Blog #89 – Read and summarize the following article. What kept the US film maker alive in Haiti?http://ca.news.yahoo.com/s/afp/100121/technology/haiti_quake_us_technolog
A US filmmaker was trapped under rubble with nothing but his iPod. He used a medical app on his iPod to learn how to treat some of his injuries. He also used the alarm to keep himself from falling asleep. This was an awesome survival story.
Blog #88 – Read and summarize the following article. What did you learn from reading it? What is the message the article is sending?
http://www.cnn.com/2010/LIVING/wayoflife/01/20/ah.no-text.pledge/index.html
Someones kid died because they got hit head-on by a SUV driver who was on the phone. They then went on Oprah. I learned that you should not use a phone while driving. The message the article is sending is to pay attention while driving, another persons life is not worth a phone call or text message.
Blog #87 – What stars are lined up for the Haiti Telethon on Friday? What is the telethon for? What time is it on on Friday and on what stations? http://ca.news.yahoo.com/s/capress/100119/entertainment/us_haiti_telethon
Bruce Springsteen, Jay-Z, Taylor Swift, Justin Timberlake, Keith Urban and Alicia Keys are just a few of the performers who will be featured, according to MTV Networks, an integral partner in the two-hour event. The telethon is to raise money to help Haiti after the earthquake. The “Hope for Haiti” benefit will be televised on all the major networks at 8 p.m. EST (0100 GMT), as well as MTV, VH1, CMT, BET, PBS, CNN, Bravo, and a host of other networks. In addition, the telethon will be streamed live on Web sites including YouTube, MySpace and AOL.
Blog #86 – Watch the following video on an IT Summit invention… what do you think of this idea and why? http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/tech/2010/01/18/perry.uae.energy.show.cnn
I think the idea of a awesome looking electric car is AWESOME. It looks freaking sweet. I want one please. NOWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW!!!!!!11!!!!1111!!!!!1!
Blog #85 – Who were the major award winners names and categories at the Golden Globe awards on January 17, 2010? http://www.cnn.com/2010/SHOWBIZ/TV/01/15/golden.globes.list/index.html?hpt
Winners in bold and italicized and has asterisk. 
Best motion picture — drama:
“Avatar”*
“The Hurt Locker”
“Inglourious Basterds”
“Precious: Based on the novel ‘Push’ by Sapphire “
“Up in the Air”
Best motion picture — comedy or musical:
“(500) Days of Summer”
“The Hangover”*
“It’s Complicated”
“Julie & Julia”
“Nine”
Best performance by an actress in a motion picture — drama:
Emily Blunt, “The Young Victoria”
Sandra Bullock, “The Blind Side”*
Helen Mirren, “The Last Station”
Carey Mulligan, “An Education”
Gabourey Sidibe, “Precious: Based on the novel ‘Push’ by Sapphire”
Best performance by an actor in a motion picture — drama:
Jeff Bridges, “Crazy Heart”*
George Clooney, “Up in the Air”
Colin Firth, “A Single Man”
Morgan Freeman, “Invictus”
Tobey Maguire, “Brothers”
Best performance by an actress in a motion picture — comedy or musical:
Sandra Bullock, “The Proposal”
Marion Cotillard, “Nine”
Julia Roberts, “Duplicity”
Meryl Streep, “It’s Complicated”
Meryl Streep, “Julie & Julia”*
Best performance by an actor in a motion picture — comedy or musical:
Matt Damon, “The Informant!”
Daniel Day-Lewis, “Nine”
Robert Downey Jr., “Sherlock Holmes”*
Joseph Gordon-Levitt, “(500) Days of Summer”
Michael Stuhlbarg, “A Serious Man”
Best animated feature film:
“Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs”
“Coraline”
“Fantastic Mr. Fox”
“The Princess and the Frog”
“Up”*
Best foreign language film:
“Baaria” (Italy)
“Broken Embraces” (Spain)
“The Maid” (Chile)
“A Prophet” (France)
“The White Ribbon” (Germany)*
Best performance by an actress in a supporting role in a motion picture:
Penelope Cruz, “Nine”
Vera Farmiga, “Up in the Air”
Anna Kendrick, “Up in the Air”
Mo’Nique, “Precious: Based on the Novel ‘Push’ by Sapphire”*
Julianne Moore, “A Single Man”
Best performance by an actor in a supporting role in a motion picture:
Matt Damon, “Invictus”
Woody Harrelson, “The Messenger”
Christopher Plummer, “The Last Station”
Stanley Tucci, “The Lovely Bones”
Christoph Waltz, “Inglourious Basterds”*
Best director — motion picture:
Kathryn Bigelow, “The Hurt Locker”
James Cameron, “Avatar”*
Clint Eastwood, “Invictus”
Jason Reitman, “Up in the Air”
Quentin Tarantino, “Inglourious Basterds”
Best screenplay — motion picture:
Neill Blomkamp, Terri Tatchell, “District 9″
Mark Boal, “The Hurt Locker”
Nancy Meyers, “It’s Complicated”
Jason Reitman, Sheldon Turner, “Up in the Air”*
Quentin Tarantino, “Inglourious Basterds”
Best original score — motion picture:
Michael Giacchino, “Up”*
Marvin Hamlisch, “The Informant!”
