Rainy Cannes Weather Cause Cancellations, Roof Collapse

Rainy Cannes Weather Causes Cancellations, Roof Collapse

Rain, rain, go away!

Wet, windy weather is causing big problems for the A-listers attending the 65th Annual Cannes Film Festival this week.

THR reports that stormy conditions caused the roof of the Soixantieme Theatre--a building behind the legendary Palais des Festivals--to collapse, forcing several cancellations and postponements of screenings.

PHOTOS: Cannes film festival style

"I have never seen it this bad," an industry source told THR about the crazy conditions.

Celebs, including Diane Kruger and Joshua Jackson, braved the pouring rain to head down the red carpet during Sunday night's premiere of Michael Hankee's Amour.

PHOTOS: Cannes 2012 so far

Typically, Cannes festival attendees enjoy a balmy, Mediterranean climate during their visit--including 12 hours of sunshine a day and average high temperatures of 68.4 degrees. The gloomy, unseasonably cool conditions are expected to continue through Monday and Tuesday.

This article originally appeared on Usmagazine.com: Rainy Cannes Weather Causes Cancellations, Roof Collapse

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T-Mobile USA to Axe More Employees for Improved Wireless and ...

After the collapse of its proposed $39 billion merger with AT&T earlier this year, T-Mobile USA sought to assure the public that it is in a position to recoup and maintain its customer base. The provider?s President and CEO, Philipp Humm, explained that his company made substantial progress during uncertain times, and ?will compete aggressively to win and retain customers by delivering compelling 4G services ? all at a great value.?

Then in February, the company announced several planned strategic investments, including a $4 billion network rejuvenation. However, while that is all great news for T-Mobile customers, it seems as though the provider?s employees aren?t so lucky.

Just a few months after Humm?s announcement, T-Mobile disclosed plans to reduce its number of call centers from 24 to 17, in an attempt to keep up with the competitors.

The 7 centers that are scheduled to be shut down are located in: Thornton, Colorado, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, Brownsville and Frisco, Texas, Lenexa, Kansas, Allentown, Pennsylvania, and Redmond, Oregon. The consolidation will cost almost 2,000 workers their jobs, and while he was not looking forward to the cuts, Humm stated ?they are necessary to realize efficiency in order to invest for growth.?

For those workers who did get the axe, the provider is offering outplacement support, severance pay, and two months of continued health coverage for those who elect COBRA benefits. T-Mobile also plans on using the 7 call centers it plans to shut down as career centers that will offer access to job search tools, training and technologies as well as personal career coaches.

Flash forward to this week, and T-Mobile announced it is planning to make even more cuts. According to The Wall Street Journal, the provider?s second round of layoffs will cost nearly 1,000 employees their jobs. T-Mobile asserts that it is streamlining operations and restructuring its organization in an effort to ?make critical decisions better and faster.? The company went on to say that by optimizing operations and reducing its cost structure, ?T-Mobile will be able to invest in areas where we anticipate the strongest return.?

About T-Mobile USA

Headquartered in Bellevue, Washington, T-Mobile USA is the nation?s fourth largest wireless operator. T-Mobile USA is a national provider of wireless voice, messaging, and data services capable of reaching over 293 million Americans.

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Max Payne 3

I love a good crime flick, especially when it's of the Asian variety. It pains me to admit this, but my first Jon Woo experience wasn?t Hard Boiled or The Killer, but Face Off, the Cage/Travolta vehicle. I?ve since gone back and delved into Woo?s signature brand of stylish violence?long shots, slow motion sequences, the bullet ballet?but Face Off, for better or for worse, remains firmly planted in my mind as the introduction to poetic gunplay. The $59.99 Max Payne 3 (for PC, PS3, Xbox 360) is my new Face Off. Minus Travolta's awful acting and Cage's burgeoning insanity.

