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quote of the day: "i'm not going to argue with you, he was cute."
Posted on January 20, 2011 by bobcargill (@xkv8r)
"I'm not going to argue with you, he was cute." - Defense attorney David Breitbart on Dr. Robert R. Cargill.
In my review of the transcripts of the case of the People of New York vs. Raphael Golb, I came across the following statement, which caused me to laugh. The blush-inducing statement was made by Dr. Golb's defense attorney, David Breitbart, during his summation (closing arguments). In his summarization of my testimony, Mr. Breitbart opened with the following:
"Let me call your attention to a young man by the name of Robert Cargill. I'm not going to argue with you, he was cute. I'm not going to argue with you. We [the defense lawyers] don't look at anything else except you folks [the jury] and the witness, so we know he was considered cute, but that's not the point."
– Attorney for Raphael Golb, David Breitbart, during his closing arguments speaking to the jury about Dr. Robert R. Cargill (p. 1200, lines 8-12 of the court transcripts).
To my recollection, the jury was made up of a fairly equal number of men and women, most of whom were my age (and by that, I mean younger ;-). Apparently, Mr. Breitbart felt that I made a good impression on the jury, and so attempted to separate what I said from the one saying it. And, while I am fully aware that Dr. Golb's attorney, Mr. Breitbart, shortly thereafter proceeded in his attempt to impugn my credibility, and that his use of the word "cute" was actually pejorative (that is, cute only, which is never good for scholars and news anchors), I find it humorous (as well as quite consistent with my experiences in life) that even in a courtroom, with the exception of my wife, the kindest compliments about my appearance still come from men, not women. Go figure.
I'm not really certain how to respond, other than to say, "Thank you, Mr. Breitbart. It was the kindest (and I'm guessing the only kind) thing you said about me all day." ;-)
Filed under: dead sea scrolls, humor, i'm not making this up, qumran, robert cargill | Tagged: aggravated harassment, convicted, court, crime, criminal, criminal impersonation, david breitbart, forgery, guilty, identity theft, lawrence schiffman, liar, new york, norman golb, quote of the day, raphael golb, robert cargill, unauthorized use of a computer |	12 Comments »
california online impersonation law goes into effect jan 1, 2011
Posted on January 1, 2011 by bobcargill (@xkv8r)
A new California state law, SB 1411, goes into effect today, which makes it a misdemeanor to maliciously impersonate someone via a social media outlet or through e-mails. The bill is in response to a rise cybercrime that uses online anonymity on blogs, email, and other social networking sites to harm, intimidate, threaten, and defraud others, not unlike the seemingly never-ending saga of Dr. Golb and the Dead Sea Scrolls that played out in New York last year.
Here's the bill's history. It is one of the few California bills to pass both the assembly and senate unanimously. Precedence is being set, and the laws are finally catching up with the crime and the criminals.
Filed under: anonymity, california, crime, justice and legal, technology | Tagged: aggravated harassment, california, crime, criminal, criminal impersonation, forgery, identity theft, law, new york, oriental institute, raphael golb, unauthorized use of a computer, university of chicago |	3 Comments »
trying to dig oneself out of a hole: raphael golb posts his appeal online
Posted on November 29, 2010 by bobcargill (@xkv8r)
Raphael Golb is handcuffed and led from a Manhattan State Supreme courtroom in New York to prison after being sentenced to 6 months in jail and 5 years probation. Golb, son of University of Chicago Oriental Institute historian Dr. Norman Golb, was convicted on 30 felony and misdemeanor counts of identity theft, forgery, criminal impersonation, aggravated harassment, and the unauthorized use of a computer. Photo: Steven Hirsch
There's an old saying: "When you dig yourself into a hole, put down the shovel."
Apparently, no one ever taught this to Raphael Golb, whose latest attempt to garner sympathy from the paranoid, the friendless, and those involved in similar ordeals is now available online.
