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Aimed primarily at future math majors, this course covers linear algebra more thoroughly and more theoretically than our other linear algebra courses (MAT202 and MAT204). This course is a rigorous introduction to linear algebra and matrices, with emphasis on proofs rather than on applications. Topics include vector spaces, linear transformations, inner product spaces, determinants, eigenvalues, the Cayley-Hamilton theorem, Jordan form, linear systems of differential equations, the spectral theorem for normal transformations, bilinear and quadratic forms.
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Classes are usually taught in a single section in the fall semester and two sections in the spring semester. The two spring sections are closely coordinated, with the same problem sets and exams.
Challenging weekly problem sets count for about 30% of the course grade. There is an in-class midterm exam that counts for an additional 30% of the grade and an in-class final exam that counts for the remaining 40%.
- Most students will be continuing from MAT215 or from MAT214 and the instructor will assume that students have some prior experience with formal proofs.
- This course is usually followed by MAT218 (analysis in several variables) or by MAT203 in some cases. Students who are pressed for time to complete prerequisites for the major may take MAT217 and MAT218 in the same semester if absolutely necessary. Obviously this makes for an unusually demanding schedule, so plan your other courses accordingly!
Primarily prospective math majors. Some physics or computer science majors with a strong interest and background in (rigorous) mathematics may also take this course.
Students who are undecided between math and physics as a major, but leaning toward physics, should perhaps consider the somewhat less abstract MAT204 instead.
A very strong aptitude for mathematics and real mathematical curiosity with a taste for rigorous proof is essential.
Most students are continuing from either MAT214 or from MAT215, where they should have already learned how to understand and contruct formal mathematical arguments.
Incoming freshmen who have taken at least one rigorous proof course at another university may be able to start in this course. However, in most cases, we recommend taking MAT215 or MAT214 here to get a good foundation in formal mathematical argument. If in doubt, consult the math placement officer at freshman registration or at the Academic Expo during orientation. It may be helpful to bring your graded work from previous courses to show the placement officer when you meet.
A math major who took this course in the Spring of 2011 has prepared this list of sample problems designed to help you understand for yourself what MAT217 will be like. If these questions seem intriguing to you, then take the course to find the solutions! (Warning: the first problem on this list is a theorem that will be proved in class, not really a homework problem. The later questions are more typical homework problems for the course, representing some (but not all) of the important topics you will learn about.)
- How hard should I expect to work in this course?
• Pretty hard. If you already took MAT214 or MAT215 then you should have a pretty good idea of what is involved. It requires a steady time commitment, but the time you will need to invest can vary quite a lot depending on your background and goals. It is quite difficult to judge how much time you will need to master the more abstract parts of the course. To do well on exams, you need to spend a lot of time digesting the course material, learning the proofs well enough to adapt them to new situations and combine various standard ideas in new ways on an exam.
- I have never had a course with rigorous proofs -- will this course be too hard for me?
• If you have time, consider starting in MAT215 or MAT214 instead. If that is not an option but you have a serious interest in being a math major, then you should give it a try. The first few classes will tell you whether you find this way of doing mathematics appealing or not. Students who have had the expected previous experience constructing mathematical proofs will have an advantage, but it is not impossible to catch up. You will certainly need to work much harder for the first few weeks since you will be learning both new mathematics and a new way of thinking about mathematics. Go to your instructor's office hours and take advantage of the help available at the McGraw Study Halls, where enthusiastic math majors will help you learn to think like a mathematician.
• Consider attending both this course and MAT204 for the first few weeks of the semester until you can tell which course will work better for you. Discuss the decision with your instructor if you are not sure.
• This course (like MAT204) is graded on a generous curve to encourage interested students who want to give this kind of thinking a serious try without undue academic risk. Consult your instructor for advice after the first few weeks if you are worried about the decision.
- I can't fit this course into my schedule. Can I take this course for Princeton credit at another university?
• Probably not. If you want to be a math major you should take this course here at Princeton. Courses like MAT217 and MAT218, along with MAT215 or MAT214, set the foundation for all the more advanced courses for math majors and you really need to be sure that this foundation is as solid as possible. Credit for this course at another university will be granted only under very exceptional circumstances and we strongly prefer that you take this course here at Princeton.
- My question is not listed above. Where can I find an answer?
• Try the undergraduate home page. You will find links there to more information for future math majors and contact information for the various people who can advise you. Representatives from the math department will be available at the academic expo during orientation and at freshman registration.


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Harper, Tauel (2005) Assessing the critical capacities of democracy through the work of Hannah Arendt and Jurgen Habermas: the occlusion of public space and the rise of homo spectaculorum. PhD thesis, Murdoch University.
