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Making sexual health consultation in Mozambique more patient-centric
How might we redesign and improve the counselling experience for adolescent girls to create greater awareness about sexually transmitted infections in an HIV-ravaged area of Mozambique? This important question was at the heart of a project carried out by ThinkPlace for Population Services International that has been recognised with a major design award from New York based Core77. The project – “Not only informed. Confident” – won a Notable Award from the design magazine.
Population Services International
Situated in Southwest Mozambique, Gaza Province is known for two things: extensive cereal and rice cultivation, and its high HIV prevalence.
Around one quarter of the adult population is HIV-positive. Among adolescents, Gaza also sees high rates of unplanned and early pregnancy.
Public and private clinics provide family planning services for adolescents, however, these services are often not perceived as desirable or useful. Due to previous de-stigmatisation campaigns focused on HIV, many people in Gaza proclaim: "Malaria can kill you. HIV won't." Many perceive the risk of contracting HIV as plausible for others but not for them.
Adolescents sometimes conflate products which prevent HIV with those that prevent conception, or relate the risk of contracting HIV to the risk of getting pregnant. Condom use is rarely prioritized, especially when it comes to married young women.
There is clear need for access to quality information about these matters. But when adolescents and young women enter health facilities, healthcare workers find themselves providing information that our research showed as often ineffective.
Too often, we see health sector interventions privilege technical, product-focused information over a more straight-forward message that allows the user to actually understand the product, see value in it, and feel confident in choosing it.
ThinkPlace worked in five public clinics and three private clinics in Gaza to address the challenge of improving the counselling experience for adolescent girls and young women.
We spent a month in these clinical contexts, identifying the areas where provider behaviour translated to poor patient experience and how that poor experience led to ill-informed decision-making.
To understand the process we immersed ourselves in it. Our team experienced the end-to-end counselling process, like any other patient.
We waited, often for an hour or more, on wooden benches outside each clinic. Once called inside a small, hot, windowless room, a healthcare provider would furiously flip through a script of more than 50 pages, providing a wealth of information about all available contraceptive methods, their side effects and more. Patients were asked to constantly repeat the information and to nod as a sign of confirmation.
According to providers, "If you repeat the information enough, they'll get it." But while the information was detailed and informative, few patients left feeling informed.
On average, consultations with first-time users would last for 45 minutes. Patients were inundated with information that did not take into account their lifestyle, their preferences or their specific concerns.
On average, consultations for second-time or repeat users would last for a period of 15 minutes.
This was primarily due to the provider not recognizing the patient's need to be counselled through a decision around potentially shifting methods. These patients had often experienced adverse effects (e.g. pain, weight gain) and were in need of clarity, reassurance, and advice.
What this four-week immersion revealed to us was not that healthcare providers lacked knowledge about the methods (as is typically the assumption), but that there was no clear intent in how that knowledge was being transferred, translated and adapted to suit the needs of the patient.
While this project focused on improving patient experience, we realised through our research that the necessary chain reaction starts with behaviour change on the part of the healthcare provider.
We invited providers and patients to act as designers, holding 'co-design' sessions where we worked closely together to identify clear opportunities for change. These opportunities led to ideas for potential solutions, developed into low-cost prototypes, that could be tested in-situ.
Our insights led us to three primary points of intervention:
- the pre-counseling experience
- the counseling experience (for both new-users and repeat patients)
- the moment a patient decides which method to take up.
For pre-counseling, we wanted to isolate the concept of risk. Risk (of contracting HIV, of unplanned conception) is an abstract concept that was often difficult for patients to comprehend. Risk is also subject to bias and perception, leading patients to assess their risk level subjectively.
We worked closely with providers to design a process for helping adolescent girls and young women better understand risk during pre-counselling.
Once in the consultation room, we introduced a revised version of the 50-page script that the providers were using. We asked healthcare providers to help eliminate all information which was not useful or relevant. They eliminated 35 pages.
The revision was referred to as the Minha Escolha ("My Choice") booklet, which provided information in a highly visual, easy-to-consume format. This information was also visualised through personas and visual pathways that the provider could follow, noting when to ask specific follow-up questions, when to pause and allow her to provide more information.
At the point where a patient decides on her contraceptive method, we asked providers to begin congratulating and celebrating that moment with each patient. We found that this gave girls a sense of not only affirmation but also confidence that they had made the right decision.
Choosing a method is about the patient feeling like she's done something to protect herself and that she took control of this aspect of her life. While she chooses it, she can also stay informed about reversing it, changing it, and interrogating it for as long as she likes. And she can do this alongside a genuine ally, who understands her specific experiences, preferences and needs, and advises accordingly.
The Minha Escolha ("My Choice") booklet has been finalized and distributed and has led to shorter, more fulfilling consultations for adolescent girls and young women.
Before this project, consultations with first-time users lasted about 45 minutes on average. With the booklet, the poster, the pre-counseling interventions, and the congratulatory moment, such consultations are now lasting 25 minutes.
Providers now only share tailored information after listening to patients’ questions and concerns. Before this project, consultations with repeat or second-time users lasted 5 minutes on average. This is because very little consultation was offered to the patient, as providers mostly insisted that any side effects or concerns were "normal" and the patient continued on as usual. Today, those same consultations last 15 minutes on average, as providers offer practical information and guide patients through a change of method should they need it.
On our most recent visit to these clinics, we observed five girls visit the public healthcare facility to get general medical services. The following day, providers were happily surprised to see the same five girls return to the facility and two of those girls had brought a friend with them. It was clear to us how much the clinic had created value for these girls, as they and their peers were craving accurate and clear information about their health.
So we are thrilled that our work has been honoured with a Notable award at the Core77 Design Awards. You can also vote for us at the community choice award if you think this is a deserving poject.
This project wins “Not only informed. Confident” Notable Award from New York based CoreDesign77 for making sexual health consultation in Mozambique more patient-centric
Catalysing Behaviour Change in the Health System for Somali Women
Community engagement and co-design
A successful quit-smoking program for young Māori women
Ministry of Health, New Zealand
Can you make an impact on HIV testing in West Africa in just three weeks?
The Johns Hopkins Center for Communication Programs (CCP)
Stemming HIV in Zimbabwe
Population Services International (PSI)
Changing behaviour in small-holder communities
Grameen Foundation, Farm Radio International and Digital Green
Research insights
Designing for women in the Sub-Sahara
Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition
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Same Bed, Different Dreams
Stories of people who are tied together, but imagine radically different futures. In one case, a movie star and her ex-husband plot against Kim Jong-Il. In another, a woman stalks her doppleganger. And sometimes, one bed is the basis for an entire relationship, even for a man who almost never sees the person who shares his bed.
courtesy of Choi Eun-Hee
In order to maintain their status as the friendliest, calmest people on the plane, flight attendants bicker mercilessly behind our backs. Then they cuddle up and sleep right next to each other in the same bed. (4 minutes)
Dream Weevil
Kim Jong-Il loved movies – but hated all the movies made in North Korea. So he kidnapped a famous South Korean director and his ex-wife, a South Korean film star, locked them up in a villa in North Korea, and forced them to make movies for him. Nancy Updike tells the story. (21 minutes)
Lots of people in America share actual beds – but almost never see each other. Flight attendants have crash pads near airports, oil rig workers carry their own sheets and sleep in shifts in an RV – and Stephanie Foo has a profile of Mexican immigrants who share a few beds in a tiny trailer in upstate New York. (6 1/2 minutes)
The Haunted Becomes the Haunter
When someone stole Jessamyn Lovell’s ID, she became obsessed with the thief. Miki Meek tells what happened. (19 1/2 minutes)
Overnight Flight
Several people who just woke up on red-eye flights talk about their dreams. (3 minutes)
“Same Bed, Different Dreams” by John Howard & “Only in My Dreams” by Debbie Gibson
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17-goal Russian emerges as latest striker on Liverpool’s radar
Liverpool FC Transfer Rumours
Liverpool are among a host of top clubs linked with CSKA Moscow striker Fedor Chalov, as Jurgen Klopp weighs up his options in attack heading into 2019/20.
Klopp is currently running the rule over a host of youngsters in pre-season as he plans without Daniel Sturridge, following the 29-year-old’s departure this summer.
Rhian Brewster is expected to move into Sturridge’s role to support Roberto Firmino and Divock Origi, but the likes of Bobby Duncan, Paul Glatzel and Liam Millar have all been involved so far.
Glatzel is facing another serious injury in his short career, though, but Klopp has pledged that “he will be one of my boys” on his return.
However, it can certainly be argued that Liverpool are short of a versatile, proven goalscorer as they aim to build on their European Cup-winning campaign, and Chalov is the latest candidate to emerge.
The Mirror‘s Steve Bates claims the Reds have joined Arsenal, Man City, Man United, Tottenham, Bayern Munich, Borussia Dortmund, RB Leipzig, Sevilla and Monaco in pursuing the 21-year-old.
Chalov scored 17 goals in 37 games last season in all competitions, also laying on seven assists, with one of his strikes coming in a 3-0 win over Real Madrid in the Champions League in December.
He is described as “an attacker who can score and make goals with his eye for a pass, smart decoy runs and awareness of space.”
However, it is noted that Chalov signed a new long-term contract with CSKA in January, which ties him to the club until 2022 and may explain his valuation of £20 million.
But that could be considered a relatively low fee for a player of his age and numbers in front of goal, particularly if he arrives as competition, rather than first choice.
Few of the clubs touted could offer Chalov a leading role, and particularly Liverpool given not only the importance of Firmino as the No. 9, but also that of Mohamed Salah and Sadio Mane on the flanks.
Bates claims he “is looking for game time—not a bit part role,” which could make it difficult to convince the two-cap Russia international to move to Anfield.
But the lure of joining Klopp’s squad is clearly increased since they lifted a sixth European Cup, and this could work in the Reds’ favour if interest is genuine.
The report should still be questioned, however, as should any rumour emerging on a Sunday morning, but with Chalov’s name coming largely out of the blue, it may be one worth keeping an eye on.
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Things you didnt know
Saturday Night Live's Best Fake Car Commercials
By Jeremy Glass Published On 10/29/2014
@candyandpizza
By Jeremy Glass @candyandpizza Published On 10/29/2014
All Photos/Videos Unless Otherwise Noted: Yahoo
With 40 (yes, 40) years now under its belt, Saturday Night Live has produced hundreds of commercial parodies that sometimes outshine the rest of the show. Prompted by the wonderful Jim Carrey bit last Saturday night, here are six of the show's finest car commercials ever produced—they're often as depraved as they are hilarious.
1. Lux 420 SL (1996)
The only car designed specifically for the clinically insane. Most notable for its perfect jingle: "There's a radio in my fingernail...CAR!"
2. The 1978 Royal Deluxe II (1977)
A car so smooth that you can literally perform a circumcision in it...as they clearly demonstrate by doing so at 40 mph on a bumpy road.
Youtube/SNL
3. Matthew McConaughey for Lincoln (2014)
Jim Carrey absolutely nails his McConaughey—the Southern drawl, listless stare, and bizarre finger movements. Yep, they're way better than the original ads.
4. The Chameleon XLE (1993)
A luxury car on the inside, a dilapidated wreck on the outside. "You don't need a car to tell the world you're wealthy; you need a car to tell the world you're smart."
5. Mercury Mistress (1998)
A car so sexy, you'll just want to have sex with it—and you can.
6. The Adobe (1986)
The little car that's made out of clay. Perks include: custom contour seats and beverage-gripping dashboard, and a price point of $179.
Jeremy Glass is the Vice editor from Supercompressor and thinks Phil Hartman was the greatest cast member in SNL history.
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10 Pieces of Conceptual Technology That Could Radically Change Our Future
By Guest Author on May 18, 2015 Technology
The following concepts point toward a future where the way we interact with the environment and each other is severely different from what we know now. Let’s dive into tomorrow, shall we?
10. Electrolux Memory
Electrolux Memory aims to revolutionize the way we enjoy coffee. The concept was created to understand, remember and prepare your favorite cup of coffee. This alien-looking device is equipped with a sensitive touch screen where you place your palm, input your choice of java, name yourself, and voila! You’re in the system. However you like it, this coffeemaker will do it. You can even put a cute picture of yourself next to your order to personalize it a bit.
Next time you just have to scan your hand and it will automatically prepare your drink exactly the way you want it. And you don’t have to worry if your guests have different tastes, because Memory can prepare different beverages one after another, with no challenge in changing course between a strong ristretto and a mild latte. It also supports multiple users, so you don’t have to fight your caffeine addicted spouse for who gets to use the electronic barista.
9. Napkin PC
The napkin is the birthplace of many ingenious ideas, but it has the unfortunate fate of always being lost, damaged or otherwise treated with disrespect. Industrial designer Avery Holleman decided to change this and created a concept meant to blend the humble nature of the napkin with a powerful computer.
The Napkin PC looks like a regular napkin holder, but carries special e-paper screens and electronic pens. These napkins require little to no energy to function and will be charged inductively when on stand-by in the holder. The e-paper can retain an image indefinitely without any power.
Writing on the Napkin PC would be the same as on its paper counterpart, except instead of regular pens there will be electronic look-alikes. The doodling action will be accomplished by radio transmission between the pen, the napkin and the base, with information displayed in e-ink. The concept includes a modular feature, allowing the creation of a bigger image by connecting multiple napkins. It can also be pinned to a board during a presentation.
8. Wearable Music Player
This music player looks like a transparent bracelet you slap on your wrist. If transparent isn’t for you, it can reproduce the image or pattern of your choice. The set also has a pair of discreet earpieces equipped with a tiny microphone.
Features include web streaming and voice recognition, but the best part is how you access the playlist: you can verbally ask for a particular title, or hum it. The mic recognizes the sound and selects the music. unless you’re really off-key. And have you ever wished that your life had background music, just like in the movies? The player’s “I’m-a-movie-star” feature can detect your heartbeat and adjust the rhythm of a song to your own body, so you can have a dramatic chase scene while you jog or a relaxing mood-setter over a romantic candlelit dinner.
7. Smart Highway
Dutch designer Daan Roosegaarde collaborated with building and developing company Heijmans to create the concept of a smart highway that will hopefully solve many of the problems of today’s roads. Roosegaarde hopes to encourage the purchase of more electric cars by creating a dedicated charging lane on every road. The “Electric priority lane” will be powered by sunlight and charge cars inductively.
The concept also promises an interactive road deck with multiple smart designs like dynamic paint that can inform the driver about weather changes through animations on the street, or adjust lanes based on traffic. For sustainable illumination on dark roads, he thought of sensor based illumination and glow-in-the-dark street lining. The entire concept was created around solar power to reduce ecological impact.
6. Self-cleaning Fridge
This fridge promises lots of features for the busy person, and claims to reduce waste. Hooked directly to the British Ocado supermarket chain, the processor inside the fridge will be able to scan for expiry dates, see if items are used up and order online to replenish itself. Other features include measuring portion sizes for calorie intake, suggesting recipes and, thank goodness, cleaning itself. It’s also supposed to have shelves made from nano-tiles capable of moving food items around, so that older produce would be brought to the front to be consumed immediately.
5. Touch-Hear
This tactile dictionary was created by the University of Singapore and designed to change the way we interact with written information. The device is composed of two pieces, a tactile piece located on the tip of the index finger and an audio piece mounted on the tragus, the protuberance on the front of our ear.
It works by touching any word on a physical book, which in turn triggers an audio response directly in your ear. No disturbing your neighbor in the library! The idea is to provide easy access to lots of information regarding a particular word, including definition, translations in various languages or even descriptions of historical events. It’s a concept that promises to dramatically change the way we learn by adding other senses into the process.
4. Ishin-Den-Shin
This concept was developed by Disney and involves the transmission of audible information from one human body to another through touch. The entire installation comprises two people, a microphone and an empty room. The speaker records a message in a special microphone that transforms the sound into low frequency electrical signals and sends them into the speaker’s body. The listener receives the information when touched, because our body can resonate with electrical signals. It’s like hearing whispers from a fingertip, with no actual sound involved.
3. Emotiv EPOC
EPOC’s manufacturer describes it as a wireless neuroheadset that changes the way we interact with computers. It uses a number of different sensors to capture and understand thoughts that are then transmitted through Bluetooth as a computer command. It has an autonomous battery that can last up to 12 hours and can be used with a handful of programs and games specially designed for it. If you’re curious, you can see it in action in recordings online.
2. Wireless Electricity
Although electrical energy is one of the absolute necessities of our world, we still use inconvenient cables to harvest its power. A team at MIT managed to find a way to change that with wireless electrical connectivity. The basic principle of Non-Radiant Resonant Energy Transfer involves the transformation of electrical energy into magnetic energy at a certain frequency. This way, nothing interrupts its flow and no one is affected by it. Only the transmitter and the receiving appliance would be able to interact with each other, giving our future houses a new look without a mess of cables everywhere.
1. Bionic Contact Lenses
These lenses are circuits connected to a microprocessor equipped with an antenna, with everything packed into an organic polymer membrane the size of a regular contact lens. Their intended purpose is to offer us the fastest access to information using the least amount of effort. We could connect to the Internet, play games or get weather forecasts without so much as lifting a finger, with everything presented as a hologram just for the eyes of the user.
While it’s still just a concept, the existence of such devices could aid our lives in many ways. For example, the wireless lenses could monitor health parameters like cholesterol or blood sugar levels and send the information directly to our doctor. Or they could simply notify us if we skipped medication, supervise our diets and inform us nutrients in our food.
Learn about more future technology.
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All In Press Release PDA Eclipse & Slammers FC
NEWS ANNOUNCEMENT:
Eclipse SC, Slammers FC, and PDA commit to TGS College Recruiting Platform.
Total Global Sports’ new innovative software and mobile apps for Players, Colleges, Teams and Clubs is powering the advancement.
Orange County, CA, January 18, 2018–Total Global Sports is excited to announce it partnership with some of the top youth soccer clubs in the United States. Eclipse Soccer Club, Player Development Academy (PDA), and Slammers FC have committed to the TGS All In Program.
Total Global Sports All-In program allows clubs to provide an eco system that ties all aspects of running a club, event and college recruiting into one system. It is the first and only fully integrated system that was built from the ground up in one system unlike competitors that piece together multiple platforms.
``We are very excited to have launched our new All In Program and have some of the most prestigious clubs in the United States using our software. `` said Steve Patterson, Total Global Sports Chief Executive Officer.
Total Global Sports is the first and only fully integrated sports management system. Gone are the days where you need to use multiple systems to manage tournaments, your club, teams, players, travel, and college recruiting.
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Six Steps to Thwart Cargo Theft
May 13, 2017 • by David Cullen
Late on a Saturday night in March 2010, as a powerful Nor’easter lashed the Northeast with high winds and heavy rain, a trailer was backed up to an out-of-the-way warehouse in the northern Connecticut town of Enfield.
