Man hit over the head with baseball bat during attack in Southend

Man hit over the head with baseball bat during attack in Southend

4:38pm Sunday 23rd September 2012 in News

A MAN was hit over the head with a baseball bat when three men broke into a house in York Road, Southend.

The attackers were also carrying a claw hammer and stole various items from the property.

The first attacker is described as a white man in his mid 20s, slim, about 5ft 4 tall, the second was a black man in his twenties about 6ft tall, medium build and was wearing a baseball cap.

The third suspect is described as a black man, about 5ft 11 tall, in his twenties medium build.

Anyone with information or who saw the men arriving or leaving between 8.45pm and 9.05pm on Wednesday, September 19 should contact Det Con Luke Dangerfield at Southend CID on 101.

Alternatively call Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.

Source: http://www.echo-news.co.uk/news/9944812.Man_hit_over_the_head_with_baseball_bat_during_attack_in_Southend/?ref=rss

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Q&A: Jacob Rooksby on higher ed patents | Academe Blog

Jacob Rooksby is an assistant professor of law at Duquesne University?s law school. His research looks at the intersection of intellectual property law and higher education, and he is a contributor to the newest issue of?Academe.?His article is ?Sue U.? and explores what happens when universities get into the game of developing, licensing, and protecting patents. I spoke with him by e-mail about the issues raised in his article.

What do you think every faculty member or researcher should know about university-owned patents?

As a general matter, they should know that patents are different from copyrights, a concept more familiar to most faculty. ?Universities historically have not claimed copyright ownership in books, articles, and other scholarly works created by their faculty. ?The same is not true for patentable inventions, the ownership of which faculty members must assign to their university employers, per the terms of employment contracts & related institutional IP policies.

Patents that stem from faculty research can be very valuable assets. ?With this value often comes difficult decisions with ethical consequences: whether to seek patent protection, and how to license patents once issued. ?For example, is it appropriate for the University of Utah to own patents on the ?isolated? genes BRCA 1 and BRCA 2, which account for most inherited forms of breast and ovarian cancers? ?Many would argue that genes, as fundamental building blocks of nature, should not be eligible for patent protection in any form (although to date,?courts have disagreed?with that proposition as a matter of law). ?Further still, is it appropriate for the University of Utah to exclusively license its isolated gene patents to only?one company, as it has done, which charges monopoly prices to perform clinical diagnostic testing? ?Would it not better serve the public good, and the mission of the publicly-supported University of Utah, to allow any interested party to use the patents cheaply for any commercial or non-commercial purpose?

Courts tend to shy away from these issues, drawing a distinction between patent eligibility (a legal issue they decide) and patentability (a policy decision for would-be patentees to decide). ?Given the policy and ethical considerations inherent in this debate, it deserves the attention and participation of all faculty concerned for the evolving role and function of research universities in an innovation-based economy.
It seems logical enough that diverting resources to developing and maintaining patents can be bad for faculty and staff at a university. But, one?argument you make is that even though it can bring in money, these patents can end up being bad for a school?s finances. Can you explain how that?works?

The thrust of my argument is that if universities are in for a penny they should be in for a pound.??Seeking to obtain and license patents is a labor-intensive and costly activity that is not best played with half-measures.??University research goals shouldn?t be exclusively patent- or revenue-driven, but for those patents a university does own, it should treat them as the serious assets they are.??That means being willing to sue infringers when necessary so ongoing licensing efforts are not undermined (in short, why should one company pay if others get away with not paying?).??Universities that are unwilling to take such action ? a hesitancy which, to be clear, I sympathize with ? need to seriously question why they seek patents in the first instance.??Rights accretion for the sake of playing in the university arms race is a costly proposition that makes little economic sense in the long run if an institution is unwilling to stand by those rights when they are infringed.??As a TTO director interviewed in a?previous study?I conducted on this topic told me, ?A patent without enforcement is a piece of paper with?Dave Kappos?s signature on it.??That?s all it is, you know.??It?s a very expensive piece of paper.??If you?re not willing to enforce it, that?s all you?ve got.???And I agree.

Legally, is there a distinction between public and private schools when it comes to patent licensing? In your opinion, is there an ethical?difference?