And good news: this latest volley from Dr. Golb seems to be having the desired effect. For instance, the "Overturn the Wrongful Conviction of Raphael Golb" group on Facebook has seen its membership rise significantly from 15 to 16 over the past month. Given that at least one of those "members" is a marketing bot, I'd say that it won't be long until the Raphael Golb Facebook group has as many fans as "The Great Kim Jong-Il" group (4377) or the "Sarah Palin for President 2012" group (92). Even ol' Jimmy Barfield's "Copper Scroll Project" has more supporters with 394.
Yes, Dr. Golb is back, and this time per the requirements of his sentencing and bail writing in his own name! Remarkably, Dr. Golb has essentially posted his conviction appeal online. I'm guessing the State of New York thanks him for the additional time to prepare its response. I mean seriously, didn't Dr. Golb learn anything from the trial? He hung his lawyers out to dry by posting every possible angle of every possible line of their questioning online several months before the trial actually began! Every witness knew exactly what Golb's attorneys were going to ask because the verbally-incontinent Golb had already posted it online months before. So thanks again for the advance notice.
(Unless, of course, Golb is using the same tactic he used during the trial, where he knew he would be found guilty 30 times, but decided to use the trial to attack his victims further, and decided to attempt to try his case in the blogosphere. The only problem is, I don't think Dr. Golb's most recent posting on the indymedia.org website qualifies as "protected speech." I'm assuming he didn't make any false claims in his indymedia post…)
For those of you who don't want to waste the time reading Dr. Golb's rant appeal, let me summarize it for you. I've listed who Raphael Golb thinks is responsible for his arrest and conviction in the table below:
People whose fault it is:
(in order of appearance)
People whose fault it is not:
Dead Sea scrolls "guild" or "monopoly"
"creators of museum exhibits"
a fake "consensus"
"defenders of the sectarian position"
"abuse of power and of financial influence" by scholars and academic institutions
"evangelical Christian educational institutions"
"orthodox Jews" who shared their basic perspective
"religiously oriented scholars"
Larry Schiffman
NYU officials
Assistant District Attorney John Bandler
Patrick McKenna, an investigating officer assigned to the New York Country D.A.'s identity theft unit
New York Criminal Court Judge Carol Berkman
"acute stress reaction"
agreeing "to be interrogated without an attorney"
"sly" interrogation techniques
District Attorney Robert Morgenthau
New York court system and "rules"
jury selection process
failure of judge "to explain to the jurors that my case was the first of its kind"
prevention of Golb's attorneys "from engaging in significant cross-examination of witnesses"
"Judge Berkman instructed the jury to find me guilty"
New York Jewish Museum
Salem witch trial
Stephen Goranson
Duke University provost
UCLA faculty members
Risa Levitt Kohn
"coincidences" like despite claiming not to have known of "Johnathan Seidel," a rabbi in Oregon named Jonathan Seidel coincidentally graduated from Golb's alma mater, Oberlin College, and coincidentally was introduced to Norman Golb in England in 1986, and coincidentally discussed things over a coffee with him.
jurors' sheer fatigue
ill equipped jurors
academic "gatekeepers"
getting "carried away in the midst of a heated campaign of criticism which I [Golb] directed against a group of scholars
duplicitous museum exhibits
Raphael Golb
As you can see, just like his father and his theories, Golb argues that the reason neither is accepted by the academy is not because of problems with the theory or its proponent, but because of a massive conspiracy involving just about everyone else in the field. Raphael Golb's appeal argues that his conviction was not the result of his own illegal activities, but the result of a grand conspiracy, and everyone else is to blame.
