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We usually face problem in Stored Procedures and other database object when we need to implement some complicated logic within it. We found inefficient performance when we try to implement complex logic & business rules in database objects. In many cases we found C# or VB classes more powerful to implement such things. Microsoft has launched a new concept to resolve such issues with SQL server 2005 called "CLR Stored Procedure".
What is CLR Stored Procedure?
Now, let us understand CLR stored procedure. CLR as most of .Net programmer knows is Common Language Runtime and Stored Procedures are routine stored procedures of database. Thus, CLR Stored Procedures are combination of both. As we all know, Common Language Runtime is core .Net component. The Common Language Runtime is runtime execution environment which supplies managed code with various services like cross language integration, code access security, lifetime management of object, resources management, threading, debugging & type safety etc. So now, CLR Stored Procedures are .Net objects which run in the memory of database.
The very first usage of CLR Stored Procedures can be said accessing system resources. Accessing system resources could also be done using Extended Stored Procedures which are again database object like Stored Procedures, Functions etc. Extended Stored Procedures can do most of the things which a standard executable program can do. Then, why are CLR Stored Procedures? The very first advantage of CLR Stored Procedures is it is a managed object unlike Extended Stored Procedures, which are unmanaged objects. The common thing between them is both runs under database memory. In this way CLR Stored Procedures gives all the benefits of managed objects. Following screen explains memory allocation while execution of CLR Stored Procedure.
When should I use CLR Stored Procedure?
Extended stored procedures run in the same process space as the database engine, memory leaks, bugs etc., can affects the performance of database engine. CLR stored procedures resolves these issues as they are managed object and runs per specifications of Common Language Runtime. CLR Stored Procedures can replace a standard stored procedure that contains complex logic and business rules. CLR Stored Procedures takes benefit of .Net classes and thus makes easy to implement complex logic, calculation, intense string operations, complex iterations, data encryptions etc., that are difficult to obtain in standard stored procedures. Standard stored procedures are still best for data oriented tasks. CLR Stored Procedures not only includes stored procedures but also includes Functions, Triggers etc. CLR Stored Procedures are compiled one so gives better performance.
Benefits of CLR Stored Procedures:
- Gives better results while executing complex logic, intense string operation or string manipulations, cryptography, accessing system resources and file management etc.
- CLR Stored Procedures are managed codes so ensures type safety, memory management etc.
- Better code management and provides object oriented programming capability thus enables encapsulation, polymorphism & inheritance.
- Convenient for programmer as CLR Stored Procedures can be written in C#, VB or any other language that .Net Framework supports.
- CLR Stored Procedures can also be used with Oracle 10g Release 2 or later versions.
Drawbacks of CLR Stored Procedures:
- Not convenient in all contexts for e.g. it should not be used to execute simple queries. In that case standard stored procedures give better results.
- Deployment may be difficult in some scenarios.
Standard Stored Procedures vs. CLR Stored Procedures:You are the best judge when to use regular Stored Procedures and when to use CLR Stored Procedures. CLR Stored Procedures can be used in following scenarios.
- When the program requires complex logic or business rules.
- When the flow is CPU intensive. CLR Stored Procedures gives better results as they are in complied form and managed one.
- The tasks which are not possible in TSQL, accessing system resources, cryptography, accessing web services etc.
- In option of Extended Stored Procedures. One should always consider CLR Stored Procedures before going for Extended Stored Procedures.
- An operation requires higher data safety.
Creating CLR Stored Procedure step by step:Let us create one simple CLR Stored Procedure which fetches all the rows from one table of the database. I have listed all SQL statement used for creating database, creating table, inserting dummy records in the table etc., under "SQL statements used in the demo" section. Application development specification:
- IDE: Visual Studio 2008
- Framework: 3.5 with SP 1
- Language: C# 3.0
- Database MS SQL Server 2005 Express edition
2) You can choose reference of existing database connection or click on Add New Reference.
3) If you selects from existing references skit step 3 else add new database reference as shown in following image and click on Test Connection to test the connection.
4) On clicking on OK button, Visual Studio will ask you to enable SQL/CLR debugging on the selected connection. You can select "Yes" to enable debugging or "No" to disable the same.
5) Once the database reference and debugging option is selected, the project will be displayed in Solution Explorer. Select the project and right click on Solution Explorer >> Click on Add >> Stored Procedure.6) Add new procedure from the installed templates as shown in following screen. Give proper name to it.
7) Once you select the template, it will create .cs file with the content shown in following image.
8 ) Add following code in the method already created. Pass "context connection=true" as connection string in the constructor while creating new SqlConnection. This CLR stored procedure is going to be the part of the database, so it will be the internal part of database so no need to connect database externally. So, no need to provide connection string that we usually provide in applications. Then Click on Build menu >> Click on Build Solution. Also click on Build menu >> Deploy solution. This will deploy the assembly to the database for which we have made connection initially.
9) Now, select the database >> Programmability. Right click on Stored Procedures >> Click on Refresh. The list of Stored Procedures should show one newly added stored procedure. Also right click on Assemblies >> click on Refresh. This should show newly added Assembly. Also, enable CLR Stored Procedure by following query.
sp_configure 'clr enabled', 1
Run following query to take effect or above query.
Now, execute the stored procedure. It should give similar results shown in following screen.


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Townsend, Morgan Score 10 Points For Bulldogs In 59-46 Loss
NEW YORK, N.Y. – Columbia's Maodo Lo entered Friday's game with Yale averaging 5.4 points on the season. After 20 minutes, it didn't appear that was going to change much. Lo, though, went off in the second half, scoring 16 of his career-high 20 points to lead the Lions to a 59-46 victory before 2,022 at Levien Gym.
The Bulldogs' shooting struggles on the road continued. Yale shot just 31.1 percent from the field and was 4-of-18 from three-point range. On the season, the Bulldogs shoot 37.3 percent away from home compared to 50.7 percent in the friendly confines of the John J. Lee Amphitheater.
Matt Townsend and Austin Morgan paced Yale with 10 points apiece. Greg Kelley and Javier Duren each scored six.
Lo was the only player in double figures for the Lions (12-13, 4-7 Ivy). Alex Rosenberg had nine points and 10 rebounds.
Columbia hurt the Bulldogs inside, outscoring Yale 30-16 in the paint.
The Bulldogs (11-17, 5-6 Ivy) were off from the field right from the start. Yale was 7-of-24 (29.2 percent) in the first half but outscored the Lions 11-1 from the foul line and led 26-21 at the intermission.
Lo scored eight of Columbia's first 12 points of the second half as the Lions rallied to tie the score at 36 with 12:53 left. Columbia then scored the next 11 points to seize control. Michael Grace stopped the run with a free throw, but the Bulldogs never got closer than nine the rest of the way.
Columbia, which has won two straight and has victories over Villanova and Harvard on its resume, shot 65.2 percent (15-of-23) from the field in the second half.
