Cheryl Boone Isaacs elected film academy president

LOS ANGELES (AP) ? A veteran publicist is the new president of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.

The organization's board of governors elected Cheryl Boone Isaacs to the position Tuesday evening.

She is the first woman to hold the post in three decades and the first African-American president in the academy's history.

Isaacs was elected to a one-year term but is eligible to serve four successive terms. She succeeds Hawk Koch, who served for one year but was ineligible for re-election.

Isaacs previously served as first vice president of the film academy, which announced its new president via Twitter.

Source: http://news.yahoo.com/cheryl-boone-isaacs-elected-film-academy-president-031000355.html

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Nasdaq stocks posting largest percentage increases

NEW YORK (AP) -- A look at the 10 biggest percentage gainers on Nasdaq at the close of trading:

Stereotaxis Inc. rose 228.7 percent to $5.85.

Vanda Pharmaceuticals Inc. rose 44.2 percent to $11.61.

Spherix Inc. rose 18.5 percent to $10.25.

RR Donnelley & Sons Co. rose 16.5 percent to $18.93.

Stemline Therapeutics Inc. rose 16.3 percent to $27.73.

Chart Industries Inc. rose 13.6 percent to $112.40.

Peregrine Semiconductor Corp. rose 12.9 percent to $10.84.

Multimedia Games Holding Co. Inc. rose 11.0 percent to $33.95.

Rubicon Technology Inc. rose 10.0 percent to $8.93.

PSB Holdings Inc. rose 10.0 percent to $6.50.

Source: http://news.yahoo.com/nasdaq-stocks-posting-largest-percentage-174218904.html

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