Emerge Awards 2008 Clifford A. Bailey, President and CEO of TechSoft Systems, Inc., was the keynote speaker at the Cincinnati Business Incubator 2008 Emerge Awards Luncheon on June 27th. Mr. Bailey shared his philosophy of success with the attendees. Mr. Bailey is a leader devoted to education, employment and economic development and is active on many boards and committees committed to these same passions. A Tuskegee University graduate, he is driven by the desire to inspire his employees to reach their full personal and professional expectations. Runtime: 30 minutes Dining Like A Diplomat: Business Meal Manners LisaMarie Luccioni, MA, AICI, Certified Image Professional and Adjunct Associate Professor of Communication at the University of Cincinnati, explains how to dine with colleagues and superiors like a true professional. Both the European style and American style are covered in this segment. Runtime: 33 minutes FOCUS - Freedom’s Sisters at the Cincinnati Museum Center Cincinnati Museum Center at Union Terminal is hosting the world premiere opening of yet another prestigious exhibit. Freedom's Sisters is the first and most comprehensive traveling exhibit on women in the Civil Rights movement. It focuses on the lives and contributions of twenty African American women, who range from key 19th century historical figures to contemporary leaders, all of whom fought for equality for people of color. This interactive, multi-media exhibit seeks to encourage and motivate the next generation of leaders through dialogue on the civil rights struggle, past, present and future, within their own local communities. Freedom's Sisters has attracted people of all ages, races, and backgrounds, whether they were a part of the civil rights movement themselves, or a student of the movement through stories passed down through family, friends and history books. The women featured in the exhibit are Dorothy Height, Sonia Sanchez, Ida B. Wells, Septima Poinsette Clark, Charlayne Hunter-Gault, Kathleen Cleaver, Constance Baker Motley, C. Deloris Tucker, Myrlie Evers-Williams, Dr. Betty Shabazz, Harriet Tubman, Barbara Jordan, Ella J. Baker, Frances Ellen Watkins Harper, Rosa Parks, Mary Church Terrell, Shirley Chisholm, Fannie Lou Hamer, Mary McLeod Bethune, and Coretta Scott King. The world premiere of the exhibition will run through September 14, 2008 at the Cincinnati Museum Center at Union Terminal. Runtime: 28 minutes FOCUS - Honor Flight Tri-State Honor Flight Tri-State is a Cincinnati, Ohio based non-profit organization created to honor America's veterans for all of their sacrifices. This organization flies war heroes to Washington, D.C. to visit their memorials so that they may reflect on their service to our country. Top priority is given to the senior veterans, especially World War II survivors and those other veterans who may be terminally ill. Honor Flight continues to do whatever it takes to fulfill the dreams of our veterans and, very importantly, ensures that senior heroes travel free of charge. Click here to learn more about Honor Flight Tri-State and how they serve our community's veterans. Runtime: 28 minutes In the Tank: Profile of Katie Reider Singer-songwriter Katie Reider, a talented artist born and reared in Cincinnati, passed away this morning, ending her valiant fight against the tumor that robbed her of her voice. Katie garnered much praise for her inspiring and insightful lyrics and lilting singing style. In the Tank Cincinnati producer Robert Parish tells her story. Find out more about Katie by visiting her website. Runtime: 5 minutes BRIDGES 2008 Distinguished Service Awards BRIDGES for a Just Community honors four individuals for distinquished service at the 58th Annual Awards Dinner on June 5, 2008, at the Duke Energy Center for making significant contributions to the improvement of human relations in the Greater Cincinnati Community. This year's honorees were Lee A. Carter; Inayat K. Malik, M.D; Harry H. Santen, Esq. and Phyllis S. Sewell. Warren County Parks Virtual Tour Take a virtual tour of Warren County Parks. With over 1,300 acres of parks and natural areas, Warren County Park District provides citizens with opportunities to hike, bike, float, or fish. The parks also offer playgrounds as well as soccer, football, baseball, tennis, and basketball facilities. Runtime: 10 minutes FOCUS - Something in the Air? Last year there were six smog alerts issued for our region. This encompasses a total of twenty-four days that our air was determined to be unhealthy for most citizens and especially dangerous for those people with respiratory and heart conditions. The American Lung Association recently rated Cincinnati as one of the Top Ten Most Polluted Cities for year-round particulate air pollution. Hamilton, Butler and Warren counties all received an "F" for ozone pollution. Furthermore, Hamilton County has not met the current ozone standards for years. Nevertheless, the U.S. EPA just announced even stricter ozone standards which would put Greater Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky