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"The Third Man" is listed in the closing credits.
Peter Cushing's holds a magnifying glass to his eye.
Jeremy Kemp's character, General Streck, wears a Blue Max medal on his uniform. Kemp starred in The Blue Max.
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Poster is shown in a theater.
Showing at the cinema visited by Meg Morris and Ettie Parslow.
When Mikey answers the phone at Dog on a Stick, the perspective of the camera leads the viewer to believe the phone is shown close up, but Mikey instead answers a gigantic phone. This is a reference to the same gag in "Top Secret!"
Kelly mentions this as one of her favorite movies.
Both movies have characters that start singing spontaneously, reference "The Resistance", have a character called "The Mole" and the climax centers around breaking into/gaining access into a place through a whimsical plan.
same "Scarecrow" gag was in the end of both movies
In villain arc, the leader of the Goldbrickers is "The Torch", and you must deliver a stolen rocket pack to Dr. Flammond.
Person sitting on a chair with four boots
Shawn says that "Big" and "Top Secret!" are two of his and Gus's favorite '80s movies.
The spotted cow in the alternate story resembles the spotted cow in Top Secret!
compared with Friedberg/Seltzer movies
Mentioned by Helen.
"It's the property of Top Secret? That was a much better movie."
Nick Rivers mentioned
This episode is a review of the film.
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The "He's dead" clip was shown.
Jukebox scene is same as in "Loving You"
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"This 2010 recruiting class really hits the bull's eye in regards to meeting our needs for next fall's team. The addition of USA U-17 national team goalkeeper Spencer Richey to the six-member class that singed for us will surely go down as one of our best recruiting classes in years," Wurzberger said. "Two excellent players at the back [Peay and Harris], three quality midfield players [Portillos, Grisham and Ham] and one very promising player up front (Crenshaw) will help put our program back among the best in the West quickly. All of these players have the potential to make an immediate positive impact upon our program. We can't wait for them to join our team next August."


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IOWA CITY — Fall semester classes at Iowa began last week, but football coach Kirk Ferentz believes his team is ready for finishing school.
"The next step is you have to learn how to win,'' Ferentz said Tuesday at his weekly news conference. "Looking backward, there were a couple of opportunities Saturday where I felt like we were real close to maybe turning the game, but we just couldn't quite get it done.''
As a result, the Hawkeyes opened the season with a 30-27 loss to Northern Illinois which extended Iowa's ongoing losing streak to seven games.
There were plenty of things to build on.
A sack-free performance from the offensive line which helped Jake Rudock throw for 256 yards. The 202 rushing yards Iowa accumulated. And then there was the strong start to the season by Iowa's linebackers, including a 13-tackle performance by Anthony Hitchens that Ferentz labeled the best football he has seen the senior play.
There also were areas getting attention on the practice field this week as Iowa works toward its 11 a.m. game Saturday against Missouri State.
Ferentz points to a handful of possessions early in the second half and three costly turnovers as examples of situations where he felt the Hawkeyes were a play or two away from securing the win.
"The turnovers, a false start penalty, not being set on a sneak, a near miss on a long pass, those things come back and hurt you, too,'' Ferentz said. "The little things add up and that's kind of the next step that we have to take.''
Game tapes illustrated to players what Ferentz was talking about.
"It's down and distance, making a second-and-two play when it's there instead of trying make a bigger play and getting stood up at the line,'' running back Damon Bullock said. "It's a little thing at the time, but it ended a drive.''
Defensive tackle Carl Davis saw it from the other side of the ball.
"It was third-and-five and I was engaged with a blocker and that allowed the quarterback to slip right past me. It was a play that was there for me to make that I let get away,'' Davis said. "It's a split-second difference in making a decision, but at the end of the day the wrong choice can lead to a loss. The margin is that thin.''
Northern Illinois kicker Mathew Sims reminded the Hawkeyes of that, knocking the game-deciding field goal through from 36 yards with five seconds left in the game.
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Rudock, whose late interception set the Huskies up for their game-winning drive, completed 21-of-37 passes in his collegiate debut.
Ferentz praised Rudock for his awareness of what was taking place on the field and said communication between quarterback, players and coaches was good throughout the game.
Rudock acknowledged that throwing behind the defender led to his final mistake of the game, providing room for growth, but he was pleased with the flow of an offense which piled up 458 yards.
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Dr. Bernett L. Johnson, Jr., known universally throughout Penn Medicine as "Bernie," died April 3, 2009, of duodenal cancer, at the age of 76.
One of the most respected and beloved physician-educators and administrators at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania and the School of Medicine, he received HUP's first Edward S. Cooper Humanitarian Award in 2005. On that occasion, Garry Scheib, executive director of HUP and chief operating officer of UPHS, said, "Bernie represents the heart and soul of HUP. It's a privilege to work with him every day." Colleagues said Dr. Johnson will be most remembered for his easy-going social nature and love of people, his enthusiasm for medicine and the care he took in the treatment of patients, and his dedication to the ideals of community service and social justice.
Dr. Johnson, the son of Bernett L. Johnson, Sr. and Marie F. Howlett, grew up in Richmond, Virginia. He graduated from Armstrong High School in 1949 where he showed a particular interest in and talent for the sciences. After winning a scholarship in a local science fair, he attended Virginia Union University in Richmond, graduating with a BS in biology in 1953. Dr. Johnson pursued his interest in science and medicine by continuing on to Meharry Medical College in Nashville, Tennessee, where he graduated with his medical degree in 1957.
In 1958, Dr. Johnson was commissioned in the US Navy Medical Corps. His postgraduate medical training included: internship at Hurley Hospital, Flint, Michigan, 1957-1958; residency in dermatology at Naval Hospital, Philadelphia, 1961-1964; postgraduate student in dermatology, Graduate School of Medicine of the University of Pennsylvania, 1962-1963; and Dermal Histopathology at the Armed Forces Institute of Pathology, Washington, DC, 1964-1965. Dr. Johnson was board-certified by the American Board of Dermatology in October 1965.
After retiring from the Navy, he came to Philadelphia's Graduate Hospital in 1980 as associate chair of dermatology and became a clinical professor at Penn. In 1984, he joined the standing faculty as associate professor of dermatology. From 1993 to 1995, he served as interim chair of the department.
Dr. Johnson, a professor of dermatology, was senior medical officer for HUP and senior associate dean for diversity and community outreach. In the latter position, he was instrumental in the collaboration between Penn and the Sayre Middle School. The opening of the Sayre Health Center in September 2007 (Almanac September 11, 2007) was the culmination of Dr. Johnson's vision of community involvement. Previously, he had also served as senior associate dean for veterans' affairs. Among his honors, Dr. Johnson was named Practitioner of the Year by the National Medical Association in 1993 and was frequently named one of Philadelphia Magazine's "Top Doctors."
