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HairArt H3000 Hot Air Styler
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HairArt H3000 Hot Air Styler is a ceramic tourmaline hot air brush with retracting boar and nylon bristles in two different sized brush heads.
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Louise C.
Jan 19, 2012
Gets Very Hot
I have fine hair with a pronounced but erratic wave pattern, and I need something to just smooth out the waves and curve the ends under. I have a Conair dryer brush tool that I've had some success with, but it's too large for my now short hair, so, based on the reviews here I tried this product. The H3000 has three settings, high, low, and cool. As far as I can tell, the difference between the low and high setting is only in the air flow, because with either setting the barrel gets very hot within seconds. So, rather than smooth my hair and gently curve it, it introduces a tight curl. The cool setting unfortunately has a very high air flow, so that whatever styling I've done next to the area I'm working on is completely ruined by the wind-tunnel blast coming from the brush. (Also, this has the same problem I've found with all of these dryer brushes, in that the small size is too small and the large size is too large for medium short hair. )
11 out of 11 shoppers thought this review was helpful.
Takoma K.
Dec 22, 2011
Did Not Get Hot.
This was the worst that I have ever had and I think I have purshased at least 4 in the past.
This product did not get hot. My hair was so frizzly and damp at the root.
The brisels of the bursh did not extend long to really catch my hair.
4 out of 4 shoppers thought this review was helpful.
Vincetta S.
Grain Valley, MO
Dec 20, 2011
What A Terrific Find!!
I love this hot air brush. I have very thin, limp, and completly straight hair (beaded hair). I started using Nexxus Diametress Luscious Volumizing Shampoo, only a small amount of rinse to the ends (due to making my hair too soft), a root lifter, and volumizing mouse. Now I've got "big" hair! It even stays big, thick, and curled while going out on a rainy day. I used a hot air brush many years ago, and like I read in many reviews for other hot air brushes, they don't get hot enough. Well, this gets very hot and is so easy and fast. I put up my blow dryer, curling brush, and curling iron, because I don't need them any longer.
15 out of 15 shoppers thought this review was helpful.
Dec 4, 2011
Great, Quick Styling Tool
I've tried several hot air brushes and the Hot Air Styler H3000 is the best by far! It seems to be well-made and versatile. I use the bigger brush on the hot setting on my thick head of fine, wavy hair to sculpt it into a medium, not quite shoulder length, smooth, sleek bob, The brush heats up right away, but it is not nearly hot enough to fry or frizz the ends or thinner top section, which has happened with other hot air brushes, alas. I use my recently purchased favorite styling tool much as prescribed. The Hot Air Styler is quick at making my damp, not wet, hair smooth, straight, shiny, and dry, with just enough volume and curl to please me. I can even use it on the front section of my hair, no bangs, to add a little lift while keeping the style and sleekness I seek, with no unwanted waves at all. The handle stays cool throughout and the tool does not roll when I set it down, which often happened with other brands. When my hair is dry and styled, I change the Hot Air Styler to the cool setting -- a first for me in a hot air brush and a real plus -- and quickly go through my hair again to add extra volume and sheen. This is my first time with this brand and I hope it will have a relatively long life. My last hot air brush, Helen of Troy, stopped working after several months and though I liked it until it died, this is a big step up. Styling with the Hot Air Styler H3000 is much easier and quicker than using a dryer and brush, which I used to dread, and I get better results. I highly recomment it!
21 out of 21 shoppers thought this review was helpful.
Oct 21, 2011
Overall A Good Hot Air Brush
its easy to use and it works well on my hiar, but I found that its a bit difficult to make those pretty curls at the end of my hair cause maybe i didnt really know how to use it? and the brush can get pretty hot and you really need to watch out and I'll suggest to use heat protect glove if you set to air brush on high!!!! However, the brush does make my hair shine and gave it volume like the describtion says. I'll recommend it!!!!
8 out of 9 shoppers thought this review was helpful.
Sep 27, 2011
Best Styling Tool!
When my HairArt H3000 Hot Air Styler
blew out in Europe, because I stupidly turned it on without a converter attached to it, I was lost! It's my favorite styling tool. I ordered another one immediately so it would be waiting for me when I returned home from my trip. I love the two barrel sizes and the intensity of the heat. Can't do without this tool.
9 out of 11 shoppers thought this review was helpful.
Los Angeles
Jul 14, 2011
Love This!
I was not sure how I'd like this hot air styler. I have fine hair, so I thought it wouldn't really style my hair well. But quite the opposite. My curling iron went out recently, so I gave this a shot. I really like that it has a cool setting. Especially during hot summer days. It gave my bangs lift and straightened the hairs even on that setting! Love this and so happy to have it as an alternative to my blow dryer!!!
45 out of 45 shoppers thought this review was helpful.


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Fall 2009 Olin Hall Exhibition Season
September 11 - October 9
Sarah Hazlegrove 1997-2009
Olin Gallery
The photos selected for the exhibit 'Sarah Hazlegrove 1997-2009', are not only representative of the artistic and technical changes in Hazlegrove's work over the last twelve years, but also bear witness to many of the industry changes within this period of time with regards to photography equipment, processing, and printing. The exhibit is comprised of seven distinct bodies of work that range from the straight forward documenting of the family farm, to surreal landscapes, to the human butt as wall paper and carefully manipulated, maniacal and mythical scenes.
John Owen & Sarah Owen Strata
Smoyer Gallery
John Owen and Sarah Owen, a father-daughter duo, presents artwork that corresponds to their decorative and unique styles. While both find the same mediums applicable to their work, it is their different applied contexts that creates unquestionably distinctive art. John's work, generally "fast and gestural" contrasts Sarah's "tight and meticulous" compositions. Although different, John and Sarah do see similarities in their art, and their multi-leveled relationship prompts the audience to address the timeless question of nature versus nurture.
Artist Lecture and Opening Reception Friday Sept. 11th
• Sarah Hazlegrove at 5:30 p.m. in Olin Hall room 231
• Opening Reception from 6-8 p.m.
October 30 - December 11
Olin Gallery
Olin Gallery will present Margaret Evangeline's Polychromatic Series from the Roanoke College Permanent Collection. As a New York based, Louisiana-born artist, Evangeline explores different mediums that "deepens the immediacy of a moment." Her gunshot Polychromatic Series shows a departure from the traditional concepts of art and embraces a charged aesthetic language. Along with Permanent Collection Evangeline's' video "eXile" will be shown. "eXile" encompasses the dynamic world of a fashion photo shoot, through the eyes of an artist. It is an infusion of the process of Abstract Expressionism, coupled with the visual vibrancy of pop culture.
