mental illness, she said. After Mr. Bonds’s father died of a heart attack when Mr. Bonds and his two siblings were still young, his mother, Deborah Kearse, had a breakdown and was institutionalized for a period. Mr. Bonds and his brother, John, were placed into foster care. His sister, Ryan, went to live with her aunt.

Deborah Kearse was placed in an assisted-living facility in Lower Manhattan. Since his release from prison, friends said, Mr. Bonds had spent time volunteering at the facility, making sandwiches for the residents and trying to forge a relationship with his mother.

Mr. Bonds’s trouble with the law began in adolescence.

In addition to low-level criminal activity, there were flashes of violence.

In 2001, when he was 18, he was with a group of four other peopleFirst Girl Geek Dinner in Amsterdam well attended

The Girl Geek Dinners are very popular in the Bay Area, Seattle but also in Europe in Germany, Belgium, Italy and the UK. Local editions of the dinners are organized world wide by volunteers and Melanie Rieback and Donna Metzlar started organizing the first Dutch edition a few months ago. The first Amsterdam Girl Geek Dinner was held in the Flexbar last week.

The Amsterdam Girl Geek Dinner (GGD) is a social event that is intended to encourage women to explore science, technology, and other traditionally male-dominated areas. The idea behind the GGD is simple — we invite women who are kicking-ass in their respective fields, and we ask them to give an informal talk, where they can describe themselves and their