Throughout the years, Dr. Johnson had been involved in many organizations, including the American College of Physicians, the Philadelphia College of Physicians, Fellowship in the American Academy of Dermatology, the American Medical Association, and the Pennsylvania Academy of Dermatology. He served on the National Board of Medical Examiners and was one of the editors of an edition of a classic textbook in his field, Lever's Histopathology of the Skin.
Dr. Johnson's dedication and service to medicine has been noted throughout his career. He was also recognized as an outstanding teacher, winning the University's Christian R. and Mary F. Lindback Award for Distinguished Teaching in 1997. More recent honors included the Services to the Sciences Award from the NAACP (2006); Walter R. Nickel Award for Excellence in the Teaching of Dermatopathology (2007); the Physicians Recognition Award from the American Medical Association (2005-2008); as well as Continuing Medical Education Award from the American Academy of Dermatology (2008).
The dermatology residents recently announced the naming of the "Dr. Bernett Johnson Award for Teaching" to be given to the faculty person that the residents feel has contributed the most to their education in a caring and professional manner. The award will be given on May 13 at the annual Pillsbury Dinner.
Dr. Johnson, who began painting in 1968, was also well known for his oil painting, and several of his portraits of faculty members can be found on campus. Throughout the years, his work has been shown on campus at the Faculty Club's Burrison Gallery (now the University Club at Penn) and the annual Gracie Mansion Art Exhibit in New York City. He won first prize at an art show sponsored by the American Medical Association and a "Best of Show" at an American Academy of Dermatology art exhibition.
Dr. Johnson is survived by his wife, Mary-Martha; sons, Brian, Keith, and Logan; daughter, Susanne; grandchildren, Bradley, Danielle, DeNae, and Cory; and four great-grandchildren, Isaac, Audrey, Maclain and Elliot.
Viewings: Thursday, April 16 and Friday, April 17, 5-9 p.m., John F. Givnish Funeral Home, 10975 Academy Road, Philadelphia, PA 19154, (215) 281-0100. Saturday, April 18, Normandy Farms, 8-9 a.m., 1401 Morris Road, Blue Bell, PA 19422.
Funeral Service: Saturday, April 18, Normandy Farms, 9:30-11:30 a.m., 1401 Morris Road, Blue Bell, PA 19422, (215) 616-8500.
Memorial donations may be made to the Meharry Medical College, Development Office, 1005 Dr. D.B. Todd, Jr., Boulevard, Nashville, TN 37208, or to the Bernett L. Johnson, Jr. Sayre Health Center Memorial Fund, payable to Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania, 3535 Market St., Philadelphia, PA 19104.


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KRYSTEN OLIPHANT: I've had the Signing Day discussion with several colleagues and coaches, and we all agree it's getting out of hand.
Here in Louisiana, Evangel DL Jermauria Rasco made a Lebron-like spectacle of the thing. He pushed his signing back to 2:50 p.m., and while everyone was waiting (media from around the state and Gulf Coast came to the northwest corner of Louisiana to watch Evangel's Jermauria Rasco make his pick), they all noticed the table that was set out had a Texas hat and banner and a Florida hat and banner on it. But when he sat down he announced he was signing with…LSU.
The sad thing isn't just that Rasco thought he could get away with this, but the fact that he actually DID get away with it. Nobody chastised this kid. I mean, come on, you're 17 years old. What on earth makes you think you're that freaking special?
But the fact is, the media is at fault for this, from regular sports writers to anyone running a Scout.com or Rivals.com blog. We've all given these kids huge heads, treated them like stars instead of high schoolers and given them the idea that they can get away with whatever they want because they're good at sports.
Can you imagine what you would've done had there been the same amount of attention attached to where you would go to college?
Another example is that mom in Mississippi who forged her son's signature on a NLI to Ole Miss, when he was going to sign with Texas A&M. How does that even happen? Are there no coaches watching?
It seems that the case for not moving out of the stone age of faxing in letters of intent hold a little less merit. I've heard the argument is that doing the signing online leaves room for too many errors or forgeries, but it seems that may not be the case. It also seems to me that doing the whole process online would eliminate some of the media frenzy surrounding signing that sheet of paper and putting on that hat.
MIKE CUMMINGS: I live in Alabama, which, it could be argued, is currently the center of the college football world. That also makes it the center of the craziness that has come to define National Signing Day. In Alabama, as in other places around the country, what was once an interesting day for college diehards now borders on — and often crosses over into — the creepy, sad and even dangerous.
Here's an example. Around these parts, Alabama and Auburn fought down the stretch for a running back/linebacker out of Russellville named Brent Calloway. The guy was once a five-star athlete, but after he changed his commitment from Alabama to Auburn a few weeks back, he suddenly became a four-star.
And when that happened, he suddenly also became Public Enemy No. 1 in Tuscaloosa. The message boards lit up, Tide fans were seen with signs calling Calloway "Benedict Arnold" at a recent basketball game, and rumors flew about what happened when Calloway disappeared from school and basketball practice for a few days before signing day.
So what did he do? Naturally, he signed for Alabama, which is where his adopted father, a minister (where have we heard that one before in Alabama?), wanted him to go all along.
And then there was the case of Cyrus Kouandjio, who was expected to sign with Alabama, committed to Auburn on signing day, immediately had second thoughts, and held the entire state ransom for a couple of days while he decided. He too chose Alabama, and the (unsubstantiated) rumor was that Tide coach Nick Saban had threatened to pull the scholarship of Cyrus' brother if Cyrus did indeed sign with Auburn.
Speaking of Saban, members of the local and national media have been all over him lately about his practice of oversigning. Basically, lots of coaches sign more players than they can take and magically reduce their scholarship numbers to the required 85 by means better left unsaid.
The whole thing is insane. Players get their 15 minutes of fame, but it's not necessarily a good thing for every 18-year-old high school senior. And some fanbases — who are already crazy to begin with — take things a little farther every year.
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TWO fraudsters combined to get a £1,200 MacBook without paying from John Lewis at Vangarde shopping centre, York magistrates heard.
But when one of the fraudsters returned the next day to the store and tried a second ID theft fraud, she was arrested.
Sonia Alexander, 42, of Belvedere Mount, Beeston, Leeds, pleaded guilty to fraud and attempted fraud and was given a 12-month community order with 10 days' rehabilitative activities. She must also pay £600 compensation.
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The Not Going Out star said William came up to him during a visit to Buckingham Palace and said: 'You need to get some new jokes'.
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BALI UPDATE #467 - 22 August 2005
A Decade of the Museum Rudana
Museum Rudana - One of Bali's Treasured Fine Arts Museums Celebrates 10 Years of Preserving and Promoting the Island's Arts.
First opening its doors in 1995, Ubud's
Museum Rudana
is holding a exhibition running through October 1, 2005, to celebrate its first decade of promoting the work of Balinese and Bali-based artists.
