Pembroke Junior Parlour

*Contents*

INFO
-Vision, Cambridge's student magazine on international development, is
looking for articles!
-THE SCIENCE IN SOCIETY IN REVIEW------ published by The Triple Helix

OPPORTUNITIES
-OPPORTUNITY TO DIRECT
-Bluesci issue 11 is now accepting article submissions

EVENTS
-The Tale of Lancelot Sebastian von Ludendorff
-The Cambridge University Science Productions hosts professor John
Daugman (OBE), guru of iris recognition
-Goldman Sachs Technology Dinner sponsored by its Women's Network
-CERN - The billion dollar experiment.
-WHY WOMEN ARE NO GOOD AT SCIENCE (and how science stops them from being
good)
-CUMC Concert: Friday 19th October 2007

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*Info*

**REQUEST FOR ARTICLES**

Vision, Cambridge's student magazine on international development, is
looking for articles!

2000 copies of Vision are distributed around the university every term.
The theme of the upcoming issue is "Conflict and Intervention". If you
would like to write on any of the following topics, or have an article
idea of your own related to "Conflict and Intervention", please email
the editors expressing your interest at vision@cuid.org by Wednesday 17
October:

1) The UN: how is it organised and is it equipped to intervene
effectively in modern conflicts?

2) Intervention and Market Liberalisation: are modern interventions tied
to neoliberal economic reforms? How and why?

3) What is intervention?: a look at the different forms - military,
diplomatic, economic, etc. - that intervention can take, using examples.

4) Historical effects of intervention on development: a look at how
intervention in the past has affected the subsequent development of a
country (or countries) of your choice.

5) A Photo Report on Darfur (Vision can provide the photographs)

The topics above are only suggestions, not fixed titles; writers are
free to suggest their own ideas or tailor the topics above to their
interests. There are no word count requirements. Vision is written for a
general readership, and we accept articles from both undergraduate and
graduate students. If you would like to know more about Vision, discuss
your ideas, see past issues, or get a copy of our writing style guide,
email us at vision@cuid.org. We look forward to hearing from you soon!
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------THE SCIENCE IN SOCIETY IN REVIEW------ published by The Triple Helix

Pick up a FREE copy OUT NOW in your JCR, porters’ lodge and department!

Love Science?
Do you agree that our behaviour can be explained chemically?

Love Politics?
Do you think the G8 is being effectual in preventing global warming?

Love English?
Is there a communication gap between scientists and the media?

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Would you like to explore these issues further and be published
internationally? Would you like to form critical fact-based opinions and
express them in an academically reviewed and prestigious journal?

We are the Triple Helix, the Cambridge branch of an international
student organisation. We publish a termly journal contending with the
interplay between science and society, and we explore issues such as
those posed for you above.

WRITE for us-- Be part of the debate and be heard across the globe

Become an EDITOR-- Bring out the latent potential of academic articles
and gain vital editing experience

Join OUTREACH-- Take these hot topics to 6th formers with debates and
workshops. Gain invaluable experience in chairing passionate debates, in
stimulating critical thinking and in running workshops for young people.

Plan our EVENTS-- Help organise some of the most contentious science
events to hit Cambridge this year.

SPREAD THE WORD-- Learn how to sell an idea commercially, to highlight
its advantages and to communicate your enthusiasm by working in our
Press and Fundraising division.

ARE YOU INTERESTED?

Website: www.camtriplehelix.com
Email: applications@camtriplehelix.com

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*Opportunities

*OPPORTUNITY TO DIRECT
New Cellars, Week 4, Michaelmas term
Pembroke Players Freshers' show
Deadline: 12th October, 6pm

Calling all freshers! Passionate about theatre? Ever wanted to try your
hand at directing? The Pembroke Players are offering a fantastic
opportunity to direct a play of your own choice to be put on in week
four of Michaelmas term. No previous experience is necessary, only
enthusiasm and commitment.

Applicants should submit an application form (both an electronic and
hard-copy version) to Jessi Savage-Hanford's pigeon hole. Successful
applicants will then be expected to attend a short interview.

See: www.pembrokeplayers.org for more information or contact
J.Savage-Hanford on js665@cam.ac.uk
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Bluesci issue 11 is now accepting article submissions. Tell people about
the work you are doing or about an area of science that you are
interested in. gain some Cv point.

The submission deadline is 30th October. Go on be inspired and write an
article.

Send submissions to: submissions@bluesci.org

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*Events

*The Tale of Lancelot Sebastian von Ludendorff
Prepare to be Experpetrated!!