Conspiracy theories. Blaming others. Not taking responsibility for actions. Victim mentality. It seems like it never ends…
Filed under: anonymity, blogging, crime, dead sea scrolls, internet, qumran, unprofessionalism | Tagged: anonymity, appeal, blame, crime, criminal, dead sea scrolls, guilty, identity theft, jail, lawrence schiffman, norman golb, not my fault, oriental institute, prison, qumran, raphael golb, reaction, robert cargill, unauthorized use of a computer, university of chicago |	9 Comments »
golb gets 6 months in jail, 5 years probation
Raphael Golb, son of University of Chicago Oriental Institute historian Dr. Norman Golb, has been sentenced to 6 months in jail and 5 years probation after being found guilty on September 30, 2010 of 2 felony and 28 misdemeanor counts of identity theft, criminal impersonation, forgery, aggravated harassment, and the unauthorized use of a computer.
Raphael Golb. Photo: Steven Hirsch
The charges stem from a bizarre case where Dr. Golb used an army of internet aliases to falsely charge his father's perceived rival, NYU Judaic Studies professor Dr. Lawrence Schiffman, with plagiarism, and then criminally impersonated Dr. Schiffman by opening an email account in Schiffman's name, emailing Schiffman's students and colleagues, and "admitting" to the "plagiarism" on Schiffman's behalf.
Before the trial, Golb turned down a plea deal where he would have pleaded guilty to two misdemeanors, paid a fine, and received two years probation. With guilty verdicts including two felony counts, Dr. Golb not only faces jail time and 5 years probation, but also faces the additional consequence of being disbarred from the New York Bar Association.
•David K. Li / NY Post (Nov. 18)
•Jennifer Peltz / AP (Nov. 18)
•Melissa Grace / NY Daily News (Nov. 18)
•Paige Chapman / Chronicle of Higher Education (Nov. 18)
•John Eligon / NY Times (Nov. 18)
For the record, I'll make the following statement:
"I am satisfied with the verdict and the sentence in the case of the People of New York vs. Raphael Golb. The sentence fits the crime. During the trial, Dr. Golb showed no remorse, never apologized for his actions, believed what he did wasn't wrong, and stated flatly that he'd do it again. The disingenuous apology he did finally offer epitomized his defiance:
"I'm sorry for all the wounding of feelings that my e-mail antics have caused…Before this case, I did not know that satirical hoaxes of the sort were treated as crimes in the United States of America."
He abused the protected speech afforded him by the criminal trial process to attack his victims further, escalating his absurd and false accusations against his victims with the knowledge he could not be sued in civil court. He knew he was guilty, but decided to take as many people as he could down with him. He misused the criminal proceedings against him in attempt to put a leading scholar in the field and a good man, Dr. Lawrence Schiffman, on trial for something he did not do. Because Dr. Golb wasted the people of New York's time and money in a trial he used as little more than a soapbox for his father's dismissed scholarly views and a weapon to attack his victims further, I believe the sentence is appropriate.
I am thankful to Assistant District Attorney Bandler and his staff for their hard work in this case. I am thankful to Judge Berkman, who presided over a fair and impartial courtroom. I am pleased that the criminal justice system worked, and that justice was ultimately done. Most of all, I am thankful to my UCLA colleagues and especially NELC Department Chairs, Dr. William Schniedewind and Dr. Elizabeth Carter, and Humanities Division Dean, Dr. Tim Stowell, for their support throughout this entire ordeal. I am also grateful for my wife, Roslyn, and daughter, Talitha, for the love and support they've shown me throughout this case.
Please do not mistake my reaction to the verdict and sentence in this case as a happy one. I am not happy about this entire ordeal. No one wins in a situation like this. This is nothing but a tragedy, where academic pride and malice were unleashed in a well-coordinated effort on the internet with the deliberate intent of harming the reputations of other scholars.
If there is one lesson to be learned from this case, it is that there is no such thing as anonymity on the internet. Scholars must be willing to stand behind any statements they make in their own name or else not make them at all. While anonymity has been used in the past to make unpopular and dissenting speech, and while this right of free speech should be protected under the law, what Dr. Golb did – using anonymity as a weapon to attack good scholars via criminal impersonation, forgery, identity theft, and for aggravated harassment against others – is shameful. It is a violation of the law and dishonors the memories of those who have fought and died for the freedom we call "free speech."
