Hi friends, Sinead here would be purged with some more exciting news. Town Meant Day elections will be using ranked choice voting for the first time since the 2021 charter change and all Burlington voters get to participate. On familiar with ranked choice voting, keep watching or click the link below. Ranked choice voting lets voters rank candidates in order of preference, first, second, third, and so on. If your vote can't help your first choice win, it counts to your second choice instead. Here's how it works. If one candidate gets over 50% of everyone's first choice votes, they win and the election is over. However, if no candidate reaches a majority, the candidate with the fewest first choice votes is eliminated and their supporter's votes will count toward their second choice. This process continues until one candidate reaches over 50% of the vote. Ranked choice voting gives voters more voice, more choice, and makes for a stronger democracy. Learn more about ranked choice or try it out for yourself at betterballotvermont.org slash BTV 2023. To ongoing Town Meeting Day election coverage by Town Meeting Television, this is one of a series of forums that we are bringing to you in advance of Town Meeting Day on Tuesday, March 7th, 2023. Town Meeting TV hosts forums with all candidates and covers all ballot items you'll see on your ballot. Town Meeting TV election forums introduce you to community decision makers and connect you with issues that shape your local community. If you are tuning in live, we welcome your questions at<PHONE_NUMBER>. You can watch Town Meeting TV on Comcast Channel 1087, Burlington Telecom Channel 17 and 217, as well as online at youtube.com slash Town Meeting TV. Welcome, Tim and Jake. Please tell us why you're running and what will be different for Burlington once you're elected. Jake, if you want to start. Yeah, I'm running because I think that our city council is no longer representative of the population of Burlington. I think that we have a lot of folks on council who are there because they can afford to be, right? We have retired folks. We have folks who have a lot of free time and high incomes. And I think that, excuse me, I think that it's important to have working class people. I think it's important to have people who have experienced struggle, who are connected within the community with people who are struggling and who are addressing these issues on the front lines. I want to serve my community. I always have served my community and I see this as another opportunity to continue serving my community. Great. Thanks, Tim. Yeah, thanks, Sinead. You know, I'm running because I love Burlington. My wife and I have lived here a long time. We own a home here in Burlington. Our three kids go to school in Burlington. My business is in downtown Burlington and we love the community. And in recent years, we have been concerned about Burlington and about some of the things that we've been seeing in the city. And our neighbors and our community members have been concerned, too. They've been concerned about affordability. They've been concerned about public safety. And most recently in the East District, they've been concerned about our level of representation. We had two of our city council folks resign. And for a good number of months, we were instead of having three city counselors, we had one city counselor, a counselor, Hightower, who I think has done a wonderful job. But she's only one person. So we've been concerned about making sure that the East District, and particularly Ward 8, who is without any representation, has a full complement of city council people. So, you know, I think what I can bring to the city council and what I hope to bring to the city council is an independent, minded, nonpartisan, collaborative, common sense approach to city governance. Great. Thank you. Regarding the budget, will you be supporting Burlington school budget 4.9 increase over the last year? Are you concerned about proposed teacher cuts? Why are we not? We'll go with Tim. Yeah, so absolutely supporting the budget. I said I have three kids. My son, Sam, is at BHS. My son, Abe, is at Edmunds. And my littlest guy, Malachi, is right down the street here at IAA. So, you know, very much in favor of the school budget have been concerned about teacher cuts. In fact, one of the cuts that was on the table was a cut at IAA. Also, though, understand the need to mitigate as much as possible the increase in the property taxes. So, it's tough balance, but very, very much believe that a strong and healthy public school system is a keystone of a vibrant economy and in a vibrant community. Great. Thanks so much. I think we might have a call. I'm going to go ahead and answer and then Jake will have your answer. Sounds great. Hello. Yeah, hi there. I wanted to be able to pose a question at some point during the forum. Absolutely. How does that work? If you want, we can pose the question now and we can go back to the budget question. Okay, fine. Should I turn down my volume or what? No, you can go ahead and keep talking at this volume. We can hear you perfectly fine. Yeah, you guys are welcome to ask it now. Okay, am I on now? Yep. Okay, I think this is a lag that's what I'm hearing. Okay, so my question for both of the candidates has to do with the Trinity campus zoning, proposed zoning amendments, which will be coming before the city council soon, having been approved by the passed on by the Planning Commission. My question is, what is your position on the proposed zoning amendments sought by UVM and what position will you take and what do you think that the city can and should do in response to those proposed zoning amendments? Great. Thank you so much. Yeah, thanks for the question. So I think, excuse me, sorry to our sound person. I think that the zoning amendments are very reasonable and they are very normal for projects such as this. But we have a problem with UVM. We have a problem with the fact that they want to build more housing so that they can admit more students. And I think that a lot of members of this community have raised the fact that our memorandum of understanding