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CENTENNIAL, Colo. (AP) – A psychiatrist who treated James Holmes told campus police a month before the Colorado theater attack that Holmes had homicidal thoughts and was a danger to the public, according to documents released Thursday.
Dr. Lynne Fenton, a psychiatrist at the University of Colorado, Denver, told police in June that the shooting suspect also threatened and intimidated her. It was more than a month before the July 20 attack at a movie theater that killed 12 and injured 70.
In the days after the attack, campus police said they had never had contact with Holmes, who was a graduate student at the university.
But campus police Officer Lynn Whitten told investigators after the shooting that Fenton had contacted her. Whitten said Fenton was following her legal requirement to report threats to authorities, according to a search warrant affidavit.
'Dr. Fenton advised that through her contact with James Holmes she was reporting, per her requirement, his danger to the public due to homicidal statements he had made,' the affidavit said.
Whitten added that Fenton said she began to receive threatening text messages from Holmes after he stopped seeing her for counseling, the documents said.
Whitten did not immediately respond to messages left at her home and office. University spokeswoman Jacque Montgomery said she could not comment because the school had not reviewed the court records.
The indication that a psychiatrist had called Holmes a danger to the public gave momentum to Democratic state lawmakers' plans to introduce legislation to further restrict mentally ill people from buying guns. State Rep. Beth McCann initially cited the information Thursday as a reason she would introduce a bill as soon as Friday, but quickly backed off and said no date has been set.
The theater massacre already helped inspire a new state ban on large-capacity firearm magazines.
Prosecutors have suggested Holmes was angry at the failure of a once promising academic career, and had stockpiled weapons, ammunition, tear gas grenades and body armor. Chief Deputy District Attorney Karen Pearson said Holmes failed a key oral exam in June, was banned from campus and began to voluntarily withdraw from the school.
Holmes last week offered to plead guilty in the attacks. Prosecutors rejected that offer and announced Monday they would seek the death penalty.
The new details were in previously sealed documents that the new judge overseeing the case ordered released Thursday. Media organizations, including The Associated Press, had argued that a 'wealth of information already made public in the proceedings thus far,' so there was no basis for the documents to remain sealed.
The document that included the threats to the psychiatrist was filed to obtain the contents of a package Holmes sent to her before the attack. That package included a notebook that the newly released documents describe as like a 'journal.'
The package was dated July 12 – eight days before the massacre – but was found four days after the attack, in the university mail room. It included a note with an 'infinity design' and burnt $20 bills.
Other court documents described Holmes' behavior after police found him, still clad in ballistic gear, leaving the theater after the attack. After Holmes' arrest, one officer asked if anyone was with him.
Holmes, who was carrying $280 in cash and credit cards, replied: 'It's just me.'
He warned detectives that his apartment had booby-traps, which took days for authorities to disarm. When police informed Holmes of his rights to an attorney, he asked for one, ending their interview with him.
The records show that police collected more than 100 items of evidence from the apartment, including included 50 cans and bottles of beer, a Batman mask, paper shooting targets and prescription medications to treat anxiety and depression. Holmes' attorneys have said he is mentally ill.
The documents – including arrest and search warrant affidavits – were unsealed Thursday by District Judge Carlos Samour, who took over this week after the previous judge, who had sealed the documents, removed himself.
Judge William Sylvester had said prosecutors' decision to seek the death penalty against Holmes meant the case would take up so much time that he couldn't carry out his administrative duties as chief judge of a busy four-county district.
Both prosecutors and defense attorneys had raised concerns about releasing the documents. Prosecutors said they were worried about the privacy of victims and witnesses if the records were released. Attorneys for Holmes said they didn't want to hurt his chances for a fair trial.
Sylvester had said he was reluctant to release the documents before the preliminary hearing, when prosecutors laid out evidence on whether Holmes could be brought to trial. After that hearing occurred in January, Samour said lawyers failed to show that releasing the records would cause any harm, or that keeping the documents sealed would prevent any harm.
— Associated Press writer Catherine Tsai contributed to this report.
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Verification coverage by test is essential to satisfying both the objectives of DO-254 and interpretation in FAA Order 8110.105. However, verification of requirements by test during final board testing is challenging and time-consuming in most cases. This whitepaper explains the reasons behind these challenges, and provides recommendations how to overcome them. The recommendations center around Aldec's unique device testing methodology that can significantly increase verification coverage by test.
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The Teons got off to a quick start against the Royals. Williston State rode the hot-shooting efforts of Jordan Jackson to a 35-30 first-half advantage.
Jackson finished the game with 22 points.
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Yamaha's development team took full advantage of a number of advanced digital technologies, both new and refined, based on Yamaha's extensive experience accumulated over many long years of developing professional audio equipment. Everything from the detailed management of crossover, EQ and time alignment to the limiter settings, protection functions and precise dynamic control of the sound, was subjected to endless simulation, in-house and field testing to ensure that these speakers produce the highest level of sound quality at the highest output levels possible. Combined with Yamaha's advanced analog signal processing and acoustic technologies, the "Power of "D" delivers ultimate performance.
