008, Ward pleaded guilty to conspiracy to receive bribes, making false statements and filing false claims. He admitted to joining the conspiracy in August 2006 and receiving bribes from several drivers. In April 2008, Ward was sentenced to 26 months in prison and three years of supervised release. Ward was also ordered to pay $216,000 in restitution to the Defense Energy Support Center headquartered at Fort Belvoir. In May 2008, Sellman was sentenced to 26 months in prison, three years of supervised released, and was ordered to pay $675,000 in restitution to the Defense Energy Support Center.... more»
28. Barker v. KBR (Sexual Harassment and Retaliation)
Tracy Barker worked for Halliburton's former subsidiary Kellogg Brown & Root (KBR) in Iraq from July 2004 to September 2005. She claimed that while working there she was harassed, sexually harassed and assaulted, and retaliated against when she complained. In August 2007, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission determined that Barker had been forced to endure a sexually hostile work environment and that KBR retaliated against her in violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Barker filed a lawsuit in federal court, which was dismissed and sent to arbitration. In November 2009, the arbitrator awarded Barker $2.9 million.... more»
29. SEC v. Stanley (Nigeria LNG Contracts Bribery)
The Securities and Exchange Commission charged former KBR executive Albert Jackson Stanley with violating the anti-bribery provisions of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) and related provisions of the federal securities laws. The SEC alleges that over a 10-year period, Stanley and other members of a four-company joint venture participated in a scheme to bribe Nigerian government officials in order to obtain construction contracts worth more than $6 billion to build liquefied natural gas facilities in Bonny Island, Nigeria. Without admitting or denying the SEC's allegations, Stanley consented to the entry of a final judgment that permanently enjoins him from violating the anti-bribery, record-keeping and internal control provisions of Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and also agreed to cooperate with the SEC's ongoing investigation. See related Halliburton instance, "U.S. v. Stanley (Nigeria LNG Contracts Bribery)" and pending instance, "Bribery to Win International Government Contracts."... more»
30. U.S. v. Stanley (Nigeria LNG Contracts Bribery)
Former KBR executive Albert Jackson Stanley pleaded guilty to one count of conspiring to violate the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) and one count of conspiring to commit mail and wire fraud. The FCPA charge stemmed from an alleged 10-year scheme involving the payment of bribes to Nigerian government officials to obtain engineering, procurement and construction contracts to build liquefied natural gas (LNG) facilities in Bonny Island, Nigeria. Stanley admitted in his plea agreement that a four-company joint venture which included KBR paid about $182 million to consulting companies that funneled part of the money to Nigerian officials. The mail and wire fraud count involved a separate incident in which Stanley admitted to receiving approximately $10.8 million in kickbacks from a consultant whom he caused his former employer and its predecessor company to hire in connection with LNG projects around the world. In February 2012, Stanley was sentenced to 30 months in prison on the FCPA charge. On the mail and wire fraud charge, Stanley was ordered to serve three years of supervised release following the prison term and to pay $10.8 million in restitution to KBR, the victim of the kickback scheme. See related Halliburton instances "SEC v. Stanley (Nigeria LNG Contracts Bribery)" and "Bribery to Win International Government Contracts."... more»


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In a fight which can only be described as "2005 come alive", lightweights Yves Edwards and Spencer Fisher will square off at KeyArena in Seattle, Washington on July 27th. MMA Junkie reported that both men verbally agreed to the UFC on Fox 8 bout.
Edwards (42-19-1) lost a tight split decision to Isaac Vallie-Flagg at UFC 156 in February. The Bahamas native had a memorable trip to Seattle last December when he knocked out Jeremy Stephens at UFC on Fox 5. Yves' UFC debut came in 2001 (!), and his greatest Octagon moment was a flying head kick KO of Josh Thomson at UFC 49 back in 2004.
