This Wednesday November 19, at 8pm in McConomy, writer and activist Antonia Juhasz will speak about the content of her new book, "The Tyranny of Oil." The book exposes the power and influence of Big Oil, the question of rising energy prices, and the oil industry's cost to the environment, human rights, and public health. www.TyrannyofOil.com
Next Monday November 24 at 7pm in Greg Hall (Porter 100), Noah Levine, subject of the documentary "Meditate and Destroy" and acclaimed writer of "Dharma Punx" will be speaking about his experience as a punk-rocker-turned-Bhuddist-meditation-instructor. The lecture will be followed by a short meditation workshop. www.dharmapunx.com
Monday, November 17, 2008
2008 Suzi Bass Awards handed out
ATLarts: "The Suzi Bass Awards, named after a beloved Atlanta actress who died of melanoma a few years ago, were presented at a classy and formal affair in the Fox Theatre’s Egyptian Ballroom. Over the past four years, the Suzis have become Atlanta’s answer to the Tony Awards."
'Ruined' a cruel story of women in Congo
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES: "For decades, Congo and other countries have turned the heart of Africa, rich with mineral resources, into an off-and-on war zone ruled by greed and ethnic hatred.
It was in this unstable corner of the world where playwright Lynn Nottage found the inspiration for her new play 'Ruined,' which is making its world premiere at the Goodman Theatre under the direction of Kate Whoriskey."
It was in this unstable corner of the world where playwright Lynn Nottage found the inspiration for her new play 'Ruined,' which is making its world premiere at the Goodman Theatre under the direction of Kate Whoriskey."
A checklist for staging Chekhov
TheStar.com: "How do you perform the works of Anton Chekhov properly?
That's been a major debate throughout the theatrical world since the day they were written. Some productions opt for shrieking tragedy, others settle into a miasma of melancholy, while a few tred the dangerous path of black comedy."
That's been a major debate throughout the theatrical world since the day they were written. Some productions opt for shrieking tragedy, others settle into a miasma of melancholy, while a few tred the dangerous path of black comedy."
Broadway roaring through tough times
TheStar.com: "Go big or go home.
That's definitely the motto on Broadway these days, where a gallery of high-octane performances is helping to fill theatre seats, even in the wake of a sluggish economy."
That's definitely the motto on Broadway these days, where a gallery of high-octane performances is helping to fill theatre seats, even in the wake of a sluggish economy."
Sunday, November 16, 2008
University Lectures
Monday, November 17th JOURNEYS LECTURE 4:30pm McConomy Auditorium, UC Bill Elliott, Vice President Emeritus A Reflection of 38 Years at Carnegie Mellon Elliott first began working for Carnegie Mellon as director of admissions. He brought a number of changes for recruiting students to the university while in that position, such as starting the now-popular sleeping bag weekends, in addition to initiating new programs to build diversity in the student body. The changes that Elliott enacted have helped to increase the number of applications Carnegie Mellon receives each year; as a result, the university now annually sets records for the number of applications received, this year receiving over 22,000 applications for a first year class of about 1500.