what is payment and lieu of taxes. So the University of Vermont does not pay property taxes. They make a payment to the city every year in lieu of taxes and our memorandum of understanding has lapsed and we do not have one. And we need to sign a new one. That is my understanding of things. And well, this is leverage. But for me, you know, I like to think about the long term growth of Burlington. I think that for a very long time throughout the country, cities, states, our country has been governed without a long term vision of sustainability. So for me, I think what is important to the Trinity campus redevelopment is that we need to anticipate what does Burlington look like in 10, 20, 30, 50 years, right? We need to make sure that whatever development happens there, it is scalable. So it is the right size for right now, but it can become what it needs to be that it incorporates scalable infrastructure and transportation. I think that there is more than just the MOU at play to consider. Great. Thanks. Yeah, thanks. So, you know, I think the proposal for the Trinity campus in principle is a good one. But I also think that it's incredibly important that we take this moment to sit down at the table with the university and negotiate with a sharp eye toward the university's role and responsibilities for our community. So if we are going to build student housing on the Trinity campus, are we also going to see the university increase enrollment? And if the university does increase undergraduate enrollment, are those freshmen and sophomores in a couple years going to be out looking for housing in downtown Burlington in an already saturated and incredibly expensive market? So, you know, that negotiation process has to play out. But I think that the city council really, really needs to focus on this issue. And, you know, I would like, you know, Jake talked about what vision we have for the city. And I think it's a good question, an important question. You know, one of the things that I think about with respect to housing is, you know, do we want, I want, you know, Burlington to be a city where more of our nurses and our firemen and our school teachers can afford to live, where we have affordable housing so we can have a broader, deeper housing base for folks along all sides of the economic spectrum. And the University of Vermont plays a huge role in those dynamics. And the city council has to take that incredibly seriously. Great. Thank you. I'm just going to pose a school budget question to you again, so both folks get to answer. Will you be supporting Burlington school budgets 4.9% increase over the last year? Are you concerned about proposed teacher cuts? Why or why not? Well, I'll tell you something that I'm concerned about is 4.9% percent. We had 10% inflation over the past year. So I want to make sure that we are taking care of our teachers, right? I support school budgets generally because I think that school borrowers are very fiscally conservative as a rule because school budgets are generally very controversial. We have staffing that is going to get lower over the next year. And that's because our enrollment is going down. We have people retiring, so there will not be layoffs, we're told. So I think that's great. But I just want to make sure that we are taking care of those same frontline workers that Tim referenced, that we want to make sure they can afford to live in the city. And part of it is affordable housing, but part of it is also making sure that we take care of the people doing good work in our community. And I think it's important to make sure that all of those folks doing that good work are getting the salaries they deserve. Great. Thanks so much. Burlington has six items before the voters on the ballot. Those are Proposition 0, instant runoff voting, all resident voting, redistricting, citizen police oversight body, and a polling place change. Of these, how will you vote and what do you feel the most strongly about and why? We'll go, Tim. Okay. It's a long list, so let me make sure that... I'm happy to repeat. Thanks. How much time do we have? Take as much time as you need, maybe a minute or two minutes. So, you know, let's start with Proposition 0. You know, I'm opposed to it. I am a tremendous supporter of representational democracy. I worry very much that this is going to introduce large amounts of unknowable, unseeable outside money into our community debates. So I'm not in favor of it. I think the best approach is engaged city counselors and an engaged community. So I do oppose that instant runoff voting. I think there's a tremendous value of having some consistency. We have it in the city council races, so I'm in favor of that. I do hope we do more work to explain it so that we... that people understand it, but I am in favor of it. All resident voting, I am very much in favor of it. Folks who are legal residents in our community, our members of our... full members of our community, they work here, they contribute, they pay taxes, and they should have the right to vote here. The next one is redistricting. You know, the map is not, I think, what I would have chosen. Having said that, I personally am going to support it. I think that there's value, even though this is not, I think, anyone's first choice. I think that there is value in moving forward and trying to build some community within the wards in the districts that we have, as they're now... as they're going to be drawn. You know, if I were elected and I'm on the council in 10 years, I think it's really, really critical that all of the wards and all of the districts have full representation, because I think that the absence of full representation, particularly in the East District and particularly with Ward 8, contributed some of the hard feelings and the difficulties with redistricting. The citizen police oversight body, very, very much supportive of and appreciative of the motivation behind it. I, too, absolutely demand that we have an accountable police department that is full of the best and the brightest and the best trained officers that we can attract and recruit, and that police department must