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Reading past the headlines - Pointing to, yet looking beyond the Code of Best Practices in Fair Use for Media Literacy Education
On November 11, 2008, media literacy educators released a Code of Best Practices in Fair Use.
Some people have asked me recently how this would change our instruction and workshops on Fair Use - not realizing that the code of ethics falls in line with what Soundzabound has taught all along on Fair User as part of our staff development services which cover not only music but other forms of media.
The code of ethics helps to clarify many myths and misconceptions regarding Fair Use and serves as a resource that emphasizes instructional use, critical thinking and transformative content when using copyrighted materials for teaching purposes while giving proper attribution and acknowledgment.
The guide identifies five principles:
#1 Classroom Teaching with copyrighted materials
#2 Copyrighted material within curricula
#3 Sharing teaching materials
#4 Student work
#5 Sharing student work
Within each principle there are three sections:
a) Description
b) Principle defined
c) Limitations
It is important to read beyond the headline to the limitations set forth in each of the committee's principles since most people fail to recognize, and therefore, abuse the rights we have been given as educators within the Fair Use Guidelines.
As with any liberty, when we abuse it, it does draw negative attention, and so we, as educators, do have an ethical responsibility toward the freedoms we have been given in this area. The message of "yes you can" does not mean a free-for-all; therefore, special attention to the limitations must be given.
The Code of Best Practices also contains a section called COMMON MYTHS ABOUT FAIR USE. On page 16, the myth of IF I'M NOT MAKING ANY MONEY OFF OF IT, IT'S FAIR USE (AND IF I AM MAKING MONEY OFF IT, IT'S NOT), is clarified by saying that "non commercial use can be a plus in fair use analysis, but its scope is hard to define." In the latter part of the paragraph, the code also emphasizes relying on tranformativeness.
However, in this age of brand infringement, we find that there is little we can do about this. That is why it is so important for a teacher or student, even in non-profit situations, to take into account how an artist's brand is used.
A great example is the recent lawsuit filed by Jackson Browne against the McCain campaign for using his song, "Running on Empty" without permission (see Jackson Browne Sues GOP And McCain Campaign). – Sam Stein, Huff Post Reporting.
In a related follow-up article, the McCain lawyers claimed, "their client was legally allowed to use the track because he was not seeking to gain profit from it," but the Jackson Browne attorneys disputed that "the Federal Courts have long held that the unauthorized use of a famous singer's voice in a commercial constitutes a false endorsement and a violation of the singer's right of publicity."
By the same token, students and teachers should use caution and consideration even for educational purposes not to place an artist's or copyright holder's material into a video or other form of multimedia which may go against their beliefs.
We may argue this point; but unfortunately, the cost of incompliance can amount to astronomical attorney fees, and though you may have a case, your cost to fight it typically outweighs the benefits of your own principle. And, artists and copyright holders do have a brand that they enforce. (See related article Universal demands takedown of homemade dancing toddler clip; EFF sues).
The mother in this case has joined forces with the EFF (Electronic Frontier Foundation) to recover damages after she "has been injured substantially and irreparably" and wants money to cover her legal expenses.
The Code of Best Practices states that no lawsuits have occurred, but in the case of illegally downloaded music – they have, and, for other branding or improper use of Fair Use, there have been lawsuits that are settled out of court for undisclosed amounts of money. Not by hearsay, but by first- hand accounts do I speak of parents specifically who have paid over $60,000.00 in out-of-court settlements. In saying this, I certainly do not advocate the court's ruling but feel it is my responsibility to give caution where caution is due.
Regarding situations of sharing videos and other projects in public, if a student posts something on a video sharing network such as YouTube, it may not be a big deal, but when a school does it they become a bigger target. Nearly everything gets posted to a public environment these days, and for audio especially, it is wise to look toward other alternatives to Fair Use.
In the area of copyrighted music, it has also been a factor that the majority of popular music that students not only listen to but choose to use in their projects have sexual content, illicit lyrics and other content which is deemed unsuitable for educational content with no formal screening process. This too can bring liability to schools and districts.
Now that we live in a digital universe, we can no longer draw the line between copyright holders vs. educators, since we are ALL creators of digital content; therefore, we are copyright holders. This also means that now more than ever, a mutual respect for one another's property and the proper use of it to teach, engage and enhance is of utmost importance.
Based on this, in a short time we will enter a brand new era which exceeds our limitations in education regarding Fair Use, where student and teacher creativity combined with educational licensing from major artists will be brought together through modern technology to meet our needs.
Barry S. Britt is an ASCAP member, music licensor, digital copyright instructor and is co-founder and executive producer of Soundzabound Royalty Free Music in Atlanta, GA.


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Yes, he may have taken frequent trips to Mexico.
So when his family stopped hearing from him
But police refused to take a missing person report.
They assumed that he went missing by choice.
They had to wait 17 years to report Gilardo missing.
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His hair is gray and his eyes are brown.
