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Stanford Law Review Online: Pulling the Plug on the Virtual Jury
The Stanford Law Review Online has just published a Note by Nicolas L. Martinez entitled Pulling the Plug on the Virtual Jury. Martinez takes issue with Judge William Young's proposal that Khalid Sheikh Mohammed be tried via videoconference from Guantanamo Bay by a jury sitting in New York:
Most people probably figured that the debate over where to try alleged 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed ("KSM") had ended. Indeed, it has been well over a year since Congress forced Attorney General Eric Holder to reluctantly announce that KSM's prosecution would be referred to the Department of Defense for trial before a Guantanamo military commission. But a provocative proposal put forth recently by Judge William G. Young of the District of Massachusetts has revitalized one of the most contentious legal debates of the post-9/11 era. In a nutshell, Judge Young proposes that an Article III court try KSM at Guantanamo, but with one major twist: the jury would remain in New York City.
He concludes:
Perhaps unwilling to refight the battles of two years ago, Congress has shown no inclination to retreat from its apparent view that KSM may only be tried by a military commission at Guantanamo. As a result, following through on Judge Young's plan, which could be viewed as an attempt to circumvent the will of Congress, might lead some legislators to harden their stance on civilian trials for alleged terrorists and propose even more disagreeable legislation to that end. This is not to say that creative solutions aimed at fortifying the rule of law in a post-9/11 world should be held hostage to the proclivities of intransigent voting blocs in Congress. Quite the opposite, in fact. But the likely political ramifications of Judge Young's proposal cannot be ignored, especially in an election year when few members of Congress may be willing to spend their political capital defending the need to hold KSM's trial in federal court.
Even though Judge Young's provocative suggestion should not be adopted in its current form, he has moved the conversation in the right direction. Continuing to think imaginatively about ways to preserve our rule of law tradition from external threats is immensely important, particularly in the context of national security crises. For it is when the rule of law can be so easily discarded that it must be most doggedly defended.
Read the full article, Pulling the Plug on the Virtual Jury at the Stanford Law Review Online.


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April 19, 2013
The suspects in Boston bombing were identified as Tamerlan Tsarnaev, 26, and his brother Dzhokhar, 19. The elder brother was killed in the stand-off with the police, while the younger one remains at large.
The relationship was confirmed by their uncle, police reported, according to AP.
An NBC report claims the two immigrated at least two years ago. One of the brothers is said to have a Massachusetts drivers' license.
Some reports say the two may have arrived in the US from Turkey and have Turkish citizenship.
There is a page at the Russian social network VKontakte (In Contact) with the name Dzhokhar Tsarnaev living in Boston and studying at Cambridge Rindge & Latin School.
The name is listed among the recipients of Cambridge scholarships in 2011.
The Cambridge school mentions Dzhokhar Tsarnaev as its athlete of the month for February 2011, saying that he is an athlete.
The VKontakte page studied by RT mentions a school in Makhachkala, the capital of the Republic of Dagestan, as a place Tsarnaev studied between 1999 and 2001.
The Tsarnaev family moved to Dagestan from Kyrgyzstan in 2001, the school spokesman told RT. Dzhokhar studied there for just one year and produced no particular impression, good or bad, on the teachers. T
"He arrived at our school in the first form and departed in the second," Irina Bandurina, the secretary at Makhachkala's School No.1, told RT. "They arrived from Kyrgyzstan and departed to the US. I'm telling you they lived here for a year. Not the whole year. They arrived at the school in 2001 and departed in March 2002 … There were four of them – two sisters and two brothers… It's written here that they are from Kyrgyzstan. The Chechens."
Dzhokhar was born in Kyrgyzstan. The family, which also included two daughters, Bella and Amina, had the status of refugees at the time they moved to Russia.
Dzhokhar has several Chechen-related interests stated in his profile. He states that he speaks Russian, English and Chechen and holds career and money as his personal priorities. He claims he is a believer in Islam.
The page has but a handful of posts, most of them jokes. The owner's last visit of the page was from a mobile phone shortly before the shooting in Boston started.
Some Russian-language comments on the page accuse Tsarnaev of being behind the bombing. They were posted after the news of a possible connection of a Dzhokhar Tsarnaev to the bombing broke.
The first suspect in the Boston Marathon bombing, who was shot dead in a firefight with the police, is allegedly Tamerlan Tsarnaev, an older brother of the suspect at large.
He is said to be from Chechnya, who fled to the US as a refugee.
Tamerlan fled Chechnya with his family because of the conflict in the early 90s, when he reportedly was about five years old. He is said to have lived for years in Kazakhstan before heading to the United States as a refugee.
However, despite spending the most of his life in America, he claimed not have "a single American friend." "I don't understand them," reads one of the captions to the set pictures of Tamerlan, which RT managed to find online.
In 2009 he was put under arrest for beating his girlfriend, who described him in one interview as a "very nice man," according to the City of Cambridge Police Department.
A passionate fan of boxing, he spent a lot of time training for competitions, according to Johannes Hirn, who posted a photo essay entitled 'Will Box for Passport' on his page on Photoshelter.com.
Competing for New England in 2010 National Golden Gloves completion in Utah, Tamerlan Tsarnaev dreamed of being "selected for the US Olympic team and be [a] naturalized American."
"Unless his native Chechnya becomes independent, Tamerlan says he would rather compete for the United States than for Russia," reads the caption to one of the pictures that shows Tamerlan during his workout.
As a competitive boxer for a Team Lowell club, Tamerlan won the Rocky Marciano Trophy for as New England Golden Gloves heavyweight champion in 2010.
According to the captions, besides boxing, Tamarlan studied at Bunker Hill Community College in Boston.
As RT also found out while searching internet for details about Tamerlan, he had a profile on YouTube. He joined it in August of 2012, and five months ago created a playlist dedicated to terrorism. Named simply "Terrorists", the playlist consisted of two videos, which are now no longer available.
Although largely filled by ordinary music videos, Tamerlan Tsarnaev's YouTube channel shows a growing predilection for radical Islamism. He repeatedly listened to songs such as 'I will dedicate my life to Jihad', as well as videos recorded by recent converts to Islam.
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Persona 4 - Collection 2 (Dub.Blu-Ray)
Title: Persona 4 - Collection 2
Volume: Dub.Blu-Ray
Running time: 365
Distributor: Sentai Filmworks
Release date: 2013-01-15
Suggested retail price: $59.98
Age rating: 14+
The mystery of the murders seems to have been solved, but the riddle of the Velvet Room and the lethal Midnight Channel is an enigma that Yu and the other students who form the Investigation Team have yet to crack. That's to say nothing of the question of how their powers of Persona work in the first place, and how the fictional Teddie can exist in the real world. As conundrums wrap in conundrums and the school year burns inexorably towards a blistering summer, the team must prepare for the most deadly challenge yet while still pretending to lead normal high school lives.
Unfortunately, that won't be easy under the evil eye of their new homeroom teacher. And when Detective Shirogane reenters the game with new information about irregularities in the police investigation and clues that may lead to an entirely different conclusion, both team and detective find themselves playing the role of prey once more! The body count is on the rise, the Shadows attack and new Persona are about to ascend as the Midnight Channel launches the ultimate cancellation program!
Contains episodes 13-26.
Special Features: Clean Opening Animation, Clean Closing Animation.
Spoken Languages: English.
