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The Iowa Department of Education released the final report of the Task Force on Teacher Leadership and Compensation on October 11, 2012. In response, ISEA Executive Director, Mary Jane Cobb released the following statement:
"First, as a member of the Task Force on Teacher Leadership and Compensation, I'd like to thank my colleagues and, in particular, the teachers who served so diligently in creating these recommendations. The ISEA recognizes that what we see in the final report is hope-hope that the Governor and the Legislature realize that this Task Force has done its job and developed innovative ideas to transform the teaching profession. We have come up with new systems giving teachers, the true experts in the field, a stronger voice in the direction of their classrooms and their schools. We know when teachers are directly involved in decisions affecting students, students win. With the recommendations in this report, we have opportunities to do great work. Now it's the Governor and the Legislature's job to fund the programs they have asked us to create and help move these recommendations forward."
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Feb. 6, 2011
Recap | Box Score
Player of the GameSophomore Tony Mitchell scored a career-high 24 points on 9-of-18 shooting with six rebounds and three blocks in the overtime win at Tennessee. Mitchell was responsible for keeping the Tide in the game in the second half by scoring nine of Alabama's 17 second-half points. He also added a pair of critical free throws with 1:05 left in overtime to give the Tide a two-possession advantage. In addition to his three blocks on defense, he drew a critical charge with 4:40 left in the contest to give UT's Tobias Harris his fourth foul of the game.
During his 36 minutes on the court, Alabama outscored Tennessee by 11 and he posted an efficiency rating of 20, his sixth efficiency rating of 20 or higher this season.
The 20-point performance was his second in a row as he matched a previous career high with 23 points against Mississippi State on Wednesday evening. He has now scored in double figures in all but one game this season and is averaging 15.3 points and 7.5 rebounds per game on the year.Play of the GameWith less than 10 minutes left in the game, Senario Hillman forced a turnover at the top of the key and drove the ball up the court before dishing to a trailing JaMychal Green for the breakaway dunk. The play capped a 9-0 UA run that gave Alabama a five-point, 19-14, lead in the game.Turning Point of the GameThe opening minutes of overtime proved to be the difference for the Tide as UA forced three turnovers on Tennessee's first five possessions of the extra period. On the day, Alabama forced 18 turnovers, tying for Tennessee's most in an SEC game this season.Stat of the GameDespite facing a 15-rebound deficit and a 20-7 shortcoming in offensive boards, Alabama still managed to control scoring around the basket by outscoring the Volunteers 40-34 in the paint. The performance kept UT from becoming the first team this season to outscore the Tide in the paint.Lineup of the GameAlabama used 15 different combinations on the floor in Saturday's overtime win with 12 of them outscoring or playing the Vols even. The lineup of Tony Mitchell, Trevor Releford, Senario Hillman, Charvez Davis and Chris Hines was the most productive, outscoring UT 26-14 during the team-high 9:57 they spent together on the court.Additional Game Notes- Andrew Steele made his first start of the season and the seventh of his career.- Senario Hillman's two steals moved him into a tie for third all-time at UA with 165. He is tied with current UAB head coach Mike Davis. He needs three more steals to join Robert Horry in second.- Chris Hines matched a career high with five steals. He is averaging 2.5 steals in the last four games.- Alabama converted on all 10 of its overtime free-throw attempts to improve to 40-of-50 (.800) in pressure free throws this season.- Tennessee scored just 0.82 points per possession to become the 17th opponent this season to score fewer than one point per possession.- Tennessee's .349 shooting from the field matched season low for the Vols.- UT became the 16th opponent this season to shoot 40 percent or worse against the Tide.- Alabama had 12 steals, its second most in SEC play this season and the third time UA has had 10 or more steals against an SEC team this season. In the 100 SEC games played this season, there are only 14 games in which a team has recorded 10 or more steals and UA owns a league-high three of those.- The win improved Alabama to 7-1 in the league, its first 7-1 start since the 2001-02 season, and the seven wins already exceed last season's SEC win total and ties for UA's highest total dating back to 2005-06.- Alabama improved to 3-1 on the road in the SEC, its most league road wins since 2004-05.- Alabama is now 3-0 against the SEC Eastern Division. The entire Western Division is 8-16 against the East.
Tennessee +/- ReportDavis +11Mitchell +11Hines +9Releford +5Hillman +3Eblen +0Steele -6Green -8

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SpaceX founder Elon Musk says his new craft will make future travel to the ISS more affordable.
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A new craft has been unveiled that designers claim will "revolutionise access to space".
Dubbed Dragon V2, the new capsule will be able to carry seven astronauts and is able to set down anywhere on land "with the accuracy of a helicopter".
It was unveiled by SpaceX founder Elon Musk who said: "This is extremely important for revolutionising access to space because as long as we continue to throw away rockets and space crafts, we will never truly have access to space it'll always be incredibly expensive."
Musk said the latest technology will enable rapid reloading and reusability of the spacecraft compared to past rockets that returned to Earth in a fireball, rendering them unusable.
SpaceX, or Space Exploration Technologies Corp, has already made four unmanned cargo flights to the International Space Station (ISS).
In April the company's Dragon capsule splashed into the Pacific, returning nearly two tonnes of science experiments and old equipment.
Since the shuttle fleet retired in 2011, Nasa has used Russian rockets to transport astronauts to the ISS and back, paying nearly £42m per seat ($71m).
The space agency wants US companies to take on the role by 2017 and has been funding a number of projects.
Companies competing for the right to ferry station astronauts need to design a spacecraft that can seat a crew of four or more and be equipped with life support systems and an escape hatch in case of emergency.
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Coarsegold mobile home burns
A mobile home fire Jan. 23 off Raymond Road (415) on City View Drive in Coarsegold destroyed the structure and a 2005 Honda Elantra on the property -- resulting in about $120,000 in losses. The resident, 58-year-old Lynette Canceleno, was also transported to the hospital for smoke inhalation by emergency medical personnel, said incident commander Captain Shaun Fairbanks, who responded first on scene with a Coarsegold Cal Fire engine.
The fire is believed to have started as a cooking fire in the kitchen at about 12:30 p.m. A healthcare nurse, who had come to check on Canceleno, noticed the smoke and fire near the rear of the home, and assisted Canceleno in getting out of the house, Fairbanks said.
"The trouble with mobile homes is they are really light weight, and they are pretty heavily fuel-loaded," Fairbanks said of how quickly the structure became fully engulfed by flames.
Electric heaters plugged in all over the home could have also been a factor in the fire, Fairbanks said.
The last group of firefighters left the scene at about 6:30 p.m. after ensuring the fire would not rekindle, Fairbanks said. Many Mountain Area firefighters helped extinguish the blaze, including those driving Engine 4295 (Coarsegold), Engine 8 (Indian Lakes Park), Engine 12 (Oakhurst), Engine 4255 (Ahwahnee), Engine 4284 (Raymond), Squad 10 (Yosemite Lakes Park), Water Tender 13 (Coarsegold), Breathing Support 14 (Bass Lake), and Battalion 4212.


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Implants are now the largest dental products category, with sales of over $4.2 billion annually; which translates into a tremendous opportunity for dentists everywhere.
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I apologize if this is a duplicate of another question in advance. I did not find any in the search.
