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The 2012 Oscar nominations are announced for the 84th Academy Awards
Jan 24th
The 2012 Oscar nominations for the 84th Academy Awards are announced Tuesday morning with big names like Goerge Clooney, Gary Oldman, Brad Pitt got the nominations for best actor. Meryl Streep, Glenn Close and Michelle Williams also bagged nomination in the best actress category. The Golden Globe winner “The Artist” got 4 oscar nominations in best director, best actor, best supporting actress and in best film categories.
Best Director Nominees
Michel Hazanavicius – The Artist
Martin Scorsese - Hugo
Alexander Payne – The Descendants
Terrence Malick – Tree of Life
Woody Allen – Midnight in Paris More >
Biggest solar storm since 2005 to hit Earth
Jan 24th
The sun is to hit Earth with radiation from the biggest solar storm since 2005 with more to come from the fast-moving eruption. There’s a solar Coronal Mass Ejection travelling towards us at 1,400 miles per second. It will hit Earth around 9am Eastern Time, causing fluctuations on the power grid and disruptions to the Global Positioning System.
The solar flare occurred at about 11 p.m. EST Sunday and will hit Earth with three different effects at three different times. The biggest issue is radiation, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Space Weather Prediction Center in Colorado.
The radiation is mostly a concern for satellite disruptions and astronauts in space. It can cause communication problems for polar-traveling airplanes, said space weather center physicist Doug Biesecker.
Radiation from Sunday’s flare arrived at Earth an hour later and will likely continue through Wednesday. Levels are considered strong but other storms have been more severe. There are two higher levels of radiation on NOAA’s storm scale severe and extreme Biesecker said. Still, this storm is the strongest for radiation since May 2005. More >
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 >
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 >
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 >
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 >
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 >
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 >
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 >