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John Anthony Gilardo was last seen in San Diego, California sometime during 1995. He kept in regular phone contact with his sister. And she attempted to report him missing after he stopped calling her. When she told the police Gilardo took frequent trips to Mexico, they assumed he'd left of his own accord and refused to accept a report.
Gilardo's sister wasn't able to file a missing persons report until July 201. That was seventeen years after she last heard from her brother. Few details are available in his case.
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This is one case in which I believe the system outright failed a missing person and his family. John Anthony Gilardo has been missing for 23 years. And, even now, he is not considered an endangered missing person? For 17 years, police refused to even investigate his disappearance or treat it as such. I don't like to criticize the authorities but in this case, someone dropped the ball. It is too late to change things. But this family do need answers. And if "few details are available" in a missing person's case, shouldn't they be given the benefit of the doubt and not assumed to be in no danger? Doesn't Gilardo deserve better? How about his family?
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The above information is found on John Anthony Gilardo's Charley Project Page. I have adapted and remixed it. It is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial 4.0 International License.
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Taylor Swift Doesn't Want Anyone to See Alleged Groping Photos
Taylor Swift is seeking to seal documents and photographs that she says prove she was groped by a radio station host in 2013. The plaintiff has also joined the motion to seal.
The Denver Post reports David Mueller and Swift are both asking a judge to close public access to the documents and photos. Swift and her co-defendants argue that one photograph in particular will "be shared for scandalous and pruient interests" and taint a perspective jury pool. They ask that this particular document (Exhibit 14) not be shared until absolutely necessary, as it's extremely personal and sensitive.
The Post points out that if Judge William Martinez agrees to the motion and later dismisses the lawsuit, there will be no trial and the photo will never be publicly revealed.
Mueller was known as "Jackson" on KYGO-FM's "Ryno and Jackson" radio show. He was fired soon after the incident allegedly occurred in June 2013. He was accused of lifting up the pop-country superstar's skirt and groping her during a meet and greet, but the two parties dispute what a key photograph shows. Mueller has denied being involved, saying a colleague was the one who groped Swift. He's suing for slander, arguing that he was fired and banned from Swift concerts for life based on false accusations.
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Connecting fans to the toughest mountain bike race in the world
To give the Absa Cape Epic a global platform, strategic and innovative infrastructure was needed throughout the 700km race.Download this case study (pdf, 186.98KB)
To give the Absa Cape Epic a global platform, strategic and innovative infrastructure was needed throughout the 700km race.Download this case study (pdf, 186.98KB)
With most of the race taking place in remote areas, cycling fans needed a way to connect to the ridersRead below
Strategic hotspots, or WiFi Bubbles, placed throughout the route allowed riders to share their progress with audiences on social mediaRead below
High speed, high performance connectivity along the route enabled the race team to deliver exceptional service, while audiences got real-time analyticsRead below
Why you need a connected race
The Absa Cape Epic is designed to be one of a kind, globally. However, the remote, often harsh African settings, seminal to its uniqueness, create an extreme test of the infrastructure needed to enable the world to interact with the race.
When the race was launched in 2004, founder Kevin Vermaak wanted to create a mountain biking stage race that would capture the world's imagination. He created several unique aspects, including making it the world's first team endurance event, with riders having to race in pairs. The race is also a ProAm, with amateurs competing against professionals. The most visible differentiator, however, was having much of the eight-day race take place in remote locations and wildlife reserves that are often subject to extreme weather conditions.
Most of the 700km race therefore fell into terrain without infrastructure. An innovative solution was needed to enable riders, UCI officials, Venue Operating Centre (VOC), organisers, caterers, medical personnel, and media to communicate with one another and the outside world. Without connectivity, the race would not be able to take its place on global sporting calendars.
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We created a solution that connects everyone involved in the race in real-time. With each one of the thousands of local and international riders using social media, and hundreds of journalists from around the world reporting online, the race automatically becomes a global event.
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By supplying strategic hot spots with high speed, high performance connectivity, we made it possible for them to use their personal devices anywhere, anytime, distributing an extremely dramatic, continuous, personalised narrative about the race to an ever-widening social media audience. Wi-Fi 'bubbles' along the route that live streamed coverage of the event from cameras on the bikes have enhanced both broadcast and social media coverage.
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The mobile race hospital is connected to the Mediclinic national hospital network, enabling world class field triage and aftercare treatment. Medical histories are kept on record so that riders who compete again are given pertinent attention. Logistics vehicles and riders are tracked. Fans can see where their riders are on the route, where they finish, and what their ranking is. Riders can upload their own statistics to assess their performance on the go.
Innovation is continuous. In 2015, we included video conferencing with British commentator, Rob Warner, at the course hot spots. In 2016, we expanded to live coverage from the route and on-screen data nuggets. In 2017, a Race Centre app will be deployed, along with a PowerBI tool for real time analytics. Heart rate and power data for the professional riders will be indicated on the race's website.


