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Fostering open innovation and connecting you to 470 million customers across Asia
Fostering open innovation and connecting you to 470 million customers across Asia
SingTel L!feLabs is a global innovation initiative to inspire and enable ideas to become reality. It aims to accelerate innovation through collaboration with strategic partners, renowned research institutes as well as the innovator and developer ecosystems.
Here at L!feLabs you can get involved with a wide range of initiatives that benefit developers, startups and all potential SingTel partners. Get an overview of our global innovation network, from investment to acquisition, from incubation to commercialization and from engagement to strategic partnership.
Join us as we take you on an amazing journey from ideas to reality.
We want to work with you to best serve our customers around the planet - whether you're a hacker, hipster or hustler, whether you are about to start or join your first startup or you are already in a maturing business.
SingTel L!feLabs are located in Singapore, Israel, Boston, and Silicon Valley where you can experience our capabilities and test your ideas. We have partnered with leading research institutions, such as MIT, to facilitate cross-pollination of ideas and continue to be at the forefront of innovation.
SingTel partnered with SenionLab to enable Indoor Positioning on the Android version of SGMalls, an app that helps Singapore residents navigate increasingly large and confusing shopping malls. By utilizing SenionLab's "sensor fusion" technology coupled with WiFi triangulation, we can go inside malls to help customers locate the shops they are looking for.
Whenever we see a successful mobile application integrating a disruptive technology, someone once made a courageous decision. Together with SingTel we were able to bring to market the biggest single deployment we have seen yet of a customized indoor location technology covering 50 shopping malls in Singapore. We have been thrilled to work together with a team that shares our dream of a mobile, always connected and location aware community."
SingTel partnered with Novauris Technologies to build a local voice search for deF!ND, a digital assistant service. Novauris applied its Automatic Speech Recognition (ASR) technology to "Singlish", a unique version of English spoken in Singapore, resulting in astounding accuracy - from recognizing local delicacies to understanding and unique acronyms.
"It was fascinating to work with SingTel on speech recognition for its deF!nd concierge app. English is pronounced quite differently in Singapore from other parts of the world. Speech recognition systems (such as Siri) not customised for Singapore tend to run into difficulties. Novauris worked closely with SingTel Idea Factory to collect and study speech in Singapore. We discovered that it follows its own rules but is just as consistent and recognisable as speech in London or New York once the speech recognizer is adapted to it.
SingTel partnered with Jinni to recommend movies based on individual preferences and viewing history for mio TV PLAY, a video streaming app available on Samsung Smart TVs. Jinni's Taste Engine goes beyond the usual keywords and genres that most review websites use to capture emotional responses to movies and recommend movies by analysing the viewers preferences.
"SingTel set out to revolutionize the user experience on connected TV and mobile devices, so they were a natural partner for Jinni. Together the teams worked closely to bring the first intuitive, personalized discovery experience to Asia on both mobile and IPTV."
SingTel partnered with The Video Point to accurately recommend internet based video content on mio TV PLAY. Recommendations are based on individual history and preferences including content from all popular video platforms like YouTube or CNN. The Video Point crawls them for a mix of music, news, entertainment and TV shows while monitoring user's viewing behavior (e.g. episodic vs. genre) to better recommend content.
"The collaboration between SingTel and The Video Point brings a new differentiated TV experience. Having the ability of watching personal, high quality curated video content that comes from the internet with a simple intuitive lean back user interface makes the connected TV really connected."
Inspire, enable and accelerate innovation through collaboration
As a global multimedia and ICT experience provider, SingTel helps companies grow through venture funding and acquisitions of innovative startups.
Innov8 manages our venture fund while the Regional Seed Network (RSN), Optus-Innov8 Seed Program in Australia, Kickstart Ventures in the Philippines, and AIS the Startup in Thailand are an alliance of early stage incubation programs operated by various members of the SingTel Group.
The investment in Bubble Motion represents an opportunity for SingTel Group members to offer additional value added services that can leverage existing core voice services. Through SingTel Innov8's relationship with the SingTel Group, Bubble Motion has successfully launched across three SingTel Group members Airtel (India), AIS (Thailand), Telkomsel (Indonesia), and Globe (Philippines). These partnerships have resulted in strong growth in Bubble Motion which currently have over 25 million unique users.
"The team at Innov8 have been great partners to Bubble Motion. Not only have they been unwavering in their support they are also willing to roll up their sleeves and pitch in as we build the company."
SingTel Group members are increasingly exploring ways to engage with their mobile customers as there is no denying that people are using their mobile devices to connect, interact and transact. SingTel Group has partnered with 2359 Media across most of our new mobile initiatives to create and monetise mobile ad inventories across various platforms, such as the popular SG Malls app as well as the successful Newsloop app. From conceptualizing, designing and eventually launching the apps, 2359 Media has been a great partner every step of the way.
"Our relationship with SingTel Innov8 has opened further business opportunities for us to help brands create a strong presence in the mobile space and engage audiences, both within and external to the SingTel Group."
Turning ideas into businesses around the globe
SingTel has a range of collaboration models. If you have a mature invention and are looking for a technical path with SingTel, bring it to our Foundry to test it with our domain experts. This could be a next generation video solution or "hyperlocal" service technologies, for example.
For companies looking to run business experiments with us in Asia, take part in the SingTel Innovation Exchange (SiX). With links to associations and governments, SiX helps you incubate and commercialize your products through business platforms such as trade conferences, developer competitions and community events.
A playground for experimentation
SingTel is uniquely placed to inspire the conversation about the future of interactive technology. The Experience Centres will provide a forum to showcase the future of interactive technology in an engaging and experiential way. They will be created in partnership with global leaders in interactive innovation.