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Ayala was a Maquis who served as Chakotay's right-hand man aboard the raider Val Jean. When he became stranded in the Delta Quadrant aboard the Starfleet vessel USS Voyager, he joined its crew as a security officer. He returned to the Alpha Quadrant with Voyager in 2378. (VOY: "Caretaker", "Endgame")
Stranded in the Delta Quadrant Edit
In 2371, Ayala was one of Chakotay's crew aboard the Val Jean. When Gul Evek's ship, the Vetar, attacked the Maquis vessel in the Badlands, he attempted to make repairs to the bridge. After the Val Jean was transported to the Delta Quadrant by the Caretaker's array, Ayala was brought aboard the array for testing by the Caretaker. He was returned to the Val Jean unharmed. He later boarded Voyager along with Chakotay and Tuvok at Captain Kathryn Janeway's invitation. When it was revealed that Tuvok was a spy for the Federation, Ayala attempted to attack him, but was held back by Chakotay. He was issued a compression phaser rifle and beamed to the array with an away team to scout for Harry Kim and B'Elanna Torres with Tuvok, but was soon returned to Voyager by the Caretaker. The Val Jean was later destroyed after it rammed a Kazon carrier vessel, and the Maquis were forced to join Voyager's crew for the journey home. (VOY: "Caretaker")
Ayala was transported aboard Voyager with B'Elanna Torres and at least two other Maquis crew. In an alternate timeline created several years later by a spatial rift, he was trapped in the transporter room with the Maquis. Chakotay, who originated from the time period where Voyager encountered the rift, injected Torres and Ayala with a chroniton-infused serum which allowed them to move between the time periods, to retake main engineering from Seska. This alternate timeline was later erased when a chroniton field brought Voyager back into temporal sync. (VOY: "Shattered")
Aboard the USS Voyager Edit
Duties and responsibilities Edit
The bridge Edit
Ayala was given provisional rank of lieutenant junior grade, initially in the engineering and operations divisions, but eventually in security. (VOY: "Parallax", "Faces", "The 37's") He was generally assigned to the bridge as a relief tactical officer. (VOY: "Cathexis", "Warlord", "Extreme Risk", "Juggernaut") He also served as operations officer at various points in 2371 and 2372. (VOY: "The Cloud") Ayala was left in command of the bridge when the ship was affected by a distortion ring being. (VOY: "Twisted")
He manned an aft station when the Voyager traveled back into the year 1996, faced Henry Starling and Captain Braxton, and when the ship entered Borg space in 2373 and made First contact with Species 8472. (VOY: "Future's End", "Future's End, Part II", "Scorpion")
He was working on the bridge when Captain Janeway piloted the ship into a binary pulsar to protect her crew from the Srivani experiments. (VOY: "Scientific Method")
He replaced Tuvok at the tactical station while the Vulcan investigated on the Mari homeworld. (VOY: "Random Thoughts")
Ayala was on duty on the bridge when the Voyager made contact with a Krenim patrol ship. Due to the temporal incursions of the Krenim weapon ship, Ayala went into an alternate timeline in which the Voyager was heavily damaged by a Krenim warship. In this timeline, Ayala worked as relief tactical officer until he was replaced by Tuvok who suffered from blindness. (VOY: "Year of Hell")
Ayala was also working on the bridge when Commander Chakotay received the first letter from the Alpha Quadrant through the Hirogen communications network. When Tuvok and Seven of Nine boarded the shuttlecraft Cochrane II for an away mission to the Hirogen relay station, Ayala worked as relief tactical officer during the confrontation with a Hirogen warship. (VOY: "Hunters")
In 2375, while Lieutenant Commander Tuvok was missing with an away team aboard the Delta Flyer, Lieutenant Ayala served as acting tactical officer. With the crew at continuous work to find the away team, Captain Janeway asked him to contact the Beta team on the surface, as they had not reported in for an hour. At the same time, Neelix also offered the bridge crew some coffee, of which Ayala accepted a cup. (VOY: "Once Upon a Time")
He's standing on the bridge in the background next to the console, when the Captain Kathryn Janeway goes to the station to Harry Kim. (VOY: "Virtuoso")
He appears at the beginning on the bridge, when command division officer goes to his station. (VOY: "Good Shepherd")
By 2378, shortly before Voyager returned to Earth, Ayala had switched to the command division, and was assigned to the conn. (VOY: "Renaissance Man")
Security detail Edit
Ayala took part in several away team missions as a security guard. (VOY: "The 37's", "Threshold", "Unity") He was occasionally assigned to guard prisoners in the brig, such as when the captain will confront Seska (VOY: "State of Flux") or Lon Suder, (VOY: "Meld") Seven of Nine, (VOY: "The Gift") Dala, (VOY: "Live Fast and Prosper") and Gar. (VOY: "Critical Care") Ayala also escorted guests aboard Voyager to sensitive areas such as the bridge or the briefing room. (VOY: "Blink of an Eye", "Ashes to Ashes")
In 2374, he was one of the security officers who guarded a member of Species 8472 on deck 11. (VOY: "Prey")
Other activities Edit
Tuvix, an individual created after a transporter accident fused Tuvok and Neelix together, tried to gather support from Voyager bridge crew, including Ayala, after Captain Janeway decided to restore Tuvok and Neelix. His pleading went unanswered. (VOY: "Tuvix")
Along with the rest of the Voyager crew, Ayala was stranded on Hanon IV when the Kazon took control of the ship in 2372. (VOY: "Basics, Part I") He was initially part of Chakotay's team, searching for food and water. Along with Lieutenant Torres, Ayala created a diversion to lure the Hanonians away from the cave in which several Voyager crew members were trapped. (VOY: "Basics, Part II")
Ayala was one of several Voyager crewmen who had participated in Lieutenant Tuvok's holo-program Insurrection Alpha, at one point mentioning the program to Ensign Harry Kim. (VOY: "Worst Case Scenario")
He was one of the excited bridge crew hoping to receive a message from home when Voyager used an ancient Hirogen relay network to communicate with the Alpha Quadrant in 2374. (VOY: "Hunters") Ayala was on the bridge when the Pathfinder Project established real-time communication with Voyager in 2376, and he attended the party in the mess hall following the historic event. (VOY: "Pathfinder")
He appears of back in quick scene developed in a corridor, and also appears Renlay Sharr but are well distinguished her facial features. (VOY: "Collective")
He was in the mess hall at the celebration of the "Annual Voyager Science Fair" when he rapidly crosses in front of B'Elanna Torres, Commander Chakotay and Icheb with a cup in hand. (VOY: "Child's Play")
Ayala worked at the Mission Ops I station on the bridge when Voyager returned to Earth in 2378. (VOY: "Endgame")
Loss of identity Edit
In 2376, when the Tarakis memorial began transmitting telepathic memories to Voyager, Ayala was one of the crew members stricken by visions caused by the memorial. (VOY: "Memorial")
In 2377, he was attacked by Tuvok, who was under the mental control of a Bajoran vedek named Teero Anaydis. Tuvok mind-melded with Ayala and other Maquis, inciting them to mutiny and overthrow Captain Janeway. He once again served as Chakotay's right-hand man, and guarded him in the captain's ready room. He was present when Chakotay tested Tuvok's loyalty by ordering Tuvok to fire a phaser at Captain Janeway. Ayala was returned to normal along with the rest of the Maquis once Tuvok recovered. (VOY: "Repression")
Later that year, when nearly the entire Voyager crew was abducted by Dr. Kadan, his identity was reassigned to that of a laborer at a power plant, working for the Quarren. He worked at the same power plant as Seven of Nine, Janeway, Torres, and Tuvok. Ayala's personnel file at the plant was one of many Voyager crew files accessed by Tuvok, whose memory was still partially intact. (VOY: "Workforce", "Workforce, Part II")
Medical record Edit
The Q known as Quinn temporarily caused all male crew members of Voyager to disappear when he encountered the ship in 2372, including Ayala. (VOY: "Death Wish")
Tuvok, having lost his emotional control after a mind-meld with Lon Suder, knocked Ayala unconscious in order to get to Suder. (VOY: "Meld")
Ayala was in the mess hall when a macrovirus was released aboard Voyager in mid-2373, and was one of the first crew members to succumb to infection. (VOY: "Macrocosm")
Seven of Nine stunned Ayala during her escape from Voyager in early 2374, after she was drawn to the wreckage of the USS Raven. (VOY: "The Raven")
In an alternate timeline created after Voyager crash landed on a planet after using a quantum slipstream drive, Ayala was killed with most of the crew. In 2390, his frozen body was found by Harry Kim in a Jefferies tube, shortly before the timeline was erased and Voyager's destruction averted. (VOY: "Timeless")
In 2376, when Kes returned to seek revenge against the Voyager crew, Ayala and a security team was sent to intercept her, and he was injured by her telekinetic abilities. The timeline was changed when Kes time traveled to 2371, and Janeway had these sections evacuated when Kes returned. (VOY: "Fury")
Personal life Edit
A jealous Neelix worried that Kes was romantically interested in Ayala, along with many other Voyager crew members. (VOY: "Twisted")
Ayala was grief-stricken because he was forced to leave his sons in the Alpha Quadrant. As part of his morale officer duties, Neelix often counseled Ayala. (VOY: "Initiations")
Ayala was among the group at Kurt Bendera's funeral in 2372 (VOY: "Alliances") and was part of the honor guard during Ares IV astronaut John Kelly's funeral in 2376. (VOY: "One Small Step")
Ayala was at Ensign Ahni Jetal's surprise birthday party in 2373. (VOY: "Latent Image")
He also attended the holodeck luau planned by Neelix later that year. (VOY: "Alter Ego") Harry Kim learned about the Insurrection Alpha holodeck program from Ayala. (VOY: "Worst Case Scenario") Ayala participated in several of Tom Paris's holosimulations, including Fair Haven, and was one of the crew members who was involved in a barroom fight instigated by one of the holographic characters. (VOY: "Fair Haven") Ayala was also present during a screening of Attack of the Lobster People at a simulation of the Palace Theater. (VOY: "Repression")
Ayala participated in Neelix's celebration of the 315th anniversary of First Contact, and was amused by Neelix's dancing. He later bade Neelix farewell outside the shuttlebay with the rest of the Voyager crew. (VOY: "Homestead")
Miscellaneous information Edit
Ayala's quarters on Voyager were on Deck 7. (VOY: "Twisted")
Several holographic representations of Ayala were created. In Tuvok's Insurrection Alpha program, Ayala was ordered to take the helm after the Maquis were successful in commandeering Voyager. If the participant in the simulation decided to help the Starfleet crew, Ayala apprehended the participant and brought them to the brig. (VOY: "Worst Case Scenario") Ayala was seen in the mess hall in the program created by The Doctor in order to improve Seven of Nine's social skills. (VOY: "One") In Maquis garb, he was part of Reginald Barclay's holographic simulation of Voyager, programmed to act as one of Barclay's good friends. (VOY: "Pathfinder")
In the 31st century simulation of Voyager at the Kyrian Museum of Heritage, Ayala was present on the bridge. (VOY: "Living Witness")
Appendices Edit
Memorable quotes Edit
"Ensign Ayala to the bridge."