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Nation's tallest public art to top Salesforce Tower
A brilliantly dynamic nine-story electronic sculpture will top the new Salesforce Tower with ever-changing LED light in what is being touted as the tallest public art installation in the United States, according to plans unveiled Thursday before the San Francisco City Planning Commission.
The piece by San Francisco artist Jim Campbell will comprise four separate but integrated lighting patterns that will be at the top of the 61-story building, which is scheduled to open in July.
The main element is a low-resolution moving image on all sides of the building. Within the image is a montage of the cityscape to be captured each day by six cameras posted around the city. These will include people on the streets, the surf and the sky, Campbell told the commission.
"It will be a diary of the day that you will only see at night," he said, adding that the low-resolution lighting will be subtle and best viewed from a distance. "You can't get close to it. You only see it from far away. That's rare for an artwork."
At 1,070 feet, Salesforce Tower, at the corner of First and Mission streets, will be the second tallest building in California and 12th tallest in the country. Designed by Pelli Clarke Pelli, the building narrows to a crown at the top. The top nine floors will be unoccupied, and will contain the light installation, rising 150 feet. The top six stories will feature the imagery, and the lower three will form a foundation of colored light. The installation will comprise 11,000 lights in any number of colors and combinations.
"The end result will be a slow, meditative moving image display that connects to the city in a direct way," he said. This is the signature style of Campbell, an MIT-trained electrical engineer who designed chips for tech firms before becoming a full-time artist nine years ago.
In his Dogpatch studio, called White Light, Campbell, 61, has been working on the project for three years. The budget is around $4 million.
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The casing for the lights will be perforated aluminum, which will add texture. The lights will be on the outside of the sheeting and face inward toward the building so that the viewer will see the LED colors bounce off the aluminum.
"This process of reflecting the light off of the surface, as I have done in previous studio work, creates a soft and continuous image instead of a harsh direct image like a Times Square video screen," Campbell wrote in his artistic statement.
There will be a small companion piece on the plaza level that will be on during both day and night.
The project was commissioned by Boston Properties, developer of the tower. It falls under the city's "1 percent for art" program, in which a developer of a major downtown project must either commission an artwork valued at the equivalent of 1 percent of the cost of the project, or make a cash contribution to the Public Art Trust administered by the San Francisco Arts Commission.
In addition to the still-untitled artwork at the crown of Salesforce Tower, Campbell has designed a sister work for Mission Square, the public plaza attached to the project. Unlike the installation at the crown, this installation will be visible during the day.
Thursday's presentation before the commission was a courtesy. City approval is not required, and the first lights were being installed at the time of the meeting.
"This is a great work and a very critical piece for San Francisco," said planning commissioner Rodney Fong.
Sam Whiting is a San Francisco Chronicle staff writer. Email: email@example.com Instagram: @sfchronicle_art
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Humanism in Medicine Essay Contest Winner David Duong On Fear, Trust & the Love That is Patient-Centered CarePosted: November 25, 2013 Filed under: Just Culture, Leadership, Medical Education, Patient Centered Care | Tags: AAMC, AM Rounds, Arnold P Gold Foundation, David Duong, Harvard Medical School, Medical Narrative, Storytelling Leave a comment
A recent post on the AAMC blog AM Rounds, 2013 Humanism in Medicine Essay Contest: Caregiving As Good Doctoring, shares a recorded version of David Duong's essay of the same name. Duong, a third year student at Harvard Medical School, earned 2nd place in the Arnold P. Gold Foundation sponsored contest by responding to the call for essays reflecting on "…the barriers to humanism in medicine today…and…who the 'good' doctors are."
In his essay, Caregiving as Good Doctoring, Duong describes the fortuitous experience of serving as translator by default being the only Vietnamese speaker available to a family in need of assistance at his training hospital. The patient, Mr. N, was flanked by eight family members all earnestly trying to understand options around end-of-life care for their father succumbing to Stage IV colorectal cancer. It was Duong's job to gently translate details given by the attending physician, and as he describes, guide the family through this emotional time.
As Duong retells the story of his time with Mr. N's family, it is apparent he has learned firsthand the personal and professional 'benefits' that result from more intimately participating in the healthcare journey of patients. Following are excerpts, but the full essay is one worth reading in its entirety, as well as shared with caregivers young and old throughout the health sciences. Research may exist that supports empathy to be lost by the third year of medical school, but Duong's words that follow speak to an awareness and empathy of someone firmly grounded in what it means to "walk with you and yours through this (healthcare) journey". Enjoy!