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Analysts have long debated whether or not the Cable and Satellite TV industry is doomed. Subscriptions to Pay TV are at their lowest level in four years as consumers are seemingly beginning to "cut the cord" and cobble together their own solutions for cheaper and more flexible entertainment options. To add to the matter, the American Customer Satisfaction Index reveals that scores for TV service are, on average, lower than any other consumer sector. The lack of satisfaction is attributed to chronic rate hikes, clunky set top boxes, poor customer service, and a lack of control over which channels one pays for.
As pent-up frustrations with traditional Pay TV providers increase, customers are turning to "over-the-top" (OTT) providers including Netflix, Hulu, and Amazon. Late last year, the Xbox One, PS4, and Chromecast emerged making it even easier to watch web-based video. Additionally, emerging disruptive startups continue to reshape the landscape. Aereo, for example, allows consumers to watch and record live TV over the Internet—without having any hardware installed—for a mere $8 a month.
While there is debate about whether OTT will ever completely replace TV, it's clear that the way consumers watch video is changing. Streaming services have broken down traditional barriers to viewing content and, as the world becomes more mobile, consumers want to watch content wherever and whenever on any device. Additionally, consumers are increasingly "binge-viewing," or watching at least 2-3 episodes of a single series in one sitting. According to a 2013 Harris Interactive survey, 61 percent of adult viewers binge watch on a regular basis. This trend is shifting the economics of the industry, given that traditional providers rely heavily on advertising and syndicated reruns.
Until very recently, Pay TV providers have been able to successfully dig moats around their current business model, only making incremental tweaks to their products and positioning in the marketplace. Recent deals between Verizon and Intel or Comcast and Netflix suggest the incumbents are making significant investments in innovation. Traditional providers have also made technological improvements such as On Demand programs and "TV Everywhere" apps that allow customers to watch certain channels live on mobile devices. While these are certainly positive product improvements, they are not going to revolutionize the video and TV industry. The truth is, incumbents are reluctant to take the risks required to really innovate the category more radically. It's the disruptors that are remaking the industry.
Case in point: the fall of Blockbuster and the rise of Netflix. Blockbuster executives were too shortsighted to see the future of the home video industry and failed to recognize how quickly consumer behavior was shifting. Rather than adapting its business model to embrace streaming early on, Blockbuster pursued short-term growth by expanding its stores into outlets for books, toys, and other merchandise. Eventually it jumped on the DVD delivery trend, but it was too late at that point. Blockbuster soon filed for bankruptcy.
In light of recent trends, many industry speculators are quick to proclaim the demise of the TV industry. But perhaps the true threat lies in the missed opportunity. After all, big companies have big capabilities. Having more resources, more reach, and an established customer base, traditional cable providers actually have greater potential than smaller, disruptive players to invest in innovation and reset industry norms. They can not only adapt, but also lead. By rethinking how they deliver their services and repositioning their brands as visionary, nimble, and cool, traditional cable providers can recapture lost subscribers and market share. This involves not only developing a campaign, but also closely examining and responding to unmet needs. Today, consumers crave seamless interoperability between devices, control over their video options, compelling content, and attentive customer service. They're engaged by 30-second YouTube clips, but are also increasingly prone to watching 30 hours of their favorite TV series on demand. What does that mean for traditional programming? Should TV evolve into something more social? Or is more personalization the key? It's a complex landscape and there are no easy answers, but the providers that apply their creativity and resources to the challenge will ultimately lead the charge to innovate.
While no one can be certain of the future of TV and video consumption, it's safe to say that it will continue to evolve. As for incumbent providers, the opportunity is theirs to seize or overlook: Do they want to actively shape their industry's future or simply follow suit?
Elyse Burack is a Strategy Consultant at Interbrand New York.
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Interbrand recently launched the Best Dutch Insurance Brands report, which, for the first time, was spotlighted in an article published by the Netherlands' leading professional journal for the insurance industry. The research that forms the basis of the article shows which brands are leading in the marketplace and why. In this blog post, I will share key takeaways from the report that will benefit insurance industry marketers and brand leaders around the globe. However, because international readers may not be familiar with brands like Centraal Beheer Achmea, ANWB, or Interpolis, I will keep the focus on general insights we've gleaned from the report, rather than specific brands.
Dutch insurance industry is under pressure
Before we get to the insights, I will provide you with some important background information. Across the globe, insurance companies are seen as somewhat disreputable institutions. The Netherlands is no exception, and with an obvious reason. Not so long ago, in 2004, 80percent of Dutch consumers had a positive perception of insurance companies, which were regarded as reliable and responsible. But that changed in 2006. The industry was shaken up when research on investment-linked insurances by the Authority for Financial Markets revealed that clients had been overcharged and consumers were being misled. Since many well-known companies offered these plans, the entire industry was affected and most companies suffered huge blows to their reputation. Although the situation has begun to stabilize, Dutch consumer sentiment is at an all-time low when it comes to the insurance sector. The pervasive belief is that it doesn't matter which company you join, they all want you for your money anyway.