be accountable to our community, and it must do the important repair work that it needs to in order to rebuild community trust. So in terms of the goal that I think is behind this initiative, I support it. I think it's the wrong tool to achieve those goals for multiple reasons. I think it's profoundly unfair to our officers. I think that the appointment of the members of the board worries me that it's non-democratic. These are non-elected officials. They're not going to be appointed by elected officials. They're going to be appointed by what I think is a complicated process that lacks transparency. I worry that it will not have the transparency effect, the sunshine effect that its proponents think it will. I think a lot of these decisions about employee discipline, officer discipline would still have to take place in the executive session, and I think it is noteworthy that members of law enforcement, former members of law enforcement, people who have experience in law enforcement would be prohibited from serving. So I don't think it's good policy, and I'm not in favor of it. The polling place change. I'm in favor. Great. Thanks so much. Jake, I'll just repeat those because it's kind of a long list. Proposition zero, instant runoff voting, all resident voting, redistricting, citizen police oversight body, and a polling place change. I do know all of those, but sometimes when you're going through the whole list, you come across five and then you're like, which one did I miss? So going through it in order, Proposition zero, I support, I have been involved in the effort to collect signatures for Proposition zero for a very long time, and that's actually how I got involved in the effort to collect signatures for the citizen oversight board. At the time I was living in the New North, I had not a whole lot of support for signing that petition. To get people to sign it, you really needed to dig in and get into the details and talk about it because people were very skeptical, and they were like, well, I want to know what I'm signing here. I want to get into that with you, but I really want to pitch you on Proposition zero, and there's a lot of other people coming through this polling place, so maybe I'll just put that one on the back burner for a minute. And I just say that by way of some of the allegations out there about people not thinking about what they're signing. That might be true up at UVM, or I don't know, I don't want to judge those students. That's not necessarily true. Proposition zero, it is a way for the people to participate when they feel that they are not afforded that opportunity. Our city councilors have two-year terms. Our mayor has a three-year term. Right after you get in, you can pass resolutions, you can change things, and you're insulated from any retaliation from the electorate if you go against the best interest of the people. So Proposition zero is, I think, just a way for our community to engage in meaningful dialogues and to propose solutions. So I'll move into IRV or RCV, Ranked Choice Voting. I support it. I support it because I am opposed to a two-party system. That's why I ran as an independent last time around. But I think Proposition zero allows for Ranked Choice Voting of ballot initiatives. It has provisions so that you can propose alternatives and you can have competing ideas for how to solve problems. All-resident voting, absolutely 100% without any doubt support all-resident voting, not just because I think that everyone should have the opportunity to participate in electing officials, but I think all-resident voting allows for non-citizen residents to run for office in the city, to be on the school board, to serve as election officials, etc. And I think that is of vital importance if we really want to include people and if we really want to understand the variety of perspectives in this community. Because I so vehemently support all-resident voting, I do not support the redistricting. I do not support redistricting because my first home that I purchased in Burlington, well just my first home that I purchased, was in the King Maple neighborhood. That's a neighborhood of working-class people. It is a neighborhood that is the most diverse neighborhood in Vermont. And for a very, very long time, it has been the neighborhood where the lines get redrawn. Every time redistricting happens, this little chunk of that neighborhood goes over here, that one goes over there. They are the people who lose so that every other neighborhood can stay in the district or the ward that they want to stay in.  And I don't think that, you know, if we want to do better, and if we want to create the inclusive community that we all espouse so frequently, we need to start the works at some point. And I think this is an opportunity to do it. I mean, I see those opportunities all the time everywhere, but this is just yet another. I support the Citizens Oversight Board because I support the police, right? I think that Burlington's police force is very professional. They are very qualified. I watched the swearing-in ceremony from February 2nd, I believe it was. I was really impressed by the comments that Acting Chief Ymir Ad made about the vision and aspirations of our police department and our police force. I was really impressed by the credentials of the people that were coming on board and joining the team. I was really impressed by the diversity of that cohort. I think that our police have long, for a very long time, wanted to be and do the things that our community wants from them. I don't see this as confrontational or oppositional. I see it as the community creating an opportunity to engage in a meaningful way to create a process to do better. I would say that just to Tim's point, discipline still stays with the chief. It's really only those egregious instances. I don't think that morale will go down. I think morale will actually improve as a result. I don't want to take up the remainder of the time going into that. The appointment of the committee, that is very normative. If you look at the Federal Elections Commission, the Postal Office Board of Governors, all sorts