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Bobbi Kristina Brown has died
DULUTH, Ga. — The brief, chaotic life of Bobbi Kristina Brown was never really her own. Born and raised in the shadow of fame and litigation, shattered by the loss of her mother, Whitney Houston, Bobbi Kristina was overwhelmed by the achievements and demons of others before she could begin to figure out who she was. Her demise was the most awful inheritance of all. Bobbi Kristina died on Sunday at Peachtree Christian Hospice in Duluth, Georgia, about six months after she was found facedown and unresponsive in a bathtub in the suburban Atlanta townhome she shared with Nick Gordon, the man she called her husband. She was 22-years-old. “Bobbi Kristina Brown passed away July, 26 2015, surrounded by her family. She is finally at peace in the arms of God. We want to again thank everyone for their tremendous amount of love and support during
these last few months,” Kristen Foster, a representative for the Houston family said Sunday. The Fulton County Medical Examiner’s Office confirmed Bobbi Kristina’s death Sunday night and will issue a news release on Monday. Police said she was found Jan. 31. A police report described it as a “drowning.” Bobbi Kristina was the only child between Houston and Brown. She was hospitalized for months in Atlanta — eventually being placed in hospice care — after being
found in a manner grimly similar to the way her megastar mother died three years earlier. Gordon said at the time it seemed Bobbi Kristina wasn’t breathing and lacked a pulse before help arrived. Brown — the sole heir of her mother’s estate — did have dreams. She identified herself on Twitter as “Daughter of Queen WH,” ‘’Entertainer/Actress” with William Morris & Co., and “LAST of a dying breed.” She told Oprah Winfrey shortly after her mother’s death in 2012 that she wanted to carry on her mother’s
legacy by singing, acting and dancing. But her career never took off. Actor and producer Tyler Perry said she had a future as an actress after her debut on his TV show “For Better or Worse” in 2012, but she only appeared in one episode. Aside from two illfated reality TV shows and the occasional paparazzi video, her image mostly showed up in the “selfies” she posted online. She attended award shows and appeared on red carpets with her mother and father. She performed a duet with her mother in 2009, singing “My Love Is Your Love” in New York’s Central Park. She became social media sensation, sending more than 11,000 tweets and attracting 164,000 followers. (ap)
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This photo provided by Disney shows Corey Stoll, left, as Darren Cross, and Evangeline Lilly as Hope Van Dyne, in a scene from Marvel’s “Ant-Man.”
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In this Feb. 12, 2011, file photo, singer Whitney Houston, left, and daughter Bobbi Kristina Brown arrive at an event in Beverly Hills, Calif. Brown, who was in hospice after months of receiving medical care, died on Sunday, July 26, 2015.
‘Ant-Man’ inches past ‘Pixels’ to take first-place spot LOS ANGELES — “AntMan” crept past new opener “Pixels” to claim the top spot at the box office this weekend by an ant-sized margin. The Disney and Marvel superhero pic brought in $24.8 million over the weekend, bringing its domestic total to $106.1 million according to Rentrak estimates Sunday. “Pixels,” meanwhile, just barely missed first place with a $24 million debut. While studios always hope for the bragging rights of a No. 1 debut, the real issue here is whether or not the Adam Sandler end of the world comedy will make up its $88 million production budget. “It’s been a little competitive in the marketplace when
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you consider the extent of the performance of ‘Jurassic’ and ‘Inside Out,’” said Sony’s President of Worldwide Distribution Rory Bruer. “To get to where we opened to was quite good.” Critics were not fond of “Pixels,” which shows 1980s video arcade game characters attacking Earth, but younger audiences still turned out to theaters — an estimated 62 percent were under the age of 25. Paul Dergarabedian, Rentrak’s senior media analyst, said Sandler can still attract an audience, but the expensive film has a lot of ground to make up. “They’re really going to have to count on the inter-
national component. That’s going to be key,” he said. Overall, the box office is down 3 percent from the same weekend last year, when “Lucy” opened particularly strong. Dergarabedian said that though some are attempting to link last week’s theater shootings to any dip in the box office this weekend, “the numbers just don’t bear it out.” Holdovers “Minions” and “Trainwreck” took the third and fourth spots with $22.1 million and $17.3 million, respectively. Meanwhile, the R-rated boxing drama “Southpaw” surpassed expectations and landed a place in the top five with its $16.5 million