Fisher (24-9) was previously one of the more entertaining fighters in the UFC's lightweight division. "The King" however is clearly on the downside of his career, having won just 1 of his last 5 fights. His last fight was a unanimous decision defeat to rival Sam Stout, giving Stout the edge 2-1 in their trilogy. Spencer's greatest highlight is his flying knee KO of Matt Wiman Watt Miman at UFC 60 in 2006.
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The Robotics Investigation Force have some new content, and their blog seems pretty busy too.
Ttfn, Tony (helping to keep the posts appearing, whilst Jim is away!)
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It's kinda cool. But you have to wait a little while for the red window to appear in the logo. Click it when it appears and you can see the new stuff.
- Aug 31, 2006, 9:28:00 AM
Doesn't work for me under Firefox (I get the old "coming Aug 30" message, even after restarting FF). However, the new stuff appears in IE.
- Aug 31, 2006, 4:31:00 PM
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I found the pages in Firefox. Make Firefox re-fetch the pages, for Windows hold th Ctrl key down whilst clicking the Reload icon.
- Aug 31, 2006, 6:32:00 PM
We apologise for "freaking" you out. We visit a lot of different NXT sites, including the LEGO forums. You mentioned in a post that you were "waiting," thus your name was added to the list.
This is a good thing.
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I see. I notice that several others are waiting as well: Jim Kelly, Robostormer (whom I know as RCX-Inventor) and others. Where they to "discovered"?
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Okaloosa County officials are working to restore the Tourist Development Council to its full capacity by early May.
The nine-member advisory panel has five vacancies. Its four current members — Warren Gourley, chairman; County Commissioner Kelly Windes; Fort Walton Beach City Councilman Bobby Nabors and Destin City Councilman Tuffy Dixon — do not constitute a quorum. The TDC has not held a monthly meeting since late January.
The county's next step will be to advertise the vacancies, said Dan O'Byrne, director of the county's Tourist Development Department.
"The specific qualifications are enshrined in the statute," he said. "The statute is very specific about which type of individual needs to sit in which seat."
Although O'Byrne wants to see the new TDC seated before the start of the summer tourist season, he said a thorough selection process is the top priority.
"I think we want to be deliberate … and make sure we've given everybody a chance to recognize there's vacancies there and have as much participation as we can get," he said.
O'Byrne and attorney Greg Stewart, special legal counsel to the county, are drafting a plan that will help the county refill the TDC posts.
"A procedure for the selection process is being prepared," Stewart said.
According to state law, the TDC is comprised of:
- Two elected city officials, with at least one from the "most populous municipality" in the area where bed taxes are levied.
- Six people involved in the tourist industry and who have demonstrated an interest in tourist development. At least three but no more than four of those six must own or operate motels, hotels, RV parks or other tourist accommodations. At least two and no more than three shall be people who are involved in the tourist industry but who do not own or operate tourist accommodations.
- A county commissioner.
Stewart said the TDC members will be appointed to serve staggered terms of two and four years. County commissioners will determine the term length for each seat, he added.
Stewart said he also plans to recommend to commissioners, perhaps at their first meeting in March, that they establish a selection committee to screen the applications.
Some applications already have been submitted.
"I've got a number of people already interested in serving and some people who are interested even since the last round of (resignations)," O'Byrne said.
He said it's important to get the TDC refilled because it's made up of experienced tourism professionals who know how to market the area to out-of-towners.
"Where the council is particularly helpful is … really at the strategic level," he said. "This is an advisory role. They are supposed to be advising the board of county commissioners on what to do with bed tax deployment. Clearly, the board wants people who know what they're talking about."
Contact Daily News Staff Writer Kari Barlow at 850-315-4438 or email@example.com. Follow her on Twitter @KariBnwfdn.


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Master Instructor Team - North & South America
United States
United States
Terri Arends
As a multi-faceted fitness professional, Terri Arends promotes well being through group exercise to boost member retention, and customer satisfaction. Terri serves as the Group Exercise Director at the Aaron Family Jewish Community Center of Dallas. She holds a Masters Degree in Sport Management and is certified through NASM, IFTA, Kettlebell Concepts and is trained in many other group exercise specialty certifications. Terri is a well known presenter on the national fitness front at WSSC, DCAC and Can Fit Pro. As a Master Instructor for Spinning, Terri puts fitness to work at the Dallas JCC by creating group exercise programs that not only get results for clients but also strives to deliver programming that embraces the spirit of community.
