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This is perhaps one of those midrashim that strive to unnecessarily explain the inexplicable…
It is, perhaps, worth noting — in my endless struggle towards internal consistency — that I'm still on board with what I wrote about striving to be less authoritative in my own classroom (as a means of pushing my students to be more active and independent learners).
The term "Expert Plan" that I was throwing around last weekend (and that, in fact, has become a whole category unto itself on this blog) is not of my devising. And is, in fact, my department head's effort to do exactly as I aimed to do in being less authoritative: distribute leadership, push the folks doing the learning to take control of their learning, and generally promote active, independent learning… among faculty in preparation for going 1:1.
I am working on an "Expert Plan" for using laptops in education wearing my classroom teacher hat, not my educational technologist hat (although, perhaps, documenting with the educational technologist hat in the vicinity).
Seth Battis November 26th, 2009
Posted In: Ouroboros, Teaching
Tags: collegial, Judaism, pedagogy, philosophy, professional development, reflection, Teaching
This post is part of a series that are components of my "Expert Plan" at my school, looking to create a shared resource for my colleagues as the school moves towards greater adoption of laptops and technology in our pedagogy.
Particularly in my [media design] class, which is fundamentally more process-driven, but also in my more application-driven computer animation class, I want to push my students to think critically about their own work and the work of their peers, and to reflect on that feedback (and, potentially, my feedback) in a constructive, forward-looking, "lessons learned" manner. To this end, as we reach the end of a project or unit, and we critique work presented, I ask students to respond the criticism that their work has received (while simultaneously providing similar criticism to their peers). I have them post their responses to our class blog, and then ask them to review each other's responses, posting comments on ideas or insights that are particularly interesting or challenging to them.
In the interest of "pre-thinking" big questions before students arrive in class, I may also present them with a big question and a list of resources as a starting point for beginning to think about that question. I ask them to post their response to the question to the blog as a way of ensuring some level of thought and reflection prior to class, and ensuring that our class discussion can go further and deeper, rather than getting bogged down in background material.
This is definitely something that works better the more you do it. And initial forays will be deeply disappointing. The best advice I've ever received about asking students to be reflective (especially in public) is that you have to have one or two "throw away" assignments where the focus is on getting the process under their belt, without regard to the quality of the outcomes.
By the middle of November, I have really asked my students in [media design] class to critique and reflect on our class blog only a couple of times, at the ends of units. This is, perhaps, not frequent enough for them to develop real facility. I have interspersed the feedback reflections with the big questions, so that they stay in the habit of posting to the blog every couple of weeks.
I have found, however, that the process of pre-thinking (first espoused to me by my colleague Anna Reid at [my previous school]), is very effective. Particularly when done regularly (I have also used online reading quizzes in a similar way, asking open-ended questions based on the reading to focus their thought while providing mandatory accountability.) I found, for example, that when we sat down to discuss issues of copyright and Fair Use in class, the students who had posted had already developed much more nuanced and thoughtful perspectives on the issues, and that we had a much deeper and more informed class discussion than we had had on the introduction of the assignment before the weekend. (In fact, when presented with optional reading assignments, most of the students read them as well.)
The process of developing an online conversation, in which students are actively commenting on and discussing each other's ideas and work also requires more development. I have assigned a couple of rounds of online commenting, asking students to post n responses to each other's work, but have not had in depth discussions of those comments. I have modeled this commenting, particularly early on, although the process of commenting on every student's work quickly begins to (at least) feel prohibitive in terms of time.
This is actually an area that I want to really hammer away at over the rest of the year. I think that the payoff — not potential, but actual payoff — is huge, in terms of helping students both learn to think critically about their own and other people's work, and to develop their own perspectives based in evidence rather than hearsay. The big challenge for me, is to really embed this in the routine of my class. (I have mentioned this elsewhere, but the adjustment from 4-5 class meetings per week to just 2-3, is really messing with my rhythm… and I didn't have terribly reliable rhythm before this.)
Seth Battis November 22nd, 2009
Posted In: "Expert Plan", Blogs, Educational Technology, Teaching
Tags: analysis, Anna Reid, blog, critique, feedback, pre-thinking, preparation, process, reflection, research


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Cee Lo Green had his work cut out for him Monday night.
Besides having to change costumes no less than three times during an instant elimination round of "The Voice," he had to select one of four actually talented contestants to cut from the competition.
While Adam Levine also had to make a cut, judges agreed Monday night, as they have in previous episodes, that Cee Lo might have the strongest team in the competition.
U.S. & World
Had Juliet Simms, Jamar Rogers, Cheesa and James Massone paired with different mentors, they might have faced off at the finals and not the quarter-finals where one of them was forced to make an arguably premature exit.
Cheesa, a 21-year-old with Beyoncé-sized aspirations, took a major risk Monday, selecting a Whitney Houston ballad that can only be performed one of two ways: one that produces chills and the other that produces Twitter protests calling for amateurs to keep their hands off iconic songs. She nailed "I Have Nothing" though, winning approval from Christina Aguilera — a singer with comparable pipes who is quick to call out faults in vocalists who take on big songs.
Jamar Rogers, an HIV-positive recovering drug addict from the Bronx sang an emotional rendition of Bon Jovi's "It's My Life," winning unanimous approval from the judges' panel.
James Massone sang "Just the Way You Are" straight into the hearts of his adoring female fan-base, while Juliet Simms, fitted with giant black angel wings, shredded Aerosmith's "Cryin'" in the best possible way. Augilera said it seemed like Simms just "blacked out" on stage, and forgot about what anyone else might think — a second complement from the most difficult-to-please judge, who told Simms two weeks ago that her voice was "dope."
Cee Lo, who wore a wide grin during his special performances of "Dancin' in the Streets" (70's outfit) and "Fight to Win" (space suit — see full clip below) became suddenly poetic and somber when it was time to make the cut.
After reading prepared Cee Lo-esque prose from his smart phone, he announced that he'd have to let "my little brother James go," eliciting shrieks of heartbreak from the audience.
Adam Levine, who was choosing between Katrina Parker, Mathai, Pip and Tony Lucca had a much easier time. They each received mixed reviews from the judges, though Pip was the only performer who had a noticably rough section (1:43 to 1:58 in the clip below) during his rendition of Keane's "Somewhere Only We Know."
"Voice" fans of the world can vote for their favorite remaining performers until 10 a.m. Tuesday. Those with the least amount of votes will sing for their careers, which always makes for a stepped-up hour of television, on Tuesday 9 p.m. ET on NBC.

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Hi HuangLee, Welcome to GTA Wiki, your edits are greatly appreciated and I hope you intend to stay. Just to let you know that I moved (renamed) the article you created HuangLee to UserWiki:HuangLee. To access it, go to your user page and click Wiki Userpage. You can also use that page as your user page by clicking the yellow Use Wiki Userpage. If your going to create a personal article keep it in your namespace, not all over the wiki. If you have any questions or need help with anything, please don't hesitate to let me know. Thanks! Biggest GTA Fan EverTalk 04:25, 15 November 2008 (UTC)
- If a link send you to the wrong place you fix the link or bring it up with Staff, DO NOT just type what you were going to type in the wrong place and then make a complaint underneath. I reverted your edits to GTA IV Gripes/Header, please note that the way that page works is what's on it appears on every page that starts with GTA IV Gripes. You can't go putting your gripes there, and at no time can you say: This was supposed to be _________ but it brought me here". For that kind of thing use a talk page, article pages are for content not discussion. If you continue to make edits like this, you may find yourself suspended from GTW. Biggest GTA Fan EverTalk 04:45, 15 November 2008 (UTC)
Just to let you know, the only way that you could be blocked from GTA IV Gripes/Cheat Codes is if an Administrator protected the page, and the page is not protected. I also saw at Talk:Mike Toreno that you thought that no one takes you seriously. That's not true, for the Mike rumor use the forum, the cheat code gripes may turn out to be a good idea, and the stuff above, I was simply enforcing the Rules and it was not in any way a sign of not taking you seriously. I seriously hope that you intend to stay on GTA Wiki as your edits are greatly appreciated and greatly help the wiki. If you have any questions or need help with anything, please don't hesitate to let me know Biggest GTA Fan EverTalk 07:41, 17 November 2008 (UTC)
Hi, I found the spamming you made to GTA IV Gripes/Header after being warned by me not to do so. Every edit is recorded in Recent Edits and as an Admin, it's my job to go through that and look for spam. It didn't cover it up when you deleted it, it was still in the history. As a result I have blocked your account for the minimum time of three days, I probably should have made it longer, so you can thank me. I hope that you return to GTA Wiki after your block and keep up your good edits but not the bad ones. Keeping up your bad edits will result in a much longer block. Biggest GTA Fan EverTalk 08:06, 17 November 2008 (UTC)
- Fine!I don't give a ####.I'm gone.I am NEVER coming back!!Do you Think I actually vandalized that page on purpose?!I waited more than a year to get on this website.This website is a god #### island.You make people think it's gonna be awesome and then BAM!3 days later you've got herpes and you can't leave.You son of a ##### I promise you I'm never coming back,you #########. Don't even bother leaving me a message.I will never come back.