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Josh DeWall
Josh was born and raised in Galena Illinois. From a young age he was attracted to the medium of glass and upon graduation from high school, it became his lifelong commitment. He received a Bachelor of Fine Art from Southern Illinois University and is a MFA candidate from The Rochester Institute of Technology. He has worked nationwide as a glass gaffer, designer, assistant, instructor, and artist at institutions such as the Pittsburgh Glass Center, The Rochester Institute of Technology, Snow Farm, Williamsburg MA, and Penland School of Crafts in North Carolina.
Joan BiddleJoan was born in Herndon, VA, and received a BFA from Virginia Commonwealth University in 2011. Now living and working in Norfolk, she discovered glassblowing through her studies at school and has pursued further education in the field through scholarships to attend classes at places such as the Corning Museum of Glass, Penland School of Crafts and Pilchuck Glass School. She has an upcoming solo exhibition at the Chrysler Museum Glass Studio in May 2014.
Adjunct Faculty
Julia Rogers
Julia is a sculptor who focuses on installation and performance art using glass, metal, and other materials. She holds a B.F.A. from Southern Illinois University and an M.F.A. from Bowling Green State University. Originally from Oregon, Julia owned and operated the Missoula School of Hot Glass in Missoula, Montana, and taught at the College for Creative Studies in Detroit.
Hannah Kirkpatrick
Hannah received her B.F.A. with a concentration in glass from the Rhode Island School of Design. The New Jersey native has been a teaching assistant at both RISD and Pilchuck Glass School. At the Chrysler Museum Glass Studio Hannah teaches teasers and workshops, assists the Studio team, and is developing a range of new work and skills.
Kathy Little
Kathy, who hails from California, brings 30 years of experience and a robust enthusiasm to her glass practice. She draws inspiration from organic forms and Southern culture, and is knowledgeable in multiple glass techniques. Kathy owns and operates her own glass studio in Suffolk, Virginia, and teaches fusing and other classes at the Chrysler Museum Glass Studio.
Kristi Totoritis
Born in San Diego California, Kristi's work explores the dichotomy of different cultures and their approach to the cycle of life. She holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts with a concentration in Glass and a minor in Painting and Printmaking from Virginia Commonwealth University. She has studied at numerous institutions nationwide including Pilchuck Glass School, Pittsburgh Glass Center, the Corning Museum of Glass, the Bullseye Resource Center and the Penland School of Crafts.
Laura McFie
Laura is a Hampton Roads transplant. While obtaining a B.S in business at ODU, she randomly took a glassblowing class at TCC. She immediately fell in love with the molten material and forever altered her life. She has since immersed herself in classes, workshops, teaching, and exhibiting her creations throughout the region. With an appreciation of both performance and teamwork, she's fit right in at the Studio.
Joshua Solomon
This award-winning glass artist, born in Oceanside, NY and a graduate of Bard College, credits a serendipitous 1999 encounter with a gypsy as his introduction to glassblowing. In 2001, concurrent with his studies at Bard, Joshua began an apprenticeship with glass artist Barry Entner in Rhinebeck, NY. Over the next six years he learned many non-traditional glass blowing and casting techniques. In 2007, Joshua moved to Staunton, VA to further explore his own designs and work with glass artist Minh Martin. With his move to Norfolk in 2011, Joshua focused mainly on commissions and one-of-a-kind works. In the fall of 2012 he joined the assistantship program at the Chrysler Museum's glass studio, and his association with the Studio expands with each passing year.
Chrysler Museum Glass Studio Assistants
Assistantships are designed for students who have completed an initial course of glass study (B.F.A./A.A. or multiple workshops) and are looking to gain practical, professional studio experience in a Museum setting. Studio Assistants help with public glass demonstrations, classes, and general operations of the Studio for up to 10 hours a week for four months. The assistantship is unpaid, but offers many perks, including the opportunity to build skills, perform, teach, and assist world-recognized Visiting Artists. For more information, click here.
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Washington, DC – U.S. Senator Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.), Chairman of the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works, Senator James Inhofe (R-Okla.), Ranking Member of the Environment and Public Works Committee, Senator Max Baucus (D-MT), Chairman of the Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee and Senator Johnny Isakson (R-GA), Ranking Member of the Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee, today thanked their colleagues for their bipartisan support for the Water Resources Development Act of 2007. The bill, which passed the Senate today by a vote of 91 to 4, will authorize America's essential flood control, navigation, and ecosystem restoration projects in a way that is fiscally responsible and technically sound. The bill authorizes nearly $2 billion for wetlands restoration and flood control projects to put Louisiana on the path to Category V storm protection, and authorizes dozens of other critical water projects nationwide. The passage of a WRDA bill is a top priority for the EPW Committee.
Senator Boxer: "This bill meets our communities' and our nation's acute and unmet water infrastructure needs and it does it in a fiscally responsible way. One of the lessons of Hurricane Katrina is that we ignore our water infrastructure needs at our nation's peril. This bill makes a substantial commitment to protecting Louisiana's coasts and communities. Some of the communities this bill will protect have waited seven years or more for these projects. This bill will end that wait, but it will also ensure that we avoid the mistakes of the past by making sure future projects receive the serious analysis and careful implementation they deserve. The Water Resources Development Act and the projects, policies, and programs it authorizes are essential components of keeping our economy growing. From trade to transportation, disaster prevention to rural recreation, this bill helps America compete in the world and stay strong and safe at home."
Senator Inhofe: "In passing WRDA today, the Senate took a significant step forward in improving our nation's water resource needs. The WRDA bill passed by the Senate meets many of the most critical water resource needs facing our nation today. For example, the WRDA bill improves navigation and increases capacity and efficiency of the Mississippi and Illinois Rivers, provides measure to increase hurricane and storm damage protection through wetlands preservation and restoration, and creates an inventory of the nation's levees with assessments of high risk levees in order to protect people and property. I am pleased to work with my colleagues on the Committee to get this legislation passed. As the Ranking Member, I will continue to work with my EPW colleagues to expedite this bill back to conference with the House and to the President as soon as possible."
