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My O'Reilly Webcast: 2009 October 1
September 29th, 2009 by Dan Meyer
Title: How To Save Math Education
Subtitle: (And A Tiny Piece Of The World Along With It)
Time: 10h00 PST
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Price: Free
It's an overwrought title, sure, but it's hard for me to overestimate the damage I did in my first five years teaching. I thought I was building up intellectually adventurous learners who would be patient with problems that didn't resolve neatly or conform quickly to any of the example problems I'd already coached them through when, point of fact, I was doing the opposite. I don't have any illusion that five hours of sturdy, problem-based math education each week will counteract the intellectual Novocaine our students consume throughout the other 163, but we can at least do no harm.
The timing of this session is unfortunate as it's squarely in the middle of the North American school day. It would be nice to see some familiar names on the participant list, though, so if you're able to attend, please register.
Update: I have embedded the presentation below.
10 Responses to "My O'Reilly Webcast: 2009 October 1"
on 29 Sep 2009 at 12:33 pm1 CalcDave
Is there any hope that this will be recorded and uploaded afterwards? If not, I would seriously consider asking for a half-day sub to watch this. If not, then I will just get the notes afterwards.
on 29 Sep 2009 at 1:34 pm2 Anonymously for this...
As someone about 15 days (but who's counting?!) into a last minute, surprise! job as a middle school math teacher in an urban public school, I'd sure like to hear this.
Instead I'll be ushering my 7th graders out of their lunch detention (the whole class! for a week or more!) and into math class. Oh, the joy and rapture of that after lunch, after detention, end of the day 90 minutes.
I'm pretty sure I'd need you to dial this way back, though. I feel like all the things I know about engagement and planning are on the other side of the canyon of the "low" class, why are we here, my job is to do as little as possible, if you let us work independently, we'll never return to you that's going on now. I keep reminding myself that it's really only about 3-7 (on a bad day like today) kids that are really like this, that there are kids doing the work, thinking and getting excited. But that sure is hard to remember on the bad days like today.
on 29 Sep 2009 at 2:46 pm3 Ali
I second CalcDave…I'd like to know if it's going to be available later, before I have to start arranging subs, etc.
on 29 Sep 2009 at 3:26 pm4 Johan Potums
According to the website:
Webcasts are made available as a video shortly following each live event.
I just confirmed that. I'll add that link to this post once they archive the video.
on 30 Sep 2009 at 7:40 pm6 monika hardy
i will certainly be grabbing that archive.
on 02 Oct 2009 at 1:46 pm7 Laura Deisley
The archive is best when viewed on YouTube, and it is now posted. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7cVtv5LDyZc
Thanks for the heads up, Laura. I have embedded that link into the post proper.
on 06 Oct 2009 at 5:34 am9 Johan Potums
The newspaper is Belgian :-)
on 12 Oct 2009 at 3:53 am10 Reconnecting with Dan Meyer | Explorations in Web 2.0
[…] contract last week. She also directed me to a webcast that he presented on 10/1/09 entitled "How to Save Math Education." The presentation began with Dan discussing current students' impatience with irresolution, in […]


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Best guess at a record when the Jackrabbits face Nebraska:
If everything goes to plan, this game should be a match-up of two 3-0 squads. South Dakota State will likely be a preseason top 10 team at the FCS level and the Jackrabbits' road to Lincoln includes Butler (bad), Southeast Louisiana (ok), and North Dakota (decent). That's good for getting to 3-0. Is it good for gearing up for an FBS road game? We'll see.
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Two weeks ago I was asked to write a piece for Sounder at Heart on the Sounder's chances of making it to the MLS Cup and my overall thoughts on the team. Previous to the post I had debuted my attempt at a predictive model that attempted to forecast who would make it to the end of the 2012 MLS Cup playoffs, which has been pretty much wrong this playoff cycle. In that piece I explained why I felt the Sounders were a long shot to make and win the Cup, and yet why I very rarely listen to the numbers when I enjoy watching the Sounders. Read the post if you want to see me take some very fair lumps and perhaps understand my love for the sport beyond the numbers.
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A Quote by Julie A. Barnes on climate change, global warming, environment, books, and green living
Some countries of the world are like people fighting on a large boat. In the middle of their battle over how to catch the biggest fish, they look up and realize that the fine boat is sinking, and everyone is going down. Their next fight will be for basic survival, and they will need to rely on one another, floating far from shore in the angry sea.
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Second Derivatives and Beyond
Finding Points
There are three types of points to find on the function, and the great thing is that you already know how to find all of them.
- Intercepts: To find the y-intercept of a function, plug x = 0 into the function and see what we find. To find the x-intercepts, also known as roots, we set the function equal to zero and solve. Sometimes we'll also find vertical asymptotes in this step (find where f is undefined).
- Critical points: To find the critical points, set f '(x) = 0 (or undefined) and solve.
- Inflection points: To find the inflection points, set f "(x) = 0 (or undefined), solve, and check each solution to see if it's a real inflection point.
In summary, we're finding where f, f ', and f " are zero or undefined. These will mostly be dots, but there may be asymptotes or holes where f is undefined.
Here's the only thing you need to do that we didn't do earlier: after finding the x-value of a CP or IP, plug that x-value back into the original function f to find the corresponding y-value. In order to graph a point, we need to know both coordinates.


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The Postal Service just released their annual financial statement and, sure enough, they lost $1.7 billion last year. But that's not the important news as far as I am concerned.
Not by a long shot. Nope, when asked why the Postal Service had lost so much money, the chief financial officer blamed it on "the declining economy and increased competition."
Now folks, I'm not the best business mind in the world but every business in every hamlet of every size is always impacted by the economy and competition. That's the absolute first rule of business. Of course they're impacted by the economy and the competition! What else is there? Bad karma?
Here's the problem (and I hope my friends at the Sikeston Postal Center understand). The Postal Service spends too much money for the revenue received. Rule number 1. Spend less than you receive. The Postal Service had $65.8 billion in revenue but spent $67.5 billion. This is pretty fundamental business here. But not for the Postal Service.
