Fiat India Automobiles Ltd has launched the Linea today at a starting price of Rs 5.98 lakh, ex-showroom, Delhi.
The Linea is a mid-size saloon that will compete with cars like the Honda City and Ford Fiesta on the price front, but will offer near-Corolla levels of interior space. It is being offered with two engine options, a 1.4l, petrol and a 1.3l turbodiesel. It will be offered in three variants, with the top-end model being priced at Rs 8.1 lakh, ex-showroom, Delhi.
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Ventura tsunami watch California follows the tsunami path from the Chile 8.8 earthquake to the Hawaii Hilo tsunami to Ventura CA. Earlier today Ventura California beaches suffered damage. Currently there is still a Ventura tsunami watch California.
Lalate reports about the Ventura tsunami that the Ventura CA Harbor Office stated, “Right now our priority is dealing with life over property.” According to the Ventura County Star, “Despite broadcast reports that Ventura Harbor has suffered damage from the tsunami surge today, harbor officials said there was some erosion but no major incidents or significant damage during a six-foot tidal surge. Harbor officials said their focus was on getting offshore boats into the harbor.”
The current Tsunami Advisory includes parts of coastal California, Washington, Oregon, British Columbia and areas of Alaska.
Here is YouTube video of the tsunami filmed at LaJolla, CA:
The LAPD has launched a death investigation into the suicide of Marie Osmond’s son, Michael Blosil.
The case now gets turned over to the coroner — if there is any evidence of foul play, it will turn into a homicide investigation.
Paramedics responded to the call just before 9:30 PM last night. 911 calls indicated someone had fallen.
Canadians were scrambling Saturday to discover the fate of their relatives and friends after a deadly earthquake rocked the country in the early morning, killing more than 100 people, and setting off a tsunami that could affect British Columbia’s coast.
“It’s a lot of collapsed buildings, lot of bridges, most of them fairly new and they all just came down like paper,” said Jose Astorga, president of the Winnipeg Chilean Association, whose members have been able to contact some family in Chile, but have not been able to account for all their relatives.
Canadian officials were also trying Saturday to establish communications with Canadians who may be in the affected zone.
“Canadian officials in Santiago and Ottawa are currently assessing the situation to clarify the extent of the damage as well as to determine the potential impact on Canadians who are currently in Chile,” Prime Minister Stephen Harper said in a written statement.
The Chilean government declared a state of catastrophe following the massive 8.8-magnitude earthquake.
There are about 1,100 Canadians registered as being in Chile, said Foreign Affairs Minister Lawrence Cannon. But the earthquake has devastated phone services in the South American country, he said.
Read more: http://www.cbc.ca/canada/story/2010/02/27/chile-quake-canadians027.html#ixzz0gnSZ6Goy
The massive 8.8 magnitude earthquake that struck Chile this morning has also caused a lot of stir in the Pacific coastal region as countries like Ecuador, Colombia, Antarctica, Panama, Costa Rica are under Tsunami alert.
Hawaii is also under scanner after “The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center” has placed it under its Tsunami advisory list. The North American Coastal parts of California and Alaska coastal island area from Kodiak to Attu is also under threats according to the Warning Center.
The center already has stated that a Tsunami is already on its way that can destroy a lot of lives along the sea coast and can also cause major destruction all around the area. It is being predicted that the Tsunami can collide with Hawai’s EWA (EH-VAH) beach around 11:19 A.M. in the morning.
The center is looking forward to employ important measure to safeguard Lives and their properties as they have instructed people out there to move from that region and go to a safer zone for their and their family’s protection.
Chile’s Earthquake is the second of the weekend with Japan’s Okinawa region being hit by 7.0 Magnitude Earthquake also in the early hours of Saturday morning.
Indian police said on Saturday they had arrested the managing director of the Adani Group on charges of evading customs duty.
“We arrested Rajesh Adani for undervaluing imported naptha and furnace oil,” Harsh Bahl, spokesman of the Central Bureau of Investigation said, adding the customs duty evasion amounted to about 8 million rupees.
