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First black leader changing the motion-picture academy's game
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has had three female presidents: Bette Davis, Kay Fanin and now Cheryl Boone Isaacs.
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BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. — When Bette Davis became the first female president of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences in 1941, it's believed she was met with such opposition by the predominantly male organization that she resigned after two months.
The motion-picture academy has seen only two other women in the top post since then: writer-producer Fay Kanin in 1979 and now film executive Cheryl Boone Isaacs, who has also become the organization's first black president.
Seven months into her new position, Isaacs is still adjusting to the excitement of her appointment and the weight it has within the film community.
"It's different being a minority in a majority space," said Isaacs in her office at the Beverly Hills headquarters of the academy, long known as being predominantly white, male and over 50.
A poster of Oscar Micheaux's 1931 film "The Exile" hangs on the red accent wall across from her desk. The words "Mighty Modern All Talking Epic of Negro Life" are emblazoned across the top of the placard. "My parents' favorite phrase was 'Just get above it' and I must say that I have to put that into practice here," she said. "But it doesn't stop your personal self-doubts."
As the face now representing the 6,100-member academy, Isaacs knows there's a lot riding on her decisions and responses. "I really try to get to the reality of a situation and have a conversation with myself and ask 'Are you being reactive? Are you being defensive?'" said the 64-year-old, who became a member of the academy in 1988 after launching her career as a publicist at Columbia Pictures in 1977.
"There are things you can't do," she added. "You can't get angry because then you are just an angry black woman. As women we do have that and then being a minority, there is this extra layer."
As a teenager growing up in western Massachusetts in the 1960s, Isaacs looked up to her older brother Ashley, who worked as an advertising and publicity executive at United Artists in New York. "He was hip and would come home with 16mm films and screen them in the dining room," she recalled. When Ashley moved to Los Angeles, Isaacs followed.
"I was living in San Francisco working as a stewardess for Pan American and I needed to get serious," recalled the Whittier College graduate. "I knocked on doors and started at Columbia."
In 1984, she became the director of publicity at Paramount Pictures and in 1997 she transitioned to New Line Cinema, becoming the studio's first black president of theatrical marketing.
"The thing I like most is strategy," said Isaacs, who ran the publicity campaigns for "Forrest Gump," "Braveheart" and "Rush Hour." "At New Line, I was involved with filmmakers that were diverse and it really gave a nice perspective."
Diversity is at the heart of how she'll make her mark at the academy. "I am active in our member engagement and am seeking diverse talent domestically as well as internationally," said Isaacs, who was recently inducted into the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People Hall of Fame. She also plans to boost the academy's mentoring programs, the student Academy Awards and the scientific and technical council.
"Having Cheryl as president shows that the opportunities are widening," says Cori Murray, Essence magazine's entertainment director. Essence honored Isaacs with the trailblazer award at the annual Women in Hollywood Luncheon last week.
Lately, the film world has seen growing diversity within its ranks, from the 2013 appointment of the first black and openly gay president of the Directors Guild, to the many artists of color up for Oscars this season. "When we get a chance to participate, we do really well," said Isaacs. "This year is going to show that."
In January, the academy's hard-nosed decision to rescind the nomination of "Alone Yet Not Alone" because the composer lobbied fellow voting members via email, set the tone for Isaac's tenure. "It was a difficult situation, but needed," she said. "We must stay vigilant and stand firm with our principles. That matters in voting and in life."
Other key decisions by Isaacs have included steering plans for the $300 million movie museum the academy is scheduled to open in Los Angeles in 2017 and hiring Ellen DeGeneres as the host of the Academy Awards this year.
After critics berated Seth MacFarlane, the host of the 85th Oscars, it seemed like DeGeneres was the safe choice. "She is really great at staying on her toes," noted Isaacs. "But I love all of the conversation about the awards, even when it's critical."
Stepping on stage on Hollywood's most celebrated evening will be "a little scary," Isaacs admitted. She had practice speaking in front of millions when announcing the Oscar nominations alongside actor Chris Hemsworth last month. "I had Thor there, so I felt at home," she joked. "But the Oscars, that's going to be big!"
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7:58 p.m.
Same-sex marriage bill passes the Senate 28-21. 24 Democrats and 4 Republicans voted yes; 3 Democrats and 18 Republicans voted no.
Gallery erupts.
7:56 p.m.
Sen. Ed Murray, D-Seattle, commends other senators for the quality of the debate. Tomorrow, people who disagree on this bill will work together on other issues.
"Regardless of how you vote on this bill, an invitation will be in the mail" from him and his partner, Michael Shiosaki, Murray said. Earlier in the day, Murray said it's their plan to get married when the law changes.
Roll call vote underway.
7:53 p.m.
Sen. Margarita Prentice D-Renton,: "I don't know about the rest of you, but I'm ready to vote… We've all had our say. But I think we've just about wrapped it up"
7:49 p.m.
Sen. Cheryl Pflug, R-Maple Valley, said Americans have the ability to look at themselves and ask "do we need to do better." There was a time when women were chattel and some people were slaves. "The way it's always been is comfortable. It's kind to the majority but not kind to the minority."
Sen. Steve Hobbs, D- Lake STevens, said he's voting for the bill even though "it's not a winner in my district." But after serving first in the Army and now in the National Guard, he serves with some soldiers who are gay and are willing to "take a bullet for me."
How could I look them in the eye if I voted no? How could I stand next to them if I voted no?" Hobbs said. "I will never leave a comrade behind."
7:40 p.m.
Sen. Kevin Ranker, D-Orcas Island, said he grew up with a father who was gay and whose abilities to be a parent were questioned by society.
"We stand ready to take a historic step," Ranker said. "By continuing to differentiate between loving couples, we separate and isolate. I'm proud to stand on the right side of history. And I'm proud of my father."
Sen. Jim Hargrove, D-Hoquiam, said he doesn't judge anyone and respects everyone, but will vote against the bill because of his religious belief. He said he wasn't judging anyone: "I am no better than anyone else and I need the forgiveness of my savior every day. But I have to do what is right. .And for me doing the right thing is voting against the bill."
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Debate on SB 6239 begins.
The issue is "as contentious as any issue this body has considered," Sen. Ed Murray, D-Seattle, said.
Those who oppose it should not be accused of bigotry.. Those who support it should not be accused of religous intolerance, he said.
"This is a difficult personal issue because it is about what is closest to us…family." Murray said.
"Marriage is how society says you are a family…that a couple is committed to care for each other in health and in sickness."
"We share the same short moments of life," Murray said. "That is why we ask you to support this bill.
Sen. Dan Swecker, R-Rochester, says the bill will lead to silencing the people who believe in the traditional view of marriage.