Does $\sin(x)\sin(y)=\sin(xy)$? I am wondering because I need to know if $\sin^2(44)=\sin(44)\sin(44)=\sin(44^2)=\sin(1936)$. If I am wrong, is there a way to simplify $\sin(x)\sin(y)$? Thanks in advance.
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No, $\sin (x) \sin (y) \neq \sin (xy)$ in general. $\sin 2 \approx 0.9093$ and $\sin 4 \approx -0.7568 \neq 0.9093^2$ There is an identity $\sin(x)\sin(y)=\frac 12(\cos(x-y)-\cos(x+y))$ but you may not find that an improvement. If you set $x=y$ in this you get $\sin^2x=\frac 12(1-\cos(2x))$


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No one knows the challenges a war veteran faces like another veteran.
That's what a handful of vets told Curry County commissioners Tuesday before the board began its day of interviews to replace Veterans Service Officer (VSO) Kimberly O'Neal.
O'Neal resigned — then retracted her resignation, then resigned again — last month. She cited frustration with her workload, created by the county's financial inability to hire an assistant for her.
""It's passion, dedication and motivation that's the number one thing I'm looking for," said Commissioner Susan Brown.
There is no requirement for the officer to be a veteran, although the county "scores" veterans an additional five points — and disabled veterans 10 points — in their initial analysis. That, noted County Commissioner David Itzen, weighs heavily on overall scores, which typically total in the 20s and 30s.
Twenty-seven people applied for the position, and eight were selected for interviews, held all day in executive session Tuesday. Vietnam veteran Sam Vitale was invited to take part in the process.
Applicants included Air Force veterans Michael Eno and Thomas Way of Brookings, Army vets Anthony Voudy of Brookings and Jeffrey Crook of Gold Beach; Navy vet Doug Brand of Gold Beach, and Marine veteran David Peña of Beaverton. Two non-veterans included Beth Barker-Hildago and Philip Dickson of Gold Beach.
Vietnam veteran Bill Farrell told commissioners that hiring a veteran is critical to the success of any VSO, whether it be someone assisting with paperwork or a therapist helping a patient.
"I've had six therapists in 16 years and two were veterans," he said. "Two were outstanding. The others were horrible."
Another time, he related, a former VSO officer told him, "Here's the paperwork; take it, fill it out and turn it back in."
"That was the extent of his help to this community," Farrell said. "Pick a veteran who cares."
He warned that in October, after a meeting to address Agent Orange concerns, veterans will be "climbing out of the bunks" to line up for assistance and, locally, the system will be inundated.
"She (O'Neal) had a backlog of two months then?" he said. "It's going to get worse."
He said genetic aberrations caused by the chemical defoliant, used extensively in the Vietnam War, are now being seen in children four generations after that conflict.
"Once you get the guys to come in, show them how to get registered — the paperwork and bureaucracy is unreal — there are ways to get around it," Farrell said. "It's been a challenge."
Getting veterans registered is vital to the local economy, as well.
Curry County is home to the most veterans per capita — 30 percent — than any other county in Oregon. Once they are registered to receive benefits — something they cannot do without a certified VSO — they collectively bring millions of dollars into the local economy.
"Not only does a vet understand the issues of being a veteran, they also understand the urgency of the need," said Connie Hunter, who has worked to get vets help. She noted that there is typically a two-year learning curve for those without war experience — and locally, there is a two month backlog.
She said the wait time at the federal level to receive medical benefits is 241 days. To get into that process locally is believed to take about two months. And to get actual delivery of those services can take two months to two years.
"It's that wait time where people fall through the cracks," she said, adding that a VSO who is also a veteran understands the importance of keeping the process going. "Nobody understands a veteran like a veteran.
Brown, whose husband is a disabled veteran, said she understands all too well the complicated process — and the time it takes — to get assistance.
Tom Schultz, a veteran who's been under the care of the Veterans Administration for 30 years, said commissioners also need to consider hiring an assistant, as the ranks of veterans are sure to grow.
Brown noted that the veterans office only has about $2,300 available, which isn't enough to hire an assistant. She suggested the county seek grants and other outside funding for such a position.
"We have to be mindful of how we spend what we have," she said.
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Feb. 15, 2013
SEATTLE -- No. 24 Washington fell in the first round of the ITA Team Indoors as No. 1 Virginia looked every bit its ranking, winning 4-0. The Dawgs hung tough in front of their home crowd, but could not match the firepower of the Cavaliers, who have won the event four of the past five seasons.
The Dawgs battled in doubles, but couldn't overcome Virginia. The No. 15 doubles team of Justin Shane and Mac Styslinger defeated Marton Bots and Max Manthou, 8-3. Clinching the point for Virginia were Alex Domijan and Mitchell Frank who defeated Viktor Farkas and Jeff Hawke, 8-5.
In singles, the Cavs have four players ranked in the top-25. Top-ranked Alex Domijan, playing at No. 2, defeated Bots, 6-2, 6-0. At No. 5, 25th-ranked Ryan Shane defeated Farkas, 6-1, 6-1. Finally, fifth-ranked Styslinger clinched the team victory, winning at No. 4. Styslinger defeated Manthou, 6-4, 6-2.
Kyle McMorrow was in the midst of a great battle with No. 7 Jarmere Jenkings, but there match was stopped as well. Jenkins won the first set, 6-4, but McMorrow was leading the second set, 4-3.
Washington will be right back at it on Saturday when it takes on No. 8 Oklahoma at 8:30 p.m. The Dawgs will be back at the Nordstrom Center to face the Sooners who also fell in the first round, losing to Duke, 4-1.
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Virginia 4, Washington 0
1. Egger/McMorrow (WASH) vs. #4 Jenkins/Styslinger (UVA), 6-7 unfinished
2. #15 J. Shane/Uriguen (UVA) def. Bots/Manthou (WASH), 8-3
3. Domijan/Frank (UVA) def. Farkas/Hawke (WASH), 8-5
Order of finish: 2, 3
1. #18 Kyle McMorrow (WASH) vs. #7 Jarmere Jenkins (UVA), 4-6, 4-3 unfinished
2. #1 Alex Domijan (UVA) def. Marton Bots (WASH), 6-2, 6-0
3. Emmett Egger (WASH) vs. Mitchell Frank (UVA), 6-1, 2-6, 1-0 unfinished
4. #5 Mac Styslinger (UVA) def. Max Manthou (WASH), 6-4, 6-2
5. #25 Ryan Shane (UVA) def. Viktor Farkas (WASH), 6-1, 6-1
6. Jeff Hawke (WASH) vs. Justin Shane (UVA), 6-4, 4-0 unfinished
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With my background in classical archaeology and art history, I have an interest in historical textiles and and sometimes wonder where unusual fabric names like shantung, brocade, and hopsack came from. So, I did a bit of research and put together a list of fabrics and textiles along with brief descriptions of each type and name origin if known. In some cases the fabric names were derived from the geographic origin and in other cases, the fiber type or weave.
Many of the fabrics listed are no longer manufactured today, most likely because weaving techniques and fiber production have evolved so much over time. Many of our fabrics today use synthetic fibers and automated weaving processes.