It is a sad reality that Raphael Golb set out in an attempt to rewrite the legacy of his father, University of Chicago historian Dr. Norman Golb. But, because he employed deceitful, unprofessional, and illegal methods to do so, he has ultimately tarnished his father's legacy perhaps beyond repair. And, because evidence from the trial proceedings demonstrated that Dr. Norman Golb not only knew about, but appears to have participated in some of his son's scorched earth campaign of defamation against other scholars, perhaps this disgraced legacy is not wholly unwarranted. This is perhaps the worst sentence of all.
I am satisfied with the outcome. I have moved on. However, because Dr. Golb has vowed to appeal, and thereby prolong this case, I unfortunately believe this is not the end, but rather only the latest, never-ending chapter in the continued legacy of the Dead Sea Scrolls."
Robert R. Cargill, Ph.D.
Raphael Golb "apologizing" from a prepared statement, which included the recitation of several definitions of "sarcasm," "satire," and "irony," for the judge. Photo: Hermann for News.
Filed under: anonymity, crime, dead sea scrolls, qumran, unprofessionalism | Tagged: convicted, criminal, guilty, identity theft, jail, lawrence schiffman, liar, norman golb, oriental institute, prison, probation, raphael golb, reaction, robert cargill, sentence, sentencing, tim stowell, unauthorized use of a computer, university of chicago, william schniedewind |	9 Comments »
DR. GOLB FOUND GUILTY! – New York Criminal Court Finds Golb Guilty of Multiple Counts of Identity Theft, Forgery, Criminal Impersonation, Aggravated Harassment
"This refers to the Spouter of Lies (מטיף הכזב), who deceived many…"
1QpHab 10:9
(Pesher Habakkuk is a Dead Sea Scroll from Qumran Cave 1)
Dr. Raphael Golb, son of University of Chicago Oriental Institute historian Dr. Norman Golb, was found guilty on 30 felony and misdemeanor counts of identity theft, forgery, criminal impersonation, aggravated harassment, and the unauthorized use of a computer in the Criminal Division of the New York Supreme Court, September 30, 2010.
The Criminal Division of the New York Supreme Court has found Dr. Raphael Golb, son of University of Chicago Oriental Institute historian Dr. Norman Golb, GUILTY of multiple felony and misdemeanor counts of identity theft, criminal impersonation, forgery, aggravated harassment, and the unauthorized use of a computer. The charges stem from a bizarre case where Dr. Golb used an army of internet aliases to falsely charge his father's perceived rival, NYU Judaic Studies professor Dr. Lawrence Schiffman, with plagiarism, and then criminally impersonated Dr. Schiffman by opening an email account in Schiffman's name, emailing Schiffman's students and colleagues, and admitting to the "plagiarism" on Schiffman's behalf. Dr. Golb was also charged with criminally impersonating and/or assuming the identity of Dr. Frank Moore Cross, Dr. Jonathan Seidel, Dr. Jeffrey Gibson, Dr. Stephen Goranson; the aggravated harassment of Dr. Lawrence Schiffman, Dr. Stephen Goranson, and Dr. Robert Cargill; and of the unauthorized use of a NYU computer.
The 12-person jury of Dr. Golb's peers wasted little time in finding him guilty on multiple counts.
So much for the "it may not be very nice, but it's not illegal" defense. It's illegal too!
Dr. Golb admitted under cross-examination that he lied to police during his initial arrest interview, and that he had indeed created all of the emails he sent to NYU and UCLA faculty and administrators.