Their solution? You guessed it. Raise the price of a first class stamp to 37 cents. Well how about cutting a couple of billion in spending? In an organization - any organization - of that size, there is waste. Cut the fat and leave the postal rates where they are. Eureka! You'll turn a profit.
Do you know why the Postal Service has competition? Because someone, somewhere figured out a way to do it cheaper or faster or more efficiently. Thus is the nature of the business world.
To put the topper on the issue of course, the Postal Service - like so many others - is also blaming the Sept. 11 tragedy for anticipated losses next year. Given the anthrax scare, perhaps they have a point but I doubt it. Like others they are looking to Congress to bail them out of their current fix.
The Postal Service has long been an easy target for criticism. I, for one, think they do an excellent job given the massive volume of items they handle on a daily basis. But when their top financial officer can't seem to arrive at a better reasoning for their losses, it makes you wonder if the top management isn't the problem. Seems like it to me.


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Listen to the Obama Campaign's Soundtrack
President Obama's re-election campaign is today releasing the 29 songs that will play at rallies, speeches and other events in 2012.
The campaign soundtrack features tracks by artists ranging from Aretha Franklin to Dierks Bentley — and, miraculously, only one song by Bruce Springsteen. (At a campaign event last month, the president earned acclaim — and a ringtone — by ably belting out a verse of Al Green's "Let's Stay Together," which is also represented on the playlist.)
Bloomberg, surveying the song selections, reports: "With the unemployment rate hovering at more than 8 percent and the partisan divide in Washington hardening, the new list…incorporates a mix of artists, ages and genres with songs that touch upon themes such as will, redemption and comeback." Politico has the full list of songs.
Below, you can listen to all of the Obama campaign's picks. (Give them time to load.) Or, if you prefer, click here for a Spotify playlist.
"Different People" (No Doubt)
"Got to Get You in My Life" (Earth, Wind & Fire)
"Green Onions" (Booker T & the MG's)
"I Got You" (Wilco)
"Keep on Pushing" (The Impressions)
"Keep Reachin' Up" (Nicole Willis & the Soul Investigators)
"Love You I Do?" (Jennifer Hudson)
"No Nostalgia" (AgesAndAges)
"Raise Up" (Ledisi)
"Stand Up" (Sugarland)
"This" (Darius Rucker)
"We Used To Wait" (Arcade Fire)
"You've Got the Love" (Florence and the Machine)
"Your Smiling Face" (James Taylor)
"Roll with the Changes" (REO Speedwagon)
"Everyday America" (Sugarland)
"Learn to Live" (Darius Rucker)
"Let's Stay Together" (Al Green)
"Mr. Blue Sky" (Electric Light Orchestra)
"My Town" (Montgomery Gentry)
"The Best Thing About Me Is You" (Ricky Martin featuring Joss Stone)
"You are the Best Thing" (Ray LaMontagne)
"Keep Marchin'" (Raphael Saadiq)
"Tonight's the Kind of Night" (Noah and the Whale)
"We Take Care of Our Own" (Bruce Springsteen)
"Keep Me in Mind" (Zac Brown Band)
"The Weight" Aretha Franklin
"Even Better Than The Real Thing" (U2)
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BERNDT: of Shrewsbury, formerly of Freetown, Tuesday, April 8, 2014, Richard "Dick," 77. Husband of Betsy Berndt. A memorial service will be at 10:30 a.m. Monday at the East Freetown Congregational Church.
FURTADO: of Acushnet, Tuesday, April 15, 2014, Barbara A. L. (Preece), 74. Widow of Anthony "Tony" Furtado. A graveside service will be at 10 a.m. Saturday in the Acushnet Cemetery, 91 Main St., Acushnet. Arrangements are by the KIRBY FUNERAL HOME, 61 Tarkiln Hill Road, New Bedford.
GARCIA: of Onset, Monday, April 14, 2014, Manuel J., 85. Husband of Mary Z. (Silva) Garcia. Calling hours are 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. Monday at the WAREHAM VILLAGE FUNERAL HOME, 5 Center St., Wareham. His funeral will be at 9 a.m. Tuesday from the funeral home, followed by a Mass at 10 at Saint Patrick's Church, 82 High St., Wareham. Burial will be at 1 p.m. in the Massachusetts National Cemetery, 1 Bennington Blvd., Bourne.
MENDELL: of Fairhaven, Tuesday, April 15, 2014, Peter D., 75. Father of Scott T. Mendell. Calling hours are 4 to 7 p.m. Tuesday at the FAIRHAVEN FUNERAL HOME, 117 Main St., Fairhaven. Burial will be private.
MORTON: of New Bedford, formerly of Falmouth, Saturday, April 12, 2014, Cory, 29. Husband of Teri (Whitcomb) Morton. Calling hours are 4 to 7 p.m. today at the CHAPMAN, COLE & GLEASON FUNERAL HOME, 475 Main St., Falmouth Center. His funeral will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at the funeral home.
STONE: of Mattapoisett, Sunday, March 30, 2014, George E., 96. Husband of Sonja "Snug" Stone. His memorial service will be at 1 p.m. Saturday at Advent Lutheran Church, 62 E. Grove St., Middleboro.
WALEN: of Marion, Thursday, Oct. 17, 2013, Constance (McDonald), 88. Widow of Roger S. Walen. A memorial service for Constance and her late husband Roger will be at 1 p.m. Saturday at St. Gabriel's Episcopal Church. Arrangements are by the SAUNDERS-DWYER MATTAPOISETT HOME FOR FUNERALS, 50 County Road, Route 6, Mattapoisett.
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Oracle Linux 7 Now Available!
By Roxana Babiciu on Jul 26, 2014
This week, Oracle introduced Oracle Linux 7; an open source operating platform that gives customers and partners the capabilities, tools, and features needed to innovate, collaborate, and create solutions across traditional, cloud-based, and virtual environments. As with previous releases, Oracle Linux 7 is easy to download, free to distribute, and the only major enterprise Linux distribution that publishes all bug fixes and security errata publicly, providing more flexibility and choice than other commercial Linux distributions.