This list does not include every known type of fabric because the list is quite long. If you are interested in learning more about historical textiles, please read Textiles in America, 1650-1870. My list, while incomplete, is still long, so I am breaking it into separate pages to minimize scrolling issues. Simply click on the link below the table for the next segment, if available.
|Felted fabric made of camel or goat-hair. The term can also refer to a sleeveless garment worn by Bedouins.
|Fine muslin or cotton cloth imported from India
|Striped cloth woven from cotton or a mix of cotton and silk originally from East India during the late 17th and early 18th centuries. Alacha is once again being hand woven in Uzbekistan as part of a cultural revival in the region.
|A thin, crinkled and semi-transparent fabric, similar to modern gauze.
|A thin, lustrous silk fabric used for scarves and headcoverings during the late 17th and early 18th centuries.
|Mixed wool and silk fabric used primarily for men's clothing in 18th century England.
|A wool or wool-blend fabric used for making furnishings such as curtains during the late 1800s.
|Fabric woven from the fleece of alpacas. Alpacas are cousins to llamas and native to Peru. Their fleece comes in natural shades of brown, russet, white, cream and black. Produced as early 1840, alpaca is experiencing a resurgence in popularity, especially with knitters. At one time, I owned several alpacas myself and can assest to how soft and luxurious the fleece is.
|Patterned fabric made with a double warp, originally made in Amiens, France. Used during the mid- to late 18th century.
|American Cloth
|Plain weave cotton cloth treated with linseed oil to make it waterproof and used as a furniture covering during the late 19th century.
|Fabric made from the wool of angora goats. Also referred to as mohair. The word angora derives from Ankara, Turkey, where the angora goat originated from. Angora rabbits also yield angora wool.
|A raw silk textile from Persia made into embroidery silk during the 18th century.
|Satin fabric manufactured from silk. Atlas is the word meaning satin in German, Dutch, Russian, Polish and Danish.
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Fur Butter (Or Fur Worse) Ultra-Rich Deep Conditioning Treatment ($19) from HappyTails Canine Spa Line is a perfect way to pamper your pup. We can't resist anything with a hilarious name, especially when it leaves our dogs' coats silky, soft, and smelling of rosemary and peppermint. As if we needed any more reasons to snuzzle them!
Of the ingredients listed in that product, I can see three straight off that are toxic to both dogs and cats. Here's what the ASPCA has to say about them:
Peppermint: Oils such as peppermint can cause oral, skin and gastrointestinal irritation—if swallowed in large quantities, central nervous system depression may occur as well.
Aloe: Vomiting, depression, diarrhea, anorexia, tremors, change in urine color.
Chamomile: Contact dermatitis, vomiting, diarrhea, anorexia, allergic reactions. Long term use can lead to bleeding tendencies.
Granted, in very small amounts it might be fine, but repeatedly applying these things to your pets coat seems irresponsible.
My cat and I had a tangle with peppermint and it wasn't pretty. Blood loss. Dehydration. Inability to eat. It blows my mind how many internet pages suggest peppermint oil for bathing or scenting your cat.
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According to the iTunes App Store, a new game is now available on iPad devices. That game is called "Hidden City: Mystery of Shadows," and it was made available for download on February 20, 2014. This title is a free-to-play game that utilizes in-app purchases. Note that this game is only playable on iPad devices, and is only playable on the iPad 2 or any newer iPad. This game also requires that the device be running iOS 5.1.1.
"Hidden City: Mystery of Shadows" is a hidden object puzzle game. This means that the primary gameplay involves the player going into puzzle areas and locating objects from a list that are hidden in the background. Once the player collects all of the items, they will receive experience, coins, and various items based on which puzzle area the player is in. The player has a limited amount of energy to use, which is consumed each time the player enters a puzzle area. The player can restore this energy using certain items they have obtained, using in-app purchases, or by simply waiting for it to refill. The player's energy is also completely filled when they level up. Leveling up also gives the player a larger energy pool and access to new areas, features, and quests.
During gameplay, the player will be given quests to complete. Each quest requires the player to do one of the following: explore a specific area, obtain a specific item or items (often from a specific location), use a specific item, or defeat an enemy that is wondering the town. Completing these quests will give the player experience, coins, and items. It will also usually unlock a new quest, unless the quest is the final one in that particular line of quests.
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West Point, Miss. – A rain-soaked Old Waverly Golf Club became the backdrop for Mississippi State on Monday, as the Bulldogs teed off the second-annual Old Waverly Collegiate Championship, finishing tied for fourth before darkness sat in.
Teams teed off from the soggy greens at 10 a.m., grinding through round one, as darkness ended play on Monday with teams in the midst of round two. The second round will be completed on Tuesday, with an 8:30 tee time, followed by the conclusion of the third round.
"I think our guys played well in the second round, with being 6-under with about two or three holes to play," Coach Clay Homan said. "We rely on our seniors who play a lot of golf and know what it takes to be successful. I feel good about our chances tomorrow, because we should know what to do out here and should know how this golf course plays. We need to come out tomorrow and finish out the second round strong, then post a good score for the third round and see what happens."
MSU sits six shots back of Ole Miss for the lead, while tied with Florida at 2-over-par.
The senior trio of Barrett Edens, Chad Ramey and Axel Boasson finished Monday within the Top-15. All three golfers are currently 2-under-par for the second round.
Rounding out the Bulldog scorecard was sophomore Ben Wood and senior Joe Sakulpolphaisan, both golfers are tied for 35th overall after shooting 4-over-par for the tourney.
Freshmen Dalton Conn, Ben Follett-Smith and Jackson Dick competed as individuals for the Bulldogs at the Old Waverly Collegiate. Conn sits tied for 30th overall, while Follett-Smith and Dick are tied for 60th after 7-over-par days.
Blake Kelley of South Alabama became the first golfer in the tournament's history to ace a hole, after knocking in a hole in one on No.12 in the second round.
Homan's squad will tee off on No. 16 alongside Florida and Ole Miss on Tuesday.
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MSU Individual Results
T11th Barrett Edens (73, +1)
T14th Chad Ramey (74, +2)
T14th Axel Boasson (74, +2)
T35th Joe Sakulpolphaisan (75, +3)
T35th Barrett Edens (76, +4)
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Endorsement Time at the GOP Corral: Mayoral and Assembly Candidates Continue Political Shootout
Bi-polor disorder on the part of committee members? Did members overlook the background of an Assembly candidate?
(If you enjoy reading, this will be a nice lengthy post filled with information that will — quite literally — blow your mind.)
The DeMaio Endorsement
With the political campaign season in high gear and the Republican Party of San Diego County endorsing candidates for public office, many political observers were shocked when San Diego City Councilman Carl DeMaio recently received a nod of support during the first round of voting by the party's faithful. DeMaio was endorsed by over two-thirds of the Central Committee to become the next mayor of the City of San Diego. DeMaio received the endorsement over fellow Republicans District Attorney Bonnie Dumanis and Assemblyman Nathan Fletcher.
On the surface, in the match-up between DeMaio and Fletcher, it would appear that a barrage of last minute attacks pointing out Fletcher's less than conservative public record while serving in the legislature may have contributed to DeMaio's razor thin victory, which required two-thirds of the vote to secure the endorsement.