Yamaha DXR12 12" 2-way Active Loudspeaker Key Features:Touring Intelligence in Portable Loudspeakers
Ever since we first started developing professional audio equipment in the 1960's, we've made it our goal to stay at the forefront of the technology curve. Drawing on decades of experience as a true industry innovator, we don't merely utilize cutting -edge technologies- we create them. With the express purpose of making the most powerful and reliable high-resolution speakers possible, we assembled a specialized team of Yamaha's most skilled engineers to examine, and improve on, every detail of loudspeaker design. This passion for innovation served as the impetus for an intensive collaboration with loudspeaker giant NEXO, adding their insight and expertise as an industry leader in touring-grade sound reinforcement to the development of our DSR, DXR and DXS Series speakers. As a result of working closely with NEXO's engineers at their state-of-the-art facility, our team adopted a new approach to some crucial aspects of these speakers' design. The detailed analysis of the transducers, thorough testing of the enclosures' acoustic properties and optimized limiter setting all contributed to higher SPL delivered with stunning clarity and an unsurpassed level of reliability.By incorporating touring-grade technology into these speakers, we've succeeded in creating the most powerful anddependable high-performance, active loudspeakers...ever.
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Performance runs in the family, and like the acclaimed DSR Series before it, DXR Series loudspeakers offer superb high-definition sound and class-leading sound pressure levels-yet in a more compact and extremely functional design that provides a level of versatility unmatched by any speaker in its class today. The DXR Series is comprised of four full-range models perfectly suited for front-of-house sound, monitors, simple amplification, rigged applications and more. Combining the series with our newly designed DXS subwoofers will further elevate your system's performance, giving you versatile control of its thunderous bottom end. With the perfect balance of raw power and innovative speaker technologies, you can depend on DXR Series speakers to deliver the full power of your performance to every member of your audience.
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D-CONTOUR is an intelligent multi-band compressor that gives you powerful and consistent sound throughout all output levels. By constantly monitoring the output of multiple frequency bands and calculating the optimum EQ adjustments for each, even the maximum sound output maintains outstanding clarity and musicality.With the DXR Series, D-CONTOUR provides a more detailed tuning of your sound with two different settings: FOH/ MAIN mode or MONITOR mode. FOH/MAIN mode boosts low-frequency to compensate for low-end that is typically missing when speakers are used in suspended applications or mounted on a speaker stand. MONITOR mode is completely optimized for floor monitor application by intelligently taming down the low-frequency that adds up due to floor reflection, smoothing out a wide range of frequency bands to give you stunning clarity for monitoring your sound. Both of these presets were perfected by performing countless listening tests with skilled sound engineers, giving you a multi-band compressor that performs dynamically, delivering consistent sound with low distortion at any output level.
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In a typical system comprising passive loudspeakers, power amps and signal processors, trying to set optimal parameters for each component can be a daunting task. One of the advantages of active loudspeakers is that the combination of transducers and amps can be perfectly optimized. During the development of the DSR, DXR and DXS series, we measured and tested the durability of each transducer and the overall amp output through countless indoor and outdoor listening tests. Based on the test results, we were able to set the optimal limiter point for each model using precise DSP control.In addition to the optimal limiting, our speakers employ many of the same protection functions used in our top-class TXn Series professional power amplifiers. A microprocessor and high-power DSP monitor the status of the power supply, power amplifiers, transducers and ongoing signals to protect all aspects of each component. As a result, these speakers can perform to their full potential while ensuring reliable operation in even the most severe conditions.- Switchable White Front LEDEach of the full-range models and DXS speakers has a white LED behind the front grille that illuminates when powered and varies in brightness depending on the amount of system limiting.
High-Efficiency 1100W Class-D Amplifiers
All-New Compact, High-Power DXR Amp ModulesAll DXR Series loudspeakers are equipped with highly efficient Class-D amplifiers that were optimally designed to match the DXR's HF and LF transducers. These high-performance amplifiers deliver the highest sound output in their class with 1100W of power, producing an impressive SPL up to 133dB. They also provide very fast attack and superior transient response, which greatly contribute to these speakers' incredible audio performance.- Universal Switching-Mode Power SupplyThe DXR Series employs an all-new, high-efficiency switching-mode power supply for its outstanding performance. The power supply is also suitable for use worldwide with its multi-voltage design.
Intelligent Onboard 3-Channel Mixer
The DXR Series features a flexible onboard mixer with a variety of input, making it ideal for simple vocal/ instrument amplification. With its flexible IN/OUT, the DXR Series can comprise a full sound reinforcement system, or seamlessly integrate into a setup utilizing DSR or DXS Series speakers.- Versatile Mic and Line Level Input CapabilityThe DXR onboard mixer can handle up to three simultaneous inputs. It accepts both Mic and Line level input, giving you the flexibility to connect to a variety of sources from microphones to line level instruments and portable audio devices. When in MIC position, a HPF is automatically activated to roll off unwanted low frequency.- Flexible HPF ControlAll DXR loudspeakers feature flexible HPF control to perfectly match with DSR and DXS subwoofers. You can choose either 100Hz or 120Hz depending on which subwoofer you are using in combination with the DXR. DXS Series subwoofers feature flexible LPF settings allowing you to find the optimal HPF/LPF balance for your sound.- Smart Mixing / Linking FunctionEach channel has an individual volume control, letting you mix three discrete audio sources. THRU out passes the input signal from Channel 1 and LINK OUT sends mixed signal from all channels-ideal for daisy-chaining or routing the signal to another destination. LINK OUT is very useful for configuring a compact SR system with another DXR, while LINK MODE allows you to easily switch between stereo or dual-mono configurations.