As to the first question, the more relevant distinction concerns the research dollars going to universities that give rise to patents, and where that money comes from. ?Most research conducted by faculty at universities is funded by the federal government. ?The Bayh-Dole Act applies to all university research funded by federal grants from (for example) the National Institutes of Health, the National Science Foundation, the Department of Defense, and other such governmental agencies. ?This law allows universities to claim ownership of any patent-eligible discovery that flows from such research so long as certain conditions are met. ?Universities then have an obligation to commercialize the research findings through licensing arrangements intended to benefit American industry and the consuming public. ?Universities and their faculty also often enter into private research agreements, known as sponsored research. ?Which party enjoys ownership of any patents that may result from such research is up to the individual institution and research sponsor to decide, although typically any patents resulting from these relationships go to the university.

As to the second question, ethically I see little difference. ?If we believe that non-profit higher education exists to serve the public good, then our expectations for university behavior should not vary depending on whether an institution is publicly- or privately-funded. ?Both types of institutions benefit from the public purse (and other favorable treatment society confers on them). ?In turn, we should expect them to benefit us.
Under what circumstances would it make sense for a university to invest heavily in protecting and licensing its patents?

As a general proposition, I think it makes sense for a university to invest heavily in protecting and licensing its patents if it already has a hearty research infrastructure in place. ?Some institutions seem convinced that if only they throw more money at their TTO, windfall returns eventually will be realized. ?Research shows it doesn?t work that way. ?Windfalls are rare because the most valuable patents don?t get created out of thin air. ?Laboratories, equipment, sizable research grants, and most importantly, a deep pool of talented, research-oriented faculty, all need to be in place before it?s reasonable to think that a university will do anything other than lose money or at best break even through technology transfer.

My corollary to this point is that universities ? even ones well-equipped to achieve successes in patenting and licensing ? shouldn?t invest heavily in these activities unless they are willing to stand by them in the face of public outcry and potential backlash from lawmakers, faculty, alumni, students, and donors. ?The University of California ? mentioned in my article for Academe as having recently lost a patent infringement lawsuit in Texas against many ?brand name? companies ? is an example of a university committed to its patents no matter the fallout. ?Just this past week?it again filed suit?with its alleged ?patent troll? licensee, Eolas Technologies ? this time against Wal-Mart, Facebook, ABC, ESPN, and Walt-Disney.

But not every university that seeks patents has the same stomach ? or budget ? for litigation. ?All the more reason for each university active in this space to consider whether it?s willing to affirmatively litigate in order to protect its patents. ?Those that aren?t committed or effectively able to do so might be better served to invest money elsewhere. ?Indeed, they might better serve society by doing so.

Read Jacob Rooksby?s full article here.?

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Source: http://academeblog.org/2012/09/24/qa-jacob-rooksby-on-higher-ed-patents/

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Wyoming, Alaska top list of states that use most energy

Grant Hindsley / AP file

The U.S. population, which accounts for approximately 4.5 percent of the world's population, uses a fifth of the world's energy and leads the world in gasoline consumption.

By Michael B. Sauter, 24/7 Wall St.

In 2010, the United States used roughly 97.7 quadrillion Btu of energy, up from roughly 95 quadrillion in 2009. To put that in perspective, the?U.S. Energy Information Administration estimates global consumption at roughly 500 quadrillion Btu. Effectively, the U.S. population, which accounts for approximately 4.5 percent of the world?s population, uses a fifth of?the world's?energy.

The vast majority of U.S. consumption is from fossil fuels, mostly petroleum, followed by natural gas and coal. The remaining use comes from nuclear energy, at 8.6 percent, and renewable energy, at 8.2 percent. While the U.S consumes an enormous amount of energy as a whole, some states consume much more energy than others. Based on the Energy Information Administration?s data for 2010, 24/7 Wall St. reviewed the 10 states that consume the most energy per capita.

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Regions that produce the most energy also use the most and pay the least. Nine of the 10 states are among the top 20 producers of energy per capita. Combined, the 10 produced 33.2 quadrillion Btu, roughly a third of?the total energy production in the U.S. Meanwhile, they paid 8.3 cents per kilowatt-hour on average, less than the national average of nearly 10 cents.

Energy prices in the states that consume the most energy per capita are among the cheapest in the country. This is due largely to the availability of locally produced energy, particularly petroleum. Eight of the 10 states with the highest energy use are among the third with the cheapest costs. Wyoming, the state with the highest consumption per capita in the country, also has the cheapest costs per capita, at just 8.7 cents per kilowatt-hour. The U.S. average cost is nearly 10 cents, and in Hawaii, it is 25 cents per kilowatt-hour.