NOTES: Armani Cotton, a New York City native, had a large contingent of family and friends at the game... The loss snapped an eight-game winning streak for the Bulldogs against Columbia… The Lions entered the night second in the Ivy League in scoring defense… Yale shot 62 percent from the field in beating Columbia 75-56 two weeks ago in New Haven… The Lions had a 32-30 edge in rebounding, the first time in eight games the Bulldogs were outrebounded… Townsend grabbed six boards to lead Yale… The Bulldogs play at Cornell on Saturday at 7 p.m. The Big Red lost to Brown 84-65 on Friday.
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The Raiders joined an expanding group of NFL teams which has voted to decertify the union in order to prevent a lockout in the event a collective bargaining agreement is not reached with management.
NFL Player's Association executive director DeMaurice Smith met with the Raiders Thursday, a day after conducting a vote with the 49ers, who also voted to decertify. The number of teams which have voted for decertification is reportedly more than 20, with no team voting against it.
Zach Miller was voted the team's new player representative, replacing Tony Stewart, who was waived in training camp. Miller had been serving as an alternate along with Ricky Brown since Stewart left the team. Brown and Bruce Gradkowski are the current alternates.
Decertification is a tactic which will enable the union to sue the league in the event of a lockout. Antitrust laws don't allow unions to sue employers during CBA negotiations.
"We don't want to end up there," Miller said of decertification. "We would rather have our CBA done before then. It's our answer if the owners prove to lock us out, that's our answer for them if they want to take that step, but we want to keep working on the CBA and get something done before it comes to that."
Running back Rock Cartwright vented some of his thoughts regarding negotiations on his Twitter account Thursday night after the meeting with Smith and remains frustrated by the lack of progress.
"They're not even close to a collective bargaining agreement," Cartwright said. "They're basically a lot of money away. He said it's been a stall. He was just kind of just talking to us and kind of letting us know exactly what's going to go on so it's kind of tough for me and for all of the other guys. If there's a lockout, it takes a lot away from a lot of people."
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These reports of motor vehicle accidents were released Friday by the Marion County sheriff's office:
Nighthawk Road north of 140th Road
While trying to avoid a cow standing in the road Gale Schroeder, 17, of 702 N. Elm St., Peabody drove a 1993 Ford Ranger into a tree at 11 p.m. June 9.
The Ranger, owned by Darren Schroeder of the same Peabody address, had to be towed. Also damaged was a fence owned by Eugene Just of 1388 Pawnee Road, rural Marion.
K-15 south of 240th Road
Richard Enns, 53, of 314 S. Ash St., Hillsboro, hit a deer with his 2002 Dodge Dakota at 9:30 p.m. June 10. The deer apparently left the area.
U.S. 56 west of Nighthawk Road
Thomas Schrag, 51, of 1500 E. Main St., Apt. 12, Marion, reported falling asleep at the wheel at 2:35 a.m. June 12. His 1996 Dodge Caravan had to be towed from a ditch.
Bison Road south of 350th Road
Swerving to avoid a deer, Steven Crum, 26, of 271 350th Road, Tampa, lost control of a 2006 Toyota Corolla at 4:35 p.m. June 13.
The car, owned by Shasta Oaks of the same address, had to be towed from a ditch.
Nighthawk Road north of 120th Road
Rachel Neil, 17, of 1509 120th Road, Peabody, reported being forced by an approaching truck off the roadway and into a culvert at 12:59 p.m. June 15.
The 1999 Pontiac Grand Am she was driving did not require a tow. It was listed as being owned by Neil Hett of the same address.
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A Day in the Life of Sticky Fingerz – The American Pit Bull Terrier
The fact that you are reading this might be because you are bored and have absolutely nothing else to do or, you love everything Pit Bull.
Hopefully, you are reading this because you are actually deeply interested in finding out what a day in my life feels like. Well, to start with I will introduce myself because although you may have met many who resemble me, I really don't think you have gotten a chance to keep me company and thus it would not only be rude but also lame if I failed to introduce myself. Additionally, I have a policy (you can call it a sort of mantra) that I strictly adhere to, which goes like this: "first things should be done first".
Many people love to call me "dog" since I don't get a chance to tell them my name, but I actually feel at ease when someone calls me Sticky Fingerz. At least that's what everyone in my family calls me and since I would also like you to be part of my family it is in your best interests if you called me Sticky Fingerz.
I am a dog, not the mangy type of dogs, but a Pit Bull Terrier to be specific. I know you are probably frowning right now given the bad rap that has come to be associated with our kind and all those statistics saying that "Out of 31 fatal dog attacks, the Pit Bull scooped an overwhelmingly 71% of these fatal dog attacks in USA alone". Well, I don't want to dismiss such facts as inaccurate but between me and you I think it is better if you hear my side of story first.
The Plight of the American Pit Bull Terrier
The term Pit Bull actually encompasses many breeds and mixes, among them The American Pit Bull Terrier, The Staffordshire Bull Terrier and The American Staffordshire Terrier. The modern members of our generation to be found in many American homesteads hail from a cross-breed between bulldogs and Terriers that was done in the 19th century in the British Isles in a bid to get a dog that combined the intelligence and the agility of a terrier with the brute strength and athleticism of a bulldog. English immigrants to the New World at just around the same time are responsible for our presence in the United States.
How Do People Perceive Me Based on First Impressions
Well, I might not be in a position to accurately describe this to you but a rough overview of my appearance will give you a clear picture as to the way I look and how people think of me upon first impressions. As previously stated, my forefathers were terriers and bulldogs and so my qualities are heavily influenced by these two dog types. While our type will come in many shapes and sizes, most of us are average and on first appearances we come as thickly muscled dogs with well-defined necks and a brick like head that is especially broad toward the cheeks.
Overall we are described as being stocky, with a ton of well-defined muscles that makes our lot to strike people as dogs of sheer power. Our ears are generally cropped and tails are tapered to a point. As for the teeth, they are housed by bulging lips and in a snarling mode they tend to form a scissors bite. Though the bulging lips tend to give people the impression that we are bored, our eyes which are mostly yellow with small black pupils give us a sentinel appearance of being menacing and brutal. Such an appearance is bound to scare even the most hardened of criminals and it is no wonder that most people tend to shy away from our presence.
Reputation of the Pit Bull Terrier as a Breed
Since the 1970's a review on dog attacks has highly publicized us to account for most dog attacks in the USA alone with 70% of the fatalities being children under the age of 10 years. Taken our sheer size and brute strength, most of these attacks are very fatal and sometimes do result in death. Such cases have only resulted in giving us a not-so-pleasing reputation and consequently most people (especially those who don't understand us) have developed such a deep hate for our kind.
History, Personality and Temperament of the Pit Bull
Our breed is eager to please everyone and is always brimming over with enthusiasm especially when lavished with undivided attention. However, this has not always been the case. Our history is covered with gut-wrenching, blood-rushing scenarios. In the first century CE, after Rome discovered our breed after defeating the Britons, our kind spread all over the Roman empire and we were mostly used as shepherd, guard and war dogs. In ancient England, the Bullenbeissers (among some of our ancestors) were trained by butchers to latch onto an agitated bull's nose and not to let go not until the animal was subdued.