Monday, November 17th 7pm Doherty Hall 1112 Lyn Beth Neylon JD; LL.M.; Legal and Gender Specialist What Will it Really Take to Realize the Universal Declaration of Human Rights? Human Rights Work on the Ground Neylon oversaw women's legal rights projects in Benin and Rwanda from 2004 until January 2007. She was the Associate Director of the Washington Kurdish Institute, and previously ran a human rights consulting business in Washington, DC, working with NGOs and government agencies on a variety of human rights issues. In the past she was the Legal Counsel for the Committee on Health, Education, and Social Affairs for the Congress of the Federated States of Micronesia, and also was the Legal Counsel investigating human rights abuses by the police force in the Republic of Palau. Lyn was also the direct of Human Rights USA, a domestic human rights education initiative, and the co-founder of Human Rights Access (HRX), a local nonprofit. Additional Areas of Expertise: General International Human Rights Law; Women's Rights in Africa; Gender issues; Grassroots Activism and Organizing; Human Rights Education. Co-sponsored by the University of Pittsburgh
Wednesday, November 19th 8pm McConomy Antonia Juhasz Tyranny of Oil
Activities Board presents a lecture with Antonia Juhasz. Antonia is an acclaimed writer and leading expert on the oil industry. She will be speaking about the content of her new book "The Tyranny of Oil: The World's Most Powerful Industry--And What We Must Do To Stop It". Here is a website with more information about her work: www.TyrannyofOil.org Admission : Free www.activitiesboard.org
Thursday, November 20th 4:30pm Adamson Wing, 136A Baker Hall Nancy Duarte + Ryan Orcutt of Duarte Design Natural Born (Visual) Storytellers We live in the most innovative time in history. That, coupled with pressure from a global economy, means our corporate stories need to be told well and resonate deeply. In this presentation you'll learn how to step away from your traditional content development process, fold in compelling stories and deliver presentations in your own uniquely human way. Co-sponsored by the School of Design
Thursday, November 20th 4:30pm Giant Eagle Auditorium, 51A Baker Hall+ live webcast at www.library.cmu.edu Dan Hood, Research Showcase Outreach Coordinator Authors Rights, Research Showcase Dan Hood, Research Showcase Outreach Coordinator, will define "institutional repository" (IR), cover the history of IRs, and highlight notable advances in open access publishing relating to IRs. The discussion will include an in-depth demonstration of Carnegie Mellons new institutional repository, a progress report, and discussion of future directions for the repository and related services. This event will be of interest to faculty, graduate students and anyone contributing the university's research output.
Friday, November 21st 5pm McConomy Auditorium, UC Dr. Herbert Lachmayer, Austrian scholar Enlightenment and Inspiring Decadence in the Court of Franz Josef the II This event is part of Vienna Days, a collaboration between Carnegie Mellon School of Music, the Austrian Cultural Forum and the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra to celebrate music director Manfred Honeck's inaugural year in Pittsburgh.
Monday, November 24th JOURNEYS LECTURE 4:30pm Adamson Wing, 136A Baker Hall Gloriana St. Clair, Dean, University Libraries My Reading and Writing Life CMU Dean of University Libraries Gloriana St. Clair will define the forces shaping her career and life. Reading, writing, and the interplay between them have competed and colluded in her journey. As a diploma recipient in literature, St. Clair regularly leads discussions of her favorite works at the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (Carnegie Mellon) and in other book discussion venues. As an academic librarian serving in various sci/tech institutions nationally, she also edited the flagship journal, College & Research Libraries, (1990-1996), and was the managing editor of the Journal of Academic Librarianship (1996-2000).