An invaluable collection housing some of Bali's most treasured works of art, the museum occupies three well-presented floors in its premises located in Ubud's Peliatan sub-district. Representing the sacrifice and pain-staking acquisition efforts of Nyoman Rudana and Ni Wayan Olastini over the past 21 years, the museum's first two floor display the works of Indonesia's modern artists such as Affandi, Nyoman Gunarsa, Wianta, Made Budhiana, Nyoman Erawan and selected expatriate artists who have made Bali their home. The top floor of the building is reserved for Balinese fine arts drawn from the classical, Ubud and Batuan styles with works by the legendary I Gusti Nyoman Lempad and Ida Bagus Made among those on display.
Museum Rudana
is open daily with the special exhibition celebrating its first decade running through October 1, 2005. During the course of the anniversary exhibition a special showing of works by Srihadi Soedarsono, Sunaryo Sutono, Nyoman Gunarsa and Made Wianta will be featured.
Located at Jalan Cok Rai Pudak No. 44 in Peliatan, the telephone number for more information is ++62-(0)361-975779.
More information:
Museum Rudana Web Site
In Praise of Bali's Elephants
The Elephant Safari Park at Taro Celebrates its 8th Birthday with Friends, Music by the Australian Boys Choir and 27 Very Contented Pachyderms.
It started with a bold an imaginative dream eight years ago to create a safe sanctuary for the critically endangered Sumatran elephant. Nigel and Yanie Mason, the husband-wife team that owns and manages
Bali Adventure Tours
, took a dry rice field in the remote central Balinese village of Taro and transformed it into what has become without doubt a world-class homes to a herd of much loved and cared for elephants elephants.
Over the past 8 years and the investment of millions of dollars
The Elephant Safari Park at Taro
has become one of Bali's
"must see"
attractions. In addition to meticulously maintained safari trails where visitors are taken on elephant rides through lush gardens in the company of well-trained
the park also features a comprehensive museum including prehistoric mammoth artifacts, a 200-seat restaurant, regular elephant shows, orchid gardens, and an extensive gift shop selling an almost limitless supply of elephant memorabilia including works of art painted by the talented animals. In keeping with the Park's growing commitment to help sustain the endangered Sumatran elephant, the Park has celebrated its latest birthday by launching a breeding center that will eventually see Bali's first captive-bred elephants born in Taro.
A Birthday Party to Remember
Closed to the public for the entire day of Sunday, August 21, 2005, hundreds of government and travel industry guests were treated to lunch, an exciting show, and elephant rides to celebrate the Park's anniversary.
A brief speech by Nigel Mason followed by comments from the special guest of honor for the day, Indonesia's former Minister of Culture and Tourism, I Gede Ardika, prepared the way for a special musical birthday tribute. The world renowned
Australian Boy's Choir,
currently visiting Indonesia as part of an overseas tour, provided a brief but very stirring vocal concert singing the much-loved Indonesia melody
"Begawan Solo";
followed by a song dedicated to Nigel Mason,
"My Way";
and closing with a rousing rendition
"Waltzing Matilda."
The Choir, one of Australia's oldest and finest secular boy's choirs, regularly tours the globe and has performed on numerous recordings and major film soundtracks. After traveling to Central Java for a command performance before the Sultan of Yogyakarta, the group will return for a special performance on Tuesday, August 30, 2005, at the
Puri Santrian Hotel
on Sanur Beach.
A Definite Lack of Market Diversity
Bali by the Numbers: A Closer Look at Arrivals January July Show Rapid Growth and Over Dependence on Certain Key Inbound Markets.
As reported at
Bali's July Arrivals Set New Record Highs
] foreign direct arrivals for July 2005 totaled 158,453 a 7% improvement over the same month one year before and an all time record high for the month.
That same report showed, that
at least
in terms of aggregate arrivals, Bali is achieving new highs albeit at the a cost in quality with visitors now staying for a shorter period of time and spending less on a
per diem
A Concerning Lack of Diversity
A closer, market-by-market look at Bali's foreign direct arrivals for the first seven months of 2005 suggests that the island's tourism industry may be at threat due to a pronounced lack of diversity in its inbound tourism markets. Bali top four markets Japan, Australia, Taiwan and South Korean constitute a whopping 61.46% of all arrivals. This over-dependence on only 4 market sources puts the island at instant risk of any
in the market, such as the thwarted call for a Bali boycott from Australia earlier this year.
A closer look at arrivals over the past 5 years from Bali's key markets shows:
Japan remains Bali's top source market, comprising 24.26% of all foreign arrivals January-July 2005. Recovering of this market appears complete with numbers from Japan setting all-time highs.
Taiwan arrivals to Bali are down a dramatic 31.3% from just one year ago. Easier access for Taiwanese travelers to mainland China and lingering Tsunami fears are cited for this sudden shift.
Mainland China arrivals, although down slightly from an unexplained surge in 2004, are expected to climb dramatically with the introduction of a visa-on-arrival facility for PRC passport holders effective August 1, 2005.
South Korean visitors continue to demonstrate a steady growth curve with the potential in time to move into 3rd place in the ranking of top inbound countries, replacing Taiwan as a source of Bali visitors.
Australia's love affair with Bali continues apace, undiminished by threatened boycotts and negative travel warnings, setting new all-time records in tourists arrivals. 8.4% growth in arrivals over last year make a lack of saleable rooms in the Kuta-Seminyak strip and a shortage of available air seats ex Australia the biggest challenges to maintaining the current impressive growth in Oz tourism to Bali.
The Netherlands is managing to ignore the snubs embodied in visa discrimination and are back in Bali at numbers almost equal to 5 years ago.
U.K., Italy and Germany while showing respectable year-to-year growth in arrivals are still lagging badly behind business flows demonstrated 5 years ago.
Coming off a strong charter season in January 2005, Russian travelers are up considerably for 2005. Look for even more dramatic growth with the liberalization of visa polices for Russian citizens which became effective on August 1, 2005.
The Americas constituting all travelers from North and South America, has grown 16.6% since last year but is still 25.7% behind the numbers produced in 2001.
Singapore and Malaysia have emerged in the course of only the past few years to become significant producers of tourist numbers to Bali, due to their growing home economies and access to low cost air fares to Bali.
Night Spots Warned : Stay Clear of Drugs
Bali Tourism Boss Warns of Dire Consequences for Night Venues Proven to Be Used as Transaction Centers for Illegal Narcotics.
The Chief of the Provincial Tourism Authority for Bali, Gede Nurjaya, has put Bali's entertainment venues on notice to keep their distance from any involvement in the illegal sale of drugs.
Speaking on Tuesday, August 16, 2005, and quoted in the Indonesian-language
, Nurjaya has warned local managers to make it their business to know what's taking place on their business premises, saying they will be held responsible if it is determined that narcotics transactions are a common occurrence at their night venues. "If there is repeated proof that an entertainment venue is the site of narcotics transactions, their permits can be revoked," Nurjaya warned.
Saying he supports the increasing frequent checks and raids on Bali's night spots by police, Nurjaya asked tourist visitors to not bring unhealthy habits and predilections to Bali that could potentially endanger the Balinese people.
Bali's top tourism official said the island stands shoulder to shoulder with the rest of the world in the war on narcotics.