The diversified Adani Group, under its flagship firm Adani Enterprises Ltd (ADEL.BO: Quote, Profile, Research), engages in commodity trading across a range of products from metals to minerals and spices.
The Adani Group also includes Adani Power (ADAN.BO: Quote, Profile, Research) which last year raised $630 million in one of the first large IPOs in India in the months of global financial downturn.
The company said in a statement that the customs department had neither served any notice nor filed cases against either the company or Adani.
“Mr Rajesh Adani was not responsible for any day-to-day business operations,” it said. “The company is surprised and pursuing the matter with the assistance of its legal counsel.”
In the Tollywood A Huge Strong rumors are making rounds in filmnagar that secret relationship is being maintained by Anushka and Gopichand.The way the young pair behaving since they are paired up for the first film, the rumors are on and they are still going on.
Now that marriage date is fast approaching it seems like. Apparently the families of both the stars are in consultations, what when Anushka and Gopichand revealed their affair at their respective homes, there was no resistance! The engagement would be this year and the marriage early next year?
Inverted nipples (also referred to as invaginated nipples) are a commonly observed phenomenon. In the instance that that someone has inverted nipples, the name itself suggests what is going on. Rather than the normal or usually position of the nipple in which it is faced away from the mammary glands, the nipples are usually “pouched” in the breast. That does not mean that inverted nipples are an abnormality. It is simply a state of the body. 
And it does not have to be gender restricted since inverted nipples are seen both with men and women. When the body is stimulated – sexual arousing, fatigue or sweating – the inverted nipples may be seen to be perky and pointed. But that is a short lived state since the nipples pull back inside the breast once the stimulus is gone.
Chile Earthquake, the magnitude 8.5 earthquake hit Concepcion in Chile on this Saturday, approximately the size of the earthquake is between 8.3 till 8.5 magnitude. The earthquake strike was so sudden, people were unaware of it! Fox News says that the Chile Earthquake was so strong that could shaking buildings and blackouts in some area of Santiago, Chile’s capital city. Right after the earthquake strike, Tsunami warning is given for people of Chile and Perlu, also some area in Ecuador according to Warning Center
The Warning Center stated: “An earthquake of this size has the potential to generate a destructive tsunami that can strike coastlines near the epicenter within minutes and more distant coastlines within hours, Reuters News Agency said
Let’s pray for people of Chile who are suffered Chile Earthquake
An ambitious young dancer convinces a wealthy financer to open a disco-themed LA nightclub, only to find her dreams of success threatened by her jealous boyfriend and her scheming nemesis. Zoe’s got the moves to make it big, and Michael is the man who can make it all happen for her. But Zoe’s boyfriend… Chris is a dancer too, and he’s convinced that her relationship with Michael is getting too personal. When scheming dancer Malika sets her sights on Chris, everything starts to fall apart.
Anna University Tirunelveli Results 2010 – www.annauniv.edu.in
The Official website for Anna University Tirunelveli Results is www.annauniv.edu.in. Anna University website annauniv.edu.in will give you information like Academic programmes & Courses offered by the University, list of Affiliated colleges and Curriculum Syllabic for U.G./P.G Degree programmes and Admission procedures and other more details.
Stepping out for an evening on the red carpet, Selena Gomez turned up at the 2010 NAACP Image Awards in Los Angeles on Friday (February 26).
Drawing quite the ovation as she strolled into The Shrine Auditorium, the Disney darling smiled as she posed for pictures ahead of the swanky ceremony.