opening. Dergarabedian said that its performance is likely due to star Jake Gyllenhaal’s enthusiastic promotion of the film and also the fact that it provides an alternative to the standard summer blockbuster fare. “’Southpaw’ felt like a really good fall movie,” he said. “Paper Towns,” an adaptation of John Green’s coming-of-age novel, opened in sixth place with $12.5 million. The Fox film only cost $12 million to produce, but considering Green’s fan base and last year’s massive $48 million debut of “The Fault in Our Stars,” which Green also wrote, it’s a bit disappointing. (ap)
DENPASAR - Over the last ten years, there has been an increasing trend of travelers doing business in Bali. This trend has in fact turned into state of affairs wherein only 3 percent of major investments are being made by locals, the remaining 97 percent of investors are foreign nationals or people from outside of Bali. Businessman, Gede Wirata, says that there are three kinds of investors, namely; foreign, domestic and local and that local investors only account for a measly 3 percent. The government appears to be tolerating this given the 85 percent increase in the growth of the private sector. “Of this three percent, there are Balinese people with a revenue of about IDR 50 billion per month. Within a year, they are making as much as IDR 1 trillion. So, why should we be afraid? Do not be too afraid as long as tomorrow is better than today,” he said. Bali remains the “prima donna” destination for travellers, not only for vacationing but also for doing business. This inevitably means a shift away from the principles of local wisdom such as Tri Hita Karana. “Visitors arriving
with a spirit for business must be observed because according to my observations, over the last ten years about 60 percent of visitors end up doing business here,” said economic observer, Viraguna Bagus Oka, during the open house discussion that took place at the Bale Banjar Bali Global Shankara, Sanur, Sunday (Jul. 26). Those who shared their thoughts included: the editor of Bali Post, economists, cooperatives, rural credit agency (LPD) and university rectors from throughout Bali. According to Viraguna, there are little to no restrictions or hindrances for travelers doing business in Bali, in contrast to neighbouring countries like Aus-
tralia where investments cannot be done haphazardly where all money brought into the country is carefully kept track of. “Meanwhile, we impose no restrictions, so it is like a business freeway here. This is one of the consequences of Bali being such a unique place. There are about 100 different flights into Bali, the flow canon be dammed up but we are still going about business as usual, sticking to old patterns. Our local wisdom, including the principle of Tri Hita Karana, have been shifting, so when people come to Bali they are no longer focused on the cultural aspects of life but are instead focused on business
as their main goal,” he said. Viraguna added that the people of Bali should not be talking about economic growth in itself, but should be looking at things more globally. China’s economy which was growing at a rate of about growing seven percent per year, has now slowed down too 5 percent. Similar economic slowing down is also happening in Japan and Korea, not to mention the economic crisis that Greece is facing. Because Bali depends so heavily on tourism, our economy is mostly affected by the economic slowdown happening in other countries. “We should not be talking about economic growth of more than five percent but rather the essence of this growth because despite Bali’s whatever growth Bali may experience, 60 percent of it is is being enjoyed by people from outside Bali. According to date form
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numerous banks, third party funds account for nearly IDR 68 trillion, but 60-70 percent of it leaves the island. About 60 percent of what remains is spent on general consumption, 10 percent goes to SMEs, and the rest is used as working capital. As a result, our need to drive locally-based economic growth is very pressing,” he explained.
Accomodation projects built in rural areas in Badung Regency, Bali Island. Over the last ten years, there has been an increasing trend of travelers doing business in Bali. This trend has in fact turned into state of affairs wherein only 3 percent of major investments are being made by locals. IBP/Wawan