Kathryn Janeway: "Go ahead, ensign."
"You'd better come down to the brig, ma'am." (VOY: "The Gift")
"Stop where you are!" (VOY: "Fury")
"There's some kind of pulse being directed at our transceiver array. It's coming from the Delta Flyer."
Harry Kim: "Hail them."
"No response." (VOY: "Renaissance Man")
Chronology Edit
- prior to 2371
- Fathers two sons, joins the Maquis under Chakotay's command.
- 2371
- Presumed killed when the Val Jean is lost in the Badlands; actually joins the crew of the USS Voyager in the Delta Quadrant with the provisional Starfleet rank of lieutenant junior grade.
- 2374
- Word of Voyager's survival reaches the Alpha Quadrant.
- 2377
- Helps Chakotay commandeer Voyager as part of Teero Anaydis's mind control plot.
- Memory is erased and identity reassigned by rogue Quarren, later rescued.
- 2378
- Transfers to command division.
- Returns to Earth with Voyager.
Appearances Edit
- "Caretaker" (Season One)
- "Parallax"
- "Time and Again"
- "The Cloud"
- "Eye of the Needle"
- "Prime Factors"
- "State of Flux"
- "Heroes and Demons"
- "Cathexis"
- "Faces"
- "Jetrel"
- "Learning Curve"
- "The 37's" (Season Two)
- "Initiations"
- "Elogium"
- "Twisted"
- "Persistence of Vision"
- "Cold Fire"
- "Maneuvers"
- "Alliances"
- "Threshold"
- "Meld"
- "Dreadnought"
- "Death Wish"
- "Lifesigns"
- "Investigations"
- "Deadlock"
- "Innocence"
- "The Thaw"
- "Tuvix"
- "Resolutions"
- "Basics, Part I"
- "Basics, Part II" (Season Three)
- "Flashback"
- "The Chute"
- "The Swarm"
- "False Profits"
- "Sacred Ground"
- "Future's End"
- "Future's End, Part II"
- "Warlord"
- "Macrocosm"
- "Alter Ego"
- "Blood Fever"
- "Unity"
- "Darkling"
- "Rise"
- "Before and After"
- "Real Life"
- "Distant Origin"
- "Worst Case Scenario"
- "Scorpion"
- "The Gift" (Season Four)
- "The Raven"
- "Scientific Method"
- "Year of Hell"
- "Year of Hell, Part II"
- "Random Thoughts"
- "Waking Moments"
- "Hunters"
- "Prey"
- "Retrospect"
- "The Omega Directive"
- "Unforgettable"
- "Living Witness"
- "Demon"
- "One"
- "Hope and Fear"
- "Night" (Season Five)
- "Extreme Risk"
- "Once Upon a Time"
- "Timeless"
- "Nothing Human"
- "Latent Image"
- "Bride of Chaotica!"
- "Dark Frontier"
- "The Fight"
- "Think Tank"
- "Juggernaut"
- "Someone to Watch Over Me"
- "11:59"
- "Relativity"
- "Equinox"
- "Equinox, Part II" (Season Six)
- "Survival Instinct"
- "Tinker Tenor Doctor Spy"
- "Riddles"
- "Dragon's Teeth"
- "One Small Step"
- "The Voyager Conspiracy"
- "Pathfinder"
- "Fair Haven"
- "Blink of an Eye"
- "Virtuoso"
- "Memorial"
- "Tsunkatse"
- "Collective"
- "Spirit Folk"
- "Ashes to Ashes"
- "Child's Play"
- "Good Shepherd"
- "Live Fast and Prosper"
- "Fury"
- "Unimatrix Zero"
- "Unimatrix Zero, Part II" (Season Seven)
- "Drive"
- "Repression"
- "Critical Care"
- "Body and Soul"
- "Flesh and Blood"
- "Shattered"
- "Lineage"
- "Repentance"
- "Prophecy"
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- "Workforce"
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- "Natural Law"
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Ayala was played by Tarik Ergin, a regular extra for all seven years of Star Trek: Voyager. However, he was never specifically credited for playing Ayala. Instead, he was only credited as "Security Guard" in VOY: "Fury" and "Tactical N.D." in VOY: "Renaissance Man" – even though he worked at the conn in the latter episode. He only spoke in the episodes VOY: "Basics, Part II", "The Gift", "Fury", and "Renaissance Man".
The task of definitively establishing Tarik as Ayala is an act of some research. Ergin was directly addressed as Ayala in at least three episodes, VOY: "Faces", "Worst Case Scenario", and "Tuvix". In the first two instances, Ergin clearly responds to a command prefaced by the name "Ayala". In the last, Tuvix calls out to Ayala by name, looking in the direction of mission ops, where only Ergin has been established to be at the time. Furthermore, in "The Gift", he has a short conversation with Janeway over the intercom system in which he self-identifies as Ayala. This instance is less clear, however, as Ergin is never actually seen during the conversation, only before and after it.
He worked in main engineering in VOY: "Parallax" but was moved to the bridge by VOY: "The Cloud". He appeared in numerous episodes, usually standing at the master systems display or mission ops stations at the back of the bridge. He generally replaced Tuvok at tactical whenever he left the bridge, and also replaced Kim at the ops station during the first two seasons.
Ayala was also seen often in the mess hall and the corridors. He was called ensign in "The Gift", but lieutenant once again in "Once Upon a Time". Ayala's first name was never revealed.
Apocrypha Edit
In the novel Evolution, set in 2375, Captain Janeway is on the verge of death and Chakotay is in command; with Kim and Paris presumed dead, Chakotay assigns Ayala as chief operations officer.
See also Edit
External link Edit
- Ayala at Memory Beta, the wiki for licensed Star Trek works
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Growing up, Chicago Fire forward Chris Rolfe was never the biggest player on the field.
Because he couldn't always muscle by defenders, the Kettering, Ohio, native worked on shooting quickly, surprising opposing defenses and not allowing them time to get near him.
"It's just trying to push myself to do it a little bit quicker, a little bit quicker," Rolfe told MLSsoccer.com. "If I can get the shot off quicker, the better it is for me, and the more opportunities I get that way."
In the Fire's 1-1 tie in San Jose on Saturday, that work paid off.
WATCH: Rolfe floats it over Busch
In the 36th minute, Rolfe collected a pass from Patrick Nyarko just outside the penalty area, turned and saw a few yards of space in front of him.
He knew that small amount of time was all he needed, so he took a step and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, which curled over goalkeeper Jon Busch's head to give Chicago a 1-0 lead.
"I looked up and I saw a gap between the guy who first stepped to me," Rolfe said. "At that moment, that was the moment for me to put it in the corner, and I thought I'd give it a shot and luckily it worked."
MacDonald makes his debut
After joining the Fire early this week, Dutch forward Sherjill MacDonald made his debut on Saturday, coming on in the 65th minute to replace forward Dominic Oduro.