Expertise is not enough
It has been eight years since the scandal emerged, but the insurance companies have not been able to turn the tide. One of the reasons is their failure to re-establish trust. Focusing on expertise in insurance, its functional benefits, and telling customers how much safer they'll feel when they're insured, is apparently not the way to go.
ANWB, ranking third on our Best Dutch Insurance Brands list, illustrates the importance of the trust factor. The ANWB is an automobile association, comparable to the American AAA and British AA. It is a consumer rights-organization at heart and offers insurance as a by-product. Despite not being an insurance company, ANWB's trustworthy reputation earns it a top spot in our ranking. This indicates that being an insurance expert has become less important than being trustworthy, credible, and customer-focused as an insurance brand. Given the state of the Dutch insurance industry, ANWB's high ranking is exemplary.
The best Dutch insurance brands are the ones that have connected with the public on an emotional level. This year's winner, Centraal Beheer Achmea, has used the same central, easy-to-understand message (that focuses on convenience) since 1985. All of the brand's messages use humor, setting the brand apart in a "serious" industry. The runner-up on the list focuses on prevention in its communications instead of insurance, which minimizes the link with insurance itself. In short, being part of the insurance sector seems of little benefit if you want to be a strong insurance brand.
Little differentiation between insurance brands keeps status quo in place
The research for the Best Dutch Insurance Brands report shows that a large majority of consumers see little difference between the brands. Insurance companies are unable to show what makes their brand different from their competitors'. As a result, the general belief remains that it does not matter which insurance company you join. The understanding of the brands is limited as well: almost all insurance brands seem to be unable to effectively convey a clear vision and corresponding message to consumers.
Though the big Dutch insurance companies could use mass marketing to shift negative sentiment, strengthen their identities, and bring clarity to their messages and positioning, their communications have not changed much since 2006. They commit to corporate positioning messages that represent category values rather than showing a "personality." Catchphrases like "…Whatever happens" and "Critical at the right time" emphasize the function and practicality of insurance, but are unlikely to bring these companies and consumers closer together. Not only are the messages ineffective in terms of differentiation and understanding, it is also very doubtful whether they are credible in the light of the events of 2006. The bottom line: Dutch consumers don't need to be reminded why insurance is useful; they need to be convinced that insurance brands are trustworthy.
Offering choice (and a human touch) to improve the industry's reputation
Consumers appreciate options. They want to know they have the freedom and opportunity to make a choice that befits them. In the insurance industry, this feeling of choice does not exist, leading to a victimized role for consumers and little confidence in the industry as a whole. The industry needs differentiating brands that show aspiration, ambition, and a higher purpose. The fact that these players have not presented themselves over the last eight years leads one to question whether Dutch insurance brands have changed in any fundamental way since 2006. And when it comes to internal clarity around and commitment to company vision, there is clearly room for improvement. The upside of this situation is that there is a big opportunity for insurance companies with a clear vision and true consumer focus to shape the insurance landscape of the future. We challenge today's insurance brands to step up the plate, for their own good and the good of the industry.
Insurance companies should embrace the notion that consumer focus is more than providing a feeling of safety and showing expertise. Expertise is necessary, but not by any means a driver of choice in an industry in which consumers lost confidence almost a decade ago. Offering tailor-made solutions and facilitating choice benefits consumers, but these instruments alone will not regain lost trust or touch hearts.
Jelger Arnoldussen is Senior Consultant in Interbrand's Amsterdam office
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In a global market place, the best logos are the ones that are understood by all and consistent across countries. How can a brand convey its essence to those who speak and write in different languages? Create an icon, and let it speak for itself.
In a globalized world, symbols are powerful communication tools. Think about road signs. One can navigate cities around the globe because the images on these signs are consistent and universally understood. Roads signs also happen to be visually impactful, even memorable. Isn't that exactly what a global packaging brand wants to achieve? Bold, simple design is the key to reaching across both language barriers and cultural boundaries, while making an impression that "sticks."
Among corporate brands, this trend is well established and has a long track record of success. One of the first brands to use this strategy was Nike. The brand's innovative product line, combined with aggressive marketing and brand positioning from the 1970s onward, created a strong mental link between the Swoosh image and the company's name. With so much equity in its brand, Nike felt it could drop the name and go with the Swoosh alone in advertisements, on products, or anywhere else the corporate logo would apply. Though it once would have been unthinkable to strip a company's name from products and ads, Nike set a new standard by going textless—which turned its logo into an icon.
In the digital world, consumers encounter icons with every click. Whether it's a button that represents a specific action, an emoticon that translates emotion, or a traditional logo elevated to an iconic representation, images speak louder than words online—and digital brands know it. A truly successful icon must be able to stand by itself, evoking all the manufactured associations that form a corporation's public identity. Apple does it. Facebook does it. Twitter does it. After all, it's how a brand, as Nike has proven, becomes ubiquitous.