In addition to using the most, many of these states tend to be among the greatest producers of energy relative to the size of their populations. Some, including Louisiana, Texas and Wyoming, are also the greatest producers overall. Wyoming produces 10.5 quadrillion Btu of energy, roughly 14.5 percent of the nation?s production, despite being the least populous state in the country.

The reason these states are producing and using so much energy has a great deal?to do with their main industries. Most of these states, including North Dakota and South Dakota, Wyoming and Texas, are heavily involved in the energy production industry, particularly oil production. Energy production requires a great deal of energy use. Industrial use, which includes manufacturing and energy production, is among the highest type of use in these states. Every one of the top 10 states for energy industrial consumption is among the top 10 for overall energy consumption.

Residential consumption is also high in many of these states, but not nearly as high as industrial consumption. Of the 10 states that use the most energy per capita, five are?in the top 15 for residential energy consumption per capita.

Residential consumption, nationwide, is 22.3 percent of total consumption, while industrial consumption accounts for 31 percent. The commercial industry accounts for 18.4 percent and transportation uses 28 percent of total energy consumption in the U.S.

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24/7 Wall St. relied on U.S. Census 2010 population statistics and U.S. Energy Information Administration's??2010 energy consumption and production data to produce both consumption and production on a per capita basis. We also included costs per kilowatt-hour and consumption for each of four major types: residential, industrial, commercial and transportation, from the administration.

These are the 10 states that use the most energy.

1. Wyoming

• Consumption per capita:?948.1 million Btu
• Residential consumption per capita:?85.2 million Btu (15th highest)
• Industrial consumption per capita:?528.2 million Btu (second highest)
• Residential price per kilowatt-hour:?8.77 (sixth least)
• Population:?568,158 (the least)

Wyoming consumed more energy per person than any other state. Its per capita consumption was 948.1 million Btu ? the equivalent of almost 171 barrels of oil per person per year, or 7,182 gallons per person a year. Most of this was not the result of residential consumption but of consumption for transportation, industrial and commercial sectors where Wyoming ranked second, second and first respectively in the country. Wyoming has the smallest population in the U.S. but ranked second for the largest amount of energy produced in the country, with more than 14 percent of the nation?s production. In 2011, the state produced 40 percent of the coal mined in the U.S., while in 2010 it had almost 12 percent of the country?s dry natural gas reserves. The average cost of electricity among all sectors of users in Wyoming was the lowest in the country at 6.2 cents per kilowatt-hour.

2. Alaska

• Consumption per capita:?898.5 million Btu
• Residential consumption per capita:?72.1 million Btu (20th lowest)
• Industrial consumption per capita:?432.7 million Btu (third highest)
• Residential price per kilowatt-hour:?16.26 cents (sixth most)
• Population:?722,718 (fourth least)

Alaska ranks second for the amount of energy consumed per capita. Alaska is unique in that many residents are not linked to a grid infrastructure but rather receive their power from diesel generators. Use of generators is energy-intensive and therefore expensive, and for this reason Alaskans paid some of the highest prices for electricity in the country. Due to the vastness of the state, people travel great distances to and from places. It comes as no surprise that Alaskans? consumption of energy for transportation per capita was 291 million Btu per person, almost 35 percent more than the next state, Wyoming. Alaska was also one of the largest producers of energy in the country and sits behind Texas in second place for the amount of crude oil production.

3. Louisiana

• Consumption per capita:?894.4 million Btu
• Residential consumption per capita:?84.2 million Btu (17th highest)
• Industrial consumption per capita:?591.1 million Btu (the highest)
• Residential price per kilowatt-hour:?8.98 cents (12th least)
• Population:?4,574,836 (25th most)

Louisiana comes in third for the amount of energy consumed per capita, but it comes in first in the country for the energy consumed per dollar of gross domestic product. The state consumed more than 20,800 Btu per dollar of GDP. This is almost three times the national average and 33 percent more than Wyoming, the state that consumed the second most amount of energy per dollar of GDP. Much of this is due to the heavy, energy-intensive industries that are the backbone of Louisiana?s economy. The industrial sector in Louisiana accounted for?more than?66 percent of the state?s energy consumption ? the highest proportion in the country. The state was one of the largest producers of energy in the country and had the second most number of refineries. Most of the energy produced was crude oil and natural gas.