Such practices were banned in the 19th century, when dog fighting emerged as a popular underground, quasi-illegal activity which soon spread from Britain to the New World. With changing times, we have been put back to our original use: general purpose herding and working dogs. But due to our fighting history and with people considering us as the perfect killing machines on legs, some of the initial ferocity of our ancestors still reign supreme and thus earning us the tag of being "the most dangerous breed of dog".
How Do Pit Bull Owners Determine Our Temperament?
Our behavior, just like that of any other dog is a reflection of the humans who manage us. Given love, care and a zest for life, we do make the ideal family companions and at our best we are extremely friendly with strangers. Although, aggressive behavior towards human is uncharacteristic of our breed, even the mildest one of us will never back down from a challenge. While our love for people make us utter failures as guard dogs, our courage has no match and we will often defend our families with our lives.
Simply put, the Pit Bull Terrier is the same as other dogs that need to be loved and cared for. We need responsible owners who will invest in us with puppy training and continue as we get older. We need them to be our leaders for as earlier said, we are a reflection of our owners.
Follow me and the other pits as we move through life. It is our time to be discriminated and railed against. I would rather it be our time to shine!


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'Ex-Gay' Pastor Donnie McClurkin Still Has Sugar in His Tank
Donnie McClurkin, the Grammy-winning preacher and gospel singer, who famously said he overcame "the curse of homosexuality," gave an interview to Carrington Lei recently in which he compares homosexuality to diabetes.
Now, a part of the reason so many people take issue with you is because you believe that homosexuality is a choice and can be, I'm not sure how to phrase this – is "cured" the right word?
Cured is what they have said in order to make it more villainous or controversial. Most of the things you read that I've said, I have not said. There's always a spin on it, it's all according to whose telling the story – it's not good print if it's not controversial.
I never said that I was cured from anything, I said that I was delivered, and that's what God does - He delivers.
So, when you say delivered, does that mean that you were delivered from homosexuality – or the ability to act on a same-sex attraction, because there's a difference.
Is there a difference?
I absolutely believe that there is a difference. You considered yourself gay at one point and now you say that you're delivered. To me, the term delivered can be pretty ambiguous, depending on how you use it. The difference in saying, "I'm attracted to the same sex, but I'm choosing not to act on my attraction" and not having an attraction at all is vastly different.
Not at all. The bottom line is that it's all the same. It's by not choosing to act that the attraction and the appetite starts to abate and wane.
I'm a diabetic now and I don't eat sugar, but it doesn't mean that I don't want sugar. The more I don't eat the sugar, the more I lose the taste for sugar and the more my diet starts to change permanently – I can't stand a regular soda now because it's too much sugar. So, the more I don't intake the sugar, the more it leaves out of my desire.
I never really thought of it that way, but it makes sense. So, how do gay people who disagree with your position, approach you? Are they angry with you?
There has only been one instance were I had an angry outburst. Seven people came to our church and one young man came up to the alter call and he wanted to become verbal and aggressive while people were up there crying for God. Well, I'm not the traditional guy and my thing was, "If you don't want God, go back to your seat and sit down and don't you ever walk up here again with this! Do you think you can stop this? You can't stop these people from receiving Jesus, so you go and sit down and don't you open your mouth again until we finish this service!"
Then they wanted to leave and I told them to hold the door and don't let them go nowhere. You came in here, you're gonna stay until we finish the service.
Wow, how did that end?
In the ministry that I pastor, God has given me the control there and I'm not gonna let anybody come in and upset what God has done. If you want to talk to me, wait until I finish and say, "Can I have a word with you because I don't agree with you." those words alone will peak my interest and I'll say, "Come on sit down - let's discuss."
For the record, the ex-gay movement is a scam. Reports show it doesn't work and men and women who undergo these therapy sessions only find themselves back with gay partners.
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The true power of Feng Shui is known only to a few. They all want you dead.
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Feng Shui is Action Movie Roleplaying
Feng Shui is the classic Hong Kong martial arts action-movie roleplaying game. You play the heroes in a titanic struggle in which the fate of humankind depends on your exotic kung fu powers, your ancient magics, your pirated suptertech, or your plain old-fashioned trigger finger.
You might be a maverick cop, a cranky kung-fu fighting master, an everyman hero, a masked avenger, or a bioengineered monster out for revenge on your creators. Against you is arrayed a legion of fearsome foes. This battle rages throughout time and into the Netherworld between, pitting you against sinister eunuch magicians of the past, secretive power groups of the present, and the twisted scientists who control the future.
This Secret War is fought by those who know a simple, elemental truth of existence: certain sites harness and intensify chi (the life force). History belongs to those who are attuned to these sites, as they gain great fortune in matters both mundane and mystical. The scramble to possess the world?s feng shui sites has now begun in earnest; only you and your fellow heroes can prevent these powerful sites from falling into the hands of maniacal tyrants!
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Media and individuals across the political spectrum are calling for the government to explain the legal reasoning behind the killings. The National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (NACDL) has filed a Freedom of Information Act request seeking legal memoranda justifying the targeting individuals overseas with lethal force and the role the Department of Justice plays in extrajudicial executions.
To read a statement by Lisa Wayne, click here.
The Task Force on Restoration of Rights and Status After Conviction held its inaugural hearing in Chicago, Ill. on Oct. 20 and 21, 2011. Approximately two dozen witnesses over the course of two full days testified before the task force providing a range of personal and professional experiences, perspectives and expertise on the important practical issues surrounding barriers to re-entry and the collateral consequences of a criminal record. Witnesses included Judge Paul Biebel, Presiding Judge, Cook County Circuit Court, Criminal Division and John Schomberg, General Counsel, Office of the Governor of Illinois, as well as individuals who themselves confronted barriers to re-entry and other stakeholders. The Task Force is chaired by Rick Jones and Vicki Young and members include Lawrence Goldman, Elissa Heinrichs, Margaret Love, Penelope Strong, Geneva Vanderhorst, and Chris Wellborn.
For more information, please click here.
On October 20th, NACDL's Task Force on Judicial Independence co-sponsored a symposium in partnership with DePaul Journal for Social Justice. The program was organized by Professor Andrea Lyon of DePaul. The topic was the effect of money on judicial elections, and featured an array of panels that looked at all aspects of the problem. Among the guest speakers were Illinois Supreme Court Justice Thomas Kilbride, Former Iowa Supreme Court Justice David Baker, Amanda Frost of American University College of Law, Stefanie Lindquist of the University of Texas at Austin School of Law, Jed Shugerman of Harvard Law School, and Bert Brandenburg of the Justice at Stake Campaign. DePaul Journal for Social Justice will use the content of the symposium to publish a number of papers.