After trialing with Chicago a month ago, MacDonald trained for two weeks with a personal trainer while waiting for his visa. The Dutch forward almost had an assist, springing midfielder Logan Pause through on a breakaway in the 79th minute before Pause's shot was saved by Busch.
"It was a little difficult for me because it was my first game in a long time," MacDonald said. "It wasn't so bad, but obviously I can do a lot better and I'm looking forward to the next game.
Fire can't finish
A goal by Steven Lenhart in the eighth minute of stoppage time was all that kept the Fire from taking three points from the Western Conference leaders.
"We played against the best team, but it hurts the way it ended," Chicago head coach Frank Klopas said. "The effort was great but we just need to play consistently all the way until the end."


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mklimo13 Posts: 1Just curious if anyone has any real world data to support Honda's claim that the base model Fit gets higher MPG than the Fit Sport?
Or any other thoughts or opinions on the matter would be greatly appreciated.
johnk15 Posts: 4My mileage is exactly as murphious describes. Mine is a 2009 Fit Sport m/t (w/nav).
bobw3 Posts: 2,992So you're saying your Camry4 gets 36mpg in the city/town driving?
08fitman Posts: 1I have a 08 Fit with a manual transmission, and I'm getting decent gas milage. With all city driving I'm getting around 30-32mpg, and its Chicago stop and go traffic. But now I'm doing almost all highway driving, so around 90:10 highway to city, and I got 38mpg. I'm going to try to get 40mpg which should be easy if I slow down from 75mph to around 60mph. My advice is you really have to be driving like a grandpa out there, most of the time I'm shifting at 2500rpm. I usually go through all my gears before I hit 40mph. Just my 2 cents.
mountainmike Posts: 2Mike,
The difference in MPG for the two different models of the 2011 Fit are pretty small and only involve the Automatic Transmission models. The 5 - speed manual is the same MPG: 27 city, 33 mpg highway.
The difference is probably (?) due to the small, but cumulative, difference in real-end gear ratios and transmission gear ratios.
In my personal, but very limited experience with my 2011 M/T Honda Fit, 60/40 city/highway ration, has been 32 - 33 MPG. My computer recently said "38 MPG" after a "highway only" trip up and down a local hilly area (50 mile trip), but I only quote MPG that are computed by me from actual miles divided by gallons of petrol purchased.
Previous to this recent "38 MPG" computer (odometer) readout, the computer said "31.9 MPG" for several hundred miles and several tankfuls of gasoline. So it has been relatively accurate in the recent past, for what ever that is worth!
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andysd Posts: 87I haven't read all the postings, but I know from experience that it is worthwhile to check the odometer (and the speedometer) against GPS readings to be accurate and to enable objective comparison with the experience of others. For anyone who hasn't done it, you can zero the trip reading of the GPS at the same time you zero your odometer after filling up, and make your trip miles divided by gallons calculation for mpg using both the GPS and the odometer readings for comparison.
I have a low mileage Milano Red 2011 Fit Sport 5MT. My mpg experience is complicated by the fact that I installed 17" Kosei Racing wheels with 215/45-17 Kumho ECSTA SPT tires saved from a 2004 Civic. Therefore, my corrections would not apply to your car.
Digressing from mpg, I bought a Fit because of its emergency lane change test results reported in Car and Driver (faster than Porsche, Ferrari, Corvette). Also, its 0-60 8.3 seconds is not totally sluggish, and the engine winds up to max rpm with no strain. I frequently drive the local twisty two lane mountain roads in San Diego East County, and am blown away by my Fit's cornering performance, even compared to friends' Ferraris and a GTI. I've done a few things to the car: the wheels and tires, new horns, back-up distance sensors, more open muffler and tail pipe, chrome dash interior, leather shift knob, new Hertz speakers and amp.
Perhaps the result of the wider, stickier tires to me the brakes seem quite effective compared to their poor reported road test results.
cshuler Posts: 1My 2009 Honda Fit Sport has been getting 38 mpg. I have realized tire pressure is a big thing that helps with your mpg.
204meca Posts: 3702011 Honda Fit Base AT with 6,700 miles. I keep track on Fuely using manual calculations, drive for mileage, but not a hypermiler -- especially my wife who puts on 60% of miles. 50% urban miles & 50% highway. Fit averages average 36.2 mpg; best 42.5 (so far). I believe it will improve with more miles & summer weather.
An comparison that might interest some is that I also have 2010 Subaru Outback 2.5 with CVT & 23,000 miles. Average mileage 28.4. Best 34.6 - (this was fluke & it rarely tops 30 mpg).
Not a lot of difference between the overall get up & go of these two, but overall the OB has the edge, especially above 50 mph. Fit gets about 27% better mileage.
I really like both these cars for what they are & are satisfied with both. But I find it pretty amazing that the FWD Fit which weights about 800 lbs less & has significantly smaller engine can only go 27% further on a gallon of gas than the signficantly larger & more comfortable AWD Outback. Way to go SOA
carattorney Posts: 62While it's a good car, there is nothing amazing about SOA fuel performance. It's really a lesson in physics, weight, and momentum. What an automobile engineer would tell you in simple terms--and this is a concept many folks don't understand: It takes a smaller engine a lot more energy to move a mass from 0 acceleration than a larger engine therefore it burns more fuel to do so. The decreased weight of the Fit is really insignificant--its dead weight from a stop. The savings in fuel in the Fit (or any small engine car) comes in after the car has achieved a certain momentum. If all we did was stop and go all day, your MPG would be worse than if the FIT had a larger engine.
kipk Posts: 1,576Everyday local driving yields 34-36 mpg. Calculated mileage is about 1/2 -1 mpg lower than the displayed mileage. As a comparison, Our 09 Ridgeline averages 16-18 mpg in same terrain. The wifes 09 Rav4 (4 cylinder AT) averages 22-24 mpg.
This car has become the ride of choice most of the time. Not only because of it getting the best fuel mileage, but the ease of parking, and quick handling, make it fun to drive.
Examined a lot of small hatchbacks and drove a few. Actually liked some of them better than the Fit. And some got better "indicated" mpg on the test drive. Some had more comfortable and more adjustable seats, and quieter cabins. But they didn't "FIT" the needs!
Needed a small car with low seat height, so 92 yr old mom could get in and out with ease. Also needed room for a Rollator (walker with 4 wheels) and a wheel chair at the same time. And while carrying a driver and 2 passengers.
I chose the Fit because the Rollator will go behind the rear seat, through the hatch, without folding it. At the same time a wheel chair can be folded and put in (rolled in) the driver side rear door with that seat bottom up and a passenger on the passenger side rear seat.
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Mark Kotsay has accepted a one-season contract extension from the Padres.
Kotsay, 36, has been a positive presence on both the field and in the clubhouse for the Padres.
"I'm all in," Kotsay said Sunday morning in the Padres clubhouse at PNC Park in Pittsburgh. "I'm committed to this club and organization. This is the place I want to be.
"I want to be part of what I think is going to be a successful team."
A year-round resident of San Diego County, Kotsay will make $1.3 million in 1013, a raise over the $1.25 million he made this season. The extension means Kotsay won't be traded to a contender in a late-season waiver deal.
Kotsay is hitting .275 this season with one home run and nine RBI in 102 at-bats. Eight of his nine RBI have either tied the game or give the Padres the lead, including two walk-off game winning hits as a pinch-hitter.
Kotsay is hitting .290 as a pinch-hitter (9-for-31) with a homer and six RBI. He has made 22 starts – 15 in left field, five in right field and two at first base.
In his 15th major league season, Kotsay previously played for the Padres from 2001-2003. He is a career .278 hitter with 125 homers and 703 RBI.


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Since she was convicted of first-degree murder on May 8 for brutally killing her ex-boyfriend Travis Alexander, Jodi Arias appears to have found time to hit the books behind bars.
Arias announced Aug. 5 on a Twitter account that has been tied to her that she has launched a book club with a website that showcases her reviews of books she has read in jail.
This isn't Arias' first online sojourn since her arrest. She also reportedly sells her art through a website run by a friend.
The site dedicated to her book club features her reviews of such classics as "To Kill a Mockingbird" by Harper Lee.