The reality is that the early morning gathering at the Rancho Bernardo Inn may have resulted in committee members forgetting to take their medications, thus causing some bi-polar activity when making endorsement decisions.
Hodges denied for being too conservative?
While party activists seemed to punish Fletcher for not being conservative enough, the vote for State Assembly endorsements in the newly drawn District 76, which is being vacated by Assemblyman Martin Garrick, seemed to punish Sherry Hodges for being too conservative. Former school board member and legislative aide Hodges is running for the open seat against Carlsbad Councilwoman Farrah Douglas and former Oceanside Councilman Rocky Chavez. Political odds makers would have considered Hodges the favored candidate to receive the party's support, but she missed receiving the party's coveted endorsement by only a two vote margin.
These actions by the Central Committee members definitely had the markings of someone suffering from a bi-polar disorder. On one hand, one of the Republican Party's "rising stars" seemed to be quickly extinguished for not being conservative enough or taking a strong enough stand in support of fiscal reform measures, while Hodges, a fiscal conservative who has championed conservative causes for years, was denied the same nod of support that was given to DeMaio.
Let's not forget those public records that committee members pored over leading up to the mayoral endorsement. As a State Assemblyman, Fletcher definitely has a record, but then again so does Carlsbad councilwoman Farrah Douglas. Those records seemed to have been lost or at the very least overlooked.
The Douglas background
Farrah Douglas joined the Carlsbad City Council in 2010 after being elected in what was her second attempt to seek public office. Without even finishing her first term on the council, she is now seeking higher office in the State Assembly. It also means seeking a bigger taxpayer funded paycheck. Members of the State Assembly earn an annual base salary of $95,291 plus perks and benefits. During her time on the city council Douglas has also accumulated an impressive record; however, many of those records seem to be contained in court filings rather than council meeting minutes.
Douglas's campaign to seek higher office is based upon her self proclaimed skills that she acquired as a successful business owner. Depending on which public records you are reviewing, Douglas or her husband own a small printing business in Carlsbad. Corporate records with the California Secretary of State indicate that the business is owned by Mr. Douglas while court records and the California Board of Equalization report that the business is owned by Mrs. Douglas.
During February 2010, Mrs. Douglas entered into a confidential written settlement agreement with the landlord where her business was located after being sued and evicted for unpaid rent in an amount just over $100,000 (view court record). The following month she was again back in court, this time being sued by her bank for delinquent credit cards in the amount of just over $11,974 and $9,261 (view here and here).
Her public record does not end there.
On March 14, 2011 a Notice of Trustee's Sale (view document) was filed with the San Diego County Recorder publishing information that Douglas's private residence had been foreclosed and would be sold at auction on the steps of the downtown courthouse. But the Douglas residence was not sold, as the minimum opening bid of $921, 401.56 was not reached, likely the result of real estate market conditions. The residence was again put up for auction. Fortunately for Douglas, considering her financial difficulties, she was able to bring the mortgage current prior to losing the residence. (From Admin: Please note this information has been retracted. See update below.)
Sources familiar with the Douglas campaign tell this loyal San Diego Rostra contributor that another record was overlooked by committee members during the endorsement process. The Fair Political Practices Commission — the state enforcement agency that oversees political campaigns — is investigating a complaint against Douglas for campaign finance irregularities (view complaint). The nature of the complaint alleges the funneling of campaign contributions for personal use by overpaying what was supposed to be loan repayments.
The complaint also accuses Douglas of taking contributions totaling $24,785 (view donations) from an L.A. developer and violating California's conflict of interest laws. The developer owns a 26 acre Cannon Road parcel of property near Legoland that is subject to the controversial Prop D measure that was approved by voters in 2006. The complaint alleges that council meeting records show Douglas violated state conflict of interest laws on two occasions. During one of those meetings, the complaint cites, she voted on zoning ordinances that directly affected the property owned by the developer.
Douglas may have simply overlooked the fact that she received campaign contributions from the developer in question and inadvertently cast her vote, but state investigators probably will not overlook what the complaint further alleges, that Douglas appears to have intentionally attempted to conceal her actions by requesting that city council meeting minutes be revised to reflect something different from what actually occurred at the meetings.
Fortunately for the people of Carlsbad, all city council meetings are videotaped so one can see what actually occurred compared to the minutes of the meeting. This Rostra blogger found the meeting of June 7, 2011 (watch video) of particular interest when Douglas voted on the Prop D – Cannon Road Agricultural and Open Space Lands zoning ordinances, since the approved minutes from the meeting report that she recused herself from voting on the matter.
The Republican Party of San Diego County is arguably one of the best organized and most effective political entities in the country, garnering respect from both friends and foes. Central Committee members who make up the membership of the party are also known for their unmatched dedication and commitment. There is a growing consensus within political circles that California's role in the upcoming election will be pivotal with San Diego being ground zero with pension reform, targeted congressional races, a mayoral race and by virtue of being the adopted hometown of presidential candidate Mitt Romney.
So, were the endorsements or lack thereof the result of a psychological problem or caused by political parties operating in a post-Prop 14 world in which decisions are being made earlier in anticipation of the political battles to come? Regardless of the reason, one thing is for sure. North County voters will need to do their homework before deciding who to send to Sacramento.
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UPDATE From Admin 3/22/12, 3:15 p.m.
(Posted below and in a stand-alone blog entry.)
In response to this post of last Saturday, SD Rostra was contacted on behalf of Carlsbad City Councilmember and State Assembly candidate Farrah Douglas to take issue with the post's depiction of some of her background, specifically the paragraph regarding a March 2011 Notice of Trustee sale related to her private residence.
Those contacting Rostra noted that the Douglas property had in fact not been foreclosed and that further references to a sale of the residence in the paragraph were also incorrect. Although the post does note that "…she was able to bring the mortgage current prior to losing the residence," the communication to Rostra indicated that this specifically involved a loan modification, no different than that being done by thousands of home owners.
After discussing the matter with the post's author, we agree the paragraph in question — while unintentional — was misleading to the point of being largely inaccurate. Rather than get into nuances over differences between phrases such as "had been foreclosed" and "facing foreclosure," or simply indicating the wording could have been more carefully chosen, we would like to retract the information in question. We have corrected the post to reflect as much.
We regret the error and apologize to Ms. Douglas and our readers for the inaccurate information.
None of the other points the post raised were called into question in the communication sent to Rostra. However, the day of publication an offer was extended to the Douglas campaign to submit a statement in response to the post or a stand-alone guest column. We understand that Ms. Douglas may be submitting a column in the days ahead.
Thank you,
Rostra Admin
9 Responses to "Endorsement Time at the GOP Corral: Mayoral and Assembly Candidates Continue Political Shootout"
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I applaud you for breaking this story bc we should want full disclosure from all candidates running in every race. This is interesting to read about Farrah's financial troubles and casts serious doubts about her portrayal of herself as a "business leader" in North County.
However, why do you make a point of mentioning Farrah seeking a larger taxpayer pay funded paycheck when Sherry is doing the same thing?
From the Sac Bee's website Sherry Marie Hodges made over 30K as an assistant in 2011.
Do you have any information on what Sherry's current or most recent earnings were at the expense of taxpayers?