41st NAACP Image Awards Nominees and Winners Complete List 2010
TELEVISION CATEGORIES
Outstanding Comedy Series
* “30 Rock” (NBC)
* “Everybody Hates Chris” (CW)
* “Glee” (FOX)
* “Tyler Perry’s House of Payne” (TBS)****WINNER
* “Ugly Betty” (ABC)
Outstanding Actor in a Comedy Series
* Daryl “Chill” Mitchell – “Brothers” (FOX)****WINNER
* Donald Faison – “Scrubs” (ABC)
* Dulé Hill – “Psych” (USA Network)
* LaVan Davis – “Tyler Perry’s House of Payne” (TBS)
* Tyler James Williams – “Everybody Hates Chris” (CW)
Outstanding Actress in a Comedy Series
* America Ferrera – “Ugly Betty” (ABC)
* Cassi Davis – “Tyler Perry’s House of Payne” (TBS)****WINNER
* CCH Pounder – “Brothers” (FOX)
* Sherri Shepherd – “Sherri” (Lifetime)
* Tichina Arnold – “Everybody Hates Chris” (CW)
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series
* Lamman Rucker – “Tyler Perry’s Meet the Browns” (TBS)
* Lance Gross – “Tyler Perry’s House of Payne” (TBS)****WINNER
* Larenz Tate – “Rescue Me” (FX)
* Malcolm-Jamal Warner – “Sherri” (Lifetime)
* Tracy Morgan – “30 Rock” (NBC)
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series
* Ana Ortiz – “Ugly Betty” (ABC)
* Keshia Knight Pulliam – “Tyler Perry’s House of Payne” (TBS)****WINNER
* Tisha Campbell-Martin – “Rita Rocks” (Lifetime)
* Vanessa Williams – “Ugly Betty” (ABC)
* Wendy Raquel Robinson – “The Game” (CW)
Outstanding Drama Series
* “Cold Case” (CBS)
* “Grey’s Anatomy” (ABC)
* “HawthoRNe” (TNT)
* “Lincoln Heights” (ABC Family)****WINNER
* “The No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency” (HBO)
Outstanding Actor in a Drama Series
* Anthony Anderson – “Law & Order” (NBC)
* Hill Harper – “CSI: NY” (CBS)****WINNER
* LL Cool J – “NCIS: Los Angeles” (CBS)
* Laurence Fishburne – “CSI: Crime Scene Investigation” (CBS)
* Taye Diggs – “Private Practice” (ABC)
Outstanding Actress in a Drama Series
* Chandra Wilson – “Grey’s Anatomy” (ABC)
* Jada Pinkett Smith – “HawthoRNe” (TNT)****WINNER
* Jill Scott – “The No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency” (HBO)
* Regina King – “Southland” (NBC)
* Sandra Oh – “Grey’s Anatomy” (ABC)
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series
* Corey Reynolds – “The Closer” (TNT)
* Delroy Lindo – “Law & Order: Special Victims Unit” (NBC)****WINNER
* James Pickens, Jr. – “Grey’s Anatomy” (ABC)
* Mekhi Phifer – “Lie To Me” (FOX)
* Rocky Carroll – “NCIS” (CBS)
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series
* Anika Noni Rose – “The No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency” (HBO)
* Audra McDonald – “Private Practice” (ABC)
* Gabrielle Union – “Flash Forward” (ABC)
* Jurnee Smollett – “Friday Night Lights” (NBC/DirecTV)
* S. Epatha Merkerson – “Law & Order” (NBC)****WINNER
Outstanding Television Movie, Mini-Series or Dramatic Special
* “America” (Lifetime)
* “Brick City” (Sundance)
* “Georgia O’Keeffe” (Lifetime)
* “Gifted Hands” (TNT)****WINNER
* “Relative Stranger” (Hallmark)
Outstanding Actor in a Television Movie, Mini-Series or Dramatic Special
* Cuba Gooding Jr. – “Gifted Hands” (TNT)****WINNER
* Eriq La Salle – “Relative Stranger” (Hallmark)
* Gus Hoffman – “Gifted Hands” (TNT)
* Jaishon Fisher – “Gifted Hands” (TNT)
* Philip Johnson – “America” (Lifetime)