Before dawn on Sunday, a crew of thieves entered the facility surreptitiously and loaded their trailer with a $60 million load of pharmaceuticals — driving off with the record for the biggest theft ever recorded in the Nutmeg State.
How did they do it? Well, for one thing, these crooks were, as the FBI put it in a recent press release, “experts at their trade, members of a criminal group known as the Cuban Mob,” who knew how to conduct surveillance, how to discover and disarm alarm systems, and how to load and move freight.
That dark and stormy night made it easy for the crew of thieves to case the joint unseen and check for security guards before backing into the dock. Then a ladder stashed earlier in the back parking lot was used by two of the burglars to get up on the roof, cut a hole, and lower themselves into the building. Once inside, they disabled the alarm — to anyone monitoring the system remotely, it seemed the storm had knocked the power out.
When warehouse employees arrived to work, they found the ladder, the hole in the roof, some discarded tools, and the alarm system beeping as if it needed a battery. Also discovered was the absence of 40 shrink-wrapped pallets of pharmaceuticals, including thousands of boxes of such brand-name meds as Cymbalta and Prozac.
“They took the cream of the crop,” said Special Agent Damian Platosh, who supervised the investigation out of FBI’s New Haven Division. “They loaded the exact number of pallets that would fit into the trailer. They knew exactly what they were doing.”
'Classic gumshoe work'
As word of the theft spread in the media, an anonymous tipster told police the heisters had Cuban names. The FBI was called in and thanks to “classic gumshoe work,” the bureau began to meticulously narrow the field of inquiry. Then they caught a break. A discarded plastic water bottle “broke the case wide open” as DNA found on it was matched to “a Cuban individual living in Florida with a history of cargo theft.”
That environmental irresponsibility ultimately helped finger four men for the crime. They’d split up in Connecticut after the heist and reunited in the Miami area, where the drugs were transferred into self-storage units. Agents then put the stolen merchandise under surveillance. While they waited and watched, the G-men bided their time by trying to tie the culprits to other unsolved cargo-theft cases.
In October 2011, a Florida storage facility was raided and the drugs stolen from Enfield were recovered. The four suspects were then charged with the Connecticut theft as well as several others, including $13.3 million in pharmaceuticals from a GlaxoSmithKline warehouse in Virginia in 2009; over $8 million in cigarettes and a cargo trailer from an Illinois warehouse in 2010; approximately $7.8 million in cell phones and tablets from a Florida warehouse in 2011, and more than $1.5 million in cigarettes from a Kentucky warehouse in 2011
Certain types of goods are in high demand by cargo thieves. Food and drink has been a hot category since the Great Recession, but electronics appears to be on the comeback trail. Source: CargoNet/Verisk Analytics
In each case, the stealthy crew entered a warehouse through the roof, silenced alarms, and loaded the loot into tractor-trailers. It was one crook’s DNA identified on a water bottle he tossed in Connecticut and on other items he threw away at the scenes of their crimes in Illinois, Florida, and Virginia that ultimately hauled the crew up short. “These criminals went on a $100 million robbery spree,” Platosh noted, “but in the end they were brought to justice.”
One could argue that for want of a recycling bin or a trash bag, they might well have gotten away scot-free — and very much richer. Indeed, the latest full-year FBI stats show that in 2015, 628 cargo thefts were reported in the U.S., and together they amounted to a stolen value of $27.87 million.
Adding injury to injury, the recovered value from those thefts amounted to just $5.49 million — a mere 19.7% of the stolen goods. Chemicals were the only type of load almost fully recovered (99.4%). The next biggest success was with RVs (85.1%), but most categories fell into a range from 0.0% to 5.3% recovered.
And while the valuation of those boosted goods included the cost of trucks (about $3.4 million) and trailers (about $2.1 million) stolen along with the loot, the total loss figures do not include any costs borne to track or recover the snatched cargo, nor any post-heist hikes to insurance premiums.
To thwart a thief
For fleets it’s not about how to catch a thief, but how to thwart a thief. Yet these career criminals are pros at what they do, so they adapt to changing conditions. So shippers and haulers must seek yet more intelligence on criminal activities and layer on yet more security just to keep pace with the thievery.
Cargo thieves know their markets. They know what sells and what sells fast. What they seek is also influenced by how shippers, carriers and law enforcement counter their nefarious strategies. If it gets too hot to grab or move certain loads, they move on to easier pickings. What gets boosted is even affected by general economic trends. There is one relatively static element to cargo theft: The hot spots are well known to crooks and cops alike, and they don’t change much from quarter to quarter or year to year.
“Cargo theft hasn’t necessarily gotten worse lately, but there is more sophistication on the criminal side than 20 years ago when it was strictly a crime of opportunity,” says Eric Fuller, CEO of U.S. Xpress, one of the nation’s largest truckload carriers. “Now, we’re dealing with larger groups [of thieves] who know what is on the trailer before going after it. They’re targeting the load. On the other hand, the technology available on our side to fight it is getting better.”
Scott Cornell, transportation lead and crime and theft specialist for Travelers Insurance, says it’s always hard to say definitively if cargo thefts are up or down overall, as “the federal government does not fully track it and the firms that track the activity do so with data received voluntarily, so the numbers are low.”
But he says when Travelers looks at the numbers, it can compare them with what its Special Investigations Group, which investigates thefts and educates customers, is seeing.
“From that perspective,” Cornell says, “the activity just moves around. One part of the country will be busier, then another. It’s like whack-a-mole. They shift when the heat is on, say from LA to San Bernardino. Law enforcement can’t always stop this crime — but they can move it around.”
He adds that carriers can buy technology to help thwart thieves, but “it won’t help if you do not have policies and procedures in place to protect the load, such as educating drivers on where to drop and not drop the load and where to stop and where not to stop.”
Based on expert input, following are six key areas to zero in on to help keep cargo thieves at bay, at least around your terminals, trucks and trailers.
1. Know the market
Cargo thieves are drawn like moths to a flame by high-value and/or quick-to-fence freight that is in high demand. And like any business, theft rings may be influenced by market conditions where they operate.
The FBI’s tally of cargo taken by type and value in 2015 indicates what’s most appealing to thieves starts with computer hardware and software at nearly $3.7 million, followed by portable electronic communications (smartphones, tablets) at more than $2.7 million, and “consumable goods” (presumably foodstuffs) at just over $2.3 million.
The rest of the stuff rolled goes from soup to nuts; from booze and cars (each valued at $500,000 plus) to drugs/narcotics (over $600,000) and industrial equipment (just shy of $1.1 million). There are over 40 categories, including “other,” which clocked in at almost $4.5 million.
Travelers’ Scott Cornell says technology will only help if anti-theft policies and procedures are in place. Photo: Travelers
A report issued by the Transport Asset Protection Association, which analyzes cargo-theft data, finds that in 2016, some states saw a departure from the “normal” listing of food and drink as the most stolen category, electronics as second, and home and garden as third.
For example, in Arizona, clothing and shoes claimed the top spot; in California electronics took first place, and in Illinois, alcohol took second place.
CargoNet, a cargo-theft prevention and recovery firm, reports that in this year’s first quarter, food and beverage products topped the most-stolen list, with 31% of all reported cargo thefts involving those commodities. Within that category, meat products scored the hottest (with 17 thefts) followed by nonalcoholic (9) and alcoholic (8) beverages. The next most stolen type were household goods, accounting for 15% of the quarter’s thefts.
2. Assess the threat
Cargo thieves avoid being caught by being sneaky, primarily targeting loaded trailers and containers that are stationary and unattended. Despite the emergence of a cyber threat, close to 75% of recorded in-transit thefts still involve grabbing unwatched trailers.
As to more creative ways to drive off with the goods, the rise of fictitious pickups is being closely monitored. While the Transport Asset Protection Association finds that fictitious pickups dropped slightly (12%) from 2015 to 2016, it says other indications suggest “this theft type is still being heavily employed” and notes that 43% of these attempts last year took place in California, which saw an uptick as well.
The Cargo Security Alliance explains that fictitious pickups involve crooks posing as legitimate truckers to steal cargo right from shippers — even setting up fake transportation companies to do so. “In a fictitious pickup, criminals fool companies into willingly turning over loads to them. They use online load posting sites to win transportation bids, or simply show up as drivers with fake credentials, claiming to be assigned to a load. Variations of this scam include a recently terminated driver arriving in advance of his former employer’s assigned driver. The internet has increased the ease with which criminals can set up fake companies and acquire motor truck cargo insurance, and fictitious pickup schemes are proliferating.”
TAPA reports there were fewer recorded thefts (764) in 2016 overall than in 2015, but stresses the difference was only three incidents — which means thieves will likely get more ingenious. Combine that indication that cargo theft volume is steady with a 21% drop in the average value of stolen freight from 2015, and the group believes that “organized cargo criminals will have to become more creative, diligent or enterprising to maintain their income. As such, expect to see increases in atypical theft types, especially fictitious pickups, and a likely surge in theft volume if the average loss value remains at current levels.”
The rate of theft for full truckloads via collusion is up again — any sort of “inside job,” where the thieves get help from a driver or other employee to steal a load. “After a spike in 2013, when collusion accounted for 5% of total thefts, it had been on the decline,” TAPA notes. In 2016, however, this theft type rose 60% to account for 3% of the total. “While the true number of collusion events may never be known, as when it is executed properly it is very difficult to detect, the rise in confirmed cases does point to this method gaining preference among cargo thieves.”
Sometimes it doesn’t take collusion to get inside information. Cargo security is also tied to the security of yours — and your shippers’ — data. Last year, mega targets such as the Democratic National Committee, Yahoo, and LinkedIn — even the FBI — were struck by major cyberattacks.
TAPA warns that the cyber threat is expected to increase in 2017 and asks if “logisticians, transporters, and security practitioners at your enterprise recognize the seriousness of this continually growing threat?”
Other high-tech threats to watch for include the use of signal-interference devices (jammers) by cargo thieves to interfere with onboard telematics systems and tracking devices, which so far is seen more in other countries than here; and the 3-D printing of replacement cargo seals.
3. Beware hot spots
Hot spots are large metropolitan areas where a number of factors converge to attract and support cargo-thieving operations. Theft rings tend to operate to a significant degree in about 10 metropolitan areas across the country. Thefts may rise in one zone and drop in another, but overall the hottest spots remain so year after year.
Key factors that incubate hot zones are the huge volumes of freight that move through seaports under the watchful eyes of organized criminals, along with interchanges of major interstates and the unsecured truck stops that abound on them, which provide ample opportunities for thieves to steal a trailer full of cargo if not the whole rig.
“One other major factor is the presence of large, well-organized cargo theft rings operating in multiple states, such as those based in Southern Florida and California,” notes TAPA. “While data proves that cargo thieves are more than willing to travel across several states or more to seize targeted cargo, low-hanging fruit near to home is rarely passed up.”
TAPA also says that even though cargo theft is expanding into new zones, “traditional cargo-theft hot spots remain a key focus for the organized cargo criminal.” Its 2016 report keeps California, having logged 33% of total thefts and seen its rate spike 63% compared to 2015, in the top spot. Texas stays in second place, scoring 16% of total thefts for an 8% hike from 2015. New Jersey, which was fourth in 2015, takes third with 10% of the thefts. Florida, typically competing with Texas for second, drops to fourth with 9% of thefts, a drop of 36% compared to 2015. Georgia also slips a position, from fourth to fifth, thanks to its theft rate nosediving 60% to account for just 5% of the total. The biggest change in the lower half of the top 10 is the debut of Alabama (in ninth place) because its theft rate doubled from 1% to 2% of the total.
CargoNet’s report on Q1 ’17 activity finds that while the Golden State retains its dubious distinction of hardest hit (with 51 thefts), Texas is displaced by top-10 newcomer Ontario. The province has been hit by an astonishing 29 thefts — a 262% jump from a year before — with most of those occurring in the Greater Toronto area. This may turn out to be an anomaly, as the group notes that many of the thefts in these cities were occurring on the same street or even at the same address.
Within any hot spot, thieves play it safe and mainly try to boost cargo where it’s sitting. Over 80% of all thefts with a known location occurred within “unsecured parking” in 2016, says TAPA. The most frequently targeted such areas were truck stops (19% of all thefts), public parking (18%) and drop lots (11%). Yet of greater note is theft from “secured parking” doubled from 4% of known locations in 2015 to 8% in 2016.
CargoNet points out that in Q1 ’17, secured yards (fully fenced trucking yards with fence designed for access control) were the most common site of cargo thefts, (32) followed closely by warehouse locations (32) and parking lots (28), such as those for major retailers.
Here’s a heat map of the hot zones where various factors converge to attract and support cargo-thieving operations. Southern California is usually the hottest zone, as is shown here. Photo: CargoNet/Verisk Analytics
4. Run smart
Cargo is most at risk when it’s a sitting duck. So, when it’s not moving, keep close tabs on it. The National Insurance Crime Bureau says the first line of defense is your own employees. For starters, it recommends background checks for all employees, but at least for drivers, warehouse workers, and anyone with access to shipment information and other logistics details.
And don’t overlook who you do business with. “Select transportation planners and intermediaries wisely, making sure they share your security philosophy,” such as strict pre-hire vetting of job applicants and security training for drivers.
NICB says training should include educating drivers on how to protect the truck from theft and hijacking. “Experience shows that a driver who knows, understands and follows the basic tenants of security is less likely to have their truck targeted.”
Industry experts point out that thieves typically “case” or follow loaded trucks on departure, waiting to strike when they stop. To avoid this risk, NICB recommends telling drivers not to stop within the first 200 miles or four hours. Also drivers should limit the time their trailers are unattended; park in well-lit, secure lots, and avoid traveling through known hot spots. And don’t entrust high-value loads to drivers on the job less than 30 days.
Security guards at facilities should engage in counter-surveillance by patrolling away from perimeters with an eye to spotting persons who are trying to eye what is going on with the trucks and cargo inside the fence, says NICB. Facilities can be breached, so install alarm and surveillance systems — and respond to every alert.
NICB also notes that vehicle- and cargo-tracking systems, vehicle immobilizers, anti-theft locking devices, and advanced security seals are now available at lower costs. “No matter what you install, combine it with a viable escalation-and-response plan” for managers and drivers to execute when a threat is identified or imminent. Also consider geo-fencing, tamper alarms and remote paging as in-transit security measures.
5. Outsmart with tech
Given the growing sophistication of cargo thieves, evident by cargo-targeting via load boards, the rise in fictitious pickups and the threat of jamming devices, FreightWatch International suggests a full-blown electronic freight security program. The provider of active-monitoring services says such a program will provide “real-time, end-to-end monitoring of cargo shipments through embedded tracking technology.”
Best-in-class EFS programs provide covert cargo security that combines embedded tracking devices in the cargo with sophisticated real-time monitoring, according to FreightWatch. Real-time location, status, and condition data are transmitted via Internet-of-Things and assisted-GPS devices. These in turn enable critical activity alerts. “These programs not only enable cargo monitoring, but also provide tracking, reporting, and recovery of high-value shipments in transit between manufacturing warehouses and delivery sites,” the company states in an EFS white paper. “All of this is delivered with the highest attention to security compliance and the management of pre-defined security protocols.”
FreightWatch notes that the most effective EFS solutions use technology that works in “impaired environments” where other GPS devices cannot. “For instance, aluminum containers and cargo holds are some of the most challenging environments for regular GPS devices, but not for sophisticated EFS solutions.”
U.S. Xpress CEO Eric Fuller says that to protect high-value cargo, the carrier “must do what we can to keep an eye on it,” including leveraging its SkyBitz as a Service trailer-tracking system to “see” trailers at any given point on the road. He points out that the solution keeps tracking a trailer even if thieves cut the tractor’s satellite link or use their own truck to haul that trailer away. Fuller notes that unlike a satellite link, the SkyBitz device can be difficult for a thief to access.
“Like anything else, preventing cargo theft comes from having a plan — and then pulling that together with technology,” says Theodore Wlazlowski, vice president and general manager of supply chain integrity for CalAmp. The firm provides LoJack-brand over-the-road supply chain integrity solutions. These use several technologies. For instance, small GPS tracking devices can be hidden on a pallet of cargo or even inside a single box so cargo can be discreetly tracked in transit. The devices provide real-time arrival notifications at the cargo’s final destination and sensor conditions while en route.
Wlazlowski says the idea is to use “discreet or covert” tracking methods that thieves won’t circumvent. “But don’t stop there. Where a driver stops may not be risky, such as at a secure location. But don’t make it easy for thieves to open the doors — or at least make it so you know when the doors have been opened. Think of it as starting with an early warning and/or making it more difficult to get the cargo.”
He says to expect the use of jammers to become more common, but notes that companies like CalAmp have systems available that can “obviate the use of jammers, such as by sending out multiple levels of signals.”
6. Stay ahead
There’s safety in numbers. Arguably, the best way to fight cargo theft is to link up with others in the supply chain to help remove weak links. Intelligence is what you want to gather, share, and receive with your customers, insurance carrier and law enforcement. That interaction will help keep you from driving blindly into trouble.
At minimum, work to establish lines of communications with law enforcement agencies in hot spots you service. That way, you can quickly report thefts so recovery efforts can be launched right away.
CalAmp’s Wlazlowski says today’s thieves “look for activity to engage in that is the least risky, and they do that by gathering intelligence. It’s still true that a load at rest is a load at risk. The better you protect your processes, the less your risk. Start with that and then surround what you’re doing with actionable intelligence” to keep the risk of theft as low as possible.
Also consider instituting your own regular security audits. “Cargo criminals are always coming up with new ways to defeat security devices and systems,” notes NICB. “By assessing your own system first, you’ll have the opportunity to close the gaps.”
Arpin Group, parent of household goods mover Arpin Van Lines, opted to go a step further. The company hired an anti-hacking firm to spend several days secretly probing its digital defenses and then attempt to break into systems by exploiting possible points of vulnerability, such as sending emails, texts and faxes to employees with malicious links or forcing entry with known software bugs.
The test will be repeated annually, at random so employees can’t prepare for it. “Cybersecurity is like a race that is never finished,” says Donald Frazier, senior vice president of information technology at Arpin. “[Now] we can identify weaknesses and patch them before a criminal can find them. And where the vulnerability might occur because of human error, we can train our staff how to watch for the newest scams and attacks.”
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Review: Civic Ecology: Adaptation and Transformation from the Ground Up
By Pippin Anderson on 2 August 2016 Sustainability, Urban Political Ecology | World Cities
Author(s) Marianne E. Krasny and Keith G. Tidball
Publisher MIT Press
Kransy and Tidball’s Civic Ecology is a book that promises something different and actually delivers. The book sets out a clear mandate to demonstrate the notion of ‘civic ecology’ and to this end presents an array of case studies showcasing people and their practices towards ‘transforming broken places’ through their engagement with community and nature.