"A bill that purports to be about ending discrimination leaves the door open for discrimination going the other way," Swecker said. The protections aren't strong enough for people with religous objections, he said, and people who don't want to serve same sex couples because of their beliefs will be discriminated against.
Opponents say marriage is about procreation, but there are no restrictions against heterosexual couples who are too old to have children or aren't physically able to have children, Sen. Debbie Regala, D-Tacoma, said.
7:25 p.m.
Sen. Brian Hatfield, D-Raymond, offers an amendment with a referendum clause, to place the bill on the November ballot.
"I think we'd be saving a lot of time and saying we do trust the voters," Hatfield said.
"The voters do have the ultimate say. They have the ultimate say when they elect us and send us here to make these decisions," Sen. Lisa Brown, D-Spokane, said. "Any bill we pass here…the voters can come forward, they can collect signatures and they can submit it for a vote."
Brown said this would be asking people to vote on the rights of the minorities and subject them to the will of the majority. "We're going to reject the concept that separate is equal," Brown said. "We have a nation of laws, and rights."
Sen. Mike Padden, R-Spokane Valley, said there's always a tension between what you send to the public and what the voters send legislators to Olympia to do: "If ever there was an issue of what you send to the voters, this is it… It's more basic than our constitution, it's a basic unit of society."
In all likelihood, the bill is going to be put on the ballot anyway, Padden added.
Sen. Don Benton, R-Vancouver, said changing laws on marriage is like trying to change the law of gravity. If one steps out the window, gravity is still there.
"I think this rises to the level of significant change," Benton said. "One that should be left to the great citizens of the state to decide . The founding fathers realized there were some issues that were too important for just the Legislature to decide."
Sen. Ed Murray, D-Seattle, said when the Defense of Marriage Act was passed, no one thought of putting a referendum clause on it. To opponents who say the same-sex marriage law effects only one-half of 1 percent, protecting the rights of the minority "Is what we are all about."
Roll call vote requested: Amendment fails 23-26.
That's the last amendment. Vote on the bill itself to follow.
7:10 p.m.
Sen. Don Benton has an amendment that makes "perfectly clear rather than generally" that religously affiliated foster care services are exempt from the law.
Supporters argue the amendment is "duplicative" with amendments already passed.
"It's important we have our agreements with ourselves and the governor in the law," Benton said.
Roll call vote requested. Amendment fails 23-26.
7:03 p.m.
Sen. Mary Margaret Haugen, D-Camano Island, offers an amendment that provides protections for religious-based organizations that provide foster care.
Sen. Craig Pridemore, D-Vancouver, said courts place children in "the best interest of the child," and the bill won't change that, but supporters don't object.
It passes by a voice vote.
Sen. Dan Swecker, R-Rochester, calls for a vote on an amendment that would offer
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"The amendment reaches into our civil rights statutes," Sen. Ed Murray, D-Seattle, said. If opponents want to amend the civil rights statutes which ban discrimination for sexual orientation, they should do that.
"It's a problem in search of a solution," Sen. Lisa Brown, D-Spokane, said. "This amendment is not necessary."
Sen. Mark Schoesler, R-Ritzville, said when the sexual orientation language was added to the state's civil rights protections, "the proponents assured us it was never about marriage."
Amendment fails 22-27.
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OLYMPIA Sen. Mike Padden has an amendment that would extend the ability to refuse to participate in same-sex ceremonies to justices, judges or court commissioners who hold a "deeply held religious belief" against same-sex marriage.
A part-time county clerk in rural New York lost her job for refusing to sign a marriage license for a same sex couple, he said. "There are many, many judicial officers that would be willing to perform these services."
There are many protections built into the bill already," Sen. David Frockt, D-Seattle. "There's no requirement that any judge be required to perform any marriage. It is not necessary."
Amendment fails on a voice vote.
6:46 p.m.
An amendment by Sen. Don Benton, R-Vancouver, to clarify that all "faith-based organizations" are included in the bill's exemptions. It would include religous groups that place children in homes. "This simply clarifies we are talking about these organizations."
Democrats say the protections are already in the bill, bult don't have a problem. It passes on a voice vote
6:44 p.m.
An amendment by Sen. Don Benton, R-Vancouver, that would add facilities on religious college campuses to the religious exemption rule, is adopted by a voice vote.
An amendment by Sen. Mike Padden, R-Spokane Valley, that would extend protection to a religious organization to refuse to provide goods, services or accomodations to a same-sex couple.
Democrats don't object. It passes on a voice vote.
6:42 p.m.
An amendment that strengthens religious protections and makes them harder to veto is approved by a voice vote.
An amendment which removes the "intent" language at the beginning of the bill is approved on a voice vote.
6:38 p.m.
Senators are returning to the floor to begin debate on SB 6239, the same-sex marriage bill.
Before the take up the bill, however, they'll have to deal with 11 amendments that have been filed.
They also just suspended the rule that would force them to quit at 10 p.m., but set rules that limit the number of times a person can speak on a bill or an amendment, and limited speeches to three minutes.
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Bacopa monnieri extract (or Brahmi) is a natural and gentle alternative herbal remedy known to benefit people with a wide variety of symptoms from memory and learning issues to allergies to anxiety and depression. Studies have specifically focused on its beneficial mechanisms on brain function, and positive findings about Bacopa benefits have been reported recently in areas such as the enhancement of learning skills, improvement in mood and memory, and reduction in adult ADHD symptoms when people use herbal bacopa extract supplements. This home remedy has distinguished itself from many others on the market because of the wealth of well-done research studies that back its effects. That of course does not guarantee that you will experience the same effects but it should give you confidence in this particular approach. This website is designed to help you learn how to take Brahmi optimally and give yourself the best chance for the strong effect you are looking for. We also discuss Bacopa side effects and interactions.
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Brahmi is generally considered a very safe and low risk supplement to take. For most the Bacopa side effects will be minimal or non-existent. The manufacturers of these supplements can be fairly confident about this assessment since so many studies have been done about the effects, and in each case the bacopa side effects and numbers of people who had to drop out because of them is published. Of course with any supplement as powerful as this natural supplement, there will certainly be some who will experience side effects, and even a few who will experience side effects that are sever enough to warrant stopping the supplement.
The usual Bacopa Side Effects, if a person has any, include:
- Gastrointestinal difficulties such as increased need to go to the bathroom, cramping, and nausea. These symptoms are usually quite mild and tolerable, and may go away after a short while. Of course again we should mention that if you experience any brahmi side effects at all, this should be something you run by your doctor unless they are quite mild and go away quickly.
