Martin Luther King's Acceptance Speech, on the Occasion of the Award of the Nobel
Peace Prize Oslo, December 10, 1964
The Nobel Foundation has granted the publication Folly permission to publish the Nobel lecture
by Martin Luther King. Martin Luther King is the sole author of the text. © The Nobel Foundation
1964. Right photograph: KING Jr., Martin Luther. Nobel Laureate PEACE 1964. © Nobelstiftelsen.
Martin Luther King, © Nobel Foundation (see January 2007 issue)
Peace Prize Oslo, December 10, 1964
The Nobel Foundation has granted the publication Folly permission to publish the Nobel lecture
by Martin Luther King. Martin Luther King is the sole author of the text. © The Nobel Foundation
1964. Right photograph: KING Jr., Martin Luther. Nobel Laureate PEACE 1964. © Nobelstiftelsen.
Martin Luther King, © Nobel Foundation (see January 2007 issue)
The Poet by Ralph Waldo Emerson.
The essay, The Poet was written by Ralph Waldo Emerson in 1844. (see January 2007 issue)
The essay, The Poet was written by Ralph Waldo Emerson in 1844. (see January 2007 issue)
Gifts of the Muse: Reframing the Debate About the Benefits of the Arts
(Excerpts from the Rand Corporation 2004 Study for the Wallace Foundation. By Kevin F. McCarthy, Elizabeth H.
Ondaatje, Laura Zakaras, Arthur Brooks) The goal of the study described here was to improve the current
understanding of the arts’ full range of effects in order to inform public debate and policy. The study entailed
reviewing all benefits associated with the arts, analyzing how they may be created, and examining how they
accrue to individuals and the public through different forms of arts participation. (see January 2007 issue)
(Excerpts from the Rand Corporation 2004 Study for the Wallace Foundation. By Kevin F. McCarthy, Elizabeth H.
Ondaatje, Laura Zakaras, Arthur Brooks) The goal of the study described here was to improve the current
understanding of the arts’ full range of effects in order to inform public debate and policy. The study entailed
reviewing all benefits associated with the arts, analyzing how they may be created, and examining how they
accrue to individuals and the public through different forms of arts participation. (see January 2007 issue)
Your Brain on Jazz: Researchers Use fMRI to Study
Improvisation, Creativity
Research, using functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) and
musician volunteers from the Johns Hopkins University’s Peabody
Institute, sheds light on the creative improvisation that artists and non-
artists use in everyday life. A pair of Johns Hopkins and government
scientists have discovered that when jazz musicians improvise, their
brains turn off areas linked to self-censoring and inhibition, and turn on
those that let self-expression flow. It appears, they conclude, that jazz
musicians create their unique improvised riffs by turning off inhibition
and turning up creativity.
In a report published February 27, 2008 in Public Library of Science
(PLoS) ONE, the scientists from the University’s School of Medicine and
the National Institute on Deafness and Other Communications Disorders
describe their interest in the possible neurological underpinnings of the
almost trance-like state jazz artists enter during spontaneous
improvisation. (see July 2008 issue)
Improvisation, Creativity
Research, using functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) and
musician volunteers from the Johns Hopkins University’s Peabody
Institute, sheds light on the creative improvisation that artists and non-
artists use in everyday life. A pair of Johns Hopkins and government
scientists have discovered that when jazz musicians improvise, their
brains turn off areas linked to self-censoring and inhibition, and turn on
those that let self-expression flow. It appears, they conclude, that jazz
musicians create their unique improvised riffs by turning off inhibition
and turning up creativity.
In a report published February 27, 2008 in Public Library of Science
(PLoS) ONE, the scientists from the University’s School of Medicine and
the National Institute on Deafness and Other Communications Disorders
describe their interest in the possible neurological underpinnings of the
almost trance-like state jazz artists enter during spontaneous
improvisation. (see July 2008 issue)
Photo by Kellyann Estrem
Photograph courtesy of and with permission
from Johns Hopkins Medical © 2008
from Johns Hopkins Medical © 2008
The X PRIZE Foundation is a non-profit organization that awards monetary prizes to individuals and teams that
discover solutions to global challenges in the areas of energy and the environment, life sciences, education, global
entrepreneurship and exploration (space and ocean). It is widely recognized as a model for fostering innovation
through competition.
The foundation hosts competitions to achieve a goal, set by the foundation, which has the potential to benefit
humanity. Rather than awarding money to honor past achievements or directly funding research, an X PRIZE
fosters cross-disciplinary innovation through competition, public interest and entrepreneurship. (see September 08
issue)
discover solutions to global challenges in the areas of energy and the environment, life sciences, education, global
entrepreneurship and exploration (space and ocean). It is widely recognized as a model for fostering innovation
through competition.
The foundation hosts competitions to achieve a goal, set by the foundation, which has the potential to benefit
humanity. Rather than awarding money to honor past achievements or directly funding research, an X PRIZE
fosters cross-disciplinary innovation through competition, public interest and entrepreneurship. (see September 08
issue)
What's the difference between a challenge and a banning and who challenges books?
