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Lawyer Jacob Weinroth Questioned by Police Over 'Secret Recordings' of Judge in Tax Case
Prominent lawyer Jacob Weinroth is currently facing charges of bribery and money-laundering.
Currently facing charges of bribery and money-laundering, prominent lawyer Jacob Weinroth has been questioned by police officers over accusations that he tried to get another man, Ronen Bar Shiva, to discuss Weinroth's case with District Court Judge Gilad Neuthal and secretly record the conversation.
The issue came up during the trial of Bar Shiva, who is being tried for fraudulently raising money for a campaign to free kidnapped soldier Gilad Shalit and to help the victims of the Carmel fire.
Bar Shira told police fraud squad investigators that Weinroth had asked him to record Neuthal because "a change in the course of the trial could save him [Weinroth]." Bar Shira volunteered to take a polygraph on the matter.
An associate of Bar Shira, Aryeh Polasky, told police he was present at a meeting between Weinroth and Bar Shira in the lobby of the Renaissance Hotel in Tel Aviv late last year, and that it was Bar Shira who proposed to Weinroth that he would record Neuthal and that Weinroth asked Bar Shira to bring him the tape.
Weinroth vehemently denied the allegation, and said that if Bar Shira had suggested such a thing, he would have reported it to the police.
Weinroth has not been questioned under warning in the affair. Rather, police asked him and his secretary, Flora Prastai-Abuhatzera, as well as Bar Shira and Polasky, a series of 10 questions, the answers to which Haaretz has obtained.
Prastai-Abuhatzera told police she had received text messages from Bar Shira complaining that Weinroth had not fulfilled a pledge to donate to Bar Shira's supposed charities, "maybe because he did not receive recordings of the judge." Weinroth recently fired Prastai-Abuhatzera.
'Drop a bombshell'
Bar Shira allegedly contacted Weinroth's office less than a year ago. At first he received a contribution of NIS 10,000 from Weinroth supposedly for an event to help free Gilad Shalit. Later, Bar Shira said Weinroth referred him to a foundation of wealthy businessman Frank Lowy to receive a donation, and promised to raise additional money for him.
According to Bar Shira, Weinroth supposedly hinted to him to record Neuthal at a meeting at a Tel Aviv cafe near Weinroth's office. A few days later, they had another meeting at the Renaissance Hotel.
During Bar Shira's questioning under warning on the fraud suspicions, he told police he wanted to "drop a bombshell and say that Weinroth asked me to record his judge, Gilad Neuthal."
One of the detectives questioning Bar Shira noted on the form containing Bar Shira's testimony that the latter "was upset and crying again," and that he was "asking to be given a lie detector test over this thing."
Bar Shira reportedly told police: "Weinroth told me 'go be his friend' [referring to Neuthal] and told me that he would arrange another contribution from the Meier family of Geneva of NIS 1 million for the Carmel communities."
When asked how the subject of Neuthal came up, Bar Shira said: "Weinroth asked me at the meeting at Aroma whether I could do something personal for him. He told me how cruel Judge Neuthal was being toward him and other such things." Bar Shira said that at their second meeting, at the Renaissance, Weinroth clearly stated the mission of recording Neuthal, and that "Weinroth linked [his] contribution and this task."
"I remember that a week or two later Weinroth's father died and then he sent me a text message that the judge didn't even express his condolences. I was very surprised to get a text message like that but I understood what he meant."
Bar Shira said that Weinroth told him he was to "persuade the judge that Weinroth was a good man, a man that made contributions, to influence the judge so he would find Weinroth innocent; that's what he wanted."
When the investigator asked Bar Shira why he thought Weinroth needed a recording, Bar Shira replied: "...it seems to me he wanted to disqualify Neuthal with the recording."
When the investigators pressed Bar Shira further on the matter of the recording, he said: "I guess he wanted me to record the judge because of my ability to get people to like me, to make relationships... He told me in his colorful language to try to persuade the judge that he did not launder money and he is being falsely accused."
The investigator asked Bar Shira why Weinroth, a prominent attorney, would take such a risk as to ask Bar Shira, a person Weinroth did not know, on such a sensitive matter.
Bar Shira said: "I did not analyze it intellectually. I was dependent on him."
Bar Shira also added: "I had no way to do that crazy thing. If it had been my initiative, he should have gone to the police."
The investigators told Bar Shira they had found no mention of Judge Neuthal in messages he sent to or received from Weinroth, at which point Bar Shira said he would take a lie detector test, and that Weinroth's messages were allusions such as "I want to hear the music."
Polasky told police he heard Weinroth tell Bar Shira to bring him the cassette recording if he could and "I want to hear it and then I'll talk to you." When asked what Weinroth wanted to hear, Polasky said: "That he [Bar Shira] spoke to the judge and persuaded him to help Weinroth."
Weinroth's testimony
Weinroth told police that Bar Shira said he had been Neuthal's commander in the army, that he serves with Neuthal in the reserves and is a close friend, and that when the two chatted, Neuthal had said good things about Weinroth to Bar Shira.
Weinroth told police he was suspicious of such a statement, "because I know Neuthal to be a very closed man. But then I said that even a closed man has friends." Weinroth said said he was happy to hear about Neuthal's supposed good opinion of him because he is on trial before Neuthal.
Weinroth also said he thought Neuthal might have a good opinion of him because when Harish was attorney general, he would ask Weinroth to help people who were having legal problems and Neuthal, as Harish's aide, might have heard about Weinroth's good works.
Weinroth said he never complained to Bar Shira that Neuthal had not extended his condolences on the death of Weinroth's father.
He also said he had never asked Bar Shira anything with regard to Neuthal, and that Bar Shira had never offered to do anything in that connection, calling the idea "bizarre."
Police asked Weinroth how he explained that Polasky said he heard Weinroth and Bar Shira discussing the matter, and he said it was because Polasky and Bar Shira were a "pair of swindlers" who were "trying to explain how they had not gotten money fraudulently but in exchange for a recording."
Bar Shira, who has a criminal record, is suspected of raising funds fictitiously and taking hundreds of thousands of shekels for himself.
Weinroth is suspected of working for a former senior figure in the Tax Authority, Shuki Vita, for less than the usual fee and in return, Vita is suspected of engineering tax breaks for some of Weinroth's clients, including Arkadi Gaydamak and Michael Chernoy.
The decision to indict Weinroth raised a storm because of the legal precedents it involved as well as Weinroth's celebrity status in the legal world.
Neuthal, 52, is considered a rising star in Israel's juridical scene. In 1994, after serving as a senior aide to then-Attorney General Yosef Harish, Neuthal was appointed a Magistrate's Court Judge, and in 2007 was appointed to the District Court.


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Book design for Al Etmanski's IMPACT
Mika Design was asked to design the cover and inside page template for Al Etmanski's new book: Impact – Six Patterns to Spread Your Social Innovation.
Impact beautifully distills the insights and deep wisdom of one of the world's great social innovators. Etmanski's book is far more than a practical guide: it's an invitation to re-imagine possibilities for our lives and for the world we create."