James Horner, “Avatar”
Abel Korzeniowski, “A Single Man”
Karen O, Carter Burwell, “Where the Wild Things Are”
Best original song — motion picture:
“Cinema Italiano” — “Nine”
“I Want to Come Home” — “Everybody’s Fine”
“I See You” — “Avatar”
“The Weary Kind (Theme from “Crazy Heart”) — “Crazy Heart”*
“Winter” — “Brothers”
Best television series — drama:
“Big Love”
“Dexter”
“House”
“Mad Men”*
“True Blood”
Best performance by an actress in a television series — drama:
Glenn Close, “Damages”
January Jones, “Mad Men”
Julianna Marguiles, “The Good Wife”*
Anna Paquin, “True Blood”
Kyra Sedgwick, “The Closer”
Best performance by an actor in a television series — drama:
Simon Baker, “The Mentalist”
Michael C. Hall, “Dexter”*
Jon Hamm, “Mad Men”
Hugh Laurie, “House”
Bill Paxton, “Big Love”
Best television series — comedy or musical:
“30 Rock”
“Entourage”
“Glee”*
“Modern Family”
“The Office”
Best performance by an actress in a television series — comedy or musical:
Toni Collette, “United States of Tara”*
Courteney Cox, “Cougar Town”
Edie Falco, “Nurse Jackie”
Tina Fey, “30 Rock”
Lea Michele, “Glee”
Best performance by an actor in a television series — comedy or musical:
Alec Baldwin, “30 Rock”*
Steve Carell, “The Office”
David Duchovny, “Californication”
Thomas Jane, “Hung”
Matthew Morrison, “Glee”
Best miniseries or motion picture made for television:
“Georgia O’Keeffe”
“Grey Gardens”*
“Into the Storm”
“Little Dorrit”
“Taking Chance”
Best performance by an actress in a miniseries or motion picture made for television:
Joan Allen, “Georgia O’Keeffe”
Drew Barrymore, “Grey Gardens”*
Jessica Lange, “Grey Gardens”
Anna Paquin, “The Courageous Heart of Irena Sendler”
Sigourney Weaver, “Prayers for Bobby”
Best performance by an actor in a miniseries or motion picture made for television:
Kevin Bacon, “Taking Chance”*
Kenneth Branagh, “Wallander: One Step Behind”
Chiwetel Ejiofor, “Endgame”
Brendan Gleeson, “Into the Storm”
Jeremy Irons, “Georgia O’Keeffe”
Best performance by an actress in a supporting role in a series, miniseries or motion picture made for television:
Jane Adams, “Hung”
Rose Byrne, “Damages”
Jane Lynch, “Glee”
Janet McTeer, “Into the Storm”
Chloe Sevigny, “Big Love”*
Best performance by an actor in a supporting role in a series, miniseries or motion picture made for television:
Michael Emerson, “Lost”
Neil Patrick Harris, “How I Met Your Mother”
William Hurt, “Damages”
John Lithgow, “Dexter”*
Jeremy Piven, “Entourage”
Blog #84 – Read the following article. What did you learn about the video game Call of Duty? http://ca.news.finance.yahoo.com/s/13012010/2/biz-finance-activision-blizzard-
I learned that activision blizzard made more then 1 billion dollars from modern warfare 2. THATS A LOT OF MONEY. I WISH I COULD HAS THAT MUCH CASH HOLY S***. WHY AM I SHOUTING!
Blog #83 – Read the following article. Why are Jay Leno and Conan O’Brien attacking/taking aim on each other? http://ca.news.yahoo.com/s/capress/100114/entertainment/us_tv_late_night_
They are fighting over ratings and time slots for their shows. Seems quite childish to me.
Blog #82 – Read the following article about a magazine name change? What did you learn? http://ca.news.yahoo.com/s/afp/100112/oddities/canada_media_sex_offbeat
They changed the name of the magazine from the beaver to canada’s history. This is because beaver has become a slang word for womens genitals. They changed the name because if someone tryed to search for the magazine they would often find porn instead.
Blog #81 – Watch the following video about American Idol. http://ca.tv.yahoo.com/news/article/tv-news.en.ap.org/tv-news.en.ap.org-20100111-us_tv_fox_cowell What did you learn? Do you ever watched American Idol, why or why not?
I learned that Simon Cowell is leaving American Idol. I did watch American Idol at one point, a long time ago. It will completely suck now that the funniest person in the show is gone.
Blog #80 – Watch the top ten viral videos of 2009: http://www.time.com/time/specials/packages/article/0,28804,1945379_1945171,00.html?cnn=yes Which do you think are the top 3 and why?
Susan Boyle, David after Dentist and All The Single Babies. They are all memorable and have key components that make them viral, They are all awesome and funny. ROFLCOPTER SOISOISOI I AM THE LAWLRUS