…In this intimate role as a caregiver, I am reminded of a phrase in Vietnamese that people offer each other at grave moments, when life seems beyond our control, when long-fought battles are lost, or when death takes its final grip: "chia buồn" or "share in the sorrow." The phrase means that we share in the emotions, the experiences, the bullets that life fires at each of us. The phrase, gently intoned, is intended to ease the burden, to say, "I am here and will walk with you and yours through this journey"…
…What an honor, a privilege, and at times a burden, it is to undertake a profession that constantly invites us to engage and intersect with humanity at its most fragile moments. Therefore, it is our privilege and responsibility as good doctors and medical caregivers—along with our colleagues in social work, chaplaincy, and nursing, among many others—to strive to deliver the best care to our patients. In Dr. Francis Peabody's statement to the 1925 graduating Harvard Medical School Class, he averred that "the secret of care for the patient is in caring for the patient," which resonates with our 21st-century mainstream society rhetoric of the "patient-centered" approach. It is not surprising, then, that the highest ideals in medicine have remained constant…
..Throughout my third year of medical school, I have realized that there is no medicine to alleviate fear—the fear of illness, the fear of your body in someone else's hands, or the fear of dying. But I have also learned that by caring for the patient, by placing the patient at the center of our medical practice, we can establish a trust relationship that just might lessen that fear. By doing so, we humanize our practice, share in the life of our patients and, in return, grow more deeply human…
@CIRSEIU & @EinsteinMed Have New Quality Improvement Mantra: Plan. Execute. Publish.Posted: November 18, 2013 Filed under: Healthcare Quality, Leadership, Medical Education | Tags: Albert Einstein College of Medicine, CIRSEIU, David Eshak MD, Graduate Medical Education, Greg Ogrinc MD, Karyn Baum MD Leave a comment
One-Day Conference to Help Physicians Improve Patient Care and Publish the Results
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"QI: Plan. Execute. Publish" is the tagline for the November 23, 2013 conference, jointly sponsored by Albert Einstein College of Medicine (@EinsteinMed) and the CIR Policy and Education Initiative (@CIRSEIU), where resident and faculty physicians in New York-area hospitals will take a leap forward by meeting to empower physicians to conduct scholarly quality improvement (QI) projects. Many of the resident physicians and organizers are Telluride alumni, and we are always excited to watch them carry quality and safety initiatives to the next level.
Saturday's meeting agenda includes the following faculty:
- Robert Sidlow, MD, MBA, Associate Professor of Clinical Medicine Albert Einstein College of Medicine Interim Chairman of Medicine Jacobi Medical Center and North Central Bronx Hospital, Bronx, NY
- Karyn Baum, MD, MSEd, Associate Chairman for Clinical Improvement
University of Minnesota Medical School Minneapolis, MN
- Gregory S. Ogrinc, MD, MS, Associate Professor of Medicine and Community and Family Medicine, Director, Office of Research and Innovation in Medical Education, Dartmouth Medical School Associate Fellowship Director, White River Junction Veterans Hospital, White River Junction, VT
- Amit S. Tibb, MD, FCCP, Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine, Albert Einstein College of Medicine Director, Medical Intensive Care Unit, Jacobi Medical Center
- Sepideh Sedgh, DO, Pulmonary Critical Care Fellow, Maimonides Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY
National President, Committee of Interns and Residents
- Farbod Raiszadeh, MD, PhD, Committee of Interns and Residents Policy and Education Initiative
- David Eshak, MD, Internal Medicine Resident Jacobi Medical Center, Bronx, NY
New York Regional Vice President, Committee of Interns and Residents
"It is tremendously gratifying to witness the cultural transformation which has taken place in the world of graduate medical education: it is now axiomatic that physicians must be given the skill set to "round on" and "cure" sick systems in addition to sick patients," said Dr. Robert Sidlow, Associate Professor of Clinical Medicine at Albert Einstein College of Medicine and Interim Chairman of Medicine at Jacobi Medical Center. "Since frontline housestaff are now expected to learn and apply principles of Quality Improvement to their everyday work, it is only natural that we, as educators, teach trainees how to convert their efforts into generalizable, publishable scholarship and communal learning. This conference intends to accomplish just that."
"As physicians on the frontline, we know our patients and we want the best for them. That's why we're leading quality improvement and patient safety endeavors in our hospitals," said Dr. David Eshak, Telluride alum and an internal medicine resident at Jacobi Medical Center in the Bronx and a regional vice president of the Committee of Interns and Residents. "For us to be effective in QI, we need to work hand-in-hand with all stakeholders and we need to publish our work."
The program features nationally recognized patient safety and quality improvement innovators Dr. Greg Ogrinc from Dartmouth Medical School and Dr. Karyn Baum from the University of Minnesota. Their hands-on, case-study approach focuses on closing the gap in training in evidence-based methods of process improvement and patient safety.
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Storyteller & Journalist Anna Quindlen at #AAMC13: "Do You Know Who I Am?"Posted: November 12, 2013 Filed under: Healthcare Innovation, Just Culture, Leadership, Patient Centered Care, Patient Safety, Storytelling | Tags: #AAMC13, #meded, Anna Quindlen, Arnold P Gold Foundation, Patient Advocate, Patient Centered Care, Patient Voice, Shared Decision-Making, Storytelling 1 Comment
Anna Quindlen is someone I have long admired. An aspiring journalism undergrad student, I read Living Out Loud almost twenty years ago, and was inspired by her need to share 'the story', as well as her ability to make a successful career out of doing so. Now, a well-known and respected Pulitzer Prize winning journalist and repeat best-selling author, Quindlen recently shared her wisdom and words with healthcare leaders–young and old–at the annual AAMC meeting in Philadelphia. It comes as no surprise that the accolades and tears shared in the Storify snapshot of tweets from her talk show organizers made an excellent choice by inviting her to speak. (Click image to go to Storify page if interested).