NACDL joined numerous other groups in urging the Supreme Court to bar GPS surveillance without a warrant. In US v. Jones, NACDL filed an amicus brief (available here) arguing that warrantless GPS surveillance imposes an unacceptable burden on First Amendment associational privacy rights as well as Fourth Amendment privacy rights. The groups joining the Brief include the Brennan Center for Justice at New York University School of Law, the First Amendment Lawyers Association, and three NACDL state affiliates who have appeared with NACDL in warrantless GPS tracking cases in their respective jurisdictions – the District of Columbia Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (DCACDL), the New York State Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (NYSACDL), and the Ohio Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (OACDL). The brief argues that the warrant requirement is minimally burdensome, as illustrated even by the facts of this very case. In addition, the brief explains that there is nothing about the nature of motor vehicles that justifies a blanket exception to the warrant requirement, and that the automobile exception manifestly does not apply to warrantless GPS tracking.
NACDL Executive Director Norman L. Reimer explains, "In this case, the Supreme Court will define a key aspect of American life for generations to come - whether privacy can survive the technological advances of the digital age. Put more bluntly, does the government have the unilateral right to track every person's comings and goings, necessarily revealing everything from religious and political associations to consultations with attorneys and physicians, without any limitation and without any showing of suspected criminality?"
"Absent a high court finding of a warrant requirement for this type of surveillance, there is simply no way for the innocent and law-abiding to disable this new feature of the brave new world of American life and law enforcement," Reimer added.
A link to NACDL's joint amicus curiae brief in United States v. Jones is available here.
For more information, please click here.
NACDL and the University of Pennsylvania Law Review will host a symposium, "Sentencing Law: Rhetoric and Reality," at Penn Law School on October 28 and 29. A diverse and distinguished group of speakers will discuss topics such as prison overcrowding, the expansion of criminal law and sentencing, the war on drugs, the future of sentencing guidelines, and more.
Confirmed speakers include:
The symposium will take place in the Levy Conference Center at the University of Pennsylvania Law School, at 2400 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia. The conference begins at 4 p.m. on Friday, October 28, and concludes with a reception at 5:45 p.m. on Saturday, October 29.
The full list of panels and speakers, and registration information, is at the school's Website at www.pennumbra.com/symposia/. Symposium attendees may receive up to 12 hours of Continuing Legal Education (CLE) credit at $10 per credit.
Media are advised to register in advance. E-mail James Tsuei, firstname.lastname@example.com to register, or if you have questions about this event.
(October 24, 2011) Mason C. Clutter of Washington, D.C. has been appointed to serve as NACDL's as National Security Counsel. Ms. Clutter will guide NACDL's efforts to confront the increasing curtailment of fundamental rights under the rubric of national security and will provide resources to both civilian and military lawyers as they encounter national security issues in criminal prosecutions. In addition, Ms. Clutter will pursue initiatives designed to identify and oppose the misuse of national security and electronic surveillance laws."Mason Clutter brings exceptional experience and dedication to this increasingly important position," said NACDL Executive Director Norman Reimer. "As an attorney who has developed and promoted policy positions related to the intersection between national security and the justice system, Mason is well-qualified to guide NACDL's dual mission of support for the criminal defense bar and advocacy for reform. I am confident that she will significantly enhance NACDL's capacity to safeguard fundamental constitutional principles. We welcome her to NACDL's outstanding public policy team."
Ms. Clutter responded, "I am truly honored to have the opportunity to join the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers. I look forward to working with NACDL's distinguished members and experts as we continue to seek reforms—both in Congress and in the courts—to restore the rule of law. As we enhance our civil liberties and safeguard fundamental constitutional protections, we also strengthen our national security."Ms. Clutter earned an LL.M. in Law and Government from American University's Washington Collegeof Law, where she specialized in constitutional law and civil rights. She earned her J.D. from Barry University in Orlando, Florida, and her B.A. in Legal Studies from the University of Central Florida. Ms. Clutter comes to NACDL from The Constitution Project where she served as Counsel to the Rule of Law Program, supporting a variety of projects related to national security. She helped advance the Project's opposition to indefinite detention and support for reliance upon traditional federal courts to try terrorism suspects. Prior to her tenure at The Constitution Project, Ms. Clutter was a Research Associate at the National Litigation Project of the Lowenstein International Human Rights Clinic at Yale Law School.
Nearly 15 years ago, in response to a Freedom of Information Act lawsuit filed by NACDL, DOJ Inspector General Michael Bromwich released his office's report on misconduct in the FBI Lab. The case was National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, et al. v. U.S. Dept. of Justice, D.D.C., No. 97-cv-0032, filed 2/25/97.During the course of the litigation, Justice Department lawyers represented that a "Brady Task Force" of DOJ lawyers was in the process of identifying and reviewing old cases in which a dozen suspect FBI lab examiners had testified and would be notifying the prosecutors who handled those cases
We are interested in identifying:
If you handled a case that was affected by the FBI Lab scandal you or your client may have been contacted by the DOJ or state and local prosecutors between 1997 and 2005 notifying the defendant about the OIG Report; potential forensic/scientific problems with evidence that was analyzed by the FBI Laboratory; or problems in your case.The FBI Lab examiners named in the report and the year they joined the FBI Lab are: Richard Hahn (1987), Robert Heckman (1990), Wallace Higgins (1989), Alan Jordan (1983), Lynn Laswell (1975), Michael Malone (1975), Roger Martz (1975), J. Christopher Ronay (1977), Terry Rudolph (1978), James Thomas Thurman (1981), Robert Webb (1976) and David Williams (1978).If you represented a defendant in a case involving one of these FBI Lab examiners between the late 1970s and 1997, it is likely that case was part of the FBI and DOJ Task Force review.If a disclosure was made by the DOJ or a state or local prosecutor in one of these cases it may have simply been in the form of a letter stating that the case was under review.If you had a case affected by a problem in the FBI Lab please email Jack King, firstname.lastname@example.com.
NACDL is currently accepting proposals from individuals to serve as an independent contractor to provide ongoing technical assistance to capital defense teams and to state grantees, and coordinate one national training for capital defense attorneys under a grant from the U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA). Applicants must be an attorney licensed in their state with extensive expertise in litigating death penalty cases, as well as experience providing training to capital defense attorneys. The consultant will serve as NACDL's Death Penalty Training and Assistance Counsel funded by the BJA grant. Proposals should be received by 6:00 p.m., November 28, 2011.For more information about this position, please click here.
NACDL has recently undergone some technology upgrades and a fundamental change in how NACDL delivers information to members. During the past two years we have made major improvements to our online membership directories to provide you with the most accurate, up-to-date information possible. Our online directories are provided in three separate formats:
In addition, we have launched a new website that provides far greater navigability and presents an incredible array of valuable information to support the criminal defense bar.