- Dry mouth was one of the bacopa side effects that was also reported, and also not usually enough to warrant stopping the supplement. This may lead to a case of knowing what you can tolerate as far as this discomfort until it goes away.
- Muscle fatigue was seen as one of bacopa side effects as well, and again not usually severe enough to cause people to drop out of the studies and often went away after a short period of time.
Overall, brahmi was well tolerated and those in the research studies who experienced bacopa side effects usually did not drop out. That said, what makes this more complicated is when a person has any pre-existing medical condition and/or is on medications. The research studies may have screened them out because of these issues and so it is harder to assess whether you may be at some risk if you have a health condition or take medications. In this case it is recommended that you check in with your healthcare provider before starting brahmi.
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Bacopa Extract Preparations discusses the various forms of administration from capsules to wines, and everything in between. Different preparations may work slightly differently for you and may help differently depending on your presenting concern. It is good to know all the possibilities so that you know your options and can try to choose the optimal approach.
Bacopa Monnieri Research explores all the scientifically sound studies of this natural herbal home remedy. Brahmi has the advantage over many other home remedies in that there has actually been significant well done research into its effects and potential. As a consumer this can be quite important.
Bacopa Benefits gives you a listing of the great things that brahmi can do all on one page. Know what it has been proven to do and other benefits that have been widely reported. You may or may not experience exactly the same results, but it is helpful to know the possibilities.
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We welcome the input from those who have taken this herbal remedy, and given our independent nature we will publish both positive and negative information and reactions. We are curious about the bacopa side effects and benefits you experienced, and what your overall reaction was to the supplement. If you were on a related supplement we'd publish your reaction to that as well.
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Brahmi Update
Bacopa benefits appear to be gaining PR recently as the herbal remedy community responds to news about other supplements not working or having disappointing results by turning more heavily to those supplements that have solid scientific evidence behind them. While many home remedies certainly work despite a general lack of scientific inquiry, there is a new doubt or at least scrutiny toward those that have no studies that have been formally done. Thus Brahmi, with its stable of solid scientific research behind it has gained a following and some positive press.
We have always been quite excited about the potential of Bacopa Monnieri Extract as a learning and memory booster and much of our energy and motivation to share this information id derived from the fact that there is science behind it. Anecdotal reports can be powerful and can also often be true, but as the home remedy field knows too well there can also be false positives, placebo effects, and exaggerated claims whether on purpose or just made out of excitement. Brahmi benefits have solid research behind them and in today's skeptical market, that is paying off.
We will continue to bring updates as far as trends in the field of home remedies and regarding Bacopa benefits specifically as they come up. And of course our Blog will always carry the very latest news and advice about this powerful home remedy. For now we hope you might look at the research that is driving this new popularity of brahmi, and appreciate the direction the field is taking with regard to appreciating – perhaps even requiring – that kind of evidence.
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I am back on the saddle for sure! I am tracking all my calories and fitness! I am posting like a mad man and its keeping me motivated!!
My fiance bought me tickets to see The Lion King on 7/7/07!! I am super excited and it is motivating me even more to lose these last few lbs!! :)
If I make my 4th of July challenge then my reward is a new dress for the show!! If I lost any extra then I am getting myself new shoes also!!!!
Only 5lbs and 15 days to go!! I can do this!!! :0)
Day 2 on my challenge and so far so good! I think I finally got my mojo back... hehe.. :)
It feels good to want that healthy lifestyle again! I am just glad the plateau only last a few weeks!! I am going to weigh-in 'officially' tomorrow, I am hoping for a lower-than-ever number on the scale... we shall see! Either way I will not be discouraged!!! I can't--I am too happy! lol
Well my last challenge didn't go so well. I have been going through a lot emotionally, but I have sorted myself out and starting today am challenging myself!
- Track everything IN and OUT! Stay within calorie range!
- Lose 6 lbs before Independence Day (7/4)
- Keep careful watch on the weekends!
I am only 10 lbs from my goal weight, so this 6 lbs will get me really close! I know I can do this, I just have to stay focused and motivated!
SW for challenge- 170.4
GW for challenge- 164.4
6/1 - 6/15
- Cardio every day! Any type and duration
- Strength workout- Any type and reps.
- No Fast food!!!
- No sweets!!
- No soft drinks!!
- Stay within calorie range
- 8-10 glasses of water
It's only 14 days... I can do this!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I am soooo excited!! I am going to have a nephew in 4 months!!!! I can't wait!!!
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Ispconfig 3 + router
Firstly sorry if this has been discussed before on the forum, but I read and I still have not found an answer.
I have an Ubuntu 8.04 installation and i've installed ispconfig 3 .
The problem is that I have a router and I don't know what ip adress to use, since I make dmz, i can access the ispconfig control panel from outside my network but I still can't park domains .
My questions are :
1. Is there a problem that I use the same ip adress for ns1 and ns2 ?
2. What ip adress to use at System > Edit server IP and at System > Server config > my server > IP adress .
Thanks in advance and sorry for my bad english, I'm from Romania
Ispconfig 3
I think I will uninstall Ispconfig 3 and I will install v.2
Solved, the same ip for nameservers is working and I used the local ip adress everywhere .
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2 cups
1 (3 ounce) package
instant ramen noodles (exclude seasoning packet)
2 1/2 cups
2 tablespoons
soy sauce
2 tablespoons
mirin (Japanese sweet wine)
1 1/3 teaspoons
dashi no moto (instant dashi or fish-broth powder), available at Asian markets
1 teaspoon
rice vinegar
shiitake mushrooms, sliced
green onions, sliced
1 teaspoon
minced fresh ginger
1 tablespoon
Great soup to jazz up my package of ramen noodles! I usually have a a few packs lying around for my lazy days in the kitchen, but wanted to liven it up a bit and came across this recipe. The broth is very flavorful - especially with the addition of the minced ginger and earthy mushrooms. I used bay scallops in this recipe and ended up adding more than just four scallops to each bowl. I would continue to make this recipe and maybe switch it up with some shrimp or sukiyaki-style sliced beef.
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Calories from Fat: 73
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Fidelity Bond Funds for Cautious Investors
NEW YORK ( TheStreet) -- Plenty of investors are worried that interest rates will rise in coming years. That could be bad news for bond funds. When rates rise, bond prices tend to fall. So investors in bond funds can't be sure how much money they will have on any particular date.
To help reduce the uncertainty, Fidelity Investments recently introduced four municipal funds that target specific dates, ranging from 2015 to 2021. The funds hold bonds that mature near the target dates. The idea is that shareholders will receive their principal back on the target dates.
The funds could be attractive for cautious investors who are saving for specific events. Say you will need to make college tuition payments in 10 years. You could invest in Fidelity Municipal Income 2021 (FOCFX).