For those who missed her talk, Quindlen has given permission to the Arnold P. Gold Foundation to make the full text of her speech available until December 3rd, and it can be found here. Having read the transcript, I wanted to share some of the highlights in the event the tyranny of the daily takes priority and prevents the well-meaning click-through before 12/3.
Per her transcript, Quindlen shared the following:
- The story of a repeat surgery she recently underwent, along with the differences in the care she received from her anesthesiologists. Do you know who I am? is the takeaway for providers listening in, as the care team who understood her needs, values, preferences and goals knew who she was–someone who did not want a general anesthetic–and that made all the difference.
- The similarities between healthcare and journalism, and how in this day and age of technological advancement and depersonalization it is still the ability to hold the gaze of a fearful patient that makes the greatest impact.
- The story of the care her father, the patient, and she, the patient advocate, both received as they navigated and negotiated his stay on a burn unit. This story alone is worth the time for the click-through above, but in short, her father's care team acknowledged and appreciated the knowledge she brought into the room, and as a result her father's care plan was developed with the family's needs, values, preferences and goals as the foundation. And while she says that the care he received was best-in-class, it was the social worker who stopped in to ask how they were doing, the nurse who played music for her father when she could not be present, the doctor who expressed three times his understanding of how hard it was to make the choice for palliative care, and the sympathy card she received from the staff, that stay with her now. But perhaps most important of all, she shares that her father's care team:
…gave me a sense of power and control in a situation in which I was bound to feel powerless…they put a human face, a series of human faces, on my father's care.
- And finally, she shared four "simple" takeaways for the audience: 1) Try to be present and in the moment 2) Acknowledge uncertainty 3) Practice empathy 4) Try to be kind
As news outlets continue to talk about patient harm, pushing for accountability and bantering about frequency, a more subtle form of harm occurs more frequently and is not meaningfully measured. That harm is steeped in the missed opportunity to know the patient. Providers fail patients on a human level because care providers are human, and humans caring for humans is far from a perfect science. Maybe it's also about patients resetting expectations and not setting themselves up to be disappointed by, as Quindlen refers to, MDietys that are in fact just people like them. The four simple truths or takeaways she mentions are things all of us, patient–provider–caregiver–sister–son–father–boss–administrator, can ascribe to and make any encounter–healthcare or not–a better one.
Thank you, Anna Quindlen, for continuing to inspire others with your words!
A Short Story on TeamworkPosted: November 8, 2013 Filed under: Healthcare Innovation, Just Culture, Leadership | Tags: Football, Interdisciplinary Teams, Olivet middle school, Teamwork 2 Comments
In healthcare, we know teamwork is one key to safer care yet the adoption of interdisciplinary healthcare teams remains a work in progress across the country. In the following short clip, a middle school football team in Michigan defines what it truly means to be a team, and shares their short, but inspiring story. With well over 3 million hits, many have already been touched by the Olivet Eagles but please pass it on!
Medical Student Leaders Gather at #AAMC2013Posted: November 4, 2013 Filed under: Education Technology, Healthcare Innovation, Leadership, Medical Education | Tags: #AAMC13, AAMC, Adam Grant, Anna Quindlen, Daphne Koller, Darrell Kirch, Ian Morrison, Leadership, Medical School, Medical Students Leave a comment
This year's annual AAMC meeting is in full swing in Philadelphia, and you can join the conversation on Twitter via hashtag #AAMC13 to see highlights. The theme for 2013 is The Change Imperative and the meeting agenda, which runs through Wednesday, includes the following speakers who will without a doubt engage audiences in thought-provoking sessions on what the future of medicine and medical education will look like:
- Darrell Kirch, AAMC President kicked off plenary sessions Saturday, 4pm to discuss Our Moment of Truth
- Ian Morrison, Healthcare futurist and author, shared "his perspective on the rapidly changing landscape of health care, the impact of the Affordable Care Act on academic medicine, and how our community might leverage changes in the marketplace to help shape the future of medicine" on Sunday morning
- Anna Quindlen, Pulitzer Prize winning journalist and author, was scheduled for Sunday morning to discuss, Health Care in an Information Age: How Doctors, Nurses and Consumers Can Make One Another Better
- Daphne Koller, Professor of Computer Science, Stanford University and Co-Founder/Co-CEO, Coursera, discusses Exploring Changes in Education: Is Academic Medicine Ready for MOOCs? (Monday, Nov. 4th, 4pm)
- Adam Grant, Professor, The Wharton School of Business, University of Pennsylvania and author, Give and Take: A Revolutionary Approach to Success, will speak on Embracing Changes in Culture: Driving Organizational Success by Building a Culture of Contributors (Tuesday, Nov. 5th, 4pm)
For final program, click here.