Pam Blum
Pam's professional experience spans many areas of the wellness industry. An ACE and AFAA certified group fitness instructor, she holds specialty certificates including yoga, Power Pilates System Level, Resist-A-Ball Master Trainer and Spinning Master Instructor. With her practical hands-on approach to wellness she's been invited as a guest speaker for many public and private groups, due to her ability to connect with others and motivate.
Colleen Broersma
Colleen is a Certified Therapeutic Recreation Therapist, Group Exercise and Yoga Instructor and Personal Trainer in addition to being a Master Instructor for the Spinning Program. In her more than 20 years in the Health and Fitness Industry, she has directed fitness and wellness programs for hospitals, community recreation centers and private health clubs.
Concurrent with her program coordination she has been an instructor trainer, offering continuing education and certification preparation courses to group exercise instructors and personal trainers since 1986. She currently owns FITQUEST Inc. a mind body training studio in Fort Collins, Colorado. Her life long quest is to assist others with exploring their own personal potential.
John Cargill
It all began with competitive swimming up through high school. After years of hiatus and a sedentary lifestyle, John reclaimed his fitness base via the world of triathlon; however, it was not until he earned his Spinning® certification in 2006 that he truly constructed a viable aerobic base. For this he is quite grateful, as he now enjoys a career as a coach and personal trainer; not to mention very gratifying experiences as a sprint and 70.3 triathlete, open water swimmer, and distance runner primarily at the 5K and 13.1 distances. He is especially privileged, though, to be an MI representing Illinois and to share the gift of the Spinning® program with all who will receive it. His certifications other than the Spinning® program include NASM-CPT, NCSF-CPT, ACE-CPT, and AFAA group exercise. Other passions include vocal music (the breathing techniques of which he has integrated into his coaching style), constant learning, and serving God by serving others.
Caroline Dawson
New York
A Master Instructor for the Spinning program and certified fitness professional for over 12 years, Caroline has worked with some of the top fitness professionals in creating new programs and services. She currently holds NASM, ACE and AFAA certifications and Bachelor and Masters degrees in Business Administration.
Caroline teaches group exercise classes for Town Sports International in New York City and consults for fitness industry leaders in the areas of project management, operations and instructional writing under the business name cadawson.com.
Lynn Day
Lynn has over 20 years of experience in the fitness industry. She is a competitive triathlete with multiple podium finishes. She has also competed in numerous running events including the Boston Marathon. Lynn has been an avid road cyclist and Spinning Instructor for the past 14 years in Doylestown, PA.
Seth Dedmon
Seth is a Master Instructor for the Spinning program, and is a certified ACE and AFAA Group Exercise Instructor. He is also a certified yoga instructor, training primarily in Ashtanga. Previously, Seth was a training presenter for the YMCA of Middle Tennessee.
He holds an MBA in international business and has worked for three Fortune Global 100 companies, and currently works in finance at the Nissan Americas headquarters in Nashville.
Shannon Derby
Shannon is passionate about cycling on the road, the trails and indoors with the Spinning Program. At her club, Mountain's Edge Fitness Center in Boulder, Colorado Shannon is the "go to gal." She's the Fitness Director, instructs all types of classes and runs her private training business, Fitness In Balance.
Shannon enjoys organizing her club's cycling team "Riders on the Edge" and participating in many of the local Colorado races and group events. Shannon has 2 degrees from the University of Colorado, a BS in Kinesiology and a BA in Psychology.