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Recreational Program KCC has the strongest recreational program in the State of Hawai'i whose members enjoy non-competitive paddling several times a week. They also enthusiastically volunteer their support for diverse local community causes including GEMS, Ironman, Ultraman, Lavaman, Kona Marathon as well as KCC res and activities.
•No paddles are to be placed in the canoes to reserve seats.
•Keep your paddle in your hand while the Steersmen organize the crews. The Steersmen balance the crews by assessing the number of qualified steersmen, paddling experience, size, age, seniority, pleasant dispositions, swimmers, strength, balance of members and guests, endurance, and expected pace of the crews.
•The double hulls are organized first: If we have more than twelve paddlers who want to be in the double hull, the Steersmen will decide whether to double shift, try to move folks to single hull, or some other creative solution.
*Single hulls will be filled according to the individual steersman's same criteria as above. It is important to have as many full boats as possible--e.g. four 5 man hulls is preferable to three 6 man and a 2 man. That is why we do not load 6 mans first nor leave the bay until all hulls are on the water.
In 2015 Keauhou placed second to Puna Canoe Club in the AAA Division in the HCRA State Championships. Makani Kai, our racing koa, placed second (7 gold medals won by Waikiki Beach Boys and KCC) in this year's gold medal race table compared to Hawaiian's 9 golds. Over the past eleven years we have produced seven state championships in A, AA, AAA at the HCRA State Regatta Championship (75 clubs); 2015 Queen Liliuokalani World's Largest Long Distance Canoe Race (1st place Overall/Open Men/glass; 1st place 40+Men Iron koa MOKU ama; 1st place Men Open Iron koa HCRA ama; 1st place 40+women Iron Koa MOKU ama; 2d place Keauhou/Kai Opua Iron Koa HCRA ama; 1st place Men 60+glass; 3rd place Open 9 Man glass): 2015 Moloka'i Hoe (Open Men 4th place overall/Highest Hawaiian Islands finisher; Men 40+ 1st place/19th overall): Pailolo Women 40+, 4th place overall:
Keauhou Canoe Club is located at Keauhou Bay, whose name means "a new beginning". The club was founded in 1980 as Kauikeaouli Canoe Club, named for the birthname of Kamehameha III who was born on the site.
The bay has long been used as a site for sport and recreation, from the mile long holua leading down to the bay to the big water surf break off the cliffs to the north of the bay.
MISSION STATEMENT The mission of the Keauhou Canoe Club is to educate our youth, our membership, and the community at large about Hawaiian culture, values, and traditions and to promote competitive and recreational outrigger canoe paddling and other water sports in historic Keauhou Bay. Adopted by the Keauhou Canoe Board, October 2009
Keauhou Canoe Club Scholarships awarded $2000 in high school graduation scholarships in 2015.
Keauhou Canoe Club is proud to announce our two 2015 $1000 scholarship recipients. Reiko Ikeno of Konawaena High School received the James F. Rogers Academic Scholarship recipient Reiko's academic scholarship credentials includes a senior year GPA over 3.9 while competing in paddling and water polo. Student government, the Blood Bank, and Leadership round out her profile as an outstanding student. She will attend Portland State University as an undeclared major. Bethany Batangan from Konawaena High School received the Mike Haines Merit Achievement Scholarship. Bethany maintained a 3.7 GPA while taking Honors and AP classes and was a key member of the Leadership team. She organized the Blood Bank drive, many assemblies and motivational activities like "Feel Good Fridays." As captain of the paddling team she led the Varsity Mixed Paddling Crew to the BIIF Championship win and third place at state championship. She plans to attend Olympic College and major in business. Congratulations to each of these fine young women and KCC is proud to help them along on their academic journey.
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Dr. Sherry Powers, Dean of School of Education
Dr. Mark Butler, Associate Dean; CAEP Coordinator
Dr. Tim Crook, Chair of Instructional Leadership
Dr. Channon Horn, Chair of Educational Specialties; Assessment System Coordinator
Dr. David Riel, Director of Clinical Experiences
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION MAJOR PROGRAMS [Major and Minor requirements]
Elementary School Grades P-5
Middle School Grades 5-9
Secondary Education 8-12 (English, Biology, Chemistry, Social Studies, and Math)
P-12 Education (French, Spanish, Latin, Art, Music, and Health/PE)
LBD P-12 Dual Certification (must accompany certification for Elem Ed or Middle School)
MSD P-12 Dual Certification (must accompany Elem Ed or Middle School AND LBD certificate)
The School of Education also offers an online Elementary School Grades P-5 program (based on Kentucky licensure) through the Adult Professional Studies.
Asbury University has a variety of teaching majors leading to either the Bachelor of Science in Education or the Bachelor of Arts degree. The mission of the School of Education is as follow:
Our mission as the School of Education is to facilitate the preparation of professional educators who embody world-class academic excellence, spiritual integrity, and servant leadership.
The goal of the School of Education is to provide a strong academic Clinical-Based Preparation Program and to prepare quality educators who are committed to professional excellence and who positively impact P-12 student learning. It is the intent of the School of Education to provide educators who can design instruction, assess student learning, analyze the work of learners, diagnose pupil progress, and prescribe for student success. To accomplish this, candidates in education will have specific and intentional clinical opportunities in each course and will have extended clinical school-embedded experiences integrated throughout the preparation process. The entire program is designed to facilitate education candidates entering a student-centered profession for the 21st century.
This commitment is embodied in the School of Education's model: "Facilitators of Student Success," which seeks to prepare educators in response to the Kentucky Teacher Standards who will be able to:
An integral facet of the program is education in a Christian context with preparation for service in various educational settings. Addressing a broad range of contemporary educational issues, many courses offer opportunities for working with school-age young people. Cooperating officials of nearby school systems provide the School of Education staff and students access to practical educational experiences. The School of Education preparation programs are approved and accredited by the Kentucky Education Professional Standards Board and accredited by the National Council for the Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE), now changing to the Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation (CAEP).