- It has been determined that the block given to you on 17th November 2008 was not the correct course of action, and so this block has been lifted, and replaced with a final warning. Please note that this is NOT because of your message above, but due to the regular checking of any adminitrators' actions. You are free to edit this wiki again, however please remember to follow Policy and the basic Rules. In particular, don't repeat something when a member of staff has told you to stop; please don't swear at all; and don't break important pages - please consider this a final warning on these matters. I apologize for any inconvenience caused by the block, however your response above was inappropriate and you should be more careful in future. GTA Wiki prides itself on being open and transparent, and I hope this demonstrates this to you. You can read the full staff discussion here. Gboyers talk 06:28, 18 November 2008 (UTC)
Really!?THANK YOU!!I am sorry I cursed but I am well...I overreact...a-lot.I swear I will no longer do such idiotic things on this website EVER.I was so close to bursting into tears when I heard I was being blocked.I am so glad to be back!I swear None of this is sarcasm.And I swear that I will never mention herpes or anything else unrelated to this website that can be taken offensively.THANK YOU GBOYERS!!!!!
- It's good to know that your happy. I have realized that I jumped into block mode one step too early, that the page should have been protected, and that you should have been given a final warning. Please realize that you were my first block without consulting Gboyers. Also, I am not only the least experienced Administrator, Gboyers is only trialing me, and hasn't given me the position perminantley yet. Welcome Back, but remember, the final warning is still effective. LOL, Biggest GTA Fan EverTalk 22:03, 18 November 2008 (UTC)
Hi, I imported the first gripe that you put on the header into GTA IV Gripes/Gameplay. As for the second lot, I could clean them up and do so, but is there any point? All the gripes and rebutes were in one edit, there was only one person, and you were obviously pretending to be more than one. Were they serious gripes that should be imported into the right section? Biggest GTA Fan EverTalk 03:36, 19 November 2008 (UTC)
I'm sorry.I don't understand.Could please reword that?-User:HuangLee
- I copy/pasted the plane gripes that you put in the wrong place into the bottom of GTA IV Gripes/Gameplay (and it got rebuted, so take a look). Remember these gripes though. Is there any point in copy/pasting them into the right section? Biggest GTA Fan EverTalk 23:56, 19 November 2008 (UTC)
- I clicked on the external link.Um,you might wanna delete that...That was me impersonating multiple people,I will confirm that but,If you read what I added to GTA IV Gripes/Cheat Codes discussion I mentioned an Evil plan.That was it.I was going to make a bunch of fake gripes.I sear I won't do that again but seriously,Why does that page exist?It has caused me much disaster.Not to mention,I'm pretty sure that page was part of the reason I got blocked for a day.-User:HuangLee
(Just to be clear,"that page" is the the gripes about the "Header".)
- Those gripes were deleted by me, that link is to an old revision (just click history at the top of any page) and those gripes are why you got blocked for editing the header after I told you not to. The header has now been protected by Gboyers to ensure that this doesn't happen again. What the header does, is it has all the how to gripe text. Instead of typing it out again on each gripes page, we just have to type {{:GTA IV Gripes/Header}} . On the cheat codes gripes I actually replaced all your text with that. Now the problem with editing that page, ALL the text on that page appears on ALL other gripes pages, it makes it easier to edit all the how to gripe info in one go, instead of doing it on every page. So those gripes, for the brief time that they existed, appeared on EVERY gripes page. I was just typing this as it came to my brain, so do you understand all that? Oh, and I see the cheat codes gripes are coming along nicely. Biggest GTA Fan EverTalk 00:15, 20 November 2008 (UTC)
- Wow.I did that?Wow...I really,really suck at this...-User:HuangLee
- You did what? Biggest GTA Fan EverTalk 00:21, 20 November 2008 (UTC)
- The dumb gripes impersonating thing.(P.S.You reply quickly)-User:HuangLee
- You did what? Biggest GTA Fan EverTalk 00:21, 20 November 2008 (UTC)
I don't understand, you already told me that you did the impersonation. Why did you say Wow.I did that?Wow...I really,really suck at this...? Biggest GTA Fan EverTalk 00:29, 20 November 2008 (UTC)
- I meant I actually put all of those gripes on all those pages?.-User:HuangLee
- Oh, yea, well don't worry. Like I said, the page has been protected by Gboyers so only admin can edit it (Gboyers, GuildKinght, A-Dust, Eganio and me). BTW, If you ever need help, come to one of the users listed above. Biggest GTA Fan EverTalk 00:54, 20 November 2008 (UTC)
- THANK YOU.I can't tell you how many times I was sent there I appreciate that.But seriously,what is a header and why do we have a gripe page about it?
- Oh, yea, well don't worry. Like I said, the page has been protected by Gboyers so only admin can edit it (Gboyers, GuildKinght, A-Dust, Eganio and me). BTW, If you ever need help, come to one of the users listed above. Biggest GTA Fan EverTalk 00:54, 20 November 2008 (UTC)
- I meant I actually put all of those gripes on all those pages?.-User:HuangLee
The header isn't meant to be griped about. Take a look at the header. Now take a look at the gameplay gripes. Notice that the exact same text appears on both pages. Now, click edit on the gameplay gripes. You will notice that that text doesn't appear in the wiki markup for that page. Instead, it says {{:GTA IV Gripes/Header}} . What that does, is places ALL the text on the header into gameplay. Instead of editing each gripe page separately to change that information, we just edit the header and it appears on every gripes page. If you were to remove the command {{:GTA IV Gripes/Header}} , then that text wouldn't appear there. Do you understand that? I am working on finding out why you were sent there. And sorry, I thought that you edited the header the second time just because I told you not to, but it turns out you didn't understand what it was. Biggest GTA Fan EverTalk 01:11, 20 November 2008 (UTC)
- Okay I get it now but the thing about it ending me there might take a while to figure out.You should check to make sure that others aren't having this problem.-User:HuangLee
Hi, just letting you know that I found out that there are no pages linking to GTA IV Gripes/Header (see here). All pages listed there are transclusions (the other gripes pages using the header for info) and this talk page. What were you clicking to end up there? Biggest GTA Fan EverTalk 03:24, 20 November 2008 (UTC)
Well now that you mention it,I was editing the gripes about the in game world gripes page,I think.-User:HuangLee
- Whilst editing a page, there are links (below the edit box, above categories) that link to the pages which are transcluded within that page. So editing any gripe page will show a link to the header page. You must have clicked that to arrive at the header, and edited that. Either way, it doesn't matter. Gboyers talk 03:34, 20 November 2008 (UTC)
- Okay I heard somewhere on this website there is a Hacker.Could that be associated with this dilemma? Also,what's this I heard about Kung-Fu Panda being blocked for a year.Explain.-User:HuangLee
There is no hacker. There is a vandal who wrongly calls himself a hacker. I have responded to this on my talk page. Gboyers talk 03:48, 20 November 2008 (UTC)
well that would explain everything but the panda.Wow.That's the dumbest thing I have EVER said.