Dr. Golb's defense attorneys, Ron Kuby (who is notable enough to have a Wikipedia page ;-) and David Breitbart, attempted to argue that Dr. Golb's criminal impersonation, identity theft, and forgery were protected under the U.S. Constitution's First Amendment right to free speech. The jury apparently was not impressed with the defense's attempt to use protected speech afforded it by the criminal justice process (witnesses cannot sue the defense for libelous, defamatory, and/or false claims made during the trial) to attack Dr. Golb's victims further. Despite attempting to turn the trial into a referendum on Dr. Golb's views about the Dead Sea Scrolls, attempting to put Dr. Schiffman on trial for plagiarism he did not commit, or using a parody/satire/I was just kidding/it was all a joke defense, the jury saw through defense tactics and found Dr. Golb guilty.
The convicted felon Golb will be sentenced November 18. Prior to the trial, the defendant turned down a plea agreement where he would have pleaded guilty to two misdemeanor charges, paid a fine, and would be placed on probation for two years. Golb rejected the deal because probation would have prevented him from using aliases to battleblog against others online. Perhaps this explains defense attorney David Breitbart's comment:
"He had to go to trial in this case in order to accomplish his goal."
This sentiment betrays Dr. Golb's entire motive both for his smear campaign and for not settling the case: he knew he was guilty, he knew what he was doing was wrong, he knew he was going down, so he tried to take Dr. Schiffman with him. He tried to put Dr. Schiffman on trial for something he didn't do.
It is worth noting that the father of the convicted felon, Dr. Norman Golb, has been shown in publicly available court documents (here and here) to not only have known about his son's smear campaign, but to have actively participated in some of the activities that led to his son's arrest and conviction. Yet, Dr. Norman Golb did not testify in his son's defense; he did not even attend the trial.
Perhaps the Dead Sea Scrolls really are cursed…
A few questions remain:
Will Dr. Golb appeal the decision?
Will Dr. Golb be automatically disbarred from the New York State Bar, or will there be disbarment proceedings?
Will the University of Chicago formally apologize to the victims of crimes committed by relatives and employees of the Oriental Institute now that the court has shown that a University employee (Dr. Norman Golb) had full knowledge of and participated in some of these criminal activities?
As for my role in this case, I shall continue to monitor the situation and shine a light on all those who attempt to use devious means to harm good scholars. I shall continue to update this case at who-is-charles-gadda.com.
"For you did it secretly, but I will do this thing before all Israel,
and before the sun."
Filed under: anonymity, archaeology, blogging, crime, dead sea scrolls, internet, justice and legal, qumran, robert cargill, scholarship, technology | Tagged: 1QpHab 10:9, aggravated harassment, convicted, court, crime, criminal, criminal impersonation, david breitbart, forgery, guilty, identity theft, jeffrey gibson, lawrence schiffman, liar, lied, new york, norman golb, not very nice, oriental institute, raphael golb, robert cargill, ron kuby, spouter of lies, stephen goranson, unauthorized use of a computer, university of chicago |	21 Comments »
denied! golb case heads to trial
Posted on February 25, 2010 by bobcargill (@xkv8r)
Raphael Golb and his father, University of Chicago historian Dr. Norman Golb. Raphael Golb is charged with multiple felony and misdemeanor counts of forgery, identity theft, impersonation, and aggravated harassment of several Dead Sea Scrolls scholars.
the raphael golb case is headed to trial.
on wednesday, february 24, 2010, judge carol berkman rejected raphael golb's motions to dismiss the charges against him and rejected his motion to suppress evidence collected from his home and computers during the execution of the search warrant during his arrest.
in fact, not a single one of the 51 felony and misdemeanor counts against golb was dismissed. apparently, the judge in the case did not appreciate or accept golb's attempt to use the protected speech afforded him in his motions to dismiss the case to further attack scholars he had already smeared in previous attacks, like professor lawrence schiffman of new york university.