Senator Baucus: "Today is a great day for our country. From creating jobs on Main streets, to ensuring our nation's food supply, to protecting us from catastrophes, the WRDA bill is absolutely vital for not only for my state of Montana, but for our entire nation."
Senator Isakson: "The passage of this bi-partisan, fiscally responsible bill is a tremendous step for our nation. It is an investment in safe drinking water. It is an investment in stormwater management. It is an investment in flood control and water resources of the United States of America. I commend Chairman Boxer and Ranking Member Inhofe for their tireless efforts in completing this long overdue step forward in the investment to protect our water resources, enhance our environmental restoration and spur economic development."
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I love the necklace and found earrings to match. Be careful with chain however because it will bend and leave a crease easily.
The teardrop is pretty but is larger than I expected it would be. I will probably put it onto a different chain because the one included is stiff and I like more drape around my neck. The design is timeless so I am sure I will wear it for years to come.
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Holding Charter School Boards Accountable
By Allie Gross
Cesar Chavez Academy's appointed board cancelled their October, November and December board meetings due to a lack of quorum. These postponed meetings raise questions about accountability. When the board finally met Jan. 9, the Board Vice President Lawrence Garcia addressed concerns over the cancelled meetings explaining the meetings "did not take place but that's really not all that unusual and certainly nothing sinister." This blasé response was not an apology but rather, if true, an acknowledgment of a dismal status quo that the CCA board is content maintaining.
Realizing the board would not be taking responsibility for the cancelled meetings, I decided to speak with the sole body responsible for the board: Saginaw Valley State University, CCA's authorizer. I was curious to see if/how SVSU was holding the board accountable. Even the most ardent charter supports insist authorizers must be at the front line of accountability for their schools.
Although Joseph Rousseau, the Director of the SVSU School Partnership Program, expressed disappointment, he was quick to push the culpability away from the current board members and instead focus on the difficulties in finding standup board members in general.
"We do know Cesar Chavez is not alone in sometimes having a hard time getting a quorum. If you move back from that a step, you know, I have to tell you it's difficult for most of our charters to get board members. Period. Much less people with some experience serving on a board and some understanding of what their responsibilities are," Rousseau said.
One solution to these issues, which Rousseau sounded excited about, is a new program the Detroit Chamber of Commerce (DCC) announced recently in conjunction with Excellent Schools Detroit. The DCC is creating a committee to identify and vet potential board members in Detroit and will then share those names with authorizers and charter schools to help them select quality board members.
While it is necessary to elevate the status quo, I wonder why our schools are placing this responsibility in the hands of the DCC. Why would the DCC know best what our children need in schools? Shouldn't that fall to parents, educators and other community leaders — the type of people that the electorate would select? That charter boards would be stocked by the first choices of those closest to the Detroit business sector seems at odds with the hope that school boards represent the best interests of the community's children. This is particularly the case since Detroit charters are predominantly managed by for-profit corporations.
When charter schools began in Michigan in the early 90s, the idea was to create a portfolio model where families could choose from a plethora of different schools that would fit individual needs. Today, Detroit has roughly 97 school districts (including DPS, EAA and charters), and while one would expect these to look really different, the truth is the operation of charters in the city has become increasingly concentrated into the hands of just a few management companies, most notably: National Heritage Academies, the Leona Group, New Paradigm, New Urban Learning, and Detroit 90/90. Detroit has one of the most fragmented systems of schools in the nation; however, the actual gradation of options is quite limited.
If the DCC's "Detroit Board Fellowship" program gains traction, we can expect even fewer distinctions. While charters have been held up as an alternative to DPS, what we are truly seeing is just a new, centralized collection of districts that will have many of the same board members and management companies underlying them. One notable difference is that instead of being voted into the position, these board members will be vetted behind closed doors. The "Detroit Board Fellowship" program is the perfect example of the ballooning private-sector governance of publicly funded but privately profitable schools, with little or no public accountability.
While I hope we do not accept the current status quo — as CCA and SVSU have — I do hope we can find alternatives for our schools that include more open and transparent decision-making when it comes to choosing effective board members and leaders. Having the school community a part of this process would be a decent place to start. Maybe if we held our board members accountable from the get-go, we wouldn't be running into these issues down the line.
Allie Gross is a Detroit-based educator, investigative journalist and researcher working to make charter schools more transparent with the forthcoming website detroitcharterdata.org Contact her at email@example.com.


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The most common additives used by BP:
Detergents, dispersants and fuel-deposit-control additives. All of these help clean and prevent engine deposits, which in turn can restore your gas mileage lost to a dirty engine. Fuel-deposit-control additives are in all gasolines, as required by the EPA. Additionally, there is the automotive industry's voluntary "TOP TIER" program for gasoline detergency standards. TOP TIER requires detergency levels higher than the minimum level set by the EPA.
Corrosion inhibitors and metal deactivators. As they work their way through your engine's four-cycle process, they're helping to prevent rust and corrosion.
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First Inland Registrars Limited is set to begin the dispatch of share certificates to investors who took part in the First Inland Bank Plc 2007 hybrid Offer. A Source at the Registrars made this affirmation to Proshare NI today in Lagos Nigeria.
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The source confirmed to Proshare NI that the Postal Agency are having the certificates and would commence the dispatch any moment from now.
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As reported earlier, First Inland recorded a 185.10 percent subscription for the 5.0 billion Ordinary Shares it offered for sale during its January 2008 offer.
In a publication on some national dailies as regards the offer, a total of 263,848 applications for 9.254829 billion units of shares were received.