further out of compliance. On this episode of Focus, Kathy Lehr talks with two experts who are prepared to educate Cincinnatians about the causes and severity of our air quality problem and what individuals and enterprises can do to help our environment. During the discussion we learn what some of the factors are -- including topographical, industrial and behavioral -- that lead to Cincinnati's poor air quality. Runtime: 28 minutes FOCUS - BRIDGES Progress Report on Human Relations in Greater Cincinnati Formerly the National Conference for Community and Justice (NCCJ) of Greater Cincinnati, BRIDGES for a Just Community brings people together to achieve inclusion, equity and justice for all. As the region's leading human relations organization, BRIDGES' vision is to create a respectful, equitable and welcoming community for all citizens through education, advocacy and dialogue. Recently BRIDGES commissioned a new report to help make progress towards inclusion, closeness and fair treatment among eight different social groups living in the Greater Cincinnati region. The BRIDGES Progress Report on Human Relations in Greater Cincinnati demonstrates notable gaps between the perceptions of progress and fair treatment between various social groups. On this episode of Focus, Kathy Lehr talks with the President and CEO of BRIDGES and two members of the progress report's steering committee about how this report could impact the lives of Greater Cincinnatians and bring fair treatment to all. Runtime: 28 minutes Greater Cincinnati Behavioral Health Services Luncheon - Panel Discussion Greater Cincinnati Behavioral Health Services is a non-profit behavioral mental health organization serving adults with mental illness. During their May 6th luncheon, a panel of experts representing the legal community, justice system, and mental health system discussed the correlation between mental illness and criminal activity and how alternatives to incarceration could help people suffering from mental illnesses. They also addressed what more could be done to help people living with mental illness here in Greater Cincinnati. The panel included: David Pepper (Hamilton County Commissioner); Melissa Knopp (Manager, Specialized Dockets Section); Gary Bohnlein; Judge Julia A. Stautberg (Hamilton County Judge); Kenneth L. Parker (Assistant United States Attorney); Diana McIntosh (Vice President, Clinical Services); Dr. Gail Hellmann; and Tony Dattilo Runtime: 37 minutes Greater Cincinnati Behavioral Health Services Luncheon - Pete Earley's Presentation During the Greater Cincinnati Behavioral Health Services Luncheon held on May 6, 2008, an award winning author and investigative journalist, Pete Earley spoke about his personal efforts to get his college age son help after he was diagnosed with a serious mental illness. Earley described how his son ultimately was arrested and entered the criminal justice system. This prompted Earley to undertake a three year investigation of mental health services in our nation, including nine months that he spent inside the Miami Dade County jail where he followed several inmates with psychiatric problems through the criminal justice system and out into the community to personally observe what sort of services they received. Earley's lecture recounted the history of how persons with mental disorders have been treated and why jails and prisons are becoming our new asylums. He explained why this is wrong and how we can find alternatives to incarceration that can help empower persons with mental disorders and help them return to our communities. He also offered examples of what works and what doesn't in helping persons with mental disorders avoid incarceration. Runtime: 46 minutes FOCUS on the 2007 Ohio Hunger Summit On October 29, 2007, The Ohio Hunger Summit invited leaders of the for-profit, not-for-profit, religious, educational and legislative sectors to Cincinnati to discuss Ohio's hunger issue. Sponsored by Hormel Foods Corporation, Kroger, Proctor & Gamble, America's Second Harvest and FreestoreFoodbank, the Ohio Hunger Summit involved panels of corporate, community, and political leaders, as well as other health-related experts, who discussed the ramifications of hunger among the state's population and to outline better solutions to stop this unfortunate trend. CET presents a special FOCUS program on the summit, along with videos from that event. Friends of the Public Library The Friends of the Public Library of Cincinnati and Hamilton County celebrated their 50th anniversary in 2007. The organization contributes in countless ways to make the Public Library of Cincinnati and Hamilton County an invaluable resource in communities all around Greater Cincinnati. Runtime: 15 min FOCUS - The Bodies Exhibit at the Cincinnati Museum Center The Cincinnati Museum Center is hosting the highly successful, real human body experience: "BODIES… The Exhibition." This exhibition allows visitors to take a closer look at the skeletal, muscular, nervous, respiratory, digestive, urinary, reproductive, endocrine and