Now that we have completed this technological upgrade by providing accurate and accessible online membership directories, NACDL must continue to adjust to the new realities which make the cost of producing a Member Handbook prohibitive. I know that many of you recognize that the rising costs of paper, production and postage require an extraordinary allocation of scarce resources. Practically every day we learn of new ways in which society and the legal profession are moving to paperless communication. Indeed, as I write this letter, there are serious questions about the long term sustainability of the United States Postal Service.Accordingly, as explained by President Lisa Wayne in her recent message to membership, NACDL will no longer produce and distribute a printed version of the Member Handbook to all members as an inherent membership benefit. Despite this change, we are mindful that many members still prefer the look, feel and, at least in the view of some, the continued convenience of a bound handbook. Thus, NACDL will continue to produce a printed Member Handbook, which we will make available to members at cost. NACDL believes that this approach strikes a reasonable balance between those who, on one hand, prefer a more environmentally responsible approach and do not want to underwrite the costs of a medium that they will not use, and those who prefer a medium with which they are more comfortable. The cost, including postage, will be $23.45. The 2012 Member Handbook will include all of the information that appears in the 2011 Handbook, including the complete alphabetical listing of every NACDL member and their contact information, accurate as of the date of production.
To pre-order your copy of the 2012 member handbook, please visit our website at www.nacdl.org/handbook. The number of directories we print will be based on pre-orders, and we cannot guarantee availability of the handbook unless you place your order by November 1, 2011. To login to our website, your user ID is the email address at which you received this message. If you don't know your password, please click the "Forgot Password?" link to have it instantly emailed to you.
If you have questions about this year's handbook or the online membership directories, please contact our membership director, Michael Connor at firstname.lastname@example.com or 202-465-7654.
On Tuesday November 16, 2011 from 2:00-3:00 pm (EST), please join us for our National Advocacy Call on Developing Legislation. The call will feature Lori Albin, Director of National Juvenile Justice Network's Fiscal Policy Center. This call is designed to provide you with an understanding of state budget processes, as well as equip you with tools that will enable you to make concrete fiscal arguments to support state level reforms and future changes to the criminal justice system.If you are interested in joining the call, please send an email to firstname.lastname@example.com.
About our SpeakerLori Albin, Director of NJJN's Fiscal Policy Center, has been working in the juvenile and criminal justice fields for more than fifteen years. Ms. Albin has a strong background in both fiscal analysis and juvenile justice advocacy and policy. Ms. Albin began her career as a financial analyst for Dun & Bradstreet, attained a CPA and was Chief Financial Officer of several highly successful private entities prior to attaining her law degree. After state appellate and federal trial court clerkships, Ms. Albin put her legal skills to work as an Assistant Public Defender for the Maryland Office of the Public Defender. Ms. Albin also spearheaded the defeat of hundreds of bills that would have increased the criminalization of juveniles. The cornerstone of Ms. Albin's successful advocacy was her intimate knowledge of the budget process and an understanding of the fiscal impact of legislation. Ms. Albin received a bachelor degree in economics from Kenyon College and graduated summa cum laude from the University of Baltimore School of Law.
Please take ONE MINUTE to send your Representative a letter urging them to co-sponsor H.R. 2567, the Federal First Offender Improvement Act.
Click Here to Voice Your Support
This important piece of legislation will allow judges to use their discretion in placing certain deserving low-level, nonviolent drug offenders on probation instead of sentencing them to prison.
We know you are busy, but please take the time to let your Representative know about this important piece of legislation! It will take less than a minute!
NACDL's Board of Directors will hold a special election to fill a vacant seat on the Board. The election will be held at the next regularly scheduled meeting of the Board of Directors in Las Vegas on November 19. Please note this special election is separate from the regular annual election of officers and directors.
Responsibilities: The Board of Directors manages the business and affairs of the Association.
Eligibility: Any qualified member of the Association who is authorized to vote may submit his or her name as a candidate for the Board of Directors. Candidates must state the year and jurisdiction of their bar admission, must indicate whether they are members in good standing of their respective bar, and must disclose if they are under indictment or information for any felony or crime involving moral turpitude.
Process: Any member wishing to submit his or her name as a candidate for the position of Director shall submit a statement of qualifications, not to exceed 600 words. The statement of qualifications should include a description of any past service to the Association (including meetings attended, recruitment efforts, and committee work) and to the legal profession. Curriculum vitae may also be provided. The statement of qualifications must be received by 5pm EDT on November 4, 2011, and should be sent by email to NACDL Elections Registrar Daniel Weir at email@example.com. Candidates will be responsible for confirming that their materials have been received.
Each candidate will be given the opportunity, if he or she so chooses, to speak briefly regarding his or her qualifications at the meeting of the Board of Directors in Las Vegas prior to the commencement of the voting. Appearance is optional and no negative inference shall be drawn if a candidate does not attend.
Voting will be conducted by secret ballot. The elected Director will serve the remainder of the current term, which expires at the Annual Meeting on July 27, 2013.
One of the great benefits you get as a member of NACDL is our Brief & Motion Bank, containing almost 400 documents across over 50 topics. We hope you will also help to strengthen it for the benefit of other members. Do you have a unique or exceptional brief or motion? Maybe one that involved an in-depth discussion of the case law, had an especially creative argument, or addressed an unusual situation? Just as using the NACDL Brief & Motion Bank saves you time, obviating the need to start from scratch when you are already pressed for time, documents you donate to the bank will help your fellow NACDL members in the same way.
We encourage submissions on any topic. Please take a look at what's there, and think about what documents you've written that would enhance the value of the Brief & Motion Bank for other NACDL members. If you would like more information, please contact NACDL's Resource Counsel Vanessa Antoun at firstname.lastname@example.com.
In honor of Lisa Monet Wayne's term as NACDL's sixth woman president, we invite you to join our 100 Days Challenge to foster the growth of women lawyers, to inspire them to pursue a career in criminal defense, and to call upon all women criminal defense lawyers to join NACDL today!
NACDL is the nation's preeminent community serving the criminal defense profession, and is committed to serving a diverse and inclusive community of lawyers. As NACDL President Lisa Monet Wayne recently wrote in The Champion, "Women can bring to the table effective listening skills, the ability to be persuasive in the courtroom, and a unique depth of compassion." So Lisa is calling on all of us to bring more women into the profession and into the criminal defense community.
Insight From Our Members
"NACDL has been my professional home since I was a young public defender in Texas. The daily challenge of being a criminal defense lawyer requires ongoing support, education and inspiration, all of which NACDL provides in abundance. I cannot imagine doing this work without being a part of this incredible group."--Melinda Sarafa (New York, NY)
"Becoming an NACDL member shows other defense counsel that you take your profession seriously and are committed at a very high level. Especially, when you are just starting out, NACDL helps you develop critical skills more quickly, and garner invaluable contacts. As a practical matter, being able to call colleagues for advice MORE than pays for dues in terms of the outcomes of cases, and reducing the number of research hours. There is camaraderie among like-minded colleagues that I still find encouraging and inspiring."--Tracy Green (Los Angeles, CA)
Spread The Word and You Benefit, Too!
You know lots of other defense attorneys, right? Just tell them why you are a member of NACDL, how long you have been a member, and how it has helped you. For talking points on NACDL membership, a membership application you can forward, a sample email message – even sample tweets – go to www.nacdl.org/100Days.