The Teacher Education Program is administered through a Performance Assessment System built on a continuous improvement cycle which includes four progress check points or "Gates":
Gate 1—Program Entry; complete Gate 1
Gate 2—Admission to Teacher Education; admission to upper level courses
Gate 3—Admission to Student Teaching; complete Form 2
Gate 4—Program Exit; recommendation for certification
Students seeking a recommendation for a teaching certificate must be accepted into the Teacher Education Program (Gate 2) in order to complete required professional courses (300 or above). Receiving a "proficient" rating at Gate 3 is required to pursue the professional semester and obtain a student teaching assignment. Fulfilling the requirements of Gate 4 (exit from program) results in a recommendation for certification. Student teaching, which is considered to be a full-semester of coursework, involves two weeks of seminars and day-long involvement and participation for 13 weeks during a semester in a local school district. A minimum grade of 2.75 for all coursework in the cumulative, major, and professional courses GPAs must be maintained for continuation in all education major programs. [The professional courses are as follows: ED/EDA 301, 320, 341, 342, 350, 360, 380, 390, 385, 393, 401, 405, 410, 420, 421, 422, 425, 428, and all Student Teaching courses. Student Teaching is a minimum of 70 days and attendance at 7 seminars.]
Gate 2 Admission For Traditional Undergraduate- Residential Programs:
1. Meet Teacher Education Program entry requirements.
2. Obtain a minimum GPA of 2.75 on a 4.0 scale in the cumulative GPA for admission into the Teacher Education Program.
3. Submit a formal application (Form 1) for admission into teacher education.
4. Obtain a grade of "C" or above in each of these courses:
5. Complete the PRAXIS Core Academic Skills for Educators: Reading, Writing, and Math, and obtain KY passing scores.
6. Obtain a grade of "C" or above in ED/EDA 200 Introduction to Education.
7. Complete successfully ED/EDA 201 Structured Inquiry Clinical, 60 hours that includes at least one diversity experience with positive teacher recommendations (proficient rating)—including disposition ratings.
8. Obtain clearance from the Office of Student Development concerning moral, social, and ethical behavior.
9. Obtain 2 positive recommendations with disposition ratings for admission into teacher education.
10. Submit completed "Character and Fitness" form that meets Kentucky's Code of Ethics
11. Complete a successful interview with the Teacher Education Committee (Proficient ranking).
12. Obtain an overall Proficient score on the Gate 2 portfolio, which includes Standard XI for dispositions.
(See variation for Gate 2 Admission For APS Undergraduate Programs – Education P-6)
1. Cumulative GPA 2.75 minimum
2. Major GPA 2.75 minimum
3. Professional GPA 2.75 minimum
4. Complete Form 2--Application to Student Teaching
5. Obtain positive department approval, including disposition ratings
6. Submit completed "Character and Fitness" form that meets Kentucky's Code of Ethics.
7. Complete all professional education courses with a grade of "C" or better
8. Obtain Medical Clearance
9. Complete criminal background check
10. Obtain a Proficient rating on each ED/EDA 301 & 401 Clinicals
11. Obtain a Proficient rating on the interview
12. Obtain a Proficient rating on the portfolio, including Standard XI for dispositions
13. Interview with the Director of Clinical Experiences
1. Cumulative GPA minimum of 2.75
2. Major GPA minimum of 2.75
3. Professional GPA minimum of 2.75
4. Complete Certification Application
5. Obtain positive cooperating teacher recommendation, including Standard XI for dispositions
6. Complete and meet the criteria on the "Character and Fitness" Form
7. Complete student teaching with a Proficient rating, including Standard XI for dispositions
8. Obtain a Proficient rating on the interview
9. Obtain a Proficient rating on the portfolio, including Standard XI for dispositions
Licensure Examinations:
All education majors are required to take the appropriate PRAXIS II Specialty Area Exam(s) and the respective Principles of Learning and Teaching (PLT).
Certification (Gate 4)
When certification is desired in another state, keep in mind that most state Departments of Education request a copy of the teaching certificate obtained from the state in which the teacher education program was completed. Graduates can contact a state's Department of Education to ask for an application for certification and can contact the Certification Specialist at Asbury University for assistance in interpreting individual state certification requirements.
Asbury graduates currently teach throughout the United States and in many foreign countries. Over 60% of the states, including Kentucky, belong to the Interstate Certification Compact.
Student Teaching Overseas - Asbury is affiliated with Interaction International/CCTECC (Christian College Teacher Education Coordinating Council) and SEND International. These organizations provide Asbury with an accredited framework to offer overseas student teaching. Dual placement is necessary, with candidates teaching stateside in a local school district with supervision by Education faculty during the first half of the semester. Student teaching overseas occurs during the last half of the professional semester. Careful consideration needs to take place by anyone desiring to student teach overseas. There is an application and stateside training fee. Candidates must apply at least one full calendar year in advance of student teaching placement. Contact the Director of Clinical Experiences in the School of Education for details and application specifications.
The Kentucky Education Professional Standards Board mandates four levels of certification requirements which include Elementary (P-5), Middle School (5-9), Secondary (8-12), and all grade levels (P-12) Education. Students must meet the requirements of one of the prescribed certification programs.
Fifty percent of the major must be taken at Asbury University to receive a degree, and student teaching must be completed in a school district with which Asbury has a contractual agreement. All program requirements are in response to Kentucky Education Professional Standards Board and are subject to change.
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The Associated Press has settled its copyright infringement claim against artist Shepard Fairey on amicable terms, the wire service announced today. The settlement ends a nearly two-year court battle over Fairey's unauthorized use of an AP photo to create the iconic Obama Hope poster.
AP says Fairey has agreed to share with AP the rights to make posters and merchandise from the Hope image. That means some of the future revenues generated by the image will flow to AP.
