Do you like the "Law & Order" TV show? Here goes "ripped from the headlines of real life" stuff

10 Law & Order Plots That Were Shamelessly Ripped From the Headlines | Criminal Justice Degrees Guide

Various plots for the TV show are matched to real court cases.

I'm waiting for the Buffalo Wild Wings commercial guys to come clean with the end of the Pitt vs. Butler game.

Ken Robinson says schools kill creativity | Video on TED.com

Ken Robinson says schools kill creativity | Video on TED.com

In the army now?

I saw this on Facebook and it makes sense to repeat:

1. We will NOT obey any order to disarm the American people.

2. We will NOT obey any order to conduct warrantless searches of the American people, their homes, vehicles, papers, or effects -- such as warrantless house-to house searches for weapons or persons.

3. We will NOT obey any order to detain American citizens as “unlawful enemy combatants” or to subject them to trial by military tribunal.

4. We will NOT obey orders to impose martial law or a “state of emergency” on a state, or to enter with force into a state, without the express consent and invitation of that state’s legislature and governor.

5. We will NOT obey orders to invade and subjugate any state that asserts its sovereignty and declares the national government to be in violation of the compact by which that state entered the Union.

6. We will NOT obey any order to blockade American cities, thus turning them into giant concentration camps.

7. We will NOT obey any order to force American citizens into any form of detention camps under any pretext.

8. We will NOT obey orders to assist or support the use of any foreign troops on U.S. soil against the American people to “keep the peace” or to “maintain control” during any emergency, or under any other pretext. We will consider such use of foreign troops against our people to be an invasion and an act of war.

9. We will NOT obey any orders to confiscate the property of the American people, including food and other essential supplies, under any emergency pretext whatsoever.

10. We will NOT obey any orders which infringe on the right of the people to free speech, to peaceably assemble, and to petition their government for a redress of grievances.

Organizational Chart for Pittsburgh Public Schools as of March 2011

http://images4.wikia.nocookie.net/aforathlete/images/1/1b/PPS-Org_Chart_2011_PDF.pdf

http://images4.wikia.nocookie.net/aforathlete/images/1/1b/PPS-Org_Chart_2011_PDF.pdf

or

http://aforathlete.wikia.com/wiki/File:PPS-Org_Chart_2011_PDF.pdf

Discussions are best at another blog: http://purereform.blogspot.com.

Fw: Next Week is Big!

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From: "Ron Paul" <ron_paul@libertypacmail.com>

Date: Fri, 18 Mar 2011 14:20:39 -0700

To: Liberty Activist<mark@rauterkus.com>

ReplyTo: ron_paul@libertypacmail.com

Subject: Next Week is Big!