For this show artist Rob Tarbell presents his work entitled Diagnostics, a series concentrated on the effect of smoke on paper. While the smoke is controlled and manipulated, it is allowed to remain true to its nature and "create random markings" upon the page. The series, a commentary on the Rorschach Inkblot test, further explores Tarbell's interest in the manipulation of "traditional materials". Diagnostics has evolved from Generators, a series of "works that combine elements of the parlor game 'Ghost of My Friends' with the responses from the Rorschach Inkblot test." Tarbell hopes his work will "both balance accident with control and give permanence to the ephemeral."
Artist Lecture Thursday Oct. 29th
• Rob Tarbell at 5:00pm in Olin Hall room 231
Artist Lecture and Opening Reception Friday Oct. 30th
• Margaret Evangeline in Olin Gallery at 5:30 p.m.
• Opening Reception from 6-8 p.m.
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Roanoke College Fine Arts Faculty
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Smoyer Gallery
Opening Reception Friday January 15th (6-8 pm)
March 12 - April 9
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Jeff Stockberger
Smoyer Gallery
Artist Lecture Thursday March 11th
• Jeff Stockberger at 5:00 in Olin Hall room #231
Artist Lecture and Opening Reception Friday March 12th
• Brian Counihan at 5:30 in Olin Hall room #231
• Opening Reception at 6:00 pm
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Photo of 'Scoop' back on wall at Ivar's
Henry M. Jackson Collection, UW Libraries Special
Sen. Henry M. "Scoop" Jackson (left) holds a sheet of clam stamps is in his Washington, D.C., office in 1960. Sen. Warren G. Magnuson opens a bag of clams sent by Seattle restaurateur Ivar Haglund. Sen. Margaret Chase Smith, R-Maine, also help with the clams.
Bob Donegan, the president of Ivar's, unveiled a new print on Tuesday of a 1960 photo that hung for many years on the wall of the seafood restaurant at 41st and Colby.
When the refurbished Ivar's Seafood Bar reopened last fall, missing was the black-and-white photo of Everett's favorite son and former presidential candidate, the late Sen. Henry M. "Scoop" Jackson.
"That was a mistake not to get another print up right away," Donegan said. "The history of Ivar Haglund, including his relationship with Scoop Jackson, is an important part of our culture and something that we truly value."
The photo is up again, along with numerous other historical photos, all having to do with the chain of restaurants started by Haglund in 1938 in Seattle.
The 41st Street restaurant was opened in 1986. On hand for the photo unveiling was Linda Brust Smith, whose father, Dr. Bill Brust, owned the building and was friends with the Jackson family. Smith, of Mukilteo, brought along a framed sketch of Sen. Jackson to give to his son, Peter Jackson, who attended the event and talked about the historical photo. (Peter Jackson is the editorial page editor for The Herald.)
In the famous photo, Scoop Jackson shows off sample postal stamps honoring America's seafood industry. The stamps feature a clam from the waters of Washington state. Jackson's Democratic colleague from the state, Sen. Warren G. Magnuson, is opening a bag of clams sent to Washington, D.C., by Haglund. With them is Sen. Margaret Chase Smith, a Maine Republican, who earlier lobbied to have the Maine sardine printed on the seafood industry postal stamp.
Released by Jackson's office in Washington, D.C., the photo came with a caption that read something like this: Any stamp honoring America's seafood industry should depict the clam, not the sardine, Magnuson and Jackson, stoutly maintained today. They urged Smith to amend her "sardine bill" to one exhorting the nation to "keep clam" instead. The Washington senators forwarded to Sen. Smith a telegram received from constituent Ivar Haglund, described as "an outspoken supporter of Puget Sound clams."
After the clam stamp was printed by the federal government, Haglund, well-known as savvy self-promoter, printed up his own stamps to hand out to his friends.
"That lasted a couple weeks before the postal service came and confiscated Ivar's stamps," Donegan said.
In honor of the return of the Jackson photo, Ivar's on 41st Street is offering a free sample of clam snacks with any entree purchased this week.
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So I played IQ today with Brandon Westerman and his friend Lewis (Louis?) and had a pretty fantastic round, especially with my putting. Here it goes:
1. 3 (50-footer through chains and out for birdie)
2. 2 (drive right in the tree/bush, straddle-putted out for a deuce)
3. 2 (parked it)
4. 4 (10-footer for par went straight in, and came straight back out the front )
5. 2 (30-footer)
6. 3 (birdie putt from the woods hit the basket)
7. 2 (parked it)
8. 2 (25-footer)
9. 3 (40-foot straddle putt to save par after approach was pushed into a tree trunk by a huge gust of wind)
10. 2 (parked it!!!)
11. 3 (40-foot putt hit the number sign right above the basket)
12. 2 (skipped it to 10 feet, pin high!)
13. 2 (15 feet behind basket)
14. 4 (40-foot par putt hit basket, just a little low)
15. 3 (miracle save, drive went 30 feet down the fairway cuz I pulled it wayyyyyy right straight into a tree, but then parked 2nd shot)
16. 3 (on the hill, lay-up, drop-in)
17. 2 (18-footer with a big tailwind)
18. 4 (pulled drive into tree right next to cartpath and 35-foot par save hit 4 inches too low to go in)
So aside from a couple unfortunate putts, I'd say this was a pretty successful round! Hope everyone enjoys Thunder tonight!


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If I told you that my business plan was to sell diamond rings to the citizens of Darfur, or Christmas ornaments to the residents of Mecca, you would rightly inform me of my idiocy. Whatever the merits of the business plan, the location is just bad. If I told you - "no problem, I'm going to keep pumping money into the business so it won't fail," you would shake your head and leave me to my own destruction. So we have Israel, a Jewish state, created right in the middle of the Muslim world. It cannot, and never will, survive on its own. The US is pumping $6 billion a year into it, and all we get is one conflict after another.
Question: if both Israel and the Palestinians ceased to exist tomorrow, would it have a negative effect on the vital interests of the United States?


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Colorado Discrimination and Preferential Treatment by Governments, Initiative 46 (2008)
The Colorado Discrimination and Preferential Treatment by Governments Initiative, also known as Initiative 46, was on the November 4, 2008 ballot in Colorado as an initiated constitutional amendment, where it was defeated. The measure would have prohibited discrimination or preferential treatment by the State of Colorado in public employment, public education, and public contracting.[1]
Despite having been certified to appear on the November 2008 ballot by the Secretary of State's office, opponents of the measure filed a lawsuit challenging the signatures.
- See also: Legal battles
On December 17, 2010 the University of Colorado at Boulder released a report analyzing the factors that led to the defeat of Amendment 46. According to the study, "...Coloradans overwhelmingly intended to support affirmative action on Election Day; arguably, were Amendment 46 a clearly worded referendum on attitudes toward affirmative action, it would have failed by a much wider margin: 66 to 34 percent." Among the reasons stated in the report for the measure's defeat it stated that few voters knew what the measure would do; voters who followed the measure in the media were more likely to oppose it; and proposed alternative initiatives in support of equal opportunity contributed to the measure's defeat.[2]
The full report can be read here.