Puracelia Diaz
Puerto Rico
A Master Instructor for the Spinning program, AFAA & Isat Certified Fitness Instructor and 12 year veteran in the Fitness Industry. Puracelia holds a bachelor degree in Physical Education. She is a competitive duathlete in Puerto Rico, and two time Puerto Rican duathlon champion in 2002. She is head coach for 3 sports teams in her school, and specializes in 800m,1500m,3k, and 10k distance races.
Joe Dugan
New Jersey
Joe has been in the fitness industry and associated with Spinning since 1997. He is an ACE and AFAA Certified Fitness Instructor. Joe is a Wealth Advisor with Morgan Stanley and resides in southern New Jersey with his wife, Enita, and their son, Colin.
Sabrina Fairchild
Sabrina is a Master Instructor for the Spinning® and Bodyblade® programs, a certified Yoga Link instructor, and both an ACE and ACSM certified fitness instructor. Sabrina also holds a Health Science teaching credential and masters in Physical Education. Her fitness career began in 1983 and she has been a CEC provider since 1994. She currently teaches physical education at Butte Community College and California State University, Chico in Northern California.
Michael Ferrante
A Master Instructor for the Spinning program, Michael is a veteran endurance athlete and cyclist. He holds group exercise certifications from the American Council on Exercise (ACE) and the Aerobics and Fitness Association of America (AFAA) and is also a licensed USA Cycling Coach. He has competed in many cycling, running and triathlon events including the U.S. Ironman Championships and 70.3 Half Ironman races, the Mt. Washington running and cycling climbs and numerous sanctioned individual and team time trial races.
Holly Gebel
A Master Instructor for the Spinning Program, and an ACE and AFAA certified Personal Trainer and Group Exercise Instructor, Holly holds a Bachelors degree in Marketing Management and Business Administration. Holly is also a marathon runner.
Brooke Hayward
Brooke is the Spinning® Director and Group Fitness Administrator for Club La Maison Health and Fitness in Wayne PA. She has worked in the fitness industry for 15+ years and holds ACE, AFAA, IFTA, Body Combat and ACSM Personal Trainer Certifications. Currently a Master Instructor for both the Spinning® and Bodyblade® Programs, she also trains and provides continuing education as the Philadelphia Instructor Coordinator for Silver Sneakers, a Senior Fitness Program provided by Blue Cross and Healthways Inc. Brooke is featured in several fitness and cycling videos and has completed four legs of the 2005 Tour de France.
Elizabeth "Lizzy" Hoffmann
Lizzy has always been fascinated by human movement. She became a professional ballet/modern dancer when she was in her teens, and has danced for dance companies in the United States and abroad. She earned her degree in Dance/Music/Choreography/Kinesiology from the University of South Florida. She joined the Spinning family in 1996, and became the Spinning MI for France shortly after moving there with her husband in 1999. Lizzy now lives in North Carolina with her awesome husband and two chocolate labs, where she owns a Yoga studio called Urban Bliss, focusing on Yoga Alliance approved 200-hour teacher trainings.
Linda Howard
A Master Instructor for the Spinning program, ACE, AFAA Certified Fitness Instructor, NASM certified Personal Trainer, APEX certified Nutrition Fitness Professional and Polestar/Balanced Body certified Pilates Allegro Instructor, Linda is currently the Spinning Program Director, personal trainer and Pilates instructor for Gold's Gym in St. Petersburg, FL.
Dawn Juarez
A Master Instructor for the Spinning program and owner of FitQuest Performance Training, LLC, Dawn is a 25-year veteran of the fitness industry and holds a B.S. in Exercise and Sports Science and Psychology. She is an expert level competitive cyclist and licensed to race NORBA and USCF events.
Additionally, she is a licensed USAC Expert Coach and serves as advisory coach and racing member for team REI Austin Cycling. A private trainer and cycling coach, Dawn resides in Austin, Texas. Her website is www.fitquestpt.com.