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Custom-Designed DXR TransducersAll DXR Series transducers were meticulously selected and thoroughly customized to deliver ultimate performance. The detailed characteristics and behaviour of each transducer was fully analyzed and evaluated with sophisticated computer simulations in order to help realize their full performance potential. The high power output woofers deliver very low distortion and defined, deep bass, while the 1.4" precision compression drivers produce accurate midrange and high frequencies up to 20 kHz.- DXR Wide Dispersion Constant Directivity HornThe HF transducer is mounted to an all-new 90°x 60°constant directivity horn, designed with the goal of minimizing radiation pattern deterioration in oblique directions as more conventional horns are prone to doing. This can help to achieve a more ideal coverage area without irregularities. With the new wide dispersion constant directivity horn, sound expands in a more rectangular pattern providing 90° horizontal x 60 ° vertical coverage, with wide-frequency sound projected to the edges of the coverage area.
Durable, Compact ABS Enclosures
Full-range models are moulded in rugged, non-resonant ABS enclosures and are designed to dampen down vibrations caused by high output levels, producing less distortion and superior sonic quality. The road-tested enclosures are equipped with heavy-duty steel grilles and ergonomic, gripped aluminum handles that greatly improve durability and portability.
Symmetrical Enclosure Design for Mirror-Mode Floor Monitoring
The DXR12 and DXR15's enclosure design enables mirror-mode monitor placement that creates a symmetrical sound field for the performer with a larger, more defined "sweet spot". Used in either a balanced dual-mono configuration or a stereo monitor mix setup, mirror-mode floor monitoring can enhance your performance considerably.
Dual-Angle Pole Mount Socket
Depending on the venue, sometimes your mix can fall prey to low ceilings or other room attributes that can impede a clear, even mix and detract from the audiences' listening experience significantly. The DXR's pole mount socket offers two positions-0° and 7°-to direct the acoustic energy away from reflective surfaces and on to your audience where it belongs.
Rigging Points for Standard Eye-Bolts and Optional U-Brackets
DXR Series loudspeakers come equipped with rigging points, allowing for rigged application with standard eyebolts*. When more versatility is required, optional U-brackets allow simple and easy rigging in both horizontal and vertical configurations.*Eyebolts not included
Yamaha DXR12 Specifications:
|General specifications
|Speaker type
|12" 2-way, Bi-amp powered speaker, Bass-reflex type
|Frequency range (-10dB)
|52Hz - 20kHz
|Nominal coverage
|Diameter:12" cone, Voice Coil:2.5", Magnet:Ferrite
|Diaphragm:1.4", Type: 1" throat compression driver, Magnet:Ferrite
|FIR-X tuning (linear phase FIR filter)
|Output power
|Dynamic:1100W (LF: 950W HF: 150W) / Continuous: 700W (LF: 600W HF: 100W)
|Maximum output level (1m; on axis)
|132dB SPL
|I/O connectors
|INPUT: XLR-3-31 x1 , INPUT2: Phone x2, INPUT3: RCA PIN x 2, THRU: XLR3-32 x 1 (Parallel with INPUT 1 ), LINK OUT: XLR x 1
|Power requirements
|100V - 240V, 50Hz/60 Hz
|Power consumption
|Flying and mounting hardware
|Top x2, Rear x1 (Fits for M10 x 18mm eyebolts)
|Pole socket
|35mm with 2-way features (0 or 7 degrees)
|362mm (14 2/8")
|601mm (23 5/8")
|350mm (13 6/8")
|Net weight
|19.3kg (42.5lbs)
|Material: ABS (Matte Finish, Black)
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Nobodies: Modern American Slave Labor and the Dark Side of the New Global Economy. By John Bowe. Random House, 304 pp., $25.95.
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In ancient Rome the authorities created a torture device called "the brazen bull," a life-sized metal statue of a bull in which they locked people accused of misbehavior. "A fire was built below the bull's belly, and with careful placement of musical pipes within the bull's head, the victim's screams would be transformed into 'music,'" John Bowe writes in Nobodies.
Most of us like to think that such inhumanity has gone the way of the Caesars. But Bowe argues that spiritual descendants of the Roman torturers exist in modern employers who exploit migrants and frighten them into silence with threats of deportation, harm to their families back at home or other punishments. And the abuses he describes are no less chilling because his rhetoric about them at times becomes overheated.
Bowe focuses in Nobodieson the harm done to three groups, including Mexican and Central American orange- and tomato-pickers in Immokalee, Florida, and garment workers on the American commonwealth of Saipan, whose mistreatment led to a class action suit against JCPenney, the Gap, Tommy Hilfiger and 21 other corporations that was settled for $20 million. Then there were the welders brought over from India to work for the John Pickle Company (JPC) in Tulsa:
"JPC had confiscated their passports, crammed 53 workers into a squalid barracks on factory premises, and was feeding them disgusting, unsanitary food, verbally abusing them, constraining their movements, and forcing them to work six days a week. The company had even hired an armed guard to keep them from escaping over Thanksgiving."
Bowe is such a fine reporter that if he had let facts like these speak for themselves, Nobodies might have appeared on every newspaper's list of the 10 best books of the year. But he also tries to show that the growing gap between the rich and the poor, as exemplified by forced labor, undermines democracy.
That's true, but Bowe is much less effective as an analyst than as a journalist and can't quite pull it off. In the third section of his book, on Saipan, he loses his focus and serves up something that resembles an investigative report less than a highly stylized travelogue of the School of Geoff Dyer. And in the fourth section he tries to link the stories in his book to global events such as the attacks on Sept. 11 in a way that comes across as simply glib.
Bowe says on his blog that he wishes he'd written a simpler book, and it's a perceptive comment. As good Nobodies is, it could have been better if he'd tried to do less in it.