Special Introductory Offer for first time members: a full 15 months of member benefits for the price of 12!
How you benefit: For every new member you recruit (regardless of gender), you receive a $25 discount off your next year's dues – up to a total of $125 – and you'll earn a chance to win one of two Kindles or two $50 gift cards from Amazon.com!
In order for you to get credit for the new member, they must put your name in the "Referred by" line on the membership application, and use promo code KA154.
Key Dates for the 100 Days Challenge:
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NACDL is sponsoring a unique opportunity for up to 12 members to participate in a group admission ceremony to the Bar of the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington, DC. The opportunity will be available to the first 12 qualified members on a first-come, first-served basis and will take place on the morning of January 10, 2012. Members will be responsible for their own travel arrangements, must be in good standing of a state bar for a minimum of three years, and must submit their completed application materials to NACDL by November 12, 2010.
Interested members should contact Obaid Khan, NACDL's National Affairs Assistant, at (202) 872-8600 x638 or firstname.lastname@example.com for further instructions.
NACDL now offers a terrific and free member benefit from NACDL's Public Affairs and Communications Office: NACDL's Daily Criminal Justice Briefing. Each morning, Briefing Editors Jack King and Ivan Dominguez collect and compile news items of particular interest to the criminal defense bar from around the world and provide links and summaries in a daily email update. In addition, subscribers will receive breaking news stories and links to Supreme Court decisions as they happen. The goal is to provide the resources necessary to ensure that the criminal defense bar is informed and current on a wide range of criminal justice news, legal developments, analysis, and commentary.
So far more than 1,100 NACDL members subscribed to the Daily Criminal Justice Briefing. If you would like to join them, simply click here.
The United States Congress is rife with members having a legal background. Many Members of Congress practiced law before entering into the world of politics. Because of this fact, there is a good chance that many NACDL members know and have personal relationships with these legislators.
And, like the old saying, It is not what you know, but who you know.
If you know or have a personal relationship with your Representative or Senators, please let NACDL know. These relationships can be extremely effective in both creating positive public policy and in advancing criminal justice reform.
So whether a former roommate at law school, former partner in a law practice, fellow director on a board, or personal friend, please let NACDL if you have a relationship with your legislators.
As Congress proposes an ever increasing volume of criminal law, it is imperative that NACDL has all the necessary tools to have a direct dialogue with policy makers in Washington, D.C. Your ability to quickly get in touch with an influential lawmaker may be the difference between a step forward in criminal justice reform or a devastating blow to justice for all citizens under the law.
NACDL Pledge
So please, take the time to let NACDL know of your federal political relationships. Doing so not only shows your commitment to NACDL, it shows your commitment to your profession.
From October 14-15, Executive Director Norman Reimer and Resource Counsel Vanessa Antoun attended the 2011 National Defender Training Program hosted by the NACDL and the American Bar Association's Standing Committee on Legal Aid and Indigent Defendants (SCLAID) at John Marshall Law School in Atlanta, GA.
On October 20, Executive Director Norman Reimer and National Affairs Assistant Obaid Khan attended the Judicial Independence Symposium hosted the NACDL and DePaul Journal for Social Justice in Chicago, IL. The Task Force on Restoration of Rights and Status After Conviction also held its first hearing in Chicago. On October 20 and 21, Executive Director Norman Reimer, Editor of the Champion Magazine Quintin Chatman, State Legislative Affairs Director Angelyn Frazer, and National Affairs Assistant Obaid Khan attended the hearings.
NACDL has an official Twitter account, @NACDL, and now has 1,148 followers. Getting set up on Twitter is easy and free, just visit http://twitter.com/ and click "Get Started -- Join." You can even watch an instructional video by clicking the "Watch a Video" button on the top right of the welcome screen before you join. Once you have set up your account, click "Find People" on the top right hand side of the screen and search for "NACDL" (no quotation marks necessary). Then, you just need to click the "Follow" button. Thereafter, everything we post to Twitter will come through on your Home page feed, like a news wire service. You can also check out NACDL's Tweet by simply clicking http://twitter.com/NACDL.
It is suggested that you familiarize yourself with the "terms" of use to which you can link from the bottom of the screen on Twitter. Also, please note that the fact of your following NACDL on Twitter, as well as your posts, are generally visible to the public. Information about blocking people from following you, as well as all other information concerning privacy and usage issues, is available on the Twitter site.
Please send any thoughts or recommendations about NACDL's Tweeting to NACDL's Deputy Director of Public Affairs & Communications Ivan J. Dominguez at email@example.com.
NACDL is on Facebook. Recently, Facebook changed the way member groups operate, so to keep up with all of NACDL's updates, please be sure to "like" the NACDL Public Page (http://www.facebook.com/NACDL), which now counts 1,918 fans following NACDL's work. Through this initiative, selected NACDL content such as press releases, CLE information and materials, information on becoming a member, and similar publicly-available NACDL content, is being distributed through Facebook.
You should be aware that, to some degree, Facebook permits you to control what information others see about you on Facebook, just go to "account" on the top right and within that "privacy settings" as you set up or adjust your account settings. Please be aware that, if you join, you will be listed on Facebook as a member of this group and your profile will be accessible in accordance with your settings and Facebook's policies. So be sure to fully acquaint yourself with Facebook's terms of service and privacy representations as you carefully consider whether to join and, if you do, what information you post, exchange, or message through this platform.
You can use this link to get directly to NACDL's Public Page. And if you are not on Facebook, signing up is free and easy at www.facebook.com. Please send your thoughts or recommendations about NACDL's Group and/or Page on Facebook to NACDL's Deputy Director of Public Affairs & Communications Ivan J. Dominguez at email@example.com.
Blueford v. Arkansas, U.S. Sup. Ct., No. 10-1320, decision below ___ SW.3d ___ (Ark. 2011), 2011 WL 285805, brief filed 6/3/11. Double Jeopardy—Lesser-Included Offenses—Mistrial—"Acquittal First" Jury Instructions. Amicus curiae brief of the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers in support of the petition for certiorari. Argument: In this capital case, the jury, per the court's instructions, acquitted the defendant of capital murder, then of first-degree murder, but then could not agree on whether the defendant was guilty of manslaughter, and the court declared a mistrial. Supreme Court double jeopardy case law, particularly Green v. United States, 355 U.S. 184 (1957) and Price v. Georgia, 398 U.S. 323 (1970), bars the petitioner-defendant's retrial on the acquitted charges of capital and first degree murder. Authors: Christopher M. Egleson and Jennelle D. Menendez, Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer & Feld LLP, New York, N.Y.
DeWolfe v. Richmond, Md., No. 34, case below 990 A.2d 549 (Md. 2010), brief filed 9/19/11. Right to Counsel—Bail—Initial Appearance—Indigent Defense. Amicus curiae brief of the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, the American Civil Liberties Union, the ACLU of Maryland, the Brennan Center for Justice at New York University Law School, the Center for Constitutional Rights and the National Legal Aid and Defender Association in support of appellees. Argument: The trial court found correctly that there exists a statutory and constitutional right to appointed counsel at a defendant's initial bail hearing in Maryland. Authors: Christina M. Gatttuso, Kilpatrick Townsend and Stockton LLP, Washington, DC, and Gia L. Cincone, Kilpatrick Townsend and Stockton LLP, San Francisco, CA.