The two sides have also agreed to collaborate on a series of images that Fairey will create based on AP photographs, the AP says. And, the wire service adds, "The parties have agreed to additional financial terms that will remain confidential."
As part of the agreement, neither side is giving up its legal position regarding the Obama Hope image. AP charged Fairey with copyright infringement for unauthorized use of the photograph, which was shot by AP photographer Mannie Garcia.
"The AP contended that Mr. Fairey copied all of the original, creative expression in the AP's photograph without crediting or compensating AP," the wire service said in its press release.
Fairey has asserted that he didn't appropriate copyrightable material from the AP's photo, and that even if he did, his use of the image was allowable as a fair use under copyright law.
Fairey's defense suffered a setback when he admitted in late 2009 that he had falsified evidence about which AP image he had appropriated. He said he had made a mistake about which image he had actually used, and tried to cover up that mistake.
In reaching their settlement, both sides stuck to their legal positions, and issued face-saving statements. AP president and CEO Tom Curley said, "AP will continue to vigilantly protect its copyrighted photographs against wholesale copying and commercialization where there is no legitimate basis for asserting fair use."
For his part, Fairey said, "I respect the work of photographers, as well as recognize the need to preserve opportunities for other artists to make fair use of photographic images."
He added, "I look forward to working with photos provided by the AP's talented photographers." And, the AP press release notes, he has agreed not to use another AP photo in his work without permission.
Shepard Fairey, AP Settle Copyright Lawsuit
January 12, 2011
The Associated Press has settled its copyright infringement claim against artist Shepard Fairey on amicable terms, the wire service announced today. The settlement ends a nearly two-year court battle over Fairey's unauthorized use of an AP photo to create the iconic Obama Hope poster.
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Q. How can I apply for graduate work in your department?
A. Details are provided on our Apply page. Briefly, you need to submit an application for admission to the Graduate School along with a fee (check application for current fee), official transcripts from all colleges and universities attended and three letters of recommendation from faculty members (preferably) or other persons who can discuss your potential for graduate work in chemical engineering. You also need to submit GRE Aptitude test scores. If you are not a citizen or permanent resident of the U.S., you will need to submit a TOEFL score. Official copies of these documents are required for admission. However, photocopies can be used for the initial review process. A "statement of academic goals and research interests" is included with the application, and is beneficial to the admissions committee in reaching its decision. Publications in peer reviewed journals are viewed favorably by the admission committee and submission of reprints is encouraged.
Visit http://www.umbc.edu/gradschool/admissions/apply.html for more information.
Q. What's the difference between the two graduate programs in your department?
A. We have two very different graduate programs in our department:
-- Chemical & Biochemical Engineering (CBE)
-- Environmental Engineering & Water Resources (EE)
These two programs arose from the two original departments that merged to form our current department. Research in the CBE program is focused on biochemical and biomedical engineering while reseach in the EE program is focused on water resources. Details related to each program can be found in the graduate student handbooks.
Q. I cannot afford to pay the application fee now. Can I defer the fee until I am admitted?
A. We have a fee-free application process for students meeting certain criteria. Details are provided on our Apply page. If students do not meet these criteria, the application fee cannot be deferred or waived. It is the policy of the Graduate School that the fee be received along with all other required documents before that application is evaluated. Applications requiring a fee, but received without the fee, will be returned. All money orders and/or checks should be made payable to UMBC and should indicate your name, address and social security number.
Visit http://www.umbc.edu/gradschool/admissions/apply.html for more information.
Q. I have a non-chemical engineering undergraduate degree. What do I need in order to work toward an advanced degree in chemical engineering?
A. It will almost certainly be necessary for you to take a number of undergraduate engineering courses in addition to the courses required for the M.S. or Ph.D. degrees. Chemistry and physics majors will need approximately four additional undergraduate courses. Mathematics and biology majors will typically need more than four additional courses. However, each case is handled individually.
For details see this page.
Q. What is the basis for admissions decisions?
A. The Department of Chemical and Biochemical Engineering's graduate admission committee makes a determination of an applicant's qualification for admission. This is based on the evaluation of your undergraduate (and/or graduate) record, GRE scores, personal statement and letters of recommendation. A minimum GPA of 3.0 is required, but there is no set GRE requirement. Each candidate is evaluated individually by a department faculty committee that has the authority to make admission recommendations to the Graduate School. The TOEFL is required for international applicants.
Q. What is the application deadline for admission?
A. The deadline for international applicants and for those seeking financial support is January 1. The deadline for domestic students is July 1; however, the first round of acceptance notifications will be sent sometime in late March and therefore the best chance for acceptance is to apply by the January 1 deadline. While nearly all students are admitted for the fall semester, applications from exceptional candidates received by September 15 will be considered for Spring admission.
Q. I would like to do part-time work for a graduate degree. Can this be done?
A. Part-time programs are possible; however, the department does not regularly offer evening or weekend courses. Graduate courses are scheduled throughout the day. Financial aid is normally not available for part-time students.
Q. Will you consider my application before my final semester transcripts are mailed?
A. Students in their final semester of work toward a bachelor's or master's degree may be offered admission pending the filing of supplementary official transcripts showing the award of the degree.
Q. Is it necessary to submit a separate application for financial aid?
A. No. Upon acceptance to the Graduate School an application will be sent to you from the financial aid office.
Q. How much financial aid is available?
A. PhD students admitted to the department are paid a competitive stipend which is approximately the same as stipends paid in chemical engineering departments at other major research universities in this country. Financial aid is only rarely provided for MS students.
Q. What are the tuition charges and additional fees?
A. For full-time graduate students, the tuition charge per year including fees is approximately $10,000. However, many students receive tuition remission from the department and thus do not pay tuition themselves. Student fees are not covered in the tuition remission and amount to approximately $1,000 per year.
Q. What housing accommodations are available to me?
A. On-campus housing is available in the form of shared four-bedroom apartments, although most graduate students choose to live off campus.
Learn about more housing options here.