Election results
|Colorado Initiative 46 (2008)
Election results via: The Colorado Secretary of State
Ballot summary
The language appeared on the ballot as:[1]
|Shall there be an amendment to the Colorado constitution concerning a prohibition against discrimination by the state, and, in connection therewith, prohibiting the state from discriminating against or granting preferential treatment to any individual or group on the basis of race, sex, color, ethnicity, or national origin in the operation of public employment, public education, or public contracting; allowing exceptions to the prohibition when bona fide qualifications based on sex are reasonably necessary or when action is necessary to establish or maintain eligibility for federal funds; preserving the validity of court orders or consent decrees in effect at the time the measure becomes effective; defining "state" to include the state of Colorado, agencies or departments of the state, public institutions of higher education, political subdivisions, or governmental instrumentalities of or within the state; and making portions of the measure found invalid severable from the remainder of the measure?[3]
- Republican Presidential candidate John McCain reversed himself on affirmative action in a "This Week" interview with ABC News' George Stephanopoulos on July 27, 2008, and endorsed the Arizona Civil Rights Initiative, which would end race and gender-based affirmative action in McCain's home state.[4] Presumably, McCain's support would follow for the nearly identical measures to be voted on in Colorado and Nebraska as well.
"I support it," McCain said when asked about the Arizona Civil Rights Initiative. "I do not believe in quotas... I have not seen the details of some of these proposals. But I've always opposed quotas."[4]
McCain had long opposed quotas, but his new support for ending affirmative action programs which stop short of quotas contradicts the Arizona senator's own position from 1998. In that year, when the Arizona legislature was considering sending the voters a measure to end affirmative action, McCain spoke out against it, calling it "divisive."[4]
- The measure was sponsored by the American Civil Rights Institute (ACRI), a national organization established in 1996 by Ward Connerly and Dusty Rhodes.
ACRI supported similar 2008 ballot measures in other states, including Arizona, Missouri, and Oklahoma. It called this combined effort "Super Tuesday 2008."[5][6]
- Where the issue had been put to a vote—California, Washington state, and Michigan—it had won overwhelmingly, with strong support across party lines. According to an article in the Manhattan Institute's City Journal:
"In fact, so powerfully does the issue resonate with voters as a matter of elementary fairness that its support everywhere cuts across traditional party lines. In liberal Washington State, for example, the anti-preferences initiative was backed not only by 80 percent of Republicans and 62 percent of independents, but by 41 percent of Democrats; this in the face of liberal opposition that—abetted by such local corporate behemoths as Eddie Bauer, Microsoft, and Starbucks—massively outspent supporters of the measure. The Michigan Civil Rights Initiative similarly passed despite the fierce opposition of a liberal-left coalition of 180 groups, ranging from the League of Women Voters and the United Auto Workers to the Arab-American Institute. After the Michigan initiative's passage, the leader of the most radical of the opposition groups, By Any Means Necessary, declared that the only way to stop anti-preference measures was to ensure that they never reached the voters."[7]
- Colorado Unity, a statewide coalition "dedicated to preserving and promoting equal opportunity," according to the group's press release[8], launched a "Decline to Sign" campaign in hopes of keeping the initiative off the ballot, but the effort was unsuccessful.
- The Colorado Council of Churches was also opposing the ballot measure. "Progress has been made in overcoming the effects of centuries of discrimination against women and people of color, but we are not there yet," said Jim Ryan, the council's executive director. "As people of faith, we feel called to stand with them."[9]
- Colorado Gov. Bill Ritter was campaigning against Amendment 46. He held a press conference on Sept. 29, 2008, to announce his opposition. Ritter said the amendment "undercuts Colorado and destroys years of progress in education, in health care, in workforce development."[10]
- State Rep. Morgan Carroll (D-Aurora) said Amendment 46 was the "worst thing we could do" and would be a big step backwards for Colorado.[11]
"I think it's going to hurt women, minorities, and small business," Carroll said. "Affirmative action is about making sure we have the same rights as everyone else."[11]
- Trustees of Metropolitan State College of Denver voted unanimously to oppose the ballot measure on Sept. 4, 2008.[12]
- The Denver Metro Chamber of Commerce, the Asian Chamber of Commerce, the Black Chamber of Commerce, the Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, the Native American Chamber of Commerce and the Women's Chamber of Commerce all announced opposition to Amendment 46 in September 2008.[13]
"The Denver Metro Chamber recognized the value of a diverse workforce and a higher-education system that reaches out to diverse populations," said Joe Blake, Denver Metro Chamber president. "This initiative does not benefit Colorado business in any way, and may harm us in the long run."[13]
TV ad attacks Ward Connerly
A new television ad launched Sept. 24, 2008, in Colorado against Amendment 47 by the Ballot Initiative Strategy Center (BISC) claims that Ward Connerly has personally profited from his efforts to pass his civil rights ballot initiatives, receiving more than $7.6 million from his two non-profit organizations, American Civil Rights Institute (ACRI) and American Civil Rights Coalition (ACRC).[14][15]
The ad also called Connerly a "fraud," who has used affirmative action policies to his own benefit in the past.[14] Connerly is black.
"Ward Connerly has used voter fraud and deception to place his initiatives on the ballot and profited off a campaign to outlaw equal opportunity," said Kristina Wilfore, Executive Director of the Ballot Initiative Strategy Center, "Today we are revealing the truth and exposing Connerly and his campaign as a fraud."[14]
"Why would I have to do that," Connerly responded, "when I had a very successful company from which I earned far more than I could make running a national nonprofit effort that resulted in significant abuse to me and my family?"[16]
Connerly said he's paid about $300,000 a year by the organization he founded to take his civil rights initiative beyond California. He earned $2 million a year at his Sacramento consulting firm, Connerly & Associates, before he stopped taking a salary from the firm in 2005.[16]
Charges of fraud
Colorado Unity and other opponents of the measure had long argued that the initiative's title was misleading to voters. "Colorado voters must know that though this is billed as the Colorado Civil Rights Initiative, signing those petitions could very well mean just the opposite—the end of even the most modest of equal opportunity and affirmative action programs in Colorado," Linda Meric, Colorado Unity co-chair, said.[17]
Since the measure secured ballot status, charges of fraud against Civil Rights Initiative proponents had escalated. Several dozen people were claiming they were misled into signing the petition by unscrupulous petitioners,[18] and the charges had been getting widespread coverage in the media.