Chances are you will get your principal back on the maturity date, and until then, you receive regular interest payments. In contrast, a conventional municipal fund could tank the year before the student enters college, leaving the family to scramble for cash. For ETF investors, iShares offers a series of passive target-maturity municipal funds, including iShares 2012 S&P AMT-Free Municipal Series (MUAA).Should you sell your traditional bond funds and switch to the new target funds? Not necessarily. The traditional funds could produce higher total returns. Consider Fidelity Municipal Income (FHGIX), a conventional mutual fund. During the past ten years, the traditional Fidelity fund returned 4.9% annually, outdoing 94% of its competitors, according to Morningstar. The fund achieved the strong results by actively trading, emphasizing long bonds some years and other times buying shorter issues. The ability to trade gives the traditional fund an advantage over Fidelity's target-maturity funds. Those don't have much flexibility to outperform because they must hold only bonds that mature in the same year. Still, a target fund could be the better choice for someone who absolutely needs a fixed amount of money on a particular date. The future total returns of the iShares funds should be fairly predictable. During their terms, the target-maturity funds should deliver total returns that are about equal to their yields. The yield on iShares 2017 is 2.35%, and the total return is likely to about equal the yield. The final results could vary somewhat for the Fidelity funds.
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|Period: ___________________
This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Kinsey goes for a run when she gets home from her first meeting with Royce. Where does she run?
(a) Through Ocean View trailer park.
(b) Through her neighborhood.
(c) On the country roads outside of town.
(d) On the beach.
2. What does Bailey's lawyer tell Kinsey when she runs into him at the courthouse?
(a) That she should return to her home town to avoid being killed.
(b) That it is up to her - she must come up with something that will prove Bailey's innocence.
(c) That she is too attractive to be a private investigator.
(d) That she is incompetent.
3. Kinsey goes to visit Shana, who takes a shower. What does Kinsey do while Shana is in the shower?
(a) Tidy up Shana's place.
(b) Snoop through her purse.
(c) Make some phone calls.
(d) Read Shana's diary.
4. After the men escaped from the courtroom, what happened to them?
(a) The man with the gun was killed by deputies and Bailey escaped.
(b) The man with the gun surrendered and Bailey escaped.
(c) They were picked up by an accomplice in a van.
(d) They jumped into a car and sped off.
5. What does Shana say about the money Bailey and Tap had acquired through their criminal activity?
(a) That Shana suspected Bailey still had it.
(b) That she knew nothing about it.
(c) That Jean had spent it on a car before she died.
(d) That the Fowlers had used it to repair the motel.
Short Answer Questions
1. What does Kinsey find out had happened to Tap after he went to the bathroom?
2. When Kinsey returns to the Fowler's motel, what does Ann tell her about her parents?
3. A man named Royce hires Kinsey to investigate the case. How is he connected to Bailey?
4. When Kinsey is settled into her new motel room, Bailey calls her. What does he tell her?
5. When had Bailey Fowler and Jean Timberlake dated?
Short Essay Questions
1. After Ori's death, Kinsey goes to Shana's apartment. What does she find outside and what information does this object tell her?
2. At the beginning of Chapter 21, Kinsey phones both Shana and Dr. Dunne's office. What does she want to know? Is she successful?
3. Why does Kinsey head to the Eucalyptus Mineral Springs spa after she obtains Jean's birth certificate from the courthouse? What happens there?
4. Kinsey heads to San Luis Obispo. Who does she go to see there? How is she received at his office? What surprising detail does he tell her at the end of their visit?
5. What is the reaction of the spouse of the person who attacked Kinsey at the spa? What is the name of this person and what do they tell Kinsey about Jean Timberlake?
6. What happens at the end of Chapter 24 that sends Kinsey racing back to the motel?
7. While at the high school, who does Kinsey talk to and what is the result?
8. After returning from her visit with Shana, Kinsey has dinner with the Fowlers. What dramatic events happen?
9. After Kinsey returns home from her first meeting with Royce Fowler, what does she do to find out more about Bailey Fowler and Jean Timberlake? What does she learn about Bailey?
10. Kinsey races back to the motel even though she can hear police sirens and she is pretty sure they are looking for her. When she gets there, what two things does she notice? What does she also finally realize?
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During the conference, second-year medical student Lauren Tannenbaum presented a poster titled, "Cancer Chemotherapy in Severely Resource-Limited Settings: an Ethiopian Case Study." In addition, third-year medical students Jacquelyn Shaw and Emily Weber Suh served on the conference's student planning committee, attending monthly planning meetings. Ms. Shaw also organized a student session that focused on professional development, the healthy mentoring relationship and specialty networking.
The students were joined by Dr. Liise-anne Pirofski, professor of medicine and chief of infectious diseases, who was a member of the conference planning team and gave a lecture on mentorship.
Other students who attended the conference included: Alta Berger, Melissa Bhikham, Donya Eizadkhah, Patience Gallagher, Kimberly Gergelis, Carly Hirschberg, Karen Hsu, Nina Kim, Alana Lewis, Sunita Sridhar and Evan Tamura.
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psychokitten Moderator 7,794 posts
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Any UK based regs want to help me buy Max Payne 3 on Steam?
I'm good for instant payment. I'm so close to pulling the trigger but I can't justify the €50 price tag.
Ł26.99 from Gamesplanet (never used them but seem legit), can you buy from them in Ł's?
Edit: it's a steamworks game I believe.
Edited by Mr-Brett at 17:10:07 03-06-2012
Level 37 Social Justice Warrior
I don't think it is, is it?
Dsmx to the rescue
Now to download the bloody thing.
Max Payne is not on the list, but no idea how up to date it is.
Known as 'Sharzam' in 98.5% of games
I read a thread on this, max payne isn't steamworks, the steam version does support steam achievements and buying the DLC through the steam store but that's the limit of it's support, everything else such as friends lists and joining multiplayer games is handled through rockstars social club.
"If we hit that bullseye the rest of the dominoes will fall like a a house of cards, checkmate." Zapp Brannigan
These are the cheapest online digital download that i can find for max payne
This is key only, so u would have to download the game via torrent etc
This has direct download included and are a good site, used them on a few occasions
Personally i think ill wait till it hits about 15 euro which usually only takes a couple of weeks
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how's the PC version of Saints Row:The Third anyway?
Kostabi 5,088 posts
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SR3 on the PC is top notch, seems pretty solid from the few hours I've put into it anyway.
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To celebrate E3 Ubi have a sale on downloads at Ubishop. To be honest you could probably pick up a lot cheaper elsewhere (and the Steam summer sale is looming) but some cheap bargains in there for anyone interested.
