by Sarah Cortes - ReThinkMusic brought together music industry giants with recording artists, Harvard Law faculty from the Berkman Center for Internet & Technology, the ranking House Judiciary Committee member and thousands of attendees yesterday and today at Harvard University and the Hynes Convention Center.
ReThinkMusic's website describing Artist Damian Kulash, whose perspective and experience sum up what's happenning in the music industry today:
"Most people know Damian Kulash of OK Go from the band's videos that have accumulated hundreds of millions of online views. OK Go is more than those videos, of course. Their new album, Of the Blue Colour of the Sky, debuted in the Billboard Top 40, got to #2 on the iTunes alternative chart, and has yielded two Top 40 alternative singles. Alternative Press wrote that it "fills you with hope for the next decade's musical offerings." At the peak of its success, the band managed to weasel out of their major label contract to start their own company, Paracadute. Damian explained, "The major label world was not a very good fit for us anymore, because they judge the world solely through record sales and have a hard time dealing with more modern types of success. We see it as our job to make cool shit, and what metric people use for success is kind of irrelevant, so long as we get to keep chasing down our ideas.' "
Bertis Downs, R.E.M. Manager, spoke of changes in the music industry. Sometimes referred to as R.E.M.'s "fifth Beatle," Downs spoke about how changes in the music industry affect artists.
Harvard Law School faculty and Berkman Center co-Directors William Fisher and Charles Nesson, Warner Recorded Music head Lyor Cohen, Rep. John Conyers, Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee governing the future of copyright law, and recording artists Amanda Palmer, Ben Folds, Neil Gaiman, and Damian Kulash of Ok Go spoke to large crowds busy tweeting insights into where the music industry is going.
According to Harvard Berkman's website:
"The Rethink Music conference is bringing together all sides and viewpoints on the subjects of creativity, commerce, and policy to engage in critical dialogue examining the business and rights challenges facing the music industry in the digital era, and to formulate ideas for the creation and distribution of new music and other creative works."
Tuesday, April 26, 2011
Sunday, April 10, 2011
US Reps Markey, Edwards, Film and TV Producers Kilbourne and Goodman address National Media Reform Conference
by Sarah Cortes- Following Rep. Nancy Pelosi's address Friday, US Representatives Ed Markey, D-MA, and Rep. Donna Edwards, D-MD, were among last night's keynote speakers at the National Conference for Media Reform at the Seaport Hotel. Addressing an audience that included representatives of many public access TV stations including Cambridge Community TV, Markey and Edwards spoke of the importance of the Net Neutrality Bill. Net Neutrality refers to rules implemented recently by Michael Copps, Obama's Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Director, preventing internet service providers from blocking certain websites. Copps also spoke tonight, pointing out that net neutrality and universal access are key to freedom of speech and the press in a democracy.
Other speakers included Amy Goodman, Host of Democracy Now! and Dr. Jean Kilbourne, producer of the Killing us Softly series on Advertising's Images of Women and the public health issues relating to violence, depression and eating disorders those unhealthy images engender.
Other speakers included Amy Goodman, Host of Democracy Now! and Dr. Jean Kilbourne, producer of the Killing us Softly series on Advertising's Images of Women and the public health issues relating to violence, depression and eating disorders those unhealthy images engender.
Congresswoman Donna Edwards addresses Net Neutrality at Media Reform Conference
by Sarah Cortes - Congresswoman Donna Edwards of the US House Committee on Science, Space and Technology, with oversight of the Net Neutrality bill, addressed the National Media Reform Conference at the Seaport Hotel tonight. Edwards, who represents Maryland's 4th Congressional District, noted that last night's threatened government shutdown almost prevented her attendance at the local event. She spoke of her opposition to the "anti"-net neutrality bill which cleared the US House of Representatives yesterday, but which has inadequate support in the Senate. The bill would allow internet service providers to block certain websites, by reversing Federal Communications Commission rules. Net neutrality rules were recently implemented by Obama's FCC Director Michael Copps, who also addressed tonight's conference at the keynote session. House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, who also opposes the anti-net neutrality bill, addressed the NMR conference yesterday.
Edwards became a bit of a Cinderella story when she defeated longtime incumbent Al Wynn in 2008 with 85% of the vote. The first female African-American elected to Congress in Maryland, she previously co-founded and served as executive director of the National Network to End Domestic Violence.
Edwards became a bit of a Cinderella story when she defeated longtime incumbent Al Wynn in 2008 with 85% of the vote. The first female African-American elected to Congress in Maryland, she previously co-founded and served as executive director of the National Network to End Domestic Violence.