Jalan Ni K'tut Tantri?
Balinese Professor Wants Jalan Sunset's Name Changed to Honor Scottish-American Writer.
If ongoing efforts by a professor at Bali's Udayana University come to fruition, Jalan Sunset in Kuta may someday be known as
Jalan Ni K'tut Tantri.
Professor Dr. I Nyoman Darma Putra is reported by the
Bali Post
to be busily lobbying the new Regent (
) of Badung to name the major thoroughfare in honor of the Scottish woman who came to Bali via a stop in Hollywood where she adopted the island as her spiritual home.
Who was K'tut Tantri?
Born on the Isle of Man in 1899, she was variously known as Muriel Walker, Miss Manx, and by her broadcasting
nom de plume
Surabaya Sue
before finally adopting the name
K'Tut Tantri
during the Indonesian war for independence.
"Revolt in Paradise,"
a glamorous and free-wheeling portrayal of her arrival in a still-colonized Indonesia, recounts colorful episodes in which she courageously embarked as a single woman on a car journey across Java and Bali, served as a confidant to revolutionaries and future national leaders, worked as a war-time journalist, ran a hotel in Bali, actively fought in a guerrilla war, and had a mathematically-improbable romance with a handsome young Balinese prince. In her latter years, before relocating to Sydney in 1983 where she died in 1997, she lived a hand-to-mouth existence from the charity of friends, high government officials and hoteliers at 5-star properties in Jakarta while trying unsuccessfully to find funding for the movie version of her book.
While the line where truth separates itself from fiction in
"Revolt in Paradise"
will remain forever shrouded in mystery, there is no doubt that
K'Tut Tantri's
written exploits now translated into more than a dozen languages has inspired thousands of travelers and played an important role in spreading the fame of Bali to the world.
Presented with a posthumous award by the Indonesian government in 2002, the naming of a major roadway in Bali would forever cement her place in Bali's history.
According to Professor Putra, "by using the name of K'tut Tantri as a street name in the tourist area of Kuta, we will be seen by the world as a people capable of honoring those foreigners who have provided a service to Bali."
"Revolt in Paradise." written by K'tut Tantri (1960 & 1989) ISBN: 0-517-57373-3
Focusing on Traditional Custom and Culture
MPI-Bali Chairman Sounds a Warning Call to Preserve Bali's Environment, Traditional Custom and Culture.
According to the Chairman of Bali Tourism Think Tank,
Masyarakat Pariwisata Indonesia Bali (MPI-Bali)
, I Wayan Budarmaja, his group will focus on the preservation of traditional customs and culture as the foundation currency of tourism development in order to preserve the uniqueness of the island of Bali in the eyes of the world.
Quoted in the Indonesian-language
Bisnis Indonesia
, Budarmaja said, "thus far the problem of preserving traditional customs and culture has not received serious attention from the provincial government, despite the fact that Bali was chosen in 2005 as the world's best island destination because of the cultural traditions of its people."
As reported on
, in July 2005, Indonesia's Minister of Culture and Tourism, Jero Wacik, traveled to New York to accept an award from
Travel + Leisure Magazine
naming Bali as the world's best island destination. (See: [
Bali's Better than All the Rest!
] )
Urging the people of Bali to maintain their image as a cultural destination, the Chairman of the
said it is essential that Bali develop a development strategy covering at least the next 30 years to help guide future leaders of the island in their work.
The Island of a Thousand Strip Malls
According to Budarmaja, Bali was once known as the island of a thousand temples, but is now becoming a concrete jungle due to the many strip malls (
) proliferating across the island. He challenged the government of Bali to demonstrate its commitment in preserving traditional custom and culture by establishing a master plan for the island.
Within the context of planning,
will include the people of Bali in a series of dialogues focusing on culture, traditional customs and how to overcome the increasing traffic congestion occurring on the island. Citing the growing problems of rapid growth and develeopment, Budarmaja, who also owns a national chain of restaurants, cautioned that if problems such as traffic and the intensifying water shortage, and electrical black outs and are not soon addressed, international awards for Bali may soon become a thing of the past.
Virtual Love for Bali Endures
Melina Caruso and Agoes Mulyadi: Local Couple Who Put Their Love of Bali on Line.
The August 18, 2005 edition of
The Jakarta Post
featured the story "Virtual Love for Bali Endures," by staff reporter I Wayan Juniartha, relating the personal histories and work of the founders of the
- Agoes Mulyadi and Melina Caruso.
This is the story of an Australian Balinese romance that has defied the odds, flourished, given birth to two handsome sons Putu Andrew and Kadek Aron, and created the leading Internet travel portal for Bali.
Their travel portal records over three million unique visitors every year while their lively and informative travel forum has 4,393 registered members.
Friends and colleagues in Bali marvel endlesly at Agoes and Melina's ingenuity, generous spirits and their very unique union that has somehow brought together a mild-mannered, soft-spoken Balinese computer expert with a no-nonsense, tell-it-like-is Australian with tempestuous Sicilian roots. Plain-spoken and resolute, Melina, who doesn't hesitate to calls a spade a shovel, serves as the indisputable
mater familias
of a household where a sexual ratio of 3:1 still leaves the men at an distinct tactical disadvantage. Meanwhile, the steadfastly wise and reticent Agoes operates quietly in the background, offering the perfect
to his spouse's
; managing to intercept Melina en route to the armory - successfully directing a woman on the warpath towards the negotiation table.
Those of us who are their neighbors in Bali cherish both their friendship and their counsel.
Jakarta Post
article recounts the pivotal role Agoes and Melina have played in working for Bali's recovery and their efforts to spread hope and a positive message for Bali in the dark days following the October 2002 bombing, countering those urging boycotts of the island.
Describing their inestimable contribution to Bali's recovery, the article says:
"Caruso, Mulyadi and scores of other Internet administrators, including the renowned Jack Daniels, the host of Bali Update (www.balidiscovery.com), fought hard to convince the international community not to abandon the island and its people in a difficult period."
Mekar Bhuana Preserving Balinese Gamelan & Dance
Sanur Group Dedicated to Preserving and Protecting the Dance and Music Forms of Bali's Royal Courts.
Bali, the "Island of a thousands temples," is renowned for its unique and colorful performing art-forms. There is a huge variety of dance genres and styles as well as more than forty different types of
ensembles, all with their own instrumentation, repertoire and tunings. Against this background of seemingly endless creativity, there are in fact a number of Bali's
and dance styles threatened with extinction. Most of these art-forms originated in the great Hindu courts of the Majapahit Empire, the "golden age" of Balinese creativity.
With the decline of the courts in the early 20th century, and the influence of tourism, modernism and globalization over the last thirty years, these delicate and stylized genres, in particular the court genres of
Semar Pagulingan
, have started to die out. Today there remain only a handful of active ensembles and a small group of young girls who have mastered the difficult dance style known as
Over the years, the mass media has erroneously used the term
' as a catch-all phrase for the gamut of Balinese dance-forms.
is, in fact, a very specific, highly stylized genre of female dance, once performed exclusively by pre-pubescent girls. Unlike simpler modern dances, it takes years of intensive training and dedication to master
, and only a few of the most beautiful and talented dancers manage to make the grade.