– David Bornstein, author "How To Change The World"
Working with Al, we came up with a circular pattern that symbolizes the organic nature of social innovation networks. The white circles represent the 6 patterns and the non-hierarchical way in which they integrate into community activities. We are excited to see the printed copies in the next few weeks.
Al will be "unlaunching" his book on April 27 at SFU Woodwards in Vancouver at a free event with an amazing set of speakers.Read more →


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An Anniversary Remembered
Hello friends! Hope you all had a fabulous day :) My dizziness has thankfully subsided. I played it safe last night and tried out some Amazing Grass Green Super Food to hopefully help things along.
I won this and the chocolate mix in Angie's giveaway. I hadn't used it up to this point because I didn't really know what to do with it!
I mixed one (tiny) scoop with 1 cup unsweetened vanilla almond milk.
It was… okay. I drank it, but it wasn't delicious. One thing I've noticed about Amazing Grass is that it is pretty filling for a drink powder. The fibre perhaps?
It's a day off here because of Remembrance Day, which meant plenty of time this morning to celebrate Waflle Wednesday :)
Drooooool. Used my usual protein pancake recipe and topped with heated strawberries and blueberries then drizzled an almond butter-almond milk mix.
It was heavenly. But why stop there? I added a little hot chocolate mix to my morning brew ;)
A perfect way to start my three-day "weekend" :D
I spent my morning and good chunk of my afternoon re-working my resume, writing a gazillion cover letters, and sending them out to as many places as I could think of. So far mostly communications-type jobs. Seems to fit my skill set, and I applied to some really interesting companies that I would be proud to represent :)
At some point, I breaked for chocolate protein yogurt.
Yumm. P.S. Do not try this with chocolate Amazing Grass. Gets nice and thick, but tastes disgusting. Consider yourself warned.
After letting my boring lunch digest and hitting our daytime high of 9 Celsius, I set out for a long run. Been a couple weeks since I did a long one, and opted for a solid 8 miles. It flew by! Eight is my favourite number, and seems to be a pretty good one for long runs too :) Oh, and I saw two women riding horses on the trail! It was fun, but frightening, as I'm intimidated by horses :\
As always, I whipped up a post-workout smoothie. They just go down so easy!
- 1 cup almond milk
- 1/4 cup plain yogurt
- 2 scoops Vega Smoothie Infusion
- handful each frozen strawberries, blueberries, raspberries
- 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
It was actually a pleasant purple colour. The cup is pretty, but makes everything look a gross shade of green :P
Not gonna lie, part of my long run was also meant to work up a hunger. Remembrance Day happens to be Chris and I's anniversary (easy to remember!). Four years!! Although, I say it's more like two since we live in different cities :P
We celebrated with one of our common hobbies – food. Went to one of Fredericton's "fancier" restaurants, Brewbakers.
One thing I love about this place is that it has an open kitchen so you can see what the chefs are doing.
And a pretty decor. One thing I do like about Christmas are the lights!
Chris ordered, what else, steak.
It came on top of parmesan garlic mashed potatoes and carrots. I tried a bite and it wasn't too bad. But I liked my dish much better!
I went for the special, maple balsamic pork.
On top of roasted baby potatoes, broccolini and grilled cantaloupe. So good! I've only had pork once since I started eating red meat again, and this did not disappoint. The maple syrup was of course divine, and I included a sweet bit of cantaloupe in every bite. Yum!
Our server caught me taking photos, and captured Chris and I before digging in.
We just want our meat :P
I insisted on dessert, and Chris let me choose. I went for the richest, chocolate-y-est thing on the dessert menu.
Molten lava cake with some decaf black tea. It was deconstructed though, with the "lava" on the outside. The sauce was definitely the best part. Chris and I split it. This is approximately where I went from pleasantly satisfied to FULL :D
Now we're just taking it easy and Chris is pretending not to like Glee, but I know he secretly loves it ;)
Hope you all had a stellar Hump Day!
Posted on November 11, 2009, in Restaurants, Workouts and tagged Brewbakers, long run, molten lava cake, pork, protein powder, Restaurants, running, steak, waffle wednesday, waffles, yogurt. Bookmark the permalink. 26 Comments.
Happy Anniversary! You make a cute couple :)
The lava cake looks unbelieveable.
Congrats on 4 yrs! That's a long long time! :-)
I totally would have ordered the pork too. LOVE it.
And no offense, but I'm with HEAB…Amazing Grass=Amazing Ass :-D
Happy anniversary – and congrats on the 8 miles. You are a serious runner now!
Happy Anniversary! I think Amazing Grass tastes the best in smoothies…but I'm too scared to try any flavor other than chocolate!
I watched Glee for the second time tonight and I am really liking it! I may have to add it to my DVR list that I never have time to go through lol.
Happy Anniversary, you crazy kids!
Happy Anniversary.
I've got to say, your pork looks like the winner. And holey moley, what a pile of food you get there!!
PS – I lovvvvvvve molten chocolate lava cake. You're a girl after my own heart.
Happy Anniversary!
That molten cake looks like the perfect anniversary dessert. YUM!!!
And I didn't even realize I participated in Waffle Wednesday yesterday! Yay!!
I'm so jealous of those waffles! Yum!
Brewbakes looks amazing!!
Congrats on the four years:D
Happy Anniversary! :)
That pork looks yumtastic! You guys are so cute together! :)
Lava cake is always good.
Ya know what I've NEVER tried any of my AG samples plain with just almond milk. I always blend them up with fruit & nut butter. I'm kinda scared to try it alone! lol
Happy Anniversary ;-)
Happy Anniversary! That looks like a great restaurant :)
you two are adorable, and that maple pork has me salivating. i don't love meat, but somehow with maple, it sounds perfect :)
i do not like amazing grass. tried it. about gagged my stomach out of my body.
have a fab day dear!
and happy anniversary to CHRIS!!!! :)
Just catching up, like I promised :)
1) FOOD PORN!!! Susan–those fluffernutter oats are killing me. ditto the waffles. holy cow
2) Hummus fritatta–you are a genius. I am copying that, too
3) Thanks for sharing your thoughts on Christmas anxiety. My fave things have changed over the years, too, but I always love the spirit of warmth that comes with it. I think you took the first step to getting into it by modifying your definition of it in the first place. You can do it girl!
4) Way to resist the lure of fast food and make your own–I count Whole Foods salad bar as my go-to :)
5) Love you. xoxo
Aww Happy (Belated) Anniversary! I love Chocolate Amazing Grass….soooo yummy! I'm just too cheap to buy any :(


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The best advice I can give is for you to LISTEN TO YOUR BODY! Your body is a pretty smart work of art. Once I began truly living a holistic lifestyle, I started being super in tune with my body and knew exactly when it was giving me subtle signs. I now know what is normal for me and my body, which is VITAL for me to continue to always feel well and prevent any future problems! & I want the same for you.
Always check up on yourself & your health status. Be well. Be happy. Be healthy.