Thursday, March 31, 2011
Coding for Charity- New England GiveCamp
by Sarah Cortes. One Cambridge nonprofit got a new free website. Another got an overhaul of its database. Last year, over thirty local nonprofits got technical projects implemented for free, completed, delivered and tied up with a bow in 48 hours, thanks to New England GiveCamp at Microsoft. Over a hundred technical professionals from all over the East Coast will gather by the Charles River again April 29-30 for Microsoft Cambridge's New England GiveCamp 2011. They will sleep on floors, camp out in conference rooms and halls and mainly, donate their skills and time to local nonprofits and deliver new websites, databases and other technical projects in a 48-hour whirlwind.
Four nonprofits who benefitted from free projects last year and/or who hope to will participate this year talked about what the experience was like for them and their organizations. David Adams and Katherine Vetne from Emerge, a Cambridge nonprofit, Jessica Brayden from Respond, Jay Sun from The Goodness, and Sean Hewens from Smallbean liked the fact that while participation is concentrated in 48 round-the-clock hours, at that point a project is entirely finished and delivered. A more conventional approach might spread the work over smaller pieces of weeks or months.
Jim O'Neil from Microsoft is one of the Robin Hoods organizing this concentrated transfer of technology wealth from the skill-rich to non-profits who have few resources to pay for an increasingly essential service element for nonprofits, their technology. What he sees is the intense friendships that develop over the weekends confined in close quarters with sometimes frenzied focus on technology delivery. Many technical professionals continued to donate their time and skills to "their" nonprofits for weeks and months after GiveCamp closed, supporting their creations and their new friends and causes.
Four nonprofits who benefitted from free projects last year and/or who hope to will participate this year talked about what the experience was like for them and their organizations. David Adams and Katherine Vetne from Emerge, a Cambridge nonprofit, Jessica Brayden from Respond, Jay Sun from The Goodness, and Sean Hewens from Smallbean liked the fact that while participation is concentrated in 48 round-the-clock hours, at that point a project is entirely finished and delivered. A more conventional approach might spread the work over smaller pieces of weeks or months.
Jim O'Neil from Microsoft is one of the Robin Hoods organizing this concentrated transfer of technology wealth from the skill-rich to non-profits who have few resources to pay for an increasingly essential service element for nonprofits, their technology. What he sees is the intense friendships that develop over the weekends confined in close quarters with sometimes frenzied focus on technology delivery. Many technical professionals continued to donate their time and skills to "their" nonprofits for weeks and months after GiveCamp closed, supporting their creations and their new friends and causes.
Sunday, February 20, 2011
How to be a good father-parenting classes teach respect
by Sarah Cortes - David Adams, EdD., co-director of Emerge, Inc. in Cambridge, provided behavioural and psychological insight on the high-profile Essa cyanide poisoning murder. Adams provided his commentary January 21 on the TV show In Session on Tru TV. In Session, formerly called Court TV, "brings trials to life by taking you outside the courtroom to show you the story behind the testimony," according to CNN's website. Adams was invited to comment on the Ohio case, in which Dr. Yazeed Essa, a former emergency room physician, was convicted in 2010 in Ohio of aggravated murder. Essa poisoned his wife so he could be with his mistress.
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In working toward this goal, Emerge seeks to educate individual abusers, prevent young people from learning to accept violence in their relationships, improve institutional responses to domestic violence, and increase public awareness about the causes and solutions to partner violence. With the development of parenting education groups for fathers, Emerge has expanded its mission to include a goal of helping men to become more responsible parents.
Cambridge-based Adams is an internationally recognized expert on dangerousness assessment of intimate partner abusers and on intimate partner homicide. He authored the book "Why Do They Kill? Men Who Murder Their Intimate Partners."
According to reporters Ann O'Neill and Emanuella Grinberg of CNN Justice, Essa's trial "included testimony from more than 60 witnesses who told the story of a philandering doctor, his many mistresses and an international manhunt that crossed three continents and ended with his arrest in Cyprus in October 2006, 18 months after his wife's death."
Adams, who has worked directly with dozens of men convicted of murdering their intimate partners, explained what motivated men like Essa. In Adams' experience, abusive men like the doctor are very concerned about their image, and feel a need to project the image of a successfully married professional man. Men who are chronically unfaithful are generally not motivated by jealousy towards their wives since they are not actually in love with them, as Essa admitted. Rather than jealousy, the loss of assets concerns them. For this reason, they murder their intimate partners rather than suffer the loss of assets that a divorce would entail, Adams explained.
