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FrontPage: What do you think was the best argument offered by the School District in the Safford case?

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FrontPage: What do you think was the best argument offered by Redding’s lawyer yesterday?

5Homework: Study for test - Friday

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6Homework: Study for test - tomorrow

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Famed groundhog prognosticator Punxsutawney Phil has weighed in with his yearly forecast from central Pennsylvania: Six more weeks of winter.Here's Phil's forecast, as relayed at the annual ceremony: "Many shadows do I see: six more weeks of winter it must be."The pronouncement brought groans from the thousands of people gathered for the annual event at Gobbler's Knob, the tiny hill in Punxsutawney, which is about 65 miles northeast of Pittsburgh.

7Homework: OL 13.1 for Monday

FrontPage: NNIGN"Mitt is the guy you think you look like. Newt is the guy you actually look like.” –David Letterman

“A woman in Illinois is auctioning off a 2005 Chrysler that once belonged to President Obama. You could tell it was Obama’s car because it gets off to a fast start and then stalls for the next three years.” –Jimmy Fallon

“Not a great day for Mitt Romney. He put his foot in his mouth. He said in an interview, quote, ‘I'm not concerned about the very poor.’ Is anybody even trying to win this thing?” –Craig Ferguson

“The government may be legally required to release a video of the Osama bin Laden killing. For some reason it co-stars Katherine Heigl.” –Conan O’Brien

"President Obama has been working on a new plan to boost tourism in America by making it easier for foreigners to get into the United States. We have that already. It's called Mexico." –Jay Leno

"The government may be legally required to release the video of Osama bin Laden's killing. President Obama said this would be unhelpful, inflammatory, and 'Could you please release it two days before the election?'" –Conan O'Brien

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The Last Word: Chapter 13, Section 2 Pt 1

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desk. What is the “first

freedom” in the BoR? Why?

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FrontPage: OL 13.1 on your desk. What is the “first freedom” in the BoR? Why?

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Section 3 Monday

13Homework: Read/OL 13.4 for Wednesday; World Affairs at

PT Library on Wednesday night @7pm

FrontPage: Do we have absolute freedom of speech? Explain.

14Homework: Read/OL 13.4 for Wednesday; World Affairs at

PT Library on Wednesday night @7pm

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15Homework: 13.4 due Friday; test Tuesday

FrontPage: Why is the freedom of the press important in a democracy?

16The Last Word: Test Tuesday

FrontPage: OL on your desk. In what situations might the freedom of the press need to be limited?

A monk requested "I have entered the monastery: please give me some guidance"Master Zhao Zhao replied " Have you eaten breakfast yet?""Yes""Then go wash your bowl"

"What is the sound of one hand clapping?"

17Homework: No homework

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18Homework: 4th amendment “research questions” for

Monday

FrontPage: Turn in your FP sheet to the back box.

19Homework: Rights of the Accused “research questions” for

Wednesday

FrontPage: Have your research questions on your desk.

"Today Newt Gingrich said we should use covert operations to assassinate Iran's nuclear scientists. Gingrich also said the key to covert operations is announcing them on the campaign trail." –Conan O'Brien

"Tomorrow night is the 20th Republican debate, which explains that new campaign slogan, ‘Vote Mitt Romney — or else we’ll keep doing this.’” –Jimmy Fallon

“Newt Gingrich called President Obama ‘the most dangerous president in U.S. history.’ But then he said ‘on the dance floor.’” –Conan O'Brien

“There are 8 million dead people who are still registered to vote. As a matter of fact, they're the group that's most passionate about Mitt Romney.” –Conan O'Brien

“The band Megadeth has endorsed Rick Santorum. I think I'm going to wait and see who Metallica likes.” –David Letterman

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questions” for Wednesday

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21Homework: 9th amendment research questions on Monday

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22Homework: 9th Amendment Questions: Monday

FrontPage: Do you support capital punishment? Why or why not?

