KNOXVILLE, TN — Those who support education pass the benefits of scholarly enlightenment to the next generation. So it was entirely appropriate that the invitation-only dinner that marked the completion of a new six-story, 174,000-square-foot building at the University of Tennessee College of Business Administration was a brightly-lit affair.
Read More »COLUMBIA, MD — Nemetschek North America released a Spanish-language version of Vectorworks 2009 design software, including Designer, Architect, Landmark, Fundamentals, and Renderworks. The company is also supporting the sale of the product with a portion of its Web site written in Spanish.
Read More »MIDDLETON, WI — Electronic Theatre Controls Inc. (ETC) and Lightronics Inc. announced that they have reached a settlement of ETC's patent infringement lawsuit against Lightronics respecting the U.S. patents covering the ETC Source Four ellipsoidal spotlight. The Source Four patents are owned by inventors David W. Cunningham and Gregory F. Esakoff and are the subject of an exclusive license to ETC.
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PIGEON FORGE, TN — The Dollywood theme park’s Christmas celebration was updated for 2008 with The Polar Express 4D Experience, which added scents and motion seats to a 3D movie experience created by two Digital Projection Lightning 45 HD-3D projectors.
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WARSAW, IN — Da-Lite Screen Company announces the introduction of its new 3D Projector Stackers. Constructed from an aluminum extrusion with steel projector cradles, Da-Lite’s 3D Projector Stackers are designed for front or rear projection stereoscopic 3D displays. They are available with two shelf sizes: 10” by 19” or 19” by 33.5,” and each unit has two cradles to mount two projectors in either a table top or inverted format. Each cradle offers a variety of fine-tuning adjustments to ease image alignment.
Read More »How are those amazing yellow and blue lines drawn on football fields? Michael King, field operations manager for SportVision, says you start with a precision… Read More »A Three-Part Equation for “First and Ten” Graphics
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KNOXVILLE, TN — A Grinch-like economy didn’t keep Bandit Lites from its holiday tradition of setting up an Angel Tree — which includes toy and clothing suggestions for a local family in need — at each of its locations. In fact, donations for 2008 exceeded those for 2007.
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We here at PLSN would like to take a moment to wish you all a very happy and joyous holiday season. Enjoy the snow and… Read More »Happy Holidays!
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MIAMI — Lighting the exterior of a stadium and a row of palm trees aqua and orange to convey a holiday message may seem a little twisted at first, but it’s certainly no stranger than the image of a dolphin wearing a football helmet. Give it a little time, and it won’t seem strange at all.
Read More »The draft standard BSR E1.18-1 – 200x, Standard for the Selection, Installation, and Use of Single-Conductor Portable Power Feeder Cable Systems for Use at 600 Volts Nominal or Less for the Distribution of Electrical Energy in the Entertainment and Live-Event Industries, is available for free download and public review at ESTA's Web site through Feb. 23, 2009.
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AMSTERDAM — Dutch pop star Jan Smit is touring the Netherlands to promote his latest album. Prolyte supplied the complete staging and trussing set, through its distributor Controlled for Triple show Techniek, which supplied all the technical equipment for this tour.
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NEW YORK — Bandit Lites provided lighting for NASCAR’s Sprint Cup Series, and LD Mark Carver helped put Jimmie Johnson center stage as the second driver in the sport’s history to win three consecutive Cup Series championships. The event also helped NASCAR celebrate 60 years of racing.
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