Edited by bad09 at 10:02:56 04-06-2012
I've seen most of those for less on steam at various times already for the most part, you'd be better off waiting for the steam summer sale.
"If we hit that bullseye the rest of the dominoes will fall like a a house of cards, checkmate." Zapp Brannigan
And its Ubisoft...
Known as 'Sharzam' in 98.5% of games
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As posted in the offers thread:
Copy of The Ship (with extra giftable copy to give to friend of your choosing as well) to anyone who wants to get me Driver SF which is currently cheap as chips on Steam.
The world is going mad. Me? I'm doing fine.
I can get LA Noire in dollars, so if anyone wants it gifting for Ł3.25, add me on Steam. I don't really want to give out my Steam username so easily, so... let's do a cryptic clue, Rockbusters style! The doctor from Star Trek is talking about a skillet smiling. What's going on there, then? What's happening? The Star Trek doctor is talking about a smiling skillet.
I see what you did there, PJ.
I'm a grumpy bastard.
Ranger_Ryu wrote:Excellent, IMO. I really enjoyed it from start to finish
how's the PC version of Saints Row: The Third anyway?
I'm a grumpy bastard.
If I were to buy the Bethesda Collection, does anyone know if I could split the games up and gift them individually to different people?
Generally you can only gift Valve's games I think, or games that specify you can gift parts of a pack.
Shame, really, with *all* the packs I already own most of the good games.
I'm a grumpy bastard.
Yeah if you buy a pack and add it to your own account, you probably won't get gift versions for duplicates unless they're valve games and if you buy a pack as a gift you'll probably only be able to gift the whole thing.
Level 37 Social Justice Warrior
Ok, thanks for the help guys.
Soooooo... is there a 4-way going for Darkness 2?
I'm a grumpy bastard.
@Madgod_Dc I mean I usually own most of the good games in the pack. Sometimes I'll own games but not the DLC etc...
Hell, with steam I've even bought games I already own just to get either DLC cheap or to not have to keep fucking round with discs. (Titan Quest / Borderlands)
I'm a grumpy bastard.
Anyone interested in steam key for spec ops the line 22.50 euro? Pm me.
warlockuk wrote:In true Karl fashion, I'd forgotten the answer. /o\
I see what you did there, PJ.
jagg3r wrote:That's not a dodgy G2Play key that'll get stricken from one's Steam account, is it?
Anyone interested in steam key for spec ops the line 22.50 euro? Pm me.
Orcs Must Die! 2 is up for pre-order on Steam and Gamersgate (technically cheaper at GG as you get 5% back as store credit). The thing is, it's $22.49 for a two-pack (US Steam and US GG) compared to Ł17.99 in Ł. Throw in the 15% GG discount we get, and... would anyone be interested in my second pre-order copy of Orcs Must Die! 2 for Ł6.50?
Having loved the first one so much, this will be my second game pre-order in four years. o_O
Edit: All sorted, cheers Mr-Brett!
Edited by PenguinJim at 13:26:56 17-07-2012
Seems to be a steamworks title so I'll happily go in on that deal with you PJ
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I am, normally I buy loads of games. Also I'm reluctant to spend Ł30 on Dark Souls which I'm not even sure I'll like where as I know I'll enjoy OMD2 and its Ł6.50.
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Simplicity Bancorp, Inc. Announces Second Quarter Earnings
Total assets declined to $889.4 million at December 31, 2012 from $923.3 million at June 30, 2012 due primarily to a decrease in gross loans receivable, partially offset by an increase in loans held for sale, securities available for sale, and cash and cash equivalents. Gross loans receivable combined with loans held for sale decreased $44.5 million, or 5.8%, to $727.7 million at December 31, 2012 from $772.2 million at June 30, 2012. The decline was primarily attributable to principal repayments and payoffs in addition to the sale of newly originated conforming fixed rate loans. Securities available-for-sale increased to $64.1 million at December 31, 2012 from $53.4 million at June 30, 2012 due to the purchase of $20.7 million in agency mortgage-backed securities, partially offset by $10.3 million in maturities, principal repayments and amortization.
Total stockholders' equity represented 16.80% of total assets and decreased to $149.4 million at December 31, 2012 from $154.1 million at June 30, 2012. The decrease in stockholders' equity was primarily attributable to shares repurchased during the quarter ended December 31, 2012 pursuant to the second and third stock repurchase programs previously announced as well as cash dividends paid of $665,000, partially offset by an increase in retained earnings. For the three months ended December 31, 2012, the Company repurchased 243,237 shares at an aggregate cost of $3.6 million with a weighted average price of $14.87 per share. For the six months ended December 31, 2012, the Company repurchased 436,770 shares at an aggregate cost of $6.5 million with a weighted average price of $14.95 per share. The Company repurchased all shares authorized under the second stock repurchase program during the three months ended December 31, 2012. There are 288,145 shares remaining under the third authorized stock repurchase program. Currently, the Bank meets all regulatory capital requirements established by bank regulators in order to be classified as a "well-capitalized" bank.