23Homework: 14th questions for Wednesday; test Friday

FrontPage: Where are the following “rights” mentioned in the Constitution?

Privacy? Abortion? Physician-assisted suicide? Gay marriage?

24Homework: 14th questions due Wednesday; test Friday

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25Homework: Test Friday

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26Homework: Test Friday

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Rolling through the bay is an abstract toothpick sculpture of San Francisco. It has about 100,000 of toothpicks. The amazing part, is that is has four ping pong ball paths that roll through different landmarks of San Francisco. I have spent about 3000 hours on it over a period of 34 years and the only glue I use is Elmer’s.

27Homework: Turn clocks forward on Saturday night

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28Homework: BoR Madness due next Monday

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29Homework: Citizenship Research questions due Thursday

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30Homework: Citizenship Research questions due Thursday

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31Homework: Immigration Research questions due Tuesday

FrontPage: Why is citizenship in a democracy important?

You know how those mad scientists at DARPA are obsessed with generating power from insects? A team from Clarkson University, New York and Ben-Gurion University, Israel has gone one better by turning a Snail into a cybernetic power generator. A pair of Buckypaper electrodes were charged by the electro-chemical reactions in the slow-moving invertebrates "hemolymph," its equivalent to blood. Its hoped the Snails will provide a sustainable way to power listening devices for the Department of Homeland Security, so if you suddenly find your crawlspace full of gastropods, be careful what you say.

Snail Turned Into Living Battery, Should Have Taken Blue Pill

32Homework: Immigration Research questions (+1)due Tuesday

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The Agriculture Department says that starting next fall, schools can stop feeding students a common ammonia-treated ground beef filler that critics have described as “pink slime.” Made

by grinding together connective tissue and beef scraps normally destined for dog food and rendering, so-called “finely-textured lean beef trimmings” are then treated with ammonia

hydroxide, a process that kills pathogens such as salmonella and E. coli.

33Homework: Immigration Research questions (+1) due Tuesday

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34The Last Word: Quiz Thursday

FrontPage: Research Qs on your desk. What image or picture comes to mind when you think of “immigration”?

35Homework: Citizenship/Immigration quiz tomorrow

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36Homework: Electoral Process Research Questions Tuesday

FrontPage: Take a copy of the Research Questions up front.

37Homework: Electoral Process Research Questions Tuesday

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38Homework: Election Campaign RQs due Thursday

FrontPage: Electoral Process questions on your desk.

A new species of wasp discovered on the Indonesian island Sulawesi is two-and-a-half inches long, and has jaws so vast that its discoverer admits, 'I don't know how it can walk.'Lynn Kimsey, professor of entomology at the University of California, Davis, says ‘Its jaws are so large that they wrap up either side of the head when closed. When the jaws are open they are actually longer than the male’s front legs.'

39Homework: Election Campaign RQs due Thursday

FrontPage: Turn in your Matchup Rd 2 to back box.

40Homework: Influences on Voters RQs due Tuesday

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41Homework: Influences on Voters RQs due Tuesday

FrontPage: NNIGN“Ron Paul said it’s still too early to count him out as the Republican nominee. Seriously? That’s like Newt Gingrich saying it’s too early to count him out as an Abercrombie model.” –Jimmy Fallon

“Newt Gingrich's campaign is charging people $50 to pose for a picture with Newt. And for $100 you can get one without Newt.” –Conan O'Brien

“President Obama warned North Korea’s Kim Jong Un that ‘bad behavior will not be rewarded.’ Then Kim asked, “So, how do you explain another season of 'Jersey Shore'?” –Conan O’Brien

“The Supreme Court is deciding right now whether the government can mandate that all Americans buy health insurance. Rick Santorum said, ‘There's no way I'm letting the government make me go on a man date.’” –Conan O’Brien

“Yesterday on CNN, White House adviser David Plouffe referred to the Republican presidential race as a ‘clown show.’ That’s as rough as it gets on CNN. Romney, Santorum, Paul, and Gingrich all called the statement ridiculous and then piled into one tiny car and drove off.” –Jimmy Fallon

42Homework: Influences on Voters RQs due next Wednesday

FrontPage: Do you believe that campaign contributions affect the way legislators act/vote? Explain.