According to the American Library Association (ALA), a challenge is an attempt to remove or restrict materials,
based upon the objections of a person or group. A banning is the removal of those materials. Challenges do not
simply involve a person expressing a point of view; rather, they are an attempt to remove material from the
curriculum or library, thereby restricting the access of others.
Throughout history, more and different kinds of people and groups of all persuasions than you might first
suppose, who, for all sorts of reasons, have attempted—and continue to attempt—to suppress anything that
conflicts with or anyone who disagrees with their beliefs.
According to the “The 100 Most Frequently Challenged Books, Challenges by Initiator, Institution, Type, and Year,”
parents challenge materials more often than any other group. (see October 08 issue)
According to the American Library Association (ALA), a challenge is an attempt to remove or restrict materials,
based upon the objections of a person or group. A banning is the removal of those materials. Challenges do not
simply involve a person expressing a point of view; rather, they are an attempt to remove material from the
curriculum or library, thereby restricting the access of others.
Throughout history, more and different kinds of people and groups of all persuasions than you might first
suppose, who, for all sorts of reasons, have attempted—and continue to attempt—to suppress anything that
conflicts with or anyone who disagrees with their beliefs.
According to the “The 100 Most Frequently Challenged Books, Challenges by Initiator, Institution, Type, and Year,”
parents challenge materials more often than any other group. (see October 08 issue)
Ideas
Audubon Insectarium: By the Numbers
♦ Audubon Insectarium comprises 23,000 square feet and features 70+ dynamic
and interactive exhibits with thousands of live and mounted specimens.
♦ Insects make up nearly 90 percent of the world’s species. At any one time, it’s
estimated there are 10 quintillion individual live insects
(10,000,000,000,000,000,000).
♦ Worldwide, some 900 thousand different insects are known – with thousands
more discovered each year. The US has approximately 91,000 species of insects;
another 73,000 species may still be undiscovered by science.
♦ There are 31 different classes of insects. The largest and most common are:
Diptera (flies and mosquitoes); Hymenoptera (bees, ants and wasps); Lepidoptera
(butterflies and moths); and Coleoptera (beetles).
♦ Beetles are the largest single group of animals on the planet, with more than
300,000 different known species and thousands more discovered each year. If you
lined up all the animals on earth, every 4th one would be a beetle.
♦ Beetles are so popular in Japan, there are more pet beetles than dogs or cats.
Insects are an amazing species:
♦ Cockroaches haven’t changed much in 300,000,000 years.
♦ Early dragonflies had wingspans of two feet or more.
♦ A bee may fly up to 60 miles a day seeking food.
♦ There are 8,800 species of ants, almost as many as the number
of known bird species (9,000).
♦ Ants can lift 50 times their own weight.
(see August 2008 issue)
♦ Audubon Insectarium comprises 23,000 square feet and features 70+ dynamic
and interactive exhibits with thousands of live and mounted specimens.
♦ Insects make up nearly 90 percent of the world’s species. At any one time, it’s
estimated there are 10 quintillion individual live insects
(10,000,000,000,000,000,000).
♦ Worldwide, some 900 thousand different insects are known – with thousands
more discovered each year. The US has approximately 91,000 species of insects;
another 73,000 species may still be undiscovered by science.
♦ There are 31 different classes of insects. The largest and most common are:
Diptera (flies and mosquitoes); Hymenoptera (bees, ants and wasps); Lepidoptera
(butterflies and moths); and Coleoptera (beetles).
♦ Beetles are the largest single group of animals on the planet, with more than
300,000 different known species and thousands more discovered each year. If you
lined up all the animals on earth, every 4th one would be a beetle.
♦ Beetles are so popular in Japan, there are more pet beetles than dogs or cats.
Insects are an amazing species:
♦ Cockroaches haven’t changed much in 300,000,000 years.
♦ Early dragonflies had wingspans of two feet or more.
♦ A bee may fly up to 60 miles a day seeking food.
♦ There are 8,800 species of ants, almost as many as the number
of known bird species (9,000).
♦ Ants can lift 50 times their own weight.
(see August 2008 issue)
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UNESCO, U.S. Library of Congress and Partners Launch World Digital Library
Paris, Washington DC, 21 April - UNESCO and 32 partner institutions launched the World Digital Library, a Web site
that features unique cultural materials from libraries and archives from around the world. The site – located at www.
wdl.org – includes manuscripts, maps, rare books, films, sound recordings, prints and photographs. It provides
unrestricted public access, free of charge, to this material.