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About Solyndra: The Rooftop Solar Leader
Headquartered in Fremont, California, Solyndra designs and manufactures solar photovoltaic (PV) systems, comprised of panels and mounts, for the commercial rooftop market. Solyndra's technology is a proven and scalable solar solution that offers strong ROI and economics for the rooftop owner. The company has installed its systems on more than 1000 rooftops in more than 20 countries. In 2010 Solyndra was named "One of the 50 Most Innovative Companies in the World" by MIT's Technology Review Magazine. Using innovative cylindrical modules and thin film CIGS technology, Solyndra systems are designed to provide the lowest levelized cost of electricity and the highest kilowatt hour production per rooftop for typical installations. The unique Solyndra form factor is designed specifically for the commercial rooftop, offering the fastest and easiest installation, a non-penetrating mounting system, and superior wind, snow and soiling performance. In addition Solyndra offers energy and conservation advantages when installed in conjunction with a white or "cool" roof.
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Improved light collection makes the 200 Series our most powerful panel yet, especially when combined with a white, "cool roof". Individual panels are rated as high as 220Wp.
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- Series Fuse Rating: 24.4 Amps
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Yesterday, the wind was calm enough that I decided it would be a good dayswap out my jammed T2X with one that I'd rebuilt. So, I prepare everything and head up my HDBX48 tower (8 ft of mast above the top with modest antennas: KML-KT34A at top, Cushcraft 40-CD2 at bottom, dipole for WARC in between plus a VHF/UHF discone at the very top and a 2m/70 cm corner reflector near the middle). About 2/3 of the way up, I notice that there seem to be a lot of bugs flying about. I look more carefully and see that these are wasps. Believing that discretion is the better part of valor, I retreat. "Great, a wasp nest is up there someplace." I get some wasp and hornet killer, go up a ways, and try squirting the stuff up there but it won't go far enough and I can't get a good angle, anyway. I thought to use my pressure washer with some insecticide injected through the injector system, but the motor won't start (something else to fix). Then, lo and behold!, by early evening all the wasps are gone. Vanished. Armed with wasp killer, I start up again. When I get to the mounting plate, I find that there is no sign of any wasp activity: no nests, nothing. I go about my business, secure the bottom of the mast with SS hose clamps to each leg just above the rotator, and make the rotator swap. Darkness falls and I have to stop, but things are secure enough and I completed it this morning in more wind than I like. Yet, all went well. I mentioned this to my kids (8 and 7) and they tell me "Oh, yes, Daddy: we see wasps up there all the time." First I'd heard of it. In all the years I've had this tower (going on 20 between Oklahoma and Colorado) I've never seen the like. Does anyone have a clue as to what's going on? Is there any way to dissuade these critters? I need to go up there again to set up my 160 m shunt feed... 73, Kim Elmore, N5OP _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ TowerTalk mailing list firstname.lastname@example.com http://lists.contesting.com/mailman/listinfo/towertalk
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This devotional is written by Allison Fagerstadt. Allison is a worship leader, songwriter, teacher, wife, mother and more. She co-wrote the song "This Is The Day" on Laura Story's latest album Blessings.
Sometimes I look around at the faces walking by and am amazed that each of these chosen people has an individual, beautiful story designed by God. We were created to bring unique worship before the Lord and live out the specific calling God has for our lives. Each of us is special gift belonging to the Lord with the task of making God famous right where we are, in the moment we are in.
From birth, my story has been centered on the love of singing to Jesus. I'm sure if you spoke with my mom, she would gladly tell you the stories of me singing into the microwave with a wooden spoon. I was on TV!! Or, my personal favorite, "Singing a song of the Lord" while telling my brother to "Shut it!" God put the love of music in my heart. Singing songs and entering in to praise and worship corporately has been an effortless passion and a gift that brings an immediate calm and joy to my spirit.
What hasn't been as easy is walking out other areas of my life with that same passion, joy, and willing desire to please the Lord when it's not as immediately gratifying, and sometimes, downright hard. Along with being a wife and mother of 3 beautiful school-aged children, I'm also a full-time public school teacher in a poverty-stricken district; I serve as a worship leader at my church and give voice lessons on the side. More recently, God has used me as a Psalmist. I'll come back to that in a moment.
Reflecting on those things, I can see how they all mold together to fit into my story nicely with one exception. Maybe you can see it too? The wild card for me has been my 11 years of teaching. At times I feel like David in all the various seasons of his life with God saying to Him, "Here, take your shepherding skills and use them to slay a giant or become a king". But for me it has been, "Here take the love and mercy I have freely given to you, and give that away to these hearts needing to know the sweet fruits of My Spirit."
Working with children can be enjoyable and rewarding, and in the same day, drain your energy tank well below empty. Positive change is present in the actions of my students, but I still find myself wondering, "Lord, am I following Your will right now? Is this what You want from me, or am I supposed to be going in a different direction?" My heart is to be a steward of every gift He has given to me. However, my tendency is to wait until I am 99.9% certain God has said, "Go!" even if the door is wide open. I am not a "pusher" and I love that God knows this about me.
Several years ago, a man by the name of Ruckins McKinley prophesied over me after a church service. I'd just given birth to my daughter Lauren and this was my first time back to church in several weeks. It's also important to note that he had no way of knowing that I was a leader on the worship team. After the service was over, Ruckins came up to where I was seated and said, "You are a Psalmist. The song of the Lord is on your heart and you are going to write songs for Him that are going to be used for His glory." Little did he know that writing songs for the Lord was something I'd always wanted to do, but fear held me back. I didn't waste time. By that date the following year, I had written my first song, "Your Promise", and we were singing it in church on a regular basis. A year after that, God had given me enough songs to record my first album. He also handed me a producer and team of musicians that were excited to work with me. The seventh song I'd written and last song on my cd was titled "This Is the Day." In a last-minute decision, after all other songs were mixed and ready to be mastered, I begged my team to add this last song to the album. I felt strongly that it was the perfect song to end the season of my life that the cd represented. Little did I know, it actually better represented the beginning of a new season filled with hope, faith, and new foundations in Christ.
"This is the Day" was birthed during of painful transition in our church. Raw vulnerability was prevalent. We were ready for new beginnings and new vision. When joy was lost and hope seemed sparse, God said, "Come, celebrate Me! I am Your Salvation! Don't look to man for your answer. Turn your eyes upon Me, and I will lead you out of this darkness." Originally titled, "My Salvation", the lyrics God put on my heart spoke the truth by faith of the radical transformation God our Savior was going to bring us through. He is our reason to celebrate even in darkness.
Soon after the cd was finished and released, I heard about an opportunity to mingle with other song writers, and receive feedback from professional artists on how to write songs that were sing able in congregational settings. My heart is to write for the local church, so I jumped at this opportunity to glean valuable wisdom from fellow worship leaders. "This Is the Day" seemed to be the happiest and most "polished" song on my cd. Without hesitation I chose that demo to be critiqued. I was very excited to meet and visit with some of my heroes in worship writing, Matt Redman, Brenton Brown, and Laura Story to name a few. Little did I know how much God had planned to develop out of this one moment in my life.