At the outset the authors present their ‘two pillars’, drawing on the work of two historic figures pertinent to American history. They look to Alexis de Tocqueville who wrote about civic engagement in his travels across America the 1830s for the notion of ‘civic’, and in turn to Aldo Leopold, one of America’s earliest ecologists, for a definition of ‘ecology’. They make no apologies for their singular selections and come up with clear and interesting definitions and principles that in turn can be readily applied to the case studies in the book. Ten principles are set out to guide the reader. None of these are novel or spectacular in-and-of themselves , but I have yet to see these principles presented together in this manner, and again in a way that is clear and uncluttered by more traditional academic writing.
What follows is a rich collection of stories from ‘stewards’ and reflection pieces ordered to speak to each of the ten civic ecology principles. The varied (both geographically and in nature) content speaks to the emergence of civic ecology in broken places and the exceptional nature of stewards in their pursuit of civic ecology. In turn, the stories show how civic ecology builds community, draws on socio-ecological memory, produces ecosystem services, fosters well-being, and provides opportunities for learning. The role of systems is demonstrated, where notions of scale, partnerships, and cycles of chaos and renewal are explored. In the conclusion, the authors bring the text back to what is possibly a more comfortable and conforming space in positioning civic ecology within the realm of policy makers.
The content is well written and the voices of the stewards evident, making the work feel fresh and relevant. I was of course delighted to see the inclusion of cases from the global south. Amongst others, we meet Helga Garduhn and Marian Przybilla from Germany who share their story of seeking a united environmental community following the fall of the Berlin Wall; Mandla Mentoor who grew up in a township in South Africa and seeks to draw community together through engaging with art and nature; and Nam-Sun Park from South Korea who carries out restoration projects under the banner of Local Agenda 21. The book is peppered with the active voices of these civic ecology stewards, and indeed their stories are nothing short of inspirational. These stories are carefully woven together with chapters that reflect on the emerging narratives in relation to the guiding principles.
In all respects the book manages a balance between clear direction set out in the guiding principles, and a clear purpose and then the more understated narrative and reflection. The reader is never left feeling cramped or stifled. As someone who teaches urban ecology I think this is a most refreshing addition to the otherwise predictable traditional academic texts in this field. The combination of diverse case studies with normative directives provides excellent material for postgraduate teaching where students can be both exposed to a diversity of experiences and also provoked to consider their own civic duty, and more broadly what constitutes civic duty. I thoroughly look forward to introducing the book to my class this year and imagine I will draw on it for teaching and personal inspiration for years to come.
Dr. Pippin Anderson is the Director of Graduate Studies in the Department of Environmental and Geographical Sciences at the University of Cape Town. She teaches urban ecology at the postgraduate level and convenes the MPhil in Environment, Society and Sustainability. Her research sits in the nexus between landscape ecology and restoration; understanding system function at the landscape level to inform recovery to meet conservation and land use agendas. The rationale for her research has always been based on a desire to inform the human wellbeing and livelihood elements of landscape use and simultaneously in achieving conservation ends.
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Brunei National Day 2019
Elizabeth Dugan, Vice President - Operations of the US-ASEAN Business Council giving remarks commemorating Brunei’s 35th celebration of independence at the Embassy of Brunei, Washington, DC on March 7, 2019.
2019 Brunei Business Mission
The US-ASEAN Business Council met with Monetary Authority of Brunei Darussalam’s Acting Assistant Managing Director - Monetary Operations Division, Monetary and Investment Department, H.E. Awang Mardini bin Haji Eddie in Bandar Seri Begawan. The mission was co-led by Alexander Feldman, President and CEO of the US-ASEAN Business Council and Microsoft as Brunei Committee Chair. This meeting was also joined by ExxonMobil, Visa and DXC Technology.
2019 Brunei Business Mission: The US-ASEAN Business Council met with Minister of Foreign Affairs, H.E. Dato Seri Setia Haji Erywan in Bandar Seri Begawan. The mission was co-led by Alexander Feldman, President and CEO of the US-ASEAN Business Council and Microsoft as Brunei Committee Chair.
The US-ASEAN Business Council met with Minister of Transport and Info-Communications, H.E. YB Dato Seri Setia Awang Abdul Mutalib in Bandar Seri Begawan. The mission was co-led by Alexander Feldman, President and CEO of the US-ASEAN Business Council and Microsoft as Brunei Committee Chair.
Roundtable Discussion with H.E. Dato Erywan, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade II
The Council hosted a roundtable discussion with Minister Erywan who shared his perspectives with the U.S. business community on Brunei’s diversification efforts as well as the latest development in Brunei following a cabinet reshuffle.
The US-ASEAN Business Council met with Dato Paduka Awang Haji Jamain bin Haji Julaihi, Deputy Minister of Energy and Industry’s at the Prime Minister’s Office in Bandar Seri Begawan during the 2017 Brunei Business Mission from October 17-18.
The US-ASEAN Business Council met with Minister of Communications, Yang Berhormat Dato Seri Setia Awang Haji Mustappa bin Haji Sirat during its business mission to Brunei from October 17-18. During the mission, the Council delegation reiterated the U.S. private sector’s commitment to the Bruneian economy.
The US-ASEAN Business Council met with Minister of Education, Yang Berhormat Pehin Orang Kaya Indera Pahlawan Dato Seri Setia Awang Haji Suyoi bin Haji Osman during its business mission to Brunei from October 17-18. The meeting touched on Brunei’s recent success of pioneering leading universities in the region. The Council delegation offered its full support to Brunei’s efforts in becoming the next regional educational hub.
The US-ASEAN Business Council met with Minister of Health, Dato Seri Setia Dr Haji Zulkarnain bin Haji Hanafi during its business mission to Brunei from October 17-18. The mission allowed the Government of Brunei and representatives of the US private sector to discuss numerous opportunities for growth in Brunei as it continues to improve and develop its healthcare system.
2014 Brunei Business Mission – September 11, 2014
Brunei Mission delegates and Ambassador Shields met with Foreign Affairs and Trade Minister Pehin Lim, along with senior officials from the Energy Department, Ministry of Finance, Ministry of Health, Brunei Economic Development Board and Brunei Investment Agency.
2019 Business Mission to the 41st AMAF
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Kim Yaeger
Director, Maritime Southeast Asia
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AAA: Hands-free texting and calling are not risk-free
The increasingly popular voice-activated, in-car technologies that allow drivers to text, talk on the phone or even use Facebook while driving still allow for dangerous mental distraction, a study finds.
AAA: Hands-free texting and calling are not risk-free The increasingly popular voice-activated, in-car technologies that allow drivers to text, talk on the phone or even use Facebook while driving still allow for dangerous mental distraction, a study finds. Check out this story on USATODAY.com: http://usat.ly/13ABk2o
DISTRACTED DRIVING LAWS
Ban the use of handheld cellphones while driving
Ban text messaging for all drivers
Have partial text bans for novice drivers
Have no texting bans
Janet Loehrke and Anne Carey, USA TODAY
Larry Copeland, USA TODAY Published 6:00 a.m. ET June 12, 2013 | Updated 1:20 p.m. ET June 12, 2013
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo speaks during a news conference to announce the increase in penalties for texting while driving on May 31, 2013, in New York.(Photo: Frank Franklin II, AP)
New study using 150 drivers finds in-vehicle infotainment systems as distracting as manual texting
AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety study weighed distraction of drivers in eight different activities
A smaller study by Texas researchers that reached similar conclusions
The increasingly popular voice-activated, in-car technologies that allow drivers to text, talk on the phone or even use Facebook while driving still allow for dangerous mental distraction, according to a study.
In the most comprehensive study of its kind to look at drivers' mental distraction, the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety found that as mental workload and distractions increase, reaction time slows, brain function is compromised, and drivers scan the road less and miss visual clues, researchers say. This could potentially result in drivers being unable to see items right in front of them, such as stop signs or pedestrians.
The study sought to measure the impact of cognitive or mental distraction on driving. The other two types of driver distraction, visual and manual, which involve the eyes and the hands doing something like looking at a cellphone while sending a text have been studied much more extensively.
"There's a sort of arms race (among auto manufacturers) over what's going into the car these days," said David Strayer, a University of Utah cognitive distraction expert who co-authored the new report. "Any function that can be put in the car is being put in the car without a full examination of whether it should go in the car."
The foundation's research, which involved 150 drivers, follows a smaller study by the Texas Transportation Institute released in April, which found that texting while driving using a voice-to-text application was just as dangerous as texting manually.
Drivers in the AAA Foundation study were analyzed while engaging in eight different distracting activities as they "drove" on a sophisticated driving simulator and in an instrumented vehicle on residential streets in Salt Lake City.
Researchers measured brain waves, eye movement and other metrics to assess what happens as drivers listened to an audio book, talked on the phone or responded to voice-activated emails while driving. They found that, as drivers' mental workload increased, their reaction time slowed, their field of vision narrowed and they missed visual cues.
"This is a reminder to the general public that distracted driving is real," said Peter Kissinger, president and CEO of AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety. "Three out of four drivers believe that hands-free is better than handheld. But hands-free is not risk-free, and we now have new evidence that clearly demonstrates that."
Kissinger said the foundation "is calling upon auto manufacturers and the electronics industry to work with us so we can learn as much as possible. Before any more wholesale installation of new technology, let's step back and measure how the technology affects mental distraction."
The group is also urging the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration to broaden its driver distraction guidelines to include the kind of mental distraction associated with voice-activated calling.
Gary Shapiro, president and CEO of the Consumer Electronics Association, today challenged the validity of the AAA Foundation study. "We believe this AAA-sponsored study suffers from a number of methodology flaws, and, as a result, its broad conclusions about voice-to-text technology should be questioned," he said. "This study could hardly be considered naturalistic as it relied on young drivers in unfamiliar cars, wearing a type of helmet and driving on a defined course when compared to studies which track real drivers in real situations."
In March, ABI Research, a market intelligence company specializing in global technology markets, projected that infotainment systems in new vehicles would jump from 9 million in 2013 to 62 million in 2018.
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About the University of Konstanz
Administration and organisation
Society and business
The German Excellence Initiative and Excellence Strategy
Junior researchers
Research funding and research support services
Before you study
While you study
University for all ages
b³ project
Funding programmes and awards
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ResearchResearch institutions
The University of Konstanz is comprised of a wide network of research institutions. Since 2006/2007, the University of Konstanz has been successful in all three funding lines of the German Excellence Initiative as well as in the “Clusters of Excellence” funding line of the Excellence Strategy follow-up programme. Additionally, many Collaborative Research Centres (SFB), research initiatives, units and centres are carrying out research at the University of Konstanz.
Clusters of Excellence as part of the Excellence Strategy
Cluster of Excellence: Centre for the Advanced Study of Collective Behaviour
Cluster of Excellence: The Politics of Inequality
Institutions and projects in the context of the German Excellence Initiative
Cluster of Excellence: Cultural Foundations of Social Integration
Konstanz Research School Chemical Biology (KoRS-CB)
Graduate School of Decision Sciences
Institutional Strategy to Promote Top-Level Research: “Modell Konstanz - Towards a Culture of Creativity”
Zukunftskolleg
TWI Thurgauer Wirtschaftsinstitut
Biotechnologie Institut Thurgau
Lurija-Institut (Kliniken Schmieder)
Research alliances
Researchers from various disciplines and institutions carry out joint research into topics of broad impact.
ALliance for organismal Interaction AnalysiS (ALIAS)
Research units are also funded by the German Research Foundation (DFG). They are comprised of several researchers who typically work together for around six years to carry out joint research projects.
The Dynamics of Risk – Perception and Behaviour in the Context of Mental and Physical Health (Riskydynamics - FOR 2374)
New Insights into the Bcl-2 family interactions – from biophysics to function (FOR 2036)
Nonlinear response to probe vitrification (FOR 1394)
Media Participation - Between Demand and Entitlement (FOR 2252)
Questions at the Interfaces (FOR 2111)
What if? (FOR 1614)
Research initiatives, core facilities, network and transfer platforms
In the University of Konstanz’s research centres, researchers collaborate with each other, often in interdisciplinary teams.
Center for Alternatives to Animal Testing-Europe (CAAT-Europe)
Centre for Applied Photonics (CAP)
Cultural studies research centre (Zentrum für kulturwissenschaftliche Forschung)
Centre for Multilingualism
Dr. K. H. Eberle Research Centre "European Cultures in a Multipolar World"
Centre for Quantitative Methods and Survey Research
Research Training Groups are established for a limited period of time to promote junior researchers and are also funded by the German Research Foundation (DFG). Here, doctoral candidates are provided the opportunity to conduct their research within programmes that are coordinated and supervised by several university professors.
GRK 1601: Research Training Group “The Problem of the Real in Modern Culture”
Integrated Research Training Group within CRC 767 “Controlled Nanosystems: Interaction and Interfacing to the Macroscale”
Integrated Research Training Group within CRC 1214 “Anisotropic Particles as Building Blocks: Tailoring Shape, Interactions and Structures”
Integrated Research Training Group within TRR 161 “Quantitative Methods for Visual Computing”
GRK 2272: Research Training Group “R3 - Responses to Biotic and Abiotic Changes, Resilience and Reversibility of Lake Ecosystems” (began 04/2017)
Research Training Group CHANGING FRAMES
Faculty of Politics, Law and Economics
Collaborative Research Centres (CRC) are long-term research facilities at universities that generally receive funding for up to 12 years. Funded by the German Research Foundation (DFG), these interdisciplinary research facilities give researchers from different disciplines the opportunity to work on projects together.
Anisotropic Particles as Building Blocks: Tailoring Shape, Interactions and Structures (CRC 1214)
Chemical and Biological Principles of Cellular Proteostasis (CRC 969)
Controlled Nanosystems: Interaction and Interfacing to the Macroscale (CRC 767)
Quantitative Methods for Visual Computing (SFB-TRR 161)
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Domenica Marchetti
Domenica Marchetti is the author of six cookbooks on Italian cooking, including Ciao Biscotti and The Glorious Pasta of Italy. Her articles and recipes have been featured in The Washington Post, Food & Wine, Fine Cooking, and Cooking Light, and on Leite’s Culinaria and NPR.org’s Kitchen Window, among others. Visit her website at domenicacooks.com
PRESERVING ITALY: Canning, Curing, Infusing, and Bottling Italian Flavors and Traditions (2016)
Capture the flavors of Italy with more than 150 recipes for conserves, pickles, sauces, liqueurs, infusions, and other preserves.
The notion of preserving shouldn’t be limited to American jams and jellies, and in this book, author Domenica Marchetti turns our gaze to the ever-alluring flavors and ingredients of Italy. There, abundant produce and other Mediterranean ingredients lend themselves particularly well to canning, bottling, and other preserving methods. Think of marinated artichokes in olive oil, classic giardiniera, or, of course, the late-summer tradition of putting up tomato sauce. But in this book we get so much more, from Marchetti’s in-person travels across the regions of Italy as well as the recipes handed down through her family: sweet and sour peppers, Marsala-spiked apricot jam, lemon-infused olive oil, and her grandmother’s amarene, sour cherries preserved in alcohol. Beyond canning and pickling, the book also includes recipes for making cheese, curing meats, infusing liqueurs, and even a few confections, plus recipes for finished dishes so you can savor each treasured jar all year long.
"In summer, books about canning and preserving are as common as apple cookbooks in the fall. But Domenica Marchetti’s book caught my eye for its uncommon point of view: preserving food the Italian way. Pack artichokes, peppers and mushrooms in oil. Make deliciously spicy pickles from melon. Even limoncello, mostarda and confections like torrone can come straight from your kitchen... The techniques may have been passed down by generations of nonnas, but they knew what they were doing."—Florence Fabricant for The New York Times
"Marchetti elevates preserved food from the role of condiment to center stage."—Publishers Weekly
"Bellissima e deliziosa, this book should be in every home preserver's kitchen. Peppered with stories and profiles, it introduces the reader to the world of Italian preserved foods well beyond the classic giardiniera, with chapters devoted to preserves in vinegar and in oil, fruits like peaches spiked with grappa, and plenty more."—Cathy Barrow, author of Mrs. Wheelbarrow's Practical Pantry
"Preserving Italy is now the book I recommend when asked about techniques like preserving in oil and how to make true mostardas. It should be a mandatory addition to preservation libraries everywhere."—Marisa McClellan, author of Food in Jars
"If you think 'preserve' is just another word for sweet fruit jam, think again. Domenica Marchetti explores the whole magnificent variety of traditional Italian preserves: a delicious plethora of jams and jellies, sausages and preserved meats (think pancetta and guanciale), sweet and tart drinks like limoncello and orzata, vinegar pickles, olive oil pickles--everything an Italian casalinga, like Marchetti's own grandmother, counts on to supply friends and family with an ongoing parade of delights. I can't wait to make sweet-and-sour peppers, then pile them on a crostino with some fresh mozzarella."—Nancy Harmon Jenkins, author of Virgin Territory and, with daughter Sara, The Four Seasons of Pasta
"The produce of Italy is inspiring and delicious, but, sadly, seasonal ingredients come but once a year. Unless, of course, you have this book at hand. Domenica's engagingly informative book explores, explains, and celebrates the age-old art of preserving seasonal goodness for the entire year."—Elizabeth Minchilli, author of Eating Rome
"Just when everyone thought all had been written about Italy's food, Domenica Marchetti brings us a collection of sweeping scope that teaches us how to make everything that can be put up, cured, or fermented. It is not every day that a cookbook comes along that is not only beautiful and evocative, but groundbreaking; Preserving Italy is such a book. Domenica is a terrific storyteller and a trustworthy guide to the marvels of the Italian pantry."—Julia della Croce, journalist and author of Italian Home Cooking
Rights: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, North American
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LinkedIn Specialist Internship
UniversalGiving®, an award-winning global nonprofit, is seeking a passionate, dedicated LinkedIn Specialist Intern. This special position will allow access to UniversalGiving’s and our CEO’s LinkedIn accounts to test new strategies. Interns who know and love this social media platform will have a profound impact by helping us spread the word about international giving and volunteering on LinkedIn. If you are passionate about social change and enjoy working with an international team, come join UniversalGiving!
UniversalGiving® is an award-winning website allowing people to donate and volunteer with top performing vetted projects all over the world. Unique to UniversalGiving, 100% goes directly to the cause. UniversalGiving Corporate provides Strategy, Operations, and NGO Vetting to scale companies’ CSR programs in more than 120 countries; our Corporate Services allow us to become self-sustaining. UniversalGiving has been featured on the homepage of BusinessWeek, Oprah.com, CBS, The Wall Street Journal, and The New York Times.
The LinkedIn Specialist Intern will be responsible for assisting our Communications and Marketing efforts. The Intern will research, plan and execute strategy with the goal of building community awareness and engagement around UniversalGiving’s brand, mission, and services. This is a great opportunity for students and recent graduates interested in gaining marketable skills, while gaining industry exposure.