circulatory systems. It also increases an individual's understanding of why it is important to make healthy lifestyle choices by highlighting medical concerns that include smoking, obesity, breast cancer, colon cancer, cirrhosis of the liver, ectopic pregnancy, arthritis, osteoporosis and bone fractures. On this episode of Focus, Kathy Lehr talks with Dr. Roy Glover, the Chief Medical Advisor of "BODIES…The Exhibition" about what the visitors can expect to see during the exhibition and the humanitarian issues they face when they dissect, preserve and present the human bodies for public display. VIEWER DISCRETION IS ADVISED DUE TO THE GRAPHIC NATURE OF THE EXHIBITION FOOTAGE. For additional information about the Cincinnati Museum Center and their exhibitions, visit the CMC website. Runtime: 30 minutes Glorifying the Lions Awards 2008 Donna Jones Baker, President & CEO of the Urban League of Greater Cincinnati, recognizes five outstanding Greater Cincinnatians and three local companies for their leadership and community spirit. The 2008 Glorifying the Lions Award recipients were retired jurist, the Honorable Jack Sherman, Jr.; renowned photographer C. Smith; prsident of Every Child Succeeds, Dr. Judith Van Ginkel; UC professor, Dr. Jeanette Taylor; and former Enquirer Woman of the Year, Clarice White. Also, three area corporations were honored for their dedication to the League and its programs. The Corporate Medallion Award was presented to Darden Restaurants, PNC Bank and the United Way of Cincinnati. Runtime: 19 minutes Urban League of Greater Cincinnati (Segment 1) Donna Jones Baker, President & CEO, and Mark Walton, Chairman, Board of Trustees, the Urban League of Greater Cincinnati welcomes you to the Urban League of Greater Cincinnati's 59th Annual Meeting. Runtime: 8 minutes Urban League of Greater Cincinnati (Segment 2) Peter Block, international known expert on organizational management, was the keynote speaker at the Urban League of Greater Cincinnati's 59th Annual Meeting. Runtime: 14:54 Dr. Noble Maseru on "Unnatural Causes: Is Inequality Making Us Sick?" Cincinnati Health Commissioner, Noble Maseru invites you to join him at the Mayerson Center Saturday, April 19, 2008 from 9 a.m. to 12 noon for a "town hall" meeting to discuss Unnatural Causes: Is Inequality Making Us Sick? The primary purpose will be to identify specific goals and objectives as they relate to Cincinnati and use these as the basis for focused dialogue and to plan concrete action steps to tackle health inequities and advocate for policies that promote well-being for everyone. The PBS series Unnatural Causes: Is Inequality Making Us Sick? airs on CET Thursdays at 10 p.m. - March 27, April 3, April 17 & April 24, 2008. Runtime: 11 minutes Cincinnatus Association Awards - Jack Cassidy, Keynote Speaker Jack Cassidy, CEO, Cincinnati Bell was the keynote speaker at the annual Cincinnatus Association Awards night held at the new Woodward Career Technical High School. Cincinnatus presented its awards to outstanding educatiors and volunteers. Runtime: 42 minutes Embracing Autism Jenn Jordan, local radio personality, and journalist Robert Parish are parents and each has a child with ASD, autism spectrum disorder. While the cause of ASD is still under investigation, it affects four times as many boys as girls. In this series of videos, Jordan and Parish bring attention to this complex developmental disability, which affects more and more children each year. They talk about the first annual Autism Speaks walk which Jordan co-chairs, the awareness of ASD and the challenges having children with the disorder, the organization Autism Speaks, and Robert's new book, Embracing Autism: Connecting and Communicating with Children in the Autism Spectrum. Focus Special Report: Agenda 360 Agenda 360 is a regional action plan for the four primary counties of Southwest Ohio (Butler, Clermont, Hamilton and Warren) that was created by the Cincinnati USA Regional Chamber and Citizens for Civic Renewal. By the year 2020, Agenda 360 hopes to transform the area into a leading metropolitan region for talent, jobs and economic opportunity. As this agenda emerges, it will be aligned with similar initiatives already well developed in Northern Kentucky (Vision 2015) and Southeast Indiana to form a comprehensive regional agenda for the Tri-State region. In order to reach their objective, diverse, inter-generational action teams of subject matter experts and civic-minded individuals have been formed in key areas of concentration. These five areas of concentration are: • Competitive economy • Educational excellence • Livable communities • Urban renaissance • Effective governance Support teams on inclusion, advocacy and communication also have been created to ensure their actions are widely understood and appropriately incorporate input from every segment of the community. All teams are large and broad-based, with regional representation from all segments of the community. On Focus Special Report: Agenda 360, Kathy Lehr moderates a discussion between specially invited