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TVA and EPA to Discuss River Restoration Near Kingston
April 26, 2012
KINGSTON, Tenn. - The Tennessee Valley Authority and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency are inviting the public to the fourth in a series of six workshops on the restoration of the river system affected by the December 2008 fly ash spill at the TVA Kingston Fossil Plant in Roane County, Tenn.
The next workshop will be held on May 3, 2012.
The workshops will provide information on the River System Engineering Evaluation and Cost Analysis Report on the Kingston recovery project. The report will be released for public comment this summer.
The workshops will be held at Roane State Community College, 276 Patton Lane, Harriman, Tenn., at 6:30 p.m. EDT. The schedule for the remaining two sessions is as follows:
- May 17, 2012: Workshop 5 Ecological Risk Assessment process and development of General Response Actions
- June 7, 2012: Workshop 6 Evaluation of Removal Alternatives
The workshops are scheduled to run for one hour in the Walden Ridge Dining Room located next to the bookstore off the cafeteria, except for May 17, when it will take place in the Faculty Dining Room. Directions to the cafeteria are located at the entrance to the college. Signs will be placed in the cafeteria to direct attendees to the appropriate room.
If you have questions, please call TVA's Community Outreach staff at 865-806-7688.
The Tennessee Valley Authority, a corporation owned by the U.S. government, provides electricity for business customers and distribution utilities that serve 9 million people in parts of seven southeastern states at prices below the national average. TVA, which receives no taxpayer money and makes no profits, also provides flood control, navigation and land management for the Tennessee River system and assists utilities and state and local governments with economic development.
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Whether you are looking for peace and quiet, a romantic vacation or an ideal venue for that special celebration, the Daniel Hotel offers you everything you need for an unforgettable stay.
The Daniel Hotel is situated just 10 kms from Tel-Aviv, on the Herzliya Pituach beach. The Hotel boasts a variety of sea-facing rooms and suites, each equipped with a mini-bar, personal safe and cable TV. In addition, we offer various Internet options to our guests (ADSL, wireless). The outdoor swimming pool has a breathtaking view of the Mediterranean, as well as direct access to the beach.
With a breathtaking view of the Mediterranean, the Lobbistro cafe-restaurant offers a dairy menu, combining the tastes of the Far East and Europe. The spacious restaurant includes a pleasant lounge area, with comfortable sofas and armchairs and its large windows offer an unencumbered view of the sea. Food is prepared in an open-plan kitchen and a sushi-bar completes an unforgettable dining experience.
The Hemmingway Restaurant offers a rich and varied buffet at meal times during the day. A traditional Friday night dinner is also served.
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The Cave Canem Foundation has just been awarded a three-year Lannan Foundation literary grant for $150,000. Cave Canem is an organization that supports African American poets, especially emerging poets. Founded by Toi Derricotte and Cornelius Eady, they recently celebrated their ten-year anniversary, and they have been an exciting force in the American poetry scene.
The University of Georgia Press and Cave Canem have strong ties. Each year Cave Canem awards a poet's debut collection with the Cave Canem Poetry Prize. UGA Press, the University of Pittsburgh Press, and Graywolf Press alternately publish these prize-winning books. UGA Press's volumes include Major Jackson's LEAVING SATURN, Kyle Dargan's THE LISTENING, and forthcoming this fall, Dawn Lundy Martin's A GATHERING OF MATTER / A MATTER OF GATHERING. We are also pleased to be publishing Kyle Dargan's second book of poems, BOUQUET OF HUNGERS, this fall, though not in direct association with Cave Canem.
Earlier this month we published THE RINGING EAR: BLACK POETS LEAN SOUTH, an anthology of southern Cave Canem poetry edited by Nikky Finney. Voices new to the scene appear alongside some of the leading names in American literature today, including Sonia Sanchez, Yusef Komunyakaa, Harryette Mullen, Nikki Giovanni, Kevin Young, and Al Young. The southern worlds opened up by these poets are echoed in how their poems are grouped, under headings like "Music, Food, and Work: Heeding the Lamentation and Roar of Things Made by Hand," or "Religion and Nature: The Lord Looks Out for Babies and Fools," or "Love, Flesh, and Family: The Hush and Holler Portraits." In a review in the March/April issue of The Bloomsbury Review, Ray Gonzalez says, "By writing about a region with its rich history and racial contradictions, these poets advance the impact of their poetry beyond historical and cultural boundaries. This is a timely, vital collection that insists the uses of poetry must be redefined and examined through the work of some of our best poets."
Upper left: Cave Canem Foundation logo
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Middle left: Kyle Dargan, credit: Marlene Hawthrone
Middle right: Dawn Lundy Martin, credit: Stephanie Hopkins
Lower left: Nikki Finney, credit: Bradd Luttrell, Kentucky Kernel
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Friday, March 30, 2007
Congratulations to Cave Canem
The Cave Canem Foundation has just been awarded a three-year Lannan Foundation literary grant for $150,000. Cave Canem is an organization that supports African American poets, especially emerging poets. Founded by Toi Derricotte and Cornelius Eady, they recently celebrated their ten-year anniversary, and they have been an exciting force in the American poetry scene.
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Wednesday, March 21, 2007
Raiding the 20th Century
Featured on UbuWeb is an audio compliment to Paul Morley's WORDS AND MUSIC: A HISTORY OF POP IN THE SHAPE OF A CITY by DJ Food. DJ Food's project started out as an attempt to document the history of cut-up music in a radio show. When he realized the close affinities his project had with Morley's book, he decided to take the project many steps farther and convinced Morley to collaborate with him. The result is Raiding the 20th Century. It's a large audio file, but well worth the wait to download.
Morley is a former member of the influential music collective Art of Noise and a music and cultural critic. Think of WORDS AND MUSIC as Morley's guidebook for a tour through the history of popular music. You'll find Brian Eno, Wittgenstein, Ornette Coleman, and Alvin Lucier there. You'll also find Madonna, Kylie Minogue, Kraftwerk, and the ghost of Elvis Presley.