Preserving Balinese Dance and Music - Mekar Bhuana
People are gradually becoming aware of the endangered status of these art-forms with a small and dedicated group of culturally concerned people now working together to revive them.
One such organizations is
Mekar Bhuana
, based in Sanur. Founded after more than eight years of intensive research in villages across the island,
dancer Putu Evie Suyadnyani and her New Zealand husband, ethnomusicologist Wayan Pon Smara (Vaughan Hatch), have realized their vision of cultural preservation by providing a center where people can come, appreciate and be educated about the endangered performing art-forms in Bali. The center boasts five sets of antique gamelan, a performance space, as well as an archive.
The association members are drawn from a group of more than fifty musicians and dancers involving a specialist teacher or
still conversant with the ancient repertoire.
Mekar Bhuana's
young dancers are talented and enthusiastic the result of years of intensive training and dedication to the near-forgotten classical
style. Through practices, performances and audio and video recordings,
Mekar Bhuana
is working to preserve the classical music and dance, entertainments that were once performed for the exclusive entertainment of Bali's aristocracy.
While many Bali's palaces no longer have the power or authority to nurture the classical performing arts,
Mekar Bhuana
continues these rich traditions in special performance for modern audiences of tourists and locals staged in intimate garden settings, framed by flaming torches.
Cultural Tourism at its Very Best
The outreach programs of
Mekar Bhuana
are numerous. Courses are held for interested student to learn classical Balinese
or dance. There are private and group courses for beginners, as well as workshop programs for larger groups. Special tours are conducted to visit workshops where traditional instruments are made. Presentations of the rich array of traditional dance and ceremonial costumes can be presented, with photo sessions for visitors adorned in Balinese finery easily arranged. But the true calling of the organization remains the presentation of faithful classical
and dance entertainments certain to enrich any occasion.
Mekar Bhuana
is located on Jalan Pungutan 19, Br. Sindu Kelod in Sanur.
More information:
Mekar Bhuana Web Site
Bali's Mountain Lake District Under Threat
Sedimentation, Illegal Forestry and Overpopulation Blamed for Deterioting Condition of Tabanan's Lake District.
Three mountain lakes in the Tabanan Regency of Bali are continuing to recede, estimated to have become 3 meters shallower over recent years. The lakes - Danau Beratan, Danau Buyan and Danau Tamblingan are all located in the areas bordering the two regencies of Tabanan and Bulelang in Bali's northwest highlands. Each of the lakes has declined from their officially recorded surface elevations in 1993 of 1,231 meters for Danau Beratan; 1,214 meters for Danau Buyan; and 1,214 meters for Danau Tamblingan.
The shallowness of the lakes is most evident when seen from the receding shorelines and the occasional appearance of the lakes' bottoms emerging above the water's surface in several parts of the lakes.
Sedmintation caused by over farming and illegal forestry surrounding the lakes, together with changing weather patterns are all blamed for the change in the lakes' natural characteristics.
Quoted in the Indonesian-language daily
Dr. Dedy Darnedi, a local expert fron the Center for Biological Research (LIPI) in Bogor, West Java, has called for the establishment of a protected biosphere in the areas surrounding the lakes to save the lakes and urgent further study into any possible further ill-effects plans to establish a geothermal energy project in the hills of Bedugal might have on the worsening conditions of the the three lakes.
It Aint Easy Being Green, or Blue, or Red
Bali Home to World Class Paintball Facility on Ungasan Peninsula.
The latest art form to come to Bali is the "art of war" practiced by warriors who participate in the exciting but harmless sport of
Full scale battles and military campaigns, fought with water-based paint balls shot from toy "rifles" and "handguns" over a thee-hectare field of battle, provide hours of adrenaline-pumping excitement while teaching participants team-building skills. With safety equipment provided to every
and conducted under the supervision of trained field commanders,
Paintball Bali
offers three separate, independently theme courses where the simple object is to shoot your opponents with paintballs before they shoot you. Along the way, skills of military planning, stealth, concealment and surprise determine which side eventually wins the battle.
As you might imagine, war is a messy business and the Park features completely equipped locker facilities, showers and changing rooms as well as comfortable public areas for relaxation and refreshment both pre and post battle.
Open daily from 9:00 a.m until 9:00 p.m.
Bali Paintball
has three sets of war games each day, starting with morning games at 9:00 a.m.; afternoon games at 3:00 p.m.; and night games commencing at dusk at 6:00 p.m..
More information:
Enlist in Bali'sPaintball Militia
Kids are Wild About the Nikko's Jungle
Nikko Bali Resort Launches New Jungle-themed Facility Exclusively for Children.
Nikko Bali Resort & Spa
has opened its
Jungle Camp,
a new facility exclusively for kids. Located at the hotel's cliff tower, the camp allows children to explore a fantasy-filled jungle environment.
Jungle Camp
has been designed and built using natural jungle materials in combination with modern recreational equipment brought together to provide kids from 4 to 12 years of age with an interesting, adventurous, fun and memorable holiday experience. Offering a wide variety of whole-day explorative activities, children can enjoy an indoor playroom or a realistic outdoor jungle playground equipped with a tree-house, jungle bridge, rock climbing and trampoline.
When miniature Tarzan and Jane's have had their fill of swinging from vine to vine at the
Jungle Camp
, there's more modern pursuits to keep their interests levels high including the latest electronic games, magnetic darts, mini-billiards, children's movies and a library of children books.
Jungle Camp
also places an emphasis on Balinese culture by teaching children basic Balinese language skills, allowing kids to dress up in traditional Balinese costumes, providing lessons in how to play Balinese village games, and providing a chance for the kids to create local arts and crafts.
Safety and trained supervision are keys to
Jungle Camps
operations with qualified
Jungle Adventure Guides
keeping a careful eye on all facilities and activities offered each day from 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m..
More information:
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Dance Pieces
Paintings and Hand-Painted Ceramics Exhibition by Anne van Borselen.
Descended from great artists, both from her Indonesian and Dutch ancestors, Anne van Borselen has studied at the Royal Academy of the Arts in the Hague and Rotterdam. Born in Surabaya in 1937, Anne's first exhibition was on the island of Ibiza in Spain where she lived for five years.
Dance Pieces at Jenggala Keramik
An energetic and spirited individual, Anne paints on canvas, rice paper, and panels using acrylics, oils, gauche or ink. Refusing to be bound by the limits of working in any one style or medium, Anne van Borselen's latest exhibition
"Dance Pieces"
Jenggala Keramik
in Jimbaran is dedicated to images of dancers rendered onto ceramic. The results are bold and provocative; bespeaking a humor and an edge to her style. Her use of color is graceful with Anne explaining, "I discover beauty in everyday things. There is no real separation between the observer and the observed. Dance movements, compositions with figures."
