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Golden Globe Awards winners 2012: The Artist is the front Runner
Jan 16th
The 69th Annual Golden Globe Awards winners have officially been announced. The event took place at the Beverly Hilton Hotel on Sunday evening January 15 telecasted by Comcast Corp. (CMCSA)’s NBC and Ricky Gervais hosted the grand event. “The Artist” ended up taking home the top prize of Best Comedy or Musical Motion Picture. “The Artist” won three Golden Globes, boosting the financial prospects for Weinstein Co.’s silent, black-and-white movie and its chances to win at next month’s Academy Awards.
“The Artist,” made for about $15 million and released in November, has earned $27.3 million worldwide, according to researcher Box Office Mojo. “The King’s Speech,” with a similar budget, won last year’s best-picture Oscar and ended up with $414 million in worldwide sales, according to researcher Box Office Mojo.
“Your expectations change when the Weinsteins enter the game,” said Michel Hazanavicius, who directed “The Artist.” “We never expected anything like this; we thought it would be a small movie that critics might enjoy. We never expected it would be this accepted by mainstream.”
Nominations for the Oscars, Hollywood’s highest honor, will be revealed on Jan. 24. The Feb. 26 awards show will air by Disney’s ABC, hosted by Billy Crystal.
Fox Searchlight, Viacom Inc. (VIA/B)’s Paramount Pictures and Sony Pictures Classics each earned two Golden Globes.
In television, Time Warner Inc. (TWX)’s HBO and CBS Corp. (CBS)’s Showtime tied with three awards each.
Morgan Freeman was honored with the Cecil B. DeMille Award for career achievement. His film roles have included Civil War soldier, a man on death row, Nelson Mandela and God.
“I would like to think because of the trajectory of my career I might have had a little input into some of America’s understanding of its history,” Freeman told reporters backstage. “And some of the changes that have taken place in our industry.”
Other big winners at the Golden Globe Awards were George Clooney, who was named as Best Actor for his effort in “The Descendants” while Meryl Streep was doted with Best Actress honors for her portrayal of Margaret Thatcher in “The Iron Lady”.
Meanwhile, television’s top accolades went to “Modern Family” as Best Comedy TV Series and “Homeland” as Best Drama TV Series.
Golden Globe Winners Full List: More >
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Delonte West of Mavericks says he is banned from going to the White House
Jan 9th
Each of the 2011 champions will be awarded a meeting with President Barack Obama, the Dallas Mavericks have earned themselves a visit to the White House on Monday along with new editions to the 2011-12 Mavs outfit except one Maverick, Delonte West.
Delonte West says he is “banned” from stepping foot in the White House after the President’s security team ran a routine background check. West had a high profile arrest over two years ago while under the influence of prescribed medication.
“I’m banned from going to the White House, so I’m not going to make it,” West said after tonight’s 96-81 win over the New Orleans Hornets. “But I’m going home to D.C., I’m just not allowed to go to the White House. That’s what happens when you make bad decisions in your life. You can’t go to the White House.” More >
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A 6.6 magnitude earthquake hit Solomon Islands
Jan 9th
On Monday, the United States Geological Survey (USGS) reports a strong 6.6-magnitude earthquake struck the Santa Cruz Islands, part of the Pacific’s Solomons group of Islands. According to officials there was no threat of a widespread tsunami.
The quake hit at a depth of 38 km at about 3:00 pm some 350 km east of Kirakira, the main city of the Solomons’ major island, Makira.
The Hawaii-based Pacific Tsunami Warning Center said there was “no destructive widespread tsunami threat” based on historical data.
“However, earthquakes of this size sometimes generate local tsunamis that can be destructive along coasts located within a hundred kilometres of the More >
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Indian rupee fell by 13 paise to Rs 52.84 per US dollar
Jan 9th
Rupee declines by 13 paise against US dollar in early trade on the Interbank Foreign Exchange today, weighed down by a lower opening in the domestic equity market. The domestic currency had a gain of 27 paise to close at a nearly two-week high of Rs 52.71/72 against the dollar in the previous session on Friday amid fresh dollar-selling by exporters.
But the gains posted by the US dollar against the euro and other Asian currencies overseas put pressure on the rupee. Dealers said a subdued opening in the equity market and dollar gains against the euro on worries about Europe’s debt More >
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Afghanistan’s child bride tortured by her In-Laws for six months
Jan 5th
Sahar Gul, a 15 year old bride from northeastern Baghlan province was being tortured by her in-laws who are forcing her into prostitution. She was bought to hospital on Wednesday, Dec. 28, 201. Gul’s in-laws kept her in a basement for six months, ripped her fingernails out, tortured her with hot irons and broke her fingers _ all in an attempt to force her into prostitution. Police freed her last week after her uncle called authorities. Horrific images of Sahar, bruised and bloodied, captured on video, transfixed Afghanistan and set off a storm of condemnation. President Hamid Karzai set up a commission to investigate, and More >
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Bigg Boss Season 5 Finalists: Pros and Cons of finalists Amar, Juhi, Mehak, Siddharth, Sky.