"I just finished 'To Kill a Mockingbird', which I managed to avoid reading in HS. I understand now why it's a classic. It was a good read. This author, now elderly and nearly blind and deaf, was conned out of her royalties for a period, but won them back in a recent legal battle. Good for her! There is so much quotable material in this book. A few that stuck out to me: 'The one place a man ought to get a square deal is in a courtroom, be he any color of the rainbow, but people have a way of carrying their resentment right into the jury box.' (Atticus Finch) and, 'It's never an insult to be called what somebody thinks is a bad name. It just shows you how poor that person is, it doesn't hurt you.' (Atticus Finch). I cried three times reading this book," writes Arias.
Arias is also reading books that focus on her Mormon religion, including the critical "Under the Banner of Heaven" by Jon Krakauer, which explores the controversial origins of the faith.
"This is an unbelievably true story of religious fanaticism taken horribly too far," she writes on the book club's site. "I typically do not read books with this type of subject matter because some of it is deeply disturbing."
She goes to to say how the Mormon Church might not be happy with her reading the book due to its critical nature.
"I found it very educational and in an unexpected way, I was endeared to Joseph Smith more than before reading it in spite of the book's focus on his failures and shortcomings. It showed he was a flawed human being. Only Jesus was perfect, Right? The author also clearly delineates the LDS Church and the splinter groups NOT associated with it that practice polygamy. On a side note: I crossed paths once with some bona fide FLDS polygamists in the Grand Canyon of all places. They looked plucked directly from the 19th century," writes Arias.
The site says Arias is currently reading "Edgar Cayce on the Akashic Records" by Kevin Todeschi. On Sunday, Arias tweeted to her followers to stop sending books to her, because she is currently "max'd out."
Arias is awaiting her retrial for the penalty phase of her case. Arias' first-degree murder conviction still stands, and so does the jurors' finding that Arias murdered Alexander in a "cruel manner."
When the retrial of the penalty phase begins, a new jury will be selected, and they will only decide whether Arias will be sentenced to death via lethal injection or life in prison.
Judge Sherry Stephens said she wants to conduct Arias' retrial in September. A date for the retrial could be set at hearing scheduled for Aug. 26.


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Stanton open to being in Home Run Derby
By Joe Frisaro and Joe Morgan / MLB.com
MIAMI -- Right knee surgery prevented Giancarlo Stanton from competing in the 2012 All-Star Game as well as the Home Run Derby, which took place the night before the Midsummer Classic.
After missing about five weeks with a right hamstring strain, Stanton is once again in the Marlins' lineup. On Tuesday night, the 23-year-old delivered the game-changing two-run homer in the eighth inning that lifted Miami to a 5-4 win over the Brewers.
Out for much of the season because of injury, Stanton has not built a serious case to represent the Marlins in the All-Star Game on July 16 at Citi Field. But technically, the slugger could still head to New York and take part in the Home Run Derby, set for July 15.
The captains for the National and American League squads, respectively, are Mets third baseman David Wright and Yankees second baseman Robinson Cano.
Each captain will select three hitters, and they do not have to be players selected to the All-Star Game.
If Wright were to call, Stanton would be interested.
Asked if he would want to compete in the Home Run Derby, Stanton on Wednesday gave an immediate "of course."
The National League certainly has deserving candidates like Domonic Brown, who paces the league with 19, Carlos Gonzalez (18), Troy Tulowitzki (16) and Paul Goldschmidt (15).
Stanton, meanwhile, has four in 22 games. But in presence and immense power, few match the Marlins right fielder.
A year ago, Stanton was set to compete in the All-Star festivities, but he had his surgery the day before the Home Run Derby.
Marlins' homers coming from rare source
MIAMI -- Looks can be deceptive when it comes to Derek Dietrich.
At 6-foot, 200 pounds, the 23-year-old is not a prototypical power hitter. Yet, he certainly has the ability to knock the ball out of the park.
After connecting on a two-run shot in the Marlins' 5-4 win over the Brewers on Tuesday night, Dietrich upped his home run total to six since being called up from Double-A Jacksonville to the big leagues.
For the first time since Dan Uggla, the Marlins have a second baseman capable of reaching 20 home runs.
Uggla, with the Marlins from 2006-10, is the franchise's all-time home run leader. He is also the only second baseman to hit at least 10 homers in a season. In all five of his seasons in South Florida, he topped 30 four times after hitting 27 as a rookie in '06.
If you combine Dietrich's four homers in 28 games at Jacksonville with his six in the big leagues, he has 10 in 57 games.
"Coming up, I've always had power in my swing," Dietrich said. "Really, I'm trying to be a line-drive hitter, and work the gaps. When they make a mistake, put a good swing on it. Power has always been a part of my game."
The Marlins acquired Dietrich from the Rays last December for Yunel Escobar.
With low Class A Bowling Green in 2011, the former Georgia Tech University standout belted 22 homers. A year ago, he combined for 14 at Double-A.
"[Power] actually has been my best tool coming up as a middle infielder," Dietrich said. "Usually, you don't get that from a guy playing my position. I'm going up there trying to hit the ball hard each and every time, and hopefully get a good result."
Aside from Uggla, the Marlins have actually had little power from second base. Dietrich is also rare in that he is offering some pop from the left side.
Already, his six home runs are the most ever by a Marlins' left-handed hitting second baseman.
Luis Castillo, a switch-hitter, actually had six home runs with the Marlins in 2003, but all six came while he batted from the right side.
"I feel confident that he can get a big hit or have a great at-bat," manager Mike Redmond said. "I know he's got some pop. But you never know how it translates from Double-A to the big leagues. I've seen him hit for power. That's just a sign of what is in there, and what is going to come out. He's got the ability to hit for power."
Pierre quietly consistent in June
MIAMI -- Giancarlo Stanton grabbed headlines with his winning two-run home run in the Marlins' 5-4 victory against the Brewers on Tuesday night.
But without Juan Pierre's hustle on a routine grounder to second base, Stanton might have missed the opportunity to play hero.
Pierre battled Milwaukee reliever Jim Henderson in an eight-pitch at-bat that culminated with Pierre beating out a Rickie Weeks throw to first.
"I didn't hit it too good, but I just hit it in the right spot that I could beat it out," Pierre said. "My main thing was trying to get on base and make stuff happen."
Miami manager Mike Redmond added: "That situation, that inning never happens if JP doesn't leg out that ball to second base. That set that whole inning up and gave us a chance to win that game."
Once Pierre -- representing the tying run -- reached base, he commanded Henderson's attention.
The Brewers right-hander attempted to pick off Pierre five times during a five-pitch strikeout of Ed Lucas.
Pierre leads the Marlins and ranks sixth in the Majors with 17 stolen bases.
"It made him focus on me a little more at first," Pierre said. "He picked over about five or six times, trying to be quick to the plate. Maybe that had a little something do with [Stanton's home run], but who knows?"
Said Redmond: "He can still run. He's still a difference-maker out there."
The infield single that kicked off Miami's rally Tuesday night extended Pierre's hitting streak to a season-best eight games. He has batted .382 (13-for-34) during the stretch with three walks, four stolen bases and seven runs scored.
The hitting streak has also raised Pierre's batting average from .218 to .245 -- his highest clip since May 10.
"This year has really been a grind for him," Redmond said. "He has struggled a little bit at times, but you know what? He's coming out of it, and he's getting on base."
Pierre again led off for the Fish on Wednesday night, aiming not only to extend his hitting streak but to set the table for the Marlins' rejuvenated lineup.
"To have him swinging the bat now, that's what we're looking for -- a guy that can lead off," Redmond said. "We don't really have another leadoff hitter, so that's what we need him to do, is go out there and get on base for the big boys."
Marlins rest Morrison in finale vs. Brewers
MIAMI -- Logan Morrison was not in the Marlins' lineup Wednesday night, earning his first day off since returning to the club June 9.
Manager Mike Redmond took advantage of Miami's off-day Thursday to give Morrison two days of rest before this weekend's series against the Cardinals.
"He played two days before [Sunday] in the Minor Leagues, too, so [Wednesday night] would have been his fifth day in a row," Redmond said.
Redmond will take a similar approach with Giancarlo Stanton, who batted third and played right field on Wednesday night.
The Marlins will evaluate how Stanton feels after Thursday's off-day before deciding how to approach the right fielder's playing time against St. Louis.
"We talked before these guys came back about taking care of them," Redmond said, adding that the team wanted "to have these guys for the rest of the year."
Greg Dobbs filled in for Morrison at first base and batted sixth Wednesday, bumping second baseman Derek Dietrich up to fifth in the order.
Morrison has shined since returning to the Majors, batting .444 (4-for-9) with two walks, one RBI and two runs while hitting fifth in the Marlins' lineup.