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Friday, March 16, 2007
"Higher Cribbing"
Lethem's article (be sure to see Open Source's links to Lethem's muses) borrows this phrase from Demers' book: "Musicians have gained the power to duplicate sounds literally rather than simply approximate them through allusion." The point both the article and the book emphasize is the important difference between "transformative appropriation," as Demers calls it, and copying. In his review of STEAL THIS MUSIC in PopMatters, Vincent Carducci notes, "Indeed, Demers' book serves one of its most useful functions by reminding readers that the Romantic conception of authorship, which includes composers, artists and other creative types, is exactly that: romantic."
Demers helps us to see that as technology changes, so must the laws that govern how information and art can be distributed. Copyright laws, once intended to protect the creator for a short period of time, are now often applied in ways that stifle and chill creativity. Lawsuits can even determine who owns a specific sound. The Island Records and Warner-Chappell case against Negativland, for sampling U2's "I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For," is one of many examples Demers offers of heavyhanded litigation.
Demers uses case studies like DJ Danger Mouse, now of Gnarls Barkley, whose Grey Album sampled from the Beatle's White Album and Jay-Z's Black Album, to show how the application of copyright can affect creative work. She represents the many sides of the debate, focusing on how all parties can benefit creatively and economically from allusion and appropriation. STEAL THIS MUSIC gives a clear picture of intellectual property laws as it explains the sometimes creatively stimulating consequences of their circumvention.
Research and writing: Sarah Sapinski
Top left: Copyright symbol art courtesy of The Copyright Symbol Webpage
Middle right: Photo of Joanna Demers by Inouk Demers
Bottom left: Cover of STEAL THIS MUSIC
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Monday, March 12, 2007
Short Takes
Recent interviews:
Calvin Johnson, author of EXIT TO FREEDOM. Johnson appeared on NPR shortly after the Dallas, Texas, district attorney's office announced that it would work with the Innocence Project to review hundreds of cases from the past thirty years. Johnson's interview focuses on falsely-accused prisoners adjusting to life after their exoneration and release from prison.
Sue William Silverman author of BECAUSE I REMEMBER TERROR, FATHER, I REMEMBER YOU, on the Psych Journey Audio Book Club. Silverman is also interviewed on Psych Journey about her book Love Sick. Read more about Sue William Silverman at her web site.
Recent awards:
STEAL THIS MUSIC and CULTURAL THEORY AND POPULAR CULTURE: AN INTRODUCTION, 4th ed. have won 2006 Ray and Pat Browne Awards, given by the Popular Culture Association. STEAL THIS MUSIC has won in the "Focused Study" category and CULTURAL THEORY AND POPULAR CULTURE has won in the "Popular Culture Introductory Textbook/Primer" category.
INTEGRATING THE 40 ACRES has won the 2006 Coral Horton Tullis Memorial Prize, given by the Texas State Historical Association.
Recent reviews:
JOURNEY TOWARD JUSTICE in The Feminist Review
A DROWNING MAN IS NEVER TALL ENOUGH, one of the four books in Patrick Lawler's multivolume Quintesence project, in the litblog The Brother Swimming Beneath Me
GEORGIA QUILTS on Savannah Now
ART OF THE CHEROKEE in the newsletter of the Cherokee National Historical Society ("Offers a wealth of information . . . I highly recommend picking up a copy if you have interest in Cherokee history, culture, or art.")
BEYOND ATLANTA in H-Law
DEPTH THEOLOGY in the litblog Isola di Rifiuti
JOHN BURROUGHS AND THE PLACE OF NATURE, CREATING THE CULTURE OF REFORM IN ANTEBELLUM AMERICA, WRITING REVOLUTION, MULATTAS AND MESTIZAS, and CONVERGING STORIES in American Literature
We get blogged:
Mention of YOU ALL SPOKEN HERE in an article by word maven Barry Popik on the origin and meaning of the phrase " . . . as a peach orchard boar"
Quote from AS EVE SAID TO THE SERPENT in an essay about sense of place in Working Artist
Recommendation of THE FLEXIBLE LYRIC in the litblog Sonnets at 4 a.m.
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Marine Cpl. Matt Bowman. Lance Cpl. Kyle Carpenter. Sgt. Adam Jacks.Those are names artist Rob Bates wants us never to forget. Thousands upon thousands of others also should be remembered: men and women of Bates generation who went to war and came home forever altered.Bates, a Marine Corps veteran who served twice in Afghanistan, sought out Marines in hospital beds and elsewhere to hear their stories and to sketch and paint them as they began to find a way back into military or civilian life.As the nation mourns on Memorial Day, May 28, in remembrance of the members of the military it has lost, Bates also wants to remember the wounded.He has organized an exhibit at UNC Charlotte that documents the traumatic injuries American troops live with because of war.The Joe Bonham Project includes portraits by Bates and three other artists. The exhibit takes its name from the central character in Johnny Got His Gun, Dalton Trumbos 1938 novel of a World War I soldier unable to communicate with the outside world because of the extent of his wounds.I see these guys, and theyre positive, and theyre unashamed of their wounds, said Bates. They want to be seen and heard.Thats where we come in.Bates, who lives in Concord, is 29 and a sophomore art major.He said the exhibit does not take a stand for or against war. He just hopes the images will cause visitors to think more often about the men and women who are on the battlefield every day, and to remember the price some pay for being there.The former infantryman suffers from post-traumatic stress disorder but made it out of Afghanistan after eight years without a physical injury.Bates often sketched images of his squads encounters during his tours of service. He also dreamed of a combat artist for the National Museum of the Marine Corps.Michael Fay, who organized The Joe Bonham Project in 2011, had just retired as a combat artist when Bates contacted him for advice. Fay encouraged Bates, suggested how he could improve his art and ultimately helped push open the museums doors to Bates, whose work was voted into the collection in 2011.The Charlotte exhibit will be Bates and Fays third through the Bonham Project. Fay has seven pieces on display, Bates 13. New York illustrator Victor Juhasz will have 15 pieces in the show; he became involved in wartime illustration through a tour of bases in Kuwait and Iraq in 2008 that sent original drawings to family members. His work has appeared in Rolling Stone and GQ magazines.Jeff Fisher has worked for more than 25 years as a professional artist and illustrator. He has five pieces in the show.For Bates, the exhibit is part of the sometimes slippery transition from military to civilian life. He has hopes that the men and women who have become his subjects and, some of them, friends can find something as inspiring to help them through theirs.Im completely tied to the subject matter, Bates said. Ive lived this culture and seen it happen firsthand. Its my demographic.I believe this is something that the American public needs to see.