Cheat Code Gripes
Firstly, I agree, I've been on here and had no one else on, it IS weird. About that user, I have diiscussed it with him. You however should have removed the text instead of rebuting it, because what you added wasn't about Cheat Code Gripes. So if you could go and remove your comment, that would be great. Please realize that you're not "in trouble" in any way as this is minor compared to what the rules actually mean. Thanks for the bringing it to my attention though! (PS. I don't know if you really care or if you just wanted your own payback LOL). (Please realize that that last part was a joke). Biggest GTA Fan EverTalk 23:05, 22 November 2008 (UTC)
Can do!(P.S. I knew I wasn't in trouble.It's okay.)-User:HuangLee
Francis McReary
Francis McReary... One of my personal favourite characters in Grand Theft Auto IV. After playing the game through almost twice (I'm up to A Dish Served Cold on my second run through), and watching my brother play almost every mission (he basically only plays when I'm at his house) I never recalled Francis calling Niko Jimmy. When I got your message, I knew I had to research it. I knew it wasn't a glitch, because each cut scene plays like a video, and don't use each others sound, so it would be amazing for a glitch to cause repetitive effects like you described. I couldn't research it right away because the whole reason that I came inside was because WWE Survivor Series was about to start (which is a WWE Pay Per View). But when I was later on the computer, I searched all over the net. After finding nothing on websites like forums, I thought that I would watch some cut scenes first hand, so I headed over to YouTube. I typed in Francis McReary and got this video (well, it was the second one I watched). It turns out that Jimmy is an undercover police officer. Francis calls Niko this in the station so that the other officers don't know who Niko is. Every cut scene, phone call etc, where he calls you Jimmy, there simply must be other police around. Thanks for coming to me! I appreciate it! Biggest GTA Fan EverTalk 09:30, 24 November 2008 (UTC)
Thank you for the explanation.It was always strange so,this was appreciated.-User:HuangLee
Hi Huang, I noticed what you said for your location on your user page. That is inappropriate so could you fix that up? If you don't want to specify where you live, just leave the field blank and it won't appear on the page. Thanks! Biggest GTA Fan EverTalk 10:49, 6 December 2008 (UTC)
- I reverted that edit because you did the wrong thing. What was inappropriate about that? I mean on your user page (click the link) you said your location was Bumf***. That's what I want you to change. Thanks! Biggest GTA Fan EverTalk 22:39, 6 December 2008 (UTC)
Alright.It's changed.-User:HuangLee
- And for the websites field, websites could be a number of things. Other wikis you edit, sites you own, sites like Facebook, forums etc. If your like me and don't do any of that stuff you could just leave it blank like I do and t won't appear on your user page OR put in sites that you like (eg. playstation.com) (I don't know why I said that, I needed an example and I know you own a PS3 so yea). Biggest GTA Fan EverTalk 22:45, 6 December 2008 (UTC)
Alright.That is also changed now.:)-User:HuangLee
Gripes Header
Hi, I worked out how you edited the header without knowing. It was a complete accident. You clicked edit for the How to rebute gripes header, which didn't belong to the page you were editing, it belonged to the header. So it wasn't a link, you were on the right page when you clicked edit. You just took the block and got the page protected before someone else. I can't imagine why you were the first to do it. Anyway, now with the header protected, that edit button doesn't exist, so users will have to go to the top and press Edit this page. I hope that you can see how what you did was going to happen to someone eventually and that it's not you having a habit to edit the wrong thing like you mentioned somewhere else that we were speaking. (and if you see a whole lot of mistakes like t instead of to, I did read back and try to fix them but I mustn't have seen them. The problem is that something is wrong with my keyboard and not every key I hit actually works) Biggest GTA Fan EverTalk 23:50, 8 December 2008 (UTC)
I always click the edit this page thing on the top of the page so that is not going to be a problem to me.But it's good to finally have that explained.But that thing about making bad edits was actually about me forgetting letters or misspelling external links,etc. Thanks.-HuangLee
GTA 5 Wishlist
Hi, Thanks for all that formatting help on the wishlist. I moved the ones that they put at the top because I KNOW that Gboyers was the first to wish and it should stay like that. Otherwise it's getting ALOT better thanks to you! If you want to help more, there is something else that needs doing, but it involves reading EVERY wish. You don't have to do this, I'm just saying, if you want to. Read the rules at the top (no silly/stupid/idiotic/explicit/racist don't repeat other people wishes and don't say good idea) as well as knowing our Wiki's general rules (eg. no swearing), and give it a huge cleanup. It needs it. I know you spend alot of time on the wishlist, so you care about it, whereas I've made ONE suggestion. I don't have much time at the moment to do that, but if you don't want to I will get around to it ASAP. Thanks again for the help before! Biggest GTA Fan EverTalk 07:42, 11 December 2008 (UTC)
I guess I'll try to clean it up a bit.I've been trying to clean up pages lately(Like correcting spelling) so I'll work around on that page.-HuangLee
The flag doesn't look so great. It's your userpage and your flag, so I'm asking before I do this. I think maybe crop the flag to just show the stars. The will be bigger, and all it's cutting out is a whole lot of red. Even just give it a shot, see how it looks. Anything can be reverted. Biggest GTA Fan EverTalk 03:32, 16 January 2009 (UTC)
- I have downloaded and cropped the flag. I don't know if it would work as good as I hope, but if you agree, I will give it a go. I think that right now, it's just a big red box with tiny little stars in the corner and it would look better if the stars were the main thing. Anyway, it's up to you! Biggest GTA Fan EverTalk 03:45, 16 January 2009 (UTC)
- It only looks that way because it's a small image. HuangLee 03:57, 16 January 2009 (UTC)
- I know that. What I'm saying is the stars could be bigger. it's up to you though! Biggest GTA Fan EverTalk 04:04, 16 January 2009 (UTC)
- It's not really a big deal.Not too many people will even use this template,so it doesn't really matter HuangLee 04:24, 16 January 2009 (UTC)
- I know that. What I'm saying is the stars could be bigger. it's up to you though! Biggest GTA Fan EverTalk 04:04, 16 January 2009 (UTC)
I think the image isn't the big deal.I say it's more of what it says.I don't want to nitpick but what I think it should say something like "this user is proud to be a Chinese American. HuangLee 04:41, 16 January 2009 (UTC)
- Done! I was going to do that before anyway! Biggest GTA Fan EverTalk 04:48, 16 January 2009 (UTC)
Good! HuangLee 05:10, 16 January 2009 (UTC)
Reverting Edits
If you have an issue with a member of staff, feel free to let me know in a new message on my talk page. If you wish to do it in private, you can drop me an email. If you wish to discuss our [GTA Wiki:Cleanup|cleanup policy]], you can do so on the talk page there. However, please keep that discussion on-topic about the videos. Gboyers talk 01:39, 28 January 2009 (UTC)
- I don't really have much of a problem with him.I saw someone mentioned reverting edits so that's why I put that there. HuangLee 01:43, 28 January 2009 (UTC)
Fair enough, but "Frankly I'm just tired of A-Dust reverting,like,everyone's edits. It's annoying and Wikipedia Like.Wikpedia's users are rather racist about their edits. Free encyclopedia my--Nevermind." is not relevant to the discussion, and its a bit rude unless you're making a complaint, joining a reversion discussion, or speaking with A-Dust directly about your differences in opinion. If you honestly think it's a problem, then we'll talk about it and agree a compromise - thats absolutely fine, and that's what we do here (unlike Wikipedia). If it isn't a problem, leave it out of other important discussions. Thanks - Gboyers talk 01:57, 28 January 2009 (UTC)
Mr Lee
Hey there Huang. Remember me? Fat Man Spoon 18:53, 26 June 2009 (UTC)
Yes.Yes I do.You were that guy who spooned the Fat Man (Launcher)! HuangLee 21:57, 14 August 2009 (UTC)
Hey Huang....
You still lookin' for that SAW wiki? http://sawfilms.wikia.com/wiki/Main_Page
Oh!Thanks for the tidbit. HuangLee 01:55, December 8, 2009 (UTC)
New GTW
Hi Huang, if you ever decide to return to GTW (such as after the release of GTA 5?), please ensure to visit GrandTheftWiki.com rather than this Wikia counterpart. You will need to create a new account over there though (but it can have the same name)... For more information on why we moved, see Grand Theft Wiki:Move from Wikia and Oasis. If you reply to this message, please note that if you reply here, I will NOT see it, Please reply at my talk page on the new wiki (and yes, I changed my username there), you'll need to create an account and sign in to post though. Thanks! Biggest GTA Fan EverTalk 00:28, November 5, 2010 (UTC)


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Governor says it would be better to get rid of same-day voter registration
Gov. Scott Walker said he thinks that it would "much better" if Wisconsin did not have same-day voter registration.
Walker made the comments during a speech Friday night in California.
Walker's spokesman Cullen Werwie had nothing to add Monday to what Walker said.
Walker said in the speech, "It would be much better if registration was done in advance of Election Day, easier for our clerks to handle that."
Incoming Republican Assembly Speaker Robin Vos has supported doing away with same-day voter registration in the past and sponsored a bill to do that when Democrat Jim Doyle was governor.
Vos said Monday he was open to the idea, but he did not know of anyone who planned to propose it and he had not spoken with Walker about it.
The Democratic Party of Wisconsin released a statement saying, "... because Republicans learned a long time ago that when more people vote, Democrats win. They've erected barrier after barrier to keep people from participating, and this is just the next step in the process."


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I got a call last month from local tattoo artist, EGO. He mentioned that he saw a picture of my Scarecrow design tattooed on somebody's arm. I had to see this for myself. The pic was in last month's issue of Tattoo Energy, #61. I finally tracked down the issue, and sure enough, there it was. Someone in Budapest, Hungary, has my Scarecrow on their arm. Crazy! The ink was done by Zsolt Sarkozi at dark Art Tattoo. The colors are a bit changed up. You can see the original piece here.
I thought I'd post a page from the sketchbook I did for that OZ show. In the sketchbook, I also included a passage from the original Oz story that I came across, while doing research for the show. This scene is one of my favorites, because it makes out the Scarecrow to be a bit of a bad ass. It describes him , in detail, protecting the group from a murder of crows. He stands in a Jesus Christ type pose, waiting for the crows to swoop in, and then starts to violently rip their heads off. Love it! That's a scene I want to see on the big screen.
Anyway, that's all I got for now. I've heard rumors of a bus driver in Seattle, that has the Lion design I did on his forearm. If he, or anyone else comes across it, send me a pic if you can. I'd love to see it.