Stanton was batting .250 (2-for-8) including Tuesday night's winning homer in two games since his return.
"We're going to have to take care of those guys, both of those guys, for a while until they get their feet under them and get comfortable," Redmond said.
Injured right-handers Nathan Eovaldi and Henderson Alvarez will both make rehab starts Thursday night.
Eovaldi is pitching for Double-A Jacksonville after throwing only one inning in his previous outing before the game was rained out.
Alvarez will pitch for Class-A Jupiter.
Joe Frisaro is a reporter for MLB.com. He writes a blog, called The Fish Pond. Follow him on Twitter @JoeFrisaro. Joe Morgan is an associate reporter for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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Affinity Plus FCU CEO Kyle Markland Resigns
Kyle Markland, president/CEO of the $1.6 billion Affinity Plus Federal Credit Union, has resigned, the credit union said in a statement Thursday.
Markland took the helm of the St. Paul, Minn.-based credit union in 1997.
David Larson has been named by the board as interim president and CEO, according to Affinity Plus.
Larson has been with the credit union since 2002, last serving in the position of senior vice president, Affinity Plus said. He is also the executive director of the Affinity Plus Foundation and sits on the board of the Minnesota Credit Union Foundation.
Larson Explains Markland Departure
Affinity Plus FCU's Numbers Solid
Credit Union Times called the credit union Friday morning to confirm when Markland resigned but was not able to get a definitive date. Several published reports indicated that his resignation was effectively immediately.
Markland was named Credit Union Times' 2012 Trailblazer CEO of the Year.


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COMMENTS ON STORIESCourt upholds Prop. 8 ban on same-sex marriage
The California Supreme Court by a 6-1 vote today upheld Proposition 8, the ban on same-sex marriage enacted by state voters...Original post made on May. 27, 2009
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COMMENTS ON STORIESActivist group sues Danville, developers over Magee Ranch project
Local citizens group SOS-Danville filed a lawsuit July 25 challenging the town of Danville's approval of the [http://www.danvilleexpress.com/news/show_story.php?id=9664&approved=yes...Original post made on Jul. 31, 2013
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COMMENTS ON STORIESSan Ramon council holds forum on Tassajara Valley cemetery
It was standing room only as people flooded into the San Ramon City Council chambers Tuesday night to discuss the cemetery...Original post made on Jun. 26, 2014
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COMMENTS ON STORIESFour teens charged in Danville drug deal gone bad
Four young men have been charged with threats of violence after allegedly taking property from a 15-year-old who was looking...Original post made on Apr. 22, 2010
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SCHOOLS & KIDSMeasure C debate done 'by the numbers'
Naming a clear winner in Tuesday's debate between opponents and proponents of the proposed Measure C parcel tax ballot initiative...Original post made on Apr. 1, 2009
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SCHOOLS & KIDSTeachers again turn out to call for pay raise
More than 100 San Ramon Valley teachers packed into the district boardroom Tuesday night to implore the school board to agree...Original post made on Jan. 18, 2016
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SCHOOLS & KIDSShame on the Morgan Hill Principal
The hundreds of thousands men and women who have given their lives throughout the history of America to make sure our American...Original post made by Gary on May. 12, 2010
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STATE, NATIONAL, INTERNATIONALCourt blocks broadcast of same-sex marriage trial
The U.S. Supreme Court by a 5-4 vote today blocked a proposed limited broadcast of a federal trial in San Francisco on the...Original post made on Jan. 14, 2010
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COMMENTS ON STORIESDanville cyclist killed in crash
A Danville bicyclist died from injuries sustained in a crash with a car on Crow Canyon Road near Diablo Vista Park late Tuesday...Original post made on May. 6, 2015
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COMMENTS ON STORIESSlithery surprise greets Alamo man in his yard
An Alamo resident stepping outside for a quiet glass of wine instead found a stressful surprise. Rich Conti said on Sept....Original post made on Sep. 23, 2009
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COMMENTS ON STORIESMcNerney to hold 'Congress at Your Corner' Friday in Danville
Congressman Jerry McNerney (11th District) will be meting with residents at "Congress at Your Corner" from 2 to 3 p.m., Friday,...Original post made on Jun. 2, 2010
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COMMENTS ON STORIESSo, where'd the "Special Interest Group" posting go?
Very odd. Some concerned citizen wrote a brief article expressing her worry that the Day of Silence at Dougherty Valley...Original post made by Tom Cushing on Apr. 18, 2011
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SCHOOLS & KIDSSchool libraries in the SRVUSD
As the San Ramon Valley Unified School District approaches another year of difficult decision making, I strongly urge the...Original post made by Larissa Worth on Feb. 22, 2010
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STATE, NATIONAL, INTERNATIONALDid you hear that McNerney voted for ObamaCare?
Well Jerry never heard that either, or at least he would like you think that. But the unfortunate reality is that HE DID...Original post made by Rick Pshaw on Oct. 29, 2010
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SCHOOLS & KIDSSchool district employees get new contract, one-time bonus
San Ramon Valley Unified School District teachers obtained their first contract since 2008 Tuesday night, leaving the negotiating...Original post made on Jun. 11, 2013
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SCHOOLS & KIDSSchool board talks calendar change
The San Ramon Valley school board learned new details Tuesday about an early draft calendar for the 2016-17 school year that...Original post made on May. 14, 2015
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Attorney General Dustin McDaniel wrote in a legal opinion issued by his office that a state board that licenses private security agencies didn't have the authority to allow districts to employ their teachers and staff as security guards. A state lawmaker requested the opinion a day after The Associated Press reported on a plan by the Clarksville School District in western Arkansas to use more than 20 teachers and staff as volunteer security guards armed with concealed 9 mm handguns.
"Simply put, the code in my opinion does not authorize either licensing a school district as a guard company or classifying it as a private business authorized to employ its own teachers as armed guards," McDaniel wrote.
David Hopkins, Clarksville's superintendent, said he had spoken with McDaniel earlier Thursday about the opinion. Hopkins said he was still reviewing the opinion but that "it sounds like he's saying that we can't do the program."
"Obviously we're going to comply with the law. We're not going to break the law," said Hopkins, who had appeared on NBC's "Today" show Thursday morning to tout the program. "We wanted to provide the training and give the sense of a secure place for our parents and students. I tell you, this has really thrown a monkey wrench into it."
Participants in Clarksville's program are given a one-time $1,100 stipend to purchase a handgun and holster. Hopkins said the district is paying about $50,000 for ammunition and for training by Nighthawk Custom Training Academy, a private training facility in northwest Arkansas.
The training included roleplaying drills of school shootings, with teachers and staff using "airsoft" pellet guns, with students wearing protective facemasks and jackets.
The Lake Hamilton District has been using the same law for years to train a handful of administrators as security guards, but the guns are locked away and not carried by the administrators during the school day.
Bill Sadler, a spokesman for Arkansas State Police, said pending applications by two or three districts for similar licenses have been put on hold because of McDaniel's opinion. Sadler said it will be up to the licensing board on what to do with the dozen existing licenses.
"We've got to hear from the board what they want us to do with the existing licenses that are out there," Sadler said. "Until we hear that and get some clear guidance from the board, we're in a holding pattern"


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Extreme Life Adaptation
Life in extreme environments – hot acids and heavy metals exposure are particularly nasty – can apparently make very similar organisms deal with stress in very different ways, according to new research from North Carolina State University. One single-celled organism from a hot spring near Mount Vesuvius in Italy fights uranium toxicity directly – by eating the heavy metal and acquiring energy from it. Another single-celled organism that lives on a smoldering heap near an abandoned uranium mine in Germany overcomes uranium toxicity indirectly – essentially shutting down its cellular processes to induce a type of cellular coma when toxic levels of uranium are too high in its environment. Interestingly, these very different responses to environmental stress come from two organisms that are 99.99 percent genetically identical.
In a paper published this week online in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, NC State researchers show that these extreme organisms – basic life forms called Archaea that have no nucleus and that are so tiny they can only be seen under a microscope – can teach us a lot about how living things use different mechanisms to adapt to their surroundings.
Archaea were first classified as a separate group of prokaryotes in 1977 based on the sequences of ribosomal RNA (rRNA) genes. These two groups were originally named the Archaebacteria and Eubacteria and treated as kingdoms or subkingdoms. It was argued that this group of prokaryotes is a fundamentally different sort of life. To emphasize this difference, these two domains were later renamed Archaea and Bacteria
The researchers, led by Dr. Robert Kelly, Alcoa Professor of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering at NC State, exposed two very close relatives of thermoacidophilic Archaea – they live in highly acidic environments with temperatures of more than 70 degrees Celsius, or about 160 degrees Fahrenheit – to pure uranium. One, Metallosphaera sedula, metabolized the uranium as a way to support its energy needs.