Dance Pieces
an exhibition of paintings and hand-painted ceramics by Anne van Borselen from August 26, 2005 through October 20, 2005 at
Jenggala Art Gallery
in Jimbaran.
For more information, call
Jenggala Keramik Bali
at ++62-(0)361-703311.
More information:
Jenggala Keramik Web Site
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|From: Hans Oesterholt-Dijkema (hdnews at gawab.com)
Date: Wed Oct 11 01:52:05 EDT 2006
Would that not break compatibility with e.g. windows? Jon Rafkind schreef: >> RTLD_GLOBAL is not used when you pass in #f -- this passes NULL to >> dlopen, and no linking of new names is done. >> > RTLD_GLOBAL is always used, #f passes in NULL for the name argument but > I was saying maybe only RTLD_GLOBAL is needed when the name is NULL( #f > ). Perhaps this is not the case as you say below. > >> OTOH, there are cases >> where RTLD_GLOBAL is needed, when one library requires loading another >> library in and wants to use its `bindings' (at least this is my >> understanding of these things). Maybe an optional argument should be >> added to ffi-lib at some point? >> >> > How about just a 3rd parameter to ffi-lib, 'global or 'local which would > correspond directly to RTLD_GLOBAL or RTLD_LOCAL? > _________________________________________________ > For list-related administrative tasks: > http://list.cs.brown.edu/mailman/listinfo/plt-scheme > > >
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Adventurous, hands-on travel and family vacations in Minnesota's Land of 10,000 Lakes and beyond.
Lisa Meyers McClintick, travel writer & photographer
Wednesday, November 24, 2010
Shop Minnesota museums for the most unique holiday gifts
Museum gift shops celebrate regional artists, authors and local flavor in a ways you won't get at most stores. By shopping at museums, you're supporting Minnesota's cultural scene as well as taking a breather if you're able to enjoy the exhibits, too.
Mill City Museum, Minneapolis
The Mill City Museum (left) in particular melts into the holiday mood thanks to its focus on Minneapolis' history as the flour capital of the world for half a century. General Mills with its Betty Crocker icon and Pillsbury with its Dough Boy continue the homey kitchen legacy. I always leave with an urge to go bake cookies.
What you can find here: Lip balm scented like Pillsbury cinnamon rolls, stuffed Dough Boys, hot dish cookbooks, Minnesota-invented Bundt cake pans, wonderful junior chef bakeware for kids, and aprons with attitude: "I'm not Betty Crocker. Deal with it!"
Minnesota History Center, St. Paul
Visitors to the Minnesota History Center will find top-of-the-line local treats that tie into its new show, "Chocolate: The Exhibition." On loan from the Field Museum in Chicago through Jan. 2, it follows the history of how a humble cocoa bean became one of the world's most sought-after flavors.
It's also an ideal place to pick up something for book-lovers such as Peg Meier's "Wishing for a Snow Day: Growing Up in Minnesota," beautifully photographed "Paddle North: Canoeing the Boundary Waters-Quetico Wilderness" from Greg Breining and Layne Kennedy, and novels such as Dean Urdahl's "Uprising," the first in a trilogy about the U.S. Dakota War of 1862.
Need stocking stuffers? Look for light-hearted loon flutes, ladyslipper socks and Ole and Lena fortune cookies.
Science Museum of Minnesota, St. Paul
This is the greatest shop for nature and biology kits, guidebooks, rocks and minerals, dinosaur puzzles and other wonderful hands-on gifts for curious kids (or adults).
A sampling of goodies for under $20: hand-held, take-apart brain-teasers similar to Rubik's Cube; origami kits for folding bunnies that hop and birds that can flap their wings; a build-your-own kaleidoscope kit; and DVDs of favorite IMAX movies.
To shake things up a little, you can pose with Anubis (left), a 26-foot-tall replica of the Egyptian god erected this week at Landmark Plaza. It makes for an enchanting Christmas outing with a stop at the free Wells Fargo ice rink. Anubis precedes the upcoming King Tut exhibit, "Tutankhamun: The Golden King and the Great Pharaohs," that opens Feb. 18. Tickets went on sale this week and can make great stocking stuffers, along with tickets to the general museum or Omnitheater.
Art museums
Art museum gift shops have always been spot on for unique jewelry, art cards, journals, whimsical umbrellas, puzzles, prints and posters, funky desk toys and, of course, art supplies. The Walker Art Center's Totem building cards and crayon rocks for kids look especially intriguing. The
Minneapolis Institute of Arts also is worth a look. Plus admission is free with the exception of special exhibits. Check out its family center and look for monthly family days.
Regional museums
Don't forget smaller regional museums either. They're especially good for older relatives who enjoy memoirs, nostalgic gifts and the funny ones. Our favorite find one year was from St. Cloud's Stearns History Museum: Nunzilla, a stern, wind-up nun who walked and shot sparks from her mouth. It was perfect for an aunt who attended a strict Catholic school and spent many Halloweens dressed in a habit.
For more information on museums statewide and art centers, go to Explore Minnesota.
For additional gift ideas, check out some of the best Minnesota-made apparel and accessories.
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Sunday, November 21, 2010
Add wild rice to your Thanksgiving menu
|Just harvested grains of wild rice.
One dish become almost as important as turkey and mashed at our family Thanksgivings since friends shared the original recipe in the 1970s. It has since spanned the globe from Hawaii to Germany.
It's designed for cultivated wild rice, which requires longer to cook. If you're using the hand-harvested truly wild rice, it only takes about 20 minutes. We usually double the recipe so there is extra to freeze or make creamy wild rice soup with the leftovers.
Read more about great restaurants serving wild rice or the difference between hand-harvested and cultivated wild rice in earlier posts.
|Wild rice soaked overnight.
Wild rice with mushrooms & pecans
This recipe has followed us from Hawaii to Germany as we've shared it with everyone. We often double it and use leftovers for a creamy wild rice soup.
4 T. butter
2 T. grated carrot
2T. finely diced celery
2 T. finely diced onion
1 C. wild rice (let it soak overnight & drain it)
2 C. chicken broth
½ lb. mushrooms, coarsely chopped
2 T. finely chopped fresh parsley
¼ C. finely chopped pecans (or almonds)
Melt 2 T. butter over medium heat until it foams. Add vegetables and cook, stirring occasionally, 10-15 min. They should be soft but not brown. Stir in cup of rice plus salt. Cook 2-3 minutes. Add broth and bring to a boil. Cover pan tightly, turn heat to low and let cook undisturbed for 45 minutes until rice is tender and liquid absorbed. About 10 minutes before rice is ready, melt remaining 2 T. of butter. Add mushrooms and parsley and cook about 5 min. Add pecans & cook 2-3 more minutes. Add to rice and fluff with a fork. Enjoy!
Wild Rice with cherries and red pepper
This is a more unexpected version of a wild rice side dish that's served at Quivey's Grove, a restaurant in Madison, Wis. It's one of my most memorable dining experiences for the historic atmosphere and their focus on traditional Wisconsin ingredients. The dried cherries sweetly complement the nutty taste of wild rice.