this means that the emails sent between raphael golb and his brother, joel golb, his mother, ruth golb, and his father, university of chicago oriental institute historian norman golb, will be on full display for all to read and hear during the trial. some of raphael golb's email correspondence involved norman golb's university of chicago 'n-golb@uchicago.edu' work email address. likewise, the development of the entire smear campaign over the past three years can systematically revisited and the coordinated efforts of norman and raphael golb can be demonstrated during the trial.
raphael golb was arrested on march 5, 2009 on multiple felony and misdemeanor counts of identity theft, forgery, criminal impersonation, aggravated harassment, and the unauthorized use of a computer in a bizarre, multi-year attempt to influence an intellectual debate involving his father, norman golb, by creating multiple aliases to smear publicly and even criminally impersonate scholars that disagreed with his father.
the trial date has been set for september 13, 2010. the defense in the case did not want to try the case in march of 2010, nor in july of 2010, but requested the delayed september date. this will place the trial just before the annual meeting of all biblical and jewish studies professors at the society of biblical literature meeting in november, as well as the annual meeting of the american schools of oriental research, a professional meeting of all archaeologists dealing with the near east.
there is always the possibility that raphael golb pleads guilty prior to the trial, but as it now stands, i and several others will begin testifying in the case september 13, 2010.
Filed under: archaeology, blogging, crime, dead sea scrolls, justice and legal, qumran, robert cargill, scholarship | Tagged: aggravated harassment, blogs, charles gadda, chicago, criminal, dead sea scrolls, defamation, email, forgery, fraud, gmail, google, identity theft, impersonation, joel golb, lawrence schiffman, motion to dismiss, new york university, norman golb, nyu, oriental institute, qumran, raphael golb, robert cargill, ruth golb, scandal, unauthorized use of a computer, university of chicago |	2 Comments »
chicago maroon: e-mails in dead sea scrolls case may implicate prof norman golb
ilana kowarski of the chicago maroon (the university of chicago's newspaper) has run a new story on the raphael golb / dead sea scrolls / identity theft scandal entitled, 'e-mails in scrolls case may implicate prof.' university of chicago oriental institute historian, norman golb, is quoted regarding the arrest and prosecution of his son, raphael golb, on multiple felony and misdemeanor counts of identity theft, forgery, criminal impersonation, the unauthorized use of a computer, and aggravated harassment.
Raphael allegedly targeted and harassed intellectuals who disputed his father's theory that the Dead Sea Scrolls originate in Jerusalem, rather than in Qumran, where the Scrolls were found. He allegedly harassed scholars by disseminating false accusations about them in public blogs and through e-mails to their friends and colleagues. The prosecution wrote that this allegation is supported by e-mails to other members of the family, including Dr. Golb, in a January 19 pre-trial motion.
norman golb responded with a cleverly-worded comment:
Dr. Golb wrote in a statement Friday that the evidence does not prove his involvement.
that is to say, norman golb is not denying that he was involved, but rather is saying that the evidence released in the new york district attorney's response to his son's motion to dismiss the charges against him does not prove his involvement.
norman golb's response is not unlike the response he gave to canada's national post in response to san diego natural history museum director mick hager, when hager stated:
"It seems curious at best, that untraceable e-mails were sent to the board of directors of the San Diego Natural History Museum prior to the opening of our Dead Sea scrolls exhibition, making unfounded claims and citing Norman Golb as an expert. Even more curious is that the same thing happened in Seattle, Kansas City, Charlotte and now Toronto."
to this, golb replied via a letter to the editor of canada's national post:
"I am unaware of any facts supporting these unusual assertions."
that is to say, golb then did not deny involvement prior to his son's arrest, but stated that he was 'unaware of any facts' to support that allegation. of course, once his son was arrested, the 'facts supporting these unusual assertions' were made public via indictments and other publicly available court documents. thus, golb's statement to the chicago maroon is not a denial, but rather is his understanding of the evidence that will be presented in the coming trial of his son. he feels that the facts/evidence does not prove his involvement. a jury will decide.