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Good point about the paycheck. I don't know exact numbers but I do know that Hodges was a former Chief of Staff for Assemblywoman Diane Harkey. It is likely that the $95K would be a paycut for Hodges. Don't know where you got the other numbers. What I gleaned from the post was that it appears Douglas is running for office because she needs a paycheck due to her financial problems. I'm sure that she only gets a small stipend for attending city council meetings and nothing near the $95K that she would get in the Assembly. Would also be interesting to know if Chavez's motivation for running is financially motivated.
I don't think the paycheck matters as motivation. $95K isn't a ton of money in San Diego and most candidates can earn more than that in the private sector I'm more interested on how they will act once they get into office.
It is noteworthy to recognize that the conservative Hodges, and moderate Fletcher, share the same political consultant. It is also noteworthy to recognize that Douglas and Garrick do, too. This may be the influencing factor if one believes that consultants are the ones driving the campaigns.
Thanks PeanutGallery.
I just did a query on the Sac Bee's website for state employee salaries to find the 30K number for Sherry.
Do you know what Sherry's current employment is? Her ballot designation states "Principal Legislative Director" but is that for an elected official or the state of CA? – I dont know.
I agree with the Chavez question.
After initially reading the article I missed the angle that Farrah is running bc she needs the money but can see that possibility now.
Regardless if that is the case, one could say the same of Sherry since she is currently or formerly dependent on taxpayers for her livelihood, right? That was the point I was making.
Thanks for your additional insight, Peanut Gallery.
Thanks in considerable part to the late, great Peter Schabarum, who qualified State term limits as Proposition 140 in 1990, and included a pension ban in that initiative.
Schabarum was not intimidated by Willie Brown, or anyone else, having played NFL football in the 1950s with the 49ers. Term limits are his enduring monument.
The banning of pensions for state legislators may have been a good idea, but term limits have unquestionably been an unmitigated disaster.
Politics were at play in the endorsement process of the political organization? Shocking!!!
Follow the member comm money when it starts rolling in, the consultant fees/commissions, and the origins, and you'll see who's bread is getting buttered where and by whom. Then, suddenly, the entire endorsement process will make sense.
There was a time that the RPSD had solid endorsement rules that maximized the value of the endorsement by setting pre-determined criteria for what it means to carry the party banner. Now its a contest where the winner will be the one that is perceived to bring the party the most member comm dollars – of which the participants will all get their cut.


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Why is $\lim\limits_{n\to\infty} \sqrt[n]{n^e+e^n}$ = $e$? I couldn't get this result.
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This is equivalent to showing that $\lim_{n \rightarrow \infty} \sqrt[n]{\frac {n^e}{e^n} + 1 } = 1$.
This is clearly bounded below by 1. It is bounded above by $ 1 + \frac {n^e}{n e^n}$, which has a limit of 1 since polynomials grow much slower than exponentials.
$$ \large (n^e + e^n)^{\frac{1}{n}} = e \left ( 1 + \frac {n^e}{e^n} \right) ^{\frac 1 n} $$ $$ e \Large \left ( 1 + \frac {n^e}{e^n} \right) ^{\frac 1 n} = e \left ( \underbrace { \left ( 1 + \frac {1}{e^{n - e \log n}} \right) ^{e^{n - e \log n}} }_{e}\right)^{ \underbrace{\frac{n}{e^{n - e \log n}}}_{0}}$$
$$\lim_{n\to\infty} \sqrt[n]{n^e+e^n}=\lim_{n\to\infty} (n^e+e^n)^{\frac1n}=\lim_{n\to\infty} e^{\ln (n^e+e^n)\frac1n}$$ Now you just have to compute $$\lim_{n\to\infty} \frac{\ln (n^e+e^n)}n=\lim_{n\to\infty} \frac{\ln (e^{e\ln n}+e^n)}n=\lim_{n\to\infty} \frac{\ln e^n(e^{e\ln n-n}+1)}n=1+\lim_{n\to\infty} \frac{\ln (e^{e\ln n-n}+1)}n=1+\lim_{n\to\infty} \frac{\ln (e^{-\infty}+1)}n=1+\lim_{n\to\infty} \frac{\ln (0+1)}n=1+\lim_{n\to\infty} \frac{\ln (1)}n=1+0=1$$ since $e\ln n-n\to -\infty$.
Let's see a more direct way
$$\lim\limits_{n\to\infty} \sqrt[n]{n^e+e^n}=\lim\limits_{n\to\infty} \sqrt[n]{e^n}=e$$ because the ratio test applied to $\frac{n^e}{e^n}$ yields $\lim_{n\to\infty}\frac{n^e}{e^n}=0.$
You can also apply two gendarmes theorem. The idea is to find sequences $l_n, u_n$ which bound (from below and above) the given sequence $a_n$, i.e. $$l_n\le a_n\le u_n$$ holds, and which converge to a joint limit (i.e. $\lim_{n\to\infty}l_n=\lim_{n\to\infty}u_n=g).$ Then the theorem says that $a_n$ is also convergent and the limit is $g$. Let's see how it works.
Finding these bounds is usually pretty straightforward – lower bound is often obtained by simple missing some nonnegative terms. While seeking the upper bound, one have to remeber that the inequality have to be true only for all sufficiently large $n$'s. In this case one can write: $$\sqrt[n]{0+e^n}\le\sqrt[n]{n^e+e^n}\le\sqrt[n]{e^n+e^n}$$ since $0\le n^e$ and $n^e\le e^n$ for sure if $n$ is sufficiently large. Next, we observe that
$l_n:= \sqrt[n]{e^n}=e\longrightarrow e$ as well as
$u_n:=\sqrt[n]{2e^n}=e\sqrt[n]{2}\longrightarrow e\cdot 1 =e.$
The theorem yields the claim.
You have $$\sqrt[n]{n^e+e^n}= \exp \left( \frac{\ln(n^e+e^n)}{n} \right)= \exp \left(1+ \frac{\ln \left( 1+ \frac{n^e}{e^n} \right)}{n} \right)$$ But $\ln \left( 1+ \frac{n^e}{e^n} \right) \sim \frac{n^e}{e^n}$ so you can conclude.
Note that by L'Hospital$$\lim_{n\to\infty}\frac{\log (n^e+e^n)}{n}=\lim_{n\to\infty}\frac{\frac{1}{n^e+e^n}(n^{e-1}+e^n)}{1}=\lim_{n\to\infty}\frac{n^{e-1}}{n^e+e^n}+\lim_{n\to\infty}\frac{1}{1+\frac{n^e}{e^n}}$$ Now $n.n^{e-1}\leq n^e+e^n$, so $n^{e-1}/(n^e+e^n)\leq1/n $. Hence taking limit on both side, the first limit is zero. For the second one it can be proved that $n^{e+1}\leq e^n$ for all $n\geq n_0$, for some $n_0$. So $\lim_{n\to\infty}(n^e/e^n)\leq\lim_{n\to\infty}(1/n)=0$. Hence the second limit equals $1$. Now taking exponential the required limit evaluates to $e$.