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Calendar of Events for 2011 – 2012
The Diversity center has an array of events scheduled through the year. Click below for the list of events. Be sure to keep checking back as the list is updated weekly.
To view the video production of the UIS Unsung Herstory, please click on the link below.
check this page out to see the video
Black History Month Calendar of events for 2012
THROUGH THE MONTH OF FEBRUARY – EVERY FRIDAY – MOVIE AFTERNOON – TIME TO CELEBRATE AND REFLECT. Showtime starts at 1pm. Come hang out in the Diversity Center, SLB 22 enjoy some popcorn and drinks.
Thurs. Feb. 2 – Corey D. B. Walker, Brookens Aud. 7pm, followed by Reception and book signing. Dr. Walker is author, "A Noble Fight: African American Freemasonry and the Struggle for Democracy in America", A Noble Fight examines the metaphors and meaning behind the African American appropriation of the culture, ritual, and institution of freemasonry in navigating the contested domain of American democracy. Dr. Walker is an Associate Professor and Chair of the Dept. of Africana Studies, Brown University.
Fri. Feb. 10 – Taste of the Motherland, 7 – 9pm, SLB Gym – Food, Dance, Stories, and Fellowship. Sponsored by African Student Association.
Sun. Feb. 12 – "The Heart of A Collegiate Man" Valentines day event. Noon-4pm- Diversity Center; Food, Games and Couples/Friendship Therapy. A nice event to attend prior to V-Day on the Illinois Springfield campus. Have a fun with your partner and allow them to show that CHIVALRY isn't DEAD
Wed. Feb. 15
"Are We Colored Struck?", 9:30pm, LRH Great Room. Its an event targeted toward breaking the barrier between light skinned and dark skinned. There are many stereotypes and prejudice when it comes to the thoughts of men and women. Open up and speak on it.
Dr. Isatou Touray, 7pm, Brookens Aud. The Controversies of Female Genital Mutilation, Dr. Touray is a women's rights activist and the Executive Director and Senior Consultant for The Gambia Committee on Traditional Practices Affecting the Health of Women and Children (GAMCOTRAP). Founded in 1984 GAMCOTRAP is the leading women's rights NGO in the
Gambia working tirelessly in the area of sexual and reproductive health and rights of women and children. ECCE Speaker
Thurs. Feb.16 – 14th Annual Springfield Collegiate Career Fair – 11:00am – 2:00pm,TRAC – sponsored by the Career Development Center. Representatives from approximately 100 area employers are expected to be on hand. Business-casual attire is required, and participants should bring copies of their resumes to the fair
Fri. Feb. 17 – 2nd Annual Know Your Heritage Bowl – 7 – 10 pm, Brookens Aud. Trivia event to test the aptitude of some of our students on campus about historical events and individuals in America. Sponsor: Black Male Collegiate Society
Sun. Feb. 19
Fernando Jones to Present History of the Blues, Illinois State Museum, 2 – 4pm, FREE, Fernando Jones, self taught musician, My Band.
Black History Month Showcase of Gospel Music, 5 – 7pm, Brookens Auditorium, Join as we take you through the history of gospel music! Special performance by Voices in Praise Gospel Choir.
Wed. Feb. 22 – National Recreational Sports & Fitness Day. This day was established to focus on the positive benefits of recreational sports. It represents the founding day of NIRSA. 1950, Dr. William Wasson organized twenty African-American men and women intramural directors from eleven historically Black Colleges
Thurs. Feb. 23
LGBTQ Tea, "Identities in the Harlem Renaissance – focus on Langston Hughes" 4 – 6pm SLB 22
Springfield and Central Illinois African American History Museum Grand Opening, 5 – 7:30pm – 521 East Washington St. Springfield. The museum will offer programs, including presentations on the Underground Railroad and the history of blacks in the Civil War
Fri. Feb. 24 – Thomas Armstrong – "Bridging the Generations: A Foot Soldier for Civil Rights" 7pm Born in Silver Creek, Mississippi, Armstrong was 14 in 1955 – the same year another African-American 14 year old, Emmett Till, was kidnapped, tortured, and killed in Mississippi for whistling at a white women. Three years later, as a student at Tougaloo College, Armstrong got involved with civil rights work. He organized black Missippians to register to vote, despite threats on his life. And in 1961 he and three other Tougaloo students took part in the Freedom Rides, a campaign to integrate interstate buses. Though they were arrested in a whites-only waiting room before they could even board their
Trailways bus to New Orleans, the so-called Tougaloo Four inspired dozens of others to make the dangerous trips. His book, "Autobiography of a Freedom Rider: My Life as a Foot Soldier for Civil Rights", ECCE speaker series. Program presented by Black Male Collegiate Society, Kinky and Curly and the Diversity Center.
Sat. Feb. 25
Faith Temple AME Church (901 South 23rd Street) Presents their Annual Black History
Month Breakfast,10 AM. Guest Speaker Dr. Clarice Ford. Donation: $10
One In a Million Presents their Annual Black History Month Ball. Northfield Inn (3280 Northfield Drive)
6:00-11:00 PM. Vendors open at 6 pm. Ticket price $25.00. Purchase tickets in advance by emailing Doris Williams at firstname.lastname@example.com or you may get them at the door.
Black Male Collegiate Society – First Annual Black Male Conference, PAC, 10 – 6pm – Summit of students from around central illinois college. Guest Speaker: Christopher "Play" Martin, Brookens Aud. 4 – 5:30pm
Wed. Feb. 29 – 5th Annual Women's Herstory – PAC Restaurant, 11:30 – 1pm. FREE luncheon but you must register at www.uis.edu/diversitycenter. Meet some of UIS very own unsung heroines. Through their stories, learn about how their past, education, culture, environment and social issues has helped them achieve who they are today and the lives of
women throughout the world. Special Guest Speakers: Dr. Susan Koch, UIS Chancellor, Dr. Heather Dell, Associate Professor & Chair, Women and Gender Studies and Dr. Tiffani Saunders, Instructor, Department of Sociology/Anthropology.
Cram-a-thon, Monday and Tuesday, Dec. 12 and 13 from 9pm to 1am, Divesity Center Lounge
Autumns Child, Thursday, November 3, 2011, 9 – 10:30 pm, Brookens Auditorium
Day of Dialogue with Carlos Ojeda, Thursday, September 15, 2011, 5 – 6:30 p.m, PAC Restaurant
Not In Our Town, Premier Viewing, Wednesday, September 14, 2011, 7 – 9pm, Brookens Auditorum
Open House, August 25, 2011
Calendar of Events for 2010 – 2011
Additional Programs Available at the Diversity Center:
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Word of warning, If you have sky multiroom you can only watch bt sport on one telly. Anyone else noticed this?
but it asks for silverlight which the telly browser doesn't support.
do not like the score and time at the bottom left of the screen, it just seems wrong and in the way.
Came to this thread a bit late, but from what I've read, the real relationship trouble is not between you and your girl, but between you and a small box of Tampax. You obviously need something more substantial in your life like a huge Costco sized box of jam rags, seeing as you're such a massive fucking quim
Yeah, just watching Napoli now online and that is really annoying me. Why would you put it on the pitch like that instead of at the top? Just seems like a change for the sake of it to try to look different.
Pyro is IN
I like hearing from Hargreaves although I cant place his accent to anywhere hes from. The other pundits & ex player commentators are just as dull from BBC & ESPN days.
I like hearing from Hargreaves although I cant place his accent to anywhere hes from. The other pundits & ex player commentators are just as dull from BBC & ESPN days.
Their coverage of the European leagues looks like it will be a notch above what ESPN offered. Looking at their schedule, they'll have quite a few more games on show, than what ESPN had.They've already started of with a good in-depth preview of the new Bundesliga season. Paul Dempsey looks like he'll be part of the BT team too - one of the better presenters out there.
Don't know why they don't have James Richardson as the face of the premier league coverage.Best broadcaster I've seen, love his understated anti hyperbole approach that would really make BT distinct from Sky.In stead they chose Jake Humphrey, who i would not trust with my girlfriend, sure, he would play all nice, but, one day, he will betray you.
James Richardson's their main European leagues presenter by the looks of it.
I'm with Virgin, took out the XL package pretty much solely to get ESPN. Now I find that is gone, still don't know if I can get BT Sport, and how much it may be. Very frustrating. Think I might phone them later and moan a bit.
Oh dear, it looks like The King isn't very impressed with them ...........Kenneth Dalglish @kennethdalglish 1mI have hung up now. Fed up hearing that they are very busy. Thanks for the info.Kenneth Dalglish @kennethdalglish 9mAnyone know how to get an answer on the phone from bt sport. Hope their match coverage is better than their answer service. Only been an 1hr
I signed up online. Why would anyone phone BT?