Laura Story was the artist critiquing the songs in my small group. A funny side note, I prayed that I would not be last because I knew my stomach couldn't handle the pressure. It was the seventh song I'd written. That's a lot of pressure!! Praise God I was second. After the listening part was over Laura gave me several comments, and then to my surprise said, "I think I hear a second verse to this song." She asked for my email address and said she'd like to talk more about it later on. I remember feeling so overwhelmed and thankful that God would allow me to receive such positive validation that I was on the right track the first time around. But also thinking that, in reality, she would really probably never email and that was ok because I was so grateful for the positive feedback.
Two weeks later, my husband Joe called out, "Do you know someone by the name of Laura Story? She says she met you at the writing conference?" In that email, Laura, the most hospitably, kind soul you'll ever meet, asked if I was still interested in doing some co-writing. I'd never co-written with anyone, but I knew what an honor and blessing it would be to co-write with a Dove award-winning songwriter. After agreeing on the revisions, I received another email that once again made me stand in awe of how big our God is. She told me that she'd played the song for her producer friend (Nathan Nockels) and that he thought it would be a good-fit for her new cd. "This is the Day" is the first track on Laura's latest album "Blessings" and "Blessings" just won a Dove Award for Album of the Year. Wow God! Just by being available to the Lord, this is what He gave me. What a gift.
I've learned over time that pushing your way to your dreams really can set you up for failure if the timing is off and your dreams are not in full-alignment with the will of God. Seeking the will of God is a better plan. When doors open, I am working on walking through them. The other side of that is having a peace if the door closes knowing that God's way is going to be so much better. From our view of David's whole story, it is easy to see God's miraculous hand in every step of his journey. When our souls leave this earth, I imagine our stories too will have become beautiful tapestries woven together with the finest crafting of the Holy Spirit.
If it's meant to be, God will make a way. God's timing is perfect. God has a plan. His plan becomes our stories. And the beautiful thing is that He gives us free will to choose the paths we follow. My heart is that all things will be done in love, for the glory of His name, knowing that He is with me and I am His gift.


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Shabbir Khan, an executive for the Saudi conglomerate Tamimi Global Co, throws a lavish birthday party for KBR procurement manager Stephen Seamans at a Tamimi "party house" near Camp Arifjan, a Kuwaiti base near the border. Khan gives Seamans the use of a prostitute as one of his birthday presents. Driving Seamans back home, Khan offers Seamans $130,000 in kickbacks. Five days after the party, with Seamans and Khan driving the deal, KBR awards Tamimi a $14.4 million mess hall subcontract for the upcoming invasion of Iraq. This and other information about KBR war profiteering in Iraq comes from a federal investigation that will begin in late 2007 (see October 2006 and Beyond). [Chicago Tribune, 2/20/2008; Chicago Tribune, 2/21/2008]
Entity Tags: Kellogg, Brown and Root, Stephen Seamans, Tamimi Global Co, Shabbir Khan
Timeline Tags: Iraq under US Occupation
After the US invades Iraq (see March 19, 2003), the US Department of Defense begins drastically curbing its oversight of private contractors providing logistical support to US troops, while at the same time ramping up its outsourcing of critical troop support jobs. The prime beneficiary of the Defense Department's decisions is former Halliburton subsidiary KBR. While Army contracts will quadruple from $23.3 billion in 1992 to $100.6 billion in 2006, the Army halves its number of contract supervisors, from 10,000 in 1990 to 5,500 in 2007. As a result, fraud runs rampant (see October 2006 and Beyond). Subcontractor Christopher Cahill, whose company has spent a decade working under the LOGCAP logistics program, will say: "I think we downsized past the point of general competency. The point of a standing army is to have them equipped." Cahill will serve 30 months in prison for fraud. A KBR spokeswoman will say, "Ethics and integrity are core values for KBR." Monitoring - Military auditors claim they closely monitor the various layers of KBR subcontractors who actually perform most of the LOGCAP work, but prosecutors will show that US-based auditors can manage reviews that are limited at best over the plethora of deals constantly being brokered between KBR and a host of multinational subcontractors. One of KBR's Houston office buildings houses a 25-member team from the Defense Contract Audit Agency; in 2007 they will admit that they cannot perform any oversight because they have "no communications" with any "personnel on the ground" in Iraq or Kuwait. Consequences - Without oversight, many KBR officials begin openly displaying and bragging about the Rolex watches, leather jackets, prostitutes, and other "perks" provided to them by Middle Eastern businessmen. "[T]he KBR guys weren't shy about bragging about the fact that they were being treated to all that stuff," according to Paul Morrell, whose firm the Event Source ran several mess halls as a KBR subcontractor. In return, subcontractors become indispensable to the logistical functioning of the Army, and throw their weight around. Former KBR subcontract manager Harry DeWolf will say that when subcontracts came up for renegotiation, the firms would say: "'Fine, we're going to pull out all of our people and equipment.' They really had KBR and the government over the barrel." [Chicago Tribune, 2/20/2008; Chicago Tribune, 2/21/2008]
Entity Tags: US Department of Defense, Christopher Cahill, Harry DeWolf, Kellogg, Brown and Root, Paul Morrell
KBR procurement manager Stephen Seamans gives his crony Shabbir Khan (see October 2002), of the Saudi conglomerate Tamimi Global Co, inside information that allows Tamimi to secure a $2 million KBR subcontract to establish a mess hall at a Baghdad palace. Seamans subsequently puts through change orders that inflate the subcontract to $4.7 million. This and other information about KBR war profiteering in Iraq comes from a federal investigation that will begin in late 2007 (see October 2006 and Beyond). [Chicago Tribune, 2/20/2008; Chicago Tribune, 2/21/2008]
KBR procurement managers Stephen Seamans and Jeff Mazon, who have between them already executed logistics subcontracts for the US military in Iraq worth $321 million, put together yet another deal for their business crony Shabbir Khan, of the Saudi conglomerate Tamimi Global Co (see October 2005, October 2002, and April 2003). However, this deal puts US soldiers at risk. According to KBR's enormous LOGCAP contract with the Army, KBR is required to medically screen the thousands of kitchen workers subcontractors such as Tamimi import from poor villages in countries like Nepal, Pakistan, India, and Bangladesh. Instead of performing the required medical screenings, Khan gives falsified files on 550 Tamimi kitchen workers to the US Defense Department. KBR retests those 550 workers at a Kuwait City clinic and finds that 172 test positive for exposure to the hepatitis A virus. Khan tries to suppress the test results, telling the clinic that Tamimi would do no more business with his clinic if it informs KBR about the results. Further retests show that none of the 172 have contagious hepatitis A, and Khan's attorneys will claim during a subsequent investigation (see October 2006 and Beyond) that no soldiers caught any diseases from any of Tamimi's workers. Other firms besides Tamimi show similar problems, causing KBR to begin vaccinating the employees for a variety of diseases at the job sites. [Chicago Tribune, 2/20/2008; Chicago Tribune, 2/21/2008]