Taking logs, you must show that $$\lim_{n \rightarrow \infty} {\ln(n^e + e^n) \over n} = 1$$ Applying L'hopital's rule, this is equivalent to showing $$\lim_{n \rightarrow \infty}{en^{e-1} + e^n \over n^e + e^n} = 1$$ Which is the same as $$\lim_{n \rightarrow \infty}{e{n^{e-1}\over e^n} + 1 \over {n^e \over e^n}+ 1} = 1$$ By applying L'hopital's rule enough times, any limit of the form $\lim_{n \rightarrow \infty}{\displaystyle {n^a \over e^n}}$ is zero. So one has $$\lim_{n \rightarrow \infty}{e{n^{e-1}\over e^n} + 1 \over {n^e \over e^n}+ 1} = {e*0 + 1 \over 0 + 1}$$ $$ = 1$$ (If you're wondering why you can just plug in zero here, the rigorous reason is that the function ${\displaystyle {ex + 1 \over y + 1}}$ is continuous at $(x,y) = (0,0)$.)


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UNICEF has stated that an estimated three million girls will be subjected to female circumcision in Sudan. The treasurer of the National Council for Child Welfare, Mr Gamar Habbani, called it a "massacre promoted by traditions" in a workshop led by UNICEF and the National Council on Tuesday.
It is estimated that 90 per cent of Sudanese women faced one of the four types of female circumcision until the late 1990s, with pharaonic circumcision, the most severe type, being very widespread. UNICEF estimates that about 140 million girls in the world, almost all in Africa and some parts of the Middle East had to undergo the procedure.
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Weber, V; Merchant, S; Dixit, P D; Asthagiri, D (2010). Molecular packing and chemical association in liquid water simulated using ab initio hybrid Monte Carlo and different exchange-correlation functionals. Journal of Chemical Physics, 132(20):204509.
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In the free energy of hydration of a solute, the chemical contribution is given by the free energy required to expel water molecules from the coordination sphere and the packing contribution is given by the free energy required to create the solute-free coordination sphere (the observation volume) in bulk water. With the simple point charge/extended (SPC/E) water model as a reference, we examine the chemical and packing contributions in the free energy of water simulated using different electron density functionals. The density is fixed at a value corresponding to that for SPC/E water at a pressure of 1 bar. The chemical contribution shows that water simulated at 300 K with BLYP is somewhat more tightly bound than water simulated at 300 K with revised PBE (revPBE) functional or at 350 K with the BLYP and BLYP-D functionals. The packing contribution for various radii of the observation volume is studied. In the size range where the distribution of water molecules in the observation volume is expected to be Gaussian, the packing contribution is expected to scale with the volume of the observation sphere. Water simulated at 300 K with the revPBE and at 350 K with BLYP-D or BLYP conforms to this expectation, but the results suggest an earlier onset of system size effects in the BLYP 350 K and revPBE 300 K systems than that observed for either BLYP-D 350 K or SPC/E. The implication of this observation for constant pressure simulations is indicated. For water simulated at 300 K with BLYP, in the size range where Gaussian distribution of occupation is expected, we instead find non-Gaussian behavior, and the packing contribution scales with surface area of the observation volume, suggesting the presence of heterogeneities in the system. (C) 2010 American Institute of Physics. [doi: 10.1063/1.3437061]
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There are few people who are funnier these days than actress Melissa McCarthy. You may know her from her TV show, Mike and Molly, or you may remember her for her career-making role in Bridesmaids. She is a Chicago-area native, so she has been on my personal radar since she was in Gilmore Girls way back when. She's funny and she comes from an improvisational comedy background. Her husband, Ben Falcone. The two of them have been in comedy troupes together over the years and both are funny.
Last year, McCarthy was in The Heat with Sandra Bullock and the movie was not a critical darling, but it was hilarious. So, it was this summer that I hoped her latest effort, Tammy, would also defy the negative criticisms and be hilarious. This is the first film produced by McCarthy and it is written by her and her husband (along with a few others).
Sadly, it looks like the critics who got to see advanced screenings were right.
The movie never quite hits the right tone. Some scenes are a little outrageous, with tawdry humor and jokes, but then there are scenes that are supposed to be serious and poignant and they never hit the right mark. It is also very hard to care for the lead character, the titular Tammy.
Tammy is a woman who, apparently, has never grown up. She drives a rundown car, works at a fast food joint, has tempter tantrums that involve throwing things around, and is in a marriage that is falling apart. Within the course of a single morning her car breaks down, she loses that job, and discovers her husband is cheating on her. She moves two doors down, back in with her mother, with plans on borrowing a car to drive out of town. This is apparently something she has threatened to do before.
Her grandmother (Susan Sarandon) says she has money and a car and if Tammy will drive her to Niagara Falls, she'll let Tammy have that car. So, the two of them set off on a road trip.
There are many talented people involved in this movie. In addition to McCarthy and Sarandon, there is also Toni Collette, Dan Aykroyd, Allison Janney and Gary Cole. Kathy Bates and Sandra Oh make cameos. Many of them are there for a scene or two, look lost, adding nothing, and then vanish.
Sadly, this movie vanishes quite fast, too. Not once did it make me really burst out laughing the way The Heat did or McCarthy's performance in Bridesmaids. It made me smile a few times, but then grew rather tiresome.
Tammy never knows if it wants to be outrageous, pleasant or silly. It never finds its footing and never strikes the right pacing or chords for it to be a great comedy film. This one barely rates watching on cable.
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Accelerating Our Teaching with Technology
An amazing thing has been happening in America since the last general election. I do not speak of the seemingly unending proposals which tear at the very foundations of our republic and which are designed to move this country hard to the left. This has been going on for decades. Even though there were a few warning voices, most Americans were not that concerned and apparently thought that this is the way things have to be in our modern age. But with the acceleration of these socialistic efforts, we are seeing our fellow Americans, even some of those who haven't been too concerned in the past, finally becoming very afraid at what is occurring. Apparently the speed at which this is all happening is revealing the true motives of those who want to permanently change America 's formula for freedom, prosperity, and peace. It is literally scaring more people than ever. What I am referring to are the thousands of sincere, freedom-loving people who are waking up to what is happening and have decided to do something about it. All this brings to mind the stirring words of Thomas Jefferson in the Declaration of Independence when he described how people will take abuses only so far and for so long. Said he:
". all experience has shown, that mankind are more disposed to suffer, while evils are sufferable, than to right themselves by abolishing the forms to which they are accustomed.
"But, when a long train of abuses and usurpations, pursuing invariably the same object, evinces a design to reduce them under absolute despotism, it is their right, it is their duty, to throw off such government, and to provide new guards for their future security."
If there is a silver lining to all that is happening, it must be that more and more people are waking up to the stark reality of the real possibility of losing our freedom and liberty. Perhaps that is why one woman who called recently said, "I have been a mere observer for too long. I have been silent for too long. I must get off the fence and do something!"
The Need for Universal Education
Scores of thousands of Americans are now reading The 5000 Year Leap . Among the principles of liberty, which the Founders said was essential to freedom, was education. Concerning education, the Founders felt that, "A free society cannot survive as a republic without a broad program of general education." (Principle 23) The English colonists in America undertook something which no nation had ever attempted before -- educating the whole people. The colonists had a sense of "manifest destiny" which led them to believe that they must prepare themselves for a most unique and important role in the unfolding of modern world history. Universal education was therefore considered an indispensable ingredient in this preparation.