Best line: "The average migrant [worker] has a life expectancy of just 49 years. Twenty thousand farmworkers require medical treatment for acute pesticide poisoning each year; at least that many more cases go unreported. Nationally, 50 percent of migrants – up from 12 percent in1990 – are without legal work papers. Their median annual income is somewhere around $7,500."
Worst line:"Osama bin Laden, to my thinking, is just another name for Osama bin jobs, Osama bin minimum wage, Osama bin social justice. The poor will find ways to revenge themselves on the rich. And the ideology that provides the most comfort and justice to the largest number of people will prevail. If the revenge motive of brand Osama holds greater appeal than brand Freedom, well, I guess that means that brand Freedom didn't do such a great job of delivering on its promises."
Editors: Daniel Menaker and Dana Isaacson
Published: Sept. 18, 2007 www.randomhouse.com and www.johnbowe.wordpress.com/
Furthermore: Parts of "Florida," the first section of Nobodies, appeared in different form in the April 21, 2003, issue of The New Yorker. In 2004 Bowe's work to date on the book won the J. Anthony Lukas Work-in-Progress Award and other honors. The plight of the Immokalee tomato-pickers led to a four-year boycott of Taco Bell, which ended in 2005 when its parent company agreed to give workers a raise that would nearly double their wages and take other steps to improve their working conditions. Bowe lives in Manhattan.
Janice Harayda is an award-winning journalist who has been the book columnist for Glamour, the book editor of the Plain Dealer and a vice-president of the National Book Critics Circle www.bookcritics.org.
© 2007 Janice Harayda. All rights reserved.


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Dear Friends of Mexico!
I want to thank you very much for everything that happened to me during my stay in your country.
I regret very much that the language barrier did not allow me to express what I wanted to tell you when I was with you. Since modeling is my life's great passion, the opportunity to see "with my own eyes" what you showed during your competition was a great pleasure for me!.
In my life I've seen so many beautiful models on the six continents of the world that I think I have a good idea of what your models represent in terms of world modeling achievements.
You can be very proud of your works! Your models need excellent modeling skills and many of them present the highest level in the world.
I write it very honestly! Believe me that this is my honest evaluation of the comparison with other models I have seen in the world. It's not courtesy of writing something nice to you! You really make beautiful models and you can be proud of them!
Thank you so much that I could be among you for these few days. I do not know if I have earned such valuable prizes I received from you, but I want to tell you that they are of great value to me because I got them in competition with great models! I also thank you for all the words of liking that I received.
In a special way I would like to thank Jose Antonio, Jorge "El Doc" and Fernando for showing me "Mexico in a nutshell" through the monuments of your capital city and its surroundings, as well as the extraordinary culinary experience of Mexican cuisine. Mexico will always be associated with wonderful, joyful and very affectionate people for me. I will always think about you in this way and I will always tell this to all the people here about my impressions of staying in Mexico.
I wish you all good luck!
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Florida criminal defense attorney Stephen G. Cobb, a Florida Bar Association Board Certified Criminal Trial Law Specialist, has practiced law in Escambia County since the early 1990's. He has represented clients in cases at the Escambia County Judicial Center located in Cantonment, Florida. Representative case results include: UPDATE: The Florida Supreme Court has decided that law firms may no longer publish outcomes in cases.
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S.C. state government through the eyes of Henry
Henry (and no, that's not his real name) is a friend of mine. He was born in Charleston. In the language of the folks at the U.S. Census, there are about a million people in the Palmetto State that roughly fit in the same demographic.
Henry has never even seen the Statehouse in Columbia.
If it were in my power, I would put a special chair up on the dais in the state House and Senate chambers and I'd put Henry in that chair, so that every time the politicians started talking about "the people of South Carolina," they would look up and see him - and maybe, occasionally, think about the impact their actions were going to have on Henry and his family and the many others just like him.
I first met Henry just before Christmas in 1980 when he was 4 years old. My wife and I took a star off of the Christmas-giving tree at our church with his name and a list of a few things he wanted for Christmas. We got him some clothes, a couple of toys and a football. We delivered the packages to him, met his mother and learned that he also had a little brother and a cousin living in the same apartment. No one had taken their stars, so we got them some things, too.
The day before Christmas we got a call from Henry's social worker saying that Henry and the others needed a little more help. It seems that their mother had just beaten her boyfriend to death with a baseball bat - while the children watched. She was now in jail and the children had no place to go. Finally, we located their grandmother and persuaded her to take them in. She didn't have much, but she loved them and raised them the best she could.
Over the years, we stayed connected. We checked on the boys from time to time; we helped when we could; and we always returned to our home and life a few blocks and another world away.
The State of South Carolina was connected as well. Henry was diagnosed by the social service agencies as having mental and emotional problems. His IQ was in the 70s. But God had blessed him with a gentle, optimistic and caring spirit. He stayed in school as long as they let him, and eventually he got a minimum wage job working construction.
I saw Henry and the boys less frequently as they grew older. When I needed help around the house with odd jobs, I'd find them and they would help. When they got behind on their rent or had similar problems, they would find me and I would help.
Henry got into a little trouble here and there but it was mostly because of others taking advantage of his limited judgment and good nature. He had a son, but lost regular contact with him for a time after the boy's mother moved out. Once, an overworked social worker lost his paperwork and, as a result, Henry spent eight months in the county jail for not paying his child support, which he had, in fact, paid.
When it was suggested that he should sue someone, he demurred, saying, "We all make mistakes some time."
A few years ago, Henry got married. After a long legal fight by a wonderful, caring, pro bono attorney, he regained custody of his son. He lives in the public housing project just down the street from my house with his wife and their three young kids. He has a job as a dishwasher for $10 an hour and is working on his GED. His wife is working on an associate's degree at the local tech school.