Entity Tags: Shabbir Khan, Jeff Mazon, Kellogg, Brown and Root, US Department of the Army, US Department of Defense, Tamimi Global Co, Stephen Seamans
Three war contractors for KBR, the firm supplying logistical support for US troops in Iraq and Kuwait, meet in a quiet lounge in London's Cumberland Hotel. The three men are unaware that federal agents are tailing them. They spend the afternoon drinking and discussing the various bribes they have accepted as kickbacks as a routine part of doing business. KBR procurement manager Stephen Seamans, who, unbeknownst to his colleagues, is wearing a wire for the FBI, wonders whether or not he should return $65,000 in bribes his two fellows, executives from the Saudi conglomerate Tamimi Global Co, gave him. One of the two executives, Tamimi operations director Shabbir Khan, tells him to conceal the money by falsifying business records. "Just do the paperwork," Khan advises. This and other information about KBR war profiteering in Iraq comes from a federal investigation that will begin in late 2007 (see October 2006 and Beyond). [Chicago Tribune, 2/20/2008; Chicago Tribune, 2/21/2008]
KBR subcontractor Stephen Seamans and his business crony, Shabbir Khan of the Saudi Arabian conglomerate Tamimi Global Co, are arrested as part of the ongoing investigation into war profiteering by KBR and its subcontractors (see October 2006 and Beyond). Khan is convicted of lying to federal agents about the kickbacks he provided Seamans (see February 20, 2008, October 2005, October 2002, April 2003, and June 2003), and will serve 51 months in prison. Seamans pleads guilty to charges stemming from the same business deals, and serves a year and a day in prison. Seamans, an Air Force veteran, once taught ethics to junior KBR employees. In December, during his sentencing hearing, he says he is sorry for taking the bribes, "It is not the way that Americans do business." [Chicago Tribune, 2/20/2008; Chicago Tribune, 2/21/2008]
Federal prosecutors attempt to determine just how much corruption, fraud, and theft has occurred among government contracts handed out to corporations for their work in Iraq. The preliminary answer: a great deal. The US Justice Department chooses to center its probe into war profiteering in the small town of Rock Island, Illinois, because high-ranking Army officials at the arsenal there administer KBR's LOGCAP III contract to feed, shelter, and support US soldiers, and to rebuild Iraq's oil infrastructure. KBR, formerly Kellogg, Brown, & Root, is a subsidiary of oil-construction giant Halliburton. The reported violations are rampant (see February 20, 2008, October 2005, October 2002, April 2003, June 2003, and September 21, 2007). [Chicago Tribune, 2/20/2008] The investigation is under the aegis of the National Procurement Fraud Task Force, formed by the Justice Department to detect, identify, prevent, and prosecute procurement fraud by firms such as KBR. The Task Force includes the FBI, the US Inspectors General community, the Executive Office for United States Attorneys, and others. [PR Newswire, 7/13/2007] Multiple Prosecutions Underway - The Justice Department prosecutes four former supervisors for KBR, the large defense firm responsible for most of the military logistics and troop supply operations in Iraq. The government also prosecutes five executives from KBR subcontractors; an Army officer, Pete Peleti, has been found guilty of taking bribes (see February 20, 2008). Two KBR employees have already pleaded guilty in another trial, and about twenty more people face charges in the ever-widening corruption scandal. According to recently unsealed court documents, kickbacks, corruption, and fraud were rampant in contractual dealings months before the first US combat soldier arrived in Iraq. Not only did KBR contractors receive handsome, and illicit, payoffs, but the corruption and fraud endangered the health and safety of US troops stationed in Iraq and Kuwait. One freight-shipping subcontractor has already confessed to bribing five KBR employees to receive preferential treatment; five more were named by Peleti as accepting bribes. Prosecutors have identified three senior KBR executives as having approved deliberately inflated bids. None of these people have yet been charged. Other related charges have been made, from KBR's refusal to protect employees sexually assaulted by co-workers to findings that the corporation charged $45 for a can of soda. Pentagon Slashed Oversight - The overarching reason why such rampant fraud was, and is, taking place, prosecutors and observers believe, is that the Department of Defense outsourced critical troop support jobs while simultaneously slashing the amount of government oversight (see 2003 and Beyond). Lack of Cooperation - Kuwait refuses to extradite two Middle Eastern businessmen accused of LOGCAP fraud. And KBR refuses to provide some internal documents detailing some of its managers' business dealings. KBR says it "has not undertaken an exhaustive search of its millions of pages of procurement documents" to determine whether other problems exist. [Chicago Tribune, 2/20/2008; Chicago Tribune, 2/21/2008]
Entity Tags: US Department of the Army, National Procurement Fraud Task Force, Kellogg, Brown and Root, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Defense Contract Audit Agency, Pete Peleti, US Department of Defense, US Department of Justice
Former KBR subcontract administrator Anthony J. Martin pleads guilty to violating the Anti-Kickback Act. Martin admits to taking bribes from a Kuwaiti company in 2003 in return for granting a $4.67 million contract to the firm. Although the Justice Department does not identify the Kuwaiti firm, other court documents subsequently name the firm as First Kuwaiti General Trading & Contracting (see September 21, 2007). Martin worked from February 2003 through February 2004 in Kuwait, where he solicited bids from prospective subcontractors under KBR's largest contract with the US Army, the Logistics Civil Augmentation Program (LOGCAP III). Martin's conviction is part of a much larger investigation mounted by the Justice Department in Rock Island, Illinois, investigating corporate fraud in the provision of logistics to the US military deployed in Iraq and Afghanistan (see October 2006 and Beyond). Martin has admitted to accepting $10,000 from the managing partner of First Kuwaiti, Lebanese businessman Wadih Al Absi. He was to receive almost $200,000 more, but testified in his plea bargain agreement that he felt guilty about taking the $10,000 and subsequently refused to take any more. Martin faces up to ten years in prison and possible restitution. [PR Newswire, 7/13/2007; Associated Press, 9/21/2007]
Entity Tags: First Kuwaiti General Trading & Contracting, Anthony J. Martin, US Department of Justice, Wadih Al Absi, Kellogg, Brown and Root, US Department of the Army