Dear Liberty Activist, Congress is out of session next week, and I plan to take full advantage! I will be making two important trips, one to Iowa and one to New Hampshire.  People are really paying attention, and I hope that if you are in the area, you will attend some of my public events. On Wednesday, I will be traveling to Des Moines, Iowa to hold several key meetings and speak on the steps of the State Capitol to the Network of Iowa Christian Home Educators, a wonderful group representing homeschool families. Support from the homeschool community was key to Mike Huckabee’s victory in the 2008 Iowa Caucuses, so this is an important speech. There is no bigger supporter of homeschool education than I, and I am confident we can forge a great relationship with this group. Just last week, I introduced the Education Improvement Tax Cut Act, which would provide $5,000 tax credits to homeschool parents. I am looking forward to sharing my vision to protect Liberty in education and give parents freedom to escape government schools and raise their families as they see fit. My speech will be at 12:00 pm CT on the steps of the Iowa Capitol. There will be a lot of press and a lot of attention, and every single supporter that can turn out will help me. Please consider attending if it fits your schedule. I will also be traveling to New Hampshire on Thursday and Friday for more important meetings, plenty of press opportunities, and two public events. The first event will be a speech and rally at the University of New Hampshire in Durham on Thursday, March 24th, co-hosted by Young Americans for Liberty and the UNH College Republicans.  The event will begin at 3:30 pm at the Memorial Union Building right in the heart of campus. Always remember that our strength lies in our numbers, and just by turning out and showing your enthusiasm for Liberty, you can send a powerful message. I very much hope to see you there! I will also be speaking to the Dover City GOP at their annual dinner on Friday, March 25th, at 5:30 pm.  This function will help support New Hampshire GOP Chairman Jack Kimball, a TEA Party leader who has so far really impressed me. It would be great to turn out as many folks as possible, because, as we all know, money talks, and helping to make their event a financial success will send the Republican Party a powerful statement about the strength of our movement. You can get more information on the event here. March is shaping up to be a great month for our efforts. Of course, I have you and all the supporters of Liberty PAC to thank for making these trips possible.  Your financial support means the world to me, and these trips are only the beginning of where your generous gifts will allow me to take our message. To help keep our momentum going, please consider a gift of any size, up to the maximum legal contribution of $5,000. As I always say, our strength lies in our numbers, so contributions of $100, $50, $20.12, or even $10 make a real difference. Please consider joining me as we fund Liberty PAC to lay the groundwork for our political action in the 2012 cycle.  Together, we can reclaim our Liberty and restore our Constitution. For Liberty, Ron Paul P.S. Your support is critical in guiding my 2012 decision making and guaranteeing a successful political operation so we can elect the type of President who will take our country back from the statists. Please, click here to make a contribution of $500, $250, $100, $50, or even $20.12 today. Paid for by Liberty PAC. Not authorized by any candidate or candidate's committee. www.Libertypac.com

Message: Get in the game.

Sunshine Week

http://www.sunshineweek.org

Sunshine Week is a national initiative to promote a dialogue about the importance of open government and freedom of information. Participants include news media, civic groups, libraries, nonprofits, schools and others interested in the public's right to know.

Sunshine Week as a national effort is spearheaded by the American Society of News Editors. The key funder has been the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation, with significant support from ASNE Foundation. In 2011, The Gridiron Club and Foundation contributed $10,000.

Though created by journalists, Sunshine Week is about the public's right to know what its government is doing, and why.

Sunshine Week seeks to enlighten and empower people to play an active role in their government at all levels, and to give them access to information that makes their lives better and their communities stronger.

Sunshine Week is a nonpartisan, non-profit initiative.

Fast Times at CMU High!

wats:ON? Festival-School of Architecture - Carnegie Mellon University

wats:ON 2011: Speed

Event: The Jill Watson Festival Across the Arts

Date: Thurs., March 17-Sat., March 19

Curated by Pablo Garcia and Spike Wolff

Notions of speed in contemporary culture are often tied to technology and its impact on everyday life. Information dissemination and interactions are accelerating, and with it hopes and fears of the future change with every new invention or discovery. Our culture of speed harnesses energies beyond our comprehension, while calling into question the nature of our everyday reality.

Speed is not merely acceleration, but a magnitude of velocity, fast or slow. It becomes a measure of time and space, of dislocation and change, of transformation and evolution. The extremes of fast and slow heighten our awareness of our surroundings, creating a seamless interface between the visceral and the subliminal. Speed creates a blur between what is real and what is imagined.

wats:ON 2011 will examine speed in relation to the production and presentation of creative work encompassing a range of interdisciplinary events.

The Jill Watson Festival Across the Arts (wats:ON?) was created to honor the life of Jill Watson, whose interest in the arts inspired others through her work and her teaching. The festival celebrates Jill's commitment to an interdisciplinary philosophy as an artist and celebrates her accomplishments and reputation as an architect. Jill Watson was a Carnegie Mellon University alumna, adjunct faculty member in the School of Architecture and acclaimed Pittsburgh architect who died in the TWA Flight 800 plane crash on July 17, 1996.

For a complete schedule of events, visit http://www.cmu.edu/architecture/lecture/watson-festival/index.html

Apps in Education | revUp 106

Apps in Education | revUp 106