As a UniversalGiving intern, you’ll have the opportunity to work with a diverse, passionate team representing over 25 cultures. Our work environment is fast-paced and entrepreneurial, yet collaborative and fun, including monthly potlucks and team events. Come work with us to achieve our vision “To Create A World Where Giving and Volunteering Are A Natural Part of Everyday Life®!
Build community interest and momentum through LinkedIn by posting updates, engaging conversations and discussions, and increasing the number of followers
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Research the social media landscape for successful approaches to social media
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Excellent writing, editing, and video production skills (iMovie is okay)
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Ability to think strategically about social media campaigns and a determination to make an impact on community engagement
Strong familiarity with LinkedIn and other social media platforms
Experience with SEO including basic understanding of Google Analytics a plus
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Gain experience at a unique social entrepreneurship that has a global impact
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For students, class credit can be arranged according to school requirements
Duration: Minimum 15-20 hours per week required for the duration of the internship, at least a minimum of 3 to 4 months. Ideal candidates are available to work out of our San Francisco office 3-4 days/week (Monday through Friday).
With proven track record, this position can turn into a part-time, paid position.
"I came into UniversalGiving as a shy recent graduate. I soon saw that this internship was like no other-- I worked on high-level projects, I was mentored by the CEO (unheard of!), and I bonded with the grooviest team I have ever come across. The nerves left, but the values and experiences will stay."
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UniversalGiving’s Mission: To connect people to quality giving and volunteer opportunities worldwide.
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UniversalGiving® is an award-winning website allowing people to donate and volunteer with top performing projects all over the world. Our projects are vetted through a proprietary Quality Model™ to ensure the most effective, trustworthy philanthropy possible. Unique to UniversalGiving, we take no cut on donations. 100% of your donation goes directly to the cause.
UniversalGiving Corporate consults with Fortune 500 companies on the Strategy, Operations and NGO Vetting for their international giving and volunteering programs all over the world. Some clients include Cisco, Symantec, Fluor, Sabre, Gap, BHP Billiton, RSF Social Finance, and inovia.
Located in the heart of San Francisco, UniversalGiving has been profiled on CBS and in FOX Business Network, and has also been featured in BusinessWeek, Fast Company, CSRWire, WomenEntrepreneur, Oprah.com, NBC News, The Christian Science Monitor, The New York Times, The Financial Times, MarketWatch, CNNMoney.com, Change.org and See Change Magazine. UniversalGiving has been featured three times on Great Nonprofits’ annual Top Nonprofits lists and is a Webby Award Honoree.
CEO Pamela Hawley is a winner of the Jefferson Award (the Nobel Prize in Community Service) and was selected as one of 50 leaders to the White House's Next Generation Leadership and Social Innovation event. She is a Finalist for Ernst & Young’s Entrepreneur of the Year Award, and a Colburn S. Wilbur Leadership Fellow at the Global Ethics Institute. She is a Fast Company Expert Blogger on CSR.
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Meet your Big Park Council Representative Kevin O'Connor
Originally Published: July 1, 2019 1:35 p.m.
Who do you represent on Big Park Council and what kind of member is it: RAM (Residential), BOA (Business Owner) or EIM Educational Institution)? Briefly describe its character or anything that makes it unique. *
Kevin O'Connor: I am the new representative for VOCA (Village of Oakcreek Association). VOCA is an HOA that represents ~2400 property owners in the Village of Oak Creek. It is somewhat unique in this area in that it is an aggregate of 21 individual HOA sub-divisions. VOCAs history goes back to the early 1960s when Big Park Development Corp began sub-dividing ranches. It’s property owners also own a world-class 18 hole golf course, driving range, park & tennis courts, restaurant and community center.
Current/Past Officers and Committee/Project Chairs, describe your title and responsibilities. What have been your most interesting challenges and successes with the Council?
O'Connor: I have been a VOCA board member for three years, and was Board secretary last year. Prior to that I was a member of the VOCA Architectural Review and Restrictions Committee (ARRC). I was elected in April to a 3-year Board position, and with the “retirement” of Jan Lisowski as chairman of the ARRC, I took over that position. The ARRC is empowered as no other standing committee, and as such must be chaired by a Board member. VOCA has traditionally assigned its BPRCC seat to the ARRC chairperson because of the synergy between ARRC and BPRCC activities.
As this is my first experience as a representative on the BPRCC, I will have to wait and see where the challenges and successes appear. Commercial development in the Village is sure to be in the fore-front.
Do you work full time, part time, retired or retired part time?
O'Connor: Technically, I have been retired for 18 years (2001), but have run a small business ever since to keep me busy and challenged.
How many years have you lived in the Big Park/Village of Oak Creek area and from where did you come? What do you like best and least about living here?
O'Connor: My wife, Barbara, and I visited Sedona in 2007 and moved to the Village in 2008. We chose the Village over West Sedona for the greater tranquility and laid-back nature we perceived the Village offered. We have not been disappointed. We made previous homes in Michigan, California, Pennsylvania and New Jersey in that order. Sedona and the Village have no snow, way less traffic, lower taxes & fewer bugs. I could go on. But mainly this community offers myriad year-round outdoor activities within a 10-60 minute travel. I can think of no place else in the USA quite like it. I use to have to travel to the East Coast to visit my children and grand children. Now at least one of them lives an hour away in Anthem.
What are your favorite pastimes, interests and/or community involvements?
O'Connor: By far, Barbara and I have enjoyed the past 11 years deeply involved with the Sedona Westerners hiking club. We have both held numerous offices and Barbara was Trail Boss in 2017-2018. We have also formed very close friendships with a small group of likeminded wine-lovers here in the Village. Life here wouldn’t be quite the same without them.
What is one of your proudest accomplishments and/or one of your most memorable experiences?
O'Connor: It has been a long time since I participated in any public or civic role. I am pleased that the membership of VOCA placed their trust in me as one of their Board representatives. I’ll do my best to fulfill that trust.
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Humanities Grants
Making Humanities Happen throughout Vermont
Spring 2019 Grant Recipients — $25,700 Awarded to 13 Organizations
The Grants program, the oldest of the Council’s many programs, provides funds for diverse and dynamic humanities activities throughout the state. Learn more about our Grants program.
Arts and Humanities for Equity: Poetry and Culturally Responsive Curriculum – Flynn Center for the Performing Arts
$2,000 to support the Arts and Humanities for Equity: Poetry and Culturally Responsive Curriculum keynote address at the Flynn by a national expert on ethnic and socially relevant pedagogy. This program will advance Vermont educators’ expertise in teaching poetry with an equitable framework and offer continuing education credit.
2019 Bookstock Literary Festival, Woodstock
$2,000 to support Bookstock, Woodstock’s literary festival. Celebrating its 11th year, the festival takes place July 26–28, 2019, featuring over forty authors and poets of all genres. Attendees will also enjoy perusing second-hand book fairs, explore book art, listen to music, and much more. The festival is free and open for all ages.
Brattleboro Literary Festival 2018
$2,000 to support the 2019 annual Brattleboro Literary Festival, a four-day event taking place this Fall on October 17th-20th, 2019. The Festival, which is free and open to the public, builds community by uniting readers and writers in a celebration of ideas, books, and the power of words.
History Camp 2019 – Swanton Public Library
$1,200 to support a week-long camp for kids ages 6-12. Each day campers are introduced to specific regions, countries, or cultures throughout history. Campers dive into history through exploring maps and tracing timelines, exposure to books and readings, as well as many creative hands-on projects.
More Than a Market: Finding Community in Burlington-Area Immigrant Neighborhoods – Historic New England
$2,000 to support an exhibition and companion walking tour that explores the experiences of New Americans in the Burlington area through the stories of both past and present-day markets owned by newcomers from around the world.
New England Museum Association Vermont Scholarships
$3,000 to support scholarships for Vermont residents to attend The New England Museum Association (NEMA) 101st Conference in Burlington, November 6-8, 2019.
Paul Searls Book Programming – Vermont Historical Society
$2,000 to support a collaborative project between the Vermont Historical Society and the Vermont Department of Libraries to host programming that encourages community dialogue around the themes of immigration, landscape change, the tension between progress and preservation, and the nature of rural life as found in Paul Searl’s new book, Repeopling Vermont: The Paradox of Development in the Twentieth Century.
PlayTalks 2019 – Dorset Theatre Festival
$1,500 to support the PlayTalks, expert-led presentations that enable audience members to learn, reflect, discuss and ask questions to deepen their appreciation and understanding of productions they attend at Dorset Theatre Festival. This summer’s talks include “The Golden Age of Detective Fiction: Dame Agatha Christie” by Catherine Sheeley and a panel discussion, “The Art of Adaptation: Using Literature as a Source for New Plays.”
2019 Special Exhibit Lecture Series – Rokeby Museum
$1,000 to support the Rokeby Museum for a series of humanities programs that will illuminate the history of slavery, abolition, and reconstruction; current-day racism and bias; and the challenge of making a living in 19th and early 20th century Vermont.
Stand Up for Human Rights: The Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) and Eleanor Roosevelt – Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom
$2,000 to support Stand Up for Human Rights, celebrating the 70th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and Eleanor Roosevelt’s work through six presentations this October—four at Vermont high schools and two public events at Vermont Colleges.
Time Travelers’ Day Camp: Full Immersion Pioneer/Abenaki Camp – Old Stone House Museum
$3,000 to support the The Old Stone House Museum’s Time Traveler’s Day Camp, an in-depth and intensive humanities camp. Campers, age 8-12, are immersed in Pioneer and Abenaki settlement camps, where they will explore the period of “first-contact” between both cultures and when both are co-existing in Northern Vermont.
To Sing of Common Things: Making A Way Out of No Way – Clemmons Family Farm
$2,000 to support the 2019 Clemmons Family Farm Humanities Speakers’ Series, “To Sing of Common Things: African American Stories of Making A Way Out of No Way.” The series of talks will share literary works, historic accounts and life stories about selected African American achievements. These include the story of six former slaves who became the first African-American millionaires, personal stories of current African-American Vermonters, as well as the lives of two historic Vermont African-American figures, Martin Freeman and Lemuel Haynes.
WSESU Reads The Benefits of Being an Octopus – Windham Southeast Supervisory Union
$2,000 to support the WSESU community read of a book by Vermont author Ann Braden. The project uses The Benefits of Being an Octopus to connect a broad spectrum of our community through discussion and dialogue on the book’s themes. Participants include students, families, and staff in grades 4-12 in all ten WSESU schools as well as members of the community through a partnership with key community organizations including the Brooks Memorial Library and Brattleboro Literary Festival.
Humanities Grants Awards 2018
2018 Grant Recipients — $40,000 Awarded to 21 Organizations
And Justice for All Exhibit and We the People Lectures – Friends of the Morrill Homestead
$1,000 to support a lecture and an exhibit commemorating the sesquicentennial of the ratification of the 14th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution and the role Vermont statesman Justin Smith Morrill played in framing the Amendment. Both will explore equality and civil liberties. Exhibit will run August 1st through October 14.
$2,000 to support Bookstock, Woodstock’s literary festival, celebrating its 10th year on the weekend of July 27–29. Free and for all ages. Over forty authors and poets of all genres, second-hand book fairs, book art, music, and much more.
$2,000 to support the Brattleboro Literary Festival, a three-day celebration of literature. The festival presents both award-winning literary authors and emerging authors in a series of free events including panel discussions, exhibitions, readings and special events. October 12–14.
2018 Burlington Book Festival
$2,000 to support the 2018 Burlington Book Festival taking place in the city’s downtown. It offers readings, workshops, panels and more featuring literary luminaries from around the world and just around the corner. September 28-30.
Champlain Colloquium – Lake Champlain Maritime Museum
$3,000 to support the Champlain Colloquium which will gather academic partners, teachers, and the public for a two-day meeting to examine the life and legacy of Samuel de Champlain in August. Participants will use primary sources to explore 17th-century connections to current themes.
Global Roots Film Festival: The Sound of Film – Vermont International Film Foundation
$1,500 to support a 3-day film festival led by film historian and composer Neil Brand. Presented by VTIFF in partnership with Lyric Theatre Company, it focuses on the history of the musical film and its role in the development of cinema language.
$1,500 to support the History Camp, a free annual summer camp for kids ages 6-12 that uses PowerPoint presentations, maps and timelines, artifacts, hands-on projects, and stories to introduce kids to American and world history and archaeology.
Justice—and Poetry—for All – Sundog Poetry Center, Inc.
$1,500 to support a celebration of African American Poetry, the first event in an annual series of readings held at Clemmons Family Farm in Charlotte.
Peacham Landing Community Project – Peacham Library
$2,000 to support a storytelling and community-building project to gather and share stories, both historical and contemporary, of what draws people to our community. What brought us here? And why do we stay?
Philosophy Week 2019 – University of Vermont Philosophy Department
$3,000 to support the 3rd Annual Public Philosophy Week, March 24th through 30th. The state-wide festival of features discussions, lectures, readings, screenings, tastings, and workshops, on issues of philosophical concern.
PlayTalks 2018: Women’s Voices – Dorset Theatre Festival
$1,000 to support the Dorset Theatre Festival’s PlayTalks: Women’s Voices, which feature multiple humanities-based panels and discussions to accompany its 2018 season. Discussions will include “Jane Austen: An 18th Century Woman for the 21st Century,” women in theatre, and women in politics. June 1–September 1.
PoemCity 2019 – Kellogg-Hubbard Library
$4,000 to support PoemCity 2019, a festival of poetry in celebration of National Poetry Month in April. PoemCity features a walkable anthology of Vermont contemporary poetry on broadsides throughout downtown Montpelier with readings, workshops and presentations occuring throughout the month.
Stage 33 Live Presentations – Stage 33 Live LTD
$500 to support Stage 33 Live, a humanities-drenched TV/radio/web series featuring scholars, writers, musicians, and others recorded and filmed during live listening events. June 1– December 31.
Time Travelers Camp 2018 – Orleans County Historical Society
$2,000 to support the Time Travelers’ Camp, where campers ages 8-12 will embark on another exciting journey through history! Participants will dive into local stories, people, and places using art and humanities as a lens through which to learn. July 23–27.
“To Sing of Common Things” Lecture Series – Clemmons Family Farm
$2,850 to support the 2018 Clemmons Family Farm Humanities Speakers’ Series, “To Sing of Common Things: The Voices of Young People in 2018,” which features ten teenage scholars who will share their process in developing creative works and discuss the meaning of their work. At Clemmons Family Farm in Charlotte, June 16 through October 31.
Traveling Exhibits for Inter-library Loans – Vermont Folklife Center
$1,500 to support the creation of three portable exhibits on the cultural heritage of Vermont to distribute to public libraries using the inter-library loan system. In addition, there will be free programs related to exhibit content at each host library. June 2018–May 2019.
“The Unexpected President: The Life and Times of Chester A. Arthur”: presentations by author Scott S. Greenberger – Vermont Division for Historic Preservation
$1,500 to support the Vermont Division for Historic Preservation’s hosting of Scott S. Greenberger, author of The Unexpected President: The Life and Times of Chester A. Arthur, for two programs at our presidential state historic sites: August 4th at Plymouth Notch and August 5th in Fairfield.
The Vermont International Festival Abenaki Culture Lectures and Demonstration – Vermont Performing Arts League
$1,000 to support the Abenaki community presenting lecture/demonstrations at the Vermont International Festival at the Champlain Valley Expo Center. An additional event will be held in Spring 2019, when Abenakis will discuss their history and issues.
Vermont Music History Exhibit – Big Heavy World
$1,000 to support an exhibit contextualizing music experiences in Vermont with audio interpretation by live music photographers and interactive documentary footage of Vermonters whose lives were shaped as teenagers by a historic Burlington music venue. The exhibit will debut at the Vermont History Museum in Montpelier, January 2019.
Visible in Vermont: Our Stories Our Voices – Root Social Justice Center
$2,500 to support the multi-generational photo and story exhibit highlighting the experiences of people of color living and going to school in Vermont. The project is a medium for People of Color to tell our own stories and convey the impact of racism on our lives.
2019 Teacher Workshop – Weston Playhouse Theatre Company
$2,650 to support a day-long program featuring an expert keynote speaker and providing materials and tools to support an exploration Paula Vogel’s 2015 play Indecent with keynote by Professor Ellen W. Kaplan of Smith College, and an afternoon workshop run by Teaching Artist Bronwyn Sims.
Afro-Atlantic Sacred Arts – Robert Hull Fleming Museum
$3,000 to support public programming related to the Fleming Museum’s exhibition of Afro-Atlantic Sacred Arts, highlighting the connections between the West African Yoruba religion, Haitian Vodou, Cuban Santería, and Brazilian Candomblé.
Alnobak: Wearing Our Heritage – Lake Champlain Maritime Museum
$2,000 to support programming related to this traveling exhibition—a partnership between the Lake Champlain Maritime Museum, Vermont Abenaki artists, and the Flynn Center for the Performing Arts—presenting Abenaki garments and accessories as traditional and contemporary art and reflections of culture, history, and identity.
Bookstock Literary Festival 2017
$2,000 to support Bookstock, Woodstock’s literary festival, on July 28 – 30, featuring renowned and regional authors presenting fiction, poetry, history, nature, and more.
Brattleboro Literary Festival
$2,500 to support the 16th annual festival, presenting a diverse group of authors whose work provides a window to explore humanity and human nature in our culture and in others.
Bringing the World to our Community – One World Library Project
$2,500 to support the One World Library Project’s expansion of public programs in 2017-2018, fostering an exchange of ideas and experiences about world cultures.
Burlington Book Festival 2017
$2,000 to support the 13th annual festival September 15–17, held in a variety of downtown venues and featuring literary luminaries from around the world—and just around the corner.
Community Conservation Series: Relationship Across Difference – Shelburne Farms
$2,000 to support the collaboration between Shelburne Farms, Shelburne Museum, All Souls Interfaith Gathering, and the Pierson Library to engage Vermonters in the lost art of conversation. Fran Stoddard moderates conversations: March 7, 14, and 21 with distinguished guests.
Film Study Short Course: “Coming of Age: An Exploration of Identity Creation in Film” – Focus on Film, Inc.
$2,600 to support the Green Mountain Film Festival’s offering of a Film Study Short Course that will run during the festival. The course will explore the theoretical and historical aspects of a single, unifying film theme: “Coming of Age: An Exploration in Identity Formation in Film.”
Goddard College, Telling Our Stories: An Oral History of Place, Race, and Education – Goddard College
$1,000 to support the Goddard College in examining its racial history through interviews with faculty and staff of color, and sharing the results with the public through broadcasts and conversation on WGDR community radio.
$1,000 to support the Swanton Library History Camp, a free, week-long kids’ summer camp which uses presentations, maps and timelines, hands-on projects, games, legends, books, and theme-appropriate snacks to introduce kids to American and world history.