Jan 5th
Bigg Boss Season 5 grand finale is just 3 days to go. In the last week of the season BB offered all the finalists a suitcase with 15 lakhs to walk out of the finale if he or she is not confident. Whom do you people think that should walk out with the cash? Let us take a look into the journey and the good and bads of the finalists.
The lucky five finalists are Amar, Juhi, Mehak, Sidhharth and Akash aka Sky. Ranked on the basis of the Pros and cons and the message they are giving to the audience through their behavior in the house.
1. Siddhartha Bharadwaj, young, energetic and aggressive is the words that describe Sid. The former splits villa winner and MTV VJ Sid is the representation Indian youth. He is young, strong and competitive. His aggression is common in younger generation and it is in the hands of the elderly to mould the aggression of the youth into some thing progressive and useful. As per his journey in the BB5 house, he always followed somebody in the house as our children will do in our house. They could be lazy, stubborn and afraid, sad and happy like SID in the BB5 house. He always needed guidance but at the end he stands like a more sensible person than any other elder person in the house.
PROS: young, energetic, sensible, handsome, friendly, funny, he regrets his mistakes and learns from them.
CONS: aggressiveness, ready to fight, laziness and foul language
Sid stands on the 1st position on my list because despite his errors and wrongs he is the best person in the house compared to others. He is giving the message of “take the guidance of sensible elders and learn from your mistakes. Be strong when you are alone and stand for the right thing”.
2. Mehak Chahal, the model, actress and item girl is the mixture of agony and righteousness. She may have a past but it doesn’t matter in the BB5. She may be playing a game but not a dirty one like others. She makes herself stand straight to any accusations made by any of the housemates. She held herself More >
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DASH diet the best overall diet of 2012
Jan 5th
The DASH diet, Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension is currently recommended by the American Heart Association. U.S. News and World Report added diets to its suite of rankings and the panel has named the DASH diet the best overall diet of 2012. The panelists used seven criteria to rate the diets, including how well they generated short- and long-term weight loss. The DASH may also help lower cholesterol, as it’s big on whole grains, fruits, vegetables and lean proteins.
A 2008 study in the Archives of Internal Medicine found that among 88,517 More >
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Mariah Carey’s Husband Nick Cannon suffering a mild Kidney Failure and Hospitalized
Jan 5th
Nick Cannon, Mariah Carey’s husband is hospitalized for the treatment to a mild kidney failure. Nick Cannon is recovering in an Aspen, Colo., hospital. Mariah Carey tweeted on Wednesday morning “Please pray for Nick as he’s fighting to recover from a mild kidney failure,” along with a photo of her and Cannon in a hospital bed.
Carey and Cannon have been celebrating the holidays in Aspen with their children, Monroe and Moroccan. The singer expanded on her message on her website.
“We’re trying to be as festive as possible under the circumstances but More >
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Winter Solstice 2011: On December 22 the Shortest Day of the Year!
Dec 21st
The winter solstice is celebrated around the world as the beginning of the return of the sun, and darkness turning into light. In 2011, the winter solstice in the Northern Hemisphere will occur on Dec. 22, 2011 at 12:30 a.m. EST. Officially the first day of winter, the winter solstice occurs when the North Pole is tilted 23.5 degrees away from the sun. This is the longest night of the year, meaning that despite the cold winter, the days get progressively longer after the winter solstice until the summer solstice in 2012. For those in the Northern Hemisphere, it marks the shortest day and the longest night of the year.
The word “solstice” comes from the Latin word “solstitum”, that means the Sun standing still. This is reference to the fact that the Sun no longer appears to be moving either further north or south on the sky and afterward starts to reverse More >
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Plane Crash on New Jersey Highway!
Dec 21st
A plane crash on new Jersey highway killed 5 people. On Tuesday morning a small plane heading for Georgia spiraled out of control and crashed on a major New York-area highway, hitting a wooded median and scattering wreckage across the road. All five people aboard, including two investment bankers, were killed, but no one on the ground was injured.
Wreckage was scattered over at least a half-mile, with a section found lodged in a tree of a home about a quarter-mile away, near a highway entrance ramp. The crash closed both sides of the busy highway for hours, though several lanes were open again in time for the evening rush hour. More >
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