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I'm extremely amused that someone in Louboutin's marketing department received the green light to call these the Christian Louboutin "Confusas". "Confusa" literally means "confused" in at least two different languages. I don't think these are especially confusing, but the name "Confusa" really draws attention to the fact that they do have a lot going on. (Don't miss the leopard print back and heel.)


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does any1 have any of these moc? or however they were packed ...
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galaxy warrior what is the castle behind your figs. Is that a yugo knockoff castle (it looks way to shiny and has a pink inside door to be the mattel greyskull)
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Like I have already told Curt, I know of a german collector who has an yugoslavian CLAMP CHAMP.
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It's funny how something originally so undesireable could become such a valued item. I still remember when we went on holidays in Croatia (also a part of Yugoslavia back then), the street markets along the beaches were full of these bootleg MOTU toys. I can't say exactly but these figures were about ten times cheaper than originals back then.
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Nice figs, can we see a bigger picture of the bootleg Castle Grayskull, please?
These figures are sweet! I feel the urge to start collecting.
Here is a pic from my yugo panthor he is for sale:
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Hey Rob can we see a bigger pic of the Grayskull?
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Thanks Rob! Hey great Thunder Punch Faker!
rob does that castle have a bottom on it? If it does that makes picking up after yourself a breeze just dump them all the figs in the castle
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text: LINGUIST List: Vol-23-451. Mon Jan 30 2012. ISSN: 1069 - 4875. Subject: 23.451, Calls: Chinese, Applied Linguistics, Language Acquisition/Taiwan Moderators: Anthony Aristar, Eastern Michigan U <aristar at linguistlist.org> Helen Aristar-Dry, Eastern Michigan U <hdry at linguistlist.org> Reviews: Veronika Drake, U of Wisconsin-Madison Monica Macaulay, U of Wisconsin-Madison Rajiv Rao, U of Wisconsin-Madison Joseph Salmons, U of Wisconsin-Madison Anja Wanner, U of Wisconsin-Madison <reviews at linguistlist.org> Homepage: http://linguistlist.org The LINGUIST List is funded by Eastern Michigan University, and donations from subscribers and publishers. Editor for this issue: Alison Zaharee <alison at linguistlist.org> ================================================================ LINGUIST is pleased to announce the launch of an exciting new feature: Easy Abstracts! 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The conference is a part of the CASLAR movement that aims to transform a field from a primarily experienced-and practice-based discipline into a discipline based on and supported by research and theory. The first CASLAR conference was held at Zhejiang University, Hangzhou in 2010. Confirmed Plenary Speakers: Alain Peyraube, Professor, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS, Paris, France) ZhaoHong Han, Professor, Columbia University Jian-Qin Wang, Professor, Beijing Language University James H.Y. Tai, Professor, Department of Linguistics, National Chung-Cheng University Another means supporting this endeavor is a new bilingual journal Chinese as a Second Language Research (CASLAR) published by De Gruyter Mouton; Berlin/New York, which will be inaugurated at the conference. Copies of the first issue will be available. Website of the new journal: http://www.degruyter.com/journals/caslar/detailEn.cfm Organizers: Graduate Institute of Teaching Chinese as a Second Language, NTNU Center of Learning Technology for Chinese (CLTC), NTNU Conference Co-Chairs: Professor Istvan Kecskes, Editor-in-Chief of Intercultural Pragmatics and CASLAR journal, State University of New York, Albany, USA Professor Shih-chang Hsin, Graduate Institute of Teaching Chinese as a Second Language, National Taiwan Normal University Registration Fees: 1) Early-bird registration (by May 31, 2012): USD 100 or NTD 3,000; Student: USD 50 or NTD 1,500 2) Advanced registration (after May 31, 2012): USD 120 or NTD 3,500; Student: USD 60 or NTD 1,750 The rate covers tea/coffee, three lunches, two dinners and one banquet. Registration Fee for Accompanying Guests: USD 60 or NTD 1,800 (for each accompanying guest): Including all meals for 3 days. Fee should be paid at registration. Information about accommodation, registration, post-conference tour will be subsequently released on the Conference website: http://ecourse.sce.ntnu.edu.tw/caslar2012 Call for Papers: CASLAR 2012 invites proposals for presentations that are related to research, and theory in any area of Chinese as a Second Language (CSL). Those wishing to participate should prepare abstracts for 20 minute presentations (15 minutes plus 5 minute Q & A). Below there are some suggested categories for topics, though submissions need not be limited to these areas. 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The CEOs of Michigan's most significant employers united recently behind a comprehensive plan to turn around Michigan's economy called the Michigan Turnaround Plan. In addition, the CEOs announced that Detroit Renaissance and other CEOs across the state will unite to form an organization called Business Leaders for Michigan to advocate for and advance the plan.
"For the first time, leading CEOs from major businesses across the state are speaking with one voice behind a common agenda to accelerate Michigan's economic growth. The Michigan Turnaround Plan will benefit every community in Michigan," said David Brandon, chairman/CEO of Domino's Pizza Inc. "Joining together in support of a cohesive economic agenda has immediately energized our newly-formed organization, as we will pool our executive talent, resources and energy to drive results."
The first priority for the new organization is its plan for making Michigan an above average state in the short term and a top ten state in the long term for job and economic growth. The Michigan Turnaround Plan is a comprehensive strategy to transform Michigan's economy. It lays out the case for change, sets achievable goals, identifies specific action steps and explains the impact of change. Business Leaders for Michigan will share the plan with current and potential elected officials, with the goal of making it a key discussion item during next year's election.
"No one action will get Michigan on the right track," said Michael Jandernoa, board of directors member and former CEO for Perrigo Company. "It will take moving on many fronts concurrently to get the job d one and the Michigan Turnaround Plan recognizes that. Business Leaders for Michigan will put its energy and resources toward implementing the plan and will work to raise public awareness of the issues, offer leadership, and monitor progress."
Business leaders for Michigan will begin advocating and advancing implementation of the Michigan Turnaround Plan immediately, although some actions will take longer to achieve than others. The organization will be fully operational by January 1, 2010.
The Michigan Turnaround Plan is supported by Business Leaders for Michigan's three pillars of work:
• Compete Michigan: Business Leaders for Michigan will work to improve Michigan's business climate by advocating for fiscal, tax, regulatory and structural change that make the state more competitive. This work will be guided by objective benchmarking studies conducted every year of peer regions around the globe.
• Innovate Michigan: Business Leaders for Michigan will focus on strategic initiatives to stimulate new business creation and job growth by supporting the development of a talent base with entrepreneurial skills, developing a distinctive university-business partnership, supporting entrepreneurial infrastructure and growing the pool of venture capital.
• Differentiate Michigan: Business Leaders for Michigan will strive to make Michigan a great place to live and work by championing the redevelopment of Michigan's cities, leveraging key assets (e.g. Great Lakes and airports) and working to grow key business sectors.
The new united organization will consist of approximately 70 CEOs of the state's most significant employers. Business leaders for Michigan will be chaired by David Brandon, chairman/CEO of Domino's Pizza, who currently chairs Detroit Renaissance. An executive committee will be formed and the organization's president/CEO will be Doug Rothwell, who currently serves in this capacity for Detroit Renaissance.


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2015 Volvo XC60: New Car Review
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Many vehicles promise to be all things to all people, but the 2015 Volvo XC60 is the rare ride that actually delivers.
Look at what this luxury crossover offers. Safety? Hey, it's a Volvo. The crash-test results are just about perfect. Comfort? Four adults can lounge all day in the XC60's roomy cabin. Performance? Two new Drive-E 4-cylinder engines join the 3.2-liter and optional turbocharged 3.0-liter inline 6-cylinder on the all-wheel-drive trims, giving the XC60 the broadest range of engine choices in the segment. Styling? Thanks to a sleek exterior and Volvo's distinctive interior design, the XC60 is one of the coolest crossovers around.