De Tocqueville Comments on American Education in 1831
Gradually, the zeal for universal education spread from New England to all of the other colonies. By 1831, when Alexis de Tocqueville of France visited the United States , he was amazed by the fruits of this effort. He wrote:
"In New England every citizen receives the elementary notions of human knowledge; he is taught, moreover, the doctrines and the evidences of his religion, the history of his country, and the leading features of its Constitution. In the states of Connecticut and Massachusetts , it is extremely rare to find a man imperfectly acquainted with all these things, and a person wholly ignorant of them is a sort of phenomenon."
Education Includes Morality and Politics
He then went on to comment concerning the close relationship between the program of universal education and the preservation of freedom:
"It cannot be doubted that in the United States the instruction of the people powerfully contributes to the support of the democratic republic; and such must always be the case, I believe, where the instruction which enlightens the understanding is not separated from the moral education.... An American should never be led to speak of Europe , for he will then probably display much presumption and very foolish pride.... But if you question him respecting his own country, the cloud that dimmed his intelligence will immediately disperse; his language will become as clear and precise as his thoughts. He will inform you what his rights are and by what means he exercises them; he will be able to point out the customs which obtain in the political world. You will find that he is well acquainted with the rules of the administration, and that he is familiar with the mechanism of the laws.... The American learns to know the laws by participating in the act of legislation; and he takes a lesson in the forms of government from governing. The great work of society is ever going on before his eyes and, as it were, under his hands.
"In the United States , politics are the end and aim of education...." (See The 5000 Year Leap , p 252-254)
NCCS Inundated with Teaching Requests
A wise leader once advised that the best way to organize and lead people to do good is to teach them correct principles and let them govern themselves. The National Center for Constitutional Studies is an organization that teaches principles, so that no matter what the issue is people can apply a principle to it and have a solution. Perhaps that is why NCCS seminars have become so popular with people who are looking for answers.
Our seminars as presently scheduled may be found on our website atwww.nccs.net . As you can see we have seminars scheduled all over the country and every available Saturday throughout the year. In many cases we are teaching seminars in several places at the same time. But still the requests keep coming in nearly every day. Some of them come from urban areas and some come from areas that are difficult to get to in a few hours. We will continue to schedule as many live seminars as possible, but we have many requests that we have not been able to schedule. We appreciate you patience. Some have volunteered to learn the material well enough so that they can teach it to groups in their own area. We will work with anyone who wants to do this. There is no magic to learning to teach the Founders message. One must study and then teach it. We at NCCS believe that there are no "experts" when it comes to the Founders message. It is simple enough to be understood and taught by most people. We believe we should get in the habit of thinking that Americans should be teaching one another the doctrines of freedom and liberty. So we encourage any and all to do so.
One thing that is sometimes on the mind of would-be-teachers is the remuneration available for doing so. We believe, as is emphasized in the third principle of liberty, that this is a cause, not a job. No one gets paid for teaching the Founders' message. We have separate means of support and do this work because we, like you, love America , and wish to see it strengthened and preserved. We do, however, hope to recover our expenses as we go around the nation teaching these seminars.
Announcing "The Making of America Webinar" Series
As can be seen in the current happenings in Iran where the regular channels of media have been silenced, the use of technology is both powerful and effective in combating the growth of tyrannical rule both at home and abroad.
In addition to our live seminars, we are announcing the beginning of seminars over the internet called "webinars." They will begin on the first Tuesday in July and continue each Tuesday for the first four Tuesdays of each month. We will teach our regular Making of America seminar but divide it up into four parts, presenting one part each Tuesday evening for four Tuesdays and then repeat the four parts again each month. It will also give an opportunity for participants to ask questions and have them answered during or after the formal presentation.
As with our Saturday seminars, we will make available to our participants the fill-in-the-blank study guides for that evening. Each participant may go to our NCCS website and download the applicable pages to the next Tuesday's webinar. In that way, each participant will have the material he or she needs for the meeting without having to wait for an order to be delivered. There is no cost for these webinars.
Here is a summary of the subjects covered in each of the four parts:
The Making of America , Part I (first Tuesdays)
Few Americans today know the real story of how America was made. The struggle of the Founders through 180 years to discover the ideas of freedom will give you a deep appreciation for these people. As each American today experiences this amazing story, he will want to become an advocate and a teacher of America 's formula for freedom.
The Making of America , Part II (second Tuesdays)
In this session we will learn why the Founders called the study of politics a "divine science." This concept surprises most Americans, but those who hear the story of where the Founders got their great ideas gain a great new hope for America today. One man said, "This is what I always felt inside, but I just have never heard it put in words before." Also, we will discover why most people in history seem to have to go through a very rough period in order to have the perspective to really appreciate freedom.
The Making of America , Part III (third Tuesdays)
In Parts I and II we learned the development of good constitutional ideas in the minds of the Founders. Now in Part III we undertake the study some of the more profound provisions of the magnificent document we call the Constitution of the United States . We will point out original intent and it will be very apparent how far we have strayed by the examples we give. This is the point that participants begin to ask themselves how we could have gotten so far off base!
The Making of America , Part IV (fourth Tuesdays)
We continue our study of the greatest freedom document ever written by man. Participants come away with the definite impression that the Founders really did have answers to nearly every problem we have in America today. This document is simple, yet profound. It is beautiful and its principles are universal and everlasting. This concluding session contains ideas and suggestions of what citizens can do now that they know somewhat about the freedom document that made the first free people in modern times.
Are you ready to learn from the Founders in the comfort of your own home? What could be easier than forwarding an email invite to your friends? Make sure NCCS has your email address so we can send you the real invite in a few days. (Go to www.nccs.net/seminars/ for more information and to sign up.)
Here is a sample invite you will receive by email a few days before the first webinar. When you receive the actual invitation, you will want to forward it to everyone on your own email lists. Time listed is Mountain Standard Time or Arizona time (which never changes):
The Making of America , Part 1 of 4
We look forward to participating with you on the webinar beginning on July 7th.
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Here's to You, Mrs. Robinson
By RICK LYMAN
Published: November 3, 2000
GREENWICH, Conn.— HELLO, darkness, our old friend. We've come to talk with you again.
Beneath the halo of the ceiling-mounted video projector in his basement screening room, Ron Howard sprawled across an upholstered seat in the front row and absent-mindedly stroked his chin as the rippling glare of the movie played over his upturned face. ''When I first saw 'The Graduate,' this whole montage sequence, it was magic to me,'' Mr. Howard said. ''I couldn't figure out how they did it.''
Dustin Hoffman, his face a cold mask of obliviousness, inert behind a pair of wraparound sunglasses, pulls himself out of a swimming pool. He is Benjamin Braddock, fresh out of college and trapped in a passionless affair with Mrs. Robinson, the wife of his father's business partner. On the soundtrack Simon and Garfunkel sing ''The Sounds of Silence.'' Benjamin moves through the Southern California glare of the pool deck under the worried gaze of his parents, barbecuing nearby. He pulls on a white shirt, slowly, ritualistically, adjusting the collar, fastening the buttons, one by one.