United States v. Behanna, C.A.A.F., No. 12-0030/AR, brief filed 10/18/11. Brady—Failure to Disclose Exculpatory Evidence—Due Process. Amicus curiae brief of the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers in support of appellant. Argument: Prosecutor's failure to disclose nontestifying prosecution expert's opinion that contradicted the prosecution's theory of the case and also corroborated the defense experts' opinion and the testimony of the defendant violated the Due Process Clause of the Fifth Amendment. Such conduct also is unethical and constitutes perpetration of a fraud upon the tribunal. Author: Donald G. Rehkopf, Jr., Brenna, Brenna & Boyce PLLC, Rochester, NY.
United States v. Jones, U.S. Sup. Ct., No. 10-1259, case below United States v. Maynard, 615 F.3d 544 (D.C. Cir. 2010), brief filed 10/3/11, argument 11/8/11. GPS Surveillance--Search and Seizure--Warrant Requirement--Associational Privacy. Joint amicus curiae brief of the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, Brennan Center for Justice at New York University School of Law, First Amendment Lawyers Association, District of Columbia Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, New York State Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, and the Ohio Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers. Argument: The decision of the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals should be affirmed. Warrantless GPS surveillance imposes an unacceptable burden on First Amendment associational rights, as well as Fourth Amendment privacy rights. The warrant requirement is minimally burdensome, as illustrated by the facts of this case. There is nothing about the nature of motor vehicles that justifies a blanket exception to the warrant requirement, and the automobile exception manifestly does not apply to warrantless GPS tracking. Authors: Jeffrey T. Green, co-Chair of NACDL's Amicus Curiae Committee and partner at Sidley Austin LLP in Washington, DC; Susan J. Walsh of Vladeck, Waldman, Elias & Engelhard in New York City; Professor Sarah O'Rourke Schrup of the Northwestern University Supreme Court Practicum in Chicago, Ill.; and Executive Director Norman L. Reimer and Deputy Director of Public Affairs & Communications Ivan J. Dominguez of NACDL in Washington, DC.
NACDL Letter on Hearing on "Uncertain Justice: The Status of Federal Sentencing and the U.S. Sentencing Commission Six Years after U.S. v. Booker."
NACDL Letter on S. 1483, the Incorporation Transparency and Law Enforcement Assistance Act.
NACDL Letter to Members of U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary, Subcommittee on Crime and Terrorism on "Drug and Veterans Treatment Courts."
NACDL Letter on S. 401, the Public Corruption Prosecution Improvements Act, and S. 995, the Public Officials Accountability Act.
Written Statement of NACDL Board Member Timothy P. O'Toole Before the House Committee on the Judiciary, Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security on "H.R. 2572, the 'Clean Up Government Act of 2011.'"
Written Statement of NACDL Director of White Collar Crime Policy Shana-Tara Regon Before the House Committee on the Judiciary, Subcommittee on Crime Terrorism, and Homeland Security, on the "Foreign Corrupt Practices Act"
There is still time to register for NACDL's 4th Annual Defending Drug Cases Seminar and Fall Board Meeting at Planet Hollywood Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas, November 16-19, 2011.
This one-of-a-kind CLE will leave you with a better understanding of modern drug cases and strategies to better represent your clients before, during, and after trial. Join us for a wide array of presentations given by some of the best litigators and communicators in the country, focusing directly on the issues you need to get up to speed on the latest in drug prosecutions. Discover new approaches and techniques you need to succeed at trial.
Improve your arsenal of necessary tools to win your next drug case - make your plans for Vegas today! Register Now.
Start off 2012 at NACDL's 32nd Annual Advanced Criminal Law Seminar, being held January 15 – 20, 2012, at the elegant St. Regis Hotel in Aspen, Colorado. NACDL's Advanced Criminal Law Seminar, presented in cooperation Victor Sherman, is simply the best criminal defense seminar in the country set in the best ski town in Colorado. Be inspired by an unparalleled faculty of some of the past years' most publicized and well-known defense lawyers in the country, as well as notable government officials, judges, and prosecutors.
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That's it. Denver now has the dubious distinction of being on the wrong side of three out of the six worst losses in Super Bowl history. The Seahawks took advantage of every miscue, of which there were many, by the Broncos. Final score: 43 to 8.
MVP went to Malcolm Smith. Only the third time a linebacker has won that honor. Great game for him, for sure, but really, the award goes to the entire defensive side of the ball. One for the ages, no doubt.
This match-up was over when the first snap sailed by Peyton Manning and into the end zone for a safety. Not even the halftime show or the commercials could save it. At least I didn't have to change the headline much.
Peyton Manning sets a Super Bowl record for completions -- beating out Tom Brady -- and this is the treatment he gets?
Color man Troy Aikman declares the game effectively over. Really, Troy? What was your first clue? 43-8 Seahawks with time running out... though not nearly quickly enough.
That's coach Pete Carroll. And he's happy, even though the Broncos ended the third quarter on a high. One more like it and Manning will have as many TDs as interceptions. Four more and this is a ball game.
Fourth quarter Seahawks 36 Broncos 8. And a nation changes the channel.
Halfway through the third quarter, and it's not getting any better for Denver fans. Seattle took the opening kickoff all the way to the house, and the Broncos continue to get shut down. The latest gaff a fumble by wideout Demaryius Thomas.
It's 29-0 (not really even that close) and fans have seen enough, judging from the bored and bitter reaction on Twitter.
Denver hobbles into halftime, after getting absolutely hammered by Seattle by more than three touchdowns. The Seahawks will also get the ball when the second half starts; although that might not be such a bad thing for the Broncos considering how ineffective Manning and his offense have been over the first 30 minutes.
Denver fans are going to have a tough time enjoying Bruno Mars.
Twitter -- and, really, most of us -- is having to resort to other ways to entertain themselves. J.C. Penney drew plenty of attention with this one:
No, the social media guy behind the wheel of the J.C. Penney Twitter feed isn't having a stroke. Here's the explanation.
This is getting out of hand. Another interception, and this time it results in a Seattle touchdown. Even when Denver starts to make a few plays, the Seahawks defense comes up huge as it has all year long.
Seattle 22 Denver 0 with timing ticking away in the half.
Broncos were knocking on the door with a minute left but turned the ball over on downs. Denver coach John Fox had better have a good halftime speech ready.
Halfway through the second quarter, and things are looking bleak for the Broncos. A pass interference call led to a Marshawn Lynch TD to put Seattle ahead 15-0.
It took until about 10 minutes left in the second quarter for the Broncos to finally get a first down. Denver is stringing together a drive, but yards are still hard to come by.
