Archive for February, 2012 |
02-29-12
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By Tucker Harrington The Mobile World Congress, which honors the best in the mobile and tablet industry, announced its annual award winners. There were three dozen awards handed out, which were chosen by a panel of judges amongst 600 entries. The judges were made up of 170 independent analysts, journalists and academics. When it came ... |
02-28-12
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By Tucker Harrington The winners of the Anita Borg Women of Vision Awards, which are given to women who have excelled in the technology field, were recently announced. The Anita Borg Institute for Women and Technology hosts the annual awards, and presents the women with their honors at the annual banquet in Santa Clara, California, ... |
02-28-12
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By Tucker Harrington The National Drowning Prevention Alliance (NDPA) was recently awarded with a national recognition for its public education program. The NDPA was honored by the PR Newswire's Earnies Awards, which is given to companies that show innovation through social media, in the "Best Outcome Based on Listening Monitoring and Measurement" category. "The NDPA ... |
02-27-12
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By Jonathan Bennett Meryl Streep and Octavia Spencer were the big female winners last night at the Academy Awards, as they won Best Actress and Best Supporting Actress, respectively. Streep was honored for her role as Margaret Thatcher in "The Iron Lady." She snagged her third Oscar and 17th nomination with the role. Even though ... |
02-27-12
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By Abigail Richards The silent black and white Hollywood flick, "The Artist," truly stood out during the 84th annual Academy Awards, as it garnered recognition awards for Best Picture, Best Actor in a Leading Role and Best Director. The film was the first silent film to win the biggest award of the night since the ... |
02-27-12
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By Tucker Harrington There were may high points and a few low points during the 84th Academy Awards on Sunday night, and a couple are worth mentioning. According to The Province, it is no doubt that the best acceptance speech may have gone to Christopher Plummer, who won Best Supporting Actor for his role in ... |
02-24-12
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By Abigail Richards Michelle Williams has received a great deal of critical acclaim for her role as Marilyn Monroe in "My Week With Marilyn," and she can now add another award to the list. The actress was named an honorary Irishwoman and won an Oscar Wilde award, according to BBC News. "I could tell you ... |
02-24-12
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By Tucker Harrington As the Academy Awards creep closer, many have their favorites picked for who will win what award. However, the Best Actress trophy comes with a disclaimer, one that many consider to be the "Best Actress Curse." The curse involves the actresses having failed marriages soon after they receive the award, according to ... |
02-23-12
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By Abigail Richards A male and a female student from all 50 states were honored with the Siemens Awards for Advanced Placement, which is given to the students who score the best in science and math courses. The award has been around since 1998 and winners receive $2,000 college scholarship for their recognition. This year, ... |
02-23-12
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By Tucker Harrington The AAF-Orlando ADDY Awards, a comprehensive advertising competition, has recently announced that Technetium, a brand marketing agency, was honored with the Silver ADDY for its work on SOUL by Ludacris. Technetium worked on the brand marketing, developed a consumer package design and a global marketing campaign for the launch of the brand. ... |
