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PLSN Student Reporter Announced

Kent Laue

PLSN Student Reporter Announced

LAS VEGAS, NV – At the end of August, PLSN announced the search for the first PLSN Student Reporter for the 2011 LDI Show sponsored by Chauvet. Throughout September, college and university students within the U.S. submitted short videos explaining a new product and demonstrating why they should be chosen. On Sept. 30, the search concluded. After a week of watching hours submitted videos and follow up phone interviews, Kent Laue has been named the first PLSN Student Reporter.

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NFL Kickoff 2011 concert stage

Kid Rock Opens NFL Season at NFL Kickoff 2011

GREEN BAY, WI — The start of the 2011 National Football League Season opened with NFL Kickoff 2011, presented by EA Sports, at Lambeau Field, home of the Super Bowl champion Green Bay Packers. The event featured a concert headlined by Kid Rock. It aired live on NBC from just outside the stadium.

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Elation Professional Arena Par

Elation Arena Par RGBW LED

Elation Professional’s Arena Par high-power RGBW LED PAR can is designed for large indoor stages and long throw applications with 90 3W CREE LEDS that produce an output comparable to a 1,000-watt tungsten Par 64 color to color. Containing 18 red, 24 green, 24 blue and 24 white LEDs, the Arena Par is designed to produce rich, smooth color-mixing and bright primary colors.  Featuring a 15° standard beam angle, its output achieves 1,500 lux/139 foot candles at 30 feet, making it well-suited for color-washing at major arenas, concert halls and indoor stadiums.

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Katsuaki Kiyohara Appointed New FOR-A President

TOKYO — FOR-A Company Limited named Katsuaki Kiyohara, former vice president of FOR-A Company Limited, as its new president. Keizo Kiyohara, founder and former president of FOR-A Company Limited, assumes his new role as Chairman of the Board of Directors of FOR-A Company Limited and continues on as the CEO of FOR-A Group.

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Frank Tillner

Frank Tillner Named COO at Osram Opto Semiconductors

REGENSBURG, Germany — Frank Tillner has succeeded Elke Eckstein as chief operating officer. He will oversee chip and LED production plants in Regensburg and Penang, Malaysia. Tillner, 51, a native of Aachen, Germany, has many years of experience in semiconductor processes and production. Prior to Osram Opto Semiconductors, he served as senior vice president at Conergy AG.

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X Factor 2011

X Factor Rig Includes Martin Gear

PASADENA, CA – The American premiere of The X Factor took place Sept. 21 on Fox, and included auditions taped from live events staged across the U.S. The show featured a lighting design by Tom Kenny using a rig that included 40 Martin Professional MAC 2000 Wash XB moving heads and Martin LC Series LCD Panels. PRG supplied the gear.

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Pirate Voyage

Dolly Parton’s Pirates Voyage Attraction Relies on Rigging from J.R. Clancy

MYRTLE BEACH, SC – J.R. Clancy rigging products were used for Dolly Parton’s Pirates Voyage, an attraction featuring two life-sized pirate ships. There are 11 custom-built, variable speed drum hoists in the building, which had been used for Parton’s Dixie Stampede dinner theater from 1992 to 2010. J.R. Clancy’s Altus controller controls the hoists. Each has a 750-pound capacity and a top speed of 416 feet per minute.

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PLSN mobile device app

PLSN Launches App for Mobile Devices

LAS VEGAS — PLSN publisher Terry Lowe announced that users of Apple iOS or Android mobile devices can now download and start receiving PLSN on the go. “Now, no matter where you are, you can always be carrying around the latest issue,” Lowe said. “And you can get a copy the minute it comes off the press – no waiting until you get off the road.”

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