If we have one complaint, it's that the newest, most fuel-efficient engines are not available on the AWD models, an attribute which, if offered, would make the XC60 nearly impossible to argue against owning.
What's New for 2015?
Two new 2.0-liter, 4-cylinder engines are added to the front-wheel-drive models, along with a new 8-speed automatic transmission. On the XC60 T5 FWD, a 240-horsepower turbocharged 2.0-liter engine is offered, while the T6 FWD model adds a supercharger to the turbocharged engine for increased low-end performance and a total of 302 hp. New exterior styling helps keep the XC60 fresh. See the 2015 Volvo XC60 models for sale near you
What We Like
Excellent crash-test scores; strong yet fuel-efficient turbocharged and supercharged engines; accommodating back seat; easy on the eyes; plenty of cargo space
What We Don't
The newest engines with the best fuel economy are not available on AWD trims; poor fuel economy and lackluster power with the 3.2-liter engine
How Much?
Fuel Economy
The XC60 T5 FWD trim is powered by a turbocharged 2.0-liter 4-cylinder engine that makes 240 hp and 258 lb-ft of torque. A new 8-speed automatic transmission is standard, as is stop/start technology. Fuel economy ratings for this engine are 24 miles per gallon in the city and 31 mpg on the highway. The XC60 T6 FWD brings a turbocharged and supercharged 2.0-liter 4-cylinder engine, rated at 302 hp and 295 lb-ft of torque. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) estimates for this engine are 22 mpg city/30 mpg hwy.
The XC60 3.2 AWD model is powered by a 3.2-liter inline 6-cylinder engine rated at 240 hp and 236 lb-ft of torque, and is teamed with a 6-speed automatic transmission. EPA fuel economy for this engine is a disappointing 18 mpg city/25 mpg hwy. The XC60 T6 AWD and T6 R-Design get a turbocharged 3.0-liter inline 6-cylinder engine good for 300 hp and 325 lb-ft of torque. Fuel economy figures of 17 mpg city/24 mpg hwy are the price paid for the extra power.
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The 2015 Volvo XC60 is offered in five trim levels: T5 Drive-E FWD, T6 Drive-E FWD, 3.2 AWD, T6 AWD and T6 R-Design AWD.
The XC60 T5 FWD ($36,675) comes standard with 18-inch wheels, a power driver's and passenger seat, remote keyless entry, Bluetooth, the Sensus infotainment system with a 7-in central screen and dual-zone automatic climate control. It also comes with Volvo's City Safety system, which can bring the XC60 to a full stop at speeds under 15 miles per hour.
The XC60 3.2 AWD ($38,175) gets a less fuel-efficient 6-cylinder engine, a 6-speed automatic transmission, AWD and the same equipment as the T5 FWD.
The XC60 T6 FWD ($40,975) adds a 302-hp turbocharged and supercharged engine, keyless drive and entry, leather seating surfaces, an adaptive digital TFT display, a panoramic sunroof with shade and paddle shifters.
The XC60 T6 AWD ($42,475) brings a turbocharged 3.0-liter engine and all the equipment found on the T6 FWD.
Topping the XC60's range is the T6 R-Design AWD ($46,725), which offers a sporty take on the T6. It adds 20-in wheels and several other appearance features inside and out to give the XC60 a performance-oriented feel.
Three main option packages are available. The Premier Package is offered on the 3.2 and T5 only, and adds enough features to equal the T6's equipment level. All models offer the Premier Plus Package, which includes a power lift gate, power-folding rear headrests, and front and rear obstacle detection. Topping the range is the Platinum Package, which includes navigation, a rearview camera and a 650-watt surround-sound audio system.
Volvo also offers a Climate Package, which boasts heated windshield washer nozzles, a heated windshield, a heated steering wheel, heated front and rear seats, and the Technology Package, which includes adaptive cruise control, the Road Sign Information System, a lane-departure warning system and a more advanced version of City Safety.
The Sport Package adds sport seats and 20-in alloy wheels, while the Inscription Package (T6 only) adds special soft leather upholstery, a black headliner, a leather-wrapped dashboard and front console, power lumbar support, unique wood inlays, and Inscription doorsill plates and floor mats.
The 2015 XC60 features standard stability control, six airbags and Volvo's City Safety system. The XC60 also boasts a long list of optional accident-avoidance technology, including the new Road Sign Information System, lane-departure warning and adaptive cruise control.
Six airbags may not seem like many, but remember that the crash tests are what count, and that the XC60 aced them. In government crash testing, the XC60 scored a perfect five stars in all impact categories. Similarly, the independent Insurance Institute for Highway Safety gave the XC60 its top rating of Good in every category.
Behind the Wheel
The XC60's front seats aren't as stellar as those in the S60 sedan, but they're close. Volvo's trademark combination of simplicity and long-distance support is certainly present in these chairs. From the driver's perspective, the dashboard is brilliant too, featuring premium materials and the floating slimline center panel, which looks like something out of an avant-garde design magazine. Ergonomics are satisfactory, with extra points awarded for Volvo's neat airflow controls.
The XC60's back seat is more adult-friendly than many in this class, and the integrated 2-stage child booster seats are a notable kid-friendly option. Fold back down the versatile 40/20/40 split rear seat and you'll enjoy 67.4 cu ft of cargo space -- a robust figure for a vehicle of this type. Even with the seat back fully in place, there's still 30.8 cu ft of room behind it. On the road, the XC60 has the quiet, smooth ride that luxury shoppers expect, and the view from the driver's seat is appropriately commanding. What's unexpected is the XC60's handling prowess, which blows up the stereotype of the stodgy, conservative Volvo family vehicle. There's real athleticism in the way the XC60 moves. An improved stability control system with Corner Traction Control distributes power to the outside wheels for reduced understeer and better control. The XC60 is right up there among the most satisfying crossovers to drive.
As for the engine choices, we're not fans of the 3.2-liter unit, as it's rather noisy and not particularly energetic. If you have to have AWD, we strongly recommend stepping up to the T6's turbocharged motor, which delivers authoritative performance. Those content with FWD will love the power and fuel efficiency of Volvo's new Drive-E 4-cylinder powerplants. In the T5, the 240-hp turbocharged engine is as powerful as the 3.2-liter but with vastly better fuel economy. Our favorite, however, is the turbocharged and supercharged engine found in the T6 FWD. This engine delivers great power even at low rpms, is smooth and quiet, and loves to run, doing it all without guzzling gas.
Other Cars to Consider
Audi Q5 -- Smaller inside than the XC60, the Q5 nonetheless matches the Volvo's styling panache, and it's fun to drive, too.
BMW X3 -- The X3 boasts excellent power in turbocharged xDrive35i form, yet it gets better fuel economy than the sluggish XC60 3.2 AWD.
Cadillac SRX -- Boasting a standard 308-hp V6, the SRX is a distinctive luxury crossover that has some real substance to go with its style.
AutoTrader's Advice
Get the T6 Drive-E FWD with the Platinum Package and you'll have a nicely equipped and powerful SUV for well under $50,000. If you must have AWD, we suggest that you avoid the 3.2-liter engine and go for the T6 AWD or R-Design. Find a Volvo XC60 for sale


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Public comment is being accepted on plans for improvements that will ready the Cape Lookout National Seashore visitor center on Harkers Island for passenger ferry service on site beginning in spring 2014.
HARKERS ISLAND � Public comment is being accepted on plans for improvements that will ready the Cape Lookout National Seashore visitor center on Harkers Island for passenger ferry service on site beginning in spring 2014.
The National Park Service has been working on plans for better providing passenger ferry service to the lighthouse area on South Core Banks and Shackleford Banks, the islands that make up the seashore and are only accessible by boat.