On Tuesday, November 5th, winners of the AAMC "Light-years Beyond Flexner: Academic Medicine in 2033" video contest will also be announced. Medical schools were invited to create a 2-minute video envisioning what US medical schools will look like in 2033. Following is one example from Baylor University who believes three areas of competency physicians of the new age will need to be well versed in are: 1) Network awareness; 2) Information management, and; 3) Digital content creation. Finalists include:
- Eastern Virginia Medical School
- Meharry Medical College
- Temple University School of Medicine
All submissions can be viewed here.


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Don't miss this colourful Trolley Train ride that will take you on a short but interesting tour of the Capital of St Lucia and an excellent beach-photo-stop.
We will start by traveling through the bustling streets of the capital. Enroute you will pass government buildings, a local craft market, colourful streets and alleys on the way to the Cathedral. We will make a short photo stop inside of this impressive church. Dated 1897, it is the largest of its kind in the Caribbean.
Back on the train the guide will keep you informed of points of interests as the train slowly makes its way through the main city highlights en route to the beach. At the beach enjoy a complimentary rum or fruit punch while enjoying a photo stop at this picture perfect white sand beach. Put your feet in the water while feeling the refreshing breeze of the Caribbean seas.


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GovToday Greening Education Conference and Exhibition in London
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The third Annual National Greening Education Conference and Exhibition: The Foundations of a Sustainable Future, presented by Govtoday in association with The Carbon Trust and Solar Schools, will be held at The Brewery in London (Chiswell Street EC1Y 4SD) on 1 May 2013.
Among the speakers are:
- Ros Wade (Chair, London Regional Centre of Expertise on Education for Sustainable Development, and Course Director Education for Sustainability Programme, London South Bank University)
- Di Dale (Principal and CEO Wiltshire College and Chair Sustainability Portfolio Group, Association of Colleges)
- Joseph Williams (Education and Behaviour Change Lead, The Carbon Trust)
- Amy Cameron (Solar Schools Coordinator 10:10)
- Richard Moore (Project Manager, SEED Sustainability Project, University of Northampton)
Three Master Class sessions will also be held.
Linked to the event is the online forum on Greening Education. Currently, registered delegates debate and discuss the topic What's the reality, can you save money whilst becoming greener?
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Okay, maybe the air isn't so great down here, but take a look around. Over here's the eight-track recorder; I got it used, but it works fine. Next to it is the mixing console. Don't lean on it, because that ping-pong table really isn't too strong a support. The monitors are hung on this side — watch out for those guitars! Yeah, I trip on those cables a lot myself. Now this phone booth lined with styrofoam is where I record vocals — careful, your candle's about to go out. I know it's dark, but I just haven't gotten around to replacing that light bulb yet. The band's name? I think we're gonna call ourselves Boston."
Tom Scholz didn't really start out like that, but his basement studio is probably the most conspicuous case of home technology paying big dividends. Of course, it took Scholz, who has a master's degree in mechanical engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, five years and $300,000 to perfect his studio to the point where he was able to record two multi-platinum-selling LPs in his basement. But you don't necessarily need that much time or money to construct a studio that, at the very least, is capable of being used to record a high-quality demo tape.
In The beginning, there were professional recording studios: big, intimidating places where time was money—a lot of it. There was no law preventing musicians from recording in their own homes, but as technology leapfrogged from four- and eight-track to sixteen-track and beyond, home taping equipment became less compatible with ever-rising sonic standards. Then, in 1972, Teac introduced a four-channel tape recorder for home use, setting off a wave of home recording activity that has yet to crest. The four-input capability allowed aspiring bands to put together rudimentally mixed demos in hopes of attracting a record company's interest.
Simultaneously with the amateur taping explosion, professional musicians began to discover the joys of recording in a hassle-free environment where clocks could be turned to the walls (current pro studio fees hover around a hundred dollars an hour). As a result, more and more artists — George Harrison, Pink Floyd and Abba, to name but a few — began building their own studios. Such successful rock stars can afford to indulge themselves when creating a home recording studio, but the rest of us can't. The typical home job should be a shrewd combination of electronic awareness and acoustical common sense.
The first rule in building your own studio is not to rush. As Les Paul, the electronics wizard who built the first eight-track machine, invented overdubbing and did a whole lot more in the field, says: "The first thing I always tell people is to go and look at a professional studio and try to match it as best they can. The biggest problem I have with people trying to build a studio is that they won't listen to the advice of pros—they want to do it all themselves."
Once you've done your homework, the next thing you'll have to do is decide where to locate your studio. If you live in a house, the best location is usually the basement; a concrete surrounding is ideal for insulating sound. If you decide to use your basement, however, you should beware of the danger of flooding and consider having your sewer line rooted before you build the studio. As Tom Scholz once recalled: "I could have lost everything when the sewer backed up. The mess was disgusting." An unused garage is also a good choice.