This phenomenon cannot be underestimated by packaging brands. At a time when technology, entertainment, and design are converging, simple, evocative icons don't just grab attention—they drive marketing. But how can packaging brands take advantage this trend? The rise of online grocery shopping is one opportunity.
Today's packaging designers have to think beyond the shelf and figure out how their designs can make an impact, not just in a physical retail environment, but also online. How can brands convey meaning and value, even when the representation of the product on screen is very tiny?
The objective is to create a recognizable symbol that is easily understandable—an icon that can stand on its own.
One brand already doing it in the food sector is Walkers Tiger Nuts. A kind of double image optical illusion, the tiger's features on the front of the package are also the brand name. Whether one can read the text or not, by combining the product name and logo into a single iconic image, Walkers lets the tiger do the talking. Red Bull has accomplished the same feat—the iconic red silhouette of a bull renders the actual brand name unnecessary. One look at that image, and we instantly recognize the brand.
When a brand no longer needs an introduction—and when it owns very strong and unique assets—its name can be replaced by an icon.
Procter & Gamble's line of laundry detergents, Ariel—a widely used brand in many markets—is one such example. P&G's first detergent to use enzyme technology, making clothes brighter and whiter with less effort, Ariel's iconic atom symbol positioned the product as a scientific breakthrough. From Europe to South America, Asia and the Middle East, the atom, combined with striking green hues, represents freedom from scrubbing, thanks to sound science—and lets consumers around the world to know what they are buying.
To succeed in this process—to create an icon—a brand must significantly build on its equities. This means starting with a strong brand idea, zeroing in on the essence of the brand, and capturing that essence through symbolism.
On the path to becoming an icon, brands that leverage symbolism effectively make an impact on the shelf, drive choice, achieve differentiation and also manage to create consistency and universal appeal across markets. .
It took 40 years for Starbucks to drop its name from the logo. How long will it take packaging brands to realize the benefits of a logo without text? However it may read, the icon transcends language, making it the perfect mode of communication for today's world—a global village that speaks in many different tongues, but shares common symbols.
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Recently I was invited to a nice little dinner at a friend's place. Besides delicious dishes and drinks, there was something special about it. Everything was served in or on dinnerware she designed and created all by herself. How? Simple! She printed it.
No longer in the realm of pure science-fiction, 3D printing has quickly become a science of its own and advanced rapidly over the last years, democratizing the process of 3D Design. Just by browsing through Thingiverse, a community sharing digital designs that can be transformed into physical objects at home, one realizes the pace of development this emerging movement has—with several new objects and designs being shared every hour. There are all kinds of little things you can print to enhance your daily life, but also bigger innovations on the way like 3D printed jet parts or experiments to print complete houses.
Among some of the more groundbreaking applications, Dr. Anthony Atala, Director of the Wake Forest Institute for Regenerative Medicine, pushes the boundaries of growing human cells, tissues and organs. In a TED Talk three years ago, he had already presented the prototype of a bio-printed kidney that could someday revolutionize organ donation. Or a more recent example: The Robohand project by Richard Van As, a woodworker from Johannesburg who lost four fingers in a work-related accident, and Ivan Owen, a theatrical prop designer from Seattle. They partnered up with MakerBot to develop a prosthetic hand that can be downloaded and printed for a total cost of around $150 USD.
So, what are the ramifications of this technology for companies and their respective brands? Are we going to witness the rise of homegrown brands? Is the evolving opportunity for homemade production a threat to traditional manufacturing? From a historical perspective, rising threats are almost always accompanied by rising opportunities. And, in this case, it's no different. Companies and brands can truly benefit from this technology in terms of workflow optimization and product innovation. For example, technology groups like GE and Siemens are using 3D printing technologies to speed up production processes across their business portfolios while reducing manufacturing costs. In another example, Nike released a first of its kind athletic shoe in 2013 that incorporated 3D printed football cleats: the Vapor Laser Talon. Constantly innovating around the shoe in its 3D printing and testing facilities, Nike unveiled an improved version in January, just in time to boost players' performance during Super Bowl 48 to new heights.
Beyond product innovation, an increasing number of brands are recognizing the huge potential of this technology to get audiences more involved and enhance the overall brand experience. Increasing its drive, Honda, following Porsche's example (the brand published 3D printable data for mini Cayman cars), took this idea one step further and provided CAD data for some of their concept cars developed during the last twenty years. On the accompanying microsite people can download the cars and are invited to further develop the designs and play with them. Besides being a nice example of customer involvement, it is also an innovative recruitment tool that could help Honda attract the best and brightest car designers now and in the future.
3D printing now also taps into the realms of food and cooking. Companies like 3D Systems, which teamed up with Hershey's for its ChefJet Food Printer, or Barcelona-based Natural Machines, which invented the Foodini, are completely reimagining the future of food. During SXSW 2014, Mondelēz-owned Oreos created an engaging brand experience by combining social media with food printing technology for a real-time sweet-time: visitors are offered free Oreos from the "Trending Vending Machine" that incorporates trending flavors from Twitter conversations into the fillings.