Doug Katona
Doug is one of the original Master Instructors for Spinning and is an internationally-recognized presenter. He is the Managing Partner of CrossFit Endurance. He has authored numerous workshops, clinics and articles on Strength and Conditioning, Endurance Training and health/fitness in addition to starring in 3 Spinning DVDs and being featured in cycling training DVDs. He is a 2-time California State Time Trial Champion and is a Cat. 2 road cyclist as well as being a veteran of over 15 24-hour mountain biking events. He also competes in Duathlon and coaches Olympic lifting technique. He is a graduate of USC where he was named Student of the Year in the Sports Information department. He also serves as Endurance Coach for the Sports Club/LA.
Jeff Krabiel
Jeff has been a Master Instructor for the Spinning program since 1995. With two teaching credentials and a Master's Degree in Special Education, he is a teacher for severely handicapped children and has begun working on a Ph.D in Childhood Education. He is also an ACE and AFAA certified Group Fitness Instructor.
Luciana Marcial-Vincion
South Carolina
A Master Instructor for the Spinning® Program, Luciana holds a Masters Degree in Exercise Physiology. She has been involved in fitness education, programming and management for over 20 years, holding multiple certifications in group fitness, personal training, and exercise testing. She is a dancer, actress, and singer as well as a choreographer for everything from hip-hop to musical theatre. Luciana has also worked in the music industry in New York City for International Creative Management, Inc., one of the largest talent agencies in the world, and was a co-star on the television fitness program "Cardio Jam" based out of Gainesville, FL. In addition, she serves as the Team Manager for the global Spinning Master Instructor Team and is currently based in Charleston, South Carolina.
Nancy McCorry
New Jersey
Nancy has been teaching in the fitness industry for over 10 years. She is a certified Personal Trainer with ACE and an AFAA certified Group Exercise instructor. Nancy teaches for a large privately owned health club in Princeton, NJ, as well as for a TRX® Suspension Training® studio. She also enjoys her in-home personal training clientele. Nancy is a community ambassador for Lululemon Athletica.
Meg McNeely
A Master Instructor for the Spinning Program and ACE and AFAA certified Group Exercise Instructor, Meg is also certified in Pilates through the PhysicalMind Institute and Peak Pilates. With over 20 years of cycling experience and an avid swimmer, she competes in road races, time trials, and triathlons. She is involved in advocating female cycling as well as coaching female cyclists in the southern Maryland area. She holds a B.S. in the Health Sciences and is an artist of various mediums.
Donna Minotti
After 30 years in dance, Donna made the transition to promoting and teaching fitness. In addition to being a Spinning Master Instructor, she is a certified AFAA Group Fitness Instructor; ACE & NASM Personal Trainer; yoga, Pilates, and nutrition lifestyle coach and energy healer. She shares her passion for health and wellness as a Wellness Coordinator at Covidien Surgical Devices and as a part-time faculty member teaching Pilates at Quinnipiac University. She holds a B.S. in business management. Donna's additional passions are running, cycling, cooking and doing them all with her husband and teenage daughter. She has completed the Marine Corps Marathon and the New York City Marathon.
Ralph Mlady
A Master Instructor for the Spinning program, Ralph also holds group exercise certifications from the American Council on Exercise and the Aerobics and Fitness Association of America. Ralph is a veteran of multiple 24-hour cycling events and century rides. He also competes in adventure and mountain and road bike races. Ralph holds a master's degree in business administration and is currently working on his master's in education.
Lisa Mona
A Master Instructor for the Spinning Program, Lisa has been a registered dietitian for 20 years. She holds a bachelor's degree in nutrition from the University of Iowa and a master's degree in nutrition from Texas Woman's University. A 16-year veteran of the fitness industry, she has directed group fitness programs for private health clubs. She is also an ACE and AFAA certified Group Fitness Instructor. She currently is the Group Fitness and Spa Director at Element Fitness + Mind + Body in Lenexa, Kansas.
Anthony Musemici
New York
Anthony is an ACE, AFAA, and NASM certified personal trainer and has run a home training business for over 10 years in New York City and Long Island. He is a former Category Four Amateur Road Cyclist, competing in the New York City circuit. Anthony teaches for New York Sports Clubs and other private clubs in Queens, NY. He is currently attending Queens College to complete his Degree in Physical Education.