Freddie Whitney, a 78-year-old African-American, signed the petition. A few weeks later, she was shocked to learn from a local newspaper that she had unwittingly lent her support to a measure that sought to eliminate state programs that give preferential treatment to minorities and women. "My reaction was, 'Oh, my God, what have I done?'" Whitney told the New York Times.[19]
But Connerly defended the effort against accusations that signers were misled into signing because they thought the measure would end discrimination, saying that ending discrimination is exactly what the measure was designed to do.[19][20]
Connerly had some defenders in the matter, who claimed that the language of the petition was clear and that only someone who does not believe preferential treatment falls into the category of discrimination could have misunderstood the measure's goals. Vincent Carroll, a columnist for the Rocky Mountain News, wrote, "It's a sad state of affairs when people must fight a ballot initiative by admitting they were bamboozled by simple English."[21]
Bill Vandenberg, a co-chairman of Colorado Unity, said his group is considering taking Connerly to court and filing a legal challenge with the secretary of state.[19] The Colorado Unity Coalition alleged that petitioners collecting signatures this year targeted black community events and led some signers to believe they were supporting affirmative-action laws. Colorado Unity urged voters who mistakenly signed the petition to speak out, setting the stage for a potential lawsuit.[22][23]
The fraud charges were dismissed by an administrative judge on Sept. 19, 2008, arguing that the claims did not provide enough details.[24]
Accused of fraud of their own
For the second time in as many days, opponents of a citizen-led civil rights initiative faced allegations that they manufactured voter fraud allegations.[25]
An investigation by the Face The State web site, a site dedicated to coverage of Colorado political news, revealed April 14, 2008, that one of the individuals alleging voter fraud, Dara Burwell, was a longtime liberal activist with ties to multiple organizations promoting such policies.[26]
Face The State followed up on April 15, 2008, story that a Democrat state legislative aide, Chloe Johnson, who had claimed to be a victim of voter fraud, saw her complaint dismissed after state officials learned that she was not a registered voter.[26]
Johnson claimed to have been tricked by a petitioner into signing the measure because she was told it would end discrimination. But the FTS web site argued that Johnson's claims of being so easily misled were hard to believe.[25]
"In addition to interning for a state legislator, Johnson is a political science major at the University of Colorado at Denver. When asked how she was confused by the petitions intent despite her background, Johnson replied, 'There was nothing in the wording that said anything about ending affirmative action; it just talked about ending discrimination.'"[25]
Burwell's allegation of fraud was based on the fact that the young black man who approached her to sign a petition for the Civil Rights Initiative said it would help minorities. She maintains that he was being deceitful because he did not indicate that the initiative would explicitly ban race and gender preferences in state government.[26]
"Given what he said, the language of the petition and also our shared experience as black people in this country, I believed myself to be signing a pro-affirmative action measure," she told the Rocky Mountain News.[26]
But FTS said it learned that Burwell was very knowledgeable about diversity issues in Colorado, having been a leader in the state's pro-Affirmative Action movement. "When asked by FTS how someone so knowledgeable about race and gender-related issues could be tricked into signing the initiative, Burwell said she 'didn't associate that [ballot] language with terminating any equal opportunity programs.'"[26]
"We have suspected all along that these claims of fraud and deception are manufactured and orchestrated by our opponents and this confirms it," Ward Connerly told Face The State.[25]
Venita Vinson, who served as chief of staff to former Denver Mayor Wellington Webb, also filed an official complaint with the Secretary of State Mike Coffman's office alleging that she was misled about the petition she was signing. But Vinson later admitted that she failed to read the petition before signing it.[27]
"I should have read the petition, and I didn't," she said. Vinson was demanding that her signature be removed from the petition, but Coffman's spokesman, Rich Coolidge, previously told reporters that voters can't get their names removed saying, "It's kind of like casting a ballot."[27]
An undercover investigative reporter from FaceTheState.com reports to have an audio recording of an Initiative 82 petitioner misleading potential signers about the measure and lying about the effects of the Civil Rights Initiative and how the two measures compare.[28][29]
Amendment 82 was being supported by Protect Colorado's Future, a group that has levied similar charges against petitioners for the Civil Rights Initiative.
Alternate proposals
An alternate initiative, the Colorado Equal Opportunity initiative, was introduced, using very similar language, but added language that would likely make the initiative effectively impotent. Some accused proponents of that measure of using deception to try to confuse the voters.[30] The Title Board declined to set a title for that measure at a hearing March 5, 2008, agreeing that the language was misleading and ruling that it did not constitute a single subject. The group then filed a new measure, which attempted to address the Title Board's concerns, Initiative 82. Supporters of that measure submitted signatures, but Amendment 82 did not reach the final ballot.
- See also Polls, 2008 ballot measures.
An October 2008 poll conducted by Quinnipiac University indicated that the Civil Rights Amendment would pass 63% to 21%. The poll got responses by telephone during Oct. 8-12 from about 1,000 likely voters. The margin of error was plus or minus 3%.[31]
A Quinnipiac University/Washington Post/Wall Street Journal poll conducted June 17-24 also indicated that the amendment would pass easily, with 65% saying they would support the constitutional amendment and only 15% indicating they would vote against it. That poll had a margin of error of plus-or-minus 2.7%.[32]
Legal battles
Opponents of the Colorado Civil Rights Initiative filed a court challenge in May 2007, arguing that the initiative as written violated the state's single-subject rule. In mid-September, a split Colorado Supreme Court upheld the initiative's language.
On April 23, 2008, opponents filed a post-certification signature challenge lawsuit, this one challenging the signatures filed. The suit challenged the validity of 68,948 names, claiming there were duplicate signatures, some collected by non-residents, and others that did not match names on Colorado's voter list.[33]
Jessica Corry, a spokeswoman for the Amendment 46 campaign and a member of the libertarian think tank Independence Institute, said all petitioners were Colorado residents.[33]
The Secretary of State's office checked about 5% of signatures and found about two-thirds to be valid. If that ratio held up, there would be about 10,000 more valid signatures than required. Opponents said they used a computer program to check all signatures against voter records.[33]
Proponents of the amendment asked a district court judge on June 27, 2008, for permission to collect additional signatures for their petition, in order "to add to the petition in the (event) that the current petition is determined to be without sufficient valid signatures."[34]
Denver District Court Judge William D. Robbins agreed July 7, 2008, in response to the request from "Vote No on 46," for a court to review a 6,403 sample of signatures submitted by amendment proponents to see if they were valid. The court gave no timeline for reviewing the validity of the signatures.[35]
"Colorado voters expect if something is put on the ballot, it will be done in law," said Craig Hughes, spokesman for the No on 46 Campaign. "You've got to respect the law and process for putting an initiative on the ballot."[35]
The Colorado Civil Rights Institute (CCRI) called No on 46's attempt to have a court review the signatures deceptive. "We are extremely confident we that we will remain on the ballot this November," said CCRI spokeswoman Jessica Peck Corry. "I think they are desperate."[35]
Path to the ballot
Proponents turned in nearly 128,744 signatures on petitions in March 2008, more than 50,000 more than the number of valid signatures required to place the amendment on the November ballot.[36][37] The petitions were certified by the Secretary of State March 25, 2008, as Amendment 46, finding sufficient signatures valid in a random sampling.[38]
Petition drive management company
National Ballot Access was the signature vendor for this petition drive.