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4. North Dakota

• Consumption per capita:?712.6 million Btu
• Residential consumption per capita:?97.8 million Btu (the highest)
• Industrial consumption per capita:?365.5 million Btu (fourth highest)
• Residential price per kilowatt-hour:?8.13 cents (third least)
• Population:?683,932 (third least)

Like many of the states on this list, North Dakota is sparsely populated. So, although the state consumed the ninth-lowest amount of energy in the country, on a per capita basis it was the fourth-largest amount of energy. The heating costs of long, cold winters plays a large role in this. The Roughrider State ranked first in the country for consumption of energy for residential purposes per capita. North Dakotans paid some of the lowest average prices for their electricity. Across all sectors, residential, commercial and industrial, the average price of a kilowatt-hour of electricity was 7.11 cents, much lower than the U.S. average of 9.83 cents. The state was the 15th-largest producer of energy in the country and has the ability to become an even larger producer in the future due to new rock fracking techniques in the Bakken formation and the sixth-best wind energy potential in the country.

5. Iowa

• Consumption per capita:?489.3 million Btu
• Residential consumption per capita:?79.7 million Btu (24th highest)
• Industrial consumption per capita:?239.5 million Btu (fifth highest)
• Residential price per kilowatt-hour:?10.42 cents (22nd least)
• Population:?3,062,309 (21st least)

Iowa?s large consumption of energy per capita was driven by the residential and commercial reliance on liquified petroleum gas, which has a lower energy density than fuel oil or petroleum. Iowans also used a great deal of wind power, which amounted to 19 percent of its generated electricity. Iowa consumed more than twice the amount of energy it produced in 2011. Still, it was the largest producer of ethanol in the country, producing 27 percent of the nation?s fuel ethanol in 2011. The Hawkeye State ranked fifth for its consumption of energy for industrial purposes per capita.

Click here to read the rest of 24/7 Wall St.'s The States That Use the Most Energy

Source: http://bottomline.nbcnews.com/_news/2012/09/23/13917965-wyoming-alaska-top-list-of-states-that-use-most-energy?lite

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Priebus: GOP 'Not Going to Play in MO with Todd Akin'

Reince Priebus expressed optimism this morning that Republicans could win the senate in 2012, but warned that the party would not get behind Todd Akin, even if he refused to exit the race.

?We?re not going to play in Missouri with Todd Akin, I can tell you that,? Priebus said on ABC?s This Week, adding that it remained ?to be seen whether he stays in or not.? The last day Akin can legally leave the race is Tuesday.

?I?m very confident we can take the senate,? Priebus continued. ?I mean, I know that Tommy?s [Thompson] going to win here in Wisconsin. He is a legend. It?s like Harley Davidson, Miller Lite, Tommy Thompson ? he is a brand. He?s going to win. But then you go to Nebraska, North Dakota, Montana ? that gives you four. You hold Scott Brown, and then we haven?t even talked about what?s happening in Virginia, Ohio, Florida. I feel very good about it, and I would also keep an eye out on Hawaii and Linda Lingle out there.?

UPDATE: Video, via Eliana Johnson:

Source: http://www.nationalreview.com/corner/328298/priebus-gop-not-going-play-mo-todd-akin-katrina-trinko

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The Enchanted Home: Party planning and mission accomplished!

One thing to my fellow bloggers...nearly had a heart attack when I signed on this morning to feedburner to change my delivery time to my subscribers and saw my thousands of subscribers GONE! Apparently this is a known problem that they are working on...so don't be alarmed if you sign on and see the same thing.

Wow what a weekend! We had to go to the city Friday night for a function, but it was far from relaxing as the entire time my head was spinning with all had to do for my family party on Saturday....the drinks I still needed to buy, a market list a mile long, ?figuring out if I had the right amount of plates, do I have silverware for 50? Yep......panic mood ensued. Getting home never felt so?good as I sprang into action to do damage control. Things were better than I expected and I went to bed thinking I could pull it off.? Sat woke up to beautiful skies and a fair dose of anxiety. Several hours later, after lots of little last minute errands and prepping, the party started coming together. I always allow myself to run around and stress up to a certain point, but I always (and this really works for me) set a time where I must be done with any errands and a time where I get my rest time. My 'cut off" was 1 pm....and sure enough by that time I had no need to get back in my car. Everything I needed was done and at home.....woo hoo. My other cutoff time was 4 and like clockwork I went up to my room and took a power nap (yes Mom I can admit that after all these years of you drilling that into me, they really do work)! So at about 5 I started prepping, getting all my appetizers under way, placing all the flowers where they needed to be, and basically getting the house all "prettied up". I always get in the party mood when I get to this stage....... I do not have any pictures to show you of the actual party......everything I must say looked so pretty. But I was so busy playing hostess that there wasn't a second to reach for my camera and sneak a picture besides think it would have been awkward to be running around on a photo shoot....lol. Next time I need a photographer:) But here's a recap of everything leading up to it........... WARNING EXTREMELY PICTURE HEAVY, SIT BACK, GRAB ANOTHER CUP OF COFFEE!!
Any time I want to entertain it always has to start with the flowers. Always. Any excuse to buy flowers, especially my beloved white orchids! I do have a local florist who carries beautiful ones but I have taken to doing them myself lately......I get a lot of pleasure out of it. This time I actually did them in the trunk of my car.......yep it became a makeshift florist:)

Batch one of my flowers ready for their makeover.......