The WDL functions in seven languages – Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Portuguese, Russian, and Spanish –
and includes content in more than forty languages. Browse and search features facilitate cross-cultural and cross-
temporal exploration on the site. Descriptions of each item and videos, with expert curators speaking about
selected items, provide context for users and are intended to spark curiosity and encourage both students and the
general public to learn more about the cultural heritage of all countries. (see April 09 issue)
Paris, Washington DC, 21 April - UNESCO and 32 partner institutions launched the World Digital Library, a Web site
that features unique cultural materials from libraries and archives from around the world. The site – located at www.
wdl.org – includes manuscripts, maps, rare books, films, sound recordings, prints and photographs. It provides
unrestricted public access, free of charge, to this material.
The WDL functions in seven languages – Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Portuguese, Russian, and Spanish –
and includes content in more than forty languages. Browse and search features facilitate cross-cultural and cross-
temporal exploration on the site. Descriptions of each item and videos, with expert curators speaking about
selected items, provide context for users and are intended to spark curiosity and encourage both students and the
general public to learn more about the cultural heritage of all countries. (see April 09 issue)
"Kosovo's Sorrow: Fleeing Kosovo" by Carol Guzy, The
Washington Post. Feature Photography winner, 2000
Washington Post. Feature Photography winner, 2000
NEWSEUM
Pulitzer Prize Photographs Gallery
This gallery contains the largest and most
comprehensive collection of Pulitzer Prize-winning
photojournalism ever assembled. Visitors can view
a documentary in which photographers explain
their craft and can access an electronic database
that will feature 1,000 images and 15 hours of
video and audio compiled from interviews with 68
Pulitzer Prize-winning photographers. Image (right)
courtesy Newseum. (see August 2009 issue)
Pulitzer Prize Photographs Gallery
This gallery contains the largest and most
comprehensive collection of Pulitzer Prize-winning
photojournalism ever assembled. Visitors can view
a documentary in which photographers explain
their craft and can access an electronic database
that will feature 1,000 images and 15 hours of
video and audio compiled from interviews with 68
Pulitzer Prize-winning photographers. Image (right)
courtesy Newseum. (see August 2009 issue)
A National Summit on Arts Journalism/ October 2, 2009, 9AM PDT
The Summit will present a range of ideas and projects representing current thinking in covering the arts. Five projects
were selected in an open call this summer that attracted 109 submissions. Five additional projects will be presented
representing broad trends in the field of journalism. Presentations will be made in front of a live audience, streamed
over the internet.
The Summit will also include two roundtable discussions about the art and business of arts journalism. A National
Summit on Arts Journalism is a project of USC Annenberg School for Communication and the National Arts Journalism
Program.
(Live Video of Summit October 2, 2009 9AM-1PM PDT www.najp.org/summit)
The Summit will present a range of ideas and projects representing current thinking in covering the arts. Five projects
were selected in an open call this summer that attracted 109 submissions. Five additional projects will be presented
representing broad trends in the field of journalism. Presentations will be made in front of a live audience, streamed
over the internet.
The Summit will also include two roundtable discussions about the art and business of arts journalism. A National
Summit on Arts Journalism is a project of USC Annenberg School for Communication and the National Arts Journalism
Program.
(Live Video of Summit October 2, 2009 9AM-1PM PDT www.najp.org/summit)
From Music to Painting: The Strange Yet Not-So-Strange Tales of Pardhaans by Udayan Vajpeyi
All transformations give materiality to the otherwise immaterial thing called time. This time lives in tales. Perhaps we
may claim that the point of all tales is to underline one or other kind of transformation.
The one I am going to talk about is no different. It is about an extremely strange transformation that took place
not long ago. It is about Pardhaans, a sub-community of the Gonds, one of the largest ‘tribes’ of central India, and
one that has ruled portions of that region for centuries, both before and after Mughal rule. I must express my
reservations about the use of the word ‘tribal’ in the Indian context, because I feel those who are called ‘tribal’ in
the modern discourses about India are in fact various castes; their complementarity to each other, like that of
castes in various localities, is one of the reasons why this is so. I believe that they were conceptually and practically
segregated from other communities living in India, to serve the purposes of colonial rule -- even though their
lifestyles were in continuity with those of other communities. But that is a different story, which will have to wait for
some more time if it wants to be told in greater detail and with authenticity. (see November 2009 issue)
All transformations give materiality to the otherwise immaterial thing called time. This time lives in tales. Perhaps we
may claim that the point of all tales is to underline one or other kind of transformation.
The one I am going to talk about is no different. It is about an extremely strange transformation that took place
not long ago. It is about Pardhaans, a sub-community of the Gonds, one of the largest ‘tribes’ of central India, and
one that has ruled portions of that region for centuries, both before and after Mughal rule. I must express my
reservations about the use of the word ‘tribal’ in the Indian context, because I feel those who are called ‘tribal’ in
the modern discourses about India are in fact various castes; their complementarity to each other, like that of
castes in various localities, is one of the reasons why this is so. I believe that they were conceptually and practically
segregated from other communities living in India, to serve the purposes of colonial rule -- even though their
lifestyles were in continuity with those of other communities. But that is a different story, which will have to wait for
some more time if it wants to be told in greater detail and with authenticity. (see November 2009 issue)