audience members who represent a cross-section of Southwest Ohio and a panel of Agenda 360 committee members. Those attending the Focus Special Report met in small groups for ninety minutes prior to the live on-air event during which time they will come up with questions and brainstorm ideas for the Agenda 360 panelists. Runtime: 60 minutes Cincinnatus Education Awards 2008 The annual Cincinnatus Education Awards were presented January 8, 2008 and recognize 3 individuals for their outstanding work as leaders in education. Runtime: 20 minutes Leading Women of Cincinnati In 1995, Leading Women began with a mission to celebrate the 75th anniversary of the 19th amendment to the U.S. Constitution, establishing a woman's right to vote. Accordingly, the Greater Cincinnati Women's Network organized a small group of leaders from various women's organizations in the Greater Cincinnati area. The goal was to bring visibility to Women's History Month. Watch the video to learn more about the Leading Women of Cincinnati. Runtime: 10 minutes FOCUS - Cincinnati War Stories -- Volume 1 Last fall, filmmaker Ken Burns premiered his seven-part documentary about American lives during the Second World War, titled The War. This documentary featured interviews with residents of small towns throughout the United States and discussed what impact the war had on those communities and the nation as a whole. To gain a better understanding of how the war impacted the lives of Greater Cincinnatians, CET interviewed a number of veterans who shared personal stories about their war experience. By watching these interviews, the viewer can gain a first-hand account of what it was like to be a prisoner of war, a Tuskegee Airman, a Japanese-American after the invasion of Pearl Harbor and a female pilot. We also spoke with Dr. Henry Heimlich whose medical efforts during the war saved thousands of lives. On this special episode of Focus you will see a brief sampling of the war stories that CET collected, and which can be watched on CETconnect. The individuals included in this edition of Focus are: Former Ohio Governor John J. Gilligan, Roma Kaltman, Tuskeegee Airman John Leahr, and PT Commander Russell Schuster. Over the course of a year, the producers of Focus plan to create several more programs that utilize our World War II interviews so that our audience gains an incredible insight into the sacrifices these brave men and women made in the name of freedom. To view our entire collection of war stories, visit our website at CETconnect.org/THEWAR. Also included within our webpage is a link to Ohio War Stories which includes additional stories about Ohioans serving in World War II. The site features interactive forums where users can share information, arrange reunions and keep in touch about war-related activities. Professionally produced spots from Ohio PBS affiliates, as well as educational materials and information pertaining to how students can create an oral history or interview a war veteran, are also easily accessible from the site. For a brief biography of each person included in this program, visit the Focus website. Runtime: 26 minutes ML21 Virtual Tour - Overview In this CETconnect video, Kim Fender, Executive Director of the Public Library of Cincinnati and Hamilton County, describes the library's ML21 Initiative. You can also watch video tours of the different departments, and see floor plans of the redesign. Click here for more information on the Main Library. Runtime: 3 minutes FOCUS - Being Green In Cincinnati On this episode of Focus, local green advocates Howard Konicov and Justin Jeffre talk about how the average citizen can help make Cincinnati a more healthy place to live. Also on the program: Brian Garry who, for the past twenty-three years, has operated a construction and building company called Green City Ecostruction that specializes in green materials and construction. He will explain how home builders and construction companies can include green materials when constructing and refurbishing their buildings. Runtime: 28 minutes FOCUS - Local Help for Female Survivors of Domestic and Sexual Abuse When you are a female survivor of domestic and sexual abuse here in Cincinnati there are a number of places you can turn to for support and help. Two of the more well-known women's crisis centers are the YWCA of Cincinnati and the Rape Crisis & Abuse Center of Hamilton County. On this edition of Focus, Kathy Lehr talks with Theresa R. Singleton, Director of "Protection from Abuse" at the YWCA of Greater Cincinnati, and Ann MacDonald, Executive Director of the Rape Crisis & Abuse Center of Hamilton County about how their organizations can help women who are victims of violence and sexual assault. Runtime: 30 minutes The Cincinnatus Association - A Stable Integrated Communities Study Al DeJarnett, Co-Chair of the Community Inclusion Panel, delivered a presentation at the November 13 meeting of The Cincinnatus Association, which described the advantages of living in integrated communities. The study looked at census data to