An initial review of the park�s commercial services plan called for consolidating services and providing two �gateway� locations for the ferry services: the Harkers Islend visitor center and a site on the Beaufort waterfront.
The park service is now proposing a number of improvements and amenities at the Harkers Isle site to get it ready to better serve as a departure site for ferry service by a concessioner.
According to the plan, improvements and amenities needed are ferry docks; an area for ferry information and ticketing; passenger shelters; restroom facilities; parking; and vehicle and bus loading and unloading.
Proposed plans also call for improvements to better connect vehicles and pedestrians to nearby support services, the picnic area at Shell Point and neighboring Core Sound Waterfowl and Heritage Center.
Without the improvements, ferry service would have to proceed in 2014 with use of existing facilities at the visitor center.
While tickets could be purchased inside, without changes the main counter would be used. It now serves as the main information desk and takes gift shop sales. But there are no outside shelters, and those waiting for ferries would be exposed to the elements.
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Hundreds of researchers, policymakers and practitioners from the local, state and federal levels assembled for the annual NIJ Conference, June 14–16, 2010. Here they renewed relationships and shared findings from the most recent crime and criminal justice studies, exploring the implications of those findings for both practice and policy.
This year, an important emphasis was domestic and sexual violence research, with a special plenary session, "Celebrating 15 Years and Moving Forward Together," on the final day to mark the 15th anniversary of the Violence Against Women Act.
Conference participants had many opportunities to attend workshops, to learn about new methods and technologies, to hear about promising research breakthroughs, and to participate in expert panel discussions.
The conference featured eight breakout session tracks:
Kristina Rose, Acting Director, National Institute of Justice, U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, D.C.
Laurie O. Robinson, Assistant Attorney General, Office of Justice Programs, U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, D.C.
Plenary Panel: Rising From the Ashes — What We Have Learned From the Cameron Todd Willingham CaseWatch the panel (1:21:55)
Cameron Todd Willingham was executed in 2004 for setting his home on fire, resulting in the deaths of his three young children. The case gained renewed attention in 2009 as a result of investigative reporter David Granns article in
The New Yorker, which described contradictions and controversies surrounding the case. The panel will discuss not only the facts of the case but also the lessons learned from it.
Data at Your Fingertips: An Introduction to the National Archives for Criminal Justice Data
NIJ established the Data Resources Program (DRP) at the National Archive of Criminal Justice Data to preserve and ensure the availability of data from NIJ-funded research and evaluations. Data sets are archived and made accessible to others to support new research that verifies original findings or tests new hypotheses. This workshop will depict the policies, products and operations of DRP's main priorities, which are grant funding, data archiving, establishing policies and improving data quality. The workshop will also provide attendees with a comprehensive set of guidelines on what to consider when using and archiving research data.
Emerging Issues on Stalking
This panel will examine the state of stalking research and policies over the past 20 years and highlight new trends in stalking technology and investigation. Panelists will discuss model legislation and investigative practices and provide a framework for future stalking research.
An Examination of Justice Reinvestment and Its Impact on Two StatesListen to the panel (1:09:23)
Funded in part by the Bureau of Justice Assistance and the Pew Center on the States, the justice reinvestment project is a data-driven strategy aimed at policymakers to "reduce spending on corrections, increase public safety and improve conditions in the neighborhoods to which most people released from prison return." Representatives from two states where the justice reinvestment strategy is currently being implemented will discuss how it is being used to reduce the rate of incarceration and how states can reinvest in local communities.
Forensic DNA Research and Development: New Methods for Deconvoluting Mixtures
The FBI's Scientific Working Group on DNA Analysis Methods has recently published the updated
Interpretation Guidelines for Autosomal STR Typing by Forensic DNA Testing Laboratories. A major component of this document focuses on providing improved instructions for mixture interpretation of autosomal short tandem repeat DNA analysis. Although mixture deconvolution is traditionally performed at the data analysis and interpretation stage, new technologies are emerging that offer potential front-end solutions to the problems presented when biological evidence from multiple individuals is found at a crime scene. This panel will present the updated guidelines for mixture interpretation, as well as ongoing research for mixture deconvolution methods prior to DNA analysis.
Forensic Science and Interagency Working Groups: Creating Goals for the Future
The Office of Science and Technology Policy within the Executive Office of the President has established, through its National Science and Technology Council (NSTC), a Subcommittee on Forensic Science (SOFS). A primary objective of NSTC is to establish clear national goals for federal science and technology investments in a broad array of areas, spanning virtually all mission areas of the executive branch. NIJ will provide an update on the goals and accomplishments of SOFS.
The Latest Geospatial Technologies to Prevent and Respond to Crime
Panelists will explore ongoing NIJ research on the development and application of geospatial and geographic profiling technologies. The discussion will include projects that are advancing cutting-edge geospatial visualization and analysis tools; incorporating state-of-the-art geospatial programs into easy-to-use, high-performance, open source software tools; developing new tools for three-dimensional geocoding technology to use in large urban structures; forming new, scalable methods to rapidly process building geometry data, designed to work in a desktop environment as well as mobile (hand-held) devices; and creating a mathematical prototype that uses geographic and demographic features in the profiling algorithm.
Pathways to Desistance: Preventing Crime and Rehabilitating Juvenile Offenders
This panel will highlight findings from the seven-year longitudinal study of serious and persistent juvenile offenders from Philadelphia and Phoenix. Panelists will present the most rigorous research to date that compares youth who are waived or transferred to adult court with their peers who remain in the juvenile system, as well as explore the relationships between certain mental disorders and a range of outcomes (e.g., employment, education, living arrangements and recidivism) for these youth. Panelists will also examine the different effects of institutional placement on offending for individuals with and without certain mental disorders. A youth advocate will discuss how and under what conditions research findings, such as those from the Pathways to Desistance study, can be used to encourage legislative change.
Policing Platform: Preliminary Results
Researchers will explain the policing platform and why it is important and relevant for law enforcement executives and organizations. The panelists will discuss the goal of the platform, which is to obtain information about policing by tracking the life-course of police officers and organizations, as well as the impact of training innovations on policing. The panel will also demonstrate the application of the platform for all types of police organizations: urban, rural, large, mid-size, small, state, local, tribal, etc.
What Is Research and Evaluation Evidence and How Can We Use It?Listen to the panel (1:14:51)
This panel will explore the development and use of evidence-based policies, programs and technologies to improve effectiveness and efficiencies related to government. Through casual observation, practices and programs may appear to be effective, but under closer scrutiny the results may look much different. We can improve our confidence in observed results and the information we share by carefully collecting evidence and using it in decision-making, thereby improving the effectiveness and efficiency of activities across the full range of criminal and juvenile justice challenges. Panelists will provide examples from government, law enforcement and research on how evidence can be applied to make more efficient use of government funding.
Luncheon and Keynote Address: Indigent Defense and Access to Justice
Laurence Tribe, Senior Counselor for Access to Justice Initiative, U.S. Department of JusticeWatch Laurence Tribe's address (25:00)
Evidence Backlogs and Their Impact on the Criminal Justice SystemListen to the panel (1:18:00)
Evidence backlogs have been known to be an issue in crime laboratories. A recent study published by NIJ has shown that backlogs of untested evidence are also an issue in law enforcement evidence storage. This panel will discuss the issues and present preliminary findings from a study of the Los Angeles Police Department's and Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department's experience with clearing out a large backlog of unanalyzed rape kits. Researchers are following the outcomes of the DNA analyses and examining case characteristics to get a better understanding of why these cases did not go forward in the first place. Panelists will also discuss backlog-reduction programs, legal and policy changes to backlog reductions, and potential future solutions, including capacity building, technology and information systems.
