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Tuesday, May 06, 2003

CARNEGIE MELLON: Robot teams win 2 events

Two Carnegie Mellon University teams were victorious in their respective leagues over the weekend during the RoboCup American Open, a robotic soccer competition hosted by the university.

The event served in part as a tune-up for teams that will be heading to the International RoboCup Federation competition, which will begin July 2 in Padua, Italy.

Carnegie Mellon's CMPack'03 team won in the four-legged Sony Aibo league; a university team won the world championship in that league at last year's RoboCup in Fukuoka, Japan. Its CMDragons'03 won in the small-size robot league.

The University of Amsterdam team won in the simulation league -- a software-only competition similar to video games -- and the team from Iran University of Science and Technology won in the simulation coach league.

SHADYSIDE: Forum on facing death

Dr. Eugene Z. Hirsch, director of end-of-life professional education at Forbes Hospice, will be the featured speaker at the annual meeting of the Pittsburgh Memorial Society on May 18.

The public is invited to the 2 p.m. talk at First Unitarian Church, Morewood and Ellsworth avenues in Shadyside.

Hirsch will focus on the "Intimacy of Dying," from the viewpoint that facing one's own death is one of the most heroic things a person can do.

The Pittsburgh Memorial Society is a consumer education and advocacy group that promotes low-cost funeral arrangements and advance planning of end-of-life decision making.

DOWNTOWN: Child guidance board set

The Pittsburgh Child Guidance Foundation, which last year provided $225,000 to faith-based and grass-roots organizations serving children in Allegheny County, announced its 2003 board of trustees.

Nancy Washington, former assistant to the chancellor at the University of Pittsburgh, is president. Thelma Lovette Morris, assistant director of human resources for the Pittsburgh Public Schools, is vice president. Carolyn Duronio, a lawyer with Reed Smith, is secretary. Lloyd Stamy Jr., a senior vice president and a member of the executive committee at C.S. McKee, is treasurer.

Also on the board are Duane Ashley, city director of parks and recreation, and John Lovelace, chief program officer for Community Care Behavioral Health Organization.

OAKLAND: Muslim open house

Muslims will host an open house on Thursday from 5 to 9 p.m. at the Islamic Center of Pittsburgh, 4100 Bigelow Blvd., Oakland.

The event is open to all faiths and will feature discussions on Islamic religion, literature and art. There will be food from the Muslim world.

Correction/Clarification: (Published May 10, 2003) The Pittsburgh Child Guidance Foundation this week announced its 2003 officers and the names of two new members for its 12-member board. A news brief Tuesday was unclear about the action.