2 T. olive oil
2 T. olive oil
3 T. white wine
1 minced shallot
1/2 leek (the white part) cleaned and finely diced
1 finely diced celery rib
1/2 half finely diced red bell pepper
1/2 t. coriander
1/2 T. fresh sage
1/2 C. dried cherries
1 C. wild rice
3 C. chicken broth
Rinse the wild rice well in a colander under cold, running water. Saute the leek, celery, and pepper in the olive oil and wine. Heat the stock. Add the rice and stir to coat thoroughly. Add the spices and dried cherries. Add the simmering stock and cover. Simmer gently until all the liquid is absorbed, about 30 minutes. 4 servings.
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Tuesday, November 16, 2010
Christmas chocolate cravings
|Canelake's delightfully old-fashioned Iron Range candy shop.
It's a pregnant woman's fantasy: chocolate-covered dill pickles and even chocolate-covered green olives. How can you not give in to curiosity and give them a try?
My mom and I found these savory, strange sweets at Carole Widman's Candy Company in Fargo, North Dakota, last winter. It takes a bit for your tastebuds and brain to process an utterly unpredictable taste combination--mostly with the olives. It requires you to chew slowly, let it linger, say "Hmmm..." and then try it again. It's a strangely addicting combination of sweet and salty, and I'd have to say I preferred the olives. The dill of the pickles seemed too overwhelming.
Since we're probably all recovering from the sugar and calorie comas of Halloween's predictable treats--Reese's, M&Ms and Kit Kats--it's a good time to seek and celebrate what's different and what creative candy makers at small chocolatiers are serving.
Think of it as a sensory gift, too, a sweet hit of aromatherapy. Remember that magical French mint whiff you'd get walking past Fanny Farmer stores?
If you're not drooling yet, give it a minute. Here are a few tasty picks from Minnesota and the Dakotas. Most offer mail order for Christmas if you can't get there in person.
Watertown Confectionery, Watertown, SD
This store nestled into a wonderful old-fashioned downtown serves my favorite chocolate-covered potato chips. The kettle-style Dakota chips are thick and crunched up for maximum density and texture. Even better: try the clusters jalapeno-flavored potato chips drenched in chocolate. It's a surprisingly brilliant combination: a kick tempered with sweetness and a dash of salt.
Owners Mike and Vickie Marotz also are known for their South Dakota cow pies and chocolate mints you can smell throughout this tidy, spacious shop--unless it's coffee roasting day. Breathe deeply and enjoy.
Carole Widman's, Fargo, ND
If the novelty of chocolate-covered pickles and olives seems too out-there (or you can't eat them right away before they expire), go for a fresh take on traditional hand-dipped chocolates. We loved the sunflower-seed-studded bars of chocolate (a perfect nod to local crops) and the crisp-crunch of chocolate with flax seed. That, too, gives a nod to local farming and bites like a more delicate Nestle Crunch Bar with a nutty, fun kick of roasted flax.
Their most famous chocolates? Chippers, chocolate-covered potato chips, heavy on the chocolate.
The pink-themed store seems like a candy newcomer buried in a strip-mall by big-box stores, but Widman's business has been around for about 100 years. Other family members run stores in Grand Forks and Morris, Minn.
Canelake's, Virginia, MN
If you love that stick-in-your-teeth butterscotchy goodness of Butterfingers, you'll love Canelake's "Hot Air," an old-fashioned foam candy dipped in chocolate. Of course it's much airier and more puffed up than a Butterfinger with its unusual texture.
This downtown Virginia institution with its vintage red-and-white-striped storefront screams nostalgia in the best way possible. The Canelake's candymakers have been stirring buttery caramel, adding real cream, roasting nuts, and cooling hand-dipped chocolates on marble tables since 1905.
You can buy assortments by the box or put together your own mix with minty Swiss chocolates, chocolate-caramel-pecan frogs, glazed and chocolate-dipped apricots and just about any nutty, fruity or creamy candy-store combination.
Great! Lakes Candy Kitchen, Knife River, MN
You'd never know this adorable red-and-white shop used to be Mel's Fish store. This long-time Knife River icon seems like such a natural fit for a sweet little candy shop. Pamela and Patricia Canelake and Pamela's husband, Dennis--grandchildren of the Canelake's founder--bought the building and replanted the family's chocolate roots in 2007.
Like Canelake's, one of Great! Lakes Candy Kitchen's best-known sweets is the chocolate-covered sponge candy dubbed "Air Crunch." Among their other standouts are spicy ginger caramels with a hint of cinnamon, a maple cream bar covered in chocolate-covered peanuts, chocolate-covered sea salt caramels, and the wittily named U Betcha Bars--a generous caramel square dipped in chocolate and rolled in walnuts. It's on a stick, which is a fun nod to Minnesota's legendary on-a-stick state fair food.
Indecisive? A Knife River Nibbler box can take care of that. And if you're missing Mel's Fish, you'll have to go to Russ Kendall's for your smoked fillets, but grab the candy shop's tribute to Mel first: a chocolate fish.
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By Mason W. Canales
Killeen Daily Herald
HARKER HEIGHTS - Parks and Recreation is collecting items for the Pet Adoption Center as the animal control facility nears its opening.
As part of Make a Difference Day, Parks and Recreation wanted to support the animals and the animal control officers, Activity Center Coordinator Heather Cox said.
The animals and the officers will move into their new facility in early November.
"We wanted to give them an inventory to start off with and something to help with the new animals they will be rescuing and adopting out," Cox said.
The center has been under construction for the past year at 403 Indian Trail. It will replace the animal
shelter on Harley Drive, which is about six times smaller than the new facility.
The facility will have its grand opening and an open house at 9 a.m. Nov. 4, Harker Heights Police Department Sgt. Roosevelt Wilson said.
On that day, residents can come and tour the facility before the city moves the animals to the facility, he said.
Wilson said the facility "is about 98 percent completed."
Tentatively, the opening will include speeches from Mayor Ed Mullen, City Manager Steve Carpenter and Police Chief Mike Gentry.
The items being collected by Parks and Recreation include Pedigree adult and puppy food, cat litter, kitten and cat food, carpet swatches, blankets, leashes, and dog and cat collars.
The items can be dropped off at City Hall, 305 Miller's Crossing; the Recreation Center, 307 Miller's Crossing; or at the Library and Activities Center, 400 Indian Trail.
The collected items "will greatly benefit us," Wilson said. "Even though they look like small items, that frees up money that we will need to buy bigger items for the new shelter."