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Thumbs-Down for Avastin for Breast Cancer
A panel of advisors to the FDA voted 5-4 today against Genentech's bid to market its cancer drug Avastin for advanced breast cancer patients because the risks outweigh benefits, reports Dow Jones Newswires. FDA will make the final call, but the vote against Genentech doesn't bode well.
As the Health Blog noted earlier this week, Avastin, which is currently marketed in the U.S. to treat non-small-cell lung and colon cancer, appears to slow the progression of breast cancer by a median of 5.5 months. But it doesn't improve breast cancer patients' overall survival rate.
The data also suggest that Avastin is potentially more toxic than chemotherapy. About 2% of women in the study on chemo plus Avastin died, whereas no one who got chemotherapy alone did. Bloomberg notes that FDA's briefing documents said patients on the drug had a 20% increase in serious side effects, including death.
The FDA hasn't approved a breast-cancer treatment on slowed progression of the disease, called progression-free survival, as a first-line treatment for advanced breast cancer. "I think there are other agents out there that are available for this patient population," said Maha Hussain, chairwoman of FDA's oncology drugs advisory panel who voted against Avastin.
Genentech is seeking approval of Avastin as a combination treatment with the chemotherapy drug paclitaxel in women with advanced breast cancer who haven't had chemo before. The company has argued there's a benefit to slowing down cancer progression and that data uggest Avastin did improve survival, though the change wasn't statistically significant.
Avastin rang up $1.69 billion in the first three-quarters of 2007. Annual sales could rise by $1.3 billion if Avastin were approved for breast cancer, according to analyst estimates cited by Bloomberg. The company's stock dropped $6.58, or 9%, to $66.20. Trading was halted shortly after the vote.


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Rogue Valley caffeine fiends have chosen Human Bean as their favorite place to grab a cup of joe on the go for the seventh time in eight years.
Starting out with its first coffee drive-thru location in Ashland in 1998, the Human Bean has expanded to 47 locations in seven states.
Although the business has grown, the company stays involved in the local community by donating proceeds from beverages and pastries to local organizations during fundraising events.
"We are pretty involved in the community. We try to do a lot of different things to help out locally," says Human Bean Marketing Director Jackie McGrath.
Headquartered in Medford, Human Bean uses the Farm Friendly Direct program, allowing it to buy coffee directly from the farmers that grow it in nine different countries.
Other favorites: Dutch Bros. and Starbucks.
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For the first time in more than a month, Houston playmaker J.J. Watt went through an entire game without recording a sack. As much pressure as Tom Brady felt for much of the game -- Watt hurried him three times -- the Texans recorded only one sack as a team.
Even before he was asked a question on his conference call with reporters on Monday, Bill Belichick singled out his offensive line for praise.
"After going through the tape, we really have to give a lot of credit to our guys up on the offensive line," the coach said. "I thought they did a real good job yesterday. Not that the Texans didn't have a few plays there, where they gave us problems -- they give everybody problems -- but I thought, overall, those guys really hung in there and battled. We were able to punch out a few runs and threw the ball over 40 times. They did a good job competing against them."
With both Sebastian Vollmer (injured reserve) and Marcus Cannon (ankle) unavailable, the Patriots turned to journeyman tackle Will Svitek to play right tackle and to block either Watt or pass-rush partner Antonio Smith off the edge.
"Will really hung in there," Belichick said. "That's a good front. He and Nate (Solder) both ended up on the defensive ends, Smith and Watt, plenty of times but also on the outside linebackers, on (Whitney) Mercilus and (Brooks) Reed quite a bit too in their sub defenses and also in the 3-4 when they brought those guys off the edge. It's a lot of matchups against good football players. I thought he did a good job hanging in there and battling. Obviously they made a few plays, but not too many. The same thing with Nate on the other side, so it was a good job by both those guys against real good competition."
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A year in, SCF president earning praise
Published: Thursday, November 7, 2013 at 6:02 p.m.
Last Modified: Thursday, November 7, 2013 at 6:02 p.m.
BRADENTON - Carol Probstfeld is watching students in the courtyard dance to a country tune, and looks like she's itching to join. But she's wearing heels, the kids' moves are too fast, and she has more students to meet at this Fall Frolic festival at State College of Florida.
Age: 52
Hometown: Whittier, Calif.
Family: Married to Bill Murphy, who works for a government contractor that sells equipment for homeland security. Her "fur children" are Harpo, a smooth-coated red Brussels Griffon, and Nixie, a Portuguese Water Dog.
Hobby: Scuba diving. She has gone on 1,000 dives, including a trip two decades ago where she met her husband.
Favorite book: The Bible
Career: SCF president since January 2013. She was SCF vice president of business and administrative services for 10 years before being named president.
Chief financial officer and treasurer, Notre Dame de Namur University, Belmont, Calif., 1995 to 2001.
Director of finance and administration, Recovery Resources Inc., Cleveland, 1989 to 1995.
Education: Ed.D. in Organizational Leadership from Argosy University
Master of Business Administration from John Carroll University
Bachelor of Science in Accounting and Marketing from California State Polytechnic University
Free general admission seating for the Dr. Carol F. Probstfeld Inauguration Concert will begin at 5:30 p.m. Friday on the Great Lawn off the 57th Avenue West parking lots. Guests are invited to bring chairs and coolers. Entertainment includes local performance artist Brian Olsen (7:15 p.m.), a concert featuring the SCF Symphony Orchestra and Symphonic Band and vocalists (8:15 p.m.) and fireworks (9 p.m.).
The SCF president moves on, stopping at booths as student club representatives share pamphlets and stories about their organizations. Some ask her about her puppies. Others talk about softball or band.
At the film club table, a new adjunct professor shakes her hand and politely asks her name.
"Carol Probstfeld," she replies warmly, without hesitation. Another teacher pokes the professor and lets him know who she is.