Similar ballot initiatives
See also
- Colorado 2008 ballot measures
- 2008 ballot measures
- List of Colorado ballot measures
- History of Initiative & Referendum in Colorado
External links
- Full text of the initiative
- 2008 State Ballot Information Booklet, English version (Blue Book)
- 2008 State Ballot Information Booklet, Spanish version (Blue Book)
- Colorado Civil Rights Initiative campaign web site
- Colorado Unity web site
- Colorado Unity's campaign against the initiative
- Colorado Council of Churches web site
- Super Tuesday 2008: web site for 2008 ballot initiatives supported by Ward Connerly
- Race Blind: blog on "Super Tuesday" civil rights initiatives
- Adversity.Net: "Perfect Storm for Equality"
- Colorado 2007-2008 I & R Procedures and Guidelines from Secretary of State
- FaceTheState.com recording of Initiative 82 petitioner
- Transcript of FaceTheState.com recording of Initiative 82 petitioner
- TV ad by BISC attacking Ward Connerly
Additional reading
- Summit Daily News: "Affirmative Action: The Numbers Don't Lie," Oct. 25, 2008
- Wall Street Journal: "Social Issues Dominate 2008 Ballot Initiatives," Aug. 7, 2008
- National Journal: "Wild Cards In The Deck," July 28, 2008
- Wall Street Journal: Opinion: "The Far Left's War on Direct Democracy," July 26, 2008
- Rocky Mountain News: "Ballot measure to dismantle affirmative action moves ahead," June 6, 2007
- Rocky Mountain News: Opinion: "A labelling challenge," July 7, 2007
- Denver Post: "Initiative Relies on Race Card," June 24, 2007
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Colorado State Legislative Council, "Ballot History," accessed February 26, 2014
- ↑ The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, "Report Analyzes Successful Campaign to Defeat Colorado's Anti-Equal Opportunity Ballot Measure," December 17, 2010 (dead link)
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributed to the original source.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 ABC News, "McCain Reverses Himself on Affirmative Action," July 27, 2008
- ↑ Super Tuesday 2008
- ↑ Chronicle of Higher Education, "Four states are new targets for bans on affirmative action preferences," April 23, 2007
- ↑ City Journal: "Racial-Preference Ballots Go National," April 16, 2008
- ↑ Colorado Unity press release
- ↑ The Examiner: "Church group opposes anti-affirmative action measure," June 10, 2008
- ↑ Peoples Press Collective: "Ritter Campaigns Against Amendment 46," Sept. 29, 2008
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 Denver Daily News: "Lawmaker blasts A. 46," July 17, 2008
- ↑ Denver Business Journal: "Metro State board backs energy-tax measure," Sept. 4, 2008
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 Denver Post: "Business-group opposition to measure grows," Sept. 24, 2008
- ↑ 14.0 14.1 14.2 MatchWatch.com, "New TV Ad and Website Expose Ward Connerly," September 24, 2008
- ↑ Colorado Independent, "Anti-Ward Connerly TV spot debuts in Colorado," September 24, 2008
- ↑ 16.0 16.1 Associated Press: "Black businessman spars against affirmative action," Oct. 4, 2008
- ↑ Colorado Unity press release
- ↑ The Daily Voice: "Blacks unintentionally sign petition to eliminate affirmative action," April 2, 2008
- ↑ 19.0 19.1 19.2 New York Times: "Colorado Petition Draws Charges of Deception," April 1, 2008
- ↑ CBS-Channel 4, Denver: "Some Claim They Were Misled Into Signing Petition," April 1, 2008
- ↑ Rocky Mountain News: Opinion: "Confused by English," April 4, 2008
- ↑ Denver Post: "Fraud alleged in ballot petitions," April 2, 2008
- ↑ Ms. Magazine: "Anti-Affirmative Action Initiative Faces Charges of Fraud," April 2, 2008
- ↑ Colorado Independent: "Judge dismisses complaints that anti-affirmative action petitioners misled voters," Sept. 24, 2008
- ↑ 25.0 25.1 25.2 25.3 Face the State: "Democrat Operative Alleging Voter Fraud Never Registered to Vote," April 15, 2008
- ↑ 26.0 26.1 26.2 26.3 26.4 Face the State: "Woman Alleging Voter Fraud a Prominent Diversity Activist," April 14, 2008
- ↑ 27.0 27.1 Face the State: "Woman alleging voter fraud says she never read petition language," May 22, 2008
- ↑ FaceTheState.com: "FTS Investigation: Signature Gatherer Caught Lying About Civil Rights Initiative," July 9, 2008
- ↑ Denver Daily News: "Ballot smear campaign?," July 11, 2008
- ↑ Discriminations Blog: "Deviousness And Duplicity From Colorado Preferentialists"
- ↑ The AAAED Blog, "KETV-TV News: Poll Shows Anti-Affirmative Action Initiative Should Pass In Colorado," Oct. 20, 2008
- ↑ Rocky Mountain News: "Voters favor amendment to eliminate racial, gender preferences," June 27, 2008
- ↑ 33.0 33.1 33.2 Examiner: "Affirmative action backers challenge ballot proposal," April 24, 2008 (dead link)
- ↑ Denver Post: "Right-to-work group wants to collect back-up signatures," June 30, 2008
- ↑ 35.0 35.1 35.2 Denver Daily News: "Ballot issue under fire," July 8, 2008
- ↑ Rocky Mountain News: "Petitions submitted to ban race, gender preferences," March 11, 2008
- ↑ Face The State: "Civil rights Initiative backers turn in 128K signatures," March 10, 2008
- ↑ Rocky Mountain News: "Affirmative action measure on Nov. ballot," March 25, 2008
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I am a retiring military guy after 30 yrs and plan to travel a lot of countries outside of the US. There are three versions of the iPhone 5 and I'm trying to figure out which would be best to get to facilitate say, arriving in Singapore (or where ever) and going to the local version of the 7-11 and buying a prepaid sim chip (the new miniature one I guess) and plugging it into my iPhone. I know I'll have to pay full price for an unlocked version but that's the cost of freedom.