Domestic Violence Research 15 Years After VAWAListen to the panel (1:06:45)
Since the passage of the Violence Against Women Act, a majority of the more than 250 research and evaluation studies funded by NIJ examined domestic violence issues. This research has been collected in the
Compendium of Research on Violence Against Women, 1993-2009, which includes an abstract of each grant and the results of completed studies. The panelists will present an overview of the progress and the findings of domestic violence research from the past 15 years, as well as discuss a key ongoing debate concerning the amount of male versus female perpetration of domestic or intimate partner violence. The discussant will comment on these presentations and provide an advocate's view on the progress made since the act passed.
An Examination of the Impacts of Administrative Segregation on Mental Health
The panel will highlight final results from a longitudinal research study that examined the impacts of administrative segregation on the mental health of inmates in the Colorado Department of Corrections. This is the first study of its kind to follow inmates immediately after confinement to administrative segregation for one year. Panelists will provide an overview of the research and discuss whether claims that administrative segregation leads to harm and violates prisoners' rights are correct. Panelists will also explain the final results from the study and their implications for corrections administrations.
Gang Membership PreventionListen to the panel (1:05:08)
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and NIJ are collaborating on a book that focuses on promising principles for gang membership prevention. This panel will discuss the risk and protective factors that influence gang membership as well as efforts to reduce such factors. Panelists will also explore the direction of gang research for the future.
Law Enforcement's Response to Human Trafficking: Assessing Strengths and Gaps
Local law enforcement agencies are often in the best position to identify human trafficking victims. However, recent research and expert working groups have highlighted the challenges of uncovering, investigating and prosecuting human trafficking cases. Panelists will discuss the research and how it can be used to expose, catch and prosecute offenders, as well as prevent the crime.
The Relationship Between Foreclosures and Crime
The current trend of foreclosures in the U.S. is unprecedented. A prominent aspect of this trend has been increases in crime related to those foreclosures, including arson, squatting, theft and vandalism. In response to the growing concern, NIJ convened a panel of experts in March 2009 to examine this issue. To better understand the magnitude of this phenomenon, through this panel, NIJ established a research agenda that has identified several crime-related issues under three main sequential stages: 1) mortgage fraud, 2) domestic violence, and 3) neighborhood deterioration and the onset of long-term crime problems. This panel will provide an overview of the research agenda developed from that meeting with a discussion of each of the three main areas of concern.
Scene Processing Protocols: Explosives, Fire and Mass Fatalities
This panel will highlight NIJ's current research and development in crime scene processing. Panelists will discuss research involving different scene scenarios, including mass fatalities and fire scenes. Panelists will also provide best practices and protocols, as well as new tools and technologies to assist the investigator in scene processing and documentation.
Using License Plate Readers to Fight CrimeListen to the panel (58:25)
This is a joint panel of NIJ's Office of Research and Evaluation (ORE ) and Office of Science and Technology (OST). Panelists will discuss the latest efforts to implement license plate reader technology into policing operations. OST grantees will explain various aspects of the technology and an ORE grantee from the National Opinion Research Center will present findings from a study on the use of license plate readers to combat auto theft in Arizona.
Are CEDs Safe and Effective?Listen to the panel (1:08:49)
Thousands of law enforcement agencies throughout the United States have adopted conducted energy devices (CEDs) as a safe method to subdue individuals, but are these devices really safe? What policies should agencies adopt to ensure the proper use of this technology? This panel will discuss the physiological effects of electrical current in the human body caused by CEDs, as well as how this technology can reduce injuries to officers and suspects when appropriate policies and training are followed.
Court Case Management for Prosecution, Defense and Family Justice Services
This panel will discuss the role of court case management systems in prosecution, defense and client services. The Vera Institute of Justice's study on prosecution and racial justice began with the development and implementation of a prosecutor management information system, which allowed staff to observe patterns in case declinations and dismissals and led to policy changes to reduce disparities in law enforcement referrals and charging decisions. The Michigan State Appellate Defender Office established its own system to improve efficiency and the delivery of justice through automated information retrieval, form preparation and staff calendar management. In response to a California mandate, the San Diego Family Justice Center implemented a domestic violence communication system that electronically captures information to assess and track victims, witnesses and offenders.
Developing the Offender Tracking Standard
This panel will focus on the mission and objectives of the Special Technical Committee (STC) for Offender Tracking and its standards development process. Panelists will discuss the current state of offender tracking in community corrections and the development of the Offender Tracking STC. Panelists will also provide an overview of the STC process and explain why it was created and the resulting documents.
Forensic Science Demonstrations/Poster Session
DNA researchers will present their tools and recent findings through technology demonstrations and posters. Crime laboratory practitioners who receive support under NIJ's DNA Backlog Reduction Programs will present posters on such topics as success stories, improved laboratory efficiency and technology solutions to routinely encountered challenges. This session will also provide a forum for interaction and discussion among researchers, practitioners and conference participants with an interest in forensic science.
Get Funded: Developing a Better Proposal
Federal agencies, such as NIJ, fund only the top 10 percent of applications. This workshop will give you an overview on how to write a competitive proposal, complete the numerous forms required in federal funding, develop a budget, and address human subjects research and privacy issues. Instructors will also discuss the role of an institutional review board and explain data archiving, sound methodology, and the differences between social science research and technology research. Bring previous consensus reviews for ideas on how to improve your next proposal.
Impression Evidence: Strengthening the Disciplines of Fingerprints, Firearms, Footwear, and Other Pattern and Impression Sciences Through ResearchListen to the panel (1:02:35)
Forensic examinations involving specific forensic science disciplines are typically dependent upon qualitative analyses and expert interpretation of observed patterns based on a scientific foundation, rather than quantitative results. These disciplines include latent fingerprints, questioned documents, footwear, and other forms of impression and pattern evidence. This panel will highlight current fundamental research needs in the areas of impression evidence examination and how NIJ is addressing those needs through its forensic research and development portfolio within the Office of Investigative and Forensic Sciences.
Improving Criminal Justice Outcomes by Focusing on Victims
This panel will focus on two studies that have practical implications for working with victims in criminal justice settings. The first study examined the effectiveness of coordinated outreach programs in intimate partner violence cases. The second study assessed adolescent victims who received sexual assault nurse examiner-sexual assault response team (SANE-SART) services to learn how their experiences influenced participation in prosecution. After discussion of the two studies, panelists will explain how these studies may inform practice and policy.
International Organized Crime: Recent Developments in Policy and ResearchListen to the panel (56:19)
Since 2008 DOJ has been reviewing its policies and programs on international organized crime, with the goal of strengthening law enforcement's response to this threat. In this panel, the speakers will explore how DOJ and other U.S. government agencies are responding to it. Attendees will learn more about the Attorney General's Organized Crime Council, the International Organized Crime Intelligence and Operations Center, and the recent National Intelligence Estimate on International Organized Crime. Staff from NIJ's International Center will discuss the results of a recent expert working group on research needs in this area and how the Institute is supporting its sister agencies with research and information.
Public Use Operations of Unmanned Aircraft Systems: From University Research to SWAT Team
This panel will focus on the public use of unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) in national air space. Presenters will discuss current issues, their impact on the law enforcement community, and the steps taken and progress made to address the matter. Speakers will highlight the first UAS Stakeholders meeting, recently co-hosted by NIJ, and provide an update on the status of action items from the meeting. Presenters will also propose next steps.
Enjoy breakfast and mingle with colleagues as you discuss the contents of more than 30 posters on a wide range of topics — from technology to victimization to trainings on how to investigate a cold case. A special section will be devoted to learning more about NIJ and its divisions and activities. The breakfast and poster session is an opportunity to view the Institutes research in progress, nurture partnerships and give feedback to one another.
Plenary Panel: Cell Phones in PrisonsListen to the entire panel (1:22:25)
Criminals are using cell phones illegally in prisons and jails to conduct their business and intimidate witnesses. Although technology solutions to this problem are available, they can create new challenges, such as legal and implementation issues associated with cell phone use in correctional facilities. Panelists will discuss various aspects to consider from how prisoners use cell phones, to day-to-day and operational aspects, to legal and regulatory concerns.