In the year since Probstfeld took charge of SCF, the former college vice president has helped prep the school for a coming and extensive re-accreditation process. She's pushed through several campus projects, including plans for a new sand volleyball court and a revamped student union. And she's worked to rebuild relationships with the local and school communities.
As Probstfeld prepares for her inauguration at a ceremony planned for Friday evening, many students and faculty say that the president's visibility has made a difference for a college that suffered from high-profile and dramatic politics that led to the departure of former president Lars Hafner.
Probstfeld wasn't sure she wanted this: The jam-packed schedule. Nights and weekends devoted to the college.
When trustees and faculty initially approached her about applying for the position, she told them she wasn't interested.
But later she changed her mind and in January trustees unanimously voted her as president.
"I know me," Probstfeld said. "If I said 'yes,' I was going to be all in."
She said she started with trying to restore confidence and pride for a faculty that has watched the institution go through some hard times. That meant focusing on the success of students and faculty and sharing it with the community.
Faculty Senate President Luci Frith remembers Probstfeld visiting with faculty members.
"She said I'm the chief storyteller of SCF," Frith said. "I want to have stories to tell about your students and what they are doing."
SCF sophomore Tessa Alyman, a volleyball player, didn't expect to run into her college president when she went to a hall of fame event for athletics. She was more surprised when Probstfeld invited her and a friend to coffee in her office.
They talked about Probstfeld's underwater photography, about Alyman's home country, Canada, and volleyball.
"That had a big impact on me," Alyman said. "Especially being far from home."
Soon, Alyman started noticing Probstfeld at volleyball games, including a beach tournament last year at Siesta Key. Win or lose, Probstfeld always came up to the girls after the game. Several times a year, a "Pizza with the President" event is held, and Probstfeld answers questions of her students.
"It's really clear to me that she cares about the student voice," student Vida Biggins said. "As a president, it's got to be so easy to be disconnected from who you are working for. But she actually takes time to speak to students, listens to what we have to say and acknowledges all of it."
Many at SCF are hesitant or tired of talking about the circumstances that led to a breach in community trust and the public ousting of Hafner.
But most agree that somewhere along the way SCF appeared to be losing focus. The institution was trying to develop four-year programs and start a collegiate school, and some felt the school was abandoning its first commitment to lower-level and transfer students.
Probstfeld says she understands this. The initiatives at the time were a validation of what the college could do, but the administration had failed to invite faculty or the community into the process.
"The bigger challenge I saw ahead of me was restoring the relationship with our external community that had kind of been put on the back burner as the institution focused on other things," Probstfeld says.
Several partnerships have formed this year under Probstfeld's watch. The college is sharing a grant with the University of South Florida Sarasota-Manatee and New College to develop technology graduates.
SCF faculty are pointing their associate's degree arts students to Ringling's Bachelor of Fine Arts program down the road.
And as of this year, SCF is paying for all its students and faculty under 40 to be members of the Manatee Young Professionals networking group.
Probstfeld calls these relationships "small victories" in building a collaborative spirit between SCF, other educational institutions and the community.
New opportunities like this have not gone unnoticed by students such as Evans Rimel, the student government president. He plans to go to his first MYP meeting this month.
"Many students actually know who Doctor Probstfeld is," Rimel, 19, said." Getting herself out to the student body has been one of her biggest achievements."
Others remain to be seen. The college is requesting $17.6 million from state legislators this year to expand and remodel a library and resource center.
Though school leaders won't know if their request will be filled, Probstfeld personally met with local legislators to discuss how to meet the school's needs.
"She has gone right after it," said Frith, who was invited to attend these meetings with Probstfeld. "We have confidence that she's not going to take us to a place where we aren't going to be able to support our core mission."
This evening, faculty and other dignitaries are scheduled to gather in academic regalia to celebrate Probstfeld's inauguration. Then a public "Evening Under the Stars" celebration — including fireworks and SCF musicians — follows.
Probstfeld admits she's nervous, but she's also at home here, surrounded by her co-workers. Recently, she hosted a dinner at her home in northwest Bradenton for a committee working on an extensive quality plan for the school's upcoming accreditation process. This day isn't about her, she says.
"I wanted to focus the day on excellence," Probstfeld says. "The academic excellence of our institution, past, present and future."
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Definition of adhocracy in English:
A flexible, adaptable, and informal organizational structure without bureaucratic policies or procedures.
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- He uses the term 'adhocracy' to describe the kind of collaboration he prefers: like-minded software developers, finding each other and working in ever-shifting groups.
- This form of adhocracy also allows for effective use of individuals with specific interests in a short period of time.
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Top 5 Hemsky Performances
Tuesday, 08.13.2013 / 2:17 PM MT / Top 5
By Ryan Frankson - edmontonoilers.com
Top 5 Hemsky Performances
Back in January we counted down Oilers veteran winger Ales Hemsky's top five goals, but this time around, in honour of his 30th birthday today, we're going to check out his top five full-game performances. Hemsky has recorded 111 multi-point outings in 597 career NHL games, contributing to his regular season career point total of 451. He has also recorded 17 points in 30 post-season contests. We've sorted through all of his gems to highlight Hemsky's five most impressive single game showings in this week's countdown.


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Apple iPods, and Cats, and Beatles, Oh My: Must Be 9/09/09
Today is Sept. 9, 2009, a date that has no real significance (unlike, say, two days from now) outside of the fact that it looks cool in your email inbox when written out and is an excellent opportunity for businesses to generate some additional buzz for their pop culture products. Or is it? One of the more hyped releases coming out today is the Beatles double-whammy of the new Rock Band game and the first remastering of the entire Beatles catalog in more than 20 years. According to "The Lennon Prophecy" author Joseph Niezgoda, the selection of Sept. 9 is no coincidence when it comes to all things Beatles. As he tells BeatlesNews.com,
"I truly believe this is another clue that plays into a lot of Beatle and John Lennon mythology… The association of the number nine with The Beatles, and more particularly with John Lennon, has been undeniably obvious throughout the years, a fact which did not escape Lennon himself, nor those close to him and his many biographers. John had a fascination with numerology and particularly the number nine, reflected in his songs Revolution 9, #9 Dream and One After 909. Dealing with the devil is the major theme of The Lennon Prophecy and if you invert 09/09/09, it is 06/06/06 or "666″ which is the sign of the devil."