Tuesday, May. 29, 2012
Artists draw up an honor for survivors
Exhibit commemorates troops who came home forever altered
More information The Joe Bonham Project exhibition on wounded Marines continues through June 23 in the Student Union Art Gallery at UNC Charlotte, 9201 University City Blvd. The gallery is open 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Monday through Friday, including Memorial Day.
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Ever since the news broke that the White Sox had signed John Danks to a contract extension, there's been a part of me wondering if Kenny Williams had seen the kind of hauls teams like San Diego had gotten for pitchers who were under team control for a few season and decided the best way to get a big return on Danks in a trade would be to give him an extension.
I don't think I was crazy in thinking that, but it does turn out that I was dead wrong. This deal has nothing to do with Danks' trade value, because it's hard to trade somebody who now has a no-trade clause.
Scott Merkin broke the news on Thursday.
http://t.co/51n052In has learned Danks has full no-trade in first year of deal, limited no-trade over next four years. More to come.
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What this means is that even if the White Sox are 20 games out of first place come the trade deadline this summer, Danks isn't going anywhere. At least, not without his permission first.
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Friday, November 7, 2008
All I Need Is A Couple Of Words
So there I was on Tuesday—election day—giving a presentation to about a hundred people as part of my big-boy job when my cell phone buzzed. A casual glance at the caller I.D. revealed a 212 area code. New York City. The source of some of my life's most exciting calls—and some of the most disappointing. But you can't very well answer the phone in mid-speech, can you?
Maybe a minute later, the phone buzzed a second time, and I knew that the caller had left a message. Twenty minutes to go.
Applause. Questions. Finally, the phone. The message was from my editor. "We have a major problem with GRAVE SECRETS," she said, referring to the book that comes out next June. "Call me."
So much for another of life's most exciting calls.
"We can't use GRAVE SECRETS for a title," she told me. "The name Grave—" It's a reference to my protagonist, Jonathan Grave; it has nothing vaults for the dead. "—makes every cover concept we come up with look like a horror novel."
So all we have to do is change my baby's name. No problem. Yeah, I'd been living with GRAVE SECRETS as a title for a couple of years, and yeah, I'd planned a franchise of similar titles for the series, but that kind of attachment is all emotional. It should be easy to overcome. Publishing is all business, after all, and nowhere do market concerns play a bigger role than with the title.
So change it already.
Hey, I stitched 120,000 words together to write the damn thing in the first place; how tough can it be to stitch two or three more to get a title?
But we need a title! It's almost time to go to press with the advance readers copies. C'mon! Two or three lousy words!
I've got long lists of two-word phrases, but none that really work as a title.
I can do this.
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Good luck John. It's those little snippets that are hard for me. The synopsis, then the elevator pitch. Geez I hate that part and I can't imagine changing your baby's name.ReplyDelete
Tell them that rather than changing the title, change the cover artist.ReplyDelete
I just had to rename my next book too, in a week. I ran a contest offering a $50 Amazon gift certificate to the winning title, posted it on facebook, myspace, and in my newsletter. The level of responses was staggering. Might be worth a try. So sorry- I know how stressful that is, believe me!
Okay, I don't know what the book is about, except for the protag's name and the Secrets. But here goes: A Secret Game, A Secret and Deadly Game, In Secret, Secrets,ReplyDelete
Secrets of the Kill (or was that a James Bond title?), The Secret Zone, and Deadly, Secret Games.
I think I like Deadly, Secret Games. Now I'm exhausted. Good luck, John!
Oops, and add Secrets Kill and Secret Kills. I like both of those!ReplyDelete
btw: I agree with Joe, Grave Secrets a great title. They should be able to come up with a fantastic cover that doesn't evoke horror. What's the book about?ReplyDelete
Ah John I feel for you - I'm the worst at titles! Michelle's idea was an intriguing one but I usually just cry to my agent and in the past she came up with the titles!ReplyDelete
Geez, I wish I could help you with that one. I tried to come up with something other than the working title of mine, and I got nothing useful. If they don't like it (or the title of my next WIP), I'm screwed if I have to come up with another one.ReplyDelete
Man...good luck!
Would Grave's Secrets work? Removes the implication of a grave and horror (which, I agree, the editor and artist are making too much of) but preserves your protag's name.ReplyDelete
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Boise, ID 83702
Michael F. Masterson
Chief of Police
Contact: Lynn Hightower
Communications Director
Arrested: Robert W. Nicol, 23, Boise
Charges: Aggravated Assault (F)
Boise Police responded to a report of a
fight in the street at the intersection of Overland and Shoshone
early Saturday morning, February 11th, at approximately 3:00 a.m.