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WELCA compiles church's first cookbook
December 28, 2013 BEAVER SPRINGS — Beaver Lutheran Church's Women of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America have cooked up a collection of more than 370 recipes to share with the public. more »»
Reason for the season
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Spreading cheer
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Ten Commandments monument on display
December 14, 2013 A new monument displaying the Ten Commandments was unveiled during a dedication ceremony held at 4 p.m. Dec. 7 in McVeytown. more »»
Presenting 'Messiah'
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Service to dedicate Ten Commandment monument
December 7, 2013 From staff reports McVEYTOWN — The Ten Commandments have both religious and secular significance, according to a group rallying for freedom to display the guiding principles. more »»
Honoring the unborn
November 23, 2013 BUNKERTOWN — Pink and blue flags waved in the November breeze on Tuesday along Route 35 in Bunkertow. more »»
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Do unto others
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First Baptist Church holds patriotic service
November 16, 2013 From staff reports MIFFLINTOWN — The annual patriotic service was held Nov. 10 in the Family Ministry Center at First Baptist Church of Juniata County. more »»
Church to host International Gifts Sale
November 2, 2013 From staff reports MIFFLINTOWN — Fair trade gift and home items created by master artisans will be on sale at the Juniata Valley International Gifts Sale, to be held at Cedar Grove Brethren in... more »»
Local woman to speak about choosing life
October 26, 2013 MIFFLINTOWN — This year's Heartbeat Community Services Inc. Banquet will feature a woman who was told abortion was her best option. She chose life instea. more »»
Newport church opens Thompsontown campus
October 19, 2013 THOMPSONTOWN — Newport Assembly of God is expanding its outreach through a second campus. The Rev. more »»
23rd annual Reformation Recital set for Oct. 27
October 19, 2013 From staff reports LEWISTOWN — The 23rd annual Reformation Recital will be held at 3 p.m. Oct. 27 at St. John's Lutheran Church, in Lewistown. more »»
Local group to hold prayerful pro-life rally
September 27, 2013 LEWISTOWN — The steps of the historical Mifflin County Courthouse once again will be the site of a peaceful demonstration encouraging nationwide support to end abortion. more »»
Couple to speak at missions conference
September 27, 2013 BEAVER SPRINGS - Faith Baptist Church will be the location of an upcoming missions conference focusing on church planters. more »»
Chapel celebrates 60 years
September 20, 2013 MILLERSTOWN — Shirley Hockenberry and her two daughters have a special place in their hearts for The Village Chapel. The church near Millerstown is celebrating 60 years of ministry in October. more »»
Jubilee Ministry celebrates 30 years
September 14, 2013 LEWISTOWN — The head of The Episcopal Church, The Most Rev. Katharine Jefferts Schori, joined with Bishop Nathan Baxter, of the Episcopal Diocese of Central Pennsylvania, clergy and laity at St. more »»
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Local Christian band releases first studio-recorded album
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Hedge Fund Uses Japan to Predict International Equity Growth
By Benedicte Gravrand
GENEVA (TheStreet) -- Equipped with a couple of engineering degrees, Robert Page started his career at Lehman Brothers' interest rate derivative option desk. In the early 90s, the bank offered him the whole Yen derivative book to trade; he moved to Japan and built the book into a large business with 12 currencies.
"It was a very interesting time to begin trading in Asia," he says in a recent Opalesque TV interview. "I arrived in Japan the week that the Japanese Government Bonds market began its collapse of 1994. In my first week of trading, I learned that the market absolutely collapses for unforeseen events; that was my first trial by fire, the first time running a large amount of risk."
Page ended up being Lehman's most profitable trader. One of his most lucrative trades was on floors on Yen interest rate in the mid-90s. There was an element of arbitrage trading at the time. "What I took away from that," he notes, "is that sometimes models can be wrong and you really have to do your homework, extensive amount of research and then spot these opportunities."
Apart from the benefits of extensive research, his other lesson he gained from his experience is not to overtrade.
"Later on I moved to Credit Suisse, and there, they definitely had the appetite to run large risk, both in swaps and government bonds, in government bond futures," he explains. "What I found about running large positions is you don't need to overtrade them.
"You just have to do extensive research and be really confident in your position and that having done your homework allows you not to overtrade a good trade, and just sit back and let the trade work itself out. If you have done your work, you'll be the first or one of the early adopters of a trade, and then everybody who comes after will push your trade into profitability."
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I need to restore an indivdual mailbox, but as we have not been doing brick level backups, it looks like I need to restore the storage group for that users mailbox.
I have read the following instructions from the link below.
Also I have read the instructions from the backup exec website as we use backup exec 11d and i will be restoring from backup exec 11d.
I have created the information store group. I had to give it another name because it said The object StorageGroupName already exists.
I have added the database that I want to recover, and now see a red arrow down which means the database is is linked to the Recovery Storage Group.
It also says
On the server that hosts the RSG, there must be a storage group with the same name as the original storage group for the data you are restoring. If no such storage group exists on the server, then you must create the storage group name as it existed originally during the backup and the mailbox store name that the RSG references must have the same name as the backed up version..
is this refering to the information storage i created earlier because the object StorageGroupName I wanted to use already existed wont work when i want to restore.
Also when I am restoring do I redirect the information store to the new one I created, even thou the Remote Storage Group resides on the same server.
What do i do afterwards to restore the mailbox, it mentions something about exmerge.
I am worried that I will be overwrting the exsisting RSG, also do I need people to log off or can i do this with people logged on.
I have sorted out the problem.
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As the appearance of the bow that is in the cloud in the day of rain, so was the appearance of the brightness round about. This was the appearance of the likeness of the glory of the LORD. And when I saw it, I fell upon my face, and I heard a voice of one that spake.


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De Sanctis pays for advert to thank Napoli fans
Morgan De Sanctis has taken a leaf out of Roberto Mancini's book by paying for an advert as a way of thanking supporters.
The Italian stopper has agreed to swap Napoli for Roma after Rafael Benitez made it clear Pepe Reina would be his number one goalkeeper in Naples.
The advert, in Corriere dello Sport, translates as, "what you asked of me I gave to you and with your love you paid me back. Thanks to everybody and always Forza Napoli."


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Meet the Directors
Callcredit Information Group has a dedicated team of Directors who have been recruited for their outstanding expertise and knowledge in the industry. Click on each Director to find out more about them.
Team Members
John McAndrewGroup Chief Executive
John joined Callcredit as Sales Director in October 2000 and was appointed Managing Director in December 2003. He has spent his entire career within the consumer lending and information industry. In June 2009 John was appointed CEO of Callcredit Information Group. John is an engineering graduate and also holds an MBA. He is married to Jackie with two daughters, Helen and Lucy.
Graham LundUK Managing Director
Graham is responsible, along with the divisional Managing Directors and the Executive team, for implementing the agreed strategy and delivering the annual budget for the UK business and ensuring the UK business meets its targets and continues to develop, both organically and via acquisitions.
Graham sits on the board of the wider Callcredit Information Group and sponsored the acquisition of online tax filing and verification software specialists Legatio during 2007.
Graham joined Callcredit from Experian, where he was responsible for developing and implementing their future strategy for decision processing and value added solutions in the UK and other markets. He has also worked as a Consultant within the Credit and Risk industry, and started his career on a management development programme from Lloyds.
Chris SavageManaging Director, International & Corporate Development
Chris became Managing Director of Callcredit Marketing Solutions in June 2010 and, as a member of the Group board, is influential in the company's development and strategy.
Chris joined Callcredit in June 2009 as Corporate Development Director and played a key part in the MBO of Callcredit in December 2009, which was backed by private equity firm Vitruvian Partners. Prior to joining the company he had leadership roles in credit management services and credit information services businesses, including over 20 years with Experian where he was Managing Director of its Marketing Services business.
Adrian MitriChief Operating Officer
Having joined Callcredit Information Group in September 2010 as Chief Operating Officer, Adrian is key to ensuring the company maintains rapid growth through acquisitions and winning market share whilst continuing to meet customers' needs.
Adrian joined Callcredit from Allianz Insurance where he was the Director of Retail Operations. Prior to this Adrian held positions at Lehman Brothers, Global Home Loans and Equifax, amongst others.