Finding a suitable location is a slightly tougher problem for apartment dwellers. For one thing, they have to be as aware of keeping sound in as of keeping unwanted sound out; landlords rarely turn a deaf ear to noisy tenants. If available, a room not bounded by other apartments should be first choice.
The bigger a studio, the more versatile it is. An area of about twelve-by-fourteen feet is desirable for the playing area; the control room (where the equipment is kept) is small but comfortable at eight-by-twelve. This separation should be adhered to (unless you're strictly into one-man over-dubs), otherwise you will be forced to monitor your recording through headphones, a poor substitute for high-quality speakers. In addition, live miking runs the risk of picking up equipment noise.
Once an area is selected, the next step is to make it fit for recording — i.e., dealing with that two-way sound problem mentioned above. "The term 'soundproofing' is a misconception," says Al Fierstein of New York's Acoustilog Incorporated. "Nothing is soundproof. That implies there is a way to prevent sound a hundred percent from getting in and out of a room. That's impossible when you really think about it. People have very misinformed ideas, usually optimistic in an unrealistic way, about what will prevent sounds from bothering neighbors."
Physical acoustics is a bewildering science, but there are some recognized ground rules. One is that air is a good buffer. For that reason, studio walls should be built out from existing walls by nailing up long wooden furniture strips, then mounting fiberglass panels and finally Sheetrock as an aural absorbent.
The ceiling should also be dropped, which calls for more fiberglass; avoid using metal rods, which pick up bass vibrations and low-frequency interference from passing cars. Floors carry the largest amount of vibration, and carpeting laid over felt (or even a thick layer of newspaper) is a necessity. Wall and ceiling construction jobs should cost a few hundred dollars in materials and keep you occupied over a weekend.
Less-expensive approaches to acousticizing include using carpet on the walls — Les Paul suggests scoring an out-of-date book of carpet remnants ("You get all weirdo colors") — or employing that old standby, cardboard egg crates, to break up sound. In general, a supply of pillows, blankets and soft materials will absorb and help balance the sound.
The final factor in preparing your studio acoustically is to deaden the room against too much reverberation. The traditional view about reverb is that it muddies the sound source and, if needed, it can always be added electronically at a later stage. Rock music's near-total reliance on nonacoustic instruments means they can be plugged directly into a tape recorder, bypassing some acoustics problems. For nonelectric instruments and vocals, though, excessive deadening can be a problem in itself.
"A musician's note will go an inch and die," says Les Paul. "This is a bummer. He'll run over to the first bare wall he can find so he can hear himself. Clarinet players have come into my house, opened the kitchen oven up and played into the oven. They want to hear themselves back."
Empiricism is the rule for home studio acoustics. If the sound is too live, add more carpeting; if it's too dead, remove some insulation or add wood paneling to reflect the sound back. Movable drapes provide a convenient way to vary a room's acoustic properties. Just remember that hard surfaces will yield a live sound.
Once your room is ready, you need equipment, and there's an overabundance of it available. "Many home studios are glorified hi-fi systems," says Fierstein. His view is shared by Larry Zide, publisher of the professionally oriented db:the Sound Engineering Magazine: "A lot of small studios are set up on the basis of hi-fi equipment. I don't mean that as a dirty word. Some of the small studios today can and do produce sonically as good a tape as any."
Nevertheless, recording engineers suggest that home studio operators pick even used professional equipment over new semipro items. "The semipro will look better," Les Paul says. "It'll have more gadgets on it and may even have specs to outperform a pro machine. But the pro stuff will last longer." Ruggedness is what separates professional studio equipment from home equipment. But the semipro market exists — and thrives — because not all home studios require twenty-four-hour-a-day readiness.
Once again, it must be stressed that before actually embarking on a home studio project, it's wise to seek advice from professionals. Bob Shuster, maintenance technician at New York's Media Sound and owner of his own eight-track home studio, comments: "There are people I know who've spent thousands of dollars to build impressive sixteen-track studios in their houses but can't even find the power switch."
Recorders, a mixer, amplifiers, microphones and monitors form the core of a studio. Two tape recorders are needed: a multitrack for original recording and a two-track for final mixdown. Among the former, Teac-Tascam's line of four-track (about $2000) and eight-track (under $4000) recorders are popular; remember, the Beatles recorded Sgt. Pepper on four-track equipment. Two-track copying decks (Teac-Tascam, Otari) run from $1500 to $2000. Cassette decks are useful only for making copies of your work to hand out to friends; studio recording is strictly an open-reel proposition. A four-track Teac-Tascam mixing console costs around $2000. For eight-track, Sound Workshop has a model available for $3300.
High-quality hi-fi amplifiers can be pressed into service for studio use. Manufacturers to consider include Crown (their DC-300 hovers around $900) and Phase Linear.