Victims tell police the suspect had been hiding in the back seat of
the vehicle under a blanket and emerged to attack a male victim in
the front seat. According to witnesses, the vehicle stopped in the
intersection and a fight began. At one point, witnesses tell police
the suspect threatened one of the victims with a handgun, resulting
in the Aggravated Assault charge. The fight stems from an ongoing
dispute between the suspect and the victims. The suspect was
transported to the Ada County Jail and booked on the above listed
Arrested: Jason M. Hathoway, 21, Boise
Charges: Grand Theft (F)
Boise Police responded to a report of a
collision on East Parkway Drive Saturday, February 11th at
approximately 9:00 p.m. Officers determined the suspect had driven
a vehicle off the street and struck a building. Officers located
the suspect near the vehicle and determined the truck had been
stolen earlier that evening. Officers have evidence that alcohol
may be a factor in this incident. After a detailed investigation,
the suspect was transported to the Ada County Jail and booked on
the above listed charges.
Arrested: Amber F. Martinez, 27, Meridian
Charges:Possession of a Controlled Substance
(Meth)(F), Grand Theft (F), Parole Violation charges (F)
Warrant Charges:Failure to Appear (m)
Boise Police located the suspect, who
had an active warrant for her arrest, parked in a vehicle at a
parking lot on the corner of 27th and Main early this morning,
February 13th, at approximately 2:00 a.m. As officers
contacted the driver, a Boise Police K-9 named "Turk" alerted on
the vehicle, indicating the likely presence of drugs. A search of
the vehicle revealed a book of stolen checks and a small amount of
meth. The suspect was booked at the Ada County Jail on the above
listed charges.
Arrested: Nikolas C. Eisiminger, 28, Boise
Charges: Malicious Injury to Property
Boise Police responded to a citizen's
report of a man marking a building on the 200 block of West Boise
Avenue early Friday morning, February 10th, at approximately 3:00
a.m. Witnesses say the suspect, later identified as Nikolas
Eisiminger, was seen placing graffiti on a business. Officers
located the suspect in the immediate area and found a green marking
substance on his hands and clothing that matched the markings on
the wall. The suspect was transported to the Ada County Jail and
booked on the above listed charges.
Warrant Arrested: Bradley A. Creech, 24, Boise
Warrant Charges:Malicious Injury to Property (F)
The suspect was taken into custody on an
outstanding felony warrant for Malicious Injury to Property
The arrest warrant stems from an ongoing
investigation into damage done to vehicles in a parking lot on the
7500 block of West Florence in June of last year. On that date,
evidence indicates the suspect was involved in using a vehicle to
push several parked cars into a fence on the property causing
damage to the vehicles and the fence. That investigative
information was forwarded to the Ada County Prosecuting Attorney's
Office and resulted in the felony warrant.
Warrant Arrested: Joshua J. Mcinturf, 22, Boise
Warrant Charges:Burglary (F)
Warrant Arrested: Regina S. Johnston, 23, Boise
The suspects were taken into custody on
outstanding felony warrants for Burglary Saturday.
The arrest warrants stem from an ongoing
investigation into a retail theft that took place on November 15th
of this last year. On that date, evidence indicates the suspects
were involved in concealing merchandise and then leaving a store on
the 8300 block of West Overland without paying for the items. That
investigative information was forwarded to the Ada County
Prosecuting Attorney's Office and resulted in the felony
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Here's a great article for anyone curious about how formal journalism works within an online framework, particularly if games are your thing. Robert knows his stuff and I like his grass-roots, humorous approach.
Great work, Robert!
Originally posted on The Chicago Dream:
There are two things that spawned this blog post. The first being the steamy mug of English Cobble tea sitting beside my hot keyboard that has given me such a warm and fuzzy feeling inside I think politics are cute and cuddly.
The second thing that spawned this blog post is the dozens of people who have contacted me via online form and have asked me the same question. I awoke to my email inbox filled with 89 emails alone from blog readers asking variations of the same question.
They are a new video game writer and want to know how to get review copies.
They write as volunteers for video game websites that don't pay them and want to know how to get review copies.
They write for bigger, well established, (I'm jealous) websites and their editors are looking to establish connections with video game publishers. How can they…
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Amarin Receives FDA Notification That Action On ANCHOR SNDA Review Will Be Delayed
BEDMINSTER, N.J. and DUBLIN, Ireland, Dec. 20, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Amarin Corporation plc (Nasdaq:AMRN), a biopharmaceutical company focused on the commercialization and development of therapeutics to improve cardiovascular health, announced today that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) notified the company last night that the FDA does not expect to take action on Amarin's supplemental new drug application (sNDA) for the proposed ANCHOR indication labeling expansion for Vascepa ® (icosapent ethyl) capsules on the December 20, 2013 Prescription Drug User Fee Act (PDUFA) goal date because Amarin's request to re-instate the ANCHOR Special Protocol Assessment (SPA) agreement remains under consideration with the FDA. No new PDUFA date was established.
The FDA also communicated to Amarin that it now views Amarin's appeal of the ANCHOR SPA agreement rescission and the ANCHOR sNDA as separate administrative decisions worthy of separate consideration. FDA plans to complete its review of Amarin's request to re-instate the ANCHOR SPA agreement and plans to convey its decision to Amarin no later than January 15, 2014. The FDA provided no additional information on when it expects to complete its review of the ANCHOR sNDA.
Vascepa is currently FDA approved for use as an adjunct to diet to reduce triglyceride levels in adult patients with severe (≥500 mg/dL) hypertriglyceridemia. The ANCHOR sNDA seeks approval of Vascepa for use as an adjunct to diet and exercise for adult patients on statin therapy with mixed dyslipidemia (one or more lipid disorder) and triglyceride levels between 200 and 499 mg/dL.Amarin plans to continue to work with the FDA to pursue reinstatement of the ANCHOR SPA agreement and approval of the ANCHOR sNDA. There can be no assurance that Amarin will be successful in this effort. About Vascepa ® (icosapent ethyl) capsules Vascepa ® (icosapent ethyl) capsules, known in scientific literature as AMR101, is a highly pure-EPA omega-3 prescription product in a 1 gram capsule. Indications and Usage
- Vascepa (icosapent ethyl) is indicated as an adjunct to diet to reduce triglyceride (TG) levels in adult patients with severe (≥500 mg/dL) hypertriglyceridemia.
