NEWS LITE : NAMES IN THE NEWS REDFORD WON'T BE CREDITING FILM SITE.Stung by criticism that he guided too many tourists to Montana's best fly-fishing streams, Robert Redford Noun 1. Robert Redford - United States actor and filmmaker who starred with Paul Newman in several films (born in 1936) Charles Robert Redford, Redford is being vague in the credits of the new movie he filmed in the state. Film publicist Kathy Orloff said the credits for ``The Horse Whisperer,'' which opens on Christmas, will say only that it was filmed ``in a river valley near Livingston.'' ``He decided he didn't want to pinpoint where we filmed because he wanted to protect the seclusion seclusion Forensic psychiatry A strategy for managing disturbed and violent Pts in psychiatric units, which consists of supervised confinement of a Pt to a room–ie, involuntary isolation, to protect others from harm of that special place,'' she said. ``He was hurt when he was criticized for the attention `(A) River Runs Through It' brought to the state.'' Much of ``The Horse Whisperer'' was filmed in Sweet Grass County near Big Timber. State film commission director Lonie Stimac said some people in the area would be disappointed. ``The credit is usually a way to say thank you to people who helped them, so it's not exactly a snub, but it deprives them a little,'' she said. R.E.M.'s drummer to hang up sticks Saying brain surgery caused him to shift priorities, R.E.M. drummer Bill Berry This article refers to the drummer. For other people named Bill Berry, see Bill Berry (disambiguation). William "Bill" Thomas Berry (born July 31, 1958) was the drummer in alternative rock band R.E.M. for 17 years, before retiring from the group and becoming a farmer. has decided to leave the band. ``I joined the school band in the fourth grade, and I've been playing in a musical ensemble ever since,'' Berry said at the group's office in Athens, Ga. ``It's been great, it's been a wild ride, but I'm ready to get off.'' His departure marks the first lineup change for the band, which has produced two No. 1 albums in its 17-year history. Berry underwent surgery in March 1995 after suffering an aneurysm aneurysm (ăn`y  rĭzəm), localized dilatation of a blood vessel, particularly an artery, or the heart. . ``Lying in a hospital bed for three weeks made me kind of look at things a little differently and shift priorities,'' he said Thursday. The remaining three members said they would not permanently replace the 39-year-old Berry. ``I think it's a very courageous move for Bill to make,'' lead singer Michael Stipe told the Athens Banner-Herald. ``We're backing him in his decision, as sad as it is.'' Lansbury to make her TV comeback wasn't all she wrote, after all. Angela Lansbury, who played Jessica Fletcher for 12 seasons on ``Murder, She Wrote,'' returns to network television to star in ``Mrs. Pollifax.'' The actress plays a bored housewife who ends up working as a CIA CIA: see Central Intelligence Agency. (1) (Confidentiality Integrity Authentication) The three important concerns with regards to information security. Encryption is used to provide confidentiality (privacy, secrecy). agent. The show begins shooting in mid-November, primarily at locations in Ireland and France. Putting it there Bogies, hobgoblins can't keep Clinton back The schoolchildren's first chance to meet President Clinton blew up when he blew out his knee. On second try, the president made it to Lighthouse Elementary in Jupiter, Fla. - but barely. A Halloween hex, or a Clinton curse? Wearing an orange tie and jack-o'-lantern lapel pin, Clinton delighted a rain-drenched playground crowd that had waited 5-1/2 hours for an arrival delayed by fog in Washington. Pupils were supposed to get the day off because of scheduled teacher planning. ``I made you late, and now you're a little wet; but you look beautiful to me,'' Clinton said. His original visit to the school was scrapped at the last minute in March after he tore a tendon in his knee and was rushed back to Washington for surgery. The school's Republican congressman, Rep. Mark Foley, sought out a television reporter on Air Force One on Friday and joked that, given the school's jinxed jinx n. 1. A person or thing that is believed to bring bad luck. 2. A condition or period of bad luck that appears to have been caused by a specific person or thing. tr.v. history with Clinton, the GOP would have been wise to stand outside the event and hand the children voter registration cards. Seinfeld hazardous to man's well-being Laughter may not always be the best medicine. According to a brief letter in Catheterization catheterization Threading of a flexible tube (catheter) through a channel in the body to inject drugs or a contrast medium, measure and record flow and pressures, inspect structures, take samples, diagnose disorders, or clear blockages. and Cardiovascular Diagnosis, a journal not widely known for its sense of humor Noun 1. sense of humor - the trait of appreciating (and being able to express) the humorous; "she didn't appreciate my humor"; "you can't survive in the army without a sense of humor" sense of humour, humor, humour , a 62-year-old man fainted at least three times while watching ``Seinfeld.'' The proximate cause An act from which an injury results as a natural, direct, uninterrupted consequence and without which the injury would not have occurred. Proximate cause is the primary cause of an injury. was the behavior of George Costanza, as played by Jason Alexander. The man laughed so hard that he lost consciousness. ``During one event, he fell face first into his evening meal and was rescued by his wife,'' wrote Dr. Stephen V. Cox and two colleagues from Lahey Hitchcock Medical Center in Burlington, Mass. Comedy, however, was not the real culprit. The man smoked, had high blood pressure and high cholesterol Cholesterol, High Definition Cholesterol is a fatty substance found in animal tissue and is an important component to the human body. It is manufactured in the liver and carried throughout the body in the bloodstream. levels, and had already had a coronary bypass coronary bypass Surgical treatment for coronary heart disease to relieve angina pectoris and prevent heart attacks. It became widely used in the 1960s. One or more blood vessels—usually an artery in the chest or a vein from the leg—are transplanted to create . On examination, it turned out that blood flow to his brain was diminished by blockages in several arteries. When he was calm, his brain received enough blood, but when George made him laugh hysterically, it produced a physiological phenomenon called the Valsalva maneuver Valsalva Maneuver Definition The Valsalva maneuver is performed by attempting to forcibly exhale while keeping the mouth and nose closed. It is used as a diagnostic tool to evaluate the condition of the heart and is sometimes done as a treatment to - pressure in the chest pushing on the heart and reducing blood flow in and out. The doctors inserted a catheter with an inflatable balloon to open up an artery and implanted a stent to keep it open. The patient was then able to watch the show - and laugh without passing out. His doctors have called his problem Seinfeld Syncope Seinfeld syncope Cardiovascular disease Syncope caused by hysterical laughter in a Pt with cerebrovascular disease, causing a reaction similar to that effected by a Valsalva maneuver, with ↓ O2 flow to the brain . In their letter, they did not address the issue of why none of the other characters have been able to cause viewers to faint from laughter. CAPTION(S): 3 Photos Photo: (1) REDFORD (2) LANSBURY (3) President Clinton reaches out to greet Lighthouse Point Elementary School students Friday. Associated Press |
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