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Friday, September 21, 2012
Lindsay Lohan arrested in New York City Just days after calling out fellow former child star Amanda Bynes for her legal woes, Lindsay Lohan has been arrested ... again! The 26-year-old “Liz and Dick” star’s latest brush with the law took place early Wednesday morning in New York City, a spokesperson for the NYPD confirms to omg!. She was driving a 2010 Porsche Cayenne SUV down an alley between the Maritime and Dream hotels in Midtown Manhattan when she allegedly struck a pedestrian. Lindsay, who was accompanied by two males, exited her car to speak with the 34-year-old male victim, then she got back in the vehicle, parked, and went inside the Dream. When Lindsay emerged from the club at 2:25 a.m., police placed her under arrest, charging her with leaving the scene of an accident while causing an injury. She was issued a
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desk appearance ticket for a future unspecified date. The police spokesperson noted that drugs and alcohol were not factors in Lindsay’s arrest. As for the person who was hit, he complained of a knee injury and was taken to Bellevue Hospital. He was later released. When reached for comment, Lindsay’s publicist, Steve Honig, told omg!, “While some of the facts are still being gathered, it appears that this is much ado about nothing. We are confident this matter will be cleared up in the coming weeks and the claims being made against Lindsay will be proven untrue.” Just a few days ago – on Sunday
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Friday, September 21, 2012
night – Lindsay took to Twitter to weigh in on Amanda Bynes’ saga. “Why did I get put in jail and a nickelodeon star has had NO punishment(s) so far?” Lindsay complained. It was an odd comment from someone who has had a tremendous amount of legal trouble herself, including two DUIs, probation violations, and a theft conviction. Bynes has yet to be convicted of any crime. Also earlier this week, Lindsay’s mother Dina’s interview with Dr. Phil McGraw hit the airwaves. The 50-year-old mother of four’s behavior during the chat was bizarre, especially when she gave Dr. Phil the finger. Also of note, when McGraw asked Dina about Lindsay’s long list of police run-ins, Dina said that if Lindsay were living in New York, instead of Los Angeles, “five of them would be obsolete.”
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Arctic ice shrinks to all-time low; half 1980 size Page 14 So far, Bali tourism has not been able to resolve the congestion problem. Government should have a clear target to address the congestion with the preparation of infrastructure from highways including the adequate public transport facilities.
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FILE - In a Saturday, April 28, 2012 file photo, Lindsay Lohan attends the White House Correspondents’ Association Dinner headlined by late-night comic Jimmy Kimmel, in Washington.
Film festival opens in movie-crazy North Korea Associated Press Writer
PYONGYANG, North Korea — An international film festival opens Thursday in what may seem the unlikeliest of places: North Korea. Held every two years, the Pyongyang International Film Festival offers North Koreans their only chance to see a wide array of foreign films on the big screen — from Britain, Germany and elsewhere (but not America). And it’s the only time foreigners are allowed into North Korean theaters to watch movies alongside locals. This year, festivalgoers will get the chance to see two feature films shot in North Korea but edited overseas: the romantic comedy “Comrade Kim Goes Flying,” a joint North Korean-European production, and “Meet in Pyongyang,” made in conjunction with a Chinese studio. Foreign offerings include a Sherlock Holmes film and the romantic comedy “The Decoy Bride” from Britain, the Jet Li kung fu film “Flying Swords of Dragon Gate,” the French hit “Women on the 6th Floor” about a community of Spanish emigres to Paris, and two love stories from Iran. While it’s true that homegrown movies predictably tend toward communist propaganda with a healthy dose of tear-jerker, North Korea is a film-crazy country. Well-todo residents pay as much as 500 won (about $5 according to official exchange rates) to see new releases from the government-run Korean Film Studio, as well as Russian and
Chinese imports. Those who don’t have the means to go to the theater tune into the Mansudae TV channel, which shows mostly Chinese and Eastern European films on weekends. Some recent offerings have included “Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon,” and the only Western offering shown on state TV in recent memory, the British film “Bend It Like Beckham,” which aired in 2010. This year, a huge screen in front of the Pyongyang train station has become another
popular place to watch movies. On Monday, hundreds of locals stood transfixed by a North Korean drama in a plaza in front of the station. U.S. films are rare, with one exception: Disney films can be found at North Korean DVD shops. A concert for leader Kim Jong Un in July featured performers dressed as Mickey Mouse, Winnie the Pooh and other Disney characters. Kim’s father and predecessor, the late Kim Jong Il, was a notorious film buff.
Bali should clearly overcome congestion
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DENPASAR - So far, Bali tourism has not been able to resolve the congestion problem. Government should have a clear target to address the congestion with the preparation of infrastructure from highways including the adequate public transport facilities.
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FILE - In this file image made out of film “Comrade Kim Goes Flying” released by Another Dimension of An Idea/Koryo Group, Comrade Kim Yong Mi played by Han Jong Sim acknowledges applause from her comrades for her acrobatic performance.
Chairman of the Indonesian Transportation Society, Prof. Dr. Tech. Danang Parikesit, said that major cities in the world relying on tourism sector had a target to address the traffic congestion in 1520 years to come. Bali as a world’s tourism region should also have a long-term target to resolve the con-
gestion. Target to address the traffic congestion in this tourist resort could be realized if there was no conflict between the governor and regents/mayor throughout Bali. “Bali can imitate the transportation system in Singapore, Hong Kong, including Taiwan. The tourism resort in Hong Kong with a
dense population can cope with the traffic congestion because nearly 90 percent of vehicles in Hong Kong are public transport,” he said. He said that Indonesia, including Bali in particular, needed to learn from the innovations made by the government of Hong Kong, Singapore and Taiwan in addressing traffic congestion. In arranging the transportation, the government should not only depend on regional budget. “The government should also raise money smartly from the society and private sector to build and organize the transportation sector in Bali,” he said.
According to him, Singapore tourism could be free of congestion as virtually 60-70 percent of vehicles in Singapore were public transport. Bali could exemplify the effort made by the country to overcome the congestion with the provision of public transport. However, the government should provide the armada of public transport and other supporting transportation facilities according to the needs of society. “To address the traffic congestion in the tourism resort, the government of Bali can direct the economic activities so that they will not only be concentrated in the area of Denpasar,
Badung and Gianyar (Sarbagita) but can spread across Bali,” he said. He explained the provision of public transport in the main corridor of tourist areas should be served well. Public transport in the tourism area could not be disturbed so that the use of private vehicles could be suppressed. “The government should set a target for the smooth transportation in the tourism area,” he said. Parikesit suggested in order the government equated the bylaws on spatial planning in the provincial level to the regency/municipality throughout Bali in arranging the transportation. (kmb27)