LinkedIn: Class of 2013: Stop putting guardrails on your future by IC grad Jeff Selingo ; IC Commencement photos + David Boreanaz

• Selingo, Jeff. (2013, May 21). Class of 2013: Stop Putting Guardrails on Your Future. Retrieved May 22, 2013, from http://www.linkedin.com/today/post/article/20130521095503-17000124-class-of-2013-stop-putting-guardrails-on-your-future

By serendipity, I found this post by our Jeff Selingo in LinkedIn. Serendipity is a favorite word of mine!  We’ll get Jeff’s new book when our funds are replenished in June.

While I’m on the topic of commencement, I post this photo of Ellis (who taught me how to make a meme with Photoshop) and President Rochon.   You can browse commencement photos online.

Our campus was thrilled to have David Boreanaz here!  Thanks for coming.

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PBS: American Masters: Mel Brooks

I enjoyed watching this documentary last night. You can catch it online:  http://video.pbs.org/video/2365014026

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Library News: NovelNY library consortia picks up Gannett Newstand Complete — it includes the Ithaca Journal

I am pleased to announce that, beginning July 1, 2013 NOVELNY will over statewide access to Gannett Newstand Complete (ProQuest).  This database:

Contains over 85 Gannett newspapers, 6 of which are New York newspapers.  These include the Ithaca Journal, Poughkeepsie Journal, Rochester Democrat and Chronicle, Journal News (White Plains), Press and Sun-Bulletin (Binghamton) and Star-Gazette (Elmira).

It is my understanding that access to the Ithaca Journal goes back to 1999 or 2000 (the Tompkins County Public Library subscribes & I’ve searched it there).

Thanks to NovelNY for adding access to Gannett papers.  You can access NovelNY if you are resident of New York directly on their website using you NY State Driver License: http://novelnewyork.org/   We also include these resources on the Ithaca College Library’s database list.

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Independent Lens: Sen. Gillibrand credits The Invisible War with shaping new bill

• Huval, Rebecca. (2013, May 10). Sen. Gillibrand Credits The Invisible War with Shaping New Bill. Independent Lens Blog. Retrieved May 13, 2013, from http://www.pbs.org/independentlens/blog/sen-gillibrand-credits-the-invisible-war-in-shaping-new-bill

“The Invisible War premieres Monday, May 13, 2013 at 10pm (check local listings).” 

I.L. also alerted me of the following Facebook / Twitter event:

Join the Facebook Chat and Get Involved with  The Invisible War Chat live with the film team after the broadcast tonight at 8:30pm PT/11:30pm ET on our Facebook page. The chat will provide a space for you to ask questions and learn how you can get involved. You can also tweet at #NotInvisible and share our infographics!

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Paley Ctr: Live Stream & Twitter conversation about Mad Men moderated by Brian Williams

From the Paley Center:

Tuesday, April 23, 2013
6:30 pm ET
New York

IN PERSON
John Hamm, Kiernan Shipka, John Slattery, Vincent Kartheiser, January Jones, Jessica Paré, Matthew Weiner

Moderator: Brian Williams

This event will be live streamed at approximately 6:40pm ET/3:40pm PT. Follow@paleycenter on Twitter and use #PaleyLiveNY to join the conversation. Tweet your questions now. Some will be chosen for Brian Williams to ask.

On the go? Watch the live stream on the Paley Center app.

As that instantly iconic shot at the end of Mad Men’s fifth season—the principals of Sterling Cooper Draper Pryce arrayed in an undefined new workspace, facing out onto an uncertain future—faded to black, the familiar sweet ache of anticipation again took root in the show’s devoted fans. Our long wait is finally over as the heralded series returns for its sixth season, and The Paley Center for Media will convene a panel of Mad Men’s cast and creative team, including creator Matthew Weiner and star Jon Hamm, to discuss all aspects of the peerless television drama.

This event sold out to Paley Members.

Never miss a Paley Center event! Sign up for our eNews, follow @paleycenter on Twitter, and like us on Facebook.

To attend a private cocktail party with the cast of Mad Men, join at the Patron level. Call 212.621.6600 and ask for Larry Henry, or email lhenry@paleycenter.org.