Monday, November 17th 7pm Doherty Hall 1112 Lyn Beth Neylon JD; LL.M.; Legal and Gender Specialist What Will it Really Take to Realize the Universal Declaration of Human Rights? Human Rights Work on the Ground Neylon oversaw women's legal rights projects in Benin and Rwanda from 2004 until January 2007. She was the Associate Director of the Washington Kurdish Institute, and previously ran a human rights consulting business in Washington, DC, working with NGOs and government agencies on a variety of human rights issues. In the past she was the Legal Counsel for the Committee on Health, Education, and Social Affairs for the Congress of the Federated States of Micronesia, and also was the Legal Counsel investigating human rights abuses by the police force in the Republic of Palau. Lyn was also the direct of Human Rights USA, a domestic human rights education initiative, and the co-founder of Human Rights Access (HRX), a local nonprofit. Additional Areas of Expertise: General International Human Rights Law; Women's Rights in Africa; Gender issues; Grassroots Activism and Organizing; Human Rights Education. Co-sponsored by the University of Pittsburgh
Wednesday, November 19th 8pm McConomy Antonia Juhasz Tyranny of Oil
Activities Board presents a lecture with Antonia Juhasz. Antonia is an acclaimed writer and leading expert on the oil industry. She will be speaking about the content of her new book "The Tyranny of Oil: The World's Most Powerful Industry--And What We Must Do To Stop It". Here is a website with more information about her work: www.TyrannyofOil.org Admission : Free www.activitiesboard.org
Thursday, November 20th 4:30pm Adamson Wing, 136A Baker Hall Nancy Duarte + Ryan Orcutt of Duarte Design Natural Born (Visual) Storytellers We live in the most innovative time in history. That, coupled with pressure from a global economy, means our corporate stories need to be told well and resonate deeply. In this presentation you'll learn how to step away from your traditional content development process, fold in compelling stories and deliver presentations in your own uniquely human way. Co-sponsored by the School of Design
Thursday, November 20th 4:30pm Giant Eagle Auditorium, 51A Baker Hall+ live webcast at www.library.cmu.edu Dan Hood, Research Showcase Outreach Coordinator Authors Rights, Research Showcase Dan Hood, Research Showcase Outreach Coordinator, will define "institutional repository" (IR), cover the history of IRs, and highlight notable advances in open access publishing relating to IRs. The discussion will include an in-depth demonstration of Carnegie Mellons new institutional repository, a progress report, and discussion of future directions for the repository and related services. This event will be of interest to faculty, graduate students and anyone contributing the university's research output.
Friday, November 21st 5pm McConomy Auditorium, UC Dr. Herbert Lachmayer, Austrian scholar Enlightenment and Inspiring Decadence in the Court of Franz Josef the II This event is part of Vienna Days, a collaboration between Carnegie Mellon School of Music, the Austrian Cultural Forum and the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra to celebrate music director Manfred Honeck's inaugural year in Pittsburgh.
Monday, November 24th JOURNEYS LECTURE 4:30pm Adamson Wing, 136A Baker Hall Gloriana St. Clair, Dean, University Libraries My Reading and Writing Life CMU Dean of University Libraries Gloriana St. Clair will define the forces shaping her career and life. Reading, writing, and the interplay between them have competed and colluded in her journey. As a diploma recipient in literature, St. Clair regularly leads discussions of her favorite works at the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (Carnegie Mellon) and in other book discussion venues. As an academic librarian serving in various sci/tech institutions nationally, she also edited the flagship journal, College & Research Libraries, (1990-1996), and was the managing editor of the Journal of Academic Librarianship (1996-2000).
Zipcar
Parking & Transportation Services, along with Zipcar, will be hosting another Zipcar membership drive on campus. Any faculty/staff or student signing up will receive a free Zipcar t-shirt. The membership drive days will be on the following dates:
Monday, November 17, 2008 11:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. UC - Wean Commons
Tuesday, November 18, 2008 11:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. UC - Wean Commons
Wednesday, November 19, 2008 11:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. UC - Wean Commons
Zipcar memberships are $35.00 annually and include gasoline and insurance. For further information regarding Zipcar, please visit www.zipcar.com/carnegiemellon
SAG gets tough with rule-breakers
C21Media:: "'Rule One states that 'No member shall work for a producer who is not signatory to the appropriate SAG agreement,'' the letter read, reminding readers that 'Rule One is printed on the back of every SAG membership card.'"
Bill Rauch Named U.S. Artists Fellow
Stage-directions: "The Oregon Shakespeare Festival's Artistic Director Bill Rauch was honored with 50 artists from across the country in receiving a $50,000 unrestricted grant. The winners will gather at a celebration at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Chicago."
An honorable way to celebrate Veteran's Day.
In a ceremony today led by President Bush, the Intrepid Sea,
Air & Space Museum in New York City re-opened in honor
of Veteran's Day. Chicago Scenic Studios, Inc. is proud to
have been part of the significant revitalization.