of institutions in our country have an appointment committee, like a committee that is appointed, to then appoint the working group. The reason for that is to insulate the group from political whims and create a sense of stability. This type of democracy goes back as long as we have had democracy. I'm going to get the pronunciation wrong, but these committees, these appointment committees, I believe they used to be called Zenobs in ancient Athens. Transparency, I refute that transparency is not going to exist. I think that the argument that there is no transparency is based on the fact that yes, because city council still needs to write those rules. Finally, law enforcement officers not allowed. When I was collecting signatures, I had told people, yeah, I don't like that either. I feel like I might even advocate against that at a certain point. The people who made this put a lot of work and effort into it. They had a lot of really good conversations. I want to respect them. I tried to understand. I'm bought in. I'm all for no law enforcement officers allowed because it will allow for the level of trust that this community oversight board seeks to instill. What's more, they still get to be allowed in the process. Finally, polling places. Yeah, absolutely. Let's do it. Great. Sorry for being long winded. All right. We've got five minutes left, so let's keep cooking. The Vermont legislative season is underway. What are some important initiatives to the community of Burlington that you will be tracking and supporting as your work as a city council member? Go, Tim, first. Yeah. One of the things that I have been concerned about are the increasing levels of firearm violence, and not just here in Burlington, but of course across communities in Vermont and across the country. I have been really interested in S4, which is currently, I think, out of committee in the Senate, which would make it a state crime to engage in what's called a straw purchase of a firearm. It's already a federal crime. It would make it a state crime to obscure a serial number on a firearm. It would impose age limitations on the acquisition of semi-automatic handguns. Gun policy has long been something that I have focused on both professionally, but also have a tremendous personal interest. Like I said, I have three kids in public school. My wife is the principal of a public school, so the four people who I love most in the world are in a school every single day. And I think it's really, really critical that we address firearm violence in this country. Obviously, this bill is not going to do it on its own, but it's a good step. So I've been following it, and I think it would be positive here for Burlington and positive for Vermont. So that's one of the things I'm focused on. Great. Thanks so much. Jake? Well, you know, I've said a lot about the community oversight board of police. So certainly I'm following the conversations that are underway right now around oversight of police at the state level, right, that we're talking about oversight of sheriff's departments. At the national level, President Biden included it in his State of the Union address. We need oversight of police. So that's certainly something that I'm following in the legislature. Beyond that, I think that we really, specifically in this city, we need to be paying a great deal of attention and really working with our legislators around the moratorium on school building funding, right? The state historically has supported the building of schools with subsidies and cost sharing, and they don't do that anymore. I don't know where the publicity is at, so I don't want to out anybody's bills that are in the works. But I would say that, you know, I think we should not be building prisons, but we should not be building prisons and failing to build schools. And I would also add Troy, our representative in Chittenden 15, he is working on the housing issue and looking at UBM student enrollment. So I'm very interested in his progress there. So many other things. Yeah. Great. Well, thank you. Maybe we'll take 30 seconds each for some closing comments before we wrap up. Maybe we'll go jig first. Okay. Thank you for keeping track of... I'm trying. Yeah. Yeah. I think like there are two things that I'd like to address that I've heard a lot of feedback from the community about. One is that I'm part of a group that doesn't like cops. I don't think that group doesn't like cops. I think that group really does recognize that public safety is very important and the police are necessary for public safety. I don't think it's reasonable to think that folks might put in so much effort to create this system to exact revenge. So I just really ask that you challenge that assumption and have a willingness to engage in that debate and that discourse. Just ask why do you support this? I'd also like to say that a lot of people say I'm young and insinuate that I might not stick around. Hey, I'm here. I'm doing it again a few months later after the first time. So I hope that you know that I am committed and I'm here. Great. Thanks, Jake. Tim? Yeah. One of the things that I have found to be incredibly fun about this process so far is getting out and knocking on doors and meeting people, meeting Jake, meeting you, but particularly in the community, in the East District. I have been really sort of inspired by how engaged people are in our area, how knowledgeable they are about these issues. Sometimes it's a little bit intimidating, but it's been really fun and it's been really, it's been giving me a tremendous amount of hope. And I think that the city is facing challenges, but there's a lot of opportunities here too. And I really, I hope to be elected to the city council because I'm really excited to do that work and to continue that level of engagement. Great. Thanks so much, folks, for being here. Please don't forget to vote on or before March 7th. Ballots are not mailed automatically, so make sure to check your voter registration and request a ballot if you need one. And thanks for watching and sharing TownMeetingTV. If you are not already, please subscribe to our YouTube channel.