Jim Nugent
A Master Instructor for the Spinning® program, Jim is a certified personal trainer through the NASM, ACE and AFAA organizations. He is a firefighter for the city of Cincinnati. Jim is a former winner of multiple Ohio, national, and world BMX races. He has been involved in sports and fitness most of his life by competing in BMX, road and mountain bike events, as well as being a former wrestler and coach at the high school level. In addition, his involvement in the health club industry began about 10 years ago as a Spinning instructor. He has organized several two to three hour rides in the Cincinnati area.
Iona Passik
New York
Iona Passik has been a certified Spinning Instructor for almost fifteen years. In the 1990's, Iona went overseas to train Spinning Instructors in eleven European countries over a three-month period. Since returning to the US, she's trained thousands of instructors and continues to do so. Iona is an ACE and AFAA continuing education provider. She lives in New York with her husband and trains in Central Park.
Kari Peagle
A Master Instructor for the Spinning program, Kari has a B.S. degree in Pharmacy. She has been teaching as a fitness instructor for over a decade and she holds both personal training and instructor certifications with ACE and AFAA. Currently a coordinator and instructor for the Spinning program at World Gym, she is a personal trainer and pharmacist in Austin, Texas.
Lorey Pro
Lorey holds a master's degree in kinesiology and recreation, and certifications from the Aerobics and Fitness Association of America and YogaFit. She has over 18 years of experience in the fitness field as a program manager, group fitness instructor, personal trainer, NCAA track/cross country coach and conference presenter in the commercial, private, public, non-profit and university settings. Lorey's athletic background includes competitive running from 5K to marathon distance, duathlons, and triathlons. Currently, she is the Fitness Coordinator at the University of Arizona, and teaches various fitness classes in the Tucson area.
Tami Reilly
Tami has been in the fitness industry for over 12 years. Along with being a Master Instructor for the Spinning® and Bodyblade® programs, she is a registered yoga teacher with Yoga Alliance and a Gliding® Pro Trainer. Tami is both an ACE and AFAA certified as a personal trainer and a group exercise instructor. Tami is an avid fitness enthusiast and advocate. Her full-time employment is at Quinnipiac University as an Assistant Athletic Director for fitness and wellness. She works with the students and student-athletes to help foster wellness as a way of life by teaching them life skills for their mind as well as their body.
Gina Resina
New Jersey
Making the leap from Spinning® enthusiast to Spinning instructor in 2003, Gina's passion for the "Original Indoor Cycling Program" led her to pursue, and ultimately achieve, a position on the Spinning Master Instructor Team. She holds certifications in Personal Training with the American Council on Exercise (ACE) and the Aerobics and Fitness Association of America (AFAA), as well as an AFAA Group Exercise Instructor certification. In addition, she is a certified instructor for Resist-A-Ball, BOSU Integrated Balance Training and TRX Training. She enjoys being physically active, especially through cycling, swimming, running and strength training. Gina currently trains clients and leads Spinning classes in New Jersey, where she continues to coach and inspire others in accomplishing their fitness goals through the Spinning Program.
Maryjo Ruckel
New York
Maryjo's educational background is in business, but she was so inspired by the fitness industry 15 years ago that she decided to change fields and become a fitness professional.
In conjunction with being a Spinning Master Instructor, she is a certified personal trainer, group exercise instructor and Pilates instructor for major fitness chains in New York on Long Island. Maryjo is a faculty educator for Town Sports International (TSI) in New York City, where she trains instructors in the Spinning program for New York Sports Club, Boston Sports Club, Philadelphia Sports Club and Washington Sports Club.
Maryjo holds certifications from the American Council on Exercise, the American Fitness and Aerobics Association, Stott Pilates and Powerhouse Pilates.
Marci Rumel
As a Master Instructor for the Spinning program, Marci has over 25 years of experience in the fitness and recreation industries. She holds certifications from ACE, AFAA, Pilates and Heart Zone Systems and has a B.S. degree in Psychology from the University of Utah.