Outstanding Actress in a Television Movie, Mini-Series or Dramatic Special
* Aunjanue Ellis – “Gifted Hands” (TNT)
* Cicely Tyson – “Relative Stranger” (Hallmark)
* Kimberly Elise – “Gifted Hands” (TNT)****WINNER
* Rosie O’Donnell – “America” (Lifetime)
* Ruby Dee – “America” (Lifetime)
Outstanding Actor in a Daytime Drama Series
* Bryton James – “The Young and The Restless” (CBS)
* Cassius Willis – “The Young and The Restless” (CBS)
* Cornelius Smith, Jr. – “All My Children” (ABC)****WINNER
* Terrell Tilford – “One Life To Live” (ABC)
* Texas Battle – “The Bold and the Beautiful” (CBS)
Outstanding Actress in a Daytime Drama Series
* Daphne Duplaix – “One Life to Live” (ABC)
* Debbi Morgan – “All My Children” (ABC)****WINNER
* Eva Marcelle – “The Young and the Restless” (CBS)
* Tatyana Ali – “The Young and The Restless” (CBS)
* Tonya Lee Williams – “The Young and the Restless” (CBS)
Outstanding News/ Information – (Series or Special)
* “Anderson Cooper 360: President Obama’s African Journey” (CNN)
* “CNN Presents: Reclaiming the Dream 2” (CNN)
* “The Inauguration of Barack Obama, 44th President of the United States” (BET)****WINNER
* “Judge Mathis” (Syndicated)
* “Leading Women: India.Arie, Dr. Maya Angelou” (Centric)
Outstanding Talk Series
* “Lopez Tonight” (TBS)
* “The Mo’Nique Show” (BET)****WINNER
* “The Tyra Banks Show” (CW)
* “The View” (ABC)
* “The Wanda Sykes Show” (FOX)
Outstanding Reality Series
* “American Idol 8” (FOX)
* “America’s Next Top Model” (CW)
* “Dancing With the Stars” (ABC)
* “Extreme Makeover: Home Edition” (ABC)****WINNER
* “Real Housewives of Atlanta” (Bravo)
Outstanding Variety – (Series or Special)
* “BET Awards 2009” (BET)
* “Bill Cosby: The Kennedy Center Mark Twain Prize for American Humor” (PBS)
* “Michael Jackson Memorial Service: Celebrating the Life of Michael Jackson” (ABC, BET,
CNN, MTV, NBC, . . .)****WINNER
* “Wanda Sykes: I’ma Be Me” (HBO)
* “We Are One: The Obama Inaugural Celebration at the Lincoln Memorial” (HBO)
Outstanding Children’s Program
* “The Backyardigans” (Nickelodeon)
* “Dora The Explorer” (Nickelodeon)****WINNER
* “Go, Diego, Go!” (Nickelodeon)
* “True Jackson, VP” (Nickelodeon)
* “Wizards of Waverly Place: The Movie” (Disney Channel)
Outstanding Performance in a Youth/Children’s Program – (Series or Special)
* Caitlin Sanchez – “Dora the Explorer” (Nickelodeon)
* Keke Palmer – “True Jackson, VP” (Nickelodeon)****WINNER
* LaShawn Jeffries – “The Backyardigans” (Nickelodeon)
* Nick Cannon – “TeenNick HALO Awards” (TeenNick)
* Selena Gomez – “Wizards of Waverly Place” (Disney Channel)
RECORDING CATEGORIES
Outstanding New Artist
* Jeremih (Def Jam)
* Keri Hilson (Mosley Music Group/Zone 4 Inc/Interscope Records)****WINNER
* K’Jon (Universal Republic Records)
* Kristinia DeBarge (Def Jam)
* Melanie Fiona (SRC/Universal/Motown)
Outstanding Male Artist
* Anthony Hamilton (SoSo Def/Jive Records)
* Charlie Wilson (Jive Label Group)
* Jay-Z (Roc Nation)
* Maxwell (Columbia Records)****WINNER
* Ne-Yo (Def Jam)
Outstanding Female Artist
* Alicia Keys (Columbia Records)
* India.Arie (Universal Republic Records)
* Mary J. Blige (Matriarch/Geffen)****WINNER
* Rihanna (Def Jam)
* Whitney Houston (Artista Records)
Outstanding Duo, Group or Collaboration
* 3 Mo’ Divas (MariMo’ Music Inc.)
