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There weren't a whole lot of surprises at the 83rd Academy Awards -- as expected, "The King's Speech" took the big prize as Best Picture. The film about King George VI overcoming his stutter also garnered a Best Actor statue for Colin Firth and a Best Director win for Tom Hooper.

"King"'s four statuettes tied "Inception," which also nabbed four awards in technical categories, for the most Oscars.

Oscar favorite Natalie Portman also took home the Best Actress statuette for her role in "Black Swan," and Melissa Leo and Christian Bale of "The Fighter" cleaned up in the supporting role categories.

See the full list of winners after the jump:

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The attached picture is of my golden retriever. If you've never owned a golden, then you are really missing something in life. They are smart, unpredictable, family oriented and just plain fun. If you would like to have a little fun with breakfast, starring a golden retriever, then click on the "more link" and enjoy!

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This week on "Jeopardy," a supercomputer named Watson is competing against Ken Jennings and Brad Rutter, the two most storied players in the history of the game show

Watson is able to respond in a human voice to Alex Trebek’s answers. And the supercomputer is able to do so quickly enough to often beat the two human "Jeopardy" legends to the buzzer.

After the first day of the competition Watson was tied with Rutter for the lead.

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Former Smashing Pumpkins bassist D'Arcy Wretzky was jailed last week for not paying overdue fines. The blonde bassist, who has had her share of drug problems since the alt rock band booted her, was ticketed back in 2

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U2 has released the track list for their next U2 Duals album, which is a high after collection of collaborations with the band that's only available to U2 fan club members. The 15-track release will feature duets with Johnny Cash, Willie Nelson and Mick Jagger just to name a few!

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Band mates say Gary Moore, guitarist with influential Irish rock band Thin Lizzy, has died. He was 58.  Drummer Brian Downey said Moore's death was a "total shock."  Born in Belfast, Northern Ireland, Moore was a member of Dublin band Skid Row before joining Thin Lizzy in 1973

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Ouida White and her boyfriend Aaron, who live in a homeless shelter in Green Bay, had no idea The Dallas Convention and Visitors Bureau was running a contest in which the first person in Green Bay who approached their “mystery man” and asked him “Have you been to Dallas?” would get a free Super Bowl package.

But the pair caught on when folks started walking up to them and asking them this questions. On their fourth try, Ouida and Aaron found the mystery man, and the homeless couple became the big winners.

Keep reading to see a heartwarming video of the couple discussing their wonder at winning a Super Bowl trip when they have just 90 cents to their name.

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One of the Groundhog Day festivities is on hold.  Today’s Groundhog Day festivities in Woodstock, NY have been canceled because of the forthcoming snowstorm.  So in other words, Woodstock Willie is officially taking a snow day

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Last week, amused ice skaters in New York City's Bryant Park watched as a klutzy skater suddenly transformed from a scared, stumbling novice into an expert on blades right before their eyes. Was it magic or just quick learning?

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The American Kennel Club has released its annual list of the most popular dog breeds in the U.S., based on registration statistics, and the Labrador Retriever has topped the list for the 20th year in a row. Click through to see the rest of the top 10, as well as photos

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Shoppers at an Arizona supermarket received quite a shock when a full marching band and other assorted revelers showed up at the store and started parading up and down the aisles.

It was all to promote the program Box Tops for Education, in which redeeming the proof of purchases from certain grocery items lead to funds being channeled into local schools. (via Buzzfeed)

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