In addition she is a Pre & Post Natal specialist, a flexibility technician, and a USA Cycling coach. Marci works as the Director of The Park Center, a professor for Salt Lake Community College, a management consultant, and as a professional lecturer.
Scott Schlesinger
With over 13 years experience in the fitness industry, Scott is a Master Instructor for the Spinning program, and an ACE, ISSA and AFAA certified Personal Trainer. He is the co-creator of Synergy Circuit, which integrates several modalities of fitness into a high-powered, time-efficient workout. Scott has coordinated numerous charity rides for such causes as HIV, Leukemia, United Way, Hurricane Katrina Relief and the Lance Armstrong Foundation and is currently the Director of Spinning at Pinecrest Health & Fitness in Miami, FL.
Raquel Schmidt
New York
Raquel has been a certified ACE/AFAA Fitness Instructor since 1988, teaching hi/lo aerobics, step, hiphop, and body sculpting classes while still in high school. Currently, in addition to teaching Spinning, she also teaches yoga, cardio kickboxing, and bellydance. She also is a mat & reformer Stott certified Pilates instructor.
In 2004 she was selected to join a regional cycling team as a category 4 cyclist and went on to win gold medals in the New York State Criterium Championships (2005), New York State Time Trial Championships (2004), and a bronze medal in the New York State Road Racing Championships (2005). Internationally she has traveled to Europe (with bicycle in tow) to cheer Lance on to victories five and six and also rode several stages of the 2003 & 2004 Tour De France with local cycling enthusiasts.
Raquel holds a Ph.D. in education from the University of Buffalo and is a full time faculty member at the State University of New York College at Buffalo.
Angie Scott
Angie has been involved in the fitness industry for over 20 years. She has served as the Spinning Program Coordinator and Assistant Group Exercise Director at her local fitness facility. She is certified by the Aerobics and Fitness Association of America as a personal trainer, and is ACE certified in Group Exercise. Angie assists several individuals with customized training programs through E-coaching. Angie is an avid road cyclist, participating in charity cycling events throughout the year. Her favorite ride is the QUALCOMM Million Dollar Challenge, where she cycles 650 miles over eight days from San Francisco to San Diego in order to raise money for the Challenged Athletes Foundation. Angie has served as the Vice Chairman for the Vermont Governor's Council on Physical Fitness and Sports, where she was an advocate for the prevention of childhood obesity and Safe Routes to Schools program. She volunteers her time as a mentor and strongly supports the American Heart Association's "Go Red For Women" movement.
Isabel Shephar Schaefer
New York
A Master Instructor for the Spinning program, ACE certified Weight Management Consultant, AFAA certified Personal Trainer and Fitness Instructor. Isabel has been presenting fitness programs professionally since 1993 and is currently on staff at Hauppauge Sports Club, in Hauppauge, Long Island.
Bernadette Sidney
A 20-year veteran in the fitness industry, Bernadette is a Master Instructor for the Spinning program and an ACE and AFAA Certified Fitness Instructor. In addition, Bernie is a certified Level 2 Stott Pilates instructor.
Betty Simmons
Betty is a Master Instructor for the Spinning Program, in addition to holding certifications for group exercise, personal training, yoga, pilates, and aqua. She has 20+ years in the health and fitness industry and has directed fitness/group exercise and wellness programs for hospitals and private health clubs. Her life goal is to honor God by "using the gifts he has given me to coach others to be the best they can be." She is certified through ACE, AFAA, NASM, AEA, and AAI/ISMA. She also holds a BS in Criminal Justice and a BS in History/Secondary Education.
Renee Spriggs
With almost 30 years in the fitness industry, Renee is a Spinning®, Bodyblade®, and Resist-A-Ball® Master Instructor and a Peak Pilates® MVe trainer. Also a kettlebell instructor and functional movement specialist, Renee resides in Houston, Texas where she is the Pilates director at Timberline Fitness Studio.
