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Thursday, October 18, 2012
Fans stand and cheer for author J.K. Rowling Associated Press Writer
NEW YORK — Just the mention of her name, J.K. Rowling, had the audience screaming and on its feet. The “Harry Potter” author spoke for just over an hour before a capacity crowd Tuesday night at Manhattan’s Lincoln Center in her sole U.S. public appearance to promote her first novel for grownups, “The Casual Vacancy.” Dressed in a dark skirt and dark sweater blouse, Rowling chatted on stage with fellow author Ann Patchett, read briefly from her new book and also responded to pre-selected questions from fans. Rowling spoke before some 2,500 people, mostly women, gathered under the high, golden ceiling of the David H. Koch Auditorium. Patchett, who has a wide following of her own thanks to such novels as “Bel Canto,” warned at the start that she was not “particularly nice.” Rowling had nothing to fear. Patchett gushed like the most avid Potter fan as she praised Rowling for inspiring countless readers and told Rowling how much she loved “The Casual Vacancy,” which has received mixed reviews. It was a grownup, writ-
erly conversation, with a few four-letter words thrown in and a brief detour into the latest phenomenon, EL James’ erotic “Fifty Shades of Gray.” When Patchett criticized James’ writing as inferior, Rowling replied, “But that’s porn.” Rowling said she felt a special connection to adolescents because of their “vulnerability” and how they come to comprehend there is “evil in the world.” Stories, she said, can help them explore their feelings. Rowling also discussed the difficulty of structuring a book and how attached she becomes to her characters. She spoke up for traditional publishers and the editorial support they offer as she explained why she didn’t simply self-publish “The Casual Vacancy.”
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She didn’t just change her subject matter when she took on the new book. She changed the process. Rowling observed that with her Potter books, she did not allow anyone — not even her husband, Neil Murray — to see the manuscript before she had finished. “I find that discussing an idea before I’ve written it,” she said, is a way to kill it. But Murray was allowed early glimpses of “The Casual Vacancy.” “He was — useful,” she British writer J.K. Rowling said. poses for the photographers R ow l i n g r e a f with her new book, entitled: firmed that she is at ‘The Casual Vacancy’, at the work on a new book Southbank Centre in London, for young people. No Thursday, Sept. 27, 2012. new Potter is planned, but Rowling still has her celebrated imaginary world in mind. Discussing literary works she’d like to live in, she mentioned Jane Austen’s “Pride and Prejudice,” then confided she also dreams of more personal territory, the old school of Harry and friends. “I do still walk in and out of Hogwarts,” she said.
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Matthew Fox Denies Claims He Hits Women
After a Cleveland bus driver alleged that Matthew Fox assaulted her last August (she has since withdrawn her lawsuit) and after his own Lost costar Dominic Monaghan tweeted to a fan in May that “he [Matthew] beats women,” Matthew says he has “never hit a woman” in his life in a new interview with Men’s Fitness. “In the 46 years I’ve been breathing on this planet, I have never hit a woman before. Never have, never will,” he tells the magazine. “Out of all the negative s---, the only thing that’s true is that I was arrested for a DUI.” As for his admitted DUI in May, he clearly has appeared to learn his lesson. “I will bet you any amount of money that I will never get behind the wheel of a car after even one drink,” he says. “The rest of it, the Cleveland situation, the Monaghan situation – was a pile of bulls**t, and I’m not gonna waste too much breath on that.” Still, he acknowledges that his reputation has been damaged by the serious claims. “I think there’s still gonna be a lot of people out there who’ll think it’s true no matter what,” he says. “It’s been a long, trying year of sitting on my hands on a lot of negative s--- said about me, when they’re the furthest things from who I am.” Matthew can be seen next in Alex’s Cross, which hits theaters this Friday.
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Renting mangrove forest
Demokrat told the governor to stick to his word IBP/Yudi Karnaedi
A legislator speak during a budget meeting between legislative and executive on Tuesday, October 16, 2012. During the meeting, two big fraction in Bali’s House, Golkar and Demokrat, asked Bali’s Governor to withdraw the permit that had been given to investor for managing mangrove forest at Tahura Ngurah Rai. Bali Post
is not considering that mangrove forest can protect Bali from the Denpasar – two big parties in Bali House of Representative, danger of tsunami. Even there is a Golkar and Demokrat, rejected the prmit given by Bali Govern- rule that stated the natural resources ment to manage the mangrove forest by investor. Both parties even and conservation is the responsibiltold the governor to revoke the permit which allows the investor to ity of the people and government. “Based on the rule, Golkar reject manage the forest as many as 102.22 hectare in 55 years. the permit given by the governDemokrat Party also stated person of Demokrat Party, Wayan ment,” said Udiyana. that renting the mangrove forest Adnyana. is not suitable with the Bali Clean During the meeting held on Not too suspicious The allegation that the permit and Green Program and the party Tuesday, October 16, 2012, the also thinks that the governor must spokesperson of Golkar Party I.B. was published quietly and not ethistick with his word. “Demokrat Gede Udiyana said that the gov- cal because not consulting with Bali Party urged Bali Governor to be ernor must consult with the house House is responded by Bali GovSatya Wacana so he must stick to first in making the decision espe- ernor, Made Mangku Pastika. “If the issue of the permit is not transhis word where he will keep Bali cially in the vital one like this. clean and green,” said the spokesHe also thinks that the governor parent, everyone can investigate
it. The one who run the business is Balinese man. Maybe because he is Balinese so he cannot bribe anyone. I even didn’t meet him yet so don’t judge wrongly to me,” said the governor. Regarding the permit which is questioned by the Bali House and others, Mangku Pastika suggested that the investors is invited to a meeting and explain the process of the permit. “It is not easy to issue the permit. It takes two years for it after I study everything. We already discussed the permit with other related officers more than ten times so it is concluded that the permit can be issued,” he added.
Mangku Pastika explained that the current condition of the forest is not good because there is garbage everywhere. Four dump trucks which are employed in the area everyday are not able to carry all of it. “That will be the duty of PT. TRB. They must clean the garbage and plant new mangrove,” he added. The government cannot only use its own funding because it is limited. That is the reason why the government gave permit to private investor. The governor also guarantees that the development of tourism facilities will not destroy the forest. (kmb29)