3D-Printed @Oreo cookies are a slam dunk at #SXSW. What delicious technology! http://t.co/nFEUPbSSZe #eatthetweet pic.twitter.com/lMOMxfxPbI
— HP (@HP) March 12, 2014
3D-Printed @Oreo cookies are a slam dunk at #SXSW. What delicious technology! http://t.co/nFEUPbSSZe #eatthetweet pic.twitter.com/lMOMxfxPbI
Just imagine the possibilities for other food brands. Maybe one day we'll be able to buy chocolate printer ink from our favorite chocolate brands. Digital terminals inside retail spaces could allow people to instantly individualize their food. Printing cookies that match the tableware or food packages that come with digital cookbooks containing CAD data are touches that could really rock a birthday party.
Other great future opportunities lie within the world of professional cooking for chef-focused brands like Unilever Food Solutions. Such brands could influence kitchens in real-time by incorporating live feedback from chefs into their product mix and making them co-creators or enabling them to fulfill the wishes of their most demanding guests with surprisingly imaginative solutions.
The sky is the limit when it comes to 3D printing. It's going to be very exciting to see how the technology evolves over the next few years and how brands will leverage this form of digital creativity to connect with audiences and create outstanding experiences together.
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Best Dutch Media Brands: Important lessons from the past five years
Interbrand recently launched the fifth edition of Best Dutch Media Brands, which has been spotlighted in Tijdschrift voor Marketing, the leading marketing journal in The Netherlands. The Best Dutch Media Brands report reveals which brands are strongest in the marketplace and offers a fresh perspective on the Dutch media sector. In this blog post, I will share key lessons from the report that will benefit marketers and brand leaders around the globe. But first, let's get a sense of the bigger picture by comparing this year's top brands with the top brands of five years ago.
Top Ten—2014 versus 2010
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While you may not be familiar with all the brands on the list, a closer examination of the changes in the rankings in the past five years is like looking at two different eras. As recently as 2010, television, mass communication, and big brands dominated. Just four years later, the internet, personalized content, and tailor-made brands are driving change and grabbing more mindshare in the Dutch media landscape.
What can media brands learn from this shift? Here are three key lessons:
1. Media brands have nothing to lose but their chains
In recent years, traditional boundaries around media categories have blurred, if not evaporated. Television and radio, for instance, no longer exist in a vacuum and out-dated category laws no longer apply. The media world today is a digital and convergent one. It's adage: B&C instead of B2C. Brand messages, content, and even products are no longer just "delivered" to people, as it was in the old days. Brands are now co-created, with consumer preferences and behaviors now influencing business strategy, brand strategy, and offerings. The people's chief demand is clear: access anywhere, anyplace, anytime. Only brands that are responsive and adaptive to these trends now appear on top in the 2014 ranking. The NOS brand, for instance, is perceived as a brand that's accessible via multiple entry points and is, therefore, close to consumers. Given the rising success of such organizations, other brands should take this as their cue to remove the shackles of their (former) category and embrace the possibilities of a digital, convergent world. Brands that still define themselves today strictly as major television or newspaper brands are likely to struggle in the future. They will become prisoners of their own category.
2. Digital enables consumers to shape what a brand stands for today
Another interesting development is the rise of social media brands such as Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn. Unlike traditional media brands, these brands don't provide their own content. Social media brands offer user-generated content. In the digital age, a lack of brand owner created content, however, doesn't mean a lack of brand influence. Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn facilitate consumer connections and conversations, while monitoring what's going in their social and professional lives. According the Best Dutch Media Brands survey results, consumers indicated that the most important driver for using these brands is to bond with others. The relevance of these brands lies in the fact that they're tapping into a primary human need. Since social media brands use technology to deliver tailor-made, personalized content, the resulting brand experience flawlessly fits a consumer's identity. As such, "my Facebook" is distinct from "your Facebook," a notion that takes personalization—and relevance—to the next level. To thrive in the coming years, nearly all brands—especially media brands, which are communicative by nature—must figure out how to harness the power of digital technology to connect with and better understand consumers.
3. Wanted: brands that believe what I believe
A number of the top ten Best Dutch Media Brands convey or have their roots in a clear purpose, cause, or belief. Discovery Channel, for instance, is dedicated to satisfying curiosity and puts that commitment at the heart of everything they do. It's literally the brand's raison d'être. It gives focus and direction to all branded activities and helps to ensure consistency in look, feel, and experience—which extends to the hit series the brand produces such as Deadliest Catch, MythBusters, and Shark Week. The Discovery Channel's products are tangible proof of what the brand stands for and believes. As a result of its clarity around and commitment to its core value, it attracts consumers who want their curiosity ignited and the thrill of discovery delivered. In Start with Why, Simon Sinek's book about what it truly takes to lead and inspire, the author couldn't have said it better when he when he wrote, "People don't buy what you do, they buy why you do it." In other words, purpose-driven brands don't interact with a target group, but with like-minded people. Now that's a strong basis for a relationship!