- The effect of Vascepa on the risk for pancreatitis and cardiovascular mortality and morbidity in patients with severe hypertriglyceridemia has not been determined.
- Vascepa is contraindicated in patients with known hypersensitivity (e.g., anaphylactic reaction) to Vascepa or any of its components and should be used with caution in patients with known hypersensitivity to fish and/or shellfish.
- The most common reported adverse reaction (incidence > 2% and greater than placebo) was arthralgia (2.3% for Vascepa, 1.0% for placebo).
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Have to work 2 more weeks after resignation -- need advice
- 0Jul 17, '10 by SoundofMusicI'm trying to do the right thing and give my employer 2 weeks notice, but will have to stay on and work about 6 more shifts for the money, basically, as all my paid time off has run out.
I fear staying for the comments i'll get from co-workers, and the potential persecution by the managers. I suppose things can always happen even in this interim that will jeopardize my license, but I fear they'll do something to me to retaliate.
And here I am really, in truly, trying to be professional and not just up and quit on them. Any ideas or strategies on how to get through these next 2 weeks?
- 1Jul 17, '10 by Hospice Nurse LPNYou didn't say why you were resigning. I've resigned from jobs in the past and have worked out my 2 weeks (one place 3 weeks because I wanted to make sure my replacement was comfortable) and I've never worried about anyone doing anything to retaliate. I guess it would be different if you were leaving on bad terms. Good luck!
- 0Jul 17, '10 by DeLanaHarvickWannabe, BSN, RNI think this is the norm. People usually do work during their two weeks.
As for coworkers, don't worry about them. Worst case scenario, it's just six shifts. You'll get through it! Chances are some of your coworkers are happy for you if you're moving on to greener pastures. And no one has to know that you're leaving, anyway!
In my hospital, if you don't work at least the last shift in your two weeks, you are not eligible to cash out your PTO and getting COBRA is very difficult, not to mention being hired back in the future.
- 0Jul 17, '10 by SoundofMusicNot leaving on bad terms. Our unit is just extremely short staffed and I worry about those left behind, and how they will feel once they know myself and others are leaving. I've done my time, though, and would just like to move on. Our boss will sometimes announce resginations -- maybe I'll just ask her not to do it for me. Still, people will ask and they will know.
I dont' know -- it's the first time I've ever left a unit, so I'm nervous. I want to leave on good terms.
- 0Jul 17, '10 by SandraCVRNJust do your job, if it's really short staffed they will be jealous that you got away, but probably happy for you anyway.
Good luck
- 8Jul 17, '10 by llg GuideWorking after you have handed in your resignation is the norm. In fact, it is expected. In some places, it is even mandatory and you are not allowed to use vacation time, etc. The whole idea of "giving notice" is to keep the employee working and contributing while the employer has a little time to arrange for a replacement.
I always really enjoyed that time. I could go into work and just do my job without having to worry so much about politics, emotional head games, etc. I could say goodbye to my work friends and share my excitement about my new job with them. In some places, people who are leaving get a little "party" or at least well-wishes from their friends. That all depends on whether or not you made any friends among your co-workers.
It's an opportunity to have closure on your unit -- and that's a valuable thing for you and for your co-workers. Saying goodbye, saying "thank-you" to those who have helped you, receiving the well-wishes of others .... these are important psychological processes that help everyone involved put the experience in proper perspective. Make the most of that opportunity.
- 0Jul 17, '10 by Scarlette Wingsi always tell the person leaving that i will miss them but i totally understand. i am all for people advancing and really in this day and age it is not surprising at all. of course i am sad to see someone i like leave and it is a good excuse for a party to wish them good luck, but no one remains stagnant and in one place forever anymore. i never had hard feelings, sometimes i envied them for making the move. lol. i don't think it will be that bad for you. people move up in organizations or transfer and go elsewhere all the time. good luck.
- 1Jul 17, '10 by KaitRNI worked for about 3 weeks after my resignation. Word of course got around that I was leaving (the DON told people, which I don't think is professional but that's besides the point!), but I have to say, everyone was very happy for me. It was a LTC/ SNF and very short staffed, but all the staff were really happy for me because I was the one "getting out" of the situation! Also I was a new grad at this job and worked with mostly older nurses so they were proud that I was moving to better waters. I don't think anyone will treat you differently. Just stay professional and if anything happens in your next 6 shifts, just remember, you're out of there soon, so keep a smile on your face and treat all your patients with the utmost respect! I actually found my last few weeks to be the most enjoyable- I wasn't worrying as much!! And when families found out I was leaving, they really were sad! It made me feel great that the care I was giving was being noticed!
- 0Jul 17, '10 by motivated2nurseI left before my 2 weeks because the manager was quite rude, and I feared retaliation from management and the possible loss of my license if something were to happen. I know Im on a do not rehire list, but working out the rest of my shift would have been too hard...............
- 0Jul 17, '10 by elkparkI've left lots of jobs over the years (in similar situations to what you describe), I've always worked an appropriate amount of notice, and I've never had any kind of problem or negative experience doing so. Is there something else going on that we haven't heard about? If not, I don't see what the concern is.


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The story of pro quarterback Paul Crewe (Sandler) and former college champion and coach Nate Scarboro (Reynolds) who are doing time in the same prison. Asked to put together a team of inmates to take on the guards, Crewe enlists the help of Scarboro to coach the inmates to victory in a football game fixed to turn out quite another way.
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