Now there's a question that's often been asked especially over the past couple of days And that is where do the Ravens stand with their salary cap? How much money exactly do they have? Well, we don't know the exact numbers That's why you should make sure you follow Brian McFarland on Twitter because if you follow him on Twitter Then you would have saw you to almost feel like an expert with the Raven salary cap Even though I don't feel like an expert in anything because it's it can be really confusing. But anyway He let us know because he's always answering people's questions about the salary cap because he knows the ins and outs He is just the guy when it comes to that So this move them extending Sam cook it doesn't come as a surprise Because he actually suggested it maybe two days ago. Why because somebody asked him. Well, what about Sam cook? Could the Ravens release him to get some salary caps relief and He was like, well, no, I don't see them releasing him But they could actually extend him and if they extended him then that will create some additional salary cap space And what happens two days later after he says that the Ravens extend him to gain some additional salary cap space Of course, they're not gonna come out and say that it'll be like, oh, but we extended Sam cook because we um We needed some additional salary cap space No But that's that's what it is Cuz it's not like oh man Sam cookies on the last year of his deal. He's making just so much money What he's he's 37 years old So it's not like they were they were like scared to lose him or something like that Even though he is still a very very very very very very very very good punter And he's part of the wolf pack the best trio and special teams when it comes to field goals Punts to they're pretty good. He's not the best pun in the league But he's top is at the top somewhere well close to the top because the one from the Titans That's the dude. I think what Brett Kern. He's the best pun in the league the same cook He ain't too far off, but yeah, you got to give it a break current. But anyway with this move It does obviously ensure that Sam cook will finish out his career with the Baltimore Ravens I mean, I think everybody expected that anyway, but he's fresh.  He was probably on the sideline getting bored, man It almost got to the point. Well, except in the playoffs Yikes, but almost got to the point where it was like do the Ravens even need to carry a punner for what? I mean if it's fourth and two or less even fourth and three Ravens gonna go for it And they've been scoring so much points. So what do we even need Sam cook for but Yeah, we definitely needed him against him Tennessee Titans since the Ravens didn't want to be themselves Anyway, we don't need to talk about that because that is the Past so we are going to leave it there But yeah, this so this is a move Again, it creates some additional salary cap room for whatever the Ravens next move could possibly be and Just so they have the room too because you don't want to be walking around like with no money You don't want to be walking around like me. I don't do that Raven's not doing that. They are financially responsible. They financially smart. They got it So they yeah, they walking around there and they making sure they got money in their pockets Just in case they see something that they want to get just in case they see a move that they want to make Because you know they plot you know they plot You know they are plotting for sure Course with the whole Brandon car thing. We already did the video on that.  It's exciting to see it's exciting to see what's next What are these guys gonna do next? So go Ravens. I was actually on my way out the door and then this happened. So I'm glad I did have a little bit of time So like Sam cook won't be with the Ravens I'm out For real this time. I love y'all appreciate y'all. I see you on a little bit. We go


Hello friends, and welcome to the Social Innovation Lab. I'm Audrey Tang, Taiwan's Digital Minister. A lot of people ask me how I feel working in a relatively traditional environment of the cabinet as a transgender. Well, I feel that I don't receive any special treatment, and it's all the same, and I think that's the best of all. This is the same as my experience on the internet. When I hit the internet at 12 years old, I didn't specifically mention my gender, and I understand that the internet community cherished common values and voluntary contributions, not stereotypes or labels. And therefore, I have never felt that I must choose between being only a boy or only a girl. Rather, having gone through two puberty, I can relate with people's experiences more. Now, after years of hard work, Taiwan has become more and more friendly for gender diversity. On May 17th this year, at the International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia, Biphobia, the legislature voted to legalize marriage equality, making Taiwan the first jurisdiction in Asia to do so. Starting this year, thanks to a proposal from our Cabinet-level Youth Council, the Ministry of Education also introduced the Gender Inclusive Bathroom Program. At present, more than half of the major colleges and universities have already implemented the design guidelines by the Ministry of Internal Affairs. So no matter whether it is in law or in life, these little changes are designed to create a truly equal environment that is how I feel in the Cabinet. We are diverse, but all the same. And therefore, I'm glad to see that there will be a transgender parade for the first time in the history of Taiwan this year, and that Tara Robertson from Mozilla will share the workplace transition policy guidelines at the Social Innovation Lab, so that all can see our diversity, but also ensure our equality. I wish the events a great success, and that we can all live out who we truly are without the restrictions of labels and stereotypes.