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We hope the information posted here is helpful, especially if you are attempting to navigate the difficult and sometimes confusing and insensitive criminal justice system in Arizona. Arizona has one of the harshest criminal codes in the USA and our state prison system is rife with problems: lack of adequate or effective medical care, including for referrals to outside specialists; gangs who harm or extort inmates or their families; cruel or negligent treatment of the mentally ill; overuse of solitary confinement cell; rule-breaking by prison guards; lack of cohesive rehabilitation programming; unfair discplinary system; ineffective grievance system, among many other issues. Arizona is the only state where visitors are charged a fee when applying for visitation at the state prisons, and none of the fee is used for visitation purposes. Arizona prisons also have the largest population of protective custody inmates, which implies that the system is becoming more dangerous for inmates. Security procedures employed at the prisons are often just for "show" and are meaningless in providing actual security. Only in 2016, after inmate litigation, has the Arizona Dept. of Corrections attempted to integrate its housing units and job offerings. Middle Ground Prison Reform has been in continuous operation since 1983 and we are the only agency or organization in Arizona whose sole purpose is to provide "watchdog" services over prisons and jails in our state. Donna Leone Hamm, Director, has been appointed to the DOC Director's Stakeholder Committee, as mandated by Gov. Ducey, to advise the Department on various constituent issues or concerns.
We support genuine efforts at rehabilitation of criminal offenders, which, in turn, fully restores them to our communities, promotes family stability, authentic long-term public safety, and reduces the numbers of crime victims in our society. We engage in efforts to hold government agencies and their agents accountable for the tax dollars used to support prisons, jails, and other criminal justice activities. We perform this work via public education, legislative advocacy, litigation, and referral to existing social services. We serve as a clearinghouse for relevant information affecting the incarcerated and their supporters.
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Note: Middle Ground is non-profit organization which addresses prison and jail issues of concern to prisoners and their supporters. We are not a law firm and do not practice law. We are also not a direct social service delivery agency. Therefore, we do not provide or locate jobs, tools, clothing, educational loans, housing assistance or rentals, financial assistance or any other direct social services. See our referrals to such agencies on the Menu item called "Ex Offender Information" page (left column). We don't provide free attorneys to assist with criminal appeals or civil rights, personal injury or other types of litigation James or Donna Hamm can be retained privately by attorneys or litigants for such work as expert witness, mitigation or alternative presentence reports, appeals, PCR's, etc. , or for educational consulting about prison or jail policies, practices, contacts, resources, etc. OUR OFFICES DO NOT ACCEPT WALK IN VISITORS: PLEASE CALL FOR A SCHEDULED APPOINTMENT.
THIS IS OUR POLICY ON ANSWERING SNAIL-MAIL: Presently, there are more than 40,000 people incarcerated in the state's prison system. In addition, about 10,000 people are incarcerated in the Maricopa County Jail at any given time. On average, we receive about 300 letters and/or post cards each month. Many of the letters contain lengthy correspondence on a variety of issues. We are sorry to say that we are unable to personally respond to each piece of mail. We simply don't have the staff, volunteers or budget to do so. We do try to read the mail so that we can stay abreast of what is happening that is of concern to prisoners, but it is impossible to answer each individual letter or package sent to us. We regret the inability to do so. In addition, by law we are not responsible for unsolicited mail. No one should send original documents or sole copies of any document. Stamps are welcome and will enhance, but not guarantee, a reply. We do not publish a hard copy newsletter. Instead, we encourage visitors to this site to download and send copies of pertinent information to prisoners. Please review mail regulations/policy before doing so and advise us in detail if you have difficulties getting web site materials into the prison units. AGAIN, WE ARE NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR UNSOLICITED MAIL OR ANY DOCUMENTS THAT ARE SENT TO US. WE WILL NOT BE ABLE TO RETURN THEM UNLESS FULL RETURN POSTAGE IS SENT WITH THE DOCUMENTS. PLEASE DO NOT SEND ORIGINAL DOCUMENTS OR THE ONLY COPY OF AN IMPORTANT DOCUMENT!
UNFORTUNATELY, MANY ATTORNEYS ARE UNETHICAL AND WILL ACCEPT MONEY FROM CLIENTS FOR CRIMINAL LEGAL WORK THAT HAS ZERO CHANCE OF SUCCESS IN ANY COURT. MANY ATTORNEYS WILL NOT OFFER A WRITTEN FEE AGREEMENT -- YOU MUST SPECIFICALLY ASK FOR IT YOURSELF -- SO THAT IF THEY USE UP THE ENTIRE FEE YOU HAVE ALREADY PAID THEM, YOU WON'T EVEN KNOW AT WHAT HOURLY RATE THEY HAVE CHARGED YOU FOR THEIR SERVICES THUS FAR. MANY ATTORNEYS WILL MAKE PROMISES THEY KNOW THEY CANNOT KEEP ("Just write me a check and I'll get your son out of prison within 6 months . . .") BUT IF YOU DON'T GET THE PROMISE IN WRITING, THEY WILL LATER DENY THEY EVER SAID IT. MANY ATTORNEYS WORKING WITH CRIMINAL DEFENDANTS WILL TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE VULNERABLE AND NEEDY PERIOD OF YOUR LIFE AND WILL CHARGE FEES FOR WORK THAT SHOULD NEVER COST AS MUCH AS THEY CHARGE. SEE OUR SUGGESTIONS BELOW:
Prior to your first consultation appointment, visit the State Bar of Arizona web site and click on "Working with an Attorney, " to determine if the attorney you are meeting with has any past serious disciplinary information posted. Depending upon the nature of the discipline, you can use your own judgment about whether you wish to proceed to retain this attorney. Feel free to ask him or her questions about the disciplinary action and what steps the attorney has taken to insure that the infraction or conduct will not occur in the future. If the attorney refuses to discuss these matters with you, especially since the information is posted as a public record, you need to decide if this is someone you want to trust with your own legal problems or needs.
The Arizona Bar information, however, will give you only minimal information about a disciplinary action; no details about what the lawyer did to result in the discipline will e revealed. To obtain the full details of any lawyer's behavior which led to disciplinary action, you must visit the Arizona Supreme Court web site or contact the State Bar. Only the Supreme Court can impose discipline; the State Bar can only recommend it.
The State Bar publishes suggested questions for someone to ask when a person is preparing to retain an attorney. Those questions are listed on their web site, also under the tab, "Working With An Attorney." However, the Bar's suggested questions are not very probing, seem rather superficial, and clearly do not provide sufficient, detailed information, especially when one considers that hiring an attorney -- especially for a criminal matter -- often means placing a second mortgage on a house, dipping into retirement accounts or life savings; etc. We suggest, when hiring a criminal defense attorney, that you add to the State Bar's suggested questions by asking:
1. Have you ever been the subject of a state bar or supreme court disciplinary action of any type? In Arizona? In any other state or jurisdiction in which you've practiced?
2. If so, what was it and where can I read about it? Will you give me a copy of the final decision?
3. What complaint is most often made about you or your firm from your clients?4. What have you done (or are you doing) to resolve those concerns?
5. Can I receive a hard copy of all the records on my case each time you file something with the court, or communicate with the state? If not, why not? If so,
will I be charged for those copies? How much per page?
6. Can I give you a direct order that I don't wish to waive my presence at any court appearances, no matter how minor they seem to you, on my case? If not, why not? For what types of hearings would you ordinarily waive an appearance of your client? Or, another way of addressing the same issue is:
7. If I tell you now, before I hire you, that I want to be included in all in camera conferences in the judge's chambers which involve my case, will you agree to insure that I am present for such conferences? If not, why not?
8. If you or your family are told (prior to retaining the attorney) that he/she can get the client out of (jail/prison) within a specific amount of time, ask: Will you put that guarantee in writing with an agreement to refund my fee in full if you do not succeed? If not, why not? Have I misunderstood something you said?
9. If I am convicted of (these) charges, at what point will you file a Notice of Withdrawal as my attorney of record? Before filing the Notice of Appeal/PCR? If so, who will file the Notices which involve time-dated deadlines?
10. If I am convicted of (these) charges (or agree to a plea agreement), will you insure that I have at least 48 hours to review the entire PSR (Pre sentence Investigation Report) prior to the sentencing hearing, so that I can insure that it is complete and accurate? If I find significant errors, will you assure me that these errors will be incorporated into a Revised/Amended PSR which will be attached by court order to the original PSR, so that the Department of Corrections will have both the original and the corrected version for its files?
11. Will you put the above agreements/provisions in your Fee Agreement/Contract? If not, why not?
12. When clients compliment you on your representation, what types of comments do they make?
13. Can I or my family tape record meetings with you to insure that we correctly remember the contents of our conversations? If not, why not? Do you object to my taking otes on our conversations?
