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Free Lecture – Playground of the Future

ryerson public school playgroundImage by striatic via FlickrLast week, I listened to something on NPR about what the future of libraries will look like (I can’t find a link to the story anywhere – if you remember what program this was on let me know).  It was pretty exciting to hear about ideas for how libraries will function in the future – think less books, more shared tools like podcast studios and meeting spaces.

I back in October, as this group organized a photo scavenger hunt as part of their research on playgrounds.

Learn more about what Carnegie Mellon University‘s ETC program is discovering in their research about Playground of the Future at this free lecture on December 16, 2008, noon @ the Schenley Park Visitors Center.

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Inaugural Randy Pausch Memorial Flag Football Tournament

Randy Pausch participated in the Pittsburgh Sports League Flag Football Team and some of his friends and team mates have organized Inaugural Randy Pausch Memorial Flag Football Tournament to honor Randy and to raise money for the Pancreatic Cancer Action Network. For more information about Randy Pausch and his lecture click here.

The tournament will be held on October 12, 2008 at the South Park Fairgrounds from 9am to 6pm.

Registration is now open. Click here for all of the tournament details and registration information.

If your company or organization is interested in being a sponsor for this event please click here for detailed sponsor information.

Tournament Website:www.randypauschfootball.com.

About the Tournament: 3 Divisions of Competition; Double Elimination Format with 15-minute halves. Players must be 18 or older. Games start at 9:00 am. Click here for driving directions to South Park Fairgrounds. Click here for the rules (there may be a few small changes, e.g. gender rules).

  • MEN’S RECREATIONAL
    • 5-vs-5
    • Roster maximum: 10
    • Team fee: $200 on/before Sept. 30 ($250 after Sept. 30)
  • MEN’S COMPETITIVE
    • 5-vs-5
    • Roster maximum: 10
    • Team fee: $200 on/before Sept. 30 ($250 after Sept. 30)
  • WOMEN’S
    • 8-vs-8
    • Roster maximum: 16
    • Team fee: $300 on/before Sept. 30 ($350 after Sept. 30)

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