Originally published at: CCTVcambridge.org/DavidAdamsParenting
Thursday, January 20, 2011
David Adams, co-Director of Emerge, comments on Dr. Essa cyanide poisoning murder
by Sarah Cortes - David Adams, EdD., co-director of Emerge, Inc. in Cambridge, provided behavioural and psychological insight on the high-profile Essa cyanide poisoning murder. Adams provided his commentary January 21 on the TV show In Session on Tru TV. In Session, formerly called Court TV, "brings trials to life by taking you outside the courtroom to show you the story behind the testimony," according to CNN's website. Adams was invited to comment on the Ohio case, in which Dr. Yazeed Essa, a former emergency room physician, was convicted in 2010 in Ohio of aggravated murder. Essa poisoned his wife so he could be with his mistress.
Originally published at: CCTVcambridge.org/Essa
Wednesday, December 29, 2010
Emerge Wins $366,000 Grant from US Department of Justice to Help End Violence in Intimate Relationships
by Sarah Cortes -12/29/10 -
Susan Cayouette, Ed. D. and David Adams, Ed.D., co-directors of Emerge, a Cambridge organization which provides abuser intervention and parenting education groups, announced yesterday Emerge had won a major US Department of Justice grant. "The DOJ grant supports Emerge's work as the Coordinator of the National Domestic Violence Danger Assessment Training Project, which provides two-day trainings to police, prosecutors, victim advocates and other first responders on how to identify and respond to the most serious cases of domestic violence," said Adams. Cayouette and Adams, pictured here with Erika Robinson, Jim Morin and Chris Hall, have been the recipients of numerous DOJ grants supporting the http://emergedv.com mission to end violence in intimate relationships.
Founded in 1977, Emerge was the first abuser education program in the United States. Since its creation, Emerge has been a national leader in working to end violence in intimate relationships. The US National Institute of Justice (NIJ) awarded the grant under a US Department of Justice (DOJ) Program.
Emerge’s mission is to eliminate violence in intimate relationships. In working toward this goal, Emerge seeks to educate individual abusers, prevent young people from learning to accept violence in their relationships, improve institutional responses to domestic violence, and increase public awareness about the causes and solutions to partner violence. With the development of parenting education groups for fathers, Emerge has expanded its mission to include a goal of helping men to become more responsible parents.
Emerge teaches that domestic violence is a learned behavior, not a disease or a sickness. Emerge supports grassroots, institutional and cultural efforts to stop partner violence, sexual assault and child abuse. Emerge recognizes that other oppressive life circumstances such as racism, poverty and homophobia create a climate that contributes to partner violence.
Sarah Cortes is a technology writer and consultant specializing in complex application development, information security, privacy and security law, among other things. You can contact her through her YouTube channel, http://www.youtube.com/user/sarahcortes1, or follow her on Twitter at http://twitter.com/#!/SarahCortes.
Susan Cayouette, Ed. D. and David Adams, Ed.D., co-directors of Emerge, a Cambridge organization which provides abuser intervention and parenting education groups, announced yesterday Emerge had won a major US Department of Justice grant. "The DOJ grant supports Emerge's work as the Coordinator of the National Domestic Violence Danger Assessment Training Project, which provides two-day trainings to police, prosecutors, victim advocates and other first responders on how to identify and respond to the most serious cases of domestic violence," said Adams. Cayouette and Adams, pictured here with Erika Robinson, Jim Morin and Chris Hall, have been the recipients of numerous DOJ grants supporting the http://emergedv.com mission to end violence in intimate relationships.
Founded in 1977, Emerge was the first abuser education program in the United States. Since its creation, Emerge has been a national leader in working to end violence in intimate relationships. The US National Institute of Justice (NIJ) awarded the grant under a US Department of Justice (DOJ) Program.
Emerge’s mission is to eliminate violence in intimate relationships. In working toward this goal, Emerge seeks to educate individual abusers, prevent young people from learning to accept violence in their relationships, improve institutional responses to domestic violence, and increase public awareness about the causes and solutions to partner violence. With the development of parenting education groups for fathers, Emerge has expanded its mission to include a goal of helping men to become more responsible parents.
Emerge teaches that domestic violence is a learned behavior, not a disease or a sickness. Emerge supports grassroots, institutional and cultural efforts to stop partner violence, sexual assault and child abuse. Emerge recognizes that other oppressive life circumstances such as racism, poverty and homophobia create a climate that contributes to partner violence.
Sarah Cortes is a technology writer and consultant specializing in complex application development, information security, privacy and security law, among other things. You can contact her through her YouTube channel, http://www.youtube.com/user/sarahcortes1, or follow her on Twitter at http://twitter.com/#!/SarahCortes.
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