Just surviving each day is a real struggle but he does not give up.
The recent gift of an old second-hand computer was almost more than he could handle. "Now my children can learn something like those other kids," he said, choking back tears.
He can't even imagine working at some place like Boeing. A regular kitchen job with a few benefits at the Medical University Hospital would be a dream come true.
Henry often has to borrow a few bucks to just feed his family because, when he started working longer hours, he lost his food stamp benefits. He is not in good health but he has Medicaid; he's missing several teeth because it won't cover the dentist. They share a car with a neighbor but they try not to drive much, as they can't afford car insurance and are scared to death they will have an wreck and will lose what little they have.
Once or twice a month, Henry brings me some paper that he's received from a government agency or a utility or a phone company or the like. And they're always the same - something he does not understand, from someone he does not know, telling him he must do or pay something he cannot do or pay.
His questions always come with the same addendum: "I just want to do what's right."
I have never known either Henry or his wife to smoke, drink, do drugs or play the lottery. Taking the kids to McDonald's is a rare and special treat. They go to church most every Sunday and they always put something in the plate for "those that are not as lucky as we are."
Henry is not a demographic, a stereotype or an interest group. He is my friend.
My simple question for our governor and legislators is this: "How did what you did today make life easier or the future brighter for my friend Henry and his family?"
Maybe, if he were sitting in a chair up front, the politicians could explain it to him.
Phil Noble is a businessman in Charleston and serves as President of the SC New Democrats, an independent group founded by former Gov. Richard Riley committed to big change and real reform in government and politics in South Carolina. Contact him at email@example.com or go to www.SCNewDemocrats.org.


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Paul Johnson
Paul Johnson is an attorney for venture capitalists and their portfolio companies by day, husband and father of three teenage boys by night. He's an avid supporter of Mitt Romney for president and, as a graduate of Brigham Young University, a BYU football and basketball fan. Paul also enjoys competing in triathlons. Because he's in the "Clydesdale" (over 200 lb.) class, he has even had podium finishes from time to time. Paul also has the distinction of being a big enough U2 fan to be willing to travel to Dublin to see them in their native environment.


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Lucille R. Griffith
Lucille R. Griffith, age 90, of Sturgis, Mich., passed away late Saturday morning, Jan. 26, 2013, at Sturgis Hospital.
She was born May 24, 1922, in Rochester, New York, daughter of the late Archie and Alice (Tillman) Gibson.
Lucy resided in Sturgis since 1931 coming from Rochester, New York. On June 18, 1943 she married Warren Griffith in Rochester, New York. He died Dec. 14, 2008.
Lucy retired from the Kirsch Company in Sturgis following 34 years of dedicated employment. Following her retirement she worked as a nurse's aide for Sturgis Home Health Care for 10 years. She also served as a crossing guard for the City of Sturgis for two years and her last place of employment was with G&H Industries in Centreville.
She was a member of the Holy Angels Catholic Church in Sturgis and enjoyed cooking, traveling and crocheting.
She is survived by one son, David Griffith of Sturgis; one grandson, Dustin Griffith of Sturgis; one great-granddaughter, Morgan Griffith; two sisters, Alice Ann Montgomery of Tacoma, Wash., and Mary K. Gibson of Tucson, Ariz.; and several nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her parents; husband; and two brothers, Robert Gibson and Archie Gibson.
In accordance with her wishes cremation has taken place. A memorial Mass celebrating the life of Lucille R. Griffith will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday at the Holy Angels Catholic Church in Sturgis. The Rev. Father German Perez-Diaz will officiate. A graveside committal will follow the service at Oak Lawn Cemetery in Sturgis.
The Hackman Family Funeral Homes – Hackman Chapel, 114 S. Nottawa St., Sturgis, MI 49091, 269-651-2331 is entrusted with the arrangements.
The family suggests those wishing to make a memorial donation in Mrs. Griffith's memory consider the Holy Angels Catholic Church, 402 S. Nottawa St., Sturgis, MI 49091.
The obituary is also at www.hackmanfamilyfuneralhome.com where personal messages of support may be left for the family.


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Miners open season at Foothill tourney
The Yreka Miners varsity baseball team went 1-1-1 to start the season at a tournament at Foothill High School in Palo Cedro on Friday and Saturday.
The Miners began the season with a 4-0 victory over St. Helena and lost to longtime section power and host team Foothill 11-1.
On Saturday, Yreka tied Oroville 4-4 in seven innings. The game was called after seven innings due to an two hour time limit at the tournament.
Versus St. Helena, Gabe Durney broke a scoreless game open with a two-run homer as the Miners cruised to the opening game victory. Pitcher Cody Hoff had a stong opening game, giving up a single hit.
Head coach Jason Freitas said the squad "played pretty well, especially for a first outing."
In the second game a short time later, Yreka had little answer for Foothill as they lost by 10 runs.
In the third game Yreka was up 4-2 in the seventh before Oroville tied things up the top of the inning. The Miners could not score in the bottom of the inning as the game ended in a tie.
Freitas said that while he felt there was still a lot of work ahead, and felt they could have played better at times in the loss and the tie, overall, he said he saw a number of things the team did well. Now, Freitas said, the squad needs to keep making steady improvement as they prepare to defend their NAL crown this season.
The Miners junior varsity team had a great start to the season, going 3-0 in its first three games.
Last season, the Miners varsity team was the Northern Athletic League Champions and made it to the NSCIF Division 2 title game.