As these lessons illustrate, the path forward for media brands is evident: break free from your category, embrace digital, and start with a clear purpose. The key to adaptation—and success—is "change," as the title of this blog post, borrowed from Benjamin Franklin's famous words, indicates. What will the media landscape look like in 2015? It will depend on which brands evolve (and how quickly), and which brands fail to keep up with the pace of change.
Ariën Breunis is an Associate Director in Interbrand's Amsterdam office
You can follow him on Twitter at @BreunisA
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I look forward to continuing to be involved in our community, though in perhaps less time-intensive ways. I am currently helping Mayor Parker on a project to improve the City of Houston's forensic science services.
Again, thanks, and best wishes.
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I have had awful times with activation in the past with their ds games. I am glad to say that they are currently on the right *track* ( =P ) with their mascot. I do not know why people don't like the update. It works fine and i like the new stuff. I purchased this today and already played through the whole thing with enjoyment, so don't listen to the reviews that say "IT WON'T LAUNCH BLAH BLAH I WANT A COOKIE" because that was with the previous update (I think) So it is worth the 3$ and thats it. ENJOY!
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- Updated: Jun 21, 2010
- Version: 1.0.0
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By 9:30, the lights were ready to go up on the evening production of Shakespeare's As You Like It. The cast had been working for weeks on the show's premier that Friday night in April of 1910.
The house was packed. As the program notes emphasized, an appreciation of the arts and culture was a grand part of education and not to be taken lightly in the early 1900s or glossed over in favor of harder, grittier subjects in the curriculum.
The costumes had come all the way from Philadelphia, but they were far from being the only imported players that night at the Noble Institute for Girls. Indeed, the school on Anniston's eastern side had been drawing students from all over the region for decades.
It, along with a host of other private academies, colleges and schools, laid the foundation of Anniston's early educational system. By the middle of the 20th century, Samuel Noble and Daniel Tyler's project of urban incubation had staked its claim as a city that educated not only its residents, but those from other locales, as well.
Private boarding and day schools served the range of children who grew up playing and exploring Anniston's hills. Academies such as Barber Memorial Seminary served black children, the heirs to a rising black middle class in the post-Reconstruction South. Study the yearbooks at the other girls' schools — such as The Noble Institute — and you'll see a list of names that have seasoned Alabama politics for as long as there's been an Alabama.
Others, such as Alabama Military Institute, catered to young men whose families expected a military touch and a focus on science, and it was this command to improve science and technology instruction that marked the mission to teach Anniston's boys.
The city's educational heritage wasn't confined only to those who could afford to pay upward of $6 a month in tuition that some private schools charged in the late 1800s. Given Tyler and Noble's respect for education, the city leaders had decided by September 1883 to establish three public schools. The plan was to have a school for white boys, one for white girls and a separate school for black children.
The governing board would follow that plan up two years later with a tax to fund the schools — practically unheard of in the South at the time. Eventually the schools became so successful, parents in areas just outside the city limits would try to finagle a way to gain entrance for their children.
The board members' names can still be seen throughout the city: Wikle, Johnston, Goodwin, Randolph and Foster. Their determination, according to meeting minutes, was that children shouldn't be deterred from learning simply because their families were not as wealthy as others. The city needed them, and it needed them educated, if it was going to succeed.
They, who sent their children to the academies and private schools but built the framework for public ones, decided that education was too important an investment for a fledgling city to ignore. A century and a quarter later, the legacy of learning isn't so crystallized.
Dreams and expectations An illustration of the girls of the 1920s comes to life in a Noble Institute yearbook. One classmate closed the year out by recounting her dream of what her classmates would be. Florence Wilson pretended to see them years down the road, long after 1920 and their senior graduation. Time had taken them far from Anniston and the school that had molded them for much of their young lives.
Her dream, written in the school yearbook, captured the lives they'd hoped for so many years ago.
One was a missionary in China, while another spread a different kind of message — as a suffrage worker trying to gain women the right to vote. Their faces were as clear in Wilson's dream as were their personalities, from the farmer's wife to the settlement worker to the world traveler.
Time slips past, but the legacy of their shared history cannot be left behind.
Florence Wilson graduated from The Noble Institute in the midsummer of 1920. The school started by Anniston founder Sam Noble and completed in 1889 as a boarding and day school for girls was one of a handful of educational options that set Anniston apart from other cities in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
The teachers were from around the world — London for music, Paris for French. Students came from as far away as Florida to take their place in Anniston's academies.