History, Race, and Inclusive Education – The Flow of History
$2,000 to support a year-long professional development program for teachers focused on using history as an entry point to discuss race and racism in the classroom. The year will culminate in a teacher institute and public talk on history and racism in Vermont.
Latchis Arts Enriched Film Screenings – Latchis Arts, Inc.
$1,000 to support the Latchis Arts’ film series, which seeks to enrich conversations emerging from films with scholars, speakers, and journalists.
Lectures to Enhance the Ambrose Classical Play – University of Vermont Department of Classics
$2,000 to support four public lectures to complement the inaugural Ambrose Classical Play Helen by Euripides, March 22–25, 2018 at the Main Street Landing Black Box Theater.
Oral Histories of Canaan, Vermont – Alice M. Ward Memorial Library
$1,400 to support a participatory public oral history program in which local residents are interviewed by other locals about major recent occurrences using digital audio recorders.
$4,000 to support Kellogg-Hubbard Library’s PoemCity 2018, a month-long celebration of National Poetry Month that features a walkable anthology of contemporary Vermont poetry, workshops, presentations, and readings during the month of April.
Public Philosophy Week – University of Vermont Philosophy Department
$1,500 to support a week of public philosophical activities—conversations, lectures, readings, tastings, viewings—on issues of public concern.
Solzhenitsyn at 100 – Vermont Historical Society
$3,000 to support the Vermont Historical Society, in partnership with the Cavendish Historical Society and the University of Vermont, to celebrate the life and work of Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn in honor of his 100th birthday.
Time Travelers Camp 2017: Medicine In The Kingdom – Orleans County Historical Society
$1,000 to support the Time Travelers Camp, an in-depth Vermont history program for youth ages 8-12, which uses primary source documents integrated with training in period hand skills to introduce children to local history.
“To Sing of Common Things” Humanities Speakers’ Series – Clemmons Family Farm
$1,500 to support the the “To Sing of Common Things” Humanities Speakers’ Series which guides audiences through landmark African American/African literature, music and performance about love, identify, politics and daily life.
$2,000 to support the Weston Playhouse Theatre Company’s 18th annual Teachers Workshop, which will bring together educators from across Vermont to explore their 2018 American Masters selection, August Wilson’s play Two Trains Running on April 10, 2018 as well as their annual School Matinee production.
An Abolitionist Family Photo Album – Rokeby Museum
$3,000 to support talks about the history of abolition and its continuing relevance today, as programming accompanying and expanding on an exhibit of historic photographs of abolitionists.
Black America since MLK: And Still I Rise – Vermont PBS
$1,300 to support screenings of “Black America Since MLK: And Still I Rise” and panel discussions led by community leaders throughout Vermont aimed at deepening individual understanding of unconscious bias and building a collective will for change.
Bookstock Literary Festival 2016 – Sustainable Woodstock
$2,500 to support the eighth annual Bookstock Literary Festival, bringing together over 35 authors, poets, and other artists for a three-day celebration of the literary arts and humanities. Bookstock especially features regional writers and small presses.
Brattleboro Literary Festival 2016 (15th Annual) – Brattleboro Literary Festival
$2,500 to support a free, weekend-long festival featuring award-winning and emerging writers in a series of readings, panel discussions and special events.
Burlington Book Festival 2016 (12th Annual) – Burlington Book Festival
$2,500 to support Burlington’s 12th annual celebration of the written word, offering free readings, workshops, panels, exhibits, family activities, musical performances, and special events featuring literary luminaries from around the world and just around the corner!
Burlington Rising – Fletcher Free Library
$2,000 to support a series of lectures, culinary workshops, and community discussions centered on the historical role of food in human civilization and its connection to cultural identity.
Coming Home from War – South Burlington Community Library
$600 to support a five-part speaker series that will explore the universal experience of war across time and cultures, examine the responsibility of our society to survivors of war, and discuss the impact of war on our communities.
Connected through the Land – Park-McCullough House Association
$1,500 to support an exhibition, oral history archive, and lecture series dedicated to the investigation of place-based history.
Disability Awareness through Literature and Workshops – Changing Perspectives
$1,500 to support the creation of six literature units which focus on books that include characters with invisible disabilities, as well as workshops to train teachers and librarians on using literature to teach about disabilities.
Dorset Theatre Festival PlayTalks – Dorset Theatre Festival
$1,000 to support three humanities-based PlayTalks events around the Dorset Theatre Festival’s 2016 season.
Green Mountain Film Festival 2017 (20th Annual) – Focus on Film, Inc.
$2,000 to support the 20th annual festival of independent and international films, renowned guests, and great discussions on film and culture, March 17-25, 2017.
The History of Racing in Milton – Milton Historical Society and Museum
$1,000 to support a three-month series of talks, panel discussions, oral history opportunities, and quality exhibits of racing memorabilia that will capture the car racing frenzy rampant in Milton, Vermont from 1955-1987 at Catamount Stadium, which related to the historic rise of NASCAR nationwide.
Nepali Heritage Program – Vermont Hindu Temple
$2,100 to support an educational program for Nepali Bhutanese children ages 8-13 who are interested in learning more about their cultural heritage. The interdisciplinary culture curriculum will showcase and share diverse ways of knowing within this community.
$2,500 to support a celebration of Vermont poetry. It offers a walkable anthology of contemporary poems by Vermonters of all ages and exhibits, workshops, poetry art installations and readings.
PoemTown Randolph 2017
$1,000 to support Randolph’s 4th annual PoemTown celebration during National Poetry Month in April 2017. PoemTown will illuminate the importance of poetry in our lives through poems posted in store windows throughout the town, free public readings, educational experiences, workshops, and discussions.
2017 Teachers Workshop — Weston Playhouse Theatre Company
$1,000 to support the 17th Annual Teachers Workshop on April 4, 2017 at the Weston Playhouse in Weston, Vermont. The day-long Teachers Workshop will explore Eugene O’Neill’s Long Day’s Journey Into Night.
Telling Stories: Investigating History – The Flow of History
$1,500 to support a teacher institute focused on history and historical narrative. A morning talk and workshop with Natalie Kinsey-Warnock and public evening talk by Jane Beck will explore the relevance and role of history and storytelling in Vermont culture.
$3,000 to support a camp exploring local history via site study, role playing, hand skills, and journaling. Primary documents, artifacts, and images from museum collections illustrate the theme.
Understanding Cuba through Film – Windham World Affairs Council
$2,000 to support a free, monthly series combining film, Cuban dinner, and expert discussion to explore essential aspects of socialist Cuban society.
Vermont Authors Project
$2,500 to support a network of 144 VT authors, 64 indie bookstores, 18 Vermont book clubs, 29 libraries that host author events, 4 VT literary festivals, 18 book and arts reviewers, 5 book publicists, and six colleges and venues teaching the literary arts.
Weaving a Common Thread of Humanities – Governor’s Institutes of Vermont
$3,000 to support curriculum development and content delivery to create a common humanities thread within renowned arts, humanities and STEM programming for teenagers at the summer 2016 Governor’s Institutes.
2015 Grant Recipients — $35,000 Awarded to Twenty Organizations
AXIS Lecture Series – Southern Vermont Dance Festival
$1,000 to support bringing AXIS Company to Brattleboro to lead lectures, round tables, and workshops on the history, philosophy, ethics and context of access, and integrated learning in the arts.
Brattleboro Literary Festival 2015 (14th annual) – Building a Better Brattleboro
$3,000 to support the 14th annual festival, which will feature readings, panels and special events celebrating storytelling with Francine Prose, Jim Shepard, Vijay Seshadri, Laura J. Snyder, Bill Roorbach, Ellen Bryant Voigt and many more.
Brundibar: A Musical Tale – Theatre Kavanah
$1,000 to support a community-driven production of the children’s opera, Brundibar, by Hans Krasa, augmented by four public lectures. Two different scholars will speak about the social and historical significance of this powerful work.
Burlington Book festival 2015 (11th Annual) – Vermont Performing Arts League, Burlington
$3,000 to support the Queen City’s 11th annual celebration of the written word, which will feature literary luminaries from around the world and just around the corner.
Conversations with Vermont Poets – Sundog Poetry Center, Inc.
$1,500 to support a series of interviews covering a wide range of topics with some of Vermont’s most interesting and well-known poets. Vermonters participate by submitting questions ahead of each interview to
$2,000 to support a ten-day festival comprised of films, renowned guests, and great discussions on film and culture, fostering a film community and bringing the best films from around the world to Central Vermont.
History Camp – Swanton Public Library
$1,000 to support a free, week-long summer camp for children ages 6-12. In 2016, History Camp offers a world history program covering ancient Mexico, India, Rome, the Vikings, and the Middle Ages.
Hoag Farm Welcome Kiosk – Willowell Foundation, Monkton
$2,000 to support a Welcome Kiosk at Willowell Educational Center, the former location of historic Hoag Farm. Vergennes Union High School students will interview Monkton residents and create materials and Willowell will then build the kiosk to function as an ongoing historical program.
Lifelong Learning Music Series 2015-2016 (15th Annual) – South Burlington Community Library
$800 to support a series of presentations highlighting composers, conductors, and musical genres in their cultural and historical contexts while deepening music appreciation through greater understanding.
Literacy of the Heart – The Art House, Inc.
$1,000 to support a four-part series exploring different themes in literature and art. Hands-on workshops and educative lectures will focus on the exploration of history, religion, poetry, and theater; providing rooted connections to the interdisciplinary nature of art.
PlayTalk: Intimate Apparel – Dorset Theatre Festival
$1,000 to support two humanities-based PlayTalk events to be offered in conjunction with a production of Pulitzer Prize winning playwright Lynn Nottage’s celebrated play Intimate Apparel.
PoemCampus 2016 – Norwich University
$1,000 to support a month-long poetry celebration, featuring major poets, an open-mic night poetry event, and highlighting student, faculty, and community member poetry.
$4,200 to support a showcase of the work of Vermont’s contemporary poets in a walkable anthology around Montpelier, including free workshops and presentations throughout April.
Presidential Writers Conversation Series – Vermont College of Fine Arts, Montpelier
$1,000 to support the Presidential Writers Conversation Series, which brings major national literary figures to Vermont in order to promote the importance of literature and writing and to allow the Vermont community to take part in a big-picture discussion about literature.
Programs Tent at Vermont History Expo – Vermont Historical Society
$2,500 to support a biannual festival celebrating Vermont history, in connection with the 2016 theme “H20: The Power of Water in Vermont History.”
$1,000 to support a workshop bringing together educators from across Vermont to explore Arthur Miller’s All My Sons and discover ways to bring it to life for their students.
Time Travelers Camp 2015 – Orleans County Historical Society, Brownington
$3,500 to support a week-long educational summer camp. Campers will choose a person who lived in Brownington in 1855 and research primary sources to find out what happened to them and their family in the years up to 1870. Lesson plans and digitized primary sources will be put up on the museum website.
Triptych Journey’s Precious Guru Exhibition and Complementary Events – Fractured Atlas, Burlington
$750 to support an exhibition and complementary events that will explore, through multimedia and public dialogue, the magical and profound story of Guru Rinpoche and his enduring impact on the spiritual and medical practices of Himalayan Buddhists.
The Vermont Romance Tour 2016 – Vermont International Film Foundation
$2,500 to support a centenary tour of A Vermont Romance (1916), the first known narrative film shot in Vermont. The tour will engage audiences with the historical significance of the film, and raise awareness of the legacy of Vermont films and the need to preserve and make them accessible.
Vision & Voice Traveling Exhibit Program – Vermont Folklife Center, various locations statewide
$1,250 to support the planning and execution of Vermont Folklife Center Vision & Voice Gallery traveling exhibitions and related public programming at venues around the state.
$36,000 Awarded to Nineteen Organizations
A Celebration of the Life in Poetry of Vermont Poet Galway Kinnell, Montpelier — Back Roads Readings
$1,550 to support a celebration of the life and work of former Vermont Poet Laureate Galway Kinnell in the Statehouse. His most cherished and notable poems will be read by his fellow poets, followed by a reception with the poet in the Cedar Creek Room. Back Roads Readings
Bookstock: The Green Mountain Literary Festival, Woodstock — Sustainable Woodstock
$1,400 to support the 6th annual festival, which will bring 40 poets, writers, and artists to read from and discuss their work. It also includes a huge used book sale, exhibition tent, music, and food. Bookstock: The Green Mountain Literary Festival
Brattleboro Literary Festival — Building A Better Brattleboro
$1,750 to support the 13th annual festival, a celebration of literature and writing featuring Pulitzer Prize winning authors Joseph Ellis and Paul Muldoon plus 40 more emerging and established authors. Brattleboro Literary Festival
Burlington Book Festival — Stern Center for Language and Learning
$1,400 to support the Queen City’s tenth annual celebration of the written word, which will offer free readings, signings, workshops, panels, exhibits, and special events featuring literary luminaries from around the world and just around the corner! Headliners include Kim Addonizio, Jeff Danziger, Katherine Paterson, Jennifer Haigh, Chase Twichell, Leslie Jamison and Vijay Seshadri. Burlington Book Festival
Burlington Discover Jazz Festival 2015 — Flynn Center for the Performing Arts
$1,500 to support events to engage the community with a series of educational lectures centered on the cultural and artistic diversity of jazz music and its history through discussions with scholars, prestigious musicians, and filmmakers. Burlington Discover Jazz Festival
Green Mountain Film Festival 2015 — Focus on Film
$2,000 to support a ten-day festival bringing the best films from around the world, renowned guests, and great discussion on film and culture to Central Vermont. Green Mountain Film Festival
Interdisciplinary Programs Associated with Dance Photographs Drawn from Bennington College Dance Archives Exhibition, Burlington — Flynn Center for the Performing Arts
$2,000 to support an interdisciplinary series inviting the public to deepen their understanding of contemporary dance, an often misunderstood art form. Flynn Center for the Performing Arts
Lifelong Learning Music Series — South Burlington Community Library
$600 to support a lecture series that offers a glimpse into the music and lives of composers of classical music. The series highlights composers, conductors, and musical genres in their cultural and historical contexts, deepening music appreciation through greater understanding. South Burlington Community Library
Literature Into Film, Randolph — Chandler Center for the Arts
$2,000 to support screenings and discussions to introduce eight remarkable films which were inspired by, or adapted from, significant literary works. Chandler Center for the Arts
PoemCampus –Norwich University
$800 to support a community poetry celebration in Northfield modeled after PoemCity. PoemCampus Norwich
$5,000 to support this annual project which celebrates National Poetry Month with a wide variety of programs related to poetry, including discussions of poetry as well as a walkable anthology of the work of contemporary Vermont poets. The poetry of children and adults offers creativity and promotes conversation about poetry for the people who live in or visit Montpelier. PoemCity
Poets and Their Craft Lecture Series — Sundog Poetry Center
$1,500 to support ten events to be held at independent bookstores throughout Vermont in which poets share their expertise through lectures, readings of their work, and discussion with the audience. Sundog Poetry Center
Reading the Agricultural Landscape — Norwich Historical Society
$1,000 to support hands-on workshops examining the past, present, and future of Norwich’s farms, preserving the local harvest, and “reading” the agricultural landscape, as well as a community forum involving residents as active historians and engaged citizens. Norwich Historical Society/Reading the Agricultural Landscape
The Storybook Opera Project: The Secret Garden — Opera Theater of Weston
$2,000 to support a project designed to enrich the important lessons offered in the opera and book The Secret Garden. For this educational pre-performance program, two teaching artists will tour to 30 southern Vermont schools, working with the study guide. Opera Theater of Weston
Time Travelers Camp, Brownington — Old Stone House Museum
$3,500 to support children and teens exploring local history at the museum via site study, role playing, handskills, and journaling. Primary documents, artifacts, and images from museum collections illustrate the theme. Old Stone House Museum /Time Travelers Camp
Vermont Author Talks — Young Writers Project
$5,000 to support live streaming video of a series of talks by Vermont authors to libraries with the requisite equipment, with author follow-up online. Young Writers Project
Vermont History Expo, Tunbridge — Vermont Historical Society
$2,000 to support a biennial celebration of Vermont’s history and heritage featuring heritage animals, traditional crafts, local history exhibits, author talks, scholarly presentations, living history, and more. Vermont Historical Society
Vermont International Film Festival, Burlington and Middlebury — Vermont International Film Foundation
$500 to support the festival. This year, award-winning television producer and historian Taylor Downing will give lectures on films relating to the Cold War accompanied by screenings. Venues include the VT International Film Festival in Burlington, Middlebury College, and UVM Elder Education. Vermont International Film Foundation
Writer’s Forum, Greensboro — Greensboro Arts Alliance and Residency
$500 to support workshops, colloquia, and readings with fifteen established writers and teachers examining the theme of “Tradition and The Craft of Writing.” Greensboro Arts Alliance and Residency
VHC Awarded $40,150 to Twenty-Two Organizations
Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn: Words of Truth Change History, Cavendish Historical Society
$1,500 to support development and distribution of curriculum materials to accompany the society’s children’s biography of Solzhenitsyn. Cavendish Historical Society
Archives and Records Emergency Preparedness Project, Vermont Historical Records Advisory Board, Statewide
$2,400 to support workshops and site visits for records administrators around the state to improve emergency planning and preparedness. Archives and Records Emergency Preparedness Project
Bookstock: The Green Mountain Festival of Words 2013, Pentangle Arts Council, Woodstock
$1,700 to support the fifth annual community-wide celebration of books and authors. Bookstock: The Green Mountain Festival of Words, Pentangle Arts Council
Brattleboro Literary Festival 2013 (12th Annual), Building A Better Brattleboro
$1,750 to support the three-day celebration of those who read books, those who write books, and of the books themselves. Brattleboro Literary Festival
Burlington Book Festival 2013 (9th Annual), Stern Center for Language and Learning
$1,700 to support the Queen City’s celebration of the written word. Burlington Book Festival
Civil War Sesquicentennial Speakers Series, Dorset Theatre Festival
$1,000 to support speakers augmenting the production of the renowned Civil War drama The Whipping Man, written by Mathew Lopez. Dorset Theatre Festival
Covered Bridges of Woodstock Exhibit, Woodstock Historical Society
$2,000 to support a year-long exhibit on Woodstock’s covered bridges past and present. Woodstock Historical Society
Full Circle Festival, Fractured Atlas, Burlington
$2,500 to support the appearance of poet Naomi Shihab Nye at a community festival devoted to exploring the gifts and challenges of aging. Full Circle Festival, Fractured Atlas
Green Mountain Club Historical Archives Project, Green Mountain Club, Waterbury
$3,000 to support the overhaul of in-house archives documenting the club’s 103-year history. Green Mountain Club
Green Mountain Film Festival, Focus on Film, Montpelier
$2,600 to support the appearance of humanities scholars at the 17th annual festival. Green Mountain Film Festival
Homestead Lecture Series, Ethan Allen Homestead Foundation, Burlington
$1,000 to support a monthly series of lectures and living history events where local experts present on topics pertinent to Vermont history. Ethan Allen Homestead Foundation
Listen Up! Vermont: Digital Collection Expansion, Green Mountain Library Consortium, Statewide
$1,500 to support the purchase of new e-books available to patrons at all member libraries. Listen Up! Vermont
The Humanities in Music Lecture Series, Yellow Barn Music School & Festival, Putney
$1,000 to support pre-concert talks for the summer season. The Humanities in Music Lecture Series, Yellow Barn Music School & Festival
Spoken Word Series 2013, Next Stage Arts Project, Inc., Putney
$2,000 to support the appearances of Bill Littlefield, Archer Mayor, and Taylor Mali. Next Stage Arts Project, Inc.