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With sleeping, you are capable of restoring your energy for your normal routine. However, because of some instances there is a high possibility for you to lose the ability of a good night sleep. One disorder that that will keep you from sleeping is sleep apnea, this condition stops your breathing especially at night. This is due to various reasons, but one thing is for sure with this, your upper airways collapse and keeps you from breathing while asleep.
Cure Your Sleep Apnea Without CPAP
The usual sleep problem of a person is sleep apnea. For a person, it is really vital to have a good sleep as with sleeping we were able to retain our energy for another day. However, there are really instances where sleep is unavoidably halted because of some blockage with breathing and thus interrupts a good night sleep.
The common symptoms of sleep apnea is having daytime sleepiness, frequent urination at night, large neck, short breathing even when you waken up, loud snoring and acid flux.
Because it is actually hard to diagnose that there is a problem, people have a hard time treating sleep apnea even though treatment is very much available. Untreated sleep apnea can actually causes heart problems and hypertension and these are very dangerous health complications. In order to learn more about sleep apnea, below are some treatments that you can do.
One step is keeping the air way open all throughout the night by wearing a face mask. This one of the simplest and common treatment there is. Another device called chin strap is also a good way to prevent sleep apnea as it keep the air flowing correctly through the airway by making sure that the mouth is close the whole sleeping time that causes both sleep apnea and snoring.
With the so-called CPAP (continuous Positive Airway Pressure), sleep apnea patients has another go-to method. It is treated using a machine that sets a prescribed air pressure for the person using it. It is hard and inconvenient to use this at first but then this treatment can be easily getting used to after continuous usage.
If CPAP is not for you, then here are some more suggestions that you can follow.
Lose weight – The common reason why you have this problem is because of obesity. The excess fats narrows down the airway and collapse the air way. With the use of dieting and exercise, you can easily get rid of the unwanted weight. In order to achieve the healthier you, be sure to shed off 10 % of your pounds so that your sleep apnea may be corrected.
Using a different sleep position and positional sleep aids – Sleep problem can also be triggered by the way you sleep. Sleeping on your back will cause you more snoring and sleep apnea. You can try sleeping on side position with the help of several pillows. It can also help people suffering from this disorder to actually use a bed that is angled at the head side of the bed. This can be done by placing a wedge, or a foam ramp at the highest part of the bed. Adjustable beds can also be used so you can achieve the head elevation.
Oral appliance tools – Anatomical problems can be solved using these tools. For short-jawed people, a mandibular adjustment tool can actually help you to have better placement and help you in moving certain parts. You can actually ask your dentist about the oral appliance that you can actually use when you sleep.
Fewer intakes of sedatives and alcohol – Your upper airway will collapse if you take too much of alcohol and sedatives. However, if you avoid it hours before sleeping then you reduce having sleep apnea.
Surgeries – You can also opt to have a surgical treatment if you are already in need of it depends on the doctor's prescription.
If you engage to sleep apnea treatment this will surely make you feel more relieved. It can also improve your memory and concentration is both day and night time. Moreover, you can get a chance to lessen diabetes and heart disease. From scholastic studies, CPAP if as effective as taking blood pressure pill, thus this treats the patient from sleeping disorders. Furthermore, this will prevent people who are suffering from sleep apnea to actually avoid future incidents such as accidents on the road and alike.


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The University of Wisconsin–Madison Arts Institute announces the 16th annual Madison Early Music Festival and Workshop (MEMF). MEMF 2015 will run July 11 through July 18. The theme for 2015 is Slavic Discoveries: Early Music from Eastern Europe. In addition to a 7-event Festival Concert Series, lectures and workshops will provide opportunities to learn and practice instrumental and vocal skills, become familiar with historical performance practices and repertoire, learn about the featured music through the lenses of history and culture, and perform with other participants and faculty artists.
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kobebryant248 wrote:Thenextgreat wrote:Kobe is done
are you serious ? that must be a joke . you are kiddin huh ? otherwise you are done
kobebryant248 wrote:Thenextgreat wrote:Kobe is done
are you serious ? that must be a joke . you are kiddin huh ? otherwise you are done
Jazzygirl205 wrote:JGC wrote:I think you're making up the part about people expecting a certain number of rebounds from Kobe. LOL. I have never heard of anyone expecting a certain number in all these years. Where are you getting this idea from?
I referenced the rebound thing because he's been grabbing boards and well and it's usually documented when people talk about his stat lines so that's why I mentioned the rebounds.
Jazzygirl205 wrote:JGC wrote:Do you think it is unrealistic to expect him to...
- Score around 20 pts on most nights
- Average around 6-7 assists on most nights
- Play solid defense
Depends...it's not unrealistic but people shouldn't expect it all the time.
Jazzygirl205 wrote:JGC wrote:Or do you think that is beyond what Kobe can do at this point in his career?
I've seen people who've had the privilege to go to games say he's slowed down a bit, I don't think it's something we can expect to see every single game from Kobe. You might get a 60% shooting game on just 10 shots but with like 9-11 assists, you might get a 30 point games or a 28 point game with just or 6 assists on 20 shots. It's just something we have to live with, imo if the team is winning with whatever he's going with I'm content with that. He's already said he's not changing his game plan anytime soon. I think he knows his body better than we do.
Jazzygirl205 wrote:JGC wrote:Of course it's easier said than done. That's why he is paid $30 MILLION per year because what he is tasked with doing is supposed to be considered difficult. That's why his salary alone is nearly half of the entire amount of money teams get to fill their roster before being penalized.
Not sure what his salary has to do with this discussion but okay..
Jazzygirl205 wrote:JGC wrote:I expect Kobe to do whatever it takes to win ball games. Put the ball in the hole, pass to your teammates, make them better, and play some defense. He's utilizing half the team's cap, he's not Ray Allen nor is he paid like Ray Allen.
As far as him doing whatever it takes to win ball games I'm pretty sure that's what he's doing. Sacrificing one part of his game in order for the team to win. So far it's working. He's going with whatever seems to work for the team, if he didn't care about the team's success he wouldn't be doing what he's doing right now. His teammates prefer this Kobe, I said repeatedly I would like to see balance, I want him to score when warranted but whatever is working, is working.
Jazzygirl205 wrote:JGC wrote:I don't ever remember someone saying "Ok now, with Bynum's knees we can't expect this and that" and I certainly don't hear much sympathy for Dwight's injury issues either. Get the job done. That's why you get paid the big bucks. Can't shoot 30 times and dish 10 assists? Fine. Then score 20 points and dish 7. Just, adjust, and do it what it takes to win. Talk about what Kobe CAN do to generate wins, not what he can't do anymore because of his age.