Out of the Past
Rockstar Game's sequel picks up with an optimistic (or about as optimistic as Max can get) Payne having relocated to Sao Paulo, Brazil to begin a new life and to attempt to escape the pain that is his murdered family. Sort of. Payne makes a living as a living as bodyguard who protects a rich family from Brazilian gangsters. Naturally, things take a turn for the worse, which sends Max back into action with guns blazing.

That isn't a dismissal of the game's plot. It's actually quite good. It's full of film noir nods, and features dialogue that sounds as though it was ripped from Double Indemnity. When Max utters that one of the rich business types is "smoother than an oil slick on an iceberg," it will bring a smile to a face to genre fans. In fact, Max Payne 3's voice acting is top-notch all around.

Gun Crazy
Still, it's the fast-paced, gun-based combat?laced with ample amounts of Bullet Time?that's the heart of the Max Payne experience. Run and gunning through levels can prove effective for dispatching enemies, but Bullet Time (which slows down the game world in a decidedly Matrix like fashion) is the key to success, especially in later levels.

The Bullet Time meter builds as you blow holes through foes, and drains when you activate any of the three Bullet Time modes, Shoot-Dodge (slo-mo shooting while diving), Melee (hand-to-hand combat), and Last Man Standing (an opportunity to recover from a fatal shot by popping a painkiller and returning fire). Factor in the new, dedicated cover system and players will find several beautifully violent ways to pump people with lead?it's a true bullet ballet that's an ode to Woo through and through. The one Bullet Time drawback is that it's somewhat clunky switching between targets while in slo-mo.

As the slugs zip through the gorgeous Brazilian environments (nightclubs, penthouses, and other locales), they crack and shatter objects unfortunate enough to get caught in the crossfire. The realistically-modeled Max Payne wears battle scars, too, in the form of blood-stained, bullet-ridden outfits.

On Dangerous Ground
Besides the single-player main campaign there's also an Arcade Mode featuring Score Attack (where you shoot, literally, for a high score), and New York Minute (a speed run that challenges you to collect a body count in 60 seconds). These side-games serve as fun diversions, but the real joy here is multiplayer.

Max Payne 3 features a robust multiplayer mode (supporting between 2 and 16 players) that adds a far more chaotic element, while ditching Max' solo story. The multiplayer modes are highlighted by Payne Killer (two players fighting as Max and Raul in a King-of-the-Hill-like contest), and Gang Wars (a team-based contest that has a morphing storyline based on the events of the previous match).

There are also more traditional modes such as Team Deathmatch that are given the sexy Max Payne touch with Bullet Time and special perks that are found in the playfield. As you gain experience points, you'll unlock new weapons and abilities Rockstar has taken great strides to keep Max Payne 3 fresh.

This Gun For Hire
The market is flooded with numerous "guy with guns" games, but Max Payne 3 is the rare game that makes you the player feel like a total bad ass as you run, gun, dive, and gun some more. Rockstar Games excels at this type of action, and Editors' Choice Max Payne 3 represents the developer's storytelling and design prowess on full display.

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Improving Customer Loyalty With Card Reward Programs

Businesses that rely on sales are always looking for an edge over their competition. To be more effective in daily operations, it is important to develop a relationship with customers and connect with as many members of the community as possible. Growing the business by encouraging customer loyalty is much easier with Card Reward programs. When customers are motivated to earn rewards by spending more at a preferred retailer in favor of their competitors, they will be great advocates for the company. This is an effective program that will return excellent benefits while still being cost-effective.

There is a range of industries that offer some type of Points Rewards. Customer loyalty is crucial to supporting sales and revenue as they can be counted on for consistent business. A solid base makes it easier to make business decisions that will grow an operation and offer more products and services. If too much effort goes to keeping a minimum level of sales, expansion and growth is limited. Taking advantage of basic business principles of customer service and providing a quality product or service at a great value, is a good start. Connecting with the community and creating a fiercely loyal group of customers that will support the business and avoid the competition, will be even better for growth.

