On June 4th, 2004, a sixty-three-ton bulldozer, fortified with steel and concrete, systematically destroyed numerous businesses and homes in the small mountain town of Granby, Colorado. The rampage lasted over two hours and resulted in more than eight million dollars in damage. State and local police…
The majority of the victims of hate violence homicides in the United States are transgender women. Transgender people of color are six times more likely to experience physical violence from the police. Shelly “Treasure” Hillard, a young African American transwoman, died violently in 2011.…
For thousands of years, they lay dormant in the soil until suddenly, they became the driving force behind a technical revolution. Smart phones, laptops, touch screens, wind turbines, hybrid vehicles: they all need rare earths. Among the first to recognise this were the Chinese. Today China mines an…
Treasures of the Temple is an event focused in the structure of the Temple and its services. What better way to get close to our creator than to learn about His House. Through the study of the Temple, we are able to understand the interesting topics about biblical prophesy, our scriptures and how to…
Copper Scroll is a rare and unique artifact, fashioned from the purest copper, discovered in a cave near the Dead Sea in 1952 leads scholars, including a colorful Texas archaeologist, in a quest for sacred riches. Some experts thought the scroll's Hebrew inscription was simply a story while others…
In 1983 a group of table-top gamers took their hobby to a whole new level by taking over a castle and acting out their quest - for real! Live Action Role-Play (LARP) was born. Thirty years later and LARP is a worldwide pastime on an unimaginable scale. Three unlikely heroes are on a whirlwind journey…
Marcus Hook is a small refinery town close to Philadelphia. For decades the oil business was the community’s bread and butter, but when the Sunoco refinery shut down in 2011, the town was left on the brink of an unprecedented crisis. Renovating his house, ex-refinery worker Michael Manerchia found…
Proper sleep is one of the most essential daily activities for mental and physical well-being, recovery and longevity. Interruptions in sleep, or sleep that doesn't sufficiently cover all sleep stages, can have severe consequences that are not easily compensated for through other means. In this…
Different people, varying in age, gender and cultural background, confess their lies. White lies, necessary lies, lies to protect themselves or someone else. But also lies that fuel pain, change relationships, evoke guilt or are difficult to forgive and forget. The stories intertwine and form together…
Uiteenlopende mensen, variërend in leeftijd, geslacht en culturele achtergrond, biechten hun leugens. Leugens om bestwil, noodzakelijke leugens, leugens om zichzelf of iemand anders te beschermen. Maar ook leugens die pijn aanwakkeren, die relaties veranderen, die schuldgevoelens oproepen of moeilijk…
Trees Cry For Rain: A Sephardic Journey 32 minutes, English and Ladino with English subtitles, Spanish subtitles, 1989, DVD Rachel Amado Bortnick takes the viewer on a fascinating journey exploring her Sephardic roots, recalling the rich, vanishing world of Sephardic culture and the nearly extinct…
It seemed to happen almost overnight. Thousands of ash trees started dying unexpectedly on every street in Cincinnati, Ohio. Parks and roads had to be closed due to fallen trees. The killer was a tiny green insect known as the emerald ash borer from Asia, and it was devouring native American ash trees…