text: From Platoon to "bi-winning": the highs and lows of Charlie Sheen's career... As the actor returns to television with Anger Management on Comedy Central, we take a look at the triumphs and disasters of his personal and professional life... Comments Written By Imogen Beecroft 5:45 PM, 12 September 2012 1987: A fresh-faced 22-year-old Sheen lands his first major breakthrough, starring in two Oliver Stone blockbusters. He plays an ambitious junior stockbroker, Bud Fox, in Wall Street and a young soldier in Vietnam in Platoon, which won the sought-after Academy award for Best Picture. Needless to say, Sheen's profile skyrocketed... 1989: Sheen keeps it in the family when he wins a Bronze Wrangler award, along with brother Emilio Estevez and Kiefer Sutherland, for his work on western Young Guns, before starring alongside his father, Martin Sheen, as a rebellious inmate in Cadence - a sign of life about to imitate art, perhaps, because... 1990: Sheen's personal troubles become tabloid fodder as he's reported to have accidentally shot his then-fiancée, Kelly Preston. In a bizarre turn of events he claimed to be carrying a gun to protect himself from thieves which happened to go off when Preston was moving his clothes. Needless to say, she cut her losses and swiftly ended their engagement. 1994: Sheen is honoured with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in recognition of his acting work, not his fashion sense, judging by this picture... Although he's looking rather chuffed with himself here... 1995/6 – But Charlie's recent accolade was a short respite from his very public meltdown as he faced a sequence of court appearances, during which he admitted spending money on prostitutes and abusing his ex-girlfriend, before finding himself in rehab following an overdose. That bright young acting talent that once earned him prestigious awards suffered alongside his troubled personal life, and he had very few successful projects. 2000 – But a few years can work wonders as Sheen embarked upon his thriving TV career, replacing Michael J. Fox in Sin City, a role which led him to be cast as Charlie in Two and a Half Men in 2003. The sitcom was hugely successful, earning nominations for Emmy and Golden Globe Awards. 2006: You could only feel sympathy for Charlie's poor publicist when, in 2006, he announced his belief that the 9/11 terrorist attacks were part of a government conspiracy. He declared, "There was a feeling, it just didn't look any commercial jetliner I've flown on any time in my life and then when the buildings came down later on that day I said to my brother 'call me insane, but did it sorta look like those buildings came down in a controlled demolition'?" And if you thought that was bad... 2008: Sheen embarks on his second marriage after the first to Denise Richards ended acrimoniously following her accusations of substance abuse and threatening behaviour. This behaviour was exemplified in a voicemail leaked to the press. He had two more children with Brooke Mueller, who later divorced him, apparently concerned about his mental health. 2011: Sheen was fired from Two and a Half Men, after refusing requests to enter rehabilitation and he spent the rest of the year in a much-publicised drug and alcohol-fuelled meltdown. Some bright spark soon decided to make a buck or two in a theatre tour titled 'Violent Torpedo of Truth/Defeat Is Not an Option'. His infamous interview on Good Morning America, explaining that he was not 'bi-polar', but 'bi-winning' graced many a Facebook status and sparked a plethora of YouTube spoofs. During this time Sheen was repeatedly pictured with attractive women, whom he dubbed his ''goddesses'', revealed to be mainly live-in models and porn stars. He spoke about his excessive drug use and prostitute frequenting, and publically lambasted the Two and a Half Men crew, claiming he didn't deserve to be fired. 2012: Sheen emerges from the ashes of his career, returning to the screen in new series, Anger Management. Judging by response Stateside, he appears to have hit gold dust, earning a 90-episode order from US network FX. You can judge its success for yourself when it starts tonight at 9:00pm on Comedy Central. Like this? Share it. Facebook Twitter Google Tumblr Pinterest Blogger Reddit VKontakt Print Email


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Redbirds Open Homestand With 5-2 Defeat To Omaha
Memphis Falls Three Games Back In The Division
By Memphis Redbirds | August 16, 2013 7:46 PM ET
MEMPHIS, Tenn. - The division-rival Omaha Storm Chasers handed the Memphis Redbirds a 5-2 defeat in the opener of a five-game series in front of 13,664 fans at AutoZone Park on Friday night.
With the loss, Memphis (60-67) fell to three games behind Omaha in the PCL American Northern Division.
Omaha starter Chris Dwyer (9-10) yielded one run on five hits in 5 2/3 innings for the win.
Mike O'Neill, Ryan Jackson, Jermaine Curtis, and Justin Christian accounted for eight of Memphis' nine singles, as the club failed to record an extra-base hit for the second consecutive game. The club has only has two doubles over the last four games (all losses).
Christian Colon sent the forth pitch of the game over the left field wall for 1-0 Storm Chasers lead in the top of the first inning. It was Colon's 12th of the season.
Omaha tacked on three more runs in the top of the fifth, which began by Boone Whiting walking the first two batters. Whiting then committed a three-base throwing error while attempting to throw out Pedro Ciriaco during a sacrifice bunt, allowing both runs to score. The scoring rally concluded with Irving Falu RBI single.
The Redbirds got to Chris Dwyer in the bottom of the sixth for their first run. O'Neill worked an inning-opening walk, moved to third on a Jackson single, and scored on Brock Peterson's sacrifice fly to deep right field. The RBI was Peterson's team-leading 73rd of the season.
Omaha scored an insurance run for a 5-1 lead in the eighth off Victor Marte. Falu crushed a triple off the right field wall and scored on a Johnny Giavotella sacrifice fly.
Memphis scored its final run in the bottom of the ninth to close the trim the deficit to three runs. Garcia walked with one out and moved around to score on singles from Christian and Travis Tartamella. Michael Mariot induced a game-ending groundout to shortstop by Jackson to end the game with the tying run on second base.
Boone Whiting (4-5) worked six innings from the hill, giving up four runs (two-earned) on four hits with four strikeouts for the loss. Marte followed with a season-high three innings in relief, allowing one run.
The Redbirds and Storm Chasers continue their series at 7:05 pm CT on Saturday night at AutoZone Park. Memphis has yet to name a starter for tomorrow. Omaha will go with left-hander Everett Teaford (4-4, 3.12).
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Contrary to heavy Internet reports, Jennifer Lopez has not yet given birth but names for her unborn twins have been revealed already.
Report on Jennifer Lopez went into labor had heavily hit the Internet yesterday, January 29 but a representative for her husband Marc Anthony quashed it. Here comes a new report that the singer and hubby Anthony have already picked out names for their twins; Max and Emme.
Speculation on both possible names arose reportedly after Lopez's mother Guadalupe Rodriguez was spotted picking up two gold-rope baby ID bracelets engraved with those names from Genesis Jewelers in Yorktown Heights, N.Y. on January 18, just one day before Lopez and Anthony held a baby shower.
No denial nor verification from Lopez's camp just yet concerning the twins' names.
Lopez and Anthony stepped out for a baby shower on the rooftop of the Gramercy Park Hotel in New York City back on January 19. The shower was arranged by film producer Elaine Goldsmith-Thomas who was Lopez's producer on the 2002 film "Maid in Manhattan."
Put the brake on the false labor reports, Anthony's representative said "It's not true. We have been getting the same phone calls since last week. Everybody figures it is happening around now so they have started throwing out the story hoping they will be right and be the one to break the news but it isn't yet."