From
CNN:
Coretta
Scott King, who turned a life shattered by her husband's assassination
into one devoted to enshrining his legacy of human rights and equality,
has died at 78. King, who suffered a serious stroke and heart attack in
2005, did not appear this year at the birthday observance for her
husband, the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., for the first time in the
20-year observance of the holiday.
In other news:
We finally got a new RAM Memory thingie for our PC and I'm happy to report that the PC seems to be working just fine. Well probably because I stayed the hell away from the operation 'open the PC' I gave the honor to my brother.
The nominees for best picture are "Brokeback Mountain," "Capote," "Crash," "Good Night, and Good Luck" and "Munich."
The
nominees for best actor are Philip Seymour Hoffman ("Capote"), Heath
Ledger ("Brokeback Mountain"), Joaquin Phoenix ("Walk the Line"), David
Strathairn ("Good Night, and Good Luck") and Terrence Howard ("Hustle
& Flow").
The nominees for best actress are Felicity Huffman
("Transamerica"), Reese Witherspoon ("Walk the Line"), Charlize Theron
("North Country"), Judi Dench ("Mrs. Henderson Presents") and Keira
Knightley ("Pride and Prejudice").
The nominees for best
supporting actor are Paul Giamatti ("Cinderella Man"), George Clooney
("Syriana"), Matt Dillon ("Crash"), Jake Gyllenhaal ("Brokeback
Mountain") and William Hurt ("A History of Violence").
The
nominees for best supporting actress are Rachel Weisz ("The Constant
Gardener"), Amy Adams ("Junebug"), Catherine Keener ("Capote"), Frances
McDormand ("North Country") and Michelle Williams ("Brokeback
Mountain").
The nominees for best director are Paul Haggis
("Crash"), Ang Lee ("Brokeback Mountain"), Bennett Miller ("Capote"),
George Clooney ("Good Night, and Good Luck") and Steven Spielberg
("Munich").
The nominees for best original screenplay are
"Crash," "Good Night, and Good Luck," "Match Point," "The Squid and the
Whale," and "Syriana."
The nominees for best adapted screenplay
are "Brokeback Mountain," "Capote," "The Constant Gardener," "A History
of Violence" and "Munich."