First Kuwaiti General Trading & Contracting, the Kuwaiti firm building the US embassy in Baghdad, is accused of agreeing to pay $200,000 in kickbacks in return for two unrelated Army contracts in Iraq. According to now-sealed court documents, First Kuwaiti worked with a manager for KBR, the US contracting firm that handles logistics for the US military in Iraq and Afghanistan. The document is based on grand jury testimony from the former KBR manager, Anthony J. Martin, who pled guilty in July to taking bribes from First Kuwaiti in 2003 (see July 13, 2007). The US government has tried to keep First Kuwaiti's name out of public records related to Martin's case. Martin told the grand jury that he took part in a bribery scheme with Lebanese businessman Wadih Al Absi, the controlling official of First Kuwaiti. That firm has done a large amount of work for US government entities, including the Army Corps of Engineers and the US Marine Corps. It is under investigation by Congress for its allegedly illegal labor practices, and the Justice Department is investigating the firm for alleged contract fraud on the embassy project. J. Scott Arthur, one of Martin's defense lawyers, says the US government is improperly withholding evidence about Martin and his relationship with Al Absi and First Kuwaiti. Martin has said that he took kickbacks in return for his awarding a $4.6 million contract to First Kuwaiti to supply 50 semi-tractors and 50 refrigeration trailers for six months. A month later, Martin awarded First Kuwaiti an additional $8.8 million subcontract to supply 150 more semi-tractors for six months. In return, First Kuwaiti agreed to pay him $200,000. Martin says he took $10,000, then refused to take any more money. Martin will testify in the trial of former KBR procurement manager Jeff Mazon (see June 2003). First Kuwaiti denies any wrongdoing, and KBR says through a spokesperson that it "in no way condones or tolerates unethical behavior," adding, "We have fully cooperated with the Department of Justice." [Associated Press, 9/21/2007]
Entity Tags: J. Scott Arthur, Anthony J. Martin, First Kuwaiti General Trading & Contracting, US Department of the Marines, US Army Corps of Engineers, Kellogg, Brown and Root, Jeff Mazon, Wadih Al Absi
Chief Warrant Officer Pete Peleti, formerly the military's top food adviser in the Middle East, is sentenced to 28 months in prison for taking bribes from US contractors operating fraudulent war-profiteering schemes in Iraq and Kuwait. Peleti took bribes from Saudi conglomerate Tamimi Global Co, US firm Public Warehousing Co, and others between 2003 and 2006. Among the bribes Peleti accepted was a trip to the 2006 Super Bowl. Peleti also accepted bribes from Tamimi executive Shabbir Khan to influence military contracts. In 2006, Peleti was arrested as he re-entered the US at Dover Air Force Base; he was carrying a duffel bag stuffed with watches and jewelry, and had $40,000 hidden inside his clothes. Peleti is now cooperating with prosecutors. This and other information about KBR war profiteering in Iraq comes from a federal investigation that will begin in late 2007 (see October 2006 and Beyond). [Chicago Tribune, 2/20/2008; Chicago Tribune, 2/21/2008]
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- Source: The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, Volume 5, Issue 2, 1 Mar 1956, p. 345 - 346
Biochemical Determinants of Microbial Diseases
Harvard University of Monographs in Medicine and Public Health, Number 13, by Rene J. Dubos, The Rockefeller Institute for Medical Research. 152 pages. Cambridge, Mass., Harvard University Press, 1954. Price $3.50
It is approximately 10 years since Dubos' modern microbiological classic "The Bacterial Cell" was published. That book brought together much information but of greater importance expressed the author's advanced ideas about the relationship of cell properties and components to problems of infection and specific immunity. The present monograph is written from the viewpoint of the interaction between host and agent and indicates the shift in emphasis that has occurred in the study of pathogenesis of infectious processes. The author is one of the most provocative workers and thinkers in the whole field of medicine and he has had a large and beneficial influence on microbiological thought. In part this is due to his great skill as an investigator, but perhaps equally to his boldness in speculating on the results of his own work and that of others.
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Sadly 2014 will be the last year the current group of players are young enough to play in the Witney and District Junior Football League.
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Sorry to those who came looking for an update Friday. I'd been dealing with a pet health issue during the week that was getting increasingly worse, and so I never got around to finishing the inking on the Friday page. Then on Friday itself I had to have her put to sleep due to serious complications that arose without warning.
Not sure if we'll be back on Monday at this point. As you may guess, drawing pages isn't the first thing on my mind right now. On the other hand it may end up being a way for me to keep my mind off things.
Day 1:
I got into Denver on Friday, around 1230-ish for @denver comic con . The convention wasn't going to start until 3p, but we could get our badges early for set-up. I decided to park at the hotel I'd be staying at, which was about five blocks away from the convention center. I don't have a whole lot of stuff to haul around, and I do have a rolling plastic crate which makes it fairly easy to get the heavy stuff from place to place. My artist messenger bag carries the rest, so the walk to the convention center wasn't really a problem.
So I'm heading past the Hyatt when a guy comes out of the hotel. I can tell he's going to the convention because he's got a rolling backpack or suitcase, and has a banner holder with it. Always a good clue, right? So I tell him I assume he's going to the convention and he says he is, and I ask if he knows where we pick up badges and he does. Woohoo! So I ask him if he's an artist or an exhibitor, and he says he'll be in the Kids Corral, but he's a writer, not an artist. I ask him what he writes and he says he write's a comic called PRINCELESS. The funny part about this is that I only recently started following Jeremy Whitley on twitter & facebook, and I have no idea what he looks like but sure enough, the first person I speak to at Denver Comic-Con (actually prior to the convention depending on how you look at it) is Jeremy Whitley. Completely random meeting on the street, even though one of he'd invited me prior to the con to meet up with him and the artist of PRINCELESS (Emily C. Martin) along with some of their friends for dinner on Saturday night. Still... just a weird way to start the convention.
We make it to the convention center and Jeremy goes his way, I go mine. I get to the exhibition hall and find my table and get set up. I'm waiting for my friend Gerhard Kaaihue (hereafter refered to as "G") who is going to share my table with me, because I have his artist alley badge and I need to get it to him. Fortunately he calls pretty soon after I find my table and so I head back out of the hall to meet with him. While I'm on my way down the escalator I see George Perez coming in with a messenger bag slung over his shoulder and all I can think of is "my commission is in that bag!" because I managed to make it onto George's commission list.
Make it outside and meet up with G, get to the Hyatt where he's parked and I help him haul his stuff back to the convention center. Crossing the street there is a woman waiting at the cross walk who says "Hi Scott", to which I respond with my patented vacant stare because I do not recognize her. She asks if I do the comic Angry Faerie, and I say yes, and she says we did a signing at CK Comics together at which point I realize it Leila De Luca. Because I am terrible with both names and faces, and this will happen more than once this weekend.
Back at the convention center, G and I get our table set up. We appear to be the only table in our row without a banner. Note to self: Get a banner. The writer of Amala's Blade (Steve Horton) has been cool enough to give me a heads-up on Twitter about a source for when I'm ready to order it. This is the great thing about the internet... it allows for so much more networking possibilities than ever before.
The convention actually opens around 2:30, letting VIP Ticket Holders onto the floor. G points out that George Perez is at his table already and since the line is very small I take the opportunity to go meet him. I bring the three books I brought with me for him to sign (an old Fantagraphics book called "FOCUS ON: George Perez", the MODERN MASTERS: George Perez book, and The Art of George Perez) along with copies of the 1st and 2nd Angry Faerie manga which I've signed for him.