43Homework: Influences on Voters RQs due next Wednesday

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44Homework: Prez Election RQs due next Monday

FrontPage: Turn in your webquest/voter registration; have research questions on your desk. Why don’t people vote?

Fully Functional Nintendo Controller

Coffee Table

45Homework: Voter Turnout & Prop poster due tomorrow….Prez

Election RQs due next Monday

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46Homework: Prez Election RQs due Monday

FrontPage: Get one computer per partnership and log on to ptsdwebapps. Turn in poster to back box.

"After dropping out of the GOP race, Rick Santorum emailed his supporters to ask for help paying off his campaign debt. So if you believe in his message of responsible spending and no handouts, just give him a handout to cover all his irresponsible spending." –Jimmy Fallon

"Newt Gingrich's campaign paid $500 to get his name on the Utah primary ballot, and the check bounced. You know, if Newt is spending money he doesn't have, maybe he really is qualified to be president." –Jay Leno

"President Obama's popularity is starting to dwindle among well-known liberals like Matt Damon and Gene Simmons. In fact, you know the number one liberal to turn against President Obama? Mitt Romney." –Jay Leno

"Hot dogs and pizza don't go together. It's like Rush Limbaugh and skinny jeans — it just shouldn't happen." –Craig Ferguson

"The FBI is reporting that American universities are being infiltrated by foreign spies. They say everyone should be on the lookout for any student who's paying attention and taking notes." –Conan O’Brien

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FrontPage: Why do we have the Electoral College?

Last Word: Test Friday

Artist Craig Alan constructs portraits of pop-culture icons using people as pixels.

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Talking to Yourself Can Give You a Temporary Cognitive BoostTalking to yourself has long been frowned upon as a sign of craziness, but a recent

study published in the Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology suggests talking to yourself might actually help you find lost or hidden objects more quickly than being

silent.In two separate experiments, participants were tasked with finding objects. One group

had to remain silent during their search and the other had to repeat the word to themselves. Both experiments found that people who talked to themselves found the objects quicker than those who didn't. The theory is that when you provide the verbal

labels, you're changing your ongoing perceptual processing. For instance, if you're looking for peanut butter and you repeat the words "peanut butter" over and over you

temporarily turn your visual system into a "peanut butter detector.“

The next time someone makes fun of you for talking to yourself when you're looking for your cell phone, shrug it off and keep on doing it because you'll probably find it

faster.

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Campaign Celebrity Endorsements

52Homework: Political Parties Research Questions due tomorrow

FrontPage: Why do people often organize into groups to accomplish a goal?

53Homework: Voting WebQuest due tomorrow; voting online also

FrontPage: RQs on your desk. FP

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FrontPage: Get a new FP sheet from the front. Turn in your Informed Voter WQ to the back box.What attributes might we associate with these animals?

The Last Word: Political ID WebQuest due Monday

Interest Group RQs due Tuesday

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The Last Word: Political ID WebQuest due Monday

Interest Group RQs due Tuesday

FrontPage: Turn in ID WebQuest. Place your initials where you ended up on the Political Compass test. Do third parties have an impact on American elections? Explain.

56Homework: RQs due tomorrow; test Friday

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57Homework: Test Monday

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By the end of the day on Thursday -- barring a major catastrophe -- Howard Todd will have worked 2,000 days straight. It's a goal he set for himself to show that if a poor kid from Elliott can do it, his three grandchildren can do anything they envision."I want them to see that I did this and say they can do anything," said Todd, 48, of Mt. Washington. "I'm trying to be an inspiration, not only for them, but anyone."For nearly 5 1/2 years — including on Christmas, Easter, New Year's and other holidays and weekends — Todd has toiled behind the counters of his two Mt. Washington businesses, DiFiore's Ice Cream Delite and Grand Brew cafe.