Without a word or a glance to his parents, he passes into the darkness of the house. ''. . . In the naked light I saw, ten thousand people, maybe more. . . .'' Though there has been no apparent cut, he is no longer in his parents house, but in a room at a nearby hotel. Anne Bancroft, as Mrs. Robinson, leans over him, wearing nothing but bra and slip, and begins to unbutton the white shirt, one button at a time.
Benjamin barely acknowledges her presence, leaning back against the bed's black headboard. Suddenly, again without an apparent cut, he stands up, and he is back at home, closing the door on his bewildered parents. ''. . . People talking without speaking, people hearing without listening. . . . '' Back and forth he moves between his aimless life at home and his joyless affair at the hotel, and each time the cuts are invisible, driven by the music.
''You see, it's the black background, that's how they did it,'' Mr. Howard said. ''I was reading an interview a while back with Sam O'Steen, who was Mike Nichols's editor on 'The Graduate,' and he described how it was done.''
In the dark room at his parents' house, when Benjamin leans back, it is onto a black pillow. The camera moves in so it sees just Benjamin's face surrounded by black, and then Mrs. Robinson begins to move across the frame, and the camera pulls back, and Benjamin is leaning on the black headboard of the bed.
''It's obvious when you see it,'' Mr. Howard said. ''Very simple, very clever. I mean, really, when you think about it, who has black pillows?''
Wander back now to the Summer of Love, psychedelic 1967. L.B.J.'s in the White House, and Lucy's in the sky with diamonds. Dust off your love beads. Switch on the black light. Don't you want somebody to love?
While teenagers all over America were hoping that their parents didn't notice the luxuriant crops of hair sprouting from their self-consciously alienated heads, 13-year-old Ronny Howard was in his next-to-last season on ''The Andy Griffith Show.'' The youth revolution was largely a rumor in Mayberry, but even Opie knew that something was in the air.
''I was a movie fan in those days, but I wasn't thinking about directing,'' Mr. Howard said. ''When people asked me back then what I wanted to be when I grew up, I said a basketball player, and I meant it. But I loved going to the movies. When I think back on those days, there are a cluster of films that I kind of mix together in my mind: 'Bonnie and Clyde,' 'Cool Hand Luke,' 'In the Heat of the Night.' But 'The Graduate' had the biggest impact on me.''
A decade earlier, his father, the veteran character actor Rance Howard, had moved the family from Oklahoma to Hollywood, where they pursued their parallel careers. Ronny Howard, as he was billed at the time, became one of the most ubiquitous child actors of the early 60's, appearing in films like ''The Courtship of Eddie's Father'' and ''The Music Man'' and spending eight years as Opie, perhaps the most realistic and fully rounded child character in early sitcoms.
Some Important Lessons
By 1967, though, Ronny was moving into his teens and nudging his way toward becoming Ron. One night his father took him to see ''The Graduate'' at a theater in Westwood.
''This is the movie that made me realize what it meant to direct a movie, what was really involved,'' Mr. Howard said. ''It's the one I went back to, again and again. I just kept revisiting it. At first, not analyzing, just enjoying it. But then, as I saw it more and more often, analyzing it.''
And what did he learn? Several lessons that have deepened over more than two dozen viewings, he estimates. It has to do with point of view, with telling a story through the eyes of one of your characters: Benjamin or Mrs. Robinson
And it had to do with tone, the way audiences will accept a blend of drama and slapstick if the characters are true and the sight gags are used judiciously. But it also has to do with how to make movies, the nuts and bolts stuff, like this ''Sounds of Silence'' montage, the puzzles that the movie presented to a young actor who was just beginning to realize that he wanted to be a director.


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Career Overview:
- Recieved All-Academic honorable mention in 2014.
- Ranks second all-time in the indoor pole vault with a best of 13-09.50 (4.20).
- Also sits second on ASU's all-time outdoor pole vault rankings with a career-best of 14-01.25 (4.30m).
2014 Outdoor:
- Finished second in the pole vault at the Mt. Sac Relays with a 4.15m (13-7.25).
2014 Indoor:
- Placed first in the pole vault at the NAU Tune Up with a 4.00m (13-1.50).
2013 Outdoor:
- Competed in the Pole Vault at the NCAA Division 1 West Preliminary Round.
- Placed Eighth in the Pole Vault with a mark of 3.82m (12-06.25).
- Captured second place in the Pole Vault at the ASU-UA-NAU Tri-Dual 4.00m (13-01.5).
- Finished eighth at the 55tth Mt. SAC Relays in the Pole Vault with a mark of 3.90m (12-09.5).
- Finished First in the Pole Vault at the LSU Battle on the Bayou with a mark of 3.89m (12-09).
2013 Indoor:
- Finished second in the Pole Vault at the UW Final Qualifier with a mark of 3.94 (12-11).
- Placed eighth in the Pole Vault at the MPSF Indoor Track and Field Championships with a mark of 3.94m (12-11).
- Finished first at the New Mexico Don Kirby Elite with a mark of 4.22m (13-10).
- Finished First at the Texas A&M Challenge in the Pole Vault with a mark of 4.02m (13-02.25).
2012 Outdoor:
- Placed third overall at the Pac-12 Championships with a mark of 4.28m (14-00.50).
- Advanced to the NCAA preliminary round.
- Placed second at the 54th Annual Mt. SAC Relays clearing 4.30m (12-01.25) a career best that set her second on the all-time outdoor records list.
- Finished top three at all meets prior to heading to NCAA Preliminaries.
2012 Indoor:
- Snagged sixth place at the MPSF Indoor Championships with a mark of 3.93m (12-10.75).
- Finished second at the Texas A&M Challenge clearing height of 3.87m (12-08.25).
- Finished top eight at all 6 meets competed in to score points for the Sun Devils.
2011 Outdoor:
- Qualified in the pole vault for the NCAA Division I West Preliminary round where she was 22nd overall.
- Finished fifth overall in the PAC-10 with a clearance of 13-00.75 (3.98m).
- Set an outdoor career best at the Baldy Castillo Invite with a clearance of 13-02.25 (4.02m).
2011 Indoor:
- Competed at the MPSF Indoor Track & Field Championship to score points for the Sun Devils with a fifth placed showing and a clearance of 13-01.75 (4.01m).
- Set a career record of 13-09.25 (4.20m) for a first-place finish at the New Mexico Collegiate Invitational.
High School:
- A 2010 graduate of Desert Vista High School (Phoenix).
- Lettered in track & field four times and captained the team as a junior and senior.
- Arizona state champion in the pole vault as a junior and senior.
- Set the state record for freshmen with a clearance of 12-00.00.
- Set the all-grade level state record as a senior with a clearance of 13-04.00 at the 2010 Meet of Champions.
- Four-time Chandler Rotary champion.
- Two-time Rotary Most Valuable Field Performer (2009, 2010).
- Three-time Outstanding Vaulter of the Year (2007, 2008, 2010).
- Arizona Republic Girl's Track & Field Athlete of the Year (2010).
Personal: Majoring in psychology with a minor in family studies ... Parents are Robert and Catherine Simpson ... Has two sisters: Laryssa and Aliya ... Sister Laryssa competed in pole vault for four years at Utah ... Born March 16, 1992, in Phoenix ... Hobbies include black & white films ... Full name is Shaylah Teryn Simpson.
Personal Bests • Pole Vault: 4.30m (14-1.25)
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