The schools' rolls read a bit like a society list from the post-Reconstruction South. Scan the letters of appreciation from parents, and the names of judges, governors and businessmen pop from the faded pages. However, as the girls point out in their own words, there are simpler ambitions for the young women who received their formal education in the shadows of Anniston's iron mountains: They wanted to learn and, in turn, contribute to their community.
It wasn't just Anniston's private academies that were known in the South for their programs. The city's public system was once regarded as among the best in the state. A Jacksonville State University graduate student, Catherine Whitehead, wrote a history of the first 50 years of the Anniston City Board of Education. Among the observations from the early years is the fact that Anniston once had a history of supplying the state Department of Education with its administrators, officers and innovators.
"It was a tremendous system to be a part of," recalls Estelle Robertson, who retired from Anniston's Tenth Street Elementary as principal in 1987 and then spent five more years supervising student teachers from JSU. "And at one time, anybody from Anniston High School could go anywhere. We sent students to West Point, to Annapolis, to Georgia Tech — wherever they wanted."
Margarette Longstreth tells a similar story of her students' ambitions. They were across town, on the west side, at Cobb High School and Junior High, which was closed when the city built the current Anniston Middle School. Longstreth taught eighth-grade social studies and still sees her students around town.
"I've always had that love of children and a love of learning," says Longstreth, who retired in 1992 and remembers Cobb fondly. "There was no foolishness, and there were very high expectations of what the children could learn and do."
Former teachers, those whose careers stretch back as far as Robertson's and Longstreth's, remember when the city's requirements for teachers rivaled those of private academies. The curriculum — and incentives for students to succeed — were equally matched.
Whitehead's study from JSU emphasized the city's drive for teacher recruitment, including a note in 1911 that said no teacher would be hired unless he or she had a minimum of one year's experience. A year earlier, board member Alfred L. Tyler had announced he'd pay $10 in gold for the best student essay. That would be about $220 in gold today. Further incentive came in 1915 when the board members set up a scholarship for the best speller, and four years after that, it was mandatory for students to take classes in public speaking.
During the summers in the early 1900s, city school buildings were turned over to the factories, which would hire teachers to educate their workers on their off days.
By 1934, the city became one of the first public systems to have a program to keep delinquent children in school. When the city established a class for the mentally handicapped in the 1955-56 school year, it was just as revolutionary in public education.
A study of the board's history shows that money and teacher recruitment have long been issues that warred with those expectations for excellence. For instance, in 1912, the board decided the city could set up an electricity contract with Alabama Power, providing the bill didn't exceed $250 a year. To keep the cost down, no light bulb could be higher than 40 watts. Another entry points to a move then-Mayor W.S. Coleman made in 1934 to keep the schools open when systems all over the country were collapsing in the Depression.
The minutes, and accompanying newspaper clippings, reveal the image of town that had married itself to its school system and was determined to see that union thrive.
As the school system flourished, more and more of the city's elite bought into the idea that the schools they were funding were ideal for their own children. The academy and private school culture started to wither in Anniston, and would fade almost completely by World War II. It would stay dormant until the 1990s, when home schooling and private enrollment began increasing at a rate eclipsed only by the sheer numbers of families who left the city for other school districts.
The last 50 years
The teachers who remember Anniston's heyday, and whose children graduated from the public system or who had grandparents attend the academies, say they aren't sure when the foundation shifted. Part of the attrition from the system may be to the rise in home-schooling and religious schools. Enrollment flight — and the reason the system has foundered — is harder to pin down.
Pointing only to integration is too simplistic, according to folks like Longstreth and many Cobb graduates, who've expressed their support for the neighborhood school through the years. After all, when students attended all-black schools within the city, those students were held to high standards. Therefore, simply saying that having a "black" school equals a poor-performing school isn't acceptable — or accurate.
Mac Gillam remembers when the majority of Anniston's children used public schools, and most went to Anniston High. As integration came, the city allowed students to choose to attend Anniston High.
"We had some black students, and they were there because they wanted them to be there or their parents wanted them to be there," says Gillam, who taught at Anniston High in 1968-69 and at Johnston Junior High in 1970. There was a minimum amount of racial issues, and teachers, black and white, were really instrumental in making the transition as smooth as possible, he added.
"It was still the primary educational institution for the citizens of Anniston."
After leaving Johnston, Gillam got his doctorate from Florida State University and then taught at JSU for 30 years. Looking back, he feels some remorse for how the system has fared. It's a feeling echoed by many others who spent their time teaching Anniston's children and now worry about their future.
"Teachers were free to do what they thought best," says Anne Phillips, who started teaching in 1960 and retired in 1997. She attended as a student every school she'd later teach at: Noble Street and Quintard elementary schools, Johnston and Anniston High. "Today they spend so much time proving that they've taught something, they don't have time to actually teach something."
She, like Longstreth, remembers the power of the neighborhood school and wonders if there's something that can be done to return that sense of ownership. "There's not that sense of community," she says.
