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E-Notes
March 2012 |
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Power Outage Puts New System to the Test
 When a UT construction project left the southeast side of campus without power for a few hours on Feb. 15, there were high-fives at WUOT.
While the majority of our offices were "dark," the lights stayed bright in the booth and WUOT's signal stayed strong, thanks to the station's new Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS).
While the UPS had been tested, this was the first time it had to function in the "real world" and it passed with flying colors.
 The $150K system features an 80-kilowatt battery backup and a 150-kilowatt generator. When the power fails, the system's batteries take over until the generator starts and achieves full power.
While signal outages are sometimes unavoidable, the new UPS is a tool to help ensure that WUOT is there for you when you need us most.
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Volunteers 'Share the Love' at Valentine Potluck!
 WUOT has some of the greatest volunteers. It's true. And those fantastic people are so busy helping the station with fund drives, mailings, data entry and more, they often don't get a chance to have some time to just talk or get to know each other better.
 On Feb. 16, about 65 volunteers and staff gathered for a potluck to eat delicious food, spend time together and celebrate their hard work. Many volunteers expressed how much they enjoyed the event and each other. "I've volunteered with WUOT for several years and have met many wonderful, like-minded people who also believe in supporting public radio. It's a good group," said volunteer Margie Cuthbertson.
Thanks to everyone who came and a special thanks to ALL the volunteers who support WUOT!
More photos from the Volunteer Potluck
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WUOT Recognizes New and Renewing Underwriters
The following organizations became new underwriters or renewed their support of WUOT programming in February. There's a complete list of WUOT's sponsors with links to their websites on the Underwriters page of our website. Please thank them for supporting WUOT Public Radio!
AJCC Preschool
Apptastic Marketing
Friends of the Knox County Public Library
Little River Watershed Association
Oak Ridge High School
Taoist Tai Chi Society
Tennessee 811
Tennessee Theatre Foundation
Tennessee Valley Unitarian Universalist Church
The Square Room
University of Tennessee Department of Religious Studies
All Underwriters
If you'd like to raise awareness for your organization or a special event by becoming a WUOT underwriter, contact Cindy Hassil at (865) 974-6167.
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This Month on Dialogue
 WUOT's monthly live call-in program. Hosted by a member of WUOT's News Staff. The discussion subject this month is the rise of HIV/AIDS rate. Chrissy Keuper's guests are Dr. Martha Buchanan (Knox County Health Dept.); Brittany Pollard (Helen Ross McNabb); and Larry Frampton (nationwide activist from Knoxville).
To participate, call in or visit us on Facebook. 865-974-5050.
Wednesday, March 7, at 1 p.m.
Next on Studio 865/Flipside
 WUOT's monthly program featuring local music and musicians. Host: Todd Steed
Local rocker Kevin Abernathy shows us his acoustic side on Studio 865.
On Flipside, it's part two of our interview with Sun Records recording artist Dick Penner. He explains how the Rolling Stones safely guided him across the mountains in Georgia late one evening. He also makes the case that Arlo Guthrie could turn in a cover of a Dylan song that rivaled the original.
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SPECIAL - The Hidden World of Girls
 The Hidden World of Girls, two new hour-long specials hosted by actress and writer Tina Fey, showcase stories of coming of age, rituals, rites of passage, and trailblazing for women. These specials are produced by the Peabody Award-winning Kitchen Sisters, Nikki Silva and Davia Nelson, and NPR, in collaboration with listeners around the world. Some of the stories that will be heard include:
- The story of The Braveheart Women's Society: Coming of Age in South Dakota, a journey to a four-day rite of passage ceremony for Sioux girls from the banks of the Missouri River.
- From the foothills of Dublin, The Hidden World of Traveller Girls. Travellers, the gypsies of Ireland, nomads traveling in caravans, camping by the side of the road. The men live for horses, the girls for their weddings -- big, elaborate weddings.
- From Afghanistan we enter The Hidden World of Kandahar Girls -- girls and young women going to school, working towards careers, standing up to the threats of the Taliban.
Part 1: Friday, March 2 at noon (Sunday, March 4 at 4 p.m. on WUOT-2)
Part 2: Friday, March 16 noon (Sunday, March 18 at 4 p.m. on WUOT-2) _______________________ CD Winner  February's winners are David and Sally C. of Oak Ridge, TN. Congratulations! They won the Royal City Saxophone Quartet's CD "Smiles and Chuckles" which features music of rags, waltzes, marches, foxtrots and more!
Each month, we'll randomly draw a name from our list of valued members and the winner will receive a CD. It's just another way for us to say "thanks" for your support.
Details about the prize drawing |
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FROM THE NATIONAL DESKS
 Simplifying Food
Historically, organic produce in the U.S. and in Europe were certified by different standards and couldn't be exported. But on June 1, that will change: the standards are finally standardized. What will that mean for organic farmers on both continents?
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 Six-Legged Giant Finds Secret Hideaway, Hides For 80 Years
For years Ball's Pyramid, located in the South Pacific off the coast of Australia, had a secret. At 225 feet above sea level, hanging on the rock surface, there is a small, spindly little bush, and under that bush, a few years ago, two climbers, working in the dark, found something totally improbable hiding in the soil below. How it got there, we still don't know.
http://www.npr.org/blogs/krulwich/2012/02/24/147367644/six-legged-giant-finds-secret-hideaway-hides-for-80-years
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 Downton's Accuracy 'When Push Comes To Shove'
PBS viewers are hooked on the British period drama
Downton Abbey. While the show's sets and costumes perfectly capture life on a country estate during and after World War I, the script isn't always as true to form, as linguist Ben Zimmer explains.
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 Hope In A Bottle
What do the FDA, the underground club scene, and severe depression have in common? A drug called ketamine, which new studies show can relieve suicidal depression in a matter of hours.
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