What do you get when you combine heritage, new technology, and retro appeal? You get something like that. Those are three watches from Acutron's new legacy collection, who we are proud to partner with for today's video, to introduce you to the brand and take a closer look at these three timepieces. Now, the coolest and most interesting watches aren't just timepieces, they're conversation pieces. And actually, if you're a Mad Men fan, you may remember that line from a famous pitch made by the character, Freddie Rumson, for Acutron watches. So back in the 1950s, some watch companies started thinking about how they could address some of the fail points of mechanical watches, and particularly, mechanical movements, which of course, are very intricate. And as a result, prone to having many things go wrong, that could affect the accuracy of the watch or the watch just running in general. So that's when we saw the birth of the battery powered watch with the first example being the Hamilton 500 introduced in 1957. Acutron, however, took a very different approach. Instead of using a balance wheel, which all mechanical watches use, they used a tuning fork driven by an electromagnetic coil system powered by a battery. This was advantageous because a tuning fork is more resistant to shocks, which results in greater accuracy. It also did two other really interesting things. First, instead of the classic tick of the watch, it hummed because of the vibrations of the tuning fork. And then the second hand, instead of moving in jumps from second to second, had a smoother gliding motion. Acutron watches were also known for their design, particularly the space view, which made quite a splash with its deconstructed outer case design, open work dial, and exposed tuning fork movement. But beyond the space view, all the Acutron watches had a really unique look that was both modern and elegant. The three watches we're going to be taking a closer look at today are from Acutron's new legacy collection, which revived some of the brand's most memorable designs from the 1960s and 70s, each a cultural and iconic design touchstone. Up first, we have the 521. Acutron introduced this watch in 1960, and it is one of the best examples of the asymmetrical look that became a hallmark of Acutron's design language. This is sometimes referred to as the king of rock and roll watch, as it was a favorite of a certain rock and roll king who was often photographed wearing it. The asymmetrical case was something completely different and new at the time, and even today, it still looks very fresh and modern. The case and the size of the case of the new 521 is completely true to the original at 32.8 by 32.5 millimeters, which makes it wearable for both men and women. The case itself is stainless steel with a gold tone. We've got a silver dial sweeping seconds hand with a tuning fork detail, and then I love how the hour indices kind of have that lightning bolt look to them. The asymmetry continues to the crown placement as well, just below three o'clock. The case back is partially see-through, and then the example I have here is on a brown lizard embossed leather strap with a double-pressed de-plant buckle closure, though this model is also available on a gold-toned stainless steel bracelet. Super cool standout piece that looks just as modern today as it did back in 1960. Up next, we have the 505, which is a very classic and elegant dress watch, though originally a favorite, surprisingly, of physicians and nurses. This watch was originally released in the 1960s, and the case shape was called the alpha case, alpha alluding to being the first of its kind, and socially dominant, which appealed to medical workers. Acutron is actually short for accuracy through electronics, and it became popular in the medical field because of that sentiment, as well as its accuracy. The most notable feature of the dial here are the crosshairs, dividing the dial into 15 second quarters, providing the foundation to check blood pressure and pulse. Because of that, a lot of surgeons used it, a lot of nurses used it, and it really became a tool watch in hospitals across the country. Of course, we've got that great subtly asymmetric case design, elegant hour markers with arrows at three, six, nine, and the tuning fork at 12, asymmetrical crown placement again this time at four o'clock, simple hour and minute hands with the sweep seconds hand partially see-through case back, and here shown on a black lizard embossed leather strap with a double press deployant buckle. I love the understated elegance of the 505, and at 33 millimeters, it's perfect for those of us with smaller wrists who are looking for a simple but unique dress watch. The third watch we're going to be taking a look at here is the RR0. This is known as the railroad watch, as it features a design that was very similar to that of a past approved 1970 Canadian railroad watch. The look of the 34 millimeter case of the RR0 is very different than many of Accutron's other offerings in that it is largely symmetrical, save for the placement of the crown, which like the 505 is at four o'clock. As this was originally intended to be a tool watch, the dial is extremely legible and useful. We have 12 hour time in Arabic numerals around the outside of the dial, 24 hour time nestled within that, and then at three o'clock we have a small date window, leaf shaped hour and minute hands, and then a red sweeping seconds hand, which stands out for increased legibility. Like all the watches in Accutron's legacy collection, there is a partially see-through case back, and this watch comes on a black leather strap with double press deployant buckle. The RR0 is a simple and unassuming tool watch with a wonderful history. So there you have it, three really cool watches from Accutron's new legacy collection. Let me know your thoughts on these watches and be sure to check them all out on the Accutron website with the link down below in the description.