End of the first quarter and Seattle is still in complete control, up 8-0. Denver's lethal offense has been kept completely in check and, between the safety, a three-and-out and an interception, off the field. Key stat: Manning has thrown for 10 yards.
It couldn't have started any better for the Seahawks, and they're threatening again after the turnover. Seattle with the lead is tough.
The momentum is clearly on the side of Seattle and it's stifling defense in the early going. After the safety to start the game, the Seahawks get the ball right back and, thanks to a big play from an injury-riddled Percy Harvin, end up with a field goal.
Coach Carroll had an opportunity to go for it on fourth-and-short deep in Broncos territory but opted for the three points.
Seattle 5 Denver 0 at the 7-minute mark of the first quarter.
After two long weeks of hype, the big game just kicked off.
Peyton Manning got the first shot with the ball after the Seattle Seahawks won the coin toss but deferred to the Denver Broncos.
It looks like Seattle coach Pete Carroll made the right call as a botched snap led to a Seahawk safety in the Broncos first play from scrimmage.
That's the fastest score in Super Bowl history.
Seattle 2 Denver 0 at the 14:48 mark.
No worries with the weather. We're looking at temps around 50 degrees during the game. There's some drizzle and snow in the forecast, but the game is expected to be long over by then. We'll keep you updated throughout the game.
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Freese helps Cardinals outslug Brewers
St. Louis, MO – David Freese hit a grand slam as part of a five-run first inning, while Matt Holliday's RBI single in the fourth proved to be the difference as the St. Louis Cardinals edged the Milwaukee Brewers, 7-6, in the opener of a three-game set at Busch Stadium.
Holliday scored a run and added another RBI single and Jon Jay drove in one run for the Cardinals, winners in four of their last five. Jaime Garcia (5-2) picked up the win, despite allowing six runs on six hits over 5 1/3 frames.
Aramis Ramirez accounted for all of Milwaukee's offense on a pair of three-run homers. Wily Peralta (3-4) gave up all seven runs -- six earned -- on 11 hits and struck out six over five innings for the Brewers, who have dropped four straight and are a mere 8-22 over their last 30 games versus St. Louis.
"Right now, we're going through a tough time," Ramirez said. "We just have to keep playing."
Trailing 7-3 in the sixth, Ramirez single-handedly kept the Brewers alive with his second three-run shot. Norichika Aoki doubled to right to open up the frame and Jean Segura's single moved Aoki to third. Garcia struck out Ryan Braun before Ramirez smacked the first pitch he saw over the center-field wall to make it 7-6.
The rest of the Brewers, however, couldn't come through versus the Cardinals' remaining relievers. Edward Mujica earned the save in the ninth, his 12th in as many tries this season.
Holliday poked a single up the middle early in the first to give the Cardinals a 1-0 lead, though the inning was far from over. Allen Craig and Yadier Molina followed with a walk and single, respectively, but Jay struck out. Freese came up and delivered a grand slam to dead-center field -- his first homer of the season -- to expand the home team's edge to 5-0.
"Just a changeup, it was supposed to be down and away," Peralta said. "I hung it right down the middle of the plate (and) up."
In the third, Jay made up for his earlier strike out with an RBI single, scoring Craig to make it 6-0 St. Louis.
The Brewers finally broke through versus Garcia in the fourth and cut their deficit in half. Braun drew a walk to put runners on first and second with one down and Ramirez followed with a homer to left, putting the visitors on the board to make it 6-3.
In the home half of the inning, Matt Carpenter doubled to left with one down and advanced to third on Braun's fielding error. Peralta struck out Carlos Beltran, but Holliday poked a single to right, scoring Carpenter to increase the hosts' lead to 7-3. The run and the error would turn out to be vital in the victory.
"It just feels good to help the team," Added Freese. "You want to join the fun."
Game Notes
St. Louis has won seven of eight games against Milwaukee this season ... The Cardinals, who have won 13 of their last 16 overall, swept the Brewers earlier this year in a four-game set at Milwaukee from May 2-5 ... Craig and Carpenter each had three hits and scored twice for the Cardinals.


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California Supreme US District Court is currently hearing a case over whether 2008 Proposition 8 (which bans same-sex marriage in the California State Constitution) is itself constitutional. If the court rules that it is not constitutional (by the state's US constitution), then same-sex marriage would revert to being allowed in the state. This is a pretty important case as many people feel that California is a cultural leader for the entire US–not to mention its sheer size.
There has been a recent side-show as to whether the hearing would be (video) broadcast to the public. One can make an argument that public interest is served by transparency, especially in such an important case. This little debate went all the way to the Supreme Court of the United States that decided today that there should be no such coverage. The 5-4 decision (with the conservative Roberts, Scalia, Thomas, Kennedy, and Alito in the majority) was ostensibly decided on a technicality. Not too interesting so far; but let's look under the hood, shall we?
The very fact that SCOTUS even heard the case and issued a decision was based on an urgent claim of "irreparable harm" to someone. According to one source, "The Court also found that the high-profile nature of the trial might intimidate witnesses and cause irreparable harm if the rule were not stayed." However, the dissenting justice wrote (page 24-25): "I can find no basis for the Court's conclusion that, were the transmissions to other courtrooms to take place, the applicants would suffer irreparable harm. Certainly there is no evidence that such harm could arise in this nonjury civil case from the simple fact of transmission itself." (This article has a good analysis.) Perhaps a broadcast on YouTube would cause irreparable harm to their cause.
So what's going on? The religious supporters of Proposition 8 are wanting have their free speech rights to make false and emotionally manipulative claims, but they are crying persecution when it comes to taking responsibility for them. Consider defendant Hak-Shing William Tam, who wrote, "On their agenda list is: legalize having sex with children," and that, "other states would fall into Satan's hands," if gays weren't stopped from marrying in California. A successful advertising campaign during the Proposition 8 election claimed that homosexuality would be taught in public schools. They want to perpetrate thuggery on gays, but they're playing the persecution card when it comes to taking responsibility for their lies–and the conservatives on the Supreme Court are backing them up. Apparently, taking responsibility is irreparably harmful to the religious.
The irony is so thick here you could build a church with it. Some supporters of Proposition 8 have gotten harassing phone calls and e-mail messages. I can't say I feel any pity for these people. They are being subject to much milder versions of the same tactics they have done to gays and others over the years. (Religious readers are referred to Exodus 21:22-25 and Matthew 7:12 for a little morality lesson and some tasty just desserts. I long for the day when the majority of gays vote on the Christians' right to marriage, just as the Christians have done to gays.) Christian death threats are a common intimidation tactic and the religion has plenty of people who are willing to carry them out. Gays have been subject to (real) hate crimes for years, most of which have been religiously motivated. Christians have made a big business out of persecuting gays. Proposition 8 itself is just part of that business. If same-sex marriage becomes normalized, they will have a much harder time vilifying gays and their red-meat lovin' constituency will turn to other pursuits and take their tithes with them.
Same-sex marriage in the US will happen eventually, but we can count on the religious fighting unfairly every step of the way.