The floating museum, docked at Pier 86 on the Hudson River
in Manhattan, is housed in the U.S.S. Intrepid, an aircraft carrier
that served in World War II and again during the Vietnam War.
The $115 million renovation was designed in part by Chicago's
Eva Maddox of Eva Maddox Branded Environments /
Perkins + Will Architects.
Since this renovation allows visitors access to areas of the ship
that have not previously been public, much of the work that
Chicago Scenic performed involved installing protective gates
and railings that allow access to new areas of the ship while
maintaining guest safety standards. In the ship's Foc's'sle
(the forecastle of the ship), we installed protective acrylic
covers to preserve graffiti and artwork that shipmates had
inscribed on the ship, much of it dating back to the 1940s.
Chicago Scenic also installed signage on the flight deck
commemorating donors and trustees.
Food Drive
Carnegie Mellon’s 15th Annual Food Drive
November 3 - November 14
Sponsored by: Staff Council
Drop off your donations in any of the marked canisters or boxes conveniently located in many campus buildings, including the
Wednesday, November 12 - CANS ACROSS THE CUT
Please encourage students to participate!
NIN in Worcester
- John Huntington's Entertainment Technology Blog - : "My friend Jamie Anderson of Rational Acoustics got in touch with Jamie Pollack, Firehouse's system engineer on the tour and we were able to get in to hear the system during soundcheck, which was great. The PA is an all new L-Acoustics K1 system, which is in its 'pilot' phase; the same cabinets were out on Radiohead this summer. I have worked on a lot of big systems, and I have to say I was never really a fan of L-Acoustics' V-DOSC series of speakers. But the K1 is a whole different story, and Jamie and mixer Pete Klepper had the system sounding great!"
Carnegie Mellon University Validates Production 802.11n Network
prweb: "Carnegie Mellon University's Wireless Andrew network was one of the first campus-wide wireless networks in the world and has been in operation since 1994. Today, Wireless Andrew 2.0 provides service to over 14,000 students, faculty, and staff across the university's main campus."
Yamaha Offers Digital Sound Reinforcement 101 Course
FOH online: "Beginning in January 2009, Yamaha Commercial Audio Training Seminars (YCATS) will offer Digital Sound Reinforcement 101 (DSR101) as part of the course selection now offered throughout the year both regionally and at the Buena Park, Calif. headquarters."
FCC Puts Screws to Live Event Audio Industry
FOH online: "OH has been at the forefront of fighting the white space battle with the FCC for almost two years. We received word that the Federal Communications Commission followed the money and voted to allow technology companies like Google, Microsoft, Dell and Motorola to produce consumer devices that will use radio frequency (RF) spectrum now being used by wireless microphone systems. The decision comes despite objections from FCC engineers and the 100% failure rate of prototype devices in “real world” tests."
Hydraulic Gimbal Aids Iron Man's Motion Control
Entertainment Engineering: Gimbal suspended from crane controls the motion of Iron Man props during street fight scenes with Iron Man's nemesis, Iron Monger
SAG: Union gigs only
Variety: "The Screen Actors Guild recently notified its 120,000 members in a 'Check Your Backside' message that, starting on Jan. 1, it will 'vigorously' enforce the ban on nonunion work for new-media productions."
In Memoriam: Neutrik USA President Jim Cowan, 1956-2008
Live Design: "Jim Cowan passed away peacefully on November 5, 2008 after a bout with cancer. Well-known and loved throughout the audio industry, the 52-year-old Cowan was a 20 year veteran of Neutrik USA, starting out as general manager, and then moving on to vice-president and becoming president of the company in 2000."
Tim Hansen Receives 2008 Eva Swan Award At LDI
LiveDesign: "ESTA announces the 2008 Eva Swan Award was presented to Tim Hansen for his exceptional service to the Association over many years. The award was presented at ESTA’s Annual Dinner at LDI on Thursday, October 23rd in Las Vegas."
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