Thank you for your interest in CAP. This brief video will introduce you to the new Collections Assessment for Preservation Program. We'll also discuss the difference between this new program and the similar program previously administered by Heritage Preservation, known as the Conservation Assessment Program. The CAP program is administered by the Foundation of the American Institute for Conservation through a cooperative agreement with the Institute of Museum and Library Services. CAP helps small and midsize museums improve their collections care by providing eligible institutions with support for a general conservation assessment, which is a study of all of the institution's collections, buildings, and building systems, as well as its policies and procedures related to collections care. The study is completed by collections and building care professionals selected by the institution. Institutions that complete the program receive a written report that contains a prioritized set of recommendations specific to their site and collections. All types of museums are eligible for CAP, including zoos, aquariums, botanical gardens, and planetariums. For more eligibility information, visit the Eligibility section of the website at conservation-us.org-cap. CAP is not a grant. Funds are not given directly to institutions. Instead, participating institutions receive a set allocation amount, and FAIC sends the allocated amount directly to assessors who work on the assessment. CAP will not fund any type of conservation treatment or item level survey of your collections. There are several potential benefits of participating in CAP. If your collections to-do list is long and you don't know where to start, CAP can help you prioritize the work ahead. Even if you already have ideas about your collections care needs, having a formal report from outside consultants may help you leverage additional support for collections care from your board or managing authority. The report may also be useful as a fundraising tool for collections care initiatives. The CAP process takes about a year and is comprised of eight steps. The first step is the completion of the application, which will be available online during the announced application period at conservation-us.org-cap. Funding for the program is limited, so we encourage interested applicants to apply early. Institutions selected to participate will receive a list of approved assessors that they can research and interview. The list is comprised of assessors who have been approved for the CAP program because of their professional training, work history, and experience conducting conservation assessments. After selecting a collections assessor and a building assessor from among those interviewed, the institution will negotiate a contract directly with its chosen assessors. CAP staff then approves the contract and sends the institution a link to an online site questionnaire to gather additional information about the organization's sites, collections, and collections care policies. The site questionnaire is shared with the assessors to help them prepare for the assessment. The institution and both assessors will then participate in a pre-visit phone call to give assessors the opportunity to ask additional questions about the site and to discuss the details of the site visit. The site visit is the heart of the assessment. Both assessors visit the institution for two full days, touring the facility and interviewing staff. After the visit, the assessors will work together to prepare a CAP report that details their specific recommendations for the museum. The institution should then begin planning to implement those suggestions. One year after the visit, the institution will have the opportunity to follow up with the assessors and ask additional questions that may have arisen. If you were familiar with the conservation assessment program administered by Heritage Preservation from 1990 to 2014, you should be aware of some differences in the new program. To begin with, we've made it easier for more institutions to take advantage of CAP by expanding the eligibility requirements. You can view these eligibility requirements on our website. We've also simplified the application process to make it easier to apply. The new program allows all institutions to work with both a collections assessor and a building assessor. This is because regardless of the age of the building, the systems and infrastructure that surround museum collections play an integral role in their preservation. The two assessors will work together throughout the process and develop a single report that reflects their collaborative recommendations. Finally, as previously mentioned, this program includes the addition of a follow-up consultation between assessors and institutions one year after the report has been received. This will provide the program participants with additional support during the initial stages of implementation. The CAP team at FAIC is always willing to talk to individual institutions and assessors about the program and answer any specific questions you might have. We encourage you to learn more about program eligibility, CLOS, and application details by visiting the CAP website at conservation-us.org-cap or by calling us at<PHONE_NUMBER>.