Kobe only cares about winning, he's made the sacrifices so that his teammates can have confidence and play better no matter if they have off games or not. You have to commend him for not going away from the game plan no matter the outcome. It's obvious he doesn't care about having a particular stat sheet, so far we've been having success, at this point all that matters is a win in the end. We've been winning in a little more promising fashion with Kobe being willing passer. I prefer Kobe looking for his shot first with maybe 5 or 6 assists a game to be honest but I'm not going to knock this Kobe because it's proven to be successful for our team.
Jazzygirl205 wrote:JGC wrote:WHY can't Kobe play with balance? He has shown he can score 30 with no assists, and he's shown he can dish the ball 9 times with almost no points. How about going closer in between those, you know, scoring less and dishing more, a net-net wash in terms of energy output? Why do you feel his age prevents him from doing anything other than either leading the league in scoring or never scoring a basket again and passing only?
Because we can't expect him to go out there every night and expend all of this energy playing all of these roles. That's why Nash was acquired to be the play maker he was in Phoenix, remember fans are complaining about Nash not looking for his shot too since he's been given the role to play off the ball. Nash is accustomed to passing more than anything, Kobe is the opposite of that. I just think people are asking them too do too much instead of just letting them play "their" game the right way. Whatever is working is working. Also as I mentioned what older player has been asked to do all of these things in their 17 season after going out and acquiring players or a player to fill those voids?
Jazzygirl205 wrote:JGC wrote:Why do we have to accept it? I don't understand that. Is it because it is Kobe? Because we don't accept it from anybody else and last I checked he's a human being too. I don't think I'll ever accept that we're losing more games than we are winning.
I don't think any of us want to accept losing games, I know I don't but this formula at the moment is winning us games. In the end if it wins us games and moves us closer to the playoffs, then right now, so be it. Other guys have been able to show their strengths and contributions as a result of him passing like this. Sure it would be amazing to see 30 point Kobe along side 10 assists Kobe something similar to what we saw in Miami with Bosh, Wade and Bron. But these guys can do that because either one of them can score 30 or more and free up the other guy. Who else outside of Kobe and sometimes Dwight can give you that privilege so it can allow the star player to focus on other areas while getting his? We can't hold on to leads so how can Kobe be able to give people balance without playing so many minutes as well?
His minutes have nothing to do with balance. He can play 5 mins/game and play with balance. I still don't understand why you think Kobe is incapable of averaging 20 pts and 6-7 assists when he is currently averaging 27 pts and 5.5 assists. Again, you're trying to set the bar way too low just so you can say look how amazing it is that he's beat all expectations! Why are you downplaying Kobe's capabilities?Jazzygirl205 wrote:JGC wrote:Balance has been a struggle for Kobe his whole career. Please don't use his age now as a reason we can't expect him to play the right way. Playing the right way is not necessarily an expectation of numbers, it's an expectation on a style of play.
Well this guy has won 5 rings with this historic franchise so far playing his game, so I'm not sure if it really matters at this point. It's not like he's laid goose eggs all his career, he's been successful and far more successful than a lot of the recent players in this league younger and older. So he must be doing something right. Once we start losing games then I think he'll adjust and think of another formula, but right now for some reason this Kobe passing stuff is working. The team is winning, teammates are happier.
Charles Barkley wrote:Kobe Bryant's days of scoring 30 a game are over.
John3:16 wrote:Charles Barkley wrote:Kobe Bryant's days of scoring 30 a game are over.
JGC wrote:John3:16 wrote:Charles Barkley wrote:Kobe Bryant's days of scoring 30 a game are over.
Well, that statement is true. He's really not anywhere near 30.
But who cares anyway? Kobe's made the adjustment to win games. Lebron could easily average 35 or more but he doesn't because he's doing what it takes to win which sometimes means scoring less.
John3:16 wrote:JGC wrote:John3:16 wrote:Charles Barkley wrote:Kobe Bryant's days of scoring 30 a game are over.
Well, that statement is true. He's really not anywhere near 30.
But who cares anyway? Kobe's made the adjustment to win games. Lebron could easily average 35 or more but he doesn't because he's doing what it takes to win which sometimes means scoring less.
He's averaging 27. If the day ever comes when Kobe isn't required to create for others, he'd be back up above 30. Easy.
To this day, it's still all about championships for Michael Jordan.
So when interviewed for a special that will run Monday at 8 p.m. on NBA TV, the six-time NBA champion former Chicago Bulls guard said he currently views Los Angeles Lakers guard Kobe Bryant as having the more successful career to this point than Miami Heat forward LeBron James.
"If you had to pick between the two, that would be a tough choice," Jordan, now owner of the Charlotte Bobcats, told program host Ahmad Rashard, "but five beats one every time I look at it."
Bryant has won five championships with the Lakers, with James winning his first NBA title last June.
He saw something special in the lanky 6-9 wing player. "When he got here (after the lockout), I immediately noticed his size and his ability to defend and he had all the tools, the footwork," Shaw said. "It was just a matter of getting his confidence up." George began picking Shaw's brain about Bryant's work ethic the first day they met. "How is Kobe in practice? Does he show up early and stay late? What's his game-day ritual like?" George would always ask Shaw. USA Today Sports
Shaw may come across as a soft-spoken person, but he doesn't have a problem speaking up to George or any other player when he sees something he doesn't like. "He doesn't hold back on anything, and I mean anything," George said. "I like that. It's good to hear that. We do most of our talking while we're on the court or after practice. He'll also sit (with) me and we'll go over film." George knows Shaw has the resume to back up what he says. Shaw won championships as a player and as an assistant with the Lakers. He's also played with future Hall of Famers. "That holds a lot of weight," Shaw said. "When he's not doing something up to par or not working to the level I think he needs to be, I can always say (Bryant) ain't taking plays off. That holds weight with him." USA Today Sports
GoldenKnight wrote:Paul George is one of my favorite players in the game, don't tease me about seeing him in purple & gold
Jazzygirl205 wrote:Meh Kobe can go out there and probably give us 40 points a game if he wanted like the 40+ games he had earlier this season while still shooting a pretty decent percentage some of those games. But he'll have to be mainly a scorer and nothing more. And we've seen where that got us as team, NOWHERE.But he has mentioned he can get 50 in his sleep if he wanted to.However at this point Kobe cares about winning and making his teammates better not his stat line, save that for the boxscore watchers and "oooh and aaah noise makers", I prefer watching him go to work in the playoffs and holding that trophy up in the end with a finals trophy. He's been there, done that and has nothing to prove to anyone. All he wants to prove now, is that "TO HIMSELF" he can win another ring with his teammates. The media isn't even a factor these days and shouldn't be to Laker fans or Kobe fans but that's wishful thinking cause mass opinion is a disease.Championships are all we care about.
Anyone else find it strange that Kobe can have such a balanced, efficient game (18 pts, 6-9 fg, 9 asts) and it has no impact?
SpencerHarrison wrote:Kobe came to play and win. Clippers hit everything, Nash was a liability, Howard was invisible.