14. Are you familiar with A.R.S. 13-603 (L)? Please explain it to me. (Note: This is a statute which allows the defense attorney -- at the time of sentencing only -- to request that the sentencing judge issue an Order which permits the defendant to apply to the Board of Executive Clemency for a sentence reduction IF, AND ONLY IF, THE JUDGE BELIEVES THAT THE SENTENCE TO BE IMPOSED IS 'CLEARLY EXCESSIVE.' This statute would not apply, for example, to someone who is sentenced to the super-mitigated term of imprisonment, etc.) If a criminal defense attorney indicates that he/she is not familiar with ARS 13-603 (L), think carefully about hiring that individual. It would mean that the person really doesn't extend himself for his clients and isn't up-to-date on all factors which affect a client's sentencing hearing.
15. Will you be the person working on my case, or will the case be assigned to an associate attorney who works in your office? How much work can I expect YOU to perform on the case? Who will appear in court on the case -- you or your associate?
NOTE: As explained on the state bar and other web sites, astate bar or supreme court disciplinary action is different from a state bar complaint. Anyone can file a complaint against an attorney, and many do. Many complaints are simply unfounded or are filed by a disgruntled client. An actual disciplinary action (which can result in anything from an informal reprimand all the way up to complete disbarment) means that the original complaint was found to have merit and that action was ultimately taken against the lawyer to impose consequences of some type for that behavior. From start to finish, especially in a claim that has merit, the process of disciplining a licensed attorney is long and slow.
Is it advisable to be wary of or refuse to hire an attorney who has been previously disciplined while serving as an officer of the court in a position of the highest trust? Only you and your family can be the judge. Remember, ask questions and get all agreements in writing -- especially if the attorney promises a particular outcome to your case. Read every word of every document before signing it. A Fee Agreement is a legal contract, just as a Plea Agreement is a legal contract.
If you decide you are not pleased with the services of an attorney you have already hired, you can fire him. Call him by telephone, but ALSO put the information in WRITING and send it by certified mail to the attorney. Tell him on the telephone and in writing to cease working on your case immediately and to submit to you an itemized account of all fees he has expended (against the retainer or fee you have already paid). You should expect to receive such accounting within 30 days. Ask for all records of the case to be returned to you (arrange to pick them up in person, if possible). If you feel that the attorney has charged you far too much money and has not been able to account for it by demonstrating actual work on your case, you can file a complaint with the State Bar "Fee Arbitration" section. Even if the Fee Agreement that you signed with an attorney states that your retainer is for a "flat rate" fee, your fee or a portion of it is still refundable if you take the right steps. READ YOUR FEE AGREEMENT. The process of obtaining a refund from an uncooperative attorney will not move quickly, so don't count on return of any funds from one attorney before you can hire another, but sometimes the Bar does order the attorney to refund portions of fees that are considered to be excessive when compared with the amount of work performed. Contact the State Bar of Arizona for forms that allow the fee arbitration process to begin.
DON'T BE PRESSURED BY THE ARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS OR BY THEIR PRIVATELY CONTRACTED HEALTH CARE PROVIDER TO PURCHASE RECORDS THAT YOU DON'T REALLY WANT OR NEED! Due to medical information/records privacy laws, in order to obtain medical or psychological records for an inmate (whether you are a family member, an attorney, or other), you must first obtain a signed and witnessed "Medical Information Release Authorization Form" from the inmate. The inmate him/herself can obtain the form from the Medical Dept. at the prison, fill it out and send it to you or, for attorneys, you can use your own form which the Department must recognize. A regular "Power of Attorney" form isn't recognized by the Department as adequate to provide access to medical records.
After the inmate signs the original of the form and sends it to you, a COPY of it (keep the original) is forwarded to the Medical Provider. At this point, the provider will count ALL the pages in the entire inmate's record and send you an invoice for each page, at $.50/page. Don't pay it unless you want the entire record. If, instead, you wish to examine the files and pick certain pages for a specific time frame or illness, you are permitted to do so even though they will not generally inform you of this! They make you jump through several obstacles to personally examine records, not the least of which is the current requirement that you personally examine the records at some inconvenient physical location, so it requires stamina, patience and time.
For inmates who have been incarcerated for years or who have serious medical problems, the medical/psychological files might be extremely voluminous. Therefore, paying for all of the records might run into the hundreds of dollars. You don't have to pay this charge unless you truly desire all of the records. It is a way for the Provider to: (1) be lazy, so that they don't have to deal with the inconvenience of a personal visitor who will sit in one of their offices as they examine a file; (2) make money from family, friends or attorneys for inmates (who pass along the cost of the records to their clients).
We have also discovered other problems when obtaining authorized medical/psychological records from the ADOC. Be sure to insist that they collect/obtain records from all of their scattered files -- Institutional, Master Record, Medical/Mental Health, Hospital and all other files. Also, when you examine the files (either in person or after you pay for all of them before seeing any of them), be sure to confirm that the records are up-to-date. Our experience is that even when personally examining medical files, the latest entries are sometimes several months old at the time of examination. What this really means is that the medical provider is maintaining yet another file on this particular inmate's medical record that they have not shared with the requesting party OR that their records on the inmate are not up-to-date!.
Finally, we have become aware of cases where an inmate has duly authorized a family member to examine and/or purchase copies of his medical/psychological file and -- although the paperwork has been filled out completely and properly -- the DOC staff or someone from the provider will inform the inmate that "no one can look at your file." This is false and should be challenged.
If anyone has difficulty obtaining or examining medical/psychological files -- after obtaining the required authorization forms -- please let us know. A "Power of Attorney" is NOT the same as a Medical Information Release Authorization Form.
Can't locate a prisoner or need to know his/her address in an Arizona prison?
First, visit the Arizona Department of Corrections websit at www.azcorrections.gov and check to see if the prisoner you are searching for is in their Inmate Datasearch. A general location, such as "Eyman," may be listed for his location, or there might be more specific information, such as "Cook" (unit). In any case, you would then go to "Prison Complexes" and either use the general/overall address for inmates who live at a particular complex, or the Post Office Box for the particular unit of a named complex. If that doesn't work, unless you are a victim of a crime, you must call Constituent Services at the Arizona Department of Corrections at: (602) 364-3945 or, toll-free at 866-333-2039.
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The Balanced Approach
In Arizona, we spend millions of tax dollars on our prison system and jail system. We must ensure that those dollars are being spent wisely, effectively and carefully. We must define long-term public safety in such a way that it incorporates concern for the treatment received by offenders while incarcerated and the impact their treatment will have on their behavior once they are released into the community. Long-term public safety MUST be the goal of any authentic correctional system.
Middle Ground recognizes that certain individuals are a danger to the citizens of Arizona and that vigilant incarceration is a primary concern for these offenders. We also recognize the necessity of:
-Identifying those offenders who sincerely wish to become productive, contributing citizens, and;
-Assisting them with vigorous efforts to correct themselves while serving their sentence.
Once incarcerated, every effort must be made to appropriately classify those who wish to correct themselves from those who refuse to change. Ethical, thoughtful, and professional programs must be offered, and humane treatment provided for ALL criminal offenders. It is both reasonable and prudent (in society's best interest) to foster the integration of corrected offenders into our community. This can only be accomplished by providing realistic opportunities for academic and vocational development, and for personal renewal in psychological and spiritual realms during the time of incarceration.
Prisons consist of large aggregations of people with serious social and/or psychological problems. The staff are often composed of large aggregations of people who are either indifferent or -- in far too many cases -- opposed to the idea of positive change. Many so-called "correctional" staff simply do not believe that people can change. This leads to lip service and false impressions regarding alleged programs of "rehabilitation."
There are many issues which need to be addressed in the prison reform arena. Below is a list of some issues, but clearly is not exhaustive:
· the philosophy of prison "for" punishment, rather than "as" punishment
· brutality imposed on inmates by other inmates, and by staff on inmates
· the inhumanity of prison rules, policies, regulations, practices and day-to-day
· institutional indifference to an authentic correctional plan of action
· the treatment of the mentally ill and those with serious medical issues, including
especially the lack of treatment for those with Hep C, TB and AIDS
· sexual harassment of female prisoners and sexual violence in general
· the lack of training in marketable job skills for prisoners
· the serious lack of release planning (and follow through by the DOC) and its consequences for recidivism
· the almost insurmountable obstacles faced by released offenders when they seek
jobs, housing, family reunification, restoration of rights, and general acceptance into the community
issues involving protective segregation of vulnerable prisoners
· gang violence and management
· staff training/professionalism/screening/recruitment
· the lack of commitment to or opportunity for meaningful post-secondary education
· the use of "super-max" (gulag-type) security units, and the consequences thereof
Middle Ground Prison Reform is dedicated to public education, legislative advocacy and litigation, when necessary, to protect and define the rights and responsibilities of prison and jail inmates and their loved ones. We believe in a middle-of-the-road approach to solving problems and challenges, rather than one which supports the extreme of any position.