CCTV Systems: Do They Work and How Can They Be Made More Effective?
Smile! Because you are probably on camera. With technology constantly emerging, the use of video cameras for public and private interests has become more and more common; therefore, the need to determine their true relevance to crime fighting, as well as how to improve their effectiveness, is immediate. Panelists will discuss a current NIJ study that is examining whether and how closed-circuit television (CCTV) systems impact crime in the area they monitor. This panel will also offer suggestions for ways to improve the usefulness of video cameras, including presentations on the work by GE Global Research to develop software that automatically detects potentially suspicious behavior in real-time and the Lancaster City (Pa.) Bureau of Polices effective public-private partnership with businesses and community organizations.
How Predictive Policing Is Changing the Law Enforcement Landscape
Predictive policing refers to any strategy or tactic that develops and uses information and advanced analysis to inform forward-thinking and innovative crime prevention. Panelists will discuss technical elements, policy implications and privacy issues related to predictive policing. Panelists will also present cases that have successfully implemented predictive analysis and explore what lies ahead.
The Impact of Neighborhoods on Youth Behavior
Neighborhood context and composition can affect crime patterns and the strategies used to prevent and target crime. Panelists will discuss whether collective efficacy, a concept that explains the capacity of residents, organizations and other groups to exert levels of social control, can reduce crime in neighborhoods that have high-risk factors. The panel will also explain how programs and neighborhoods jointly shape youth behavior. Using GIS and spatial data mining, the panelists have identified the conditions under which rehabilitative programs can be most successful in reducing juvenile recidivism, given the simultaneous effects neighborhood, program and individual characteristics (including family) have on youth.
Pretrial Programs and Research
NIJ has identified the pretrial and jail release phases of the criminal justice system as an understudied research priority. At these stages, case management and other key decisions affecting detention, case outcome and sentencing are made. Such decisions have important repercussions for defendants/offenders, victims and their families, and policymakers. Panelists will discuss the various concerns of detention and incarceration alternatives, such as risk and needs assessment; public safety; court appearances; supervision; costs and benefits; and other related issues, including disparities in case processing and special populations (e.g., juveniles). See NIJ's Web site for additional information at http://www.nij.gov/topics/courts/pretrial/
Project HOPE: From Practice to Policy
Research indicates that sanctions are more effective if delivered with swiftness and certainty. Yet many community supervision agencies struggle with this goal, weighed down by paperwork, lengthy delays in court and other obstacles. In the Hawaii HOPE program, judges send high-risk violators to jail for a short stay. This sanction is applied within 48 hours in a process designed to be fair, swift and certain. This panel offers a description of Hawaii's HOPE program, with a focus on development, philosophy and implementation. Panelists will also discuss the impetus and development of the related federal legislative proposal (H.R. 4055), research results, and the costs and benefits of the project.
Sexual Violence Research 15 Years After VAWAListen to the panel (1:05:50)
Panelists will summarize the progress and results of sexual violence research since the passage of the Violence Against Women Act of 1994. The panel will also examine how research has contributed to policy, assess current knowledge gaps and discuss research needs.
Social Science Research on Forensics
This panel will present findings from the two forensic evidence projects and the follow-up study of the DNA property crimes field experiment. The projects examined the use of forensic evidence from the crime scene through court disposition to determine the role and impact it has on case outcomes in a variety of offenses. The DNA field experiment follow-up study reviewed court dispositions and criminal histories of offenders prosecuted for property crimes using DNA evidence. Panelists will also discuss implications for forensic policy.
The State of the Police Field: A New Professionalism in Policing?Listen to the panel (1:08:24)
Panelists will debate the premise of a Harvard Executive Session working paper that suggests police organizations are striving for a "new" professionalism. Leaders are endeavoring for stricter standards of efficiency and conduct, while also increasing their legitimacy to the public and encouraging innovation. Is this new? Will this idea lead to prematurely discarding community policing as a guiding philosophy?
Data-Driven Approaches to Crime and Traffic Safety
Data-Driven Approaches to Crime and Traffic Safety (DDACTS) is a law enforcement operational model that uses the integration of location-based crime and traffic crash data to establish effective and efficient methods for deploying law enforcement resources. Presenters will discuss how DDACTS ensures accountability and provides a dynamic, evidenced-based problem-solving approach to crime and crashes. This approach, grounded in community-oriented law enforcement, suggests that place-based policing, versus person-based (traditional) policing, is more efficient as a focus of law enforcement actions; provides a more stable target for law enforcement activities; has a stronger evidence base; and raises fewer ethical and legal problems.
Forensic Information Data Exchange and the Partnership Between Law Enforcement and Crime LaboratoriesListen to the panel (1:02:56)
From Paper to Practice: DOJ's Global Initiative Delivers Solutions for Information Sharing
DOJ's Global Justice Information Sharing Initiative serves as the voice of the criminal justice system, supporting policies and procedures that improve the way agencies share data. Global represents more than 30 of the nation's leading practitioner organizations in law enforcement, courts, corrections, probation and parole, and local and state government. Through Global programs, innovative technology has been implemented at all levels of government and taken standards-based information sharing to new and exciting levels, allowing the criminal justice field to leverage the best cost-effective and efficient solutions from private industry. This panel will discuss some of Global's most important activities and provide real-world case studies of their impact on the field.
How Police Fatigue Affects Performance
Shift work, overtime and night hours are required in policing, as in many other occupations. Research has demonstrated that these factors may result in insufficient sleep, diminished alertness and fatigue if work schedules, hours and stress are not managed properly. In turn, greater fatigue and stress may increase performance errors, accidents and injuries, and health problems. Current NIJ grantees will discuss ongoing studies and results in this area.
NIJ's Multisite Adult Drug Court Evaluation: The Final Results
The Urban Institute, the Center for Court Innovation and the Research Triangle Institute have completed an NIJ-funded longitudinal process, impact and cost evaluation of adult drug court treatment programs. The study involved three waves of interviews with staff and other stakeholders using computer-assisted personal interviewing technology, as well as an examination of administrative records on treatment and recidivism, drug detection tests, court observations, and budget and other cost information. The sample included approximately 1,200 drug court participants and 600 comparison group subjects across 23 drug courts and six comparison sites. Panelists will discuss the impact of drug courts on relapse, recidivism and psychosocial outcomes; how program policies and practices affect participant experiences; and how drug courts produce different outcomes given offender characteristics and attitudes.
Sex Offenders in the Community: Post-Release, Registration, Notification and Residency RestrictionsListen to the panel (56:48)
The management of sexual offenders in the community post-release is an issue of increasing concern to law enforcement, policymakers and the public. In recent years, efforts to strengthen registration and notification have been enhanced. At the same time, comparatively little attention has been paid to related matters, such as how residency restrictions may impact offenders' efforts to find stable work and living arrangements once they are released from prison, whether rates of recidivism have changed, and whether these policies increase the safety of potential victims. Panelists will explore what recent research says about these concerns.
Situational Approaches to Making Communities and Correctional Institutions SaferListen to the panel (1:08:49)
Panelists will present the results of three studies that applied situational crime prevention (SCP) principles: (1) an evaluation of the Safe City initiative in Chula Vista, Calif., designed to combine the expertise and resources of local law enforcement, retailers and the community to increase the safety of designated retail areas; (2) a randomized controlled trial (in partnership with the Washington Metro Transit Police) that assessed the effectiveness of SCP to reduce car crime in Metro's parking facilities; and (3) an evaluation of the impact of SCP on preventing sexual assaults and inmate misconduct in a jail setting. Panelists will also discuss the studies' implications for theory, policy and practice.