The Town House Forum 2013, Morrill Memorial and Harris Library Trustees, Strafford
$1,000 to support a series of readings with panel discussions and audience participation. Morrill Memorial and Harris Library
PoemCity 2014, Kellogg-Hubbard Library, Montpelier
$2,000 to support the fifth annual city-wide celebration of poetry in honor of National Poetry month. PoemCity 2014, Kellogg-Hubbard Library
Randolph PoemTown, Randolph Area Community Development Corporation
$1,000 to support a project modeled on Montpelier’s PoemCity. Randolph PoemTown
Teacher’s Workshop 2014, Weston Playhouse
$2,000 to support a daylong workshop to help teachers incorporate the production of Chekhov’s Uncle Vanya into their curricula. Weston Playhouse
Valley Super Quest 2013: Civil War Sesquicentennial, Vital Communities, White River Junction
$2,500 to support a series of 12 historical treasure hunts exploring Upper Valley sites from Vermont’s Civil War history. Upper Valley Super Quest, Vital Communities
Welcome to Vermont: Four Stories of Resettled Identity, Vermont Folklife Center, Statewide
$2,000 to support teacher resources and workshops on the film, which presents vignettes of the daily lives of four refugee families in Vermont. Welcome to Vermont: Four Stories of Resettled Identity, Vermont Folklife Center
Wonder and Wisdom 15th Anniversary Celebration, Wonder and Wisdom, Inc. Greensboro
$2,000 to support storytelling programs for children and seniors and weaving stories out into the community. Wonder and Wisdom, Inc.
Yiddish Culture and Theater Impact on America, Vermont Public Television, Statewide
$2,000 to support screenings of a new documentary on Yiddish culture’s impact on America and Jewish experience with panel discussions at schools, colleges, and libraries. Tales From A Yiddish Theatre, Vermont Public Television
VHC Awarded $35,000 to Sixteen Organizations
Bookstock 2012, Pentangle Arts Council, Woodstock
$2,000 to support the fourth annual literary festival in Woodstock. Bookstock
Brattleboro Literary Festival, Building a Better Brattleboro
$2,000 to support the eleventh annual festival. Brattleboro Literary Festival
Burlington Book Festival, Stern Center for Language and Learning
$1,400 to support the eighth annual festival. Burlington Book Festival
Center for Circumpolar Studies: Musica Borealis: Folklore and Folk Music of the North
$500 to support a five-part series of lecture, film, and other events to highlight diverse Western and non-Western music of the north. Center for Circumpolar Studies
“Issues” Play Writing Contest, Chandler Music Hall and Art Gallery, Randolph
$500 to support a play writing contest exploring timely ethical issues through theater. Chandler Music Hall and Art Gallery
Morrill Act Sesquicentennial Celebration, Friends of the Morrill Homestead, Strafford
$1,000 to support a celebration of the sesquicentennial of Lincoln’s signing of the Morrill Act, featuring guest lecturers and other events. The Morrill Homestead
Focus on Film: 16th Annual Green Mountain Film Festival
$4,750 to support a ten-day festival of about 113 events, including film screenings and ancillary events such as interviews, question-and-answer sessions, and panel discussions. Green Mountain Film Festival
Kellogg-Hubbard Library: PoemCity 2013
$4,700 to support a city-wide celebration of Vermont poetry in Montpelier in honor of National Poetry month. Activities include exhibits, lectures, workshops, installations, and readings throughout the month of April. Poem City, Kellogg-Hubbard Library
New England Museum Association Conference Scholarships, New England Museum Association
$2,600 to offer scholarships for Vermont museum professionals to attend the annual New England Museum Association Conference. New England Museum Association
The Storybook Opera Project, Opera Theatre of Weston
$2,000 to support an educational outreach project to help students create narratives of their experiences of Tropical Storm Irene in Storybook Opera form. Opera Theatre of Weston
Upper Valley Arts: Freedom & Unity: The Vermont Movie
$4,000 to support a multi-part history and cultural documentary film examining Vermont’s independent spirit over the centuries to the current day and looking forward. Freedom & Unity: The Vermont Movie
Vital Communities Civil War Cache, Vital Communities, White River Junction
$3,000 to develop a program building on the award-winning Valley Quest model incorporating Social Studies, technology, and regional partnerships in a public education program about the Civil War. Vital Communities
Wonder & Wisdom Oral Histories Project, Greensboro Wonder & Wisdom, Inc.
$1,000 for a community project allowing children to explore “historic heroes” through a variety of humanities disciplines. Greensboro Wonder & Wisdom, Inc.
2012 Vermont International Film Festival, Vermont International Film Foundation, Burlington
$1,000 to support the 2012 Vermont International Film Festival.
2012 Yellow Barn Musicological Lecture Series, Yellow Barn Music School and Festival, Putney
$1,000 to support a series of lectures and events offering opportunities for lifelong learning for musicians and listeners. Yellow Barn Music School and Festival
VHC Awarded $34,500 to Twenty-One Organizations
Academic Speakers Series, Landmark College
$1,000 to support a lecture series designed to bring humanities speakers to campus and foster connections with the broader community. Landmark College
$2,000 for the tenth annual festival. Brattleboro Literary Festival
Burlington Book Festival
$2,000 to support the seventh annual festival. Burlington Book Festival
Community Cinema: Independent Lens Film Series, Brattleboro Museum and Art Center
$500 to support a monthly PBS Independent Lens film screening for the general public followed by a lecture or panel discussion. Brattleboro Museum and Art Center
Exploring Calvin Coolidge’s Plymouth Notch with the Questions of a Historian and the Eyes of an Artist, Calvin Coolidge Memorial Foundation
$600 for workshops exploring the life and environment of Calvin Coolidge. Calvin Coolidge Memorial Foundation
15th Green Mountain Film Festival, Focus on Film, Montpelier
$4,200 to support the 15th Annual Green Mountain Film Festival. Green Mountain Film Festival
The Haven Project, Johnson State College
$3,000 to support the development of a virtual museum and web-based curriculum for Vermont educators to use in teaching Vermont indigenous history and archeology/material culture studies. The Haven Project, Johnson State College
Life in Orange County, Johnson State College
$1,000 to support the latest video in a series documenting each county in Vermont through oral histories and photographs. Life in Orange County, Johnson State College
Lifelong Learning Music Series, South Burlington Community Library
$450 for six workshops exploring the music of various composers, led by music instructor Lois Price. South Burlington Community Library
Little Jerusalem, Vermont Public Television
$2,000 to support a documentary film exploring the history and lives of non-English speaking Jewish Vermonters from the late 1800s to the 1940s. The project will also feature a website, lecture series, and partnerships with public schools. Little Jerusalem, Vermont Public Television
Media Mentoring Project, Vermont Independent Media
$500 to support a series of workshops for elementary, middle, and high school students as well as the general public aimed at expanding media literacy skills. Vermont Independent Media
Monkton Yore, The Willowell Foundation
$500 to support an interdisciplinary, intergenerational educational collaboration between the Monkton School, the Monkton Historical Society, and the Willowell Foundation exploring the connections between history and art. Monkton Yore, The Willowell Foundation
The Monumental Artwork in Vermont Marble, Chaffee Art Center
$750 to support an exhibition and related lectures on the history of the Vermont marble industry. The Monumental Artwork in Vermont Marble, Chaffee Art Center
The Old Labor Hall, Barre Historical Society
$1,500 to help document, exhibit, and teach the history of this National Historic Landmark. The Old Labor Hall
Peacham in the Civil War, Peacham Historical Association
$1,500 to support a three-part project in Peacham to document, exhibit, and share the Civil War history of the town. Peacham in the Civil War, Peacham Historical Association
PoemCity 2012, Kellogg-Hubbard Library
$2,500 to support a celebration of National Poetry month, including author visits, poetry readings, a poetry slam, films, and poems on display in Montpelier. PoemCity, Kellogg-Hubbard Library
Porter Thayer Digitization Project, Brooks Memorial Library
$2,000 to support the digitization of 1,300 photographs by Vermont photographer Porter Thayer to make them available to the public through a digital library. Porter Thayer Digitization Project, Brooks Memorial Library
The Revealed Series, Northern Stage Company
$500 to support a series of expert-led lecture and discussion sessions following productions of Madame Butterfly and Red. Northern Stage Company
Tropical Storm Irene Oral History Project, Vermont Folklife Center
$2,000 for the collection and documentation of oral histories from Vermonters affected by Tropical Storm Irene. Tropical Storm Irene Oral History Project, Vermont Folklife Center
Voices and Visions of Park-McCullough, Park-McCullough House Association
$2,000 to create an audio recording using archived collections of letters, diaries, and speeches associated with residents of the Park McCullough House to accompany visitors as they tour the historic home. Voices and Visions of Park-McCullough, Park-McCullough House Association
VSC Learning in Art & Culture Teacher Fellowships, Vermont Studio Center
$2,000 to support a program providing artist residencies for Vermont art and writing teachers. Vermont Studio Center
War of 1812 Project, Lake Champlain Maritime Museum
$2,000 to support curriculum development related to the War of 1812. War of 1812 Project, Lake Champlain Maritime Museum
VHC Awarded $34,551 to Seventeen Organizations
American Invention and Innovation in Sound: Estey Organ Company of Brattleboro, Estey Organ Museum
$1,245 for a pilot program to teach the history, technology, and cultural impact of Estey Organs to students in southern Vermont schools. Estey Organ Museum
Bookstock: The Green Mountain Festival of Words, Pentangle Council on the Arts
$1,600 for the second annual literary festival in Woodstock, offering performances, lectures, workshops, poetry events, and readings throughout town. Bookstock: The Green Mountain Festival of Words
$3,000 for the ninth annual three-day literary festival, which features author readings, panel discussions, and other special events. Brattleboro Literary Festival
$2,500 to support the sixth annual three-day literary festival, held in downtown venues and featuring prominent literary figures. Burlington Book Festival
Colonial Quest, Vital Communities
$2,500 for curriculum development and teacher workshops to help students learn the origin of their towns and share with their communities. Vital Communities
$2,590 for the 2011 film festival including films by local filmmakers, feature and student films, documentaries, shorts, and animation. Green Mountain Film Festival
The Golden Cage: Mexican Migrant Workers and Vermont Dairy Farmers Exhibit, Bent Northrop Memorial Library
$500 to help bring the exhibit and related lectures to Fairfield. The Golden Cage: Mexican Migrant Workers and Vermont Dairy Farmers Exhibit
The Library Series, a component of The Big Read Summit, Northern Stage Company, White River Junction
$2,000 for lectures and discussions in Vermont libraries of The Things They Carried, the 2011 selection for the nationwide one book reading program The Big Read Summit. Northern Stage Company
Life in Essex County and Life in Caledonia County Video History Projects, Johnson State College
$1,000 to support a public history and video project at Johnson State College. Johnson State College
The Magic Flute Storybook Opera Project, Opera Theatre of Weston
$2,000 for study guide development and educational presentations in southern Vermont schools based on Mozart’s The Magic Flute. Opera Theatre of Weston
New Vermonters from the Balkans: An Online Resource, Vermont Folklife Center
$5,000 to support the center in making their research, photographs, and videos available via a new website. New Vermonters from the Balkans: An Online Resource, Vermont Folklife Center
Place, Duty and Unity: Learning about Service, Northeast Kingdom Arts Council, Hardwick
$116 to support publicity for an event that commemorates Lincoln’s first Inaugural Address and share Civil War history of the Northeast Kingdom. Northeast Kingdom Arts Council
Poetry Alive 2011, Kellogg-Hubbard Library, Montpelier
$2,000 to support the celebration of National Poetry Month including author visits, poetry readings, a poetry slam, films, and poems on display in downtown Montpelier. Kellogg-Hubbard Library
Service and Sacrifice: Vermont’s Civil War Generation, Vermont Historical Society, Barre
$2,000 for the development of several Civil War anniversary exhibits including the Civil War photographs of George Houghton, Charles Andrus’ Grand Panorama of the Civil War, and the state collection battle flags, as part of the center’s Saving Vermont’s Treasures campaign. Service and Sacrifice: Vermont’s Civil War Generation, Vermont Historical Society
Teacher’s Workshop, Weston Playhouse
$3,000- for a full day workshop for middle and high school teachers of literature, social sciences and performing arts that focuses on their fall production Saint Ex, a musical inspired by the life of author Antoine de Saint-Exupery. Weston Playhouse
Westward From Vermont, Henry Sheldon Museum, Middlebury
$2,500 to develop a learning kit and support school trips for Addison County students to visit the museum as part of their curriculum on the Westward movement. Westward From Vermont, Henry Sheldon Museum
Yellow Barn Musicological Lecture Series, Yellow Barn Music School and Festival
$1,000 for the third annual lecture series in Putney, featuring presentations by composers and others. Yellow Barn Music School and Festival
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How Thyroid Function Affects Menstruation
More in Thyroid Disease
Menstrual irregularities are more common in severe thyroid disease
By Mary Shomon
Medically reviewed by Anita Sadaty, MD
The thyroid gland, a small butterfly-shaped gland located at the base of the front of your neck, plays an important role in your reproductive health, directly affecting your ovaries and indirectly interacting with sex-hormone binding globulin (a protein that binds sex hormones). Given this, thyroid dysfunction may result in menstrual irregularities—although, menstrual problems tend to be more common in those with severe thyroid disease versus those with mild or moderate thyroid disease.
If you are experiencing unusual symptoms during your menstrual cycle, it's worth raising the possibility of a thyroid issue with your doctor.
Issues Related to Hypothyroidism
Hypothyroidism, or an underactive thyroid gland, is a disorder of insufficient thyroid hormone production. There are a number of menstrual irregularities associated with hypothyroidism, ranging from heavy, frequent menstrual bleeding to infrequent, or even absent, menstrual cycles.
Heavy Menstruation
According to the American College of Obstetrics and Gynecologists, heavy menstrual bleeding is defined by one or more of the following features:
Bleeding that lasts more than seven days
Bleeding that soaks through one or more tampons or pads every hour for several hours in a row
Needing to wear more than one pad at a time to control menstrual flow
Needing to change pads or tampons during the night
Menstrual flow with blood clots that are as big as a quarter or larger
Keep in mind, while hypothyroidism is one potential cause of heavy menstrual bleeding, there are many other potential diagnoses, including fibroids, polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS), medication side effects, uterine cancer, and infection, among others.
Be sure to see your gynecologist if you are experiencing excessive menstrual bleeding. Tests like a pelvic examination, transvaginal ultrasound, and a thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH) blood test can help your doctor make a diagnosis.
Absent or Infrequent Menstruation
On the opposite end of the spectrum, absent periods (amenorrhea) or infrequent periods (oligomenorrhea) may occur with hypothyroidism. Infrequent menses are more common.
Amenorrhea or oligomenorrhea can occur from the increase in thyroid releasing hormone (TRH) in women with hypothyroidism. The high TRH levels trigger the release of prolactin by the pituitary gland (a pea-sized organ located at the base of the brain).
Prolactin interferes with the production of estrogen from the ovaries, causing infrequent or absent periods, as well as other potential symptoms like infertility, an abnormal milky discharge from the breasts (galactorrhea), and symptoms of menopause, such as hot flashes and vaginal dryness.
Decreased Fertility
Because a lack of thyroid hormone can inhibit ovulation, having hypothyroidism can make it difficult to get pregnant. Moreover, women with hypothyroidism who are pregnant have an increased risk of miscarrying during the first trimester.
The upside here is that treatment of hypothyroidism with thyroid hormone replacement medication (levothyroxine) may correct infertility and decrease the risk of pregnancy loss. That said, some women with hypothyroidism continue to experience abnormal menstrual cycles, despite thyroid medication.
Treatments for Thyroid Disease
Issues Related to Hyperthyroidism
A disorder of an overactive thyroid gland, meaning there is excessive thyroid hormone being produced, is called hyperthyroidism.
Absent or infrequent menses are the most common abnormalities seen with severe hyperthyroidism. This is because an increase in thyroid hormone indirectly causes an increase in sex hormone-binding globulin (SHBG), which can prevent ovulation.
As with hypothyroidism, an overactive thyroid gland that leads to scant or missed periods decreases fertility. In addition, excessive production of thyroid hormone during pregnancy increases the risk of miscarriage.
Treatment with an antithyroid drug (such as methimazole or propylthiouracil) can help prevent this. Another option is radioactive iodine (RAI) therapy, which shrinks the thyroid; this treatment is not safe during pregnancy, however, and can only be used before or after.
How Do Thyroid Problems Affect Fertility and Pregnancy?
While a change in your menstrual cycle may be the first clue to a thyroid disorder, be sure to contact your doctor for a comprehensive workup, as there are many other potential causes. Pregnancy, for example, should be ruled out first and foremost in the event of a missed period.
Keep in mind that the more severe your thyroid disease is, the more likely you are to experience menstrual irregularities. In other words, having normal cycles certainly does not rule out a thyroid problem and vice versa. Abnormal menstruation is a potential clue to an underlying thyroid condition, but not a definite indicator of a problem.
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MC Lyte To Join 'New York Undercover' Reboot
March 14, 2019 - 10:55 am by J'na Jefferson TWITTER
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We're not sure if you've heard, but a reboot of New York Undercover is in the works. In addition to the original show's stars Malik Yoba and Lauren Velez joining the cast, legendary rapper MC Lyte is slated to appear in the updated version.
According to Deadline, Lyte will play "hard-driving boss" Lt. April Freeman. The show "picks up 20 years after the end of the original Fox series that changed the face of TV cop dramas," the report reads. "It will follow detectives Nat Gilmore and Melissa Ortiz as they investigate the city’s most dangerous criminals from Harlem to Battery Park."
In response to the news, Lyte thanked her team on her social media pages and wrote abut her excitement over the new project. "Thank you for this amazing opportunity... cast and crew! Let's make history!!" she tweeted.
Lyte is no stranger to the television scene. She was featured in Power on Starz, BET’s Tales and USA’s Unsolved. She also has recurring roles on Queen of the South and CBS’ S.W.A.T. Lyte, and she has a role in the upcoming film Bad Hair with Vanessa Williams and Laverne Cox.