That in itself was surprising to Kelly and his fellow researchers, as it was the first report that an organism can directly use uranium as an energy source.
Archaea exhibit a great variety of chemical reactions in their metabolism and use many sources of energy. These reactions are classified into nutritional groups, depending on energy and carbon sources. Some archaea obtain energy from inorganic compounds such as sulfur or ammonia (they are lithotrophs). Now we have one using Uranium for energy.
"This could be a new way to mine uranium using microorganisms to release the metal from ores – a process referred to as bioleaching," Kelly says of M. sedula.
Its genetic twin, Metallosphaera prunae, reacted very differently. When faced with pure uranium, it went into a dormant state, shutting down critical cellular processes that enable it to grow. When the toxic threat was removed, M. prunae rebooted its cellular processes and returned to its normal state.
Kelly says the findings could also have implications for understanding how antibiotic resistance develops and operates in pathogens.
"We have come across a new model for how organisms learn how to live in an environment that would otherwise be deadly for them," he says.
Kelly adds that the study calls into question the ways that scientists classified living things before the rise of the genomic era.
"How do we classify microorganisms now that we can compare genomes so easily?" Kelly asks. "These are not different species by the classical definition because their genomes are virtually identical, but they have very different phenotypes, or lifestyles, when faced with stress."
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Doc battered by Boston as Phils drop series
Ace drops to 14-15 lifetime against Red Sox with subpar start
By Zach Schonbrun / MLB.com
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It looked that way again on Sunday, when the Red Sox had loaded the bases in the fourth inning with one out. Halladay got Adrian Beltre to top the ball to third base for a potential double play. But it squirted through Greg Dobbs' legs, allowing two runs to score and setting the stage for what would become Halladay's worst start as a member of the Phillies.
Halladay surrendered seven runs (six earned) in 5 2/3 innings in a loss to Boston, 8-3, at Citizens Bank Park on Sunday, his second consecutive defeat and the first time he did not last six innings since Aug. 19, 2009.
That start, too, was against the Red Sox, a team Halladay has familiarity with after spending 10 years with the Blue Jays. He is now 14-15 against Boston in his career, and it clearly was undaunted by the former Cy Young Award winner.
"A couple things didn't go the way I wanted to early," Halladay said. "A couple mistakes and a good lineup and some balls that find the right spots, and the next thing you know you're looking at a hole."
A night after managing only one hit against Daisuke Matsuzaka, Philadelphia was held to just five hits by Boston veteran Tim Wakefield, who gave up no runs and one walk in eight innings.
Wakefield, who was bumped into the rotation after Josh Beckett was placed on the disabled list this week, used his fluttering knuckleball to contrast the hard-throwing Matsuzaka the night before. Each style was equally effective.
"I felt like I had a pretty good feel of everything today," Wakefield said, "and our offense made my job a lot easier today scoring a lot of runs off Halladay today."
Chase Utley went 2-for-3 with a triple, but the Phillies went down softly until tacking on three runs in the ninth. Wakefield forced 16 flyouts, most of them weak popups to the infield or catcher.
"They haven't seen [a knuckleballer] since he pitched against us last year," Phillies manager Charlie Manuel said. "When you haven't seen it, basically what we were doing was popping it up. It wasn't like we were striking out a lot, we were popping balls in the air, and at times, we weren't very aggressive with it."
The Red Sox got on the board in the second inning after a leadoff triple by Kevin Youkilis and an RBI groundout by J.D. Drew. But the real damage was done in the sixth, when Boston tacked on four runs on five hits against Halladay -- the most hits given up by the right-hander in an inning since Aug. 24, 2009.
It was then that Halladay's sharp sinker appeared to flatten and rise, a recipe for disaster against an experienced lineup like Boston. The ground balls that he had been inducing (he finished with 14 ground-ball outs) were turning into line drives and singles.
"That's where the game kind of got out of hand," Halladay said. "The pitches that really cost me were in the sixth. The game got opened up."
It was also then that Halladay -- who threw 132 pitches on Tuesday -- didn't appear to be his normal, crisp self, raising questions about whether his rising pitch count is beginning to takes its toll. He was lifted after 99 pitches Sunday, the first time he's thrown fewer than 100 since Opening Day.
But asked if last start had any affect on his arm, Halladay quickly responded in defiance.
"None," he said. "I just didn't make good pitches, that's the bottom line. It's got nothing to do with anything before today. I just didn't put a couple balls in the right spots."
The Phillies said they would closely monitor his pitch count and also his body manners on the mound, but Halladay -- who has thrown four complete games already this year -- is unlike most starting pitchers because of his durability.
"I think you prepare yourself all winter to handle the workload," Halladay said. "That's your job as a starting pitcher. I feel like I've done that and I feel good going out there. Obviously people are going to say what they're going to say. But, from the horse's mouth, it didn't affect me. It was a matter of not making good pitches, and that's the bottom line."
Manuel, too, was asked if Halladay's recent workload meant anything on Sunday and answered resoundingly.
"Not a [darn] thing," Manuel said. "Every guy on our staff is different. He's different than the other four. Every one has a way of pitching and there are areas in the game that you watch them, that's what I think."
The Phillies' struggles in Interleague Play have appeared to carry over into another season. The loss to Boston prolongs Philadelphia's drought without an Interleague series win at home since 2007.
The Phillies have also lost three straight starts by Halladay, and four of the past six.
"I've obviously had games where I haven't pitched well before," Halladay said. "It's a matter of getting back to what you do. I didn't feel like we were far off today. It's part of the game, those things happen."
Zach Schonbrun is an associate reporter for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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Clean water is life: Improvements to wells in Zambia
Samuel Mwinda Mwanangombe is World Vision's design, monitoring, and evaluation officer for the water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) program in Zambia. Samuel has worked for World Vision for three years, motivated by the opportunity to improve the quality of life for vulnerable and marginalized people -- especially orphans, widows, and those with disabilities -- by helping them realize their own potential to be agents of change.
He is dedicated to WASH because he's seen firsthand the changes it has produced in communities and the lives of children. Samuel has seen God work through the WASH sector in Zambia, providing those in need with clean water, improved sanitation, and hygiene education to sustain their lives. Here, Samuel shares an example of that success, which he witnessed in a community where he works.


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Americans Losing Faith in Religion and Banks, But Trust Military the Most
Americans are continuing to lose faith in a number of social institutions, including religion, banks, television news and public schools, but trust the military now more than ever, a new Gallup poll has found.
Less than half, or 44 percent, of the 1,004 respondents to the poll shared that they have great or a lot of faith in today's organized religion, with 21 percent saying the same for banks and television news, which are all record lows. Only 29 percent of Americans expressed confidence in public schools, while from all the social institutions, Congress scored the lowest with 13 percent, which is actually higher than its 11 percent rating back in 2011.
"The declining confidence seems to be part of a broader pattern, rather than a product of isolated issues facing individual institutions," Gallup commented on the implications of the study. "Once Americans begin to feel better about the way things are going in the United States, some of their lost confidence in the country's major institutions will likely be restored."
The numbers are based on the question by Gallup: "Please tell me how much confidence you, yourself, have in each one -- a great deal, quite a lot, some, or very little."
The military enjoyed the most support from the American public, with 75 percent expressing that they have a great deal or quite a lot of confidence in the U.S. Army.
The rankings of trust of the social institutions were also fairly consistent with the same question being asked in 2011. Most institutions experienced a loss of trust, with organized religion losing 4 percentage points – only public schools and television news suffering a greater drop, at 5 and 6 percent respectively.
A historical average graph was also available to compare the results over a longer period of time. Banks have experienced the greatest loss in confidence over time, losing 21 percentage points, while the military has gained the most trust, growing by 8 percent. The church and organized religion have also experienced significant loss of faith, down by 12 points.
Gallup surveyed adults aged 18 and older living in all 50 U.S. states and the District of Columbia in telephone interviews conducted June 7-10, 2012.