Ha! And what might this poor audience have expected? We watch in
reverence as each one of them is spiritually eviscerated, their minds
short-circuiting furiously like so many toasters flung into a bath-tub;
aye, the bath-tub of the soul, boiling and spitting and brimming over
with the Matey bubbles of eternity. Ha! Now, entranced and foaming at
the mouth, all of them jerk upright one by one and begin frantically
tearing off their own heads to hurl them recklessly at the stage! Is it
in hatred or adulation? But who can tell? Rationality is gone, Instinct
is King, and all that is clear is the strange, invincible power of this
so-called 'play'; this raw and penetrating depiction of Life on Earth;
this 'masterpiece' that is so much more than just a 'masterpiece': 'The
Tale of Lancelot Sebastian von Ludendorff'...

ADC Theatre; Tues 16th Oct, 11.00pm; £5/£4.

Pembroke New Cellars; Weds 17th Oct - Sat 20th Oct, 9.00pm; £5/£4.
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*The Cambridge University Science Productions hosts professor John
Daugman (OBE), guru of iris recognition, at their annual squash on
Tuesday October 16th.

"Recognising Persons by their Iris Patterns: Technology, Anonymity, and
the Liberal State"

by professor John Daugman (OBE)

Details: To date some 50 million people have enrolled their iris codes.
Many airports use it for automatic identification in lieu of passport
presentation. This talk will explain how iris recognition algorithms
work, reviewing data from 200 billion iris comparisons, and illustrating
current and prospective applications.

Venue: Clare Latimer Room

Date: 16/10/2007

Time: 19:00-20:00pm

Other Information: Professor John Daugman was educated at Harvard. Since
1994 he has been at Cambridge where his main areas of research and
teaching are computer vision, information theory, neural computing, and
statistical pattern recognition. He is best known for his pioneering
work in biometric identification, in particular the development of the
iris recognition algorithm that is (as of 2006) the basis of all
commercially available iris recognition systems.He was awarded an OBE.
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Goldman Sachs Technology Dinner sponsored by its Women's Network

Date: 7 November 2007
Time: 19:00 - 20:30

Goldman Sachs invites you to attend our Technology Dinner sponsored by
its Women's Network. Join us to find out more about our New Analyst,
Summer Analyst, Work Placement and Spring Programmes within the
Technology Division.

There is a wide diversity of roles available within Technology and a
Computer Science degree is not necessarily a requirement; we have
recently hired successful Technologists with backgrounds in Mathematics,
Physics, Business and Engineering. Analytical thinking, teamwork,
creativity and communication are the most important skills.

The Technology Women’s Network would like to invite you to join them for
dinner. During the event our representatives would like to share their
own experiences as a Technologist at Goldman Sachs and expose you to the
breadth and depth of opportunities available to graduates and the
diversity of individuals and cultures that thrive in this dynamic and
exciting environment. You will also have the opportunity to discuss any
issues or concerns you may have about pursuing a career in investment
banking.

If you are interested in attending this event, please apply via
www.gs.com/careers
by Friday 2 November as follows:

· On the right hand side of the page under Learn about a Region select
“Europe”
· Under European Careers Features select “Upcoming Events In Europe”
· Search for the event by selecting Region “Europe”, Location
“Cambridge” and Event Type “Diversity Event”
· Select “Cambridge EWIT Dinner”
· You will be required to enter some personal details as well as submit
a short motivational piece on why you would like to attend the event.

If successful we will send you a personal invitation with further
details of the venue.

We look forward to hearing from you.

The Technology Graduate Recruiting Team
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CERN - The billion dollar experiment.

Everyone in the world of science has heard about CERN, but what is it all
about? Still shrouded in mystery the CERN particle accelerator will come
into its own next year as the most powerful on the planet. But what are
they actually looking for?

The media thinks the black holes produced will swallow the planet - but
scientists are confident new fundamental aspects of our Universe will be
revealed.

Bluesci Film went to Geneva to investigate, producing a show-piece podcast
for the masses. Prior to the preview, we have a talk from Prof. John
Daugman.

FREE Food & Drinks in Clare College MCR 6.30pm, Tuesday 16th before the
screening.

Yours, BlueSci Film Team
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The Triple Helix presents:

"WHY WOMEN ARE NO GOOD AT SCIENCE
(and how science stops them from being good)"
22nd Oct, Monday
7pm, McCrum Lecture Theatre (next to the Eagle pub)

“Some have a dream that, one fine day, there will be equal numbers of
men and women in all jobs, including those in scientific research. But I
think this dream is Utopia.” (Dr. Peter Lawrence, excerpt from ‘Men,
Women and Ghosts in Science’, available on-line from PLOS).