* The Black Eyed Peas (Interscope Records)****WINNER
* Day26 (Bad Boy Records)
* Jay-Z ft. Alicia Keys (Roc Nation)
* Jay-Z ft. Rihanna & Kanye West (Roc Nation)
Outstanding Jazz Album
* “Detroit” – Gerald Wilson Orchestra (Mack Avenue Records)
* “He and She” – Wynton Marsalis (Blue Note Records)****WINNER
* “Kind of Brown” – Christian McBride & Inside Straight (Mack Avenue Records)
* “Poetically Justified” – Marcus Johnson (Three Keys Music)
* “The Real Thing” – Vanessa Williams (Concord Records)
Outstanding Gospel Album – (Traditional or Contemporary)
* “A City Called Heaven” – Shirley Caesar (Light Records)
* “How I Got Over” – Vickie Winans (Destiny Joy)
* “Love Unstoppable” – Fred Hammond (Verity Records)
* “Still” – BeBe & CeCe Winans (B & C Records)****WINNER
* “We Are All One: Live In Detroit” – Donnie McClurkin (Verity Records)
Outstanding World Music Album
* “11:11” – Rodrigo y Gabriela (ATO Records/Red)
* “Black President” – Sila and the Afrofunk Experience (Visila Records)****WINNER
* “Morabeza” – Maria de Barros (Sheer Legacy [Sheer Group South African Label])
* “ReCreation” – Zap Mama (Heads Up International/Concord Music Group)
* “Seya” – Oumou Sangare (Nonesuch/World Circuit)
Outstanding Music Video
o “Blame It” – Jamie Foxx ft. T-Pain (J Records/MBK Entertainment)
o “Boom Boom Pow” – The Black Eyed Peas (Interscope Records)
o “I Look To You” – Whitney Houston (Arista)****WINNER
o “Pretty Wings” – Maxwell (Columbia Records)
o “Try Sleeping With A Broken Heart” – Alicia Keys (J Records/MBK Entertainment)
Outstanding Song
o “Bad Habits” – Maxwell (Columbia Records)
o “Blame It” – Jamie Foxx ft. T-Pain (J Records/MBK Entertainment)
o “Empire State of Mind” – Jay-Z ft. Alicia Keys (Roc Nation)
o “God In Me” – Mary Mary (Columbia Records)****WINNER
o “Pretty Wings” – Maxwell (Columbia Records)
Outstanding Album
o “The Blueprint 3” – Jay-Z (Roc Nation)
o “BLACKsummers’night” – Maxwell (Columbia Records)
o “The Element of Freedom” – Alicia Keys (J Records/MBK Entertainment)
o “Memoirs of an Imperfect Angel” – Mariah Carey (Def Jam)
o “Stronger With Each Tear” – Mary J. Blige (Matriarch/Geffen)****WINNER
LITERATURE CATEGORIES
Outstanding Literary Work – Fiction
o “Basketball Jones” – E. Lynn Harris (deceased) (Doubleday)
o “Before I Forget” – Leonard Pitts, Jr. (Agate Bolden)
o “Life is Short But Wide” – J. California Cooper (Doubleday)
o “The Book of Night Women” – Marlon James Riverhead Books)
o “The Long Fall” – Walter Mosley (Riverhead Books)****WINNER
Outstanding Literary Work – Non-Fiction
o Correct – “Brain Surgeon: A Doctor’s Inspiring Encounters With Mortality and Miracles” – Keith Black, MD with Arnold Mann (Grand Central Publishing)
o “Family Affair: What It Means to be African American Today” – Gil L. Robertson, IV (Agate Bolden)
o “Freedom in My Heart: Voices From the United States National Slavery Museum” – Cynthia Jacobs Carter (National Geographic Books)
o “In Search of Our Roots: How 19 Extraordinary African Americans Reclaimed Their Past” – Henry Louis Gates, Jr. (Crown)****WINNER
o “Our Choice: A Plan to Solve the Climate Crisis” – Al Gore (Rodale Inc.)
