Ikang given humanitarian position<\/p>\n
JAKARTA: Rocker-cum-businessman Ikang Fawzi says he is excited to
\nbe named ambassador of the humanitarian group Indonesia Red
\nCrescent (BSMI).<\/p>\n
\"When it was first offered to me, I was delighted to accept
\nit. This is going to be my vehicle to voice my gratitude to God.
\nI want to repay my loan to God,\" said the father of two
\ndaughters.<\/p>\n
With his new title, 46-year-old Ikang wants to encourage his
\n'celebrity' friends to take part in charity activities,
\nespecially those run by BSMI. He also plans to involve colleagues
\nand businesspeople from the Indonesian Chamber of Trade.<\/p>\n
\"Compared with doctors and paramedics who were sent to
\nPakistan in the middle of the fasting month, what I've done is
\nnothing,\" Ikang said, as quoted by Antara.<\/p>\n
BSMI is set to send a medical team to help survivors of the
\nPakistan earthquake.<\/p>\n
\"While we're busy amassing consumer items to welcome the Idul
\nFitri holidays, the doctors and paramedics will be on a
\nhumanitarian mission away from their families,\" he said.<\/p>\n
When asked what he hoped to gain from his position at BSMI,
\nIkang said,\"I already had enough when I joined BSMI; like my
\ncareer as a singer, what we can do is help make things better for
\npeople -- that's the main thing.\"<\/p>\n
Ikang, married to former model Marissa Haque who is now a
\nmember of the House of Representatives, was popular in the 1980s
\nand early 1990s. Besides singing, he also starred in a number of
\nlocally made films. --JP<\/p>\n
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\nBritain-Beckhams
\nDavid and Victoria Beckham seek libel damages over claims their
\nJP\/20\/GUESS<\/p>\n
David and Victoria Beckham seek libel damages over claims their
\nmarriage is unhappy[<\/p>\n
Beckhams may sue over marriage claims<\/p>\n
LONDON: Soccer star David Beckham and his wife, former Spice Girl
\nVictoria are taking legal action against a newspaper that claimed
\ntheir \"happy marriage\" is a sham.<\/p>\n
The pair are seeking libel damages against the News of the
\nWorld newspaper over an article which carried the headline: \"Posh
\nand Becks on the Rocks.\" The case will be heard before a judge
\nand jury at London's Law Courts in December.<\/p>\n
During a pretrial hearing on Monday the couple's lawyer, Hugh
\nTomlinson, said the Beckhams would argue that they had been
\ndefamed by the newspaper and there was no truth in the story that
\nalleged that the pair were maintaining a false image of a happy
\nmarriage to protect their financial interests.<\/p>\n
Richard Spearman, for News Group Newspapers -- publishers of
\nthe News of the World, said the article suggested that because
\nthe Beckhams' \"substantial fortunes depend upon their public
\nperception, the claimants have been cynically and hypocritically
\ntrying, for financial reasons, to convince the public that they
\ncontinue to enjoy a happy marriage.\"<\/p>\n
Spearman said the defense would argue that that suggestion was
\ntrue and would also question the state of the celebrity marriage.
\n\"Is it unhappy, rocked by rows and tensions because of David
\nBeckham's infidelity or is it happy? We say unhappy,\" Spearman
\nsaid.<\/p>\n
Tomlinson, for the Beckhams, said the couple promoted
\nthemselves as a happily married couple because they were.<\/p>\n
The trial starts on Dec. 5 and is expected to take two weeks.
\nIt is not the first time that David Beckham, the England and Real
\nMadrid soccer star whose income is the highest in world soccer,
\nhas pursued libel action against Britain's tabloid media.<\/p>\n
In August, Beckham accepted damages from tabloid The People
\nfor an article that falsely accused him of making hate calls to a
\nformer nanny.<\/p>\n
GetAP 1.00 -- OCT 18, 2005 18:22:43<\/p>\n
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\nUS-Warren Buffett
\nMultimillion-dollar deal announced for book about Warren Buffett
\nJP\/20\/GUESS<\/p>\n
Multimillion-dollar deal announced for book about Warren Buffett
\nAP Photo NY119[ By HILLEL ITALIE= AP National Writer=<\/p>\n
Multimillion-dollar deal for Buffet<\/p>\n
NEW YORK: A bidding war for an authorized biography of the
\n\"ideas\" of billionaire Warren Buffett has been won by the Bantam
\nDell Publishing Group, a division of Random House Inc.<\/p>\n
Tentatively titled The Snowball: How Warren Buffett Collected
\nFriends, Wisdom and Wealth, the book is scheduled to come out in
\n2008. Several publishers were interested and a representative
\nclose to the deal said it was worth more than US$7 million,
\nalthough not as much as the reported $10 million to $12 million
\nfor former President Clinton's My Life.<\/p>\n
Former General Electric Co. CEO Jack Welch reportedly got $7.1
\nmillion for his best seller, Jack: Straight From the Gut.<\/p>\n
The Snowball will be written by Alice Schroeder, a former
\ninsurance analyst at Morgan Stanley, where she met Buffett. This
\nmarks the first time a book will be written with his cooperation,
\nbut the contract was negotiated with Schroeder.<\/p>\n
According to a statement issued on Wednesday by Dell, the book
\nwill focus on Buffett's business strategies. It will be based on
\nthe \"thousands of hours\" Schroeder spent with Buffett and on
\n\"unprecedented access to his files, friends and associates.\"<\/p>\n
The 75-year-old Buffett is considered of special interest both
\nfor his personal wealth, estimated by Forbes magazine at $40
\nbillion, and his folksy style.<\/p>\n
Buffett is known as the man who built a 1956 partnership of
\nfour relatives and three close friends into a holding company
\nworth about