likewise, according to the article, norman golb is now claiming that he is the victim in this case:
Dr. Golb suggested Cargill had taken issue with a sour turn in a scholarly debate, leading to the court case. "As the consequence of a long-standing academic dispute, a campaign of personal attacks is now being waged against me and my family. Claimed 'evidence' is being grossly distorted for unworthy purposes and removed from context," Dr. Golb wrote in the statement.
so apparently, as long as one is on the offensive attacking other scholars behind a veil on anonymity, it is a legitimate endeavor. but, as soon as the curtain is pulled back and the true identity of those behind the green curtain is exposed, and the perpetrators are rightly prosecuted for their alleged crimes, this is a personal attack. this is a victim mentality at it's finest. go figure.
norman golb also stated:
"It is perfectly normal for any academic family to express indignation in the case of its members being silenced, excluded, and misrepresented or, to all appearances, plagiarized. In the present case, fair-minded people with knowledge of the circumstances will quite readily come to understand who the victims and the victimizers are."
again, golb is apparently attempting to frame his son's defense about his ongoing claim that he and his views have been unfairly 'silenced, excluded, and misrepresented or, to all appearances, plagiarized,' and not about the crimes allegedly committed by his son, raphael, in this specific case. it appears as if golb is either attempting to justify his and his son's actions as just retaliation for the treatment he believes he has received over the past few decades, or, that he is attempting to divert attention from the criminal charges in the case against his son by arguing the defense one might expect in a civil suit against him, his sons, and his employer, the university of chicago.
it is also interesting to note that this is the first time (that i can recall) that norman golb himself suggests that he has been 'to all appearances, plagiarized.' his son accused someone of it, but this is the first time i've seen norman golb himself use the word in this case.
i replied in the article:
"A little professional jealousy can be a powerful motivator for scholars, encouraging them to focus on their work and produce new and better scholarship. However, when this jealousy, greed, or malice reaches a point where an individual is furtively, yet tenaciously and ubiquitously attempting to smear another scholar to the extent that Raphael Golb and perhaps members of his family are alleged to have done, it runs the danger of crossing into civilly actionable and even criminally actionable activity," Cargill said in an e-mail interview.
the article also mentions one of the most implicating emails in the scandal:
The court documents allege Raphael sent e-mails to his brother and mother from alias accounts, including one dated July 24, 2008, that says, "By the way, if Dad has some comment on the latest Charles Gadda [an alleged alias of Raphael's] exchange, he can send it through your e-mail, that way there would be no trace of it in his account."
the full extent of the publicly available evidence against golb is available here and here.
interestingly, the article did not include some of the answers i gave in response to questions asked by the article's author regarding the case.
i was asked about our notifying the oriental institute and university of chicago administrators about norman golb's activities. specifically, i was asked about an exchange of letters between me and oi administrators and the university's general counsel. the questions and answers were as follows:
>>When were letters sent to the Oriental Institute?
we first contacted the oi about norman golb in late in 2007. beyond that, i have no comment.
>>What did those letters say?
out of respect for the private correspondence between us and the oi, i shall not divulge the contents of the email.
>>To your knowledge, did the Oriental Institute take any action as a result of this correspondence?
i have no knowledge of whether or not the oi or the university of chicago have opened an ethical misconduct investigation or a criminal activity investigation into the actions of norman golb.
shortly after our exchange of letters in feb. 2009, the oi promptly removed a document dr. golb had written about me from the oi website. a few weeks later, raphael golb was arrested.
(the oi's announcement noting the removal of the document is here: http://oi.uchicago.edu/pdf/san_diego_virtual_reality_2007.pdf)
>>If the allegations against Raphael Golb are true, do you think Prof. Golb or the University of Chicago are at all responsible for the alleged crimes?