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Notes: Silva's work with sinker pays off
Gardenhire, Anderson impressed as starter relaxes, executes
By Kelly Thesier / MLB.com
SARASOTA, Fla. -- Five innings, two hits and no runs. Think right-hander Carlos Silva was on a mission? A spring-long search to find his sinker had Silva struggling to get results. But just a day after officially being anointed with a spot in the rotation, Silva, who entered the day with an 11.02 spring ERA, came out looking like a pitcher ready to prove that the Twins' decision to stick by him was not the wrong one. "It was a big confidence builder for everyone, but mostly for him," Twins pitching coach Rick Anderson said after the start. For Silva, the outing was the culmination of a lot of hard work he's put in this spring to prepare himself for the season. Admittedly, Silva has been searching for the form that he had in '05, and at times it's been a frustrating search. It was just in his last start that Silva tried working on a new arm angle. And this time he saw the results, as the sinker dove and the ground-ball outs totaled six in Silva's five innings. After his last difficult start, where he had one very rough inning, Silva tried to downplay the importance of results. He said he felt good physically and things were on their way to righting themselves. With a better feel of mixing in his pitches and locating them Thursday, Silva gave renewed hope that he might just be onto something. "Last outing, I know it was an ugly fourth inning, but you can learn a lot from that." Silva said. "Last game, I just worked on arm angle and getting that feeling for my sinker. It feels more natural. The only difference today was mixing my pitches." There is at least one other thing that Silva has tried to focus on, along with the new arm angle, which is remaining relaxed on the mound. The fiery pitcher has at time relied on his intensity a little too much and admittedly overthrows in the wrong types of situations. But on Thursday, when runners did reach, Silva said he was able to change his demeanor -- and it was noticed by his manager. "His problem is not intensity, it's over-intensity," Twins manager Ron Gardenhire said. "He grips the ball too tight, and when he does that, the ball doesn't sink. But he was totally relaxed tonight, and that's what we were looking for: Relax, let the ball come out of your hand and dive. He got the angle, the arm in the right slot and everything was moving in and out. He was in a nice flow." The exact order of the rotation remains unknown, but the Twins did announce the starters for the team's opening homestand against the Orioles. Johan Santana will open up the series against Baltimore, with Boof Bonser going in Game 2 and Ramon Ortiz taking the mound in Game 3. After that, the rotation is up in the air. Silva had appeared to be looking at the fifth spot with his outings limited due to the off-days and a desire to keep Santana on his normal five days. But after this strong outing, that could all change. Silva said that he hadn't been told where he would fall in the order but he didn't put too much stock into the number. "As long as you help the team win, it doesn't matter if you're going to be the second, third or fourth one," Silva said. "For us to win, everybody has to pitch good." Waiting for a shot: Matt Garza spent most of Wednesday night trying to cool off from his disappointment of learning the news that he would be starting the year at Triple-A Rochester. The news was hard for Garza to take, but he admitted that it didn't come as a complete shock. Garza said he had the feeling the inkling all spring that his spot likely would be at Rochester -- at least to start the year. And the decision to have him keep pitching in relief over the past week just reinforced the notion.
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"I kind of think it was in the plan the whole time to go with the veterans and give them their shot first," Garza said. "They are veterans. Give them their shot first and go from there. So I'll just come down here, do what I did last year and come right back up a little more determined this year."That determination was on display Thursday as Garza arrived early to Minor League camp. Garza said he had been told he could take the day off, but rather than sit around stewing, the 23-year-old chose to be out on the fields running and working out with his Rochester teammates. It also gave Garza a chance to have a sit-down with former Twins manager Tom Kelly, who gave him a bit of advice. "He said something in me had changed, and it wasn't the way I'm playing, but that I'm thinking too much," Garza said. "And it hit me I was. I've been thinking too much all spring. This time last year I was just pitching and letting it fly, and look at the results. Now I'm just going to go out there and play the game like I'm 8 years old." As for a timetable the Twins offered for a possible return, Garza said there wasn't a specific one given to him. The two groups discussed the fact that they want Garza to pitch on a regular basis, a luxury that being the fifth starter would not have allowed him. So rather than be specific, Garza said he just wants to be back as soon as possible. "It could be a month, three months or it could be a week," Garza said. "I'm not going to think anymore. I'm just going to go out, do what they ask and pitch." Opening Scene: The Twins have announced the plans for their annual Opening Day festivities for Monday as the team hosts the Orioles. The activities get underway at 6 a.m. CT as the Twins host the 12th annual "Breakfast on the Plaza." A rally will then take place at the Mall of America starting at 11 a.m. It will feature appearances by pitchers Jesse Crain and Matt Guerrier along with Hall of Famer Harmon Killebrew and Gardenhire. As for game-time events, former Twins pitcher Brad Radke is scheduled to throw out the ceremonial first pitch. The national anthem is set to be performed by former American Idol contestant and Edina native Paris Bennett. Twins tidbits: Catcher Joe Mauer (stress reaction in left fibula) played in his second Minor League game of the week and went 2-for-5 with a home run. Mauer also caught three innings for the second straight day. The plan now is to have Mauer travel with the Twins to Bradenton on Friday and catch a few innings against the Pirates. ... Nick Punto (sore groin) is expected to see his first game action since March 18 when he plays in a Minor League game Sunday. Punto will play three or four innings of defense and see a couple at-bats. The hope is to have him play in Saturday's game against the Pirates before breaking camp with the club. ... Left-hander Mike Venafro reported to Minor League camp but it doesn't guarantee that he will remain in the organization. Venafro has until Sunday to accept the assignment. Coming Up: The Twins head to Bradenton for their final road trip of the spring to take on the Pirates in a 12:05 p.m. CT contest. Ortiz will get the start for Minnesota as he faces Pirates left-hander Tom Gorzelanny.
Kelly Thesier is a reporter for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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Samsung Galaxy S5 Unveiled at MWC
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SAN FRANCISCO — Samsung announced the next generation of its flagship smartphone, the Galaxy S5, at the Mobile World Conference in Barcelona. The handset is designed to be a sleek companion to Samsung's new family of wearable devices.
"Consumers want durable design and performance," JK Shin, Samsung co-CEO and head of its mobile business, said during the announcement at the MWC. "Consumers want a good camera, faster and seamless connectivity, and consumers want a phone that can help them stay fit."
The specific processor that Samsung is using remains under wraps, though specs from the company's website show a quad-core chip running at 2.5 GHz. The Wall Street Journal reports that the Galaxy S5 will have 2 GB of RAM and be made available in the US in April.
"The Galaxy S5 has full LTE coverage with support of category 4 [speeds]. It provides the fastest and most stable WiFi performance based on the 802.11 ac standard and WiFi MIMO," Shin said. "The Galaxy S5 also supports smart bonding for WiFI and LTE to create and even faster and more stable connection."
At 5.1 inches, the Galaxy S5 will have a slightly larger display than its predecessor; the screen resolution is unchanged at 1,080p. A new algorithm for local contrast enhancement makes the screen clearer and easier to see, Shin said. The handset also has a 2,800mAh battery for 10 hours of web browsing or 12 hours of video playback.
Additionally, the rear-facing camera boasts 16 megapixels with the ability to shoot 4K video, as well as fast auto focus and enriched color with advanced HDR. Other new features include water and dust proofing and a built-in heart rate sensor below the camera.
"Consumers want a phone that can help them stay fit," Shin said. "These dedicated fitness tools are designed to work with our Gear series to provide consumers with [the] best personalized experience. Real-time fitness coaching services together with the gear can be tailored to each user."
The Galaxy S5 release coincides with Samsung's wearable updates: the Gear 2, Gear 2 Neo, and Gear Fit. The Gear 2 and Gear 2 Neo are "chic personal devices that help consumers manage their lives using a wide range of features," while the Gear Fit "would be an ideal method to check your heart rate while you're exercising," Shin said. "This represents the next generation of smart wearable designs to balance individual style with the personal life and connectivity needs."
PayPal and Samsung announced a biometric feature that will allow S5 owners to use fingerprint authentication for mobile payments with PayPal merchants. The feature will go live on the Samsung Galaxy S5 in 26 markets in April.
"We think consumers will be wary and need some convincing due to security concerns. In Ovum's 2013 Consumer Insights Survey, almost half the survey respondents (49%) ranked lack of security as their priority concern with mobile payments," Eden Zoller, principal analyst at Ovum, wrote in a blog post on her firm's website. "Consumers already worried about the security of established m-payment mechanisms are likely to view a new technology and process with suspicion."
To that end, Shin said that the Galaxy S5 will incorporate the "highest level of security for enterprise users" with the latest evolution of Knox. Details on the security enhancement were not immediately available.
— Jessica Lipsky, Associate Editor, EE Times
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