Subject: Google Power

From: D. C. Jewitt

Submitted: Thu, 17 Jul 2003 15:27:25 -1000 (HST)

Message number: 147 (previous: 146, next: 148 up: Index)

Hi Sidney

OK, I've checked this out at the Arizona Corporation Commission and I
find that LSST Corporation is registered to

LAWRENCE KLOSE
950 N CHERRY AVE 
PO BOX 26732 
TUCSON,  
AZ  857266732

Further, the NOAO WWW site lists the LSST Corporation agent as

Larry Klose, Senior Contracts and Major Projects Administrator, 
520-318-8409, lklose@noao.edu

So, that means that LSST Corporation, an entity which is set up
specifically to advocate the DMT design for the LSST, is actually an
in-house NOAO operation.  Right?  In fact, the LSST Corporation Agent
is also NOAO's Senior Contracts guy.  The guy who'll handle the money
when it comes in is also the agent for an advocate body that will
recommend the way the money comes in.  This seems a bit too cosy.

I'm trying to understand this set-up.  How will it be possible for NOAO
to obtain unbiassed advice about the best way to build LSST when NOAO is
the physical and legally-listed home for LSST Corporation, an
organization which (you said) specifically advocates the monolithic mirror
design?  


Regards

Dave

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The information about Larry Klose' LSST Corp. job is at: 

http://159.87.17.11/cgi-bin/wspd_cgi.sh/WService=wsbroker1/names-detail.p?name-id=10701147&type=CORPORATION

The information about Larry Klose' NOAO job is at:

http://www.noao.edu/outreach/pt/phone_tree.html
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