Thank you for this amazing opportunity @shinybootz @realnickroses @_benipedia_ #kimcolemancasting #pallasmanagementgroup@MalikYoba #dickwolf and the entire #NYUndercover cast and crew! Let's make history!! .@SunniGyrlInc #sgiempire #sunnigyrlempire
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— MC Lyte (@mclyte) March 13, 2019
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Voltage / Plug / Region – WPR
Technical Information on All Countries for Travelers
St. Lucia Technical Information for Travelers
St. Lucia Technical Information – In Short
St. Lucia Voltage: 240 V
St. Lucia Electrical Frequency: 50 Hz
St. Lucia Plug: G
St. Lucia DVD Region: 4
St. Lucia Blu-ray Region: A
St. Lucia GSM Frequency: GSM 900 / GSM 1800 / GSM 1900 / GSM 850
St. Lucia Technical Information – In Details
St. Lucia Voltage
The voltage in St. Lucia is 240 V which is the same voltage used in Australia, Kuwait, and Malaysia.
Note that the 240 V is the highest voltage used in the world and therefore the most dangerous.
240 V has an advantage over lower voltage such as the 110 V that it is cheaper to transmit. On the other hand, 240 V is more dangerous than lower voltages.
St. Lucia Electrical Frequency
The electrical frequency in St. Lucia is 50 Hz.
Note that most household and electrical/electronic equipments nowadays support multiple frequencies, so generally, electrical frequency is not an issue compatibility wise.
St. Lucia Plug/Socket Type(s)
St. Lucia uses the G plug.
Plugs/sockets are usually an issue when it comes to traveling, so always make sure you travel with a universal plug adapter.
St. Lucia DVD Region
St. Lucia uses DVD Region 4.
DVD Region 4 is mainly used in Australia, South America (Mexico, Argentina), and Central America (Guatemala, Cosa Rica…).
Note that a region 4 DVD cannot play on a DVD player supporting another region. There are, however, some region free DVD players available that can be used to overcome this.
St. Lucia Blu-ray Region
St. Lucia uses Blu-ray Region A.
Blu-ray Region A is used in North/Central/South America, Japan, Taiwan, North Korea, South Korea, Hong Kong and Southeast Asia.
Theoretically, a region A Blu-ray disc should not play in Blu-ray disc players supporting another region. However, most Blu-ray discs are now region free (meaning they can work on any Blu-ray disc player), and most Blu-ray players are also region free. Hence, compatibility is rarely an issue (for now) when it comes to Blu-ray discs.
St. Lucia GSM Freqency(ies)
St. Lucia uses the following GSM frequencies: GSM 900 / GSM 1800 / GSM 1900 / GSM 850.
When travelling, make sure that your phone supports the GSM frequency of the country you’re traveling to. Usually the supported GSM frequencies are printed on the box of your phone as well as its manual.
Top Compatible Countries
Falkland Islands (100% match)
Malaysia (83% match)
Cocos Island (83% match)
Kiribati (83% match)
Cook Islands (83% match)
Christmas Islands (83% match)
Grenada (83% match)
Brunei (83% match)
Fiji (83% match)
New Caledonia (67% match)
Oman (67% match)
Malta (67% match)
Martinique (67% match)
Nauru (67% match)
Kenya (67% match)
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WBEZ Blogs
Our new chief operating officer: Alison Scholly
I haven't met her yet, but there's a new boss running the show around here.
Allison Scholly
Alison Scholly, 41, former vice president and general manager of Tribune Interactive, has been named chief operating officer of Chicago Public Radio, parent company of WBEZ-FM (91.5), Vocalo.org and the blog site you're reading now. Her appointment, which was announced today, is effective June 1.
In the newly created position, Scholly will report to Torey Malatia, who continues as president and CEO of Chicago Public Radio (or more correctly, Chicago Public Media -- its new corporate name, thank you.) While Scholly focuses on day-to-day operations, Malatia will remain‚ in charge of strategic direction, strategic partnerships, fundraising and philanthropy efforts. He also will continue to be the company's chief spokesperson. In a statement announcing the appointment, Malatia said:
"Alison understands media, especially interactive, and knows how to find efficiencies while enhancing meaningful service.‚ Her passion is to guarantee that we are on the forefront of serving our constituencies with the most sought-after experiences on-air, on-line, and on mobile devices."
During 14 years with Tribune Co., Scholly held a variety of roles, including development of new interactive products and websites, such as chicagotribune.com, metromix.com and ChicagoSports.com. A former editor of metromix, she holds a bachelor's degree in anthropology and communications from Vanderbilt University and a master's degree from the Medill School of Journalism at Northwestern University.
I'm also told she once worked as an intern at CBS Radio adult rock WXRT-FM (93.1). So I'm sure we'll get along just fine.
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Minus the Bear Shares 2018 Tour Dates: Ticket Presale Code & On-Sale Info
Farewell tour & final EP announced
It has been a long and fruitful career for indie rock veterans Minus the Bear, but after 17 years and six full-length studio albums, the band announced they will be calling it quits after releasing an EP and going on tour later this year.
The band has shared 2018 North American dates that they say will be their final tour. The new shows are scheduled to begin in early October and extend into December. The opening acts on select concerts will be Caspian or Tera Melos. Stay tuned, we will be updating this page if additional concerts or information becomes available.
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The band shared a heartfelt message about the decision on their website:
After almost two decades of writing and touring the world together, we have decided to close this chapter of our lives as Minus the Bear.
What started as a silly inside joke inside the dingy confines of Seattle’s original Cha Cha Lounge back in 2001 quickly snowballed into years of adventures, creativity, and friendship. We could have never predicted the wild journey about to begin. We’ve accomplished so much over the past 17 years, and we are grateful for the experience.
Undoubtedly we owe all of these adventures to you, our fans. Without all of you, the memories of traveling the world, exploring different cultures, and witnessing the delight of your beautiful faces singing along wouldn’t have been possible. Your support weathered us through storms that easily could have scuttled the band. Throughout the years, it’s you who kept us going. We cannot thank you enough.
This Autumn we head out on our final tour in support of our upcoming 4-song EP Fair Enough courtesy of Suicide Squeeze Records.
These final shows are a celebration for the community of fans who gave us so much through years of dedication. We’ll be digging deep in the MTB catalogue and we are honored for the opportunity to play our hearts out for you one last time.
Alex, Cory, Dave & Jake
When do Minus the Bear 2018 tickets go on sale and what is the presale code?
The general public on-sale begins as early as July 20, 2018.
Presales for Citi cardmembers, Live Nation, LN Mobile App, and local venues / radio will begin on July 19.
The Live Nation presale offer code is SUNSET and the LN Mobile App code is COVERT. Citi cardholders can use the presale passcode 412800, but you'll need a Citi card to complete your purchase. Click through the individual concert links for more information about the show you're interested in.
We recommend following Minus the Bear on their social media accounts and signing up for their free email newsletter (bottom of page), in addition to checking your local venue’s social media and email subscription service, to get the most up-to-date information.
Fair Enough is scheduled for release on October 19, 2018. Pick it up on Amazon. Yesterday, they shared the title track.
For concert tickets and more, check out Minus the Bear's Zumic artist page.
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Experience The Bonefish Way
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Bonefish Grill specializes in market-fresh fish from around the world, savory wood-grilled specialties and hand-crafted cocktails. Guests receive “chef’s coat service” and are guided through an innovative, seasonal menu and specials featuring the highest-quality and fresh ingredients. The Bonefish experience is based on the premise of simplicity, consistency and a strong commitment to being incredible at every level. Show less
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Escape The Ordinary - Duration: 33 seconds.
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Join Tim Curci, Founder of Bonefish Grill as he travels the globe in search of the people, towns and fishing holes that provide Bonefish Grill with its amazing menu choices. In this first webisode series, follow Tim to the Forgotten Coast of Apalachicola Florida where he goes deep for Grouper, finds the best local dives, and even tries his hand at Oyster Farming.
Pacific Northwest: Imperial Stuffed Halibut - Duration: 7 minutes, 55 seconds.
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Notes from the Road is taking viewers deep into the terrain of the touring musician. It's backstage admission and tour bus access all in one, broadcast weekly from the chill ambiance of a Bonefish Grill restaurant.
While Bonefish Grill plays host, Notes from the Road -a new, live music series- will give an intimate, insider's look at an artist's life on the road, in the bus, at the hotel, backstage and on stage.
For eight episodes, in eight Bonefish Grill locations across the country, artists are taking to the stage for live performances, and sitting down to give the inside dope on life on the road. Each hour long episode is a personalized, documentary style snapshot of the individual artist experience - the career highlights, inspiration, introspection. The stories that haven't been told. Each week, it's a new artist and a new insight.
Ovation TV, the arts cable network, and XM Satellite Radio, will air and broadcast the series respectively, partnering up with Bonefish Grill to showcase some exceptional talent. The series airs Thursday nights August 7 through October 5, 2008.
And the Notes from the Road venue isn't just for musicians. Each episode will profile Ocean Trust, the environmental foundation devoted to the conservation of our oceans. $10,000 per episode will be donated to Ocean Trust, in the name of that week's artist. The money will go towards the organization's ongoing research and focus on sustainability.
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Milwaukee Radio Alliance, L.L.C. v. WLZR-FM LAZER 103
The Complainant in this matter is Milwaukee Radio Alliance, L.L.C. doing business as WLUM FM 102.1 ("MRA"). MRA operates an FM radio station in the Milwaukee, Wisconsin area.
No response has been filed. The registrant of the at-issue domain name is WLZR-FM LAZER 103 ("LAZER"). The registrant likewise operates an FM radio station in the Milwaukee, Wisconsin area.
2. The Domain Name(s) and Registrar(s)
Network Solutions, Inc. is the registrar for the at-issue domain name WLUM.COM.
On or about March 23, 2000, MRA filed its complaint in accordance with the requirements of the Rules and Supplemental Rules. Payment was properly made. The Panel agrees with the Center�s assessment that the Complaint complies with the formal requirements of the Rules and Supplemental rules. The Complaint was properly notified in accordance with paragraph 2(a) of the Rules.
No response was filed. The panel at large consisting of a single member properly submitted a Statement of Acceptance and Declaration of Impartiality and Independence. There were no further submissions. The Panel�s decision was scheduled for, and delivered on, June 5, 2000.
The Panel finds the following uncontested facts:
· MRA is regionally famous for its radio broadcasting and entertainment services. MRA undertakes multiple broadcasting and entertainment services for its radio station WLUM-FM 102.1, including use of the WLUM as its call letters and business name.
· WLUM maintains a presence on the Internet. A MRA web site located at: www.rock102one.com.
· LAZER is not a licensee of MRA, nor is it otherwise authorized by MRA to use any WLUM mark, including WLUM.COM.
· LAZER and Complainant MRA are radio broadcasting and entertainment competitors in Wisconsin, specifically, throughout Milwaukee and its surrounding vicinity.
· MRA has been granted a state trademark registration for the mark ROCK 102 ONE WLUM FM MILWAUKEE by the State of Wisconsin. The date of registration for this mark is June 16, 1999.
· MRA has been using WLUM as its call letters and business name in connection with its radio broadcasting and entertainment services for numerous years.
· LAZER has registered the domain name WLUM.COM
· LAZER is not (either as an individual, business, or other organization) commonly known by the name Milwaukee Radio Alliance or WLUM.COM (or WLUM).
· LAZER redirected WLUM.COM to its own LAZER 103 Internet web site.
· Although LAZER has stopped redirecting WLUM.COM to its LAZER 103 Internet web site; LAZER has refused to transfer ownership of the domain name WLUM.COM to MRA.
· MRA offered LAZER all out-of-pocket expenses related to WLUM.COM, namely, registration fees incurred by LAZER to date and any future transfer registration fees that they may incur. LAZER�s only response to MRA is that MRA�s offer to reimburse LAZER for its out-of-pocket costs is not enough and if MRA wants to buy the name, it will have to offer more.
· On June 17, 1999, one of the employees of LAZER 103, T. Oele, registered the domain name, WILLIEDAVIS.COM, using the LAZER address as the registrant�s address. Willie Davis is a former Green Bay Packer NFL football player and the owner of MRA�s WLUM-FM radio station. After numerous communications, LAZER has deactivated and cancelled this domain name.
5. Parties� Contentions
A. Complainant.
MRA contends that LAZER�s actions directly violate Paragraph 4(a)(i) of the Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy (Policy) as LAZER has registered a domain name identical to a trademark in which MRA has rights. MRA further contends that LAZER�s actions directly violate Paragraph 4(a)(ii) of the Policy in that LAZER has no rights or legitimate interests in respect to WLUM.COM since LAZER is not (either as an individual, business, or other organization) commonly known by the name Milwaukee Radio Alliance or WLUM.COM. Finally, MRA asserts that LAZER�s actions directly violate Paragraph 4(a)(iii) of the Policy since LAZER has registered and used the domain name WLUM.COM in bad faith as defined by the Policy. MRA asserts that "bad faith" is present because 1) LAZER registered the at-issue domain name with knowledge that WLUM was a famous MRA mark and shortly thereafter, linked WLUM.COM to its own LAZER 103 Internet web site; 2) LAZER refused to transfer the domain name to MRA upon MRA�s request; 3) LAZER responded to MRA that it might sell the domain name for an amount in excess of that what MRA offered LAZER; 4) a website can not be developed in good faith since the domain name consists of the call letters of its competitors; and finally because a LAZER employee had registered a domain name containing the proper name of an MRA owner. MRA requests that the Provider instruct the Registrar to transfer the domain name to MRA.
No response was filed.
Under the Section 4(a) of the Policy a complainant must plead and prove that: 1) the at-issue domain name is either identical or confusingly similar to Complainant�s trademark or service mark; 2) that the respondent or registrant has no legitimate interest in the domain name; and 3) that the domain name was registered and used in bad faith. Policy �4(a).
Registrant LAZER has technically defaulted since no response was filed. Nevertheless, the Panel must determine the evidentiary weight and credibility of Complainant�s allegations and annex material, and whether or not MRA�s presentation is sufficient to establish the "proof" required by the Policy.
Identical or Confusingly Similar
The WLUM.COM domain name is obviously not identical to the MRA�s registered Wisconsin trademark ROCK 102 ONE WLUM FM MILWAUKEE. MRA alleges that it has common law rights in the mark WLUM. If so, such trademark is identical to the at-issue domain name. However, the allegations advanced in MRA�s papers are insufficient to prove such rights. The fact that WLUM is a radio station�s call letters assigned by the FCC to Complaint does not, in and of itself, give rise to trademark rights in WLUM. See 1 McCarthy � 7:17.1 (domain names, like telephone numbers, street addresses, and radio station call letters, which permit one to locate and communicate with a place or a person, do not, without more, function as trademarks). Emphasis added. Likewise, the fact that WLUM may have been used as a business name does not spawn trademark rights and MRA presents no direct factual basis from which the Panel may conclude that it has trademark rights in the specific mark WLUM.
Contrary to allegations in the Complaint, the Panel�s examination of the Internet website � www.rock102one.com reveals no use of WLUM, either on the home page or any other of the several web pages that were reviewed. The use of WLUM in several meta-tag is not a trademark use. Importantly, the logo mark, which is currently on the referenced site and is pictured at right, contains no use of WLUM and is not identical to MRA�s registered trademark. The bald averments that MRA "has been using WLUM as its call letters, business name, and as a trademark in connection with its radio broadcasting and entertainment services for numerous years" is conclusory. It would be inappropriate to hold that a complainant has trademark rights simply because it says it does without corroborating evidence demonstrating how and when such trademark rights sprung forth. Even absent a federal or state trademark registration for WLUM, convincing evidence may have easily been proffered in the form of sworn declarations, documents annexed to the complaint, or by some other auditable reference. MRA�s failure to provide proof that it has trademark rights in the discrete mark WLUM bars any finding that the WLUM.COM domain name is identical to an MRA trademark.
Having found the mark and the domain not to be identical, we turn to the question of whether or not the second level domain name, WLUM, although not "identical" is "confusingly similar" to Complainant�s registered trademark ROCK 102 ONE WLUM FM MILWAUKEE.
The Manual of Trademark Examining Procedures guides our inquiry. See generally The Manual of Trademark Examining Procedures, section 1207 et seq. http://www.uspto.gov/web/offices/tac/tmep/1200.htm . See also, In re E. I. du Pont de Nemours & Co., 476 F.2d 1357, 177 USPQ 563 (C.C.P.A. 1973). The similarity of the marks WLUM and ROCK 102 ONE WLUM FM MILWAUKEE in their entireties as to appearance, sound, connotation and commercial impression along with what appears to be a substantial potential for confusion, support a conclusion that MRA�s registered trademark is confusingly similar to the at-issue domain name. The embedded term WLUM in MRA�s registered trademark has a trademark function apart from its use as station call letters. Moreover, the services offered by the registrant and the MRA are very closely related. Both offer Rock & Roll format radio broadcast programming. MRA and LAZER are competitors in a local radio market. Internet users seeking MRA�s radio station were likely to have been "initially confused" when, in attempting to reach WLUM FM through the URL www.wlum.com, linked to a website controlled by LAZER.
For the foregoing reasons the Panel finds that the domain name is confusingly similar to MRA�s registered trademark and that the requirement of Policy � 4(a)(i) is satisfied.
LAZAR�s Rights and Legitimate Interest in the Domain Name
In its Complaint MRA confuses a domain name with a trademark. There should be no mistake that trademark rights do not give rise to rights in a domain name. Domain names are not trademarks and there is a plethora of uses for domain names which are well clear of the ambit of trademark law. Therefore, the fact that MRA may have colorable trademark rights in certain uses of WLUM, does not, without more, compel the conclusion that MRA similarly has rights in a like named second level domain name.
Significantly, by virtue of the domain name registration service agreement between the Registrant (LAZER) and Registrar (NSI) a presumption arises that the LAZER has at least some legitimate interest in the subject domain name. But the fact that MRA is a competitor of LAZER, and that LAZER used the subject domain name to re-route Internet traffic likely to be destined for MRA to its own site, indicates an improper, if not illegal, use of the WLUM.COM domain name. This use by the Registrant breaches NSI�s service agreement whereby the registrant warrants that to the best of its knowledge and belief neither the registration of the domain name nor the manner in which it intends to use such domain name will directly or indirectly infringe the legal rights of a third party. NSI Registration Agreement, https://www.networksolutions.com/legal/service-agreement.html �17(ii).
LAZER�s breach of this warranty divests LAZER of any rights or interests in the domain name conferred by the service agreement. For this reason alone, the panel finds that LAZER has no rights or legitimate interest in the domain name WLUM.COM.
Section 4(b)(i)-(iv) of the Policy sets out certain factors which if found by the Panel to be present, shall be evidence of the domain name�s registration and use in bad faith. Only sections 4(b)(i) and 4(b)(iv) warrant discussion.