Note: Middle Ground does not perform legal work, nor do we provide attorneys to represent clients or classes of clients in lawsuits, provide legal advice on any issue or represent clients before any judicial or administrative body. We are an activist organization (as in above paragraph). If you desire referral to an attorney, expert witness, mitigation specialist, or a person who prepares alternative pre sentence investigation reports, please call us at 480 966-8116. Also, see the section called "Individualized Advocacy" on this web site.
COPIES OF MATERIALS OR INFORMATION FROM THE ACTUAL DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS WEB SITE ARE PERMITTED, INCLUDING COPIES OF POLICIES, REPORTS, ETC. WITH THE EXCEPTION OF INMATE DATABASE INFORMATION LISTING THE INMATE'S CRIME, DISCIPLINARY, CLASSIFICATION, PAROLE ACTION AND OTHER CATEGORIES. Questions? Call us (480) 966-8116
If you'd like to view the eulogy for Marcia Powell, who was killed at the Perryville Prison on May 19, 2009, when prison guards placed her in an outdoor cage in the hot sun for a minimum of four (4) hours without shade or water, and without checking on her welfare, presented by Middle Ground's Director, Donna Hamm, CLICK HERE. If you would like to view the letter we wrote to Gov. Jan Brewer (which was copied to the FBI and to the U.S. Dept. of Justice), asking for an independent criminal investigation of Marcia Powell's death, CLICK HERE. If you wish to read our May 14, 2010 letter to County Attorney (Acting) Richard Romley, urging prosecution for the prison employees who killed Marcia Powell, CLICK HERE. As a result of a decision made by the Maricopa County Attorney, no criminal charges were filed against any prison employee over Marcia's brutal death in prison at the hands of DOC employees.
On September 23, 2009, the Department of Corrections released a 3,000+ page report on their investigation into the death of Marcia Powell. It is gruesome reading. Some of the details include:
1. Before Marcia was placed in the outdoor cage, she had passed out in her cell. She told staff she was suicidal. The Sgt. who saw Marcia lose consciousness never reported the incident to supervisors, despite the fact that Marcia said she was having trouble breathing.
2. During the investigation, at least 20 inmates told investigators that Marcia was continuously requesting water, but it was denied. All the guards who were interviewed said she was given water. Staff are obviously willing to lie in a death investigation to "cover" for each other.
3. Marcia was taking psychotropic medications at the time (prescribed) which made her particularly sensitive to the heat, but no medical personnel conveyed that fact to prison guards.
4. After more than 2 hours (which was the maximum time allowed in the outdoor cage per policy), Marcia requested to be taken back to her indoor cell. The request was denied.
5. Marcia requested to use a restroom. The request was denied. She defecated in the cage. Twice. A guard discovered that she had soiled herself and left her right where she was. Medical personnel would later discover feces underneath her fingernails and all over her back.
6. The psych unit to which Marcia was awaiting transport should have accepted her hours before she died, but a series of "miscommunications" prevented her from being taken in. Guards who were near the end of their shift did not want to begin the lengthy paperwork process required for a transfer, so they left the job for the next shift, which meant that Marcia was left in the cage for longer and longer amounts of time.
7. No logs, as required by existing-at-the-time DOC policy, were kept on Marcia's time in the outdoor cage. No one has been able to determine how long she was actually in the cage. The DOC has claimed that is was about 3.5 hours. It could have been much more and, according to some inmates who wrote to Middle Ground, is was much longer than 4 hours.
8. Thermometers recorded Marcia's core body temperature at 108 degrees, but the temp could have been higher; the thermometers topped out at 108.
Our comments: Reading about the "emerging details" contained in the DOC's 3,000 page investigative report on Marcia Powell's death is sickening. Anyone with an iota of compassion for one's fellow man cannot help but be mortified to think about the horror of Marcia's final hours and minutes. The actions of the DOC personnel go beyond cruel; they are barbaric. One expects to read about this sort of thing in a Third-World country. The number of people involved, the types of unprofessional conduct (euphemistically referred to by the DOC as "miscommunications"), and the seriousness of the actions taken or not taken lead inescapably to one conclusion: namely, that Marcia Powell's death at Perryville was the tip of an iceberg that reveals a much larger and more endemic problem at the Perryville Complex (and perhaps throughout the DOC). The 3,000 page report is an indictment of the Perryville corrections personnel on virtually every level, and clearly bespeaks not only a lack of staff training, but an extraordinarily serious problem with supervision. There was obviously no belief whatsoever by numerous personnel that anyone had any duty to follow policy and procedure, or to actually care for the inmates in their care and custody.
The title of the 3,000 page investigative report should be, "BACKYARD BULLIES ON THE ARIZONA STATE PAYROLL."
To read Middle Ground's letter to the Governor, dated and sent September 24, 2009,CLICK HERE.


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Anyway, in the movie he rather had an unfortunate ending and I thought he didn't deserve such fate. So I decided to write him a fanfic where he has a more umm... Extended and colorful life. What do I mean by that? Create him a girlfriend of course! Hahaha! ^^
I already figured out most of the story line but I'm just too lazy to write it all down. No worries I'll get on it... Eventually. ^^ But what I do have is the profile of the human girl that would change his heart about hating mankind.
Her name is Sarah Madison, a mysterious human girl with the ability to cast spells and create magical potions; a talent she acquired from her apprenticeship with an ancient and powerful sorcerer. She also has a pet toothfairy named Chomps and a black nemean lion named Lyra.
But what's really special about her is that she's immortal... Cursed to walk upon the earth forever after she traded her mortality for her beloved brother's life. Of course, there's a rather dark back story to that but for now I have this sketches of her...


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The Academy of
Management Annual Meeting program has two major components: the Professional
Development Workshop (PDW) Program held on Friday and Saturday and
the Scholarly Program, scheduled from Sunday through Tuesday. The Scholarly
Program includes traditional paper sessions, symposia, discussion paper sessions,
and caucuses. The All-Academy Theme Program that consists
of both PDW and symposium sessions as well as the Teaching and Learning
Conference take place on Sunday during the Annual Meeting.
The entire program is comprised of:
• Submitters do not need to be members to submit a proposal to the Annual Meeting.
• If a proposal is accepted, participants must register to attend the Annual Meeting.
• All participants attending the Annual Meeting must be AOM Members and registered for the Annual Meeting.


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With the release of Dessa's A Badly Broken Code, all of the five MCs in the talent-rich Twin Cities rap collective Doomtree finally have solo albums under their belts. Dessa infuses the group's signature underground hip-hop with the lyrical prowess of a slam poet and the melodic ear of a torch singer, bringing a new voice to the testosterone-dominated world of rap. In addition to the usual Doomtree production, Dessa's debut features beats by Big Jess of Unknown Prophets, violin from Jessy Greene (who recently toured with Pink), and guest vocals by Lupe Fiasco collaborator Matthew Santos. The A.V. Club caught up with Dessa before her Feb. 26 show with P.O.S. at Red 7 to ask about the new album, the tour that brings her and her fellow Doomtree member to Austin, and collaborating with her crew.
The A.V. Club: You're out on a 40-city tour with P.O.S. Do you feel you can keep up with his non-stop schedule?
Dessa: If I had to do touring as hard as he did touring in 2009, I don't know how good I'd be. I'd have scoliosis and some kind of addiction to something. That's rough. He tours hard. He's had over 200 shows! I've done West Coast quite a few times, and then I've done some spot dates on the East Coast, but I've never done the butterfly route where you hit both coasts and go up to Canada. I'm excited.
AVC: What's it like doing shows in cities where you're not as well-established? Do audiences respond to quieter material?
D: I'm always shy about that, and I don't know why, because when I go to a concert and I see melancholy music, I'm always really moved. But I'm unlikely to throw my hand up and take my shirt off and scream. When people are in the experience of liking rowdy, aggressive music, you can really tell that they're liking it because they're flipping out, and someone who is really enjoying melancholy, slower music looks a lot like someone who is not enjoying slower, melancholy music. [Laughs.] It's just harder to tell the two apart. I've been really heartened after the set when people come up and say some nice things, that it really meant something to them. Generally the response has been good, particularly on the West Coast. Like I'm ready to drop my microphone: "Wow, you guys know the words!" I'm just stunned.
AVC: How long did it take you to record Code?
D: If you put it in hours, it'd be a reasonable amount of hours, but if you measure those in years it's an embarrassing amount of years, in part because of the neurotic re-recording. You know when you are at a perfume shop, and your nose gets exhausted so they hand you a little jar of coffee? Trying to be a performer and the producer at the same time is not a skill that comes effortlessly to me, because my ears exhaust themselves in the same way that your nose gets fried. So for me it really helps to have somebody good around to say, "That's the take, that sounds good" or, "That does not sound good."
AVC: You've put out an album under Doomtree's "bootleg" False Hopes series, and collaborated on Doomtree's group record and other members' solo work, but this is your first official solo album. How does it differ from the other work you've done?