Containers galore and here we go!

A big bag of moss to the rescue....

And we are done.....time to bring them inside

Finding their new "homes"

All the silver getting wrapped up in pretty napkins...

Guess whats getting hung!!!! My new chandelier.............

Using the sideboard as a buffet for the dinner plates

And my new sconces got put up in the living room....well two of them, rest this week!

Got a mirror hung behind buffet

Moving to the front of the house........

Of course I decorated the front of the house too....simple but I think very pretty

Loving the new softer colors of pumpkins...white, celadon and a pale melon....such neat colors!

And moving back ?inside.........

?Even my two new dog paintings got hung...........

Love "dressing up" a vanity with all kinds of pretties........

Don't you love my new little cherub soap dish! Just added it to my online store.....

Peek into the pantry which was being used as a bar

One of my guests sent me this magnificent floral arrangement, its about 3 feet tall!

Surprise! Got my new chandelier up in the dining room and its perfect!!!!! I really love it.....brought down a pair of lamps from guest room just to use for the night

Another surprise...got my new sconces up in the living room....LOVE them!

Stunning aren't they?

The room is far from done, you have to imagine it with the right chairs, getting a mantle finally and the gorgeous chinoiserie paper that will grace the walls

Used this small English console as a table to hold the appetizer plates

First tray getting put out....sushi always one of the first things to go

I had a small round table for a few stationary appetizers and we had passed hor?deuvres?too (thankfully some left over for a serious eating session later today)

Icing on the cake...waking up to some goodies waiting to be opened, flowers enough to open up my own little florist and a box of chocolates from one of my favorite shops..........

Look at the mini bananas in this arrangement!

So that's a wrap for how things were on Saturday leading up to my family party. It was a lot of fun, all except for my poor sore feet that are paying the price of standing on them for too many hours so I will prop them up and take it easy today (of course while I am picking at all the leftovers lol). Hope you enjoy your day...gorgeous fall weather over here, loving it! Now excuse me while I go take inventory of the leftovers............(absolute best part of a party)!

Source: http://theenchantedhome.blogspot.com/2012/09/party-planning-and-mission-accomplished.html

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Not just for Halloween, pumpkin is the new bacon!

Pumpkin lattes. Pumpkin candles. Pumpkin beer, dog food, facial masks, cologne.

Move over bacon, there's a new must-have ingredient.

With fall starting this weekend, the pumpkin harvest is upon us. The crop is looking pretty good, despite the drought. In fact, the USDA says average retail prices are less than half what they were a year ago.

"It seems like folks are holding off a little bit longer this year and waiting closer to Halloween," says Sarah Frey-Talley, president and CEO of Frey Produce. She is one of the largest pumpkin providers in the country to?Libby's,?Walmart?and?Target. Though prices are down, she expects to make it up with greater volumes.

Three years ago Libby's, owned by?Nestle, went into Thanksgiving with a pumpkin shortage due to heavy rains. This year, Nestle Baking director Jim Coyne says there is plenty of fruit (yes, pumpkin is a fruit) but many Jack-o-Lanterns are slightly smaller due to the drought. "On the positive side, those pumpkins are very dense and just perfect for canning." (See:?Fans are going bananas for soft-serve fruit.)

Restaurant demand for pumpkin in menu items has soared 38 percent in two years, according to Technomic, with items like pumpkin seed crepes at?Adobo Grill?and the Pumpkin Martini at?Burton's Grill.

"Pumpkin has a healthful perception," says Technomic Executive VP Darren Tristano. He says the ingredient has gotten so popular it's finally gone mainstream. "It's getting to?McDonald's?in milkshakes, and as a result, it is likely getting to a point of final maturity. We'll look towards sustainability over time."

Yet the industry continues to find new markets.