This article by Dr. Lawrence was the inspiration for this exciting Q&A
debate, as The Triple Helix brings together some of the most renowned
scientists and academics with interests in innate gender differences,
for a night of intellectual debate and discussion, including:
- Dr. Peter Lawrence himself
- Prof. Simon Baron-Cohen (author of ‘The essential difference. Men,
women and the extreme male brain’, featured in Varsity 12 Oct 07 pg2)
- Prof. Athene Donald (FRS Scientist and Director of Women in Science,
Engineering and Technology Initiative)
- Dr. Yulia Kovas (research into ‘Generalist Genes’ and mathematical
ability in boys and girls)
- and Dr. Helena Cronin (author of ‘The Ant and the Peacock: Altruism
and Sexual Selection from Darwin to Today’).

Come ready to challenge the panel in what is shaping up to be one of the
most controversial debates in the Cambridge calendar.

Entry is free-of-charge. For those interested in becoming involved in
The Triple Helix (www.thetriplehelix.org), there will also be a squash
following the event at which you can meet current and other new members
of the organisation. For more information contact our Events Officer at
events@camtriplehelix.com.
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CUMC Concert: Friday 19th October 2007
8pm, West Road Concert Hall
Mozart String Quintet in G Minor Kv. 516
Brahms String Sextet in B Flat Opus 18
guy button | fergus macleod | rosalind ventris
adam csenki | sophie gledhill | alex breedon

Friday 19th October, 8pm
West Road Concert Hall
Tickets from www.cuco.co.uk

'Quite simply, exceptional playing...'

From the time of its publication the G minor string quintet has been
considered to be one of the greatest of Mozart's chamber works: indeed
it probably splits with the clarinet quintet a work as warm as the G
minor is tragic the title of most-loved Mozart chamber-music work. Both
tragedy and richness of design can be felt in the opening movement. The
driven, chromatic first theme sets the tone for the work, but even more
remarkable is the contrasting lyrical theme which comes in, in defiance
of standard formal procedure, in the tonic key, and thus before the move
to the contrasting key which is the structural means of keeping a
Classical first movement going. The twistings of this noble theme to
arrive at the goal of the new key, and the parallel turns in the
recapitulation that only lead back in defeat to the original key, form
one of the details that give this complex and wonderful movement its
tragic tone. Certainly the resigned final appearance of this theme in
the coda where the first violin dips down to the hollow sound of the
open g string gives the ending its desolate cast. The terse, driven,
G-minor minuet, with slashing off-beat accents, continues the mood of
the first movement. The trio, by taking the cadential phrase of the
minuet and transforming it into the major for its main theme, supplies a
contrasting section of lyricism and repose. The slow movement, in E-flat
major, requires mutes on the strings. The music moves from its hymn-like
opening measures through a set of fragmented phrases to an ensemble
reminiscent of Mozart opera ensembles. The moment when the first violin
emerges in radiant B-flat major from a long section in B-flat minor is
both particularly operatic and particularly lovely. The finale starts
with a slow introduction in G minor, leading to a rondo in cheerful G
major. The rondo is indeed cheerful, but its themes have a way of
reminding us of the tragic themes of the first movement: only in the
middle of the movement, arrived in C major, does Mozart let out with one
of his sassiest, most devil-may-care tunes. Its shout of pure joy is
almost a shock in the context of the quintet; yet here is where its
elemental joy can best be understood.

In the autumn of 1857 Brahms accepted a partial yearly post at the Court
of Detmold, a provincial castle set in the Teutoburger Forest, with the
understanding that he would instruct the resident princess in piano and
perform at court functions. A tranquil backwater, Detmold proved a haven
for Brahms, who was recovering from the death of his staunch supporter
Robert Schumann and his unrequited love for Clara Schumann. Brahms found
ample time to compose and recover his serenity during long walks in the
woods. He began several chamber works at Detmold, among which was the
Opus 18 sextet. Because the self-critical Brahms continually polished
and revised his Major works for long periods, the work premiered three
years later.
The first of Brahms's two sextets, Opus 18 reveals the classical
orientation of his formative period. The influence of Beethoven and
Haydn is consistently heard in the work's supple motivic treatment and
in its clear presentation of themes, always filtered through the warmth
of Brahms's uniquely romantic intensity.
The Allegro movement develops three lyrical themes. The cello, prominent
in both the first and final movements, presents the singing, opening
Mozartean themes. The violin articulates the second, a gracefully
descending figure. The entire ensemble offers the third, which resembles
an Austrian country dance. The Andante movement is a set of six
variations and a coda based on a rugged, minor-key Hungarian gypsy
theme. Brahms himself was so fond of this movement that he arranged the
variations as a piano solo, which he often played for friends. The
Scherzo movement unfolds with a rustic, boisterous humor suggesting
Beethoven's scherzo of the Pastoral Symphony. The finale is a cheerful,
Haydenesque rondo that drives to a jubilant conclusion.