This is stock number 9J244A. We are here at Summit Automotive in Fond du Lac, Wisconsin. Your new and used Jeep headquarters. Today we are checking out this super clean 2019 Jeep Cherokee high altitude limited package. This vehicle has the two-liter turbocharged four-cylinder motor which pumps out 270 horsepower. Granite crystal is the color we shoot all of our videos in 1080p. So if you have HD capabilities on your computer tablet or smartphone device turn them on right now because it is like you're right here looking at the vehicle with me and definitely your best way to check out the vehicle before you get here. Very clean down this side. This vehicle only has around 600 some miles on it. It comes with the 18 inch Bridgestone Duler tires. These are two 3,550 R19s and have just about all the tread left. No scuffs or scrapes on that rim. And you may say it's a little excessive to do an HD video on a vehicle that only has 600 some miles, but you want to make sure that there are no imperfections especially. You know having such low miles you want to make sure it's just about as clean as can be. LED running lights, projector lamp, or the LED headlamps and LED fog lamps. Passenger side fender no dents or dings on that and the passenger side rim no scuffs or scrapes on that. As you go down this side of the vehicle you can see just how clean the body is, how reflective and mirror like that paint is. We take these HD videos so if you are far away or even if you're close by and just cannot make the trip down you can still see the vehicle, hear the vehicle and have confidence in what you're looking at. Before you even get here so that when you do get here there are no surprises and like we said with these low mileage turn-ins here. Usually pretty much perfect, which this one is. Back tires just as much strut as the front ones. You have four-wheel disc brakes. You have the capitalist fuel fill which is a really nice feature as you come around to the back of the vehicle. No dents, dings or scuffs on that. Has a dual rear exhaust. The back of parking sensors, the LED tail lamps and I didn't see any dents or dings on the rear gate at all. It says a power lift gate. Back storage area is very clean. It does have the subwoofer back here and because it is a four-wheel drive you get the spare tire and jacket. Put this gate down, you just press this button right here. It'll beep at you three times and then it'll come on down. Just take notice on that metal flake and that paint. It's really got a good shimmer to it. Really like Granite Crystal, one of my favorite colors from Chrysler Dodge Jeep Ram. Rear quarter is in excellent shape and for full disclosure no scuffs or scrapes on that rim either. Didn't see one single dent or ding. Has the heated power mirrors with the blind spot indicators as well as the directional signals that has the entering-go system. Keyless entry, power windows, power locks, power mirrors, memory driver seat. Inside the high-altitude package gives you the black leather interior. There are no rips or tears on these seats. They're in an absolutely perfect condition. Has driver's side lumbar factory floor mats throughout and auto headlamps. Like I said, this one only has 662 miles outside temperature display, range to empty and of course the digital speedometer comes with the heated leather wrap steering wheel. Cruise controls on the right, Bluetooth and information center controls on the left and then on the back of the steering wheel there are the audio controls. This one comes with the 8.4 4C radio, which means that it has Android Auto and Apple CarPlay capabilities. You also have AM, FM and Sirius XM radio has the factory navigation in it and it does have the backup camera. Also many other fun things you can do with the radio that we don't have time to get into here. Dual climate control and you get your start-stop capabilities, stability control and you can turn those rear parking sensors off as well. This one has the active drive 1 system, gives you auto snow sports sand mud with the select terrain, the nine-speed automatic transmission and the Augs and USB jack. Passenger seat is very clean as well, no rips or tears on that. And the headliner is in excellent condition. This vehicle has never been smoked in. It has the home link buttons for your garage door security systems and lighting systems as well as your map lights. And it does have SOS and assist buttons in the mirror, which are features of the vehicle that you don't have to pay a subscription for. We will take a quick look at the back seats and then check out under the hood. Back seats are just as clean as the front seats, no rips or tears back here. It has a latch child safety system for your car seats. It does have a 115 volt, 150 watt plug-in, a USB and a power point back here. And it actually has USB-C jacks underneath it. You can't really see it, but it does. Back there, factory formats back here as well. These seats do fall down for extra storage. And we'll take a quick look under the hood. Under the hood, we have the 2-liter turbocharged 4-cylinder motor. Engine-based, very clean, runs very smooth. This Jeep has been fully safe to be inspected by our service shop. It has a fresh oil and filter change. All the fluids have been checked and topped up. And this one is 100% ready to go. See more pictures of this vehicle or one of our other 450 new and used cars, trucks, SUVs, minivans, wranglers. And we've got to go to our website, www.SummitAuto.com. Full pictures and descriptions of every single vehicle in our lot from two different locations all at SummitAuto.com. If you'd like to check out more HD videos, you can go to YouTube.com. Remember to like, subscribe, and share on this video and all the videos that you see there. In fact, in a second, you'll see a link to subscribe to our YouTube channel on your left. We linked more used inventory vehicles like this one on your right. If you have not been to our website on the bottom link to this vehicle on our website, click those, check us out. And we really look forward to helping you with this super clean, like new 2019 Jeep Cherokee Limited High Altitude Edition. Thanks again.