Outstanding Literary Work – Debut Author
o “3rd Generation Country” – BeNeca Ward (Xlibris Corporation)
o “A Question of Freedom” – R. Dwayne Betts (Avery Books)****WINNER
o “Black Water Rising” – Attica Locke (Harper)
o “Kiss the Sky: A Novel” – Farai Chideya (Atria Books)
o “Lime Tree Can’t Bear Orange” – Amanda Smyth (Three Rivers Press)
Outstanding Literary Work – Biography/Auto-Biography
o “Brother West: Living and Loving Out Loud” – Dr. Cornel West (SmileyBooks)
o “Michelle Obama” – Deborah Willis (W. W. Norton)****WINNER
o “POPS: A Life of Louis Armstrong” – Terry Teachout (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt)
o “Shooting Stars” – LeBron James and Buzz Bissinger (The Penguin Press)
o “Stormy Weather: The Life of Lena Horne” – James Gavin (Atria Books)
Outstanding Literary Work – Instructional
o “Act Like A Lady, Think Like A Man” – Steve Harvey (Amistad)****WINNER
o “The Conversation: How Black Men & Women Can Build Loving, Trusting Relationships” – Hill Harper (Gotham Books)
o “Down to Business” – Clara Villarosa with Alicia Villarosa (Avery Books)
o “Start Where You Are” – Chris Gardner (Amistad)
o “Your Money or Your Life” – Alvin Hall (Atria Books)
Outstanding Literary Work – Poetry
o “Bicycles” – Nikki Giovanni (William Morrow)****WINNER
o “Black Nature: Four Centuries of African American Nature Poetry” – Camille Dungy (The University of Georgia Press)
o “Cooling Board: A Long-Playing Poem” – Mitchell L. H. Douglas (Red Hen Press)
o “Mixology: National Poetry Series” – Adrian Matejka (Penguin Group [USA])
o “Roses and Revolutions: The Selected Writings of Dudley Randall” – Melba Joyce Boyd (Wayne State University Press)
Outstanding Literary Work – Children
o “Child of the Civil Rights Movement” – Paula Young Shelton (Random House Children’s Books)
o “Negro Speaks of Rivers” – Langston Hughes (Author), E.B. Lewis (Illustrator) (Disney-Jump at the Sun/Disney Book Group)
o “Our Children Can Soar: A Celebration of Rosa, Barack, and the Pioneers of Change” – Michelle Cook (Bloomsbury Children’s Books)****WINNER
o “Peeny Butter Fudge” – Toni Morrison and Slade Morrison (Paula Wiseman Books/Simon & Schuster Children’s Publishing)
o “Sugar Plum Ballerinas: Toeshoe Trouble” – Whoopi Goldberg (Disney-Jump at the Sun/Disney Book Group)
Outstanding Literary Work – Youth/Teens
o “Claudette Colvin: Twice Towards Justice” – Phillip Hoose (Macmillan Children’s Publishing Group/Farrar Straus and Giroux)
o “Just Another Hero” – Sharon Draper (Atheneum/Simon & Schuster Children’s Publishing)
o “Mare’s War” – Tanita S. Davis (Random House Children’s Books)
o “Michelle Obama: Meet the First Lady” – David Bergen Brophy (Collins-An Imprint of HarperCollins Children’s Books)****WINNER
o “Rock and the River” – Kekla Magoon (Aladdin/Simon & Schuster Children’s Publishing)
MOTION PICTURE CATEGORIES
Outstanding Motion Picture
* “The Blind Side” (Warner Bros. Pictures)
* “Invictus” (Warner Bros. Pictures)
* “Michael Jackson’s: This Is It” (Columbia Pictures)
* “Precious: Based on the Novel “Push” by Sapphire” (Lionsgate)****WINNER
* “The Princess and the Frog” (Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures)
Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture
* Denzel Washington – “The Taking of Pelham 123” (Columbia Pictures)
* Idris Elba – “Obsessed” (Screen Gems)
* Jamie Foxx – “Law Abiding Citizen” (Overture Films)
* Morgan Freeman – “Invictus” (Warner Bros. Pictures)****WINNER
* Quinton Aaron – “The Blind Side” (Warner Bros. Pictures)