Special Technical Committees: How They Are Changing NIJ's Standards Development ProcessListen to the panel (1:17:09 )
NIJ has established a new standards development process based on Special Technical Committees whose members include practitioners, scientists, researchers, subject matter experts, staff of test laboratories and major criminal justice stakeholder organizations, and representatives knowledgeable in standards development and conformity assessment. The members collaborate to develop the standard and ensure that practitioner needs are addressed. The members' diversity guarantees the standard package — the performance standard, the conformity assessment program requirements, and the selection and application guide — is valid and respected by the user community. This workshop will highlight the NIJ standards development process and how it fits with the processes of other government agencies and private sector organizations. Also discussed will be the difference between regulatory and voluntary standards. The panelists each have experience with the NIJ process and will discuss standards development and conformity assessment from their individual perspectives.
Children Exposed to ViolenceListen to the panel (1:15:17)
Panelists will discuss the results of the recent Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention's National Survey on Children's Exposure to Violence and findings from a seven-year follow-up study, funded by NIJ, on home visitation in New York. The survey's findings included startling figures: More than 60 percent of the children interviewed were exposed to violence, crime and abuse within the past year, and more than 1 in 10 were injured in an assault. The New York study evaluated Healthy Families New York, a home-visiting program that focuses on parent-child interactions and child development, and found its programs may help girls avoid risky or deviant behaviors during their early school years. The discussant will provide a practitioner's perspective on these studies and the critical issues of children exposed to violence.
Cold Case Units: Best Practices
This panel brings together cold case grant awards made by NIJ's Office of Research and Evaluation and Office of Investigative and Forensic Sciences. Panelists will report the findings from studies that examined which factors are more likely to be found in effective cold case units. Panelists will also discuss survey results from a study that assessed the relationship between cold case units and CODIS hits. A crime laboratory director will provide the practitioner's perspective of cold case units.
Crime Across Metropolitan Areas
This panel will explore the degree to which differences between cities, metropolitan areas, neighborhoods and households affect criminal activity. Panelists will discuss an analysis of annual homicide trends for youth that is attempting to determine whether city characteristics identified in prior homicide research account for the variation of these trends between cities. Panelists will also examine current research projects that ask, among other things, whether the effect of foreclosure rates on neighborhood crime levels varies across cities and metropolitan areas in systematic ways, what effect the race and class composition of a city has on its trajectory of crime, and whether disadvantaged neighborhoods with high levels of poverty have a nonlinear effect on crime.
Exogenous DNA Contamination in Forensic Casework
NIJ held a workshop on minimizing exogenous DNA contamination in November 2009; attendees agreed that a greater awareness of the potential issues was necessary. Panelists will examine prevention, identification and, if necessary, remediation of exogenous DNA contamination in forensic casework.
The Greening of Corrections
Panelists will discuss the
Green Technology Guidebook, a project that is funded by NIJ's Office of Science and Technology and will assist institutional corrections managers with specific issues surrounding green technologies for corrections. Panelists will also explain initiatives by the National Institute of Corrections (NIC) to increase awareness of environmental conservation efforts in the field of corrections. NIC's project will assess the feasibility of green-collar jobs in correctional facilities and create an assessment tool for administrators to use in considering green improvements to their buildings. Panelists will describe Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention-funded projects that use green strategies in juvenile correctional settings and suggest how these might apply to adult corrections.
The NIJ Standards and Testing Program: Best Practices for Law Enforcement
This panel will focus on soon-to-be-released NIJ standards that are being developed according to the new NIJ standards development process. Topics of discussion will include an overview of the NIJ standards development process and standards for the following equipment: chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear protective ensembles; bomb suits; duty holsters; restraints; electronic countermeasures; and handheld and walk-through metal detectors. Panelists will also discuss the impact of these standards on the law enforcement , corrections and public safety community.
Problem Solving to Reduce Gun Violence and Drug Markets
Various evaluations have been done on the Comprehensive Anti-Gang Initiative, Project Safe Neighborhoods and the Drug Market Initiative. This panel includes the lead researcher of these evaluations. Panelists will discuss the findings from the evaluations. They will also offer recommendations on how the programs can be improved and suggestions for moving forward.
Prosecuting Cases of Elder AbuseListen to the panel (1:17:49)
This panel will feature NIJ-funded research that has direct, practical implications for the prosecution of elder abuse cases. Panelists will present findings from a study of prosecutors in three states that examined the factors that influenced their decisions to prosecute elder financial abuse cases. The panel will also provide the results from an evaluation of five innovative court-based models that target perpetrators of elder abuse. A prosecutor from King County (located in Seattle) will discuss how these studies can assist criminal justice system professionals in pursuing cases of elder abuse.
Cultural Aspects of Victimization
This panel will highlight a study that interviewed Filipina, Pakistani and Indian women using a culturally adapted Life History Calendar to capture lifetime intimate partner violence, stalking and sexual violence. Researchers also examined the women's experiences with the criminal justice system and victim services. This study provides some of the first empirical information on criminal justice contact with these populations, as well as recommendations to better serve them. Panelists will also discuss the Historically Black Colleges and Universities Campus Sexual Assault Study. Researchers used a Web-based survey to collect data from 4,000 undergraduate women at geographically diverse campuses and a mail survey that obtained data from campus criminal justice personnel and service providers.
Do Hot Spots Techniques Predict Crime Locations?
This panel will review a comprehensive research effort by NIJ's Mapping and Analysis for Public Safety Program and the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, to evaluate how law enforcement agencies use hot spot techniques to predict crime. Panelists will first discuss the accuracy of such techniques, based on the different methods of locating an incident. Next, the panel will demonstrate the performance of each technique in predicting clusters of crime and explain how the spatial structure of crime types and urban context affect the efficiency of the techniques. Finally, panelists will present current research on identifying the appropriate grid cell size to analyze aggregated crime incidents.
Forensic Aspects of Elder AbuseListen to the panel (1:02:48)
This panel will feature the latest research on forensic aspects of elder abuse detection and prosecution. Panelists will discuss results from a recently completed study that examined the characteristics of pressure sores on elders who received quality care, emphasizing how this research informs the field about the warning signs of potential neglect. Panelists will also present findings from a study on how well elderly individuals with mild or moderate dementia remember emotional events. This study has implications for determining the reliability of abused elders to serve as witnesses to their own abuse. The panel will discuss other effects both studies have on the field as well.
Improving Efficiency in the DNA Laboratory
Panelists will discuss projects they designed to improve efficiency in their laboratories and which ones are funded by the DNA Initiative's Forensic DNA Unit Efficiency Improvement Program. These projects include using a novel DNA extraction method, improving procedural methods for mtDNA testing and developing an expert system to assess the quality of mtDNA sequence data, and assisting a local police department set up an accredited biological screening lab to reduce the bottleneck that the DNA laboratory faces.
Project on Human Development in Chicago Neighborhoods: Aspects of Acculturation and Resilience
This session will highlight two NIJ-funded projects examining multiple waves of the Project on Human Development in Chicago Neighborhoods' longitudinal data. Panelists will discuss behavioral resilience over time among urban adolescents differentially exposed to community violence, accounting for individual and neighborhood-level risks. Panelists will also examine how acculturation and the neighborhood context of Hispanic youth relate to their involvement in crime and their victimization experiences.
Recognizing and Handling Digital Evidence
More and more often, law enforcement officers arrive at a crime scene containing evidence on digital equipment — cell phones; smartphones and PDAs, such as BlackBerry and iPhone; iPods; thumb or flash drives; and desktop computers and laptops. This workshop will describe the typical kinds of evidence found on such devices. The instructor will also explain how to identify the evidence and handle the technology to ensure that evidence will be admissible in court. This workshop is primarily for law enforcement officers and prosecutors, but researchers interested in digital crime and its investigation will likely gain insight from the discussion.