PALEY100 is sponsored by
Jerome & Christine Ponz

PALEYAFTERDARK is sponsored by
Richard Kandel through the Theodore & Renee Weiler Foundation

 

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IC student doc: Cornered

3 am Productions just wrote that their film pilot for Cornered, “was screened as an Official Selection at the East Coast Student Film Festival in Washington, DC. We were also awarded Best Documentary at the festival, an incredibly marvelous feat.”  The film is on Indigogo if you would like to support it: http://www.indiegogo.com/projects/cornered  Here is the description from Indigogo:

“Cornered” is the story of Antwain Robinson, an 18-year-old amateur boxer from Baltimore, Maryland. Antwain has recently returned to boxing after a two year absence during which he was engaged in “bad stuff.” Antwain fights for UMAR boxing, a small gym on North Avenue in Baltimore with the motto “put the guns down put the gloves up.” UMAR trains boxers from six years old and has produced some of Baltimore’s best amateur boxers, but also emphasizes education. The gym has a tutoring center where all boxers under age 13 are required to spend two hours before lacing up their gloves.

“The ECSFF is run for student by students by a coalition of student filmmakers from American University, George Washington University, and the University of Maryland.”  from: http://www.ecsfilmfestival.com/1/post/2013/03/lights-camera-action.html

 

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These Amazing Shadows: The Movies that Make America

Thanks to filmmakers Mariano and Norton for visiting Ithaca College!  I thoroughly enjoyed their documentary called  These Amazing Shadows.   Nothing made me laugh so hard as the clip called The House in the Middle (available at the Prelinger Archives).   Here is a look at The Packard Campus of the Library of Congress. If you haven’t perused it, also look at the National Film Preservation Board’s National Film Registry  (yes, Spinal Tap is there); here is the complete list.  The filmmakers asked us to think of our favorite film & how it would be if it no longer existed. Is your favorite on the list?   You may also enjoy watching Le fantôme d’Henri Langlois (DVD 8249) available at IC Library; it is about Langlois and the Cinémathèque Française.

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AP Image Collection back up

Images via the AP Image Collection database are once again accessible.  I was just notified that this database can only be accessed from on campus — this is new.  Here is a database description:

A database of over 160 years of history as witnessed by The Associated Press. Photos: more than 3.6 million photographs from 1825 to today, with about 3,000 new photos added every day.  Graphics: more than one hundred thousand graphics, including maps, timelines, logos and graphs.  Audio: over 4,500 hours of audio clips from the 1920s forward.  Links to hourly newscasts on the home page under the audio tab.

Note: This database may be used for educational purposes only. Images may not be posted on the Web or otherwise made available electronically to anyone outside the Ithaca College community. These images may not be republished or distributed in newspapers, newsletters, magazines, brochures, catalogs, yearbooks, calendars, posters, or similar materials.

Note that a lot of UPI images can be accessed through EBSCO’s Image Collection.

 

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techdirt: Hollywood…browbeat the Republicans into retracting report on copyright reform

• Masnick, M. (2012, November 17). That Was Fast: Hollywood Already Browbeat The Republicans Into Retracting Report On Copyright Reform | Techdirt. Techdirt.

This short notice was posted to one of my listservs with the retracted policy brief:

http://www.hyperorg.com/misc/rsc_policy_brief_–_three_myths_about_copyright_law_and_where_to_start_to_fix_it_–_november_16_2012.pdf

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Independent Lens: Park Avenue – Money, power and the American Dream

This film by Alex Gibney looks good.  Here is the description:

Academy Award-winning director Alex Gibney (Taxi to the Dark Side, Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room) presents his examination of how the gap between rich and poor Americans has become so stark, as illustrated by this famous boulevard in New York City.

Should air on WSKG and WCNY tonight at 10 pm.

 

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IC Library: Halloween picks by Cathy

OK, Students.  Be sure to watch something spooky for Halloween!   I’ve put together a list of my favorites (which tend to be either spooky or somewhat comic).

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LexisNexis: Offering online webinars – learn from your office

From LexisNexis:

LexisNexis Academic
*   Learn about this premier general reference tool that provides access to news, business, and legal information from one interface. Redesigned specifically with students in mind, this research tool provides students as well as other researchers across all disciplines with comprehensive results on the past and the present. Whether the search is on a current hot topic in the news, financial information of a specific company, or a following of a judgment on a case, LexisNexis Academic has it all.
*   Tuesday, September 11, 11 a.m. to noon (Eastern Time)(VOIP Only): Register here<https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/672837472>
*   Monday, October 1, 3 – 4 p.m. (Eastern Time)(Telephone Only): Register here<https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/171550433>
*  Wednesday, October 3, 3 – 4 p.m. (Eastern Time) (VOIP Only): Register here<https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/787962513>

LexisNexis Academic – Business
*   Learn about this premier general reference tool that provides access to news, business, and legal information from one interface. This seminar focuses on business resources and Company Dossier.
*   Thursday, September 20, 4 – 5 p.m. (Eastern Time)(VOIP Only): Register here<https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/269469480>
*   Tuesday, October 2, noon to 1 p.m. (Eastern Time)(VOIP Only): Register here<https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/631094369>

