NEWS LITE : NAMES IN THE NEWS FAWCETT-O'NEAL POST-MORTEM VARIES.The scuttlebutt scut·tle·butt n. 1. Slang Gossip; rumor. 2. Nautical a. A drinking fountain on a ship. b. A cask on a ship used to hold the day's supply of drinking water. on why the Farrah Fawcett-Ryan O'Neal 15-year union fell apart runs the gamut from alleged hanky-panky to time ran out. One report says the 50-year-old bombshell flipped when she found a 30-year-old actress with Ryan at their Malibu home. When a Star reporter asked O'Neal about it, he reportedly said: ``I have no comment, but that's not a denial. I'm not denying it.'' A friend tells People magazine the split was only a matter of time because the two had a stormy relationship. They also had different ideas on rearing their son Redmond. Plus, although O'Neal proposed several times, Fawcett always turned him down. Her previous marriage was to the Six Million Dollar Man, Lee Majors. (In that union, the magazine says, her ``Charlie's Angels'' contract included the condition that she be home every night by 6:30 to make his dinner.) Some friends predict this is hardly the end. ``Oh, they'll be back together again,'' says photog pho·tog n. Informal A person who takes photographs, especially as a profession; a photographer. Davis Factor, who snapped Fawcett for Playboy. ``As chaotic and crazy as their relationship is, I don't know Don't know (DK, DKed) "Don't know the trade." A Street expression used whenever one party lacks knowledge of a trade or receives conflicting instructions from the other party. who could put up with the two of them better than each other.'' The Force stays with classic film's gaffe Despite the monster hype and money poured into updating ``Star Wars,'' George Lucas Noun 1. George Lucas - United States screenwriter and filmmaker (born in 1944) Lucas apparently couldn't do anything about a classic gaffe in the original flick. Entertainment Weekly says in the scene where Mark Hamill's Luke safely returns home after blowing up the Death Star, you can still hear him call out, ``Carrie!'' to Princess Leia, who is played, of course, by Carrie Fisher Carrie Frances Fisher (born October 21, 1956) is an American actress, screenwriter and novelist. She is most famous for her portrayal of Princess Leia Organa in the original Star Wars trilogy, although her comedic novels also have won praise. . Urich back to clinical locale, as show host 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. , 50, understands that some people see irony in his return to television as a host of the new medical show ``Vital Signs.'' ``You'd think a guy who has spent as many hours in a medical setting as I have would run in the other direction,'' he said, referring to his chemotherapy treatments 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 cancer that attacks the joints and can spread to the lungs. The former star of ``Vega$'' and ``Spenser: For Hire'' lost his hair while battling cancer, and the producers of ``Vital Signs'' did not want to hide that. ``They said, `We want you as you are,' '' Urich said. ``I like that. It's a very honest approach.'' Composer Webber parts with paintings Lucky for the Carnegie Museum of Art that it's redecorating time at the Lloyd Webber Lloyd Web·ber , Sir Andrew Born 1948. British composer. His many popularly successful musicals include Jesus Christ Superstar (1971), Evita (1976), and The Phantom of the Opera (1986). Noun 1. estate. Sir Andrew Lloyd Webber Noun 1. Andrew Lloyd Webber - English composer of many successful musicals (some in collaboration with Sir Tim Rice) (born in 1948) Baron Lloyd Webber of Sydmonton, Lloyd Webber wanted to rearrange his art collection, so he sold a pair of paintings to the museum for an undisclosed price. The composer said it's the first time he's sold any of his collection. ``These monumental canvases occupy a space in my hall which, because of its nature, I want to use for my watercolors and other light-sensitive pictures,'' Lloyd Webber said. The 10-foot-by-12-foot oils by Sir Edward Burne-Jones Sir Edward Coley Burne-Jones (28 August 1833–17 June 1898) was an English artist and designer closely associated with the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood, and largely responsible for bringing the Pre-Raphaelites into the mainstream of the British art world, while at the same time were painted in 1888 and are titled ``The Nativity'' and ``The King and the Shepherd.'' They originally were displayed in St. John's Church St. John's Church may refer to: In Armenia:
Lloyd Webber said he was impressed by the museum when he visited Pittsburgh in September to pick up an award from the Civic Light Opera. Couple birds of a feather Birds Of a Feather - (BOF) (From the saying "Birds of a feather flock together") An informal discussion group, scheduled on a conference program or formed ad hoc, to consider a specific issue or subject. but miles apart To hear them talk, Chris and Keri Lynn Schubert are just a typical American couple. But both are embarking on high-flying careers that are far from usual. He'll be flying helicopters on rescue and drug-interdiction missions. She'll be the first woman to operate weapons systems aboard Marine Corps combat jets. Each pinned gold wings on the other in separate ceremonies Friday about 35 miles and five hours apart at Whiting Field, where he learned to fly, and Pensacola Naval Air Station A Naval Air Station is an airbase of the United States Navy. Such bases are used to house Naval Aviation squadrons and support commands. List of Functioning US Naval Air Stations
Both are 25 and have equivalent ranks - he's a lieutenant junior grade in the Coast Guard and she's a first lieutenant in the Marines. ``I don't know if you'd be able to know we were in the military if you met us just off the bat,'' said Chris, who's from Bayport, N.Y. ``We don't talk aviation all the time or hardly at all.'' They met at a gym in October 1995 and were married in July. ``She was a pretty girl,'' Chris said. ``I had no idea she was a Marine.'' They are a bit reticent about the attention that Keri, who grew up in Dallas, is getting as the first female Marine selected to become a weapons systems officer in the F/A-18D, a two-seat version of the Hornet hornet: see wasp. fighter-bomber. ``The more I think about it, it's not me, it's the fact that the Marine Corps had a chance to train the first female and have her earn her wings,'' Keri said. ``It just happens that I'm the girl.'' She is actually the second female Marine to receive naval flight officer A Naval Flight Officer in the United States Navy and Marine Corps is an officer of the line, meaning they can screen for command in the naval aviation community. After completion of their training, they receive their wings of gold insignia of a Naval Flight Officer. wings. First Lt. Jeanne Buchanan graduated last fall and is training in the EA-6B Prowler, an electronic warfare plane. Neither is a pilot: The first female Marine jet pilot, 1st Lt. Karen Tribbett, is taking advanced flight training at Meridian Naval Air Station, Miss. Gender bender Goodwill ad designed to include all Two of three new ads urging people to donate castoffs to Goodwill will be released nationally; the third, definitely the grabbiest of the set, will be distributed only regionally. The 30-second TV spot, ``Man,'' shows images of a man's hands packing away sporting gear and the like. The copy: ``You've packed up your beer mugs. You hung up your high tops. You no longer sit and watch games. Now you've got a ring on your finger, designer suits in the closet, floral sheets on your bed. You're not one of the guys anymore.'' The camera pans to a pair of sturdy but shapely shape·ly adj. shape·li·er, shape·li·est 1. Having a distinct shape. 2. Having a pleasing shape. shape legs in a pair of feminine high heels. ``In fact, you're not a guy anymore.'' The ads were created by a San Francisco ad agency. Idaho finally making spud official veggie Stick a fork in this legislation, it's done. The Idaho House voted 54-15 on Thursday to make the Idaho potato the state's official vegetable. The Senate is expected to follow suit, and the governor has said he will go along, buttering the way for the spud's rise. ``For 37 years, they have been number one,'' Rep. Maxine Bell said. ``This will let the world know we're very proud of this product.'' About 18 percent of Idaho's agriculture income comes from the potato. The state led the nation in potato production last year with 14 billion pounds. Potatoes are already on the Idaho license plate and the state seal. CAPTION(S): 2 Photos Photo: (1) WEBBER (2) Big and little nippers Five-month-old Blake Rowland of Woodinville, Wash., opens wide next to a Tyrannosaurus Tyrannosaurus (tīrăn'ōsôr`əs, tĭr–) [Gr.,=tyrant lizard], member of a family, Tyrannosauridae, of bipedal carnivorous saurischian dinosaurs characterized by having strong hind limbs, a muscular tail, and short rex model, part of the interactive entertainment at a Bellevue, Wash., shopping mall. Associated Press |
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