The panel is not persuaded that consistent with Policy �4(b)(i) LAZER acquired the domain name primarily for the purpose of selling, renting, or otherwise transferring the domain name registration to MRA for valuable consideration in excess of its out-of-pocket expenses directly related to the domain name. The sole evidence MRA presents via its complaint, and without any supporting documentation, is that LAZER refused to transfer the domain name for the "out-of-pocket" costs that MRA offered and that LAZER countered that the amount offered by MRA "was not enough." Complaint �27. This exchange fails to indicate the presence of the section 4(b)(i) factor for several independent reasons.
Under paragraph 10(d) of the Rules, the panel "shall determine the admissibility of evidence." Rules paragraph 10(d). Evidence derived from MRA�s offer, LAZER�s rejection of that offer, and any invitation to further negotiate the transfer of the domain name is excluded from the Panel�s consideration pursuant to F.R.E. 408 1. Even if such evidence were not eclipsed by 408, the exchange is not relevant since MRA�s demand and LAZER�s response thereto occurred after the domain name was registered and used. Finally, the primary purpose of LAZER�s "acquiring" the domain name was apparently to misdirect Internet users seeking radio station WLUM FM, not to offer the domain name for sale.
Only Section 4(b)(iv) operates in favor of showing that LAZER registered and used the domain name in bad faith. This section states:
(iv) by using the domain name, you have intentionally attempted to attract, for commercial gain, Internet users to your web site or other on-line location, by creating a likelihood of confusion with the complainant's mark as to the source, sponsorship, affiliation, or endorsement of your web site or location or of a product or service on your web site or location.
The unchallenged averment that LAZER registered the domain name then directed traffic from WLUM.COM to its own website falls squarely within the ambit of this factor in that LAZER sought to create an "initial confusion" on the part of Internet users with regard to the source of the domain name WLUM.COM. Therefore, the Panel finds that the registrant LAZER acted in bad faith in registering and using the domain name.
Pursuant to section 4(i) of the Policy and Section 15 of the Rules, having found that: 1) the at-issue domain name WLUM.COM is confusingly similar to a service mark in which the Complainant has rights; 2) that the registrant LAZER has no rights or legitimate interests in respect of the domain name and; 3) that the domain name has been registered and was being used in bad faith at the time the dispute arose, the Panel requests the Registrar to transfer the domain name WLUM.COM to the MRA.
Paul Michael DeCicco
Dated: June 5, 2000
1. Federal Rules of Evidence 408 states: Evidence of (1) furnishing or offering or promising to furnish, or (2) accepting or offering or promising to accept, a valuable consideration in compromising or attempting to compromise a claim which was disputed as to either validity or amount, is not admissible to prove liability for or invalidity of the claim or its amount. Evidence of conduct or statements made in compromise negotiations is likewise not admissible. This rule does not require the exclusion of any evidence otherwise discoverable merely because it is presented in the course of compromise negotiations. This rule also does not require exclusion when the evidence is offered for another purpose, such as proving bias or prejudice of a witness, negativing a contention of undue delay, or proving an effort to obstruct a criminal investigation or prosecution. see also Uniform Rules 52 and 53; California Evidence Code � 1152, 1154; Kansas Code of Civil Procedure �� 60-452, 60-453; New Jersey Evidence Rules 52 and 53.
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Total War: Three Kingdoms Review
Review by T.J. Hafer
Reviewed on / May 16, 2019
Let’s give them a Han.
By T.J. Hafer
A turn-based grand strategy game on the scale of Total War: Three Kingdoms often struggles to present a consistent and meaningful challenge across hundreds of turns and dozens of battles. With this foray into ancient China, however, Creative Assembly seems to have finally hit an elusive sweet spot with its campaign tuning. A political and tactical landscape that’s almost never boring, filled out with gorgeous, stylized graphics, an excellent character system, and massive performance improvements over previous games in the series leave no doubt who the new emperor is around these parts.
Three Kingdoms offers you two ways to conquer its sprawling, attractively exaggerated map of 200s CE China. Records mode is closer to classic historical Total War, where generals are mere mortals accompanied into battle by a bodyguard regiment, and real-time engagements play out slowly and less decisively. It also led me to feel like I might as well be playing any other historical Total War game, though. That’s not a deal-breaker given how many other things are fresh and exciting on the campaign map, but I was never all that tempted to give it much of my time when the other option is so much cooler.
The campaign really comes alive in Romance mode, which is based on the semi-historical novel about the era, The Romance of the Three Kingdoms. This turns your generals into demigod-like kung fu action heroes who engage in dramatic duels and can take on hundreds of normal soldiers single-handedly. Both modes put a strong emphasis on the larger-than-life characters driving the action, including quippy banter both before and during battle that helps bring them to life. But some of the fun and character is definitely lost if you’re sticking closer to the history books in Records mode.
The campaign really comes alive in Romance mode.
Spotlighting named characters helps make up for the fact that the armies themselves aren’t quite as diverse or interesting as, say, the Warhammer Total Wars’ or even Thrones of Britannia’s. We’re back in the land of swordsmen, spearmen, archers, and cavalry in various configurations maneuvering to best exploit the rock-paper-scissors relationships between different troops. And there aren’t competing ethnic groups to shake things up on the level of Huns vs Romans in Attila since all the action takes place between factions that are decidedly Chinese. Diversity in army composition is encouraged in other ways, however, as troops are recruited to a specific character’s retinue and armies are made up of one to three of them. Also, each general has a class, so you’ll want to compose forces around complementary generals with regiments that take the best advantage of their bonuses.
Holding Out for a Hero
Total War: Three Kingdoms adds a clever layer of personality and tactical consideration with its five hero classes. Since you can only include three heroes in any army, you won’t have access to every possible utility in any given one. Here’s what they’re each good at:
Vanguard: Breaking enemy lines. These heroes are the best against normal, everyday troops and have a strong offensive focus. They can also recruit higher-tier shock cavalry and give combat bonuses to shock cavalry. You want to throw them at the weakest part of the enemy line and watch the sparks fly.
Champion: Dueling. These are the heroes that kill other heroes. They’re not as good in a chaotic melee as Vanguards, but are peerless in one-on-one combat. They also allow you to recruit higher-tier spearmen and give combat bonuses to spearmen. You want to sick them on the enemy’s most important generals right away.
Sentinel: Hold the line! These guys can plant their feet and take a charge, outlasting any other hero type in a protracted brawl. They unlock high-tier swordsman for recruitment and give combat bonuses to all swordsmen. You want to set them up in a spot where you need the line to hold, come hell or Lu Bu.
Commander: Inspiration. No one can rally the troops better than a commander. In addition, they unlock some of the best melee cavalry available and give combat bonuses to melee cavalry. Use their mobility to move them around the field and provide encouragement to any regiments you may see on the verge of fleeing.
Strategist: The right push at the right time. The combat buffs available to these heroes are usually very situational, but very powerful if deployed for maximum effect. They’ll also bring the best archers to the field and pair particularly well with any unit wielding ranged weaponry. Use them wisely and they may be the point on which the whole battle turns.
Each faction also gets a set of unique mechanics and some even feature a unique currency. The best of these, of the warlords I played, is the scheming Cao Cao who can spend his unique Credibility resource to improve or worsen relations between any two factions. If you get them to hate each other enough you can even instigate a proxy war to soften them up for when you eventually swoop in to devour both their battered corpses, or force someone you’re already fighting to divert resources elsewhere.
Why Can't We Be Friends?
Staffing your armies isn’t always just a matter of picking the statistically best officer for the job because characters can develop friendships and rivalries over time, which adds an interesting wrinkle into organizing your forces. Two hotshot generals who hate each other might resent being placed in the same army, just as those who are fighting beside their sworn brothers will perform better. And that’s before you even get into deeper political considerations, like the all-star Champion you just hired deciding he wants a more prestigious political office and threatening to abandon your faction if you don’t give it to him. I’M LOOKING AT YOU, LU BU!
Far better than any previous Total War game, Three Kingdoms lays on diplomatic and military pressure early.
Whoever ends up leading your armies, they’re in for quite a challenge. Far better than any previous Total War game, Three Kingdoms lays on diplomatic and military pressure early and somehow manages to maintain it even many dozens of turns into a successful campaign. The open geography of China is at least partly to thank for this, but the aggressiveness of the AI and the way armies are trained and deployed play a role as well. I’ve always been bored to tears by that traditional late game Total War slog of sending a few godlike stacks of elite troops around the map to mop up all resistance with auto-resolve battle after auto-resolve battle. But even on the default difficulty, Three Kingdoms offered me tense, fairly balanced, exciting battles throughout. The one drawback is that it got a little bit exhausting after a certain point. It’s a great change overall, but it might have swung things just a tad too far in the other direction now. I wouldn’t mind being able to effortlessly crush a stubborn enemy on their last legs every once in a while, just as a reward for fighting my heart out for so long.
There Can Be Only Three
One of the cleverest ways the campaign maintains this pressure is by having all of the minor warlords coalesce into the titular Three Kingdoms in the late game. Once you become powerful enough to stake a claim on the Imperial throne, your two most dangerous remaining rivals will do the same and morph the field from a chaotic free-for-all to a three-way Mexican standoff from which only one ruler can emerge victorious. It provides the same great escalation in tension as the Realm Divide mechanic from Total War Shogun 2, but without arbitrarily handing half of your hard-won provinces to rebels.
Not all of the new campaign mechanics are so flashy and impactful, though. There’s a whole system of ministries, governorships, and assignments you can slot characters into that grant bonuses to your faction, but I found that I mostly forgot they existed most of the time. Their greatest benefit seems to come from giving a discontented character a fancy title so they don’t ragequit and go join another warlord. The bonuses are nice, but most of them come simply from having any given butt in the right chair. Bonuses from individual characters’ butts are relatively meager and ignorable. Assignments in particular, which are meant to give your characters who aren’t actively governing or leading an army something to do, could have completely disappeared and I probably wouldn’t have noticed. There’s no notification for when assignment slots are available, so unless I made a point of checking their menu every turn I really only used them if there was a crisis, like a food shortage, and I needed a way to shore it up quickly.
Three Kingdoms runs like an absolute dream.
The gold dragon ornament on top of all of this is that Three Kingdoms runs like an absolute dream. Every Total War game since 2013’s Rome 2 has had significant performance issues, even on high-end hardware. But much to my surprise, both the campaign map and the battles glided along like a crane on the wind without even making my GeForce GTX 1070 and i7-4770K break a sweat – even on Ultra settings. As a baseline, I was getting almost 50% higher framerates on the battle map than the recent Thrones of Britannia. I still saw some slowdowns in absolutely titanic clashes involving multiple full-sized armies beefing apocalyptically over a massive, fortified city, but not to the same degree that I’m used to with this series.
Total War: Three Kingdoms should serve as the example for all games of its breed going forward. The campaign design is brilliant, full of character, and tells a cohesive, historical-feeling story with satisfying act breaks and unexpected turns of fortune. The improvements to performance and optimization over its predecessors almost make me want to just lean back in my chair and hum contentedly while I watch hundreds of peasant militia hack each other to pieces. Its relentless ability to constantly provide challenging battles can almost seem like too much of a good thing sometimes, but it’s still a huge improvement over what came before. Just remember when you’re going over resumes to decide who to bring on to lead your next, big offensive: Do not pursue Lu Bu.
Total War: Three Kingdoms Releases May 23, 2019
Total War: Three Kingdoms uses excellent pacing and strong character mechanics to create a consistently exciting and challenging historical strategy campaign.RT
T.J. Hafer May 16, 2019
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Farmers and ranchers involved in agriculture are among the most generous people in our society and Yolo County is no exception. Shared Harvest proposes that growers set aside the harvest from a portion of their farm or the proceeds from that portion for the Food Bank.
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Stop the Chase: How New Technology Can Prevent Deadly Police Pursuits
ROCKDALE COUNTY, Ga. -- Have you ever found yourself caught in the middle of a high-speed police chase?
Though they may be entertaining to watch on television, police pursuits often end in violent collisions that kill or injure thousands of innocent bystanders and police officers each year.
Now, a new technology could change the way officers go after suspects and prevent these risky chases from ever occurring.
These accidents are a leading cause of injury, death, and lawsuits involving police officers and can cost taxpayers an average of $3 million. But officers aren't the only ones at risk during a high- speed chase.
High-Speed Chase Is Not Entertainment
Sheriff Eric Levett, in Rockdale County, Georgia, says anyone can be a victim of a police pursuit.
"With chasing, anybody can pull out in front of you, your brakes can fail, there's a lot of different things that can cause some type of danger to the deputy and or the community," he explained.
Jon Farris learned the hard way that in a matter of seconds, anyone can be a victim. His 23-year-old son Paul was on his way home in a cab when a vehicle pursued by police crashed into him at more than 70 miles per hour.
The state trooper went after the driver for making an illegal U-turn, despite the city's no pursuit policy for any crime other than violent felonies. The officer faced no reprimand because according to state police rules, he was within his right to pursue.
An overwhelming number of police pursuits are started over non-violent crimes and escalate quickly, endangering the suspect, the policeman, and any bystanders along the way.
"Two or three seconds earlier, two or three seconds later than the timing of that pursuit and my son would be alive, so it's just random," Farris said. "I didn't know where to go, I didn't know what to do after Paul died, so I started researching police pursuits."
He found on average that one person dies each day as the result of a police pursuit, a third of those deaths being innocent bystanders.
An FBI report uncovered that the true cost is probably two to three times higher than the stated average because pursuit fatalities are only reported at the discretion of law enforcement.
No government agencies track injuries from pursuits, leaving no information on police officers and bystanders paralyzed, brain damaged, or suffering from other life-altering injuries.
In order to cut down on high pursuit casualties, authorities like Sheriff Levett are investing in new technology known as Star Chase.
"I know that this technology has been a great investment, from the times we've launched this GPS tracking unit we have had a successful capture rate," Levett said.
Star Chase allows officers to deploy a tracking device on vehicles without the driver knowing they've been tagged. For about $5000 per vehicle, officers can secretly but safely catch cars on the run.
Officers can deploy the tracker while they are behind a car they are pursuing or from outside their vehicle if a car they pulled over decides to flee. Drivers cannot feel the tracker hitting their car so they don't know they've been tagged.
As the suspect thinks he is no longer being pursued, the officers begin their stealth pursuit, pulling up a map of the suspect's location and alerting fellow law enforcement where the car is heading.
In most cases the suspects slow down to safer speeds because without the police car following them, they think they have gotten away, letting fellow drivers and bystanders avoid being in the middle of a high-speed pursuit.
"When you can launch something and you can track it, you can discontinue the chase and just begin tracking the vehicle. You can apprehend the vehicle and or the suspect later," Levett said.
So far, only a handful of Rockdale patrol cars have Star Chase, but Levett wants to invest in more Star Chase vehicles because of its success rate.
'No Injuries' with Star Chase
"We've captured everyone from the ones that we've launched," Levett said. "No injuries to the deputy and no injuries to the community or citizens."
Most departments rely on decades old tire spikes to stop chases, but even they are rarely used because of the danger involved. Police must also know where cars are heading.
One Rockdale County police officer explained the potential dangers to the officer when deploying spike strips.
"Trying to deploy stop sticks sometimes is very dangerous, especially if you put them out and the car swerves toward you, I've seen several videos of officers getting struck trying to deploy spike strips," the officer said.
Levett admits new technology can be expensive, but he says it's nothing compared to the cost of chases gone wrong.
"When you talk about the fees, the car is possibly going to be totaled, but the deputy was also life lighted to a nearby hospital," he said. "So your incurring the fees of you know, air ambulance, your incurring the fees of him being hospitalized, and then aftercare where he's going to go to therapy or just going to the doctor."
"And not only that, the agency is losing a man or a woman who is down for weeks," he added.
Levett says providing officers the right tools protects their safety as well as the citizens.
"Behind the badges of those who put on this uniform are humans," Levett said. "They walk out the doors kissing their loved ones, telling them that they love them not knowing if they're ever going to return to the house again because they are leaving that home to protect and serve the people of their city, their county and this great state."
"I want the people to know that we're out here doing the best that we can, and all we want to do is protect and serve you," he said.
**Web Exclusive: Levett addresses the rise in intense scrutiny and negative coverage of police officers around the country, which some in law enforcement now refer to as "The Ferguson Effect." Click play to watch.**
Since his son's death, Farris has worked hard to raise awareness of this issue on a national level. He started an advocacy group called Pursuit for Change, which encourages lawmakers to dedicate funding for increased pursuit safety and training,
The group also wants mandatory reporting for all police pursuits and rethinking of the current pursuit policies in hopes of preventing more unnecessary lives lost, like his son Paul's.
"If we can get changes that will save a life a day, that's a pretty big deal," Farris said.
**Help Jon Farris in his efforts to prevent unnecessary police pursuits by signing his Change.org petition here**
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'Climate Change Denier' Marc Morano Pushes Back on Global Warming Hysteria
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Despite another long and terrible winter, most of the establishment and the media continue to push the global warming threat. Except that now they call it 'Climate Change.' But how much do you really know about it?
Climate scientists used to say winters would become a thing of the past because of climate change.
Now they say it's making them worse.
They also blame climate change for war, hurricanes, volcanic eruptions and even a decline in mental health.
The world now spends a billion dollars a day to keep the world from warming.
Al Gore says the Earth is like a sick child that has a fever.
And we're told that 97 percent of scientists believe climate change is happening. But is it?
In his best-selling book, The Politically Incorrect Guide to Climate Change, climate skeptic Marc Morano shares the facts you haven't been told and argues that the bad news about the Earth's climate is wrong.
Antarctica is gaining ice, not losing it. CO2 levels are actually 10 times lower today than they were thousands of years ago, and severe weather is declining not getting worse.
And Morano says your tax dollars going to fight climate change are being wasted.
Pat Robertson talks with author Marc Morano about The Politically Correct Guide to Climate Change on Thursday's 700 Club
Think you know all about climate change? The Politically Incorrect Guide to Climate Change will make you think twice. Morano reveals:
The world is spending nearly $1 billion a day to prevent global warming.
A UN scientist has said the "97 percent consensus" on global warming was "pulled from thin air."
Scientific organizations claim climate change "consensus" – without polling their members.
Climate policies are crushing the world's poor.
The Paris climate accord theoretically postpones global warming by four years – and costs $100 trillion.
Climate change has been blamed for prostitution, barroom brawls, and airplane turbulence.
One climate activist says we should "protect our kids by not having them."
Recent "hottest year" claims are based on statistically meaningless year-to-year differences.
Antarctica is actually gaining ice.
Carbon dioxide levels today are 10 times lower than in some past Ice ages.
On climate change, Morano says the science is not "settled." The debate is not over. This book is designed to provide you with the facts you need to understand and resist a political agenda that has not real basis in science, that threatens our very sovereignty and prosperity, and that promises to trap millions in grinding poverty.
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