Nadine Stewart
Nadine Stewart is an AFAA certified personal trainer and ACE certified group fitness instructor. She is a Master Instructor for both the Spinning® and Bodyblade® programs. She currently resides in Tallahassee, FL.
Joshua Taylor
Josh is a Master Instructor for the Spinning program and a former professional cyclist. A seasoned athlete who has been competing at the highest levels of bike racing for over 18 years, Joshua is a two-time State Road Race Champion and has raced against some of the top international cyclists in the world in events such as the San Francisco Grand Prix and the Philadelphia International championship.
Jennifer Ward
Jennifer Ward, RD, LDN, CLC, CPT, has been a Master Instructor since January of 1998. She is a Registered Dietitian and Licensed Dietitian-Nutritionist in the state of Massachusetts. She is the author of the SPINNING 8-Week Weight Loss Program among other SPINNING home study courses. She spent six years working as the Assistant Program Director and running heart rate and Energy Zone-based SPINNING classes at the GE Plastics Fitness Center in Pittsfield, MA. She raced for 8 years as a United States Cycling Federation category 3 road rider and she competed in Collegiate Nationals for the University of Massachusetts at Amherst Cycling Team in 1992 and 1993. She is also involved in running the Pittsfield Cyclocross summer bike race series for youth in her hometown of Pittsfield, MA. She currently works full time as the Wellness Registered Dietitian for Berkshire Medical Center's employee-centered Wellness at Work program and continues her work in the fitness industry as a substitute SPINNING Instructor for Berkshire Nautilus and presenting for Mad Dogg Athletics.
Martha Williams
With numerous certifications in personal training, group fitness and specialty formats, Martha has been teaching and training as a fitness professional since 1993. With a Bachelor of Arts from Wellesley College and a Master's Degree from UCLA, Martha has used her Psychology background as a fundamental component of her training methods. Martha operates a personal training business, as well as works as a fitness consultant & independent contractor for numerous health and wellness facilities in the Atlanta area.


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Kelly Clarkson Wants To Elope (Plus 8 Other Celebs Who Did The Same Thing)
Kelly Clarkson's not even engaged, but she recently told Ellen DeGeneres that she is "totally going to get married" to boyfriend Brandon Blackstock. As for her wedding? She doesn't foresee a big fete, but said "We will totally, probably elope… Eloping sounds good."
Kelly Ripa & Mark ConsuelosEloped: May 1, 1996 in Las Vegas
Still Together? Yes, 16 years later... and cute as ever!
"It just happened. The next thing you know, we're married, and then four months later we were pregnant," Ripa told Redbook
Sacha Baron Cohen & Isla FisherEloped: March 15, 2010 in Paris
Still Together? Yes!
"Sacha and I wanted no fuss — just us!" Fisher told OK magazine.
Britney Spears & Jason AlexanderEloped: January 3, 2004 in Las Vegas
Still Together? Not since the intial 55 hours...
Spears told E! after the annulment, "It was me being silly, being rebellious."
Gwyneth Paltrow & Chris MartinEloped: December 5, 2003 at a ranch in Montecito California
Still Together? Yes-- and have two adorable children, Apple and Moses.
Harrison Ford & Calista FlockhartEloped: June 2010 in Santa Fe
Still Together? Yes!
Even Ford's son didn't know about the nuptials: "Those crazy kids went off and eloped!" his son Ben told reporters.
Miranda Kerr & Orlando BloomEloped: July 2010 on a private island in Fiji
Still Together? Yes, and the couple has an adorable baby boy named Flynn.
Bette Midler & Martin von HaselbergEloped: December 16, 1984 in Las Vegas (only 6 weeks after meeting!)
Still Together? 23 years!
"We were married in the Starlight Chapel in Las Vegas by an Elvis impersonator," Midler has said. "We never got any wedding pictures."
Mariah Carey & Nick CannonEloped: April 29, 2008
Still Together? Yes, and have a set of twins to show for it!
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