This week, the Miners are hosting three scrimmage games, weather permitting at Hibbard Field, all beginning at 3:30 p.m.
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Ion energy spectra of a laser-produced Ta plasma have been investigated as a function of the flight distance from the focus. The laser (Nd:YAG, 20 ns, 210 mJ) is incident obliquely (45°) and focused to an intensity of about 10^11 W cm-2. The changes in the ion distributions have been analysed for the Ta+ to Ta6+ ions in an expansion range 64 - 220 cm. With increasing distance from the target, a weak but monotonic decrease is observed for the total number of ions, which is essentially due to the decrease in the number of the more highly charged species. For the Ta+ and Ta2+ ions the net changes approximately cancel. A more sophisticated picture of the recombination dynamics is obtained, however, if the changes within individual groups of ions expanding with different velocities are compared. Here, in the same spectrum, both increasing and decreasing ion numbers can be observed. This can be interpreted as direct evidence of recombination and its dependence on temperature, density and charge.
The conversion efficiency of laser energy into kinetic ion energy in a laser-produced plasma has been investigated for two quite different targets: graphite and tantalum. The laser energy (intensity) varied from several mJ to 200 mJ (1O^9 to 7 x 10^10 W cm-2) which is appropriate to many applications of a laser produced ion source. The conversion efficiency as a function of the laser energy was directly determined by differential measurements of the charge, kinetic energy and angular emission distribution of the plasma ions in absolute units. Whilst for the Ta target a nearly constant efficiency of about 30% was observed, the graphite result shows an unexpectedly strong enhancement of the transfer efficiency of up to 80% in the laser intensity range around 1.5 x l0^10 W cm-2. It is assumed that the results are related to the difference in the surface roughness of the targets.
The particle flux produced by an obliquely incident Nd Q-switched pulse (20 ns) on a Ta target has been analysed with regard to its angular distribution resolved for both its neutral and ion components. The laser intensity has been varied in the range between about 10^10 - 10^11 W cm-2, which is appropriate for many low-irradiance applications. It is observed that, at all emission angles and for the whole range of laser intensities, the number of neutral species clearly dominates the composition of the particles. At 1.3 x 10^10 W cm-2 the total number of emitted particles is 4 x 10^14, scaling as E_L^¾ with the laser energy. While for relatively low laser energies the angular distribution shows the usual smooth cos-behaviour, an additional strong directive emission cone, superimposed upon the cos-distribution, develops if the laser energy is enhanced. Both the strength and the width strongly depend on the laser intensity. While at lower intensities a fit by a cos^n function with n ~ 10 seems appropriate, n increases to 26 at an intensity of 10^11 W cm-2 . It can be assumed that secondary energy transfer processes that are not yet fully understood are responsible for this anomalous emission.


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The Situation of Being Green
Posted by The Situationist Staff on May 25, 2010
Nina Mazar and Chen-Bo Zhong recently posted their article, titled "Do Green Products Make Us Better People?" (forthcoming Psychological Science) on SSRN.
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Consumer choices not only reflect price and quality preferences but also social and moral values as witnessed in the remarkable growth of the global market for organic and environmentally friendly products. Building on recent research on behavioral priming and moral regulation, we find that mere exposure to green products and the purchase of them lead to markedly different behavioral consequences. In line with the halo associated with green consumerism, people act more altruistically after mere exposure to green than conventional products. However, people act less altruistically and are more likely to cheat and steal after purchasing green products as opposed to conventional products. Together, the studies show that consumption is more tightly connected to our social and ethical behaviors in directions and domains other than previously thought.
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You can download the article for free here. For a sample of related Situationist posts, see "Denial,"The Situational Effects of Hand-Washing," "Unclean Hands," "Bargh and Baumeister and the Free Will Debate — Part I & Part II" "Social Psychology and the Unconscious: The Automaticity of Higher Processes," "Situation of Consumption," "The Color of Sex Appeal," "The Primitive Appeal of The Color Red," and "The (Unconscious) Situation of our Consciousness – Part I, Part II, Part III, & Part IV."
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May 29, 2010 at 2:19 pm
I would like to read your articles, but can't find a link anywhere to download them. Also, why not just post the whole article here?
thans – love the abstracts. Look forward to reading the articles.


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Boylan survives scare
BELVIDERE – The lights went out – but not on Boylan's record 73-game NIC-10 football win streak.
Belvidere North wiped out a 24-point deficit to twice take the lead, the second with 3:04 to play, but Boylan escaped with a 38-34 win Friday. Graham Smolinski clinched the win with an interception with 21 seconds left, the only interception of the game for Jace Bankord (36-for-45 for 378 yards).
"We were slinging it around," Bankord said. "We came back and almost beat the most undefeated team in NIC-10 history."
Travis Dworzynski had a step on the Boylan defense inside the 10, but Bankord couldn't quite throw the ball far enough from his own 46.
"We were running out of time," Bankord said. "We had to throw up a prayer and see what happened."
North (4-4) trailed 17-0 when the lights went out for a half hour and 24-0 before Bankord threw a 68-yard TD pass to Kevin Tevebaugh (165 yards receiving). North would score 27 straight points, the last on an 82-yard hook-and-ladder where Tevebaugh tossed a lateral to Scot Hornick late in the third quarter.
But linebacker Zack Mathews, who doubles as a fullback when Boylan gets in trouble, scored on a 5-yard run. Bankord put North ahead again with a 2-yard run with 3:04 left, but Mathews scored again on a 2-yard run with 1:15 left. Demry Croft kept that drive alive with a 4th-and-8 pass to Dain Bennett near midfield.