determine the socio-economic status of communities in Hamilton County. After Residents of these communities were interviewed and the Dissimilarity Index was considered a distinction was made, setting 14 communities apart from the 122 in Hamilton Communities. This distinction concluded that these 14 communities, referred to as the gold and silver metal communities (Coryville, Madisonville, Kennedy Heights, etc.), had been integrated and stable for 3 or more census periods (30 years plus). These integrated and stable communities enjoyed a Socioeconomic Index level above that of the average overall Socioeconomic Index of Hamilton County. Runtime: 21 minutes The Cincinnatus Association- The Villages of Daybreak Project Ed Jackson, CEO of FierroTech and Rick Kimbler, Partner with The Northpointe Group, presented a plan to re-develop Huntington Meadows and revitalize Jordan's Crossing (Swifton Commons) at the November 13 meeting of The Cincinnatus Association. After a Market study was conducted that took into account the needs of the neighboring communities of Bond Hill and Roselawn, a plan was devised to develop the former Huntington Meadows (58 acres) into 300 single family homes. The plan utilizes the property's strong points, its central location as well as its proximity to highway, and the six phase plan will be executed by 5 different development companies. Allen Temple and Tri-Stone Baptist Churches, both with adjoining property to the 58 Acres, have united to insure Minority Inclusion in both the development and other phases of the project through Homeowner Outreach and Education programs. Runtime: Taft Christmas with Frank Loomis Antiques expert Frank Loomis takes viewers on a tour of the majestic Taft Museum at Christmas time. Loomis shows many antiques and antique reproductions related to the holiday season, allowing viewers to see how the holidays would have been celebrated in the late 1800s. He describes in great detail the different types of Victorian age artificial feather Christmas trees and the many different types of ornaments made from as many diverse and exotic materials as the countries around the world from which they come. Loomis especially draws attention to the Dresden embossed cardboard ornaments named for the German city from which the originated. Loomis draws viewer's attention to the toys, and candy tins surrounding each tree as well as the little fences used to decorate the base of the trees in lieu of tree skirts, to give viewers a better understanding of a Victorian era Christmas. Runtime: 9 minutes Playing with Trains in the Garden Landscape architect Paul Busse uses plant materials from the woods around his home to create garden railway designs with miniature replicas of famous landmarks, from Union Terminal and Immaculata Church in Cincinnati to New York City's Brooklyn Bridge and the Empire Statement Building. His exhibits -- complete with model trains -- can be seen at the Krohn Conservatory in Cincinnati, in Columbus at Franklin Park Conservatory, in our nation's capitol, and at the New York Botanical Garden. Also, you can watch a special program on Busse and his work on Tuesday, December 25 on CET at 7:30pm titled "Holiday Train Show with David Hartman." For more information, and to see more videos and pictures, visit the Applied Imagination website. Runtime: FOCUS - The Cincinnati COOKS! Program Cincinnati COOKS! is a free, ten-week culinary training program that prepares low-income, at-risk adults for employment in the food service industry. On this episode of Focus, Kathy Lehr talks with three men who will explain how the Cincinnati COOKS! program and Cincinnati COOKS! Catering has flourished and how their new, larger operational facility will aid in the program’s continuing growth. Runtime: 28 minutes Amy's Table - Anne Byrn Amy talks with Anne Byrn, author of "The Cake Mix Doctor" cookbook and other books with over 2.6 million copies in print, about her newest book, the "What Can I Bring? Cookbook." This book is filled with over 200 recipes for dishes that travel well and will be welcome at any party, picnic, or event. Runtime: 8 minutes Children of Abraham This presentation by Eboo Patel was recorded at the National Underground Railroad Freedom Center in Cincinnati, Ohio, on October 17th 2007. Mr. Patel is the Executive Director of the Interfaith Youth Core, a Chicago based organization that brings people together from different faith communities to foster understanding and cooperation. Runtime: 45 minutes Sabina Barron - WOW - Writers of Outstanding Words Sabina Barron, Founder-Executive Director of WOW (Writers of Outstanding Words) talks about the organization and its first Read-a-Thon, at the Pleasant Ridge Library. They will begin November 30 at 6:00 p.m. and finish December 1, 2007 at 3:00 p.m. WOW is asking everyone to read for at least one hour. WOW requests all participants to donate at least one can good per reader, all can goods will be donated to a local charity on December 7, 2007. The key is to read, think, and discuss! Runtime: 10 minutes Mighty Wurlitzer