Standing in line I do get a chance to talk to him a bit while he's sketching for the people ahead of me, and I got to see him do a convention sketch of the golden age Superman. It's amazing what a master like George can do with just a #2 pencil and a sharpie. When I finally get the front of the line, I get my commission sketch from him. A fantastic head shot of Scarlet Witch in her gypsy outfit. Definitely worth the price. I get a photo of myself with George holding up the sketch, and then get a photo of the two of us with him holding the Angry Faerie comics.
They say you should never meet your heroes because you'll be disappointed, but I guess that doesn't apply if it's George Perez. He was incredibly friendly, smiling the entire time I was in line, and the few times I saw him walking the convention floor he always had that smile on his face.
By 3pm the convention was officially open and while it took a while for traffic to start getting over to the artist alley (sorry.. artist VALLEY. Right near the Celebrity Summit. Seriously), things did pick up. One of the first people to pass by my table picked up the Denver Comic-Con Angry Faerie special (the two AF Manga, an AF button, and a 11x17 print of the 2nd AF manga cover). Good start!
The day actually went pretty fast from there, and G and I debated the positioning of our table. We were in the very last row of the Artist Valley, across from the podcast tables. On the plus side there was a LOT of open space between us and the podcasters, which we thought could help because it would mean people wouldn't get bottlenecked like they could in the other rows. On the other hand, people could look down the aisle and think there wasn't much to see. It was hard to tell that early into the convention.
All things considered, Friday felt like a success.
to be continued!
So last weekend I was in the Artist Alley at Denver Comicfest for the third year in a row. I would have to say this year was a quantum leap forward for the convention, no doubt helped by moving to a different hotel where people had room to move around. Previous years it was so cramped and crowded it was just an annoyance if you had to walk around the convention because people were packed in like sardines trying to walk down the one little hallway. I didn't have a lot of time to walk around the con itself, though I did get to see Phil (Wonder Woman, X-Men) Jimenez doing free sketches for people. The man is a drawing MACHINE. These weren't just quickie sketches either... these were headshots/busts of characters (with small backgrounds in some cases). He would do very rough blue line pencils and then ink it with micron pens and they looked amazing. I wanted to get a sketch m'self, but one of the drawbacks of having your own table is you have to actually man your own table. Ah well.. maybe next time.
In any event, I had a lot of traffic to my table, especially on Saturday which shouldn't be a surprise as my lovely friend Erica showed up dressed as Angry Faerie. Never underestimate the power of an attractive woman to get some attention.
So here are some of the photos from this year's con. More to come soon:
More photos to come soon.
My wife reads the Sookie Stackhouse novels by Charlaine Harris. If you're unfamiliar with the books, you may be familiar with the tv show based on her books, HBO's TRUE BLOOD.
So we were at the grocery store the other day and saw the latest book was out, and naturally we had to buy it, right? So standing in line, I'm holding the book and read the description on the dust jacket for these editions adventure:
[quote]After enduring torture and the loss of loved ones during the brief but deadly Faery War, Sookie Stackhouse is hurt and she's angry. Just about the only bright spot in her life is the love she thinks she feels for vampire Eric Northman. But he's under scrutiny by the new Vampire King because of their relationship. And as the political implications of the Shifters coming out are beginning to be felt, Sookie's connection to the Shreveport pack draws her into the debate. Worst of all, though the door to Faery has been closed, there are still some Fae on the human side-and one of them is angry at Sookie. Very, very angry...[/quote]
So... to be clear: In the latest Sookie Stackhouse novel... there is an ANGRY FAERIE!
So I've been considering moving to a Mon/Weds/Friday schedule or even a Tues/Thurs/Saturday schedule, but have not decided on anything yet. I posted about this on the comicfury forums, and got some good feedback. Still, haven't made a firm decision yet, but once I do I'll obviously let everyone know.
In other news, it's looking more and more likely that I'll be having a table at ComicFest in Denver (April 16-18). It's part of StarFest which is the "main convention". If anyone is planning on attending, I hope you'll stop by my table and say hi.
I've put a link at the top of the page that says "Contact Angry Faerie". If you have any questions or comments regarind Angry Faerie, feel free to shoot me an email. If you actually ask a question, it's possible that Angry Faerie will reply in a webcomic down the line.
Once again, thanks for reading.
Scott S.
So far, as best I can tell, I am on track to have a table at the upcoming ComicFest here in Denver, Colorado. ComicFest is a sub-convention of the larger StarFest. I'll be sharing a table with another local webcomicker, so I'm hoping to have a good time (and possibly make a lil money, but we'll see about that). The plan is to make up some Angry Faerie logo buttons (possibly to sell, possibly to just give away) and I may take the leap of faith and order a small batch of Angry Faerie t-shirts. If I do take that leap (and it seems likely I will) I'll offer them for sale online as well. So if you were just dying to get a black & white Angry Faerie t-shirt, this could be your opportunity!
By the way, did you notice at the top of the comic there is now a link to email Angry Faerie? It's possible that the occasional email will get read by Angry Faerie in the comic. Just fair warning, that's all.
I've gotten some flattering feedback from people saying they want more Angry Faerie (ie: bonus strips). Well, I have to get a bit further ahead on the regular strips, but don't be too surprised if there are the occasional weekend strips (in color? possibly, but no guarantees at this point) as I did have an idea about that the other day.
As for today's back matter: Everyone likes to see an Elf getting kicked "square in da nutz" , right? (If your answer is "no" then you're clearly looking at the wrong webcomic).
Just thought I'd share another image I did of Angry Faerie before the webcomic developed. One thing about Angry Faerie, she doesn't like to be considered "cute".
I am currently planning on attending the Denver Comicfest (part of the larger Denver Starfest) in April (april 16-18). I'll be splitting a dealer's table with another webcomic creator (arborcides.com). If you're planning to be in Denver, please stop by the table and say hi.
*disclaimer: artist table has not been confirmed yet. I'll keep y'all updated :)


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When you're signed into your Logos.com account, you'll find "Add to wish list" links on live product pages (see above), and also on search results.Click these links to build your wish list.
Reviewing your wish list is as easy as going to your account and clicking on the "Wish List" tab.
If you hit the "Edit" link at the top of your wish list, you can give your wish list a specific name, see the dates you added items to your list, as well as make your list private or public (public wish lists coming soon).
You can also make multiple wish lists in case you want one specifically for commentaries, ministry books, or want a special list to make public.
This is only the beginning of what we have planned for wish lists. Like I said, we intend to enable you to share wish lists as well as make gift purchases off of others' wish lists. We have many other exciting things planned, but we're keeping those under our hat for now.
And if you find your list is getting too long, there is a helpful "Add List to Cart" button. So head to Logos.com and start building your list now!


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Under close supervision as part of a hands-on pre-apprenticeship training program, YouthBuild students construct or rehabilitate homes for homeless and low-income people in their communities. Projects range from gut rehabilitation or restoration of multi-unit buildings to constructing new homes. Many YouthBuild programs are sponsored by Community Development Corporations that are major developers of local affordable housing. Others partner with affordable housing developers or with Habitat for Humanity International, providing labor for their housing development.