D: On the first projects, on my first False Hopes, I was excited but terribly nervous. In subsequent projects, collaboratively, I think everybody kind of finds the spot where our styles comfortably overlap to make a collaborative project. I think I have a better idea of what I'd like to do as a lyricist [on Code]. The album itself is very varied, in that there's some tracks that are a cappella, kind of churchy songs, some tracks are rap bangers, and some songs are melancholy, kind of a torch vibe.
AVC: Collaborating in Doomtree, do you run into creative arguments, or does it tend to go smoothly?
D: It neither goes smoothly nor is it riddled with arguments. I think the producers are really good at collaborating effortlessly, but the rappers in Doomtree, because we're accustomed to having total artistic control, it's still a new and difficult process. It isn't difficult because we're fighting, but it's difficult because we don't know what we're doing sometimes. How do we make this song sound cohesive without me moving into your house for four days to try to get it done? I think that's the challenge that a lot of rappers have, because songwriting in rap music is so modular. You get your 16 [bars] and I get my 16, and we have a hook. … So for us, it's been laborious but not argumentative.
AVC: A Badly Broken Code will also be your first foray into starring in music videos. What was the experience of making the video for the song "Dixon's Girl" like for you?
D: I really lucked out, because Doomtree certainly does not have the budget to make a proper, professional, polished music video, and we lucked into some artists that were willing to give us that on an indie, shoestring budget. … The narrative had been about a woman that I met while traveling, and you don't meet very many female performers in the hip-hop scene. So, when you do, and you like them, it's an exciting, kind of kindred moment, because it's a few years in between each visit usually. The video is the first one that I've ever seen of myself; I was excited and embarrassed. I had underestimated the challenge of it. It's almost like when you see actors go from stage to film. Sometimes their performances are so nauseatingly hyperbolic. [Laughs.] I think initially my performance on playback revolted me, because I seemed so histrionic, so dramatic and over-the-top. I feel like I'm trying to project my feelings to an audience two feet away. I certainly don't need my eyebrows to go up to my hairline to express surprise. So, for me it was a re-education in nuance, which is what I love in lyricism.


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The first shot of Zagato's commemorative Ferrari 575 GTZ, a bespoke homage to Zagato Ferraris of the '50's and '60s, was released this week. The rebodied 575, which will be unveiled at the Villa D'Este Concours D'Elegance in Italy next week, is pictured with Yushiyuki Hayashi — the collector who commissioned the glorified hot rod. Despite looking like a shortened Scaglietti that's been strategically pumped up with helium, it's pretty sharp. Multimillion-dollar sharp? We'll see.
Zagato to Build Commemorative Ferrari 575 [internal]


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My sister sent me this recipe, which, if I can just get over the absolute yuck factor of how the dried cuttlefish looks, actually sounds reasonably good. And the web site it is from may be a life saver because my repertoire of Chinese cooking is rice and stir fry veggies.
Stir-fry Shredded Jicama with Dried Cuttlefish(Ju Hu Char)
Ju Hu Char is what we called in Hokkien dialect or literally translate to English as Stir-fry Shredded Cuttlefish .Ju hu Char is a typical Nyonya dish made with shredded jicama,carrot,dried cuttlefish,shitake mushroom and some sambal belacan. This dish usually eaten with wrapped boston lettuce leaves, as snack ,it's really light,sweet and refreshing. I recalled my mom must cook this special dish for ever festival when giving prayer on her prayer alter. I miss my mom cooking:( Well,when I was back in Malaysia last year,my mom gave me a portable hand slicer and shredder .This kitchen gadget is so useful and good to shred any vegetables or fruit. I would love to share my simple and yet delicious Ju Hu Char with you..
1 large jicama (sengkung or white turnip ) peel and shredder,about 2 lb
1 large carrot ,peel and shredder (soak in cold water after shredder to remove the color)
6 pieces dried cuttlefish (wash, shredder or chopped) I can't find the ready shredder dried cuttlefish
1/2 cup shelled off clam
1/4 fried anchovies
1 tbsp salt
1 tbsp ground white pepper
4 cloves fresh garlic (peel and chopped)
1 tbsp oil
1 head romaine lettuce (wash and drain)
sambal olek on side *optional*
1: Peel,shred and wash jicama,carrot and cuttlefish, sieve ,then set aside. Heat wok or skillet at medium high heat with oil ,add in anchovies and dried shredder cuttlefish,fry until fragrant,then dish out on a plate.
2:Add in some oil and chopped garlic into the wok,fry for 30 second,then add in shelled off clam, shredder jicama and carrot.Keep stirring for 2 minutes then add in salt and white ground pepper.Stir-fry until all well combine.
3: Check the seasoning,then dish out,set aside. To wrap with lettuce use 2 tbsp or more ,then drizzling with some sambal olek or spicy sauce ,fold the lettuce then serve .


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Monday, October 24, 2011
EEK...USTAMP Knockout Punches
EEK! USTAMP with Dawn and Friends Knockout Punches is AMAZING! You don't want to miss all the top pound for pound UNDISPUTED Stampions...
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Wednesday, October 12, 2011
USTAMP and Holly Berry Purse
Hola Amigas! How is everyone doing? Here is my second project for USTAMP with Dawn and Frineds-Paper Parade. Every USTAMP I think WOW, this has to be the best...but Dawn and the artists always keep stepping up their creativity. Wait until you see the artwork in our next round. So what do you think of this one? I have to say that I am amazed at my photography. Dawn is not only an AWESOME upline but she is a GREAT friend. She taught me how to take better pics...LOVE IT! Gotta LOVE a well rounded UPLINE!
Thursday, October 6, 2011
Bags, Bags, Bags with USTAMP with Dawn and Friends
Hola Amigas. Hope everyone is enjoying the BRISK fall weather. We sure are even though Joaquin is STILL sick. Here is the project that I designed for USTAMP with Dawn and Friends Paper Parade. It is so difficult to create for the men in our lives. But I love how these bags came together. As well as the origami shirts. These can easily be used for ALL the occasions that come up to celebrate MEN!
Wednesday, October 5, 2011
Very Merry
Hola Amigas! I can't believe I am already getting ready for Christmas. I have an upcoming Craft Fair. This is one of the items I will be selling. They make GREAT teacher and co-worker gifts. If you are interested please let me know! I love these new stamp sets. Well Joaquin is still sick. I haven't slept in about a week. He wakes up about every hour on the hour. UGH!
Paper: Wild Wasabi, Very Vanilla, Holly Berry Bouquet Specialty DSP (Holiday Mini 2011)
Stamp: It's a Wrap Holidays, Pines & Poinsettas (both Holiday Mini 2011)
Ink: Early Espresso, Real Red, Wild Wasabi
Ribbon: Real Red Grosgrain (retired)
Accessories: Scallop Circle Punch, 1 1/4" Circle Punch
Paper: Wild Wasabi, Very Vanilla, Holly Berry Bouquet Specialty DSP (Holiday Mini 2011)
Stamp: It's a Wrap Holidays, Pines & Poinsettas (both Holiday Mini 2011)
Ink: Early Espresso, Real Red, Wild Wasabi
Ribbon: Real Red Grosgrain (retired)
Accessories: Scallop Circle Punch, 1 1/4" Circle Punch
Tuesday, October 4, 2011
Gently Falling
Hola Amigas! This is one of my favorite seasons. I love seeing the leaves change colors. I love all the different color mums. The air is crisp. My house will either smell like apple pie or pumpkin pie due to all the baking. What is your favorite thing about Autumn. This was a SUPER SIMPLE No Layer card I created for my workshop. I focused on the stamp set Gently Falling from the Holiday Mini 2011. What do you think?
Sunday, October 2, 2011
Spice Cake Wreath
Hola Amigas! BRRR! Fall is in the AIR! WOW, I can't believe how the weather has changed so quickly. It's COLD! Of course for those that know me, my house is already decorated for the Fall. I love decorating. What do you think of my wreath? I figured I would make a Fall one first just in case I don't have time to make one using Halloween DSP. I LOVE IT! I think I am going to switch out the Marina Mist Ribbon for Spice Cake Fabric. What do you think?
Paper: Spice Cake DSP, Soft Suede, More Mustard, Pear Pizzazz, River Rock
Ribbon: Pear Pizzazz, Marina Mist, Hemp
Saturday, October 1, 2011
Knockout Punches! USTAMP with Dawn and Friends
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Is DAWN amazing or what? What will she come up with NEXT? Hope you will join us for an OUTSTANDING group of designers and their artwork!
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Dansen in het maanlicht (from Dutch magazine Tina 12, 1983)
Philip Townsend is one of the lesser known artist that worked for British girls' comics. He drew for June in the late 1960's and contributed regularly to Jinty in the 1980's. Among his Jinty stories are 'Somewhere over the Rainbow', 'Mark of the Witch!', 'Children of Stepford' and 'Song of the Fir Tree'. Some of his stories were also published abroad, like in Dutch magazine Tina.