Outstanding Actress in a Motion Picture
* Anika Noni Rose – “The Princess and the Frog” (Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures)
* Gabourey Sidibe – “Precious: Based on the Novel “Push” by Sapphire” (Lionsgate)****WINNER
* Sandra Bullock – “The Blind Side” (Warner Bros. Pictures)
* Sophie Okonedo – “Skin” (Jour De Fete Films)
* Taraji P. Henson – “Tyler Perry’s I Can Do Bad All By Myself” (Lionsgate)
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture
* Adam Rodriguez – “Tyler Perry’s I Can Do Bad All By Myself” (Lionsgate)****WINNER
* Anthony Mackie – “The Hurt Locker” (Summit Entertainment)
* Chiwetel Ejiofor – “2012” (Columbia Pictures)
* Danny Glover – “2012” (Columbia Pictures)
* Lenny Kravitz – “Precious: Based on the Novel “Push” by Sapphire” (Lionsgate)
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture
* Alfre Woodard – “American Violet” (Samuel Goldwyn Films)
* Mariah Carey – “Precious: Based on the Novel “Push” by Sapphire” (Lionsgate)
* Mo’Nique – “Precious: Based on the Novel “Push” by Sapphire” (Lionsgate)****WINNER
* Paula Patton – “Precious: Based on the Novel “Push” by Sapphire” (Lionsgate)
* Zoe Saldana – “Avatar” (Twentieth Century Fox)
Outstanding Independent Motion Picture
* “American Violet” (Samuel Goldwyn Films)
* “Amreeka” (National Geographic Entertainment)
* “Endgame” (Monterey Entertainment)
* “Medicine for Melancholy” (IFC Films)
* “Precious: Based on the Novel “Push” by Sapphire” (Lionsgate)****WINNER
Outstanding Foreign Motion Picture
* “The Maid” (Elephant Eye Films)
* “Rudo y Cursi” (Sony Pictures Classics)
* “Sin Nombre” (Focus Features)
* “Skin” (Jour De Fete Films)
* “The Stoning of Soraya M.” (Mpower Pictures)****WINNER
DOCUMENTARY CATEGORY
Outstanding Documentary (Theatrical or Television)
* “Capitalism: A Love Story” (Overture Films)
* “Crips and Bloods: Made in America” (Gravitas Ventures)
* “Crude” (First Run Features)
* “Good Hair” (Roadside Attractions)****WINNER
* “More Than a Game” (Lionsgate)
WRITING CATEGORIES
Outstanding Writing in a Comedy Series
* Alyson Fouse – “Brothers” – Meet Mike Trainor (FOX)
* Halsted Sullivan with Warren Lieberstein – “The Office” – Café Disco (NBC)****WINNER
* Kenny Smith – “The Game” – The Wedding (CW)
* Marc Wilmore – “The Simpsons” – The Good, The Sad, & The Drugly (FOX)
* Saladin Patterson & James Roday – “Psych” – High Top Fade Out (USA Network)
Outstanding Writing in a Dramatic Series
* Alexander Woo – “True Blood” – Beyond Here Lies Nothin (HBO)
* Kathleen McGhee-Anderson – “Lincoln Heights” – Home Again (ABC Family)
* Sara Hess – “House” – The Greater Good (FOX)
* Shonda Rhimes – “Grey’s Anatomy” – What a Difference A Day Makes (ABC)****WINNER
* Zoanne Clack – “Grey’s Anatomy” – Stand By Me (ABC)
Outstanding Writing in a Motion Picture (Theatrical or Television)
* Anthony Peckham – “Invictus” (Warner Bros. Pictures)
* Geoffrey Fletcher – “Precious: Based on the Novel “Push” by Sapphire” (Lionsgate)****WINNER
* John Lee Hancock – “The Blind Side” (Warner Bros. Pictures)
* Reggie Rock Bythewood and Cheo Hodari Coker – “Notorious” (Fox Searchlight)
* Tyler Perry – “Tyler Perry’s I Can Do Bad All By Myself” (Lionsgate)
DIRECTING CATEGORIES
Outstanding Directing in a Comedy Series
* Ali LeRoi – “Everybody Hates Chris” – Everybody Hates The G.E.D. (CW)
* Justin Lin – “Community” – Introduction to Statistics (NBC)
* Ken Whittingham – “30 Rock” – The Funcooker (NBC)****WINNER
* Michael Shultz – “Drop Dead Diva” – Second Chances (Lifetime)