I liked the stretch of Blake and Kobe working together.
The Rock wrote:^ Billups got him on 2 3s, he had a hand in his face what more do you want him to do? Everyone else was getting abused on one on one situations especially Nash and MWP
The Rock wrote:Again Kobe under 20 shots taken, dished 11 assists. Shot over 50% His shot attempts & assists DO NOT CORRELATE WITH WINNING. We still gave up 100+ points and got our butts whooped. He needs to start shooting more because this sorry team starting with Steve Nash cannot defend at all they are too old and slow
https://twitter.com/jadande/status/302293126884769792Anyone else find it strange that Kobe can have such a balanced, efficient game (18 pts, 6-9 fg, 9 asts) and it has no impact?
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Mo Bishop
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Laura Deffley
Laura Deffley received a BA in English from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign where she studied literature, psychology, and gender studies. She continued her study of literature at UMCP, where she earned an MA. Laura has worked at both of her alma maters as well as at New York University. Since 2008, she has been an online writing advisor for the EWC at UMUC. Laura provides written feedback to both undergraduate and graduate users of the EWC's database paper submission system, teaches writing workshops in online classrooms, and coaches students on how to improve their writing skills in one-on-one appointments. She finds her work rewarding because she knows that helping students learn how to communicate effectively will serve them in all areas of their lives.
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Joan Mitchell received both her undergraduate degree and graduate degrees from Salisbury University in Salisbury on the "Slower Shore" of Maryland. She graduated summa cum laude with a 4.0 GPA and a BA degree in Communications Arts; she specialized in interpersonal communications, but has many hours in literature and creative writing. Her graduate degree is in literature. She maintained a 3.9 GPA and taught two classes per semester of English and literature to freshman while working on her master's. Her graduate studies contained courses in rhetoric, grammar, and writing program issues. She joined the staff at the EWC in 2006. She has 20 years experience as an advocate for persons with disabilities, diversity and accessibility issues, and often donates her time to help others. She often feels there is another disability and that is old age. She also administers a food pantry helping distribute Maryland Food Bank products to 85 people, mostly older, disabled, or single mothers. Everyone, she feels, can do something to make a difference in others' lives. Working with students through their papers helps keep her current and involved. She feels nothing has the power of the written word as an advocate for change.
Mary Alice Moore
Mary Alice Moore is an adjunct faculty member of UMUC's academic writing department in The Undergraduate School. She also has been a writing advisor with the EWC for many years. In addition, Mary Alice is an ESL adjunct instructor for Baltimore City Community College. She teaches English to refugees, asylees and immigrants. She holds a BS in Mass Communications from Towson University and an MS in Professional Writing from Towson University. Mary Alice is currently working on her PhD in Composition and TESOL from Indiana University of Pennsylvania. She is happy to be done with her coursework and is now working on her dissertation. Her dissertation topic is Writing for Healing Purposes: Crossing Cultures and Spiritualities. She grew up in Boston and currently resides in Baltimore. With the exception of her short scholarly sojourn in rural Indiana, Pennsylvania, she considers herself a city girl at heart and loves walking around Washington, D.C., for relaxation. She also loves showing her ESL students around the nation's capitol. Her hobbies are baking, making homemade candy, working out, writing, and reading.
Alicia Rasley
Alicia Rasley is the author of The Power of Point of View and The Story Within Plotbook. Her novel The Year She Fell, an Amazon bestseller, was released by Bell Bridge Books in November 2010. Her latest novel is a mystery, also from Bell Bridge, titled Until Death.
In her writing career, she has been involved in most aspects of publishing, as a writer, an editor, and a publisher. She also teaches fiction-writing, college composition, and literature. She has also served as a writing advisor, writing tutor, and classroom writing fellow at university writing centers. Her writing and editing articles are archived at www.edittorrent.blogspot.com and www.rasley.com/archive.htm.
She loves to discuss the art and craft of writing fiction, drama, and poetry, and helping students with the mechanics and development of academic papers.
Chris Reed
Chris Reed is an English major at the University of Michigan-Flint. In his spare time, he writes horror and dark-humor fiction, and has been published more than 60 times in the small press, in both print and electronic magazines. His short story, This Moment Will Haunt You Forever, appeared in the 2010 anthology, The Horror Zine: Twice the Terror, alongside such masters of the genre as Bentley Little, Joe R. Lansdale, Simon Clark and Graham Masterton. Aside from writing, Chris enjoys drawing, browsing thrift stores, eating pizza, and waiting for hockey fights to break out, sometimes simultaneously. He has worked at EWC for more than two years. He lives in Davison, Michigan, with his photographer wife (also an EWC advisor) and their two children. For more information on his fiction, visit his official Web site: www.ChrisReedFiction.com.
Leigh Ann Ruggiero
Leigh Ann Ruggiero has an MFA in Creative Writing from University of Maryland at College Park (UMCP). She also earned her BA in English/Writing from Wheaton College in Wheaton, Illinois, where she placed in the school's Lowell-Grabill Creative Writing Contest both her junior and senior year. Her research interests include Flannery O'Connor and the intersection of writing with the practice of yoga. She is interested in the questions of who is telling a story and when a story "begins." Outside of the EWC, she has taught academic and creative writing as an adjunct faculty member at UMCP. She spends any time leftover working on her own writing projects, creative and academic, and staring out her window at Big Sky Country.
Theresa Stevens
Theresa Stevens is the Publisher of STAR Guides, a nonfiction publishing company with the mission to help writers write better books. After earning degrees in creative writing and law, she worked as a literary attorney agent for a boutique firm where she represented a range of fiction and nonfiction authors, and then as chief executive editor for a highly acclaimed small romance press. Her articles on writing and editing have appeared in numerous publications for writers. She has taught fiction, drama, and nonfiction writing in university and workshop settings.
Olivia Wurster
Olivia Wurster graduated from the University of Washington, Seattle, in 2001 with a Bachelor of Arts in English. She worked as an ESL instructor at Seattle Community College before serving in the Peace Corps in The Gambia. Wurster joined UMUC in August 2007 as a writing advisor and has guest lectured onsite and online. Currently, Olivia is living a life of mystery overseas, happily telecommuting from various exciting destinations while following her husband in the foreign service.
Amy Welde
Amy Welde currently lives in Pennsylvania with her husband, son, and daughter. In her spare time, she likes to run, read, cook healthy vegan dishes, and volunteer at her children's school. She has a BA in Psychology from Bloomsburg University, BS in Communication Disorders and Deaf Education from Utah State University, and MS in Industrial/Organizational Psychology from Clemson University. Her professional work experience includes 10 years in human resources and consulting. A writing advisor since December 2011, Amy enjoys providing writing guidance and support to UMUC students.
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