Filed under: anonymity, blogging, crime, dead sea scrolls, justice and legal, qumran, robert cargill | Tagged: aggravated harassment, blogs, charles gadda, chicago, criminal, dead sea scrolls, defamation, email, forgery, fraud, gmail, google, identity theft, ilana kowarski, impersonation, joel golb, lawrence schiffman, maroon, motion to dismiss, new york university, norman golb, nyu, oriental institute, plagiarism, qumran, raphael golb, robert cargill, scandal, unauthorized use of a computer, university of chicago |	2 Comments »


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    return _cacheInstance;
}

void Sprite3DDataCache::purgeMeshCache()
{
    if (_cacheInstance)
    {
        CC_SAFE_DELETE(_cacheInstance);
    }
}

bool Sprite3DDataCache::addSprite3D(const std::string& fileName, Mesh* mesh, const std::string& texture)
{
    const std::string fullPath = FileUtils::getInstance()->fullPathForFilename(fileName);
    auto itr = _sprite3DDatas.find(fullPath);
    if (itr == _sprite3DDatas.end())
    {
        Sprite3DData data;
        data.mesh = mesh;
        CC_SAFE_RETAIN(mesh);
        data.texture = texture;
        _sprite3DDatas[fullPath] = data;
        return true;
    }
    return false;
}

Mesh* Sprite3DDataCache::getSprite3DMesh(const std::string& fileName)
{
    const std::string fullPath = FileUtils::getInstance()->fullPathForFilename(fileName);
    auto itr = _sprite3DDatas.find(fullPath);
    if (itr != _sprite3DDatas.end())
        return itr->second.mesh;
    return nullptr;
}

Texture2D* Sprite3DDataCache::getSprite3DTexture(const std::string& fileName)
{
    const std::string fullPath = FileUtils::getInstance()->fullPathForFilename(fileName);
    auto itr = _sprite3DDatas.find(fullPath);
    if (itr != _sprite3DDatas.end())
    {
        auto cache = Director::getInstance()->getTextureCache();
        return cache->addImage(itr->second.texture);
    }
    return nullptr;
}

void Sprite3DDataCache::removeAllSprite3DData()
{
    for (auto itr = _sprite3DDatas.begin(); itr != _sprite3DDatas.end(); itr++) {
        CC_SAFE_RELEASE_NULL(itr->second.mesh);
    }
    _sprite3DDatas.clear();
}
void Sprite3DDataCache::removeUnusedSprite3DData()
{
    for( auto it=_sprite3DDatas.cbegin(); it!=_sprite3DDatas.cend(); /* nothing */) {
        auto value = it->second;
        if( value.mesh->getReferenceCount() == 1 ) {
            CCLOG("cocos2d: GLProgramStateCache: removing unused GLProgramState");

            value.mesh->release();
            _sprite3DDatas.erase(it++);
        } else {
            ++it;
        }
    }
}

#if (CC_TARGET_PLATFORM == CC_PLATFORM_ANDROID)
void Sprite3DDataCache::listenBackToForeground(EventCustom* event)
{
    for (auto iter = _sprite3DDatas.begin(); iter != _sprite3DDatas.end(); ++iter)
    {
        auto mesh = iter->second.mesh;
        mesh->restore();
    }
}
#endif

NS_CC_END

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AtRidge has been a landscaping and irrigation company for over 20 years. Owner, Joel Atkinson started out in college as a way to earn tuition dollars. Eventually, he decided to pursue small business ownership full-time as his little business had grown into a full-time job.
Over the years, we have spent the time to learn new things, obtain licenses and certifications in order to be leaders in this industry; knowledgeable in all things green.
We've learned many things, but the most reoccurring piece is this: do what you say you are going to do.
Our customer relationships are healthy because we keep our word. Our passion is to provide superior customer service and have satisfied clients.
In case you're wondering, our name comes from our last name (Atkinson) and the word Ridge has significance.
When you are standing on the ridge, you must have faith to take the next step. We want to live lives full of faith and good will toward others.
We would love to have an opportunity to earn your business.