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Bandit Lites Names Heffernan President
 KNOXVILLE, TN — Bandit Lites announced that Peter M. Heffernan, a 30-year veteran with the company, serving the last 15 as COO, has been named president of the company, effective immediately. He will also retain his position as COO.
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Rosco Labs Names New President
 STAMFORD, CT — Mark Engel was named President and Chief Executive Officer of Rosco Laboratories. Engel, who had been the company's chief operating officer, is the third president in Rosco's nearly 100-year history. Engel joined Rosco over 16 years ago. He had served as chief financial officer before advancing to chief operating officer.
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New President, Vice President for IATSE
 SAN DIEGO — Thomas C. Short, president of IATSE since 1994, announced his retirement at IATSE’s mid-summer General Executive Board Meeting. Matthew D. Loeb, who was unanimously elected by the IATSE's board to assume the role of president, will replace him. Craig Carlson has been elected vice president.
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Patty Pravo Lit by Strong Colors, Beams
 VERONA, Italy — With songs that are more gritty than pretty, Patty Pravo’s touring brief for LD Massimo Tomasino was short and sweet: No pastels, please. Instead, the avant-garde vocalist, who first rose to prominence in the 1960s, preferred strong colors — acid yellow, electric blue and red — that proved a better fit with her melancholy, sophisticated singing style.
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Robe Offers New Financing Options
ROZNOV POD RADHOSTEM, Czech Republic —Robe Lighting is collaborating with Leasing Services, a Netherlands-based firm, to offer new financing options for its clients and business partners. Companies interested in the new financing deals can contact Robe headquarters or any of the company’s distributors.
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Stagehand Killed in Forklift Accident
PELHAM, AL — A member of IATSE Local 78 in Birmingham, Ala. was killed shortly after midnight July 24 during the load-out for the Tony Hawk Boom Boom Huck Jam at the Verizon Wireless Music Center, formerly known as the Oak Mountain Amphitheatre.
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| P R O D U C T O F T H E W E E K |
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PR Lighting Mega Colour 2500
 PR Lighting's Mega Colour 2500 can be used as a moving head or outdoor color wash. With IP44 weather resistance, the units can be operated in all conditions. Features include a split design of the head and power chassis, a patented reflector for brightness, linear CYM color mixing and standard programmable DMX 512 control in master/slave or stand-alone mode. The units are made with an aluminum alloy chassis and ABS and composite plastics, and they use a Philips MSA 2500 DE lamp with 5600-degree-K color temperature. The head offers movement of 400 degrees pan and 160 degrees tilt with adjustable speed and automatic pan/tilt position correction and a beam angle of 60 to 45 degrees. Other functions include a fixture and lamp usage time display, an LCD display with adjustable brightness and contrast and an overheating protection device.
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 Seminar on the Beach 2008
Presented by Richard Cadena
Where: San Diego, Calif.
When: Nov. 11, 12, 13
Join PLSN University on the West Coast for three days of fun and learning! We will cover the theory and practice of entertainment technology for the working electrician and technician.
Day 1 focuses on DC and AC electricity, impedance, AC power, phase angles, power factor, three-phase power and balancing three-phase loads.
On Day 2, topics will include electrical safety, NFPA 70E, lockout/tagout, arc flash/arc blast, portable generators, feeder transformers and cable, overcurrent protection, branch circuits, grounding and GFCIs.
On Day 3, we'll cover networking, including Ethernet, DMX512-A, RDM, ACN and more. This course counts towards renewal credits for ETCP Certified Electricians and is presented by ETCP-recognized trainer and PLSN editor Richard Cadena.
The seminar fee is $225 per day ($200 per day for USITT and ESTA members). Travel, accommodations and excursion costs are extra.
To register, visit http://plsn.webex.com or call 512-280-0384.
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Light Fantastic
By: Max Keller
 A virtuoso in the field, Max Keller has set new standards of technical and artistic excellence. In this book he divulges his extensive knowledge of every aspect of stage lighting, from natural phenomena and the history of light in the theater, to Goethe and Runge's theories of color, to the fundamentals of optics and projection. This revised edition of Light Fantastic includes new images from Keller's most recent productions as well as completely updated information on optics, lamps, lanterns, projection and lighting consoles.
In more than 600 stunning photographs and illustrations, the power of Keller's expertise shines through, making this a visually exciting and highly informative work for those involved in theatre technology. An accompanying DVD features Keller's lecture held at institutions worldwide.
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Overseas gigs require planning and patience.
Many lighting companies all over the world employ someone who can speak English. Once I find out who this person is, I start corresponding. The first thing I like to do is get a list of truss and fixtures that are available at the time I will be there. Then I quickly compare that list to my plot and start editing. If there is something they cannot replicate (like a preferred media server) then I make plans to bring one with me. —Nook Schoenfeld, from LD-at-Large, PLSN, Aug. 2008
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| N E X T I S S U E |
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Coming up in the September 2008 issue...
- A pre-show look at the latest gear.
- Buyers Guide: Visualizers and Lighting Design Software.
- The San Francisco Opera hits one out to the park.
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