Robertson says she remains optimistic that the city's system can emerge and become a destination district. The former science teacher has been involved in the Next Start program and the Anniston City Schools Foundation and says that only a good system, with equal cooperation between the council, the board and the parents, will produce a system that other, new parents will buy in to.
"Somehow — and I don't have the answer to that — we've got to have a better image. And only a good school system will bring them back," says Robertson, who had three children graduate from Anniston High and go on to careers in education. "I've always been hopeful."


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The Oxford City Council Monday approved a $2.84 million contract with Eugene Turner General Contractor of Anniston. The council also approved a resolution to refinance a bond for the unfinished sports complex and save $531,864 in the process.
Fred Denney, the city's project manager, said the lake project would likely begin in the next 60 days and would last between eight and nine months, depending on the winter weather. Denney said parts of the lake and walking track would be closed to the public while work was under way.
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The lake project, which has been in the planning phase for months, will mainly focus on replacing the old, rotting wooden retaining walls for the lake and the island. The walls will be replaced with a synthetic sheet pile system. The city has periodically had to repair the lake through the years.
In addition, the project includes constructing several pavilions around the lake. The pavilions are designed to resemble the lake's old boat houses, which were removed in the 1970s. One pavilion will be large enough to fit 100 people. There will also be two fishing pavilions and two pavilions near the parking area for small parties. The plan also calls for the addition of a large water fountain and repairs to the walking track around the lake.
The more than $500,000 in savings comes from refinancing a 2006 $17 million bond for the city's sports complex. The facility is currently under construction across from the Oxford Exchange.
"Most of the savings will be on reduced debt service," said Clifford Lanier of the Frazer Lanier Company, which handles the city's bonds.
The project is behind schedule because work was stopped for more than a year after ancient Indian remains were uncovered at the site. A long-negotiated mitigation plan with an Indian tribe that laid out what to do about the remains eventually allowed the project to move forward.
Also during the meeting, the council approved a $45,937 contract with Jerry Doss Construction Inc. to build a walking track around the Cheaha Community Center. The walking track will be a third of a mile long and will have benches. The council has postponed voting on the project twice because of absent council members who had questions about it.
The Taylor Corporation in Oxford first had the project,but Jerry Doss later offered a proposal that was nearly $3,000 cheaper.
"We first just got one proposal but then the council wasn't comfortable with just one so we gave other companies more time to offer proposals," Denney said.
Neither company had to go through the regular bidding process because the project did not pass the minimum $50,000 bidding law threshold, said Council President Chris Spurlin.
Council members June Reaves and Steven Waits both voted against the project, but for different reasons.
Reaves said it might be possible to construct the track for less money. She said the contractor for the recently completed Bynum Community Center told her the walking track there cost less than $25,000. However, Denney said the Cheaha walking track will include construction not needed at the Bynum Center.
"There will be five different lines of concrete pipe that will need to be laid," Denney said.
Waits said he would rather the track money be spent on other projects.
"I'm not against the track … I just think it's a priority issue," Waits said. "But there are police cars without working cameras … that's a priority to me."
Spurlin agreed with Waits that the cameras should also be a priority and asked Oxford Police Chief Bill Partridge to bring back cost estimates for the equipment at the next council meeting. After the meeting, Partridge said the cameras did need an upgrade.
"They are just old cameras and a few of them don't work," Partridge said. "It's time to replace them."
The council also approved a $16,000 contract with Birmingham engineering firm Goodwyn, Mills and Cawood for engineering plans to remodel the intersection of Friendship Road and Leon Smith Parkway. The council has discussed for months ways to fix the intersection, which has a relatively high rate of vehicle crashes.
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AUSTIN -- A new treatment option for heart disease is being tested in Austin that could be a breakthrough in the way patients manage their own health.
The Seton Heart Institute is taking part in the clinical trial called LAPTOP-HF (Left Atrial Pressure Monitoring to Optimize Heart Failure Therapy). The trial studies a new, implantable monitoring device. It's designed to allow physicians the ability to better personalize treatment for heart failure patients while giving those patients more control of their chronic condition.
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Dr. Jason Zagrodsky, a cardio electrophysiologist with Seton Heart Institute, says the Laptop HF monitor can give heart patients and their doctors critical information immediately.
"Before this device, any of these measurements had to be taken in the intensive care unit or the cardiac catheterization lab," said Zagrodsky. "Now with this technology, we can obtain this information from home."
Dr. Zagrodsky says the new monitor also allows patients to learn what behaviors influence their disease conditions.
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This spring, Gov. Brian Sandoval hits the road to check out Nevada's hidden gems — old mining towns, hometown diners, interesting geological formations and more — as part of the Discover Your Nevada campaign. The Silver State is the seventh largest in the Union and there's plenty to explore, from state parks with magnificent sandstone formations to museums that tell the stories of Nevada's rich past.
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