"Microphones are as important to recording as a good lens is to a camera," comments Shuster. Trusted names include Sony, Shure, Electro-Voice, Sennheiser and Neumann; prices can range from seventy-five dollars to well over $200. Drums alone require six or more mikes (usually one per drum plus overhead mikes), so watch your budget.
Studio playback monitors are another crucial element, but here we leave the safe world of scientifically measured specs and enter the murky domain of subjective listening. "The heart of the whole thing is a good speaker system," says Les Paul. "You don't want any coloration from your speakers; you want flat frequency response. If your speakers are lying to you, you'll make the performer fit the speaker." Tom Scholz concurred: "If your speakers have a big dip somewhere in the frequency response, you will end up with one instrument being too loud."
Most studios use Altec or JBL monsters; semipros should investigate Electro-Voice's Century V (about $650 per pair), Frazier Capsule Monitors ($520 a pair) or JBL's 4311s ($672 a pair). Auratone's tiny (6$1/2-by-6$1/2 inches!), accurate speakers can also be a useful supplement — and at sixty-five dollars a pair, they're cheap, too.
After acquiring the above components, studio owners with money to burn may want to consider various "outboard" items, some more necessary than others. A noise-reduction unit (Dolby or dbx) should be a high-priority extra; unlike cassette decks, very few reel-to-reel recorders have them built in. A limiter/compressor will even out sound levels, keeping them "hot" for the final mix. Special-effects goodies include echo, phasers, flangers, delay units, etc. Prices range from a few hundred dollars up to $4000. DeltaLabs' digital-delay cum reverb cum flanger unit goes for $1750. Once again, watch that budget!
How much is the whole setup going to cost? Between construction and equipment, a home studio shouldn't be taken up in the spirit of a Saturday-afternoon shopping spree. Advances in consumer electronics, though, have made home studios more viable than they used to be.
"It's just amazing how technology in home recording has escalated in such a short period of time," says Media Sound's Shuster, pointing out that in the late Sixties there wasn't one mixing console specifically designed for home use. He is seconded by Jim Galante, engineer at New York's Electric Lady Studios: "Ten years ago, a four-track recorder cost $15,000 and a mixing board $10,000. Now you can buy a complete eight-track system for around $10,000."
Shuster estimates a minimal investment in equipment of from $2000 to $3500. Construction costs, depending on the degree of thoroughness, can be as high as $3000 or as low as fifty dollars. Soundproofing averages from $200 to $400 per room. The importance of shopping around for equipment can't be stressed too much. The console Galante uses lists for $7000; he found it for $5000 out of state. Used equipment from a reputable dealer is usually the best buy.
Would-be studio builders should also be familiar with Craig Anderton's informal but informative Home Recording far Musicians (Guitar Player Books, $9.95). Other basic texts include F.A. Everest's Acoustic Techniques for Home and Studio and J.M. Woram's Recording Stereo Handbook. Moderning Recording magazine is aimed at the semipro crowd, and studious types can attend courses at New York's Recording Institute of America or the Institute of Audio Research.
We've come a long way since the Knickerbockers cut their 1965 hit, "Lies," in Leon Russell's house, but maybe they had the right idea after all.


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So for the WWW this week I made a roast chicken (from meatfeast!) and a lot of baked goods to sustain us on the trip to Download and to go with our meals during our stay.
I made six herb rolls, four plain rolls and one fruit and seed cake.
Recipe 1: Easy Plain Rolls.
-400g self-raising flour
-2 cups warm water
-1tbsp lemon juice
-a pinch of salt
-a pint of pepper
-mixing bowl and spoon
-flat baking tray, greased
1: Mix the flour, pepper and salt.
2: Add the water slowly, continually mixing until the mass is stringy and smooth to touch, not sticky.
3: Form 4 small rolls. Do this by rolling your dough into a ball and pulling the surface tight. Turn it 90 degrees and pull it tight again. Fold the excess under. Do this until the roll looks stretched and stringy on top.
4: Place in the oven at 100C for 20min.
5: Bake at 150C for 35min, or until the crust is hard.
6: Finish at 200C for 5min.
Recipe 2: Creamy Herb Rolls.
-600g self-raising flour
-500ml milk
-2tsp salt
-2tsp pepper
-2tbsp herbs
-2tbsp lemon juice
-mixing bowl and spoon
-flat baking tray, greased
1: Mix the flour, salt, pepper and herbs.
2: Slowly stir in the milk and lemon juice.
3: Mix the mass until it's firm and stringy.
4: Place in the fridge until stiff.
5: Remove from the fridge and knead until pliable.
6: Form 6 small rolls. Do this by rolling the dough into balls and then rolling them out into slightly elongated rolls.
7: Place them on the tray with the neat side up. Bake at 100C for 35min.
8: Bake at 150C for 35min.
9: Finish at 200C for 5min.
Recipe 3: Fruit and Seed Loaf.
-3 overripe bananas
-1 apple
-200g self-raising flour
-1 cup of mixed seeds (mine was 1/4 flax, 1/2 pumpkin, and 1/4 sunflower and others)
-1/2 cup dried fruit