Using Loyalty Solutions will improve the chances that a regular base of customers can be established. This may be just the extra incentive to convince shoppers to choose one retailer over another. Every business has its strengths and weaknesses and if customers do not have a clear reason to choose one over another, the possibility of reward points may be the difference. Once a customer has been won over, there are extra benefits besides reliable sales. They will choose to go out of their way not to support competitors and they will promote the company to friends and neighbors.

Putting Card Reward programs in place are a wise business decision. These programs will increase the number of loyal customers that will spend money reliably. The customers will also advertise the benefits of the company in the community, which is some of the best promotion any business can hope for, and it will be free.

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400 Canadian and American archaeologists in Montreal

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Contact: Julie Gazaille
j.cordeau-gazaille@umontreal.ca
514-343-6796
University of Montreal

The Department of Anthropology at Universit de Montral would like to invite the media to attend the Canadian Archaeological Association's Annual Meeting, which will include the participation of the Association des archologues du Qubec. From May 16 to 20, 2012, More than 400 archeologists from across Canada and the United States are expected to be at Montreal's Htel Gouverneur, where more than 300 conferences in English or French will be given about historical and pre-historical archeology. The meeting is being organized by Adrian Burke, Claude Chapdelaine and Brad Loewen, professors of archeology at Universit de Montral's Department of Anthropology.

Of special note amongst the hundreds of conferences in the programme:

  • Bioarcheology in Quebec
  • Archeology in Montreal during the grands projets
  • Ten years of excavations in Old Montreal, at Pointe--Callire
  • Archeology in the Trois-Rivires, Bcancour and Lac Saint-Pierre regions
  • Maritime Archaeology on land and under water
  • Archaeological Perspectives On Arctic territory

At the closing banquet on Saturday May 19, at 6.30 pm, a special conference entitled "40 years under the sea: Development of underwater archaeology in Canada" will be given by Robert Grenier, ex-president International Scientific Committee on Underwater Cultural Heritage, ICUCH, UNESCO/ICOMOS and Former Chief of Underwater Archaeology Service at Parks Canada. He will be speaking about his forty years of professional experience in sub-aquatic archeology.

Canada has become a world leader in the management and protection of submerged cultural treasures. This highly illustrated bilingual presentation will retrace the birth and selected chapters of underwater archaeology development in this country. The discovery of the 16th century Basque galleon San Juan of Red Bay, which links the history of the Old World with that of the New World, the controversial search for the Chameau treasure of 1725, near Louisbourg, NS, in the early sixties, and the arctic expeditions which took place between 1983 and 2008 in search of John Franklin's ships will be featured, amongst others in Robert Grenier's talk. Please note that while this conference is not open to the general public, journalists are welcome to attend.

Key Facts :

What Canadian Archaeological Association Annual Meeting
When Wednesday, May 16 to Friday, May 20
Where Htel Gouverneur, Place Dupuis, 1415 St-Hubert, Montreal
Programme : http://canadianarchaeology.com/caa/fr/annual-meeting

The event organizers are available to talk about how federal budget cuts may impact archeology research in Quebec and the rest of Canada.

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[ Back to EurekAlert! ] Public release date: 15-May-2012
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Contact: Julie Gazaille
j.cordeau-gazaille@umontreal.ca
514-343-6796
University of Montreal

The Department of Anthropology at Universit de Montral would like to invite the media to attend the Canadian Archaeological Association's Annual Meeting, which will include the participation of the Association des archologues du Qubec. From May 16 to 20, 2012, More than 400 archeologists from across Canada and the United States are expected to be at Montreal's Htel Gouverneur, where more than 300 conferences in English or French will be given about historical and pre-historical archeology. The meeting is being organized by Adrian Burke, Claude Chapdelaine and Brad Loewen, professors of archeology at Universit de Montral's Department of Anthropology.