Man Works 2000 Days Straight

58Homework: Test Monday

FrontPage: How is the practice of lobbying both good and bad for our democracy?

May 2: Scurvy Awareness Day The preferred disease of pirates has its own international holiday, and an entire website to boot! May 3: Hug Your Cat DayMay 4: Star Wars DayMay the fourth be with you. May 5: Cinco de MayoMay 9: National Lost Sock Memorial DayToday we honor the past, and we let go. It’s time to admit that one red argyle sock has gone to washing machine heaven, turn the partner it left behind into a rag or a sock puppet, and buy a new pair. It’s what it would have wanted. May 10: Clean Up Your Room DayMay 14: National Dance Like a Chicken DayMay 17: National Pack Rat DayMay 29: End of Middle Ages DayMay 30: My Bucket’s Got a Hole in It Day

17 Offbeat Holidays You Can Celebrate in May

59Homework: Federalism Questions due tomorrow

FrontPage: NNIGN"Well, as you know, President Obama was in Afghanistan earlier this week, as part of his big 'Did I Mention I killed bin Laden?' tour." –Jay Leno

"The Army is releasing Osama bin Laden documents including his final words. I think they were, 'Who's knocking on my door at this hour?'" –Jay Leno

"President Obama has come up with a new campaign slogan — 'Forward' — that's the slogan. And believe me, if unemployment doesn't improve by November, it'll be 'Forward my mail.'" –Jay Leno

"Today Mitt Romney visited a firehouse here in New York City. Of course, he was disappointed when he learned that the firehouse is not where you get to fire people." –Jimmy Fallon

"The SEAL Team 6 broke into his compound and Osama bin Laden never knew what hit him. It's like a Kardashian husband." –David Letterman

"The Secret Service announced that agents will now be assigned chaperones on certain trips. What is that? I thought the Secret Service WAS the chaperone." –Jay Leno

60Homework: State Government RQs due Friday

FrontPage: Fed Questions on your desk.

From the company who brought you Bacon Soda comes a drink that I can't imagine anyone ever ingesting unless they were double-dog dared to.A company called Lester's Fixins is dead-set on giving America meat-flavored carbonated beverages. First, they gave us Bacon Soda, and now..... Buffalo Wing Soda:

61Homework: State Government RQs due Friday

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In 1927, UQ's Professor Thomas Parnell wanted to prove to his students that some things that appear solid are in fact liquid. He heated up a sample of tar pitch - a solid polymer that can shatter if you hit it hard enough - and poured it into the funnel you see in the picture. He sealed it and left it for three years to set, then cut the end of the funnel. Eight years later, the first drop fell through the funnel.And here we are, 82 years later, waiting for the ninth drop to fall. Waiting to be the first humans to ever lay eyes on it falling, in fact, because the pitch has a frustrating tendency to shed its small load at exactly the time no one's watching.

The Pitch (tar) Drop Experiment

62Homework: Food for Troops due Friday (+2)

State Government RQs due Friday

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Homework: Local RQs Wed; Test and class officer apps Friday

64Homework: Local RQs Wed; Test and class officer apps Friday

FrontPage: NNIGN"President Obama came out in favor of gay marriage because his position has evolved. Then today he flew to George Clooney's house. So things are evolving a lot faster than we expected." –Conan O'Brien

"Mitt Romney has issued an apology for some of his high school pranks that went a little too far. Probably the meanest prank was the time he bought his high school and fired everyone in it." –Conan O'Brien

"President Obama's in town for a fundraiser. Forty grand a plate — because nothing says 'man of the people' like demanding 40 grand for some rubbery chicken." –Craig Ferguson

"The women know what this means. Now all the good ones will be married AND gay." –Jay Leno

"Rick Santorum gave Mitt Romney his endorsement. So Mitt gets all of Santorum's delegates and all of his sweater vests." –David Letterman

65Homework: State/Local test Friday

FrontPage: Have state/local RQs on your desk.Thousands of visitors flock to Bikaner, India for the desert festival awaiting the camel races. Owners with sharp scissors transform their camels into breathing works of art by shaving their coats to make room for traditional Indian patterns.