Sarah Frey-Talley says she is now being approached to provide pumpkins for oil. What is pumpkin oil used for? "I'm probably not going to comment on that," she laughs. "One of the most recent articles I read was that pumpkin oil was being used for prostate health, so I'll leave it at that."

No one's been pumpin' pumpkin products harder than?Starbucks, which introduced its seasonal Pumpkin Spice Lattes about a decade ago.

"The category has created a huge following," says Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz. "We are seeing incremental sales growth on the pumpkin spice latte, which is very encouraging." (See:?Starbucks CEO draws comparison to Steve Jobs.)

Is it really the new bacon? Does there have to be an either-or? Seattle's Best, a division of Starbucks, has come up with a product where everybody wins. Last month it announced the winner of a best new coffee contest: pumpkin bacon coffee, created by Eileen Gannon, who named it "How to Win a Guy With One Sip." (See:?Bacon as currency: Testing the limits of what it can buy.)

Source: http://lifeinc.today.com/_news/2012/09/22/14017091-not-just-for-halloween-pumpkin-is-the-new-bacon?lite

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Prosecutors drop fight for notebook from accused Colorado shooter

CENTENNIAL, Colo. (Reuters) - Prosecutors dropped their legal fight on Thursday for access to a notebook that accused Colorado theater gunman James Holmes sent to a university psychiatrist before the shooting, saying legal wrangling over it would delay the case for months.

Holmes, a former neuroscience graduate student, is accused of opening fire on July 20 at a midnight screening of the Batman movie "The Dark Knight Rises" in Aurora, a Denver suburb. Twelve people were killed and 58 wounded in the attack.

"There's a high degree of likelihood that whatever privilege exists in the notebook will end up being waived by the defendant" should Holmes' lawyers pursue an insanity defense, prosecutor Rich Orman said during a hearing on the issue.

Arapahoe County District Judge William Sylvester also approved 10 new felony charges of attempted first degree murder filed by prosecutors against Holmes, 24, and allowed 17 current charges to be amended.

But Sylvester has ordered nearly all court filings in the case sealed, and the exact changes were not immediately clear as the documents outlining them were redacted.

A spokeswoman for the District Attorney's office declined to clarify the new and amended charges, citing a gag order. A spokesman for the court also declined to comment.

Holmes already faced 24 counts of first-degree murder and 116 counts of attempted murder. Under Colorado law, the doubling of charges allows prosecutors two potential pathways to secure a conviction.

Orman said at a hearing last month that Holmes bought a ticket to the midnight screening, then left the theater through an exit door he propped open on his way out. Holmes then put on a gas mask and ballistic protective gear before returning to the theater and spraying the crowd with gunfire, Orman said.

'A BAD DAY FOR JAMES HOLMES'

Holmes appeared in court on Thursday with close-cut brown hair, leaving no trace of the orange mop of curly hair that had marked his appearance following his arrest. He looked around the courtroom more than in earlier appearances, but was not very expressive during the hearing.

"This was a bad day for James Holmes because it may have taken a year off his life," a former Denver prosecutor now in private practice, Craig Silverman, said of the hearing, noting Holmes is eligible to face the death penalty if convicted. Prosecutors have not indicated if they will pursue capital punishment.

University of Colorado psychiatrist Lynne Fenton testified at an earlier hearing that she treated Holmes more than a month before the rampage, but that their professional relationship had ended before he mailed the package to her a day before the massacre.

Holmes' lawyers said the package and its contents were confidential and should not be seen by prosecutors. The defense team can analyze the notebook only under rigorous evidence collection precautions, including wearing gloves and face masks.

Prosecutors have depicted Holmes as a young man whose once promising academic career was in tatters as he failed graduate school oral board exams in June and one of his professors suggested he may not have been a good fit for his competitive Ph.D. program.

They have said that Holmes lost his access to the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus after making unspecified threats to a professor on June 12, after which he began a voluntary withdrawal from his program.

They said Holmes began "a detailed and complex plan" to commit murder and obtain an arsenal of guns and protective armor after he was denied access to campus facilities.

Holmes' attorney Daniel King, who analysts said appeared to be laying the groundwork for a possible insanity defense, has said his client suffers from an unspecified mental illness and had tried to get help before the shooting.

Previous media reports have said Fenton reported her concerns about Holmes to a campus threat assessment team and a campus police officer.

(Reporting by Keith Coffman; Writing by Mary Slosson; Editing by Cynthia Johnston, Vicki Allen and Jackie Frank)

Source: http://news.yahoo.com/prosecutors-drop-fight-notebook-accused-colorado-shooter-024404815.html

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