Of special note amongst the hundreds of conferences in the programme:

  • Bioarcheology in Quebec
  • Archeology in Montreal during the grands projets
  • Ten years of excavations in Old Montreal, at Pointe--Callire
  • Archeology in the Trois-Rivires, Bcancour and Lac Saint-Pierre regions
  • Maritime Archaeology on land and under water
  • Archaeological Perspectives On Arctic territory

At the closing banquet on Saturday May 19, at 6.30 pm, a special conference entitled "40 years under the sea: Development of underwater archaeology in Canada" will be given by Robert Grenier, ex-president International Scientific Committee on Underwater Cultural Heritage, ICUCH, UNESCO/ICOMOS and Former Chief of Underwater Archaeology Service at Parks Canada. He will be speaking about his forty years of professional experience in sub-aquatic archeology.

Canada has become a world leader in the management and protection of submerged cultural treasures. This highly illustrated bilingual presentation will retrace the birth and selected chapters of underwater archaeology development in this country. The discovery of the 16th century Basque galleon San Juan of Red Bay, which links the history of the Old World with that of the New World, the controversial search for the Chameau treasure of 1725, near Louisbourg, NS, in the early sixties, and the arctic expeditions which took place between 1983 and 2008 in search of John Franklin's ships will be featured, amongst others in Robert Grenier's talk. Please note that while this conference is not open to the general public, journalists are welcome to attend.

Key Facts :

What Canadian Archaeological Association Annual Meeting
When Wednesday, May 16 to Friday, May 20
Where Htel Gouverneur, Place Dupuis, 1415 St-Hubert, Montreal
Programme : http://canadianarchaeology.com/caa/fr/annual-meeting

The event organizers are available to talk about how federal budget cuts may impact archeology research in Quebec and the rest of Canada.

###


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www.insightbb.com ? Get Online Coupons to Save More on Online ...

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Apple Tries To Halt Release Of Steve Jobs Deposition In Lawsuit ? What?s It Hiding?

steve_jobs_drinking_teaTwo closely watched cases in the music industry are about to go to trial involving a motley crew of characters: Eminem's producers, Rob Zombie, Rick James (his estate at least) and Steve Jobs. Apple is claiming that a deposition of Steve Jobs from a 2010 trial involving F.B.T. Productions, producers of several hit Eminem tracks, could, if released, bring competitive harm to the company over "highly confidential and proprietary trade secrets."

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Jimmy Kimmel at White House Correspondents Dinner: Mr. President, Salaam...


Mr. President, Salaam.

That's how Jimmy Kimmel kicked off his hilarious 25-minute speech at last night's White House Correspondents Dinner, an annual event that brings reporters together with celebrities and features a humor-based segment by both an emcee and the President himself.

You can follow this link to watch Obama lay into Mitt Romney, Donald Trump and even himself - and then you can check out the following video to see Kimmel go off on Sofia Vergara's cleavage; Obama's ears; the Kardashians; the Secret Service scandal and much more.

Enjoy!

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Samsung intros 'world's thinnest' external DVD writer, tries to convince you to pack it with your tablet

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Generally, a new optical disk drive is nothing to write home about, but how about one that's specifically purposed for tablets and Ultrabooks? That's the pitch Samsung is selling for its SE-218BB DVD / CD writer, which the company also notes as being the world's thinnest external ODD -- because what better to go with your svelte computing devices than more pluggable doohickeys. Cynicism aside, Samsung says this $60 add-on is just 14mm tall, "18 percent thinner than conventional DVD writers" and eight percent less weighty than its standard DVD ODD. The bus-powered unit connects via USB, and it'll work with Macs, PCs and devices running Android 3.1 and up. Oddly fascinated? The drive is currently on-sale worldwide if you're willing carry it along with you. You'll find full details in the press release after the break.

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iCloud Has Over 125 Million Users, Says Apple CFO Oppenheimer

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