66Homework: State/Local test TOMORROW

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Homework: Think of an open-ended question

related to gov you’d like to investigate…

FrontPage: NNIGNUsing a technique similar to pointillism, multimedia artist/YouTube sensation Phil Hansen transforms banana skins into his canvases, recreating some of art history’s most famous works with a push pin. As the fruit naturally browns, his designs magically appear.

68Homework: Open-ended presentations due next Wednesday

FrontPage: NNIGN"A Republican official says that Mitt Romney should pick 'an incredibly boring white guy as running mate.' When he heard that, Joe Biden said, 'Thanks, I've already got a gig.'" –Conan O'Brien

"President Obama released his financial disclosure statement today. It turns out he is now worth over $10 million. So at least somebody is doing well in this economy." –Jay Leno

"Barack Obama supports same-sex marriage. Mitt Romney doesn't even support same-sex car pools." –David Letterman

"The new Newsweek has President Obama on the cover with a headline, “The First Gay President.” Apparently, the new Newsweek editor is a 3rd grade bully." –Conan O'Brien

"On Saturday Obama and Biden spent more than four hours playing golf together. Joe Biden’s handicap is 20, while Obama’s handicap is Joe Biden." Jimmy Fallon

69Homework: Open-ended presentations due next Wednesday

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A team from MIT has decided to end slow-pouring ketchup problems once and for all with its LiquiGlide project. Instead of karate-chopping the 57 logo on the bottle's neck, a super-non-stick coating is sprayed on the inside of its glass container. It's so good that even highly viscous liquids like ketchup and mayonnaise roll out of the bottle and onto your dinner as if it was water. All the chemicals used are already FDA approved, meaning that it's already safe to be used in food production. If adopted, it'd save around one million tons of trapped sauce from being wasted every year. Since we already have finely-honed ketchup-fu skills, we're hoping the LiquiGlide technique also finds its way into peanut butter jars.

72Homework: Open-ended presentations due next Wednesday

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73Last Word: Open-ended presentations due TOMORROW; class speeches

FrontPage: Get computers and get started."After losing billions of dollars, Mark Zuckerberg is being sued for hiding Facebook's weak financial report. Apparently, he put it somewhere no one will ever look – MySpace." –Jimmy Fallon

"This week Mitt Romney started giving speeches while standing in front of a giant U.S. debt clock. When asked what it was like campaigning with a large electronic object, the debt clock was like, 'Not bad.'" –Jimmy Fallon

"Mark Zuckerberg got married. Their reception was annoying, though. Right when everyone got used to the seating arrangement, Zuckerberg changed the layout for no reason." –Jimmy Fallon

"That Facebook guy, Mark Zuckerberg, got married over the weekend. His company goes public, and he's now worth $100 billion. Then he gets married. He may not be as smart as we thought. –David Letterman

"Al Gore has a new girlfriend. Apparently, it's getting pretty serious. He's already been over to bore her parents." –Jay Leno

74Last Word: Study for Final Exam

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FrontPage: NNIGNNew York Plans to Ban Sale of Big Sizes of Sugary Drinks

New York City plans to enact a far-reaching ban on the sale of large sodas and other sugary drinks at restaurants, movie theaters and street carts, in the most ambitious effort yet by the Bloomberg administration to combat rising obesity.

The proposed ban would affect virtually the entire menu of popular sugary drinks found in delis, fast-food franchises and even sports arenas, from energy drinks to pre-sweetened iced teas. The sale of any cup or bottle of sweetened drink larger than 16 fluid ounces — about the size of a medium coffee, and smaller than a common soda bottle — would be prohibited under the first-in-the-nation plan, which could take effect as soon as next March.

76Last Word: Study for Final Exam

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