"I never lost confidence in our team," Smolinski said. "We were a little slow on offense coming out of the half, but we picked it up and finished well."
Earlier, this year, Boylan rallied from 21 points down to beat Hononegah 35-34.
"These guys just don't give up," Smolinski said. "That's all you can do and hope for the best.
"It's definitely been a lot more interesting this year. It's more intense in practice knowing we have challenges every week. But it's fun."


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- Sufjan Stevens, "Chicago"
I was going through some old picture folders when I found the original file of a photo I have had over in this blog's sidebar for a while now. It was taken just a few minutes before the start of the 2008 Iditarod Trail Invitational by Damion Kintz (or at least, that's who the little copyright symbol in the corner attributes it to.) For me, this picture is filled with the nervous energy and hope that surrounded the moment. But more than that, I see the one of those pivotal moments that life is full of - a moment of innocence lost.
The week following is still burned with startling clarity in my memory, and I think about it often. I think about the world of extremes, the beauty and the bleakness, the strength and the weakness, the highs and the lows. And I think about the what ifs. What if I had trained differently? What if I had different gear? What if I had gotten more sleep early on? What if I had eaten enough? What if I hadn't dropped my bike in Pass Creek? Would I have avoided the minor freakout and subsequent breakdowns that plagued me as I rode a wave of grace through the rest of that beautiful but brutal race?
What if? And if so, what then?
And then I got to thinking ... "Hmmm, it was about this time last year that I entered the 2008 race." Turns out, it was exactly one year ago. Time runs short.
The Iditarod Trail has been in the forefront of my thoughts recently as winter approaches, changes loom and memories linger. I have wrestled with the possibility of entering the race again in 2009, but was never able to make a strong commitment. Last year, I nearly killed my poor family with worry. I spent a lot of money and burned up a lot of time in training. I made a lot of mistakes.
And I wonder why I would subject myself to something so challenging and painful ever again. Even though I learned so much, and have so much more insight into the larger picture, and so much more insight into myself.
But then I come across these pictures, these moments of innocence lost and knowledge found, in a place so bright and brilliant that it's impossible to illustrate and impossible to describe. But I can still see it. And even with the months between, I still feel so close I can almost taste it, touch it ...
Yeah, that looks like my hat, thrown in the ring.
On to 2009.


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Fund: Altos Ventures
Posted by BP on 2012-07-10
Altos is run by high integrity individuals. They have a specific set of investment criteria and are straightforward, quick and honest about providing feedback and do not waste your time. I've pitched them a few times without success but have no ill-will b/c they were transparent throughout the process.PRIVATE: Members Only
Responsive but Need to Have Revenue
Fund: Altos Ventures
Posted by Anonymous on 2012-01-20
You will need to have revenue and be geographically close to them if they are to invest.PRIVATE: Members Only (100 Characters)
Friendly, Helpful Advice, and Good Connections
Fund: Altos Ventures
Posted by goldengate on 2010-08-04
I have pitched Altos on several opportunities over the years. Each time it has been a great experience. In addition to great feedback on our pitches, the firm has always offered to make further connections and help us build our investment rounds.PRIVATE: Members Only (107 Characters)
Ho Nam is Quick, Friendly, and Very Smart
Fund: Altos Ventures
Posted by Talk Life Team on 2008-11-06
We met with Ho today to discuss our plan to get "fundable" - meaning showing traffic / revenue. He immediately understood our concept in detail, gave us some valuable insights (proving you have organic traffic is king when pitching), and was having fun brainstorming some marketing strategies.
Ho Nam was willing to listen and provide insight even when we all knew we weren't in the position to be funded right at this moment. Other VCs may have blown us off at this time.
Some background: We met Ho at the Silver and Gold Venture conference in Reno (10/21/2008), had a quick conversation and decided to finish it this week, being down in Palo Alto for the Tesla networking event.PRIVATE: Members Only (378 Characters)
The Real Deal
Fund: Altos Ventures
Posted by Anonymous on 2008-09-30
We recently closed a round with Altos. They were very straight forward and did what they said they were going to do. They have a small sweet spot and we happened to fit nicely.
I would add them to your list of firms to pitch if your company looks like a good fit.PRIVATE: Members Only
A Very Rare Breed
Fund: Altos Ventures
Posted by advisor on 2008-06-05
Anthony Lee, a partner at Altos, invested in one of my companies and has been an advisor to me for another. Unlike a lot of VCs that over-structure deals solely to maximize their upside and eliminate their downside, Altos terms tend to be much more founder friendly. They seem to try to create a win-win situation where all interests are aligned. Anthony was also extremely careful not to overstep his role as an advisor. Where a lot of VCs can be arrogant and overbearing, he provides great advice but doesn't dictate. I've dealt with a lot of VCs and Altos is one of the select few that I'd work with again.PRIVATE: Members Only
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Fund: Altos Ventures
Posted by Anonymous on 2008-05-13
Altos seems to be making a lot of smart steps to be a world-class fund. They are not afraid of investing in companies that have some revenue or companies that are outside of their immediate geography. They appreciate the efforts of a founder that has to scrape by to get the company off the ground. They are open to different kinds of deals, and they provide a quick "no."PRIVATE: Members Only (236 Characters)
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Fund: Altos Ventures
Posted by Anonymous on 2008-03-25
My experience with Altos is that they're a really strong group, but that they have a pretty small sweet spot in terms of size of deal, stage of company and valuation. It feels like on one hand they need clear traction, but on the other don't want to come in too late. A third of a $6m to $9m round seems like their favorite bite.