Chris McDonaldManaging Director, Marketing Solutions
Founder of the 'The Trading Floor, having spent 6 years building the business to the largest multi-channel list manager in the UK, the company was acquired by Callcredit Information Group in January 2011. Chris has over 20 years senior management and Board Level experience within Data, revenue management and business process outsourcing within such sectors as Insurance, Banking and Finance.
Peter MansfieldManaging Director, Credit Solutions
Peter joined Callcredit in January 2012 as Managing Director. His initial career was in the British Army where he served as an officer for 12 years. In 2001 Peter joined Britannia Building Society and in 2003 was appointed as Managing Director, Britannia International based in the Isle of Man. Peter returned to the mainland in 2006 and was appointed Director of Affinity and Partnerships (Britannia) working with various organisations from premiership football clubs to trade unions. Following a merger between Britannia and The Co-operative Bank in 2009, Peter was appointed as Director of Business Services at Co-operative Financial Services.
Liz RichardsGroup Financial Director
After beginning her career in banking with Lloyds TSB, Liz qualified as a Chartered Accountant in 1987 with Ernst and Young. Working in audit and litigation support, Liz gained experience in a variety of sectors including financial services and manufacturing. Liz has subsequently worked in a financial capacity for several companies including Silentnight plc, joining Skipton Building Societies' (SBS) Corporate Investments team in 1998. Liz has been involved with Callcredit since its inception and was appointed Group Finance Director in 2002.
Gary ScottManaging Director, Software, Analytics and Fraud
Gary joined Callcredit in 2007 when the Group acquired a majority stake in DecisionMetrics. Prior to founding DecisionMetrics in 2004, Gary spent 14 years at Scorex (UK) Limited. He was appointed as Managing Director of Scorex in 1997 with responsibility for Scorex's operations in the UK and Northern Europe. Gary has over 30 years' experience in financial services, specialising in credit scoring and automated decisioning systems. In his early career, Gary worked for Lloyds Bank, Lombard Tricity Finance and Lombard Bank.
Jacqueline DeweyManaging Director, Consumer Markets
In March 2014 Jacqueline Dewey became Managing Director for Consumer Markets to lead the development of the Group's consumer propositions, prior to which she held the position of Marketing Director for Noddle (Callcredit's free for life credit report service). Jacqueline has very strong financial services and consumer monetisation experience most recently with Barclays Bank.


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Key battles: Spurs v Arsenal
Tottenham welcome Arsenal to White Hart Lane for the north London derby on Sunday looking to cement third position in the Barclays Premier League and go seven points clear of their most fierce rivals. Here, Press Association Sport takes a look at some of the key clashes which could decide the outcome of an intriguing encounter.
GARETH BALE v CARL JENKINSON
How do you stop Bale, Tottenham's flying Welshman? Full-back Jenkinson looks likely to be the man tasked with coming up with the answer down the Arsenal right but he must not be left isolated. He will need help from Arsenal's defensive midfielders against the Premier League's in-form striker.
MOUSA DEMBELE v JACK WILSHERE
Dembele scored a last-gasp cracker against Lyon in the Europa League to underline his dynamic flair, and the outcome of the derby could depend on whether he or Wilshere wrests control in midfield. Dembele has the power, Wilshere has more finesse and the greater passing range.
STEVEN CAULKER v THEO WALCOTT
Walcott is Arsenal's joint-top scorer this season, alongside Santi Cazorla, with 11 goals and his pace remains one of the Gunners greatest threats. He will be a handful for Caulker, who is expected to start in central defence. However, the 21-year-old Tottenham defender, who scored on his England debut against Sweden in November, is in impressive form.


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Microsoft Imagine Cup 2011 Winners Tap Windows Phone, Cloud and Bing
Microsoft Imagine Cup 2011 Winners Tap Windows Phone, Cloud and Bing
Microsoft has announced the winners of the ninth annual Microsoft Imagine Cup, honoring student innovations that address global challenges such as improving road and fire safety, eradicating poverty, and creating a more sustainable environment.
Students from 183 countries started out participating in the early stages of the Imagine Cup, the company's premier student technology competition. Narrowed from a field of more than 350,000 global registrants, more than 400 students from 70 countries traveled to New York to compete in the finals.
In addition to naming the winners of the competition, Microsoft unveiled plans to launch a three-year, $3 million competitive grant program to help recipients realize their vision of solving the world's toughest problems. Imagine Cup teams will be eligible to apply for grants that include a combination of cash, software, training, consulting and other support. Microsoft will announce details about the grant program and application process later this summer.
This year's competition winners were announced July 13 at the Imagine Cup World Festival and Awards Ceremony at the David H. Koch Theater at Lincoln Center. The event culminated a six-day celebration of technology, hard work and ingenuity. The festivities included remarks from philanthropist, activist and actress Eva Longoria; Scott Case, CEO of the Startup America Partnership; and New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg.
"The innovators, entrepreneurs and humanitarians who compete in the Imagine Cup have developed an inspiring spectrum of projects, raising the bar higher and higher each year," said S. Somasegar, senior vice president of the Developer Division at Microsoft, in a statement. "We are in awe of the students' solutions for addressing social and real-world challenges, and want to help them take their projects to the next level with the financial, technical and business support they need to change the world."
A team from Ireland, known as Team Hermes, won the Software Design competition for a project aimed at helping change driving habits and reducing road deaths, which impact a significant number of young lives each year. Team Hermes designed a device that plugs into a car and monitors dangerous driving behavior and road conditions, providing instant feedback to both the driver and car owner. The team's solution uses embedded technology, Windows Phone 7, Bing Maps and the Windows Azure cloud computing platform. With its victory, the team won $25,000.
"We have a problem in Ireland; that problem is deaths on our roads," said Team Hermes member James McNamara in a statement. "Thanks to Microsoft and the Imagine Cup, we've been able to come together to solve this problem and save lives."
In the Embedded Development category, Team NTHUCS from Taiwan won first place and $25,000. The team's Right This Way project computes the safest fire escape routes, detected by a wireless sensor network in real time.
In the Game Design category, teams competed in three subcategories: Mobile, Web and Windows/Xbox. All winners focused on some element of environmental sustainability. In the Mobile subcategory, France's Team Geekologic focused on renewable energy. In the Web subcategory, Poland's Team Cellardoor created the "Book of Elm," which encourages players to take care of the environment. And in the Windows/Xbox subcategory, Brazil's Team Signum Games tackled urban problems involving health, education and the environment through a strategy game. Each first-place team earned $25,000.
A complete list of the 2011 Imagine Cup winners can be found here.