Studying Implementation: The Example of the National Criminal Justice-Drug Abuse Treatment Studies Research Collaboration
The National Institute on Drug Abuse's National Criminal Justice-Drug Abuse Treatment Studies, a research collaboration with researchers, criminal justice professionals and drug abuse treatment practitioners, is studying the difficulties of implementing evidence-based practices related to drug abuse treatment. Specifically, the group is looking at how to improve implementation of interventions at the organizational level in three domains — assessment process, medication-assisted treatment, and HIV testing and treatment — for offenders with drug problems. Panelists will provide a general framework of the research, preliminary data on current practices and implementation difficulties, and information on the strategies being used to improve the quality of practice and implementation in these three domains.
A View From the Street: Police Leaders Share Their Perspectives on Urgent Policy and Research Issues Facing Law Enforcement in 2010 and BeyondListen to the panel (40:04)
Sponsored by the International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP) and its Research Advisory Committee (RAC), this panel unites law enforcement leaders from across the country to discuss their policy and research concerns. Charles Wellford, IACP RAC co-chair and University of Maryland professor, will facilitate the panel. Presenters will discuss urgent policing issues that merit ongoing research, law enforcement and academic research partnerships, and how research can and does affect agency policy and operations.
Luncheon and Keynote Address
Throughout her more than 30 years as an award-winning news journalist, Paula Zahn has covered topics related to crime and justice all too often. Now at Investigation Discovery as the executive producer of her own series focused on investigation and justice, Zahn will share how the media can shed light on critical criminal justice issues and play a role in informing and empowering the public.
Plenary Panel: VAWA — Celebrating 15 Years and Moving Forward Together
Lives have been saved, survivors have been heard, families have been protected, and the criminal justice community has received training on the complex responses to domestic violence, sexual assault, dating violence and stalking. Panelists will examine the achievements that were made possible because of the Violence Against Women Act and discuss ways to further improve the lives of girls, women and families across the country.
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Carol Wilder is Professor of Media Studies. From 1995-2007 was Chair and Associate Dean. She was formerly on the faculties of San Francisco State University, Oberlin College, and Emerson College. She received a B.S. in English and M.A. in Communication and Theatre from Miami University and a Ph.D. in Rhetoric and Communication from Kent State.
Wilder has published articles in numerous journals including Human Communication Research and Journal of Communication. She served on the Board of Directors of the International Communication Association, as President of the New York State Communication Association, and as Associate Editor of the Journal of Communication, Communication Studies, Journal of Applied Communication Research, and Western Journal of Communication. Wilder has contributed chapters to many books and was senior editor of and a contributor to Rigor and Imagination: Essays from the Legacy of Gregory Bateson (Praeger, 1982; with John H. Weakland) which received the National Communication Association Golden Anniversary Book Award. In 2003 her 16mm film Puttin' on the Dog was screened in New York and Los Angeles and at many festivals.
2007-2008 Wilder was a Fulbright Senior Scholar at Hanoi University in Vietnam, returning in 2011 as a Fulbright Senior Specialist. Her book Crossing the Street in Hanoi: Teaching and Learning About Vietnam was published by Intellect/University of Chicago Press in 2013
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Totally unplugged in the Philippines
"Eat a lot while you still can," our guide said, shrugging casually. "We were going to buy more fish for tomorrow in that last village, but they didn't have any. So we're out."
"Who do we kill for food first?" one man joked. "The American?" We all laughed. No discussion necessary: As the only American on the trip, I was outnumbered. Obviously I'd be the first to go.
So I cracked open another beer, resigned myself to my fate and gazed at the distant green islands in the mesmerizingly blue South China Sea that surrounded me. If I was about to be cannibalized by a horde of hungry tourists, this would be a pretty spectacular place to go.
On most trips, an announcement that the food had run out might provoke some concern. On Tao Philippines' five-day boat trip from El Nido to Coron in the western Philippines, though, minor crises were just part of the fun.
So the next day, after the inevitable suggestions that we simply live on beer and rum for the rest of the trip, a French tourist threw a fishing line into the water and finally reeled in a tuna. Crouching on the deck of the boat, sunburned and glistening with sweat, we cut the fish into pieces and ate it raw with tiny calamansi limes. (It was -- and I don't say this lightly -- one of the best meals of my life.)
Then we sailed to a tiny tropical island, hacked palm fronds and coconuts apart with machetes, and used the pieces to build a bonfire on the long white beach.
Okay, so it wasn't quite "Lord of the Flies" or "Survivor." But we were very far from Manhattan.
In recent years, travel bloggers have hailed Palawan Island in the western Philippines as Asia's new "final frontier," tempting tourists away from better-known destinations in Thailand and Bali. The island's coastline, more than 1,242 miles, boasts some of the most beautiful white-sand beaches in the world. In fact, rumor has it that Alex Garland, author of "The Beach," actually lived on Palawan while writing his best-selling novel about a group of tourists who discover the world's most perfect secret cove.
But even more breathtaking than Palawan itself (if that's possible) are the tiny, sparsely inhabited islands sprinkled across the South China Sea between Palawan and the northern island of Coron. And the only way to see those is by boat.
Tao Expeditions' multi-day trips appeal to travelers who want to drop off the grid and indulge in a temporary Robinson Crusoe fantasy on remote tropical islands without a single resort or restaurant in sight. ("We do not guarantee that you will have a nice relaxing time. Barking dogs. Crowing Roosters. Mosquito bites. Jellyfish stings," the Tao Web site declares. "We love it.")
For five days, 12 other tourists and I, along with our guide and crew of three, would sail from island to island on a small outrigger boat, sleep on beaches, and buy our food from local fishermen and villages along the way. There would be no itinerary. There would be no WiFi. There would be no cellphone signal. Most alarmingly, there would be no Twitter.
"If you break your leg, get used to it, because there's no hospital," a Tao employee warned us in a pre-trip briefing. "So don't break your leg."
Here's the thing: I'm not an island person. Or an ocean person. In fact, I swim so infrequently that I'd already arrived in the Philippines before I realized that my swimsuit, a sensible purple and black one-piece that I'd ruefully purchased for a friend's birthday party the year before, was partially moth-eaten after months of neglect. So -- after a short flight from Manila to Puerto Princesa, the capital of Palawan, and a six-hour van ride north along a bumpy, half-paved road to the small town of El Nido -- I needed to buy a new one.
It was a daunting prospect.
Ever since childhood, a combination of modesty and self-consciousness has steered me away from bikinis. But in El Nido, I was trapped. There are no ATMs in town, and my cash budget hadn't anticipated this purchase, so I had to shop at one of the only stores that would accept credit cards. It sold bikinis. No, scratch that. It sold only tiny, barely-there bikinis.
When I picked up one with a purple and blue flower design, a brightly colored gecko fell from the folds of the fabric. It looked at me, blinking and indignant at being forced out of its comfort zone. I sympathized.
The next morning, when we sailed north from El Nido, that bikini was neglectfully squashed in the bottom of my backpack.
If my new swim suit was scary, though, the prospect of five days without Internet was even more alarming. I'm 26. I Google, Facebook, email and tweet in the same insatiable way that I drink water and breathe air. To be totally honest, I have such a difficult time going offline that the night before my 23-hour flight from New York to Asia, I left my long-suffering fiance a total of 17 separate messages outlining how he should respond to certain hypothetical emails that might appear in my inbox while I was mid-flight.
Clearly, I needed a technological detox. Purposely marooned in the South China Sea, I reasoned, I might break my leg. I might become a last-resort dinner for my fellow castaways. Like Tom Hanks, I might scream "Wilson" at a volleyball. I might even have to wear a two-piece swimsuit. But I wouldn't be able to refresh my email account 400 times a day. It seemed like a step in the right direction.
