NEWS LITE : `PARTNER' AUTHOR TEAMS WITH AOL.The first chapter of John Grisham's new book, ``The Partner,'' will appear on the Internet today, the first time a major novel has seen first light on the tube. The book isn't due in bookstores for two weeks. Grisham will be interviewed today on America Online's The Book Report. Chapter 2 of ``The Partner'' will be on line Monday. Legion of lockless flock to movie set The casting call for Kevin Costner's latest movie proves he has thousands of baldheaded bald·head n. 1. A person whose head is bald. Also called baldpate. 2. Any of several birds having white markings on the head. bald fans. Nearly 5,000 people - many of them with shaved heads - answered the call in Tucson, Ariz., for parts as extras in Costner's new science-fiction thriller, ``The Postman.'' Hoping to achieve a futuristic feel, producers were looking not only for men with the hairless look, but fresh-faced teens and horseback riders in their 20s. About 1,000 extras will be chosen. ``A lot of people started calling in from out of state,'' said casting director Amber Puckett. ``We got letters from all over the country.'' ``The Postman,'' which Costner directs and stars in, is scheduled to begin filming next month in Tucson. Recovering Urich to make TV return Fresh from his own battle with cancer, actor Robert Urich Robert Urich (December 19, 1946 – April 16, 2002) was an actor, best known for playing private investigators on the television series (1985–1988) and Vega$ (1978–1981). He also starred in numerous other television series over the years including: S.W. will return to television later this month as host of a new medical series. ``Vital Signs,'' which premieres Feb. 27 on ABC ABC in full American Broadcasting Co. Major U.S. television network. It began when the expanding national radio network NBC split into the separate Red and Blue networks in 1928. , features doctors and patients in ``vivid re-enactments'' of medical crises they have faced. Urich underwent surgery in November for synovial sarcoma synovial sarcoma Surgery A mesenchymal malignancy that comprises ±10% of all soft tissue tumors; it is most common in young–age 20-40 ♂, knee, ankle, foot, etc Prognosis 50% 5-yr survival; extensively calcified SSs have a higher–84% 5-yr , a rare form of cancer that attacks the joints and can spread to the lungs. The veteran television actor is best known for playing detectives in ``Spenser: For Hire'' and ``Vegas.'' He also starred in the syndicated western, ``The Lazarus Man.'' Civic pride San Jose San Jose, city, United States San Jose (sănəzā`, săn hōzā`), city (1990 pop. 782,248), seat of Santa Clara co., W central Calif.; founded 1777, inc. 1850. gets back at Brown Some of San Jose's supporters have taken video vengeance against San Francisco San Francisco (săn frănsĭs`kō), city (1990 pop. 723,959), coextensive with San Francisco co., W Calif., on the tip of a peninsula between the Pacific Ocean and San Francisco Bay, which are connected by the strait known as the Golden Mayor Willie Brown The name Willie Brown may refer to:
In a ``Mission: Impossible''-style video produced for the San Jose Chamber of Commerce, an actor portraying Brown is kidnapped and forced to learn about San Jose's achievements, the San Francisco Chronicle The San Francisco Chronicle was founded in 1865 as The Daily Dramatic Chronicle by teenage brothers Charles de Young and Michael H. de Young.[2] The paper grew along with San Francisco to become the largest circulation newspaper on the West Coast of the reported Tuesday. San Jose's bustling high-tech economy is contrasted with San Francisco's tacky tourist wares. Its opera and theater are compared with San Francisco's sex shows, its light-rail system with disintegrating cable cars. As a final indignity in·dig·ni·ty n. pl. in·dig·ni·ties 1. Humiliating, degrading, or abusive treatment. 2. A source of offense, as to a person's pride or sense of dignity; an affront. 3. , the ersatz er·satz adj. Being an imitation or a substitute, usually an inferior one; artificial: ersatz coffee made mostly of chicory. See Synonyms at artificial. mayor is told to learn the lyrics to ``Do You Know the Way to San Jose?'' or his white limo will self-destruct. But he stumbles over the words, and smoke billows out of the car. ``It's pretty obviously a joke,'' said Mark Waxman, a public relations public relations, activities and policies used to create public interest in a person, idea, product, institution, or business establishment. By its nature, public relations is devoted to serving particular interests by presenting them to the public in the most and advertising executive who produced the video, which was shown at the Chamber of Commerce's annual luncheon two weeks ago. ``It was just a way to respond to some rude comments about San Jose and get a laugh about it,'' he said. Not everyone in San Jose thinks the tape is funny. A spokesman for San Jose Mayor Susan Hammer Susan Hammer was the mayor of San Jose, California from 1991 to 1998. She was voted best local politician six times.[1] Hammer was born in Altadena, California on December 21, 1938. She attended the University of California at Berkeley. said the tape appeared to be ``in poor taste.'' Brown, asked about the video at a public appearance Tuesday, commented only briefly, sticking to his negative opinion of San Jose. ``I think they just demonstrated what I said they were like - a sleepy little town,'' he said. A spokesman for the mayor said Brown hadn't seen the video and wouldn't comment further. Dog no longer on death row Prince, a little boy's four-legged friend who was condemned to death after he killed a rooster rooster its crowing at dawn heralds each new day. [Western Folklore: Leach, 329] See : Dawn rooster symbol of maleness. [Folklore: Binder, 85] See : Virility , won a reprieve Tuesday - and was ordered to get out of town. ``Thank you, everyone,'' 5-year-old Jeffrey Kristiansen said following the decision in Portsmouth, N.H., to lift his dog's death sentence. Jeffrey's mother, Margaret Kristiansen, was ordered to find a new home for the 3-1/2-year-old black Labrador mix, somewhere outside this city of about 25,000. No deadline was set. Prince, whom Margaret Kristiansen nicknamed ``Houdini'' for his ability to escape from cages and leashes, was labeled a vicious dog under a city ordinance after killing a rooster in May. Vicious dogs are supposed to be kept leashed or locked up, but Prince got away twice, once by breaking out of a cage and another time by bolting when Jeffrey opened a door. That earned the dog a death sentence under the ``three-strikes-and-out'' ordinance and he's been in a kennel ever since. Jeffrey said Prince got a bad rap. ``He's not the one responsible - the rooster's responsible,'' he said last week. ``A dog can't be a dog anymore,'' resident Tim Record said Tuesday. Kristiansen said she'll interview prospective new owners for Prince and work out a visitation agreement. CAPTION(S): 5 Photos PHOTO (1) Prince: Killed a rooster (2) Margaret Kristiansen's dog has been banished from her town. Associated Press (3) Grisham (4) Urich (5) Costner |
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