* Reggie Hudlin – “The Office” – Koi Pond (NBC)
Outstanding Directing in a Dramatic Series
o Chandra Wilson – “Grey’s Anatomy” – Give Peace a Chance (ABC)****WINNER
o Edward James Olmos – “Battlestar Galactica” – Islanded in a Stream of Stars (Syfy)
o Ernest Dickerson – “Dexter” – Road Kill (Showtime)
o Kevin Sullivan – “Lincoln Heights” – Aftershock (ABC Family)
o Paris Barclay – “CSI: Crime Scene Investigation” – Coup de Grace (CBS)
Outstanding Directing in a Motion Picture (Theatrical or Television)
o F. Gary Gray – “Law Abiding Citizen” (Overture Films)
o George Tillman, Jr. – “Notorious” (Fox Searchlight)
o Lee Daniels – “Precious: Based on the Novel “Push” by Sapphire” (Lionsgate)****WINNER
o Scott Sanders – “Black Dynamite” (Apparition)
o Spike Lee – “Passing Strange: The Movie” (IFC Films/Sundance Selects)
Actress Cicely Tyson is to be honored during the third annual Essence Black Women in Hollywood luncheon, according to the organizers.
(76 years) and old actress will be recognized earlier announced along with the honored Queen Latifah, Zoe Saldana, Mary J. Blige and Gabourey Sidibe in the March 4 event at the Beverly Hills Hotel in Los Angeles.
Tyson is to receive the Legend Award, which celebrates “the pioneers who have paved the way for breaking down barriers and African-American actresses in Hollywood,” the magazine said in a statement on Monday.
“Cicely Tyson is the symbol which exceeded the time with the classics that have touched our hearts and made us proud”, the editor of the essence of the armed forces, Angela Bert, “Murray said in a statement. “The essence of Black Women in Hollywood luncheon honoring the outstanding work and contributions of Ms. Tyson. It is a myth because it is still in the profession with passion and integrity – an achievement which we all aspire.”
Jed Waits was the man believed to have shot and killed Tacoma, Washington special education teacher Jennifer Paulson this morning at the elementary school where she taught. He had allegedly been stalking the 30-year-old for years. He was also shot and killed today by authorities who confronted him after Paulson’s death.
Paulson and Waits apparently got into a confrontation in the parking lot, and he shot her multiple times with a semi-automatic pistol. She died before receiving medical attention. Waits was “dangerously infatuated” with Paulson, according to her father.
Police found Waits after the shooting today, and shot and killed him outside a daycare after he opened fire on authorities after he was stopped, according to the Baltimore Sun.
The two were apparently old acquaintances, but were never romantic. He reportedly had been stalking her since they met while working at Pacific University together years ago. He had allegedly followed her after she left school last week, and had just obtained a restraining order against him.
He was arrested and booked on charges of violating a 2008 anti-harassment order but was released on bail Tuesday, just days before the shooting.
Julia Siegler, a 13 year old Harvard-Westlake student, was killed in a hit-and-run incident in Brentwood this morning . Paramedics were called to the intersection of Cliffwood and Sunset Blvd. at roughly 7:20 AM. LAPD West Traffic has confirmed for the HuffPost that they are searching for a silver Mercedes, contrary to earlier reports that the car in question was black.
Anyone with any information about the incident should call the LAPD’s West Traffic Division at 213 473 0222