The transformative influence of the Philippines works quickly. Within hours of our setting sail, the bikini became my skin, and I stopped caring (honestly!) what might be happening online. All that tension just went away.
Life on the boat quickly settled into a languid routine of snorkeling, eating, relaxing on the blue-and-white wooden deck and exploring tiny islands. Every evening, we set up camp on a beach and spent the night talking, singing or reading by torchlight. (OK, OK, I was the only person in the group not traveling as a couple. So maybe the others weren't reading at night.)
On the fourth day, we stopped at a small island village, only to discover that a festival was being held that afternoon. While the other tourists stayed near the beach to watch a basketball game, I wandered off. I wove between small thatched houses, admiring the colorful political campaign posters that decorated the walls, until a tiny smiling girl appeared. Like a magical rabbit from a fantasy novel, she beckoned me to follow her. I did.
"What's your name?" I asked. She didn't understand me, and giggled. I smiled, and we turned a corner. A huge crowd had formed around a small ring. People were shouting, laughing and climbing trees to get better views of the event. The little girl had brought me to a cockfight.
"Cockfighting is to the Philippines what baseball is to the USA or rugby is to New Zealand," my Lonely Planet guidebook matter-of-factly explained. "Western tourists complain about the practice, but they don't get much sympathy from Filipinos, who just smile and wonder what all the fuss is about."
The other tourists from the boat had already mixed in with the crowd of spectators on the far side of the ring, but I'd shown up too late to join them (and I wasn't particularly eager to have a front-row view of the bloody event, anyway). Instead, I climbed a tree, settled onto one of the branches and turned my camera onto the crowd.
It seemed as if the whole village was there. The two roosters were outfitted with short knives strapped to their legs and pushed together into the ring, and it was all over in less than a minute. Both roosters died. (The "winner" died second.)
After the fight, the guide told me that local governments take a portion of the gambling proceeds to fund development projects.
Back on the boat, I saw Kathrin, a 29-year-old graphic designer from Switzerland, gazing quietly at the water. I sat down next to her. As the island gradually disappeared in front of us, children ran back and forth on the beach, waving and shouting goodbye. Kathrin and I waved back at them.
"So what'd you think of the cockfight?" I asked.
"I just feel so much_" she paused, thinking. "I don't know the word to describe it."
There was something about those five days on the boat that unleashed the wilder, more untamed versions of us all. Men and women who in real life spend our days in offices or cubicles suddenly swam with floppy white jellyfish and watched roosters fight to the death as if we did those things every day in Frankfurt or Lyon.
My hair, which I normally straighten, had relaxed back into its natural mess of tangled curls. My skin had turned into a Picasso-like maze of tan lines, sunburns, inexplicable bruises and long scratches from where I'd swum into a cliff or, in characteristic gracelessness, fallen off the boat into the water. My body looked like a map of the Philippines.
I loved it.
Our beach camp on the penultimate night was equipped with a generator -- not for charging our phones, but to power the ancient karaoke machine that had been improbably set up inside an open-air hut. Late into the night, we tourists, the Filipino crew members and a few locals gathered around it to drink beer and rum and sing love songs in Tagalog, English and a handful of other languages. For a second, as I watched our tiny United Nations drunkenly bleating "Bohemian Rhapsody" from an island speck in the middle of the ocean, that moment of harmony felt like the solution to all the world's problems.
I've changed back into myself now, more or less. My hair is straight again, those scratches and jellyfish stings have faded away, and my Internet addiction has returned with a vengeance.
But my new bikini is carefully folded away in a drawer. I decided to hang on to it. I'll need it next time. And besides, it makes me feel so much _
There isn't a word to describe it.


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Quite impressively low, by historical standards. And over 1000 less soldiers than were lost during the first five years of the Clinton presidency, somehow.ReplyDelete
Just saying, perspective is important.
You mean fewer deaths than at Antietam? Oh, well, that's OK then. Never mind.ReplyDelete
Also, you are either mindlessly parroting a talking point without reviewing the data, or you are shamelessly equating deaths from "accident, illness, homicide, and self-inflicted causes" with combat deaths. That's fucking reprehensible and you should be ashamed.
Yes, the 4,000 figure is an arbitrary milestone and includes some deaths from accidents, too -- but to minimize those deaths of US servicemen and women really is shameful. Why don't you point out that more Americans die of suicide, too, while you're at it? I mean, perspective is important, right?
Beneath contempt.
I'm not minimizing their deaths. You are USING their deaths for some sort of wishful political gain.ReplyDelete
That is contemptible.
4000 deaths is nothing .Anyway you slice it (yes including those at 9/11) . On the other hand 500 000 to 1 000 000+ of civilian iraqis death is very high . Not saying that it is all directly inflicted by US forces, but it is ALL a direct result of the invasion and instability caused by it.ReplyDelete
Now I know that conservatives do not consider any iraqi death worth discussing, but think about it when you call Hussein a bloody tyran .
Was it worth it to invade Iraq? The cost keeps going up, while the alleged benefits keep not materializing. Even with revised goals. I think that is the point.ReplyDelete
Read: http://aaronbuzzard.wordpress.com/2008/02/11/week-13-and-14-words-cant-describe/ReplyDelete
Or if you're short on time just read this excerpt:
This is what these 3 men that died and the thousands
of other are fighting to prevent. This is what the
faces of the other 3 men who watched the bodies of
their fellow soldiers being wheeled away were saying.
If these guys can keep going back out there each day
knowing and seeing what can happen to them, the least
we can do for them is to give them what they need.
And what they need from us is support and a unified
America to do it. We can not give up, we can not
quit, we must finish this.
FuturePA --ReplyDelete
Thanks for the link. It was a wrenching read, and very moving.
I respectfully disagree with the conclusion the author reaches. He writes, "This enemy is the purest
form of evil and must be stopped at all cost ... That means hunting them down and stopping them no matter how long it takes."
While no rational person would disagree with "stopping them," the best method of doing so is at least unclear. Many people, myself included, believe that it is not possible to "hunt them all down." There is not a fixed pool of evil bad guys out there, and our presence and persistent combat operations attracts and creates more violence and more perpetrators of violence than there would otherwise be. I respect and greatly admire the dedication and perseverance of our fighting men and women; their commitment to the mission should not preclude our policymakers from reconsidering the strategic goals and methods of that mission.
I can also tell you that I have some personal friends who served as ER docs in Iraq and Afghanistan, and I will not try to speak for them but there is significant diversity of opinion among them as to whether this mission makes sense and has clear and achievable objectives.
Thank you for entertaining the thoughts of Dr. Buzzard.ReplyDelete
- Catron3/26/2008 11:14 AM
Here's a useful test to determine if you are truly anti-war or just a shallow, cynical poser:ReplyDelete
If you were silent while tens of thousands of innocent Serbs and Kosovars were being incinerated by Slick Willie and General "collateral damage" Clark, you are not anti-war. You are, instead, someone whose "principles" change depending on political fashion, and you do not deserve to be taken seriously as a thinking person.
Once again you offer a false choice. I am not and have never claimed to be a Quaker or any other absolute pacifist. In fact, I supported going into Afghanistan.
I'm not bellicose, but I'm not completely against war. I'm just against dumb wars with no strategic benefit.


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The would only be providing clock & data to one chip, that chip buffers the 2 lines and passes it along, yes?So power them from their own 5V source, connect all the grounds together.
At 5V, the WS2801 needs 0.8*Vcc = 4V minimum for Vih.Run the signal lines thru a TXB0102 buffer. Only micro-amps of output current are needed.Or, run the WS2801 from an external 3.3V. Still just need micro-amps of output current for the control pins.
Ok, it looks like the WS2811 does NOT respond to signals at 3.3v. So, I'm investing in some 74LVC245 ICs (https://www.adafruit.com/products/735) to convert my 3.3v to 5v.