  LexisNexis Academic – Legal Research
*   Learn about this premier general reference tool that provides access to news, business, and legal information from one interface. Redesigned specifically with students in mind, this research tool provides students as well as other researchers across all disciplines with comprehensive results on the past and the present. This session will concentrate specifically on conducting legal research.
*   Tuesday, September 11, 1 – 2 p.m. (Eastern Time)(VOIP Only): Register here<https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/685294160>
*   Tuesday, October 16, noon to 1 p.m. (Eastern Time)(VOIP Only): Register here<https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/492507960>

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Adventures by Michael Rubbo – NFB

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Cinemapolis: Dan Smalls chooses The Last Waltz, Scorsese’s film about The Band

From Cinemapolis:

Martin Scorsese’s THE LAST WALTZ is the choice of the State Theater’s Dan Smalls for our next Local Favorites. Scorsese’s documentary about The Band’s final concert. Dan, who will host a screening of the film at Cinemapolis on Thursday May 10 at 7:00 pm, says “THE LAST WALTZ has always been the consummate live concert film and musical documentary. It captured a band that was incredibly respected saying their final goodbye with guest appearances from everyone who was anyone over the course of their time together. The current announcement and ultimate passing of Levon Helm, The Band’s drummer and vocalist and a good musical friend of ours, made this a very timely choice for me.”

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Filmmaker Q&A: Patrick Rouxel

1. Witness, Filmmaker Q&A: Patrick Rouxel (2012). Al Jazeera: http://www.aljazeera.com/programmes/witness/2012/03/20123131323627439.html

Read this interview between Al Jazeera and filmmaker Patrick Rouxel.  Al Jazeera summarized the film, “In Green: Death of the Forests, filmmaker Patrick Rouxel explores the impact of deforestation and the exploitation of natural resources in Indonesia from the point of view of a dying orangutan.”

 

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doddle: New digital platforms offer indie filmmakers more options for distribution

1. DeRuvo, J., New Digital Platforms Offer Indie Filmmakers More Options for Distribution, Doodle (February 29, 2012), http://news.doddleme.com/news-room/new-digital-platforms-offer-indie-filmmakers-more-options-for-distribution/ (last visited March 14, 2012).

The article mentions iTunes, uStreamTV, Vimeo, YouTube and Netflix.

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Family Law Prof Blog: Loving v. Virginia–in a Valentine’s Day HBO Movie

It doesn’t seem like it is available for purchase yet — I’ll keep looking for it. http://lawprofessors.typepad.com/family_law/2012/02/loving-v-virginia-in-a-valentines-day-hbo-movie.html

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OECD: Information and communication policy news

1. OECD Information and Communication Policy News – January 2012, , http://www.oecd.org/document/42/0,3746,en_2649_34223_49514730_1_1_1_1,00.html (last visited Feb 1, 2012).

The January newsletter lists the following new publications:

NEW PUBLICATIONS
OECD Review of Telecommunication Policy and Regulation in Mexico, January 2012
ICT Applications for the Smart Grid: Opportunities and Policy Implications, January 2012
OECD Council Recommendation on Principles for Internet Policy Making, December 2011
Measuring Digital Local Content, December 2011
Regulation of Transborder Data Flows under Data Protection and Privacy Law, December 2011
Digital Identity Management for Natural Persons – Guidance for Government Policy, December 2011
OECD Communications Outlook 2011
Future of the Internet Economy: A Statistical Profile, 2011 update

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Variety: 84th Annual Academy award nominations

1. Variety Staff, 84th Annual Academy Award Nominations (January 24, 2010), http://www.variety.com/article/VR1118049085 (last visited January 24, 2012).

I’m glad Hugo is doing well.  I saw it as well as Midnight in Paris, & Harry Potter this past year.  Looks like a good group but I’m still baffled by the Bridesmaids buzz….   As a “hugo” Community fan, here is tv afficianado Abed’s take:

1. Nadir, A., “Community” Student Abed Analyzes the Emmys, Variety / Emmy Central (June 07, 2012), http://www.variety.com/article/VR1118037818/ (last visited January 24, 2012).

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THR / THR, Esq.: ‘X-Men, Wolverine’ pirate sentenced to year in federal prison

1. Belloni, M., “X-Men: Wolverine” Pirate Sentenced to Year in Federal Prison, Hollywood Reporter / THR, Esq. (December 19, 2011), http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/thr-esq/x-men-wolverine-pirate-sentenced-hugh-jackman-275453 (last visited December 20, 2011).

The headline says it all.  Students:  don’t pirate films!!!

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