As far as I can tell they like to syndicate their deals (some recent ones appear to be Outspark with Doll, GuardianEdge with Cardinal and Cargill, Billeo with Claremont Creek and Pacifica Fund - it looks like they were the primary on Provade.)
Overall they seem like a great group - but make sure you get a clear sense of their sweet spot before investing too much time.PRIVATE: Members Only
Holistic Approach: Common Sense
Fund: Altos Ventures
Posted by nd_grad on 2008-02-07
After speaking with many of the top-tier VCs, Altos stood out as an organization that appreciates entrepreneurs who can get results. They are the only firm that did not try to beat our successful business model into the "box" of software only, infinitely scalable, no people. Instead, they looked carefully at the problem to be solved, our approach and our vision.
Ho Nam contributes a great deal to our Board, company and team.
If you have a company that has revenue and a lean, mean approach, Altos may be an excellent partner.PRIVATE: Members Only
Great Team, Patience for Building Value
Fund: Altos Ventures
Posted by malamute on 2008-01-07
First off the whole team is great, since funding we've had solid hands-on assistance from 3 of the 4 partners. Yet they aren't going to monkey in the business unless asked, they tend towards trusting the teams they invest in.
They advocate lean and smart running. Strong connections into Stanford GSB to interact with professors/academics and recruit advisory board members. Also should be considered very seriously if your business has any opportunity in Asian markets.PRIVATE: Members Only (81 Characters)
Class Act
Fund: Altos Ventures
Posted by indirect on 2007-10-16
I have never pitched Altos as my companies don't fit the industries they serve, but I've known Brendon for many years and received valuable advice from him in my early days as a young Internet entrepreneur. Smart, high integrity, huge heart... he's the kind of guy you want to work with. Even though we haven't talked in quite some time, can't resist telling fellow entrepreneurs that this guy is gold.PRIVATE: Members Only
Value Oriented Investors: Advocate Running Lean and Smart
Fund: Altos Ventures
Posted by cvachon on 2007-08-08
Strong BD and corp dev relationships in Korea. The Altos team desires to invest in first round deals where the management is focused on smartly using capital. Very well respected by their peers.PRIVATE: Members Only (150 Characters)
Value Added Smart Money
Fund: Altos Ventures
Posted by m&m on 2007-07-16
I've known Ho Nam over 9 years and I was an inside director when Altos funded Listen.com (Series A). After investing, Ho provided an amazing amount of help to build the company and was truly a value added investor. He had great insights into the business, provided market research when needed and continually helped build the executive team as the company grew. Even when times became tough (which happens at most startups) Ho was supportive to corrective changes, kept a positive spirit and continued to be helpful with management.
If you are looking for an investor who knows how to build a business and will devote a significant amount of time, then Altos Ventures (and Ho Nam) would be a great place to seek funding.PRIVATE: Members Only (96 Characters)
Real Partnership
Fund: Altos Ventures
Posted by burning on 2007-05-22
When we first received funding from Altos, it wasn't much out of a choice: after scores of meetings with tens of VCs, Altos was really the only one willing to bet their dollars on just a few Powerpoint slides. At that time, we felt like we could/should have done better and got a better valuation, etc.
That was two years ago. Now, we love 'em. They really try to understand and help your business. They went to almost all the business meetings with us at the beginning, including a trip to Asia, and worked almost as a virtual biz dev team for us. When you are a tiny company with little money and no reputation, having your investor go to potential customers together helps greatly.
They also contributed greatly in our getting a subsequent round done. They introduced many VCs from their network, and practically found a co-investor firm that came in to the round that Altos led again.
One of the best investors I've ever worked with in many senses. The longer you work with them, the better you appreciate them.PRIVATE: Members Only (615 Characters)
Class Act From Beginning to Exit
Fund: Altos Ventures
Posted by wally500 on 2007-05-17
The value I've received from Altos really started after we received the funds seven years ago. They are a rare breed that allows companies to be run by management's vision of long-term value versus near-term investor ROI. True colors show during tough times and their support was crucial during a longer than anticipated validation stage.
I highly recommend Altos for anyone looking for 2M-5M in capital.


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Is the Role of the CIO Truly Changing?
Earlier this week, our colleagues at InformationWeek examined the idea that the CIO role is set for a fundamental shift in focus. According to industry analyst firm Gartner, this shift is marked by the following characteristics: From a focus on cost to a focus on growth, from automation to amplification, and from IT to technology.
Gartner group VP Mark McDonald went on to explain that IT traditionally has been concerned with cost control, back office applications, and lengthy application development processes. A focus on technology means a customer-facing orientation often built around social network interaction, rapid development of a "mosaic" of services rather than monolithic years-long development, and a mobile-first strategy.
This seems to be in line with similar statements I have heard from some bank CIOs. The focus on being a "product and services" organization rather than an "order-taker" model is a recurring theme.
In fact, many current bank CIOS came not from a tech background, but were part of a product division. A quick glance at Bank Systems & Technology's 2012 Elite 8 nominees reveals that several of them didn't rise through the ranks from "traditional" tech backgrounds.
Will there be a focus away from IT and towards technology? As McDonald puts it, "This is a critical difference. IT solutions like ERP, CRM and the like automate the enterprise with a focus on consolidation and cost. Technologies such as mobile, social, big data and cloud are fundamentally different than IT. These technologies amplify performance and strategy."
Needless to say, it will be an interesting three years.
[Related: The Changing Role of the Bank CIO]
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