| Ledger's Funeral Arrangements a Mystery
That eliminated "any need to interview Miss Olsen," he said.Ledger's family placed a death notice in The West Australian, a newspaper based in his hometown of Perth, remembering him as "the most amazing 'old soul' in a young man's body."The actor's sister, Kate, said she could "hardly breathe" as she tried to write her tribute. "We were the ultimate soul mates," she said."You were so many things to so many people, but to me you were just my little brother."The cause of Ledger's death will not be known for at least a week, after medical examiners complete toxicology tests. Authorities suspect a possible drug overdose. Several prescription drugs were found in the Manhattan apartment where Ledger's body was found. .
U.S. Teens Spending Power for Crucial Holiday Season Could Bode Well ...
The Teen Topix survey taps into the complex lives of the 13-17 year old set and is done in conjunction with eCRUSH, a leading PG-13 social networking site. 750 teens across the country were surveyed about their gift buying behavior and preferences for the coming holiday season. A key finding of the study was that 95% of teens chose shopping at stores and malls, over catalog and online. However, 65% of teens say they use the Internet to find out about new, cool products, friends come in a close second at 62%, and 54% of teens find about new products from commercials on TV. When asked about specific types of stores they will shop at this holiday season, Electronics (46%), Bath/body (45%), and music stores (41%) led the way. Much lower on the list were store websites (13%), online stores (12%), auction sites (8%), and home shopping channels (3%).
bernie passeltiner
Actor Bernie Passeltiner, who seven times a week makes audiences laugh and cry with his portrayal of a warmhearted, dying professor in "Tuesdays with Morrie," looks out the window of a coffee shop near the Repertory Theatre of St. Louis and gestures toward Big Bend Boulevard.
"The apartment was right over there," he says. "It was a lovely place with plenty of room. My daughter was a baby then. All of us were just starting out. It was a great time and a great place to be a young actor."
It was 1966 in Webster Groves.
Passeltiner belonged to the original acting company at the fledgling Repertory Theatre. He starred in its very first production, Peter Shaffer's "The Private Ear and the Public Eye." Over the next three years, Passeltiner lived an actor's dream, taking roles in plays as different from each other as "Twelfth Night" and "Waiting for Godot," "The World of Sholom Aleichem" and "Oh! What a Lovely War." .
BRITS go pop
Triumphant comeback kings Take That, solo star Mika and 'X Factor' winner Leona Lewis all boast four nominations, and look poised to dominate the ceremony at London's Earls Court on February 20. Back in their 90s heyday Take That managed their fair share of BRITs success, walking off with Best British Single in 1993, 1994 and 1996. But despite their massive popularity they were never more than a sideshow to the main event of the titanic battle between the Britpop and cutting edge dance acts of the mid-90s - the first decade where the judging panel overhauled their policy of overlooking critically acclaimed acts in favour of big-selling mainstream artists. .
Community roundup
Body Recall available: A different approach to exercise, Body Recall is a nationally acclaimed exercise program designed to help seniors reclaim the variety of movement and strength that help make living more pleasurable. Two new classes will begin at 9 and 10:30 a.m. today at First Baptist Church, 4500 Riverview Ave. Sessions are scheduled to meet Monday, Wednesday and Friday, for 15 weeks, today-May 16. Fee is $45. Call Wanda L. Williams, certified instructor, (513) 422-0651, for information or registration. .
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