In 2005, YouthBuild USA launched its Green Building Initiative to respond to a growing demand from YouthBuild programs to learn how to construct homes with less environmental impact and greater affordability for occupants.


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Our list of sponsors has grown again this time with two from our constantly expanding audience. Thank you Rypple and ThinkWrap for supporting us in bringing this event to the Toronto Dev community!
After last month's success, #devTO is on the verge of getting the sixth edition down.Thanks to Mark Reale and Khori Armstrong of Bnotions, and Craig Wilson. for their presentations, #devTO Sprint 5 was quite inspiring! After a surprising fifth, we've decided to go at it again this month!
Rypple is a social performance platform built for teams to share goals, recognize great work, and help each other improve. With Rypple, performance management becomes painless and effective.
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After several suicide attempts I was diagnosed as suffering from depression some months ago. I then started suffering severe mood swings and suspected I was suffering from bipolar disorder type II. My GP was adamant that I just had a cyclothymic personality and was not suffering from bipolar disorder. Finally he agreed to refer me to a psychiatrist who diagnosed Cyclothymia and wants me to take lithium for two years. My worry is that because I haven't been diagnosed as bipolar, everyone will think I've been over-reacting and that things haven't been as bad as they have. Although I seem to have mostly got over the depression and it's the 'high' periods that are causing problems now, when I was depressed I felt as if it was the end of the world and I just wanted to die. I'm not looking forward to going back to my GP because I've got it into my head that he thinks I've over-reacted and should be able to cope with this "mild" disorder. I can't find much information about cyclothymia (I'd never even heard of it) so could you give me any info about it and is it normal for sufferers to feel suicidal when depressed and even attempt suicide?
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I'm very sorry to hear about the very bad time you've had. I hope life will go better for you from now on. I think that you've got much too 'bogged down' in psychological terminology. Look: there isn't a disease called 'cyclothymia'. The word 'cyclothymia' just means 'up and down in mood' - which isn't very different from what 'bipolar' means. Your psychiatrist's suggestion that you should take lithium for a while seems reasonable. Lithium tends to 'calm down' bipolar/cyclothymic people and makes them more 'even' in temperament. I'm not saying that lithium is definitely the best course for you, but it may well be worth trying.
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I agree. I know several people on lithium for whom it's worked extraordinarily well. And once you can rely on your moods a bit more, I believe you'll feel more in control - and you will enjoy that. It doesn't matter what various medics have been calling your problem. Your problem has been real and difficult and no one will believe otherwise. When you feel stronger you may well be interested in having some counselling to see if you can work out whether your depression is linked to things in your past or present. Finally, you might like to buy - or borrow from a library - an excellent book called 'Coping With Depression and Elation' by Dr Patrick McKeon. It's published by Sheldon and priced at £6.99. You could think about contacting MIND, they could well help you, so why not get in touch?
Good luck.
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Posted: Friday, May 26, 2006
First Definitive Example of Similar Solar Rotational Effects on Planetary Atmospheres
"Despite differences in the chemical compositions and densities of Earth's and Mars' atmospheres, we now have a definitive example showing that both planets' atmospheres react similarly to varying levels of solar energy impacting them during the sun's 25-day rotation," says Elsayed Talaat, a space scientist with the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) in Laurel, Md.
Talaat's findings, which will be presented in an AGU session (Comparative Planetology: Atmospheres and Aeronomy I) on May 26 at 11:25 a.m., could help the atmospheric science community better understand the relationship between the sun and its effects on planetary atmospheres.
Comparing limited ionospheric data sets acquired in 2003 by NASA's Mars Global Surveyor (MGS) and the agency's TIMED SEE instrument (Solar Extreme Ultraviolet Experiment), Talaat says his findings provide evidence that the photochemistry of Mars' ionosphere responds similarly as Earth's to solar inputs.
"The upper atmospheres of both planets are impacted by varying levels of high-energy solar X-rays and extreme ultraviolet radiation during the sun's rotation - the same type of data collected by the SEE instrument," Talaat says. "I looked at the variation in solar irradiance found in SEE's data and correlated that with the variability in Mars' ionosphere."
To compensate for the sun's different rotational time periods as would be perceived from Earth and Mars, he shifted SEE's data to match the Mars timeframe. When two charts depicting the Mars peak ion density and solar activity levels during a common timeframe were overlaid, the plots aligned.
The Mars ionospheric profiles were retrieved from the radio transmissions from NASA's MGS Radio Science Experiment led by Dr. David Hinson of Stanford University. Data are made available to researchers worldwide via http://nova.stanford.edu/projects/mod/.
About TIMED Since its launch in 2001, TIMED has been exploring one of Earth's last atmospheric frontiers - the Mesosphere and Lower Thermosphere/Ionosphere (MLTI) - collecting valuable data during various phases of the solar cycle. To date, TIMED and a worldwide network of ground-based observation sites have collected unprecedented global observations of the MLTI region's basic structure, temperature, pressure, wind and chemical composition, as well as measurements of the region's energy inputs and outputs. TIMED is the first mission to simultaneously measure all critical parameters so that scientists can better understand the processes that control changes in the upper atmosphere.
TIMED is the first mission in NASA's Solar Terrestrial Probes Program, and is part of the Heliophysics Great Observatory - a collection of NASA's sun-Earth-focused missions. NASA Goddard's Solar Terrestrial Probes Program Office, in Greenbelt, Md., oversees the mission, sponsored by NASA's Science Mission Directorate, Washington, D.C. APL built and now operates the spacecraft, leads the project's science effort and manages the mission's Science Data Center for NASA.
For more information, visit http://www.timed.jhuapl.edu.
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I was too tired to do a blog post last night after submitting, so here we are!
They Lurk Beneath is a cross between Defender and "That Game Where You Drop Depth Charges On Submarines That I Can't Remember The Name Of". You must protect non-hostile ships from being dragged down to the depths by the Grabbers, while avoiding the onslaught of other sea creatures attacking your own vessel. Occassionally a lost city will start to rise and spawn some nastier creatures, and you must destroy the city before it surfaces, or it will spell doom for the whole world, or something.
Now onto the development bit.
- We implemented everything we set out to do. Everything works. Hurrah!
- I'm pretty happy with the graphic style (even if I say so myself) and the soundtrack turned out well.
- Using Unity worked out well and made things easier.
- We didn't have enough time to balance the gameplay properly. As a result, it's too easy. Until the city appears, and then it's kind of too hard. It's pretty difficult to actually lose all the ships before your own ship gets destroyed.
- I think the BFXR sounds do the game a disservice and don't gel with the soundtrack. That's the nature of time limits though, and good quality sound effects aren't really the highest priority.
- We didn't get chance to give the lost cities ridiculous HP Lovecraft style names. "The Lost City of G'sathothogh Is Rising!"
Overall I'm pretty happy with how it turned out, although after judging I'd like to do a version 2 with better gameplay. We'll see!
Clicky here to play and vote. Go on. Play and vote. DO IT NOW.