Okaaaay. To amp up the Beatles conspiracy theme, Apple Computers — not to be confused with Apple Corps, the Beatles-founded holding company for their Apple Records — has scheduled their big keynote presentation today (check out the WSJ/Digits's live-blog of the event). So far, there's been no talk of introducing the Fab Four's songs into the Apple Store, but you know never know….
But 9/09/09 isn't just about the Beatles and Apple. There's a slew of other events and product releases being tagged to today. The date has even spawned its own Twitter hash tag: #thenines, which seems to have originated as a religious tag but has since been appropriated by "90909″ fans at large. Is any or all of it related? We'll list the day's big events for you and let you draw your own conclusions.
- "9″: Not to be confused with "Nine," the musical starring Daniel Day-Lewis, Penelope Cruz and Nicole Kidman which will be released by the Weinstein Co. in December, or sleeper summer blockbuster "District 9," this new film release is animated, based on director Shane Acker's Oscar-nominated short of the same name, and features the voice of Elijah Wood as the title character.
- Monopoly City Streets: Monopoly maker Hasbro is attempting to go online and multiplayer with the introduction of interactive version of the popular board game. Players are given $3 million in digital Monopoly money and then proceed to buy and trade real streets and cities, such as New York City's Broadway or Chicago's State Street, in lieu of fussing about with the bland Baltic Ave.
- No Cat Videos on the Internet: And finally, as our sister blog Digits has noted, the blog Urlesque has sworn to go the entire day without without posting a picture or video of a fuzzy kitten playing the piano, sleeping in a shoe, or LOL-ing up a scene. For their A Day Without Cats mission, they've already got sworn commitments from Best Week Ever, PopEater, and a slew of other sites. I foresee a tussle with the WhaleCat awareness folks. See their "press conference" below:


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Game Changer: Jonathan F.P. Rose
A developer who combines a keen feel for the housing market with a genuine commitment to social justice, good urbanism, and green building.
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A design collaboration between Dattner Architects and Grimshaw, this groundbreaking mixed-income housing development includes a series of tiered geometric gardens and green roofs.
Courtesy David Sundberg/Esto
His path to that challenge wasn't so straight as he sometimes makes out, however. Improbably, the flourishing developer of today began his professional life as the founder of Gramavision. From 1979 until he sold the brand in 1993, Rose was responsible for recording and distributing some of the most important avant-garde and progressive musical acts of the 1980s, among them Medeski Martin & Wood, the Kronos Quartet, and jazz guitarist John Scofield. But as the music industry began to change, he decided it was time to move on. "I was working day and night," he says, juggling music and his family's business interests. "I realized I had to focus. I couldn't do everything." A good ten years before the digital revolution would swamp the conventional recording industry, Rose saw that the business model was losing ground and decided it was time to put down his axe and put on his business suit.
It would not be the last prescient decision of the developer. Significantly, Rose's first major attempt at a full-scale urban renewal project was in the same neighborhood where Forest City Ratner pulled its recent bait-and-switch. In 1985, still under the aegis of his parents' company, Rose attained the rights to what was then called the Atlantic Terminal Urban Renewal Area in Brooklyn. It was, notes Rose, among the earliest projects of its kind anywhere, "one of the first mixed-use, mixed-income, transit-oriented development plans." The basic pattern foreshadowed what Rose and others have been doing successfully in the decades since, but in the mid-eighties, the Terminal proposal was so ahead of its time that it drew legal action from what today would seem an unlikely quarter. "All the suits were environmental in basis," Rose says. "At that time, the environmental movement just believed that developing in the city was evil." The project was blocked, stalled by a recession, and then Ratner took over.
"We've completely reversed that," Rose continues. "Today, we believe mixed-use, mixed-income is smart." With environmental groups recognizing that dense, efficient urban development is the best antidote to suburban sprawl, the Jonathan Rose Company has found ready allies in city after city. In Santa Fe, New Mexico, Rose and his partners started work in 1989 on the Second Street Studios, a live/work complex with on-site retail, galleries, and restaurants; three years later in Denver, Colorado, the team pulled together no fewer than than 23 sources of public and private funding to restore the historic Denver Dry Goods Building and turn it into a mix of low-to- market-rate apartments and condos, as well as offices and retail spaces. To date, the company has spurred $1.5 billion worth of development, spread out over the dozens of projects in its portfolio. And Rose says that business is getting better. "We're finding it easier and easier to find financing," he claims.
"Jonathan is a rare combination—someone with a strong market sensibility and also a sense of social justice," notes his friend and colleague John Norquist. As mayor of Milwaukee for sixteen years and now head of the advocacy group Congress for the New Urbanism (CNU), Norquist has firsthand experience trying to turn troubled neighborhoods into sustainable communities. What sets Rose apart, Norquist says, isn't just his commercial acumen, but his ability to see how his own company's viability and the viability of its projects fit into a broader political and economic framework. "He's trying to change the whole system," Norquist says. To that end, Rose has collaborated with Enterprise Community Partners and others to lobby Washington for the expansion of tax credits and the retooling of housing subsidy rules so that developers like him have a greater financial incentive to build quality housing for the poor and working class.


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Scott County Central High School Principal Eileen Owens chats with students Jaylen Porter (far left), Nathan Holland and Darius Blissett (far right) in the hallway Thursday. After 33 years of working in the Scott County School District, Owens is officially retiring at the end of the school year.
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(Photo by Leonna Heuring, Staff )
Scott Central educator will end 33-year career in district
SIKESTON -- As another school year comes to a close, Scott County Central High School Principal Eileen Owens is relating to the graduating senior class more than ever before.
After 33 years in the school district, Owens is retiring from her full-time position. Her official last day is June 30.
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