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Student projects are frequently inspired by United Nations Millennium Development Goals, and participants seek to solve the world's toughest problems through technology, Microsoft said. As such, this year's Imagine Cup teams focused heavily on environmental concerns, with 24 percent of worldwide finalist projects and 60 percent of all Game Design projects shedding light on environmental issues.
Taking a cue from recent world events, natural disaster relief was another common theme: 23 percent of projects addressed varying aspects of disaster relief. Inspired by improvements in mobile technology and accessibility features such as speech recognition, more teams than ever-22 percent-developed projects that would enhance the lives of people with disabilities, Microsoft said.
Windows Phone 7 was the most commonly used technology in the competition. Forty-eight percent of teams incorporated the mobile technology into their world-changing projects, which ranged from finding the nearest recycling center to helping those in a disaster broadcast their locations. Windows Azure was also popular: 32 percent of projects relied on the cloud-based platform to aggregate crowd-sourced data and to integrate satellite data, among other uses.
2011 marks the ninth year Microsoft has sponsored the Imagine Cup. The company was founded around its focus on developers, and it remains close to those developer-oriented roots. As such, Microsoft tends to keep a finger on the pulse of developers and to try to reach them at early stages in their development. In essence, Microsoft views the Imagine Cup as a way to get a peak at top talent coming into the workforce.
A description of the competition on Microsoft's Imagine Cup Website says: "The Imagine Cup is a way for you to use your creativity, imagination, and brainpower to open up a world of opportunities after graduation. And to make a name for yourself in the world of technology. Some past competitors have gone on to secure a great internship or the perfect job, while others have started their own companies based on their Imagine Cup project-and it's all in the name of helping to solve the toughest problems using technology."
The 2011 Imagine Cup featured more women competitors than ever-twice as many as in 2010, including four all-women teams.
According to the Next at Microsoft blog, Jane Prey, senior researcher at Microsoft Research, is looking at ways to improve the recruitment and hiring of women at Microsoft and says the challenge is partly one of supply. "It's not that we're turning women away; it's that there aren't enough qualified women available," she says.
And in an interview with the Official Microsoft Blog, John White, executive director and CEO of the Association for Computing Machinery, the world's largest educational and scientific society focused on computing and computer science, spoke on the issue of women in technology.
"The disparity persists," White said. "There is a huge effort amongst corporations and nonprofits like ACM to address the myriad issues around what keeps young girls from getting interested in IT and computing. One of the image problems computer science has, especially among women, is that you'll always work alone locked in a cubicle. Imagine Cup does a good job of fostering a sense of team work. Working with others is an element that draws more women into the field."
As for participation in the Imagine Cup, White said: "The teams that participate and win are highly sought after. Computer science students on a winning team in the finals are seen as superstars. These are major accomplishments. The individuals, the teams and the field of computer science get visibility. Recruiters at companies pay attention to which teams are in the finals. The winners of these awards are getting internships at major computing companies. It opens up doors."
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Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer kicked off the Imagine Cup finals July 8 with an opening speech and a rousing welcome from the students. While some people in a different part of New York may have had reservations about Ballmer continuing to hold the reins at Microsoft, one would not have known it based on the standing ovations and enthusiasm from the student developers present at the Imagine Cup finals opening ceremony in Times Square.
Ballmer said this year marked his first time attending the Imagine Cup, and he apologized for that.
"This is actually for me my first Imagine Cup final. I feel terrible and guilty about that," Ballmer said. "But, even more important, I feel like I've missed so much. As I was preparing to come on out, flying out yesterday ... I found myself getting real fired up and excited. I get to actually go see people who love technology and are doing amazing work with it. And then [when] I arrive, I meet some of the finalists, I look at some of the projects, and in a sense, I'll tell you, it more than anything brings alive to me why I love what I do and I love what Microsoft does."
Ballmer then gave students a tour of the key Microsoft technologies the company is focusing on, including the cloud, Windows Phone, Bing and more. He also noted that Windows Azure, Bing Maps and Windows Phone 7 were used heavily in many of the projects.
Yet, "The one that I thought was most interesting was about 10 of the projects actually used Kinect hooked together with the PC, and a lot of the interesting projects in health care, rehab [and] education particularly saw a lot of value in the technologies we've built in Kinect that help recognize the voice, motion, skeletal tracking and the like," Ballmer said. "So, the kinds of interesting things you're doing, coupled with the kinds of interesting things that we're doing at Microsoft, I think, are really quite remarkable."
Finally, Ballmer encouraged the students to come up with good ideas, be passionate about their work and be tenacious in their execution.
Don't Give Up
Dennis Crowley, CEO of Foursquare, followed Ballmer in addressing the students and offered a similar refrain.
"The first lesson is don't give up with whatever you're working on," Crowley said. "There's always going to be people that tell you they love your stuff, and there's going to be people that tell you they hate your stuff. There's always going to be people that don't get it. And so keep in mind that if you have good ideas, just keep working on them to make them right. If the time is not right now, it might be right in a couple years, it might be right when you get some more people, it might be right when you start to learn a little bit more. So, just keep plugging away at that."
Longoria was on hand at the closing ceremony to present the Imagine Cup People's Choice Award to Team Rapture from Bangladesh. This is the only Imagine Cup award determined by the public, and it includes a $10,000 prize. Team Rapture created Third Eye, a Windows Phone 7 device for the visually impaired that provides an assistive camera and a special user interface with vibration, speech feedback and voice command.
Microsoft President of North America Sales & Marketing Robert Youngjohns participated in the ceremonial flag passing to mark the transition of host country duties. Pip Marlow, managing director from Microsoft Australia, and Gerard Seeber, deputy consul general and senior trade and investment commissioner of Austrade, were on hand to accept the flag on behalf of Australia, which will host next year's Imagine Cup in Sydney.
Imagine Cup 2011 sponsors included the following: Avanade, Bradesco, Dell, Microsoft Game Studios, Microsoft Interoperability, MyBytes, Nestl??«, Orchard, Poland Spring, Red Bull, Sony, TakingITGlobal, Windows 7, Embedded Development and Windows Phone.


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SLIDELL, La. - A boil water advisory has been issued for limited areas of Slidell near Northshore Blvd. after a vehicle struck a fire hydrant Thursday morning.
The accident caused water to flow freely in the area.
The advisory is for commercial areas north and south of I-12 near Northshore Blvd., as well as Camp Villere.
Businesses and other affected interests are asked boil tap water before drinking, bathing or rinsing food with it. The protocol is to keep water at a rolling boil for at least a minute before using it until the advisory is lifted.
Although the pumping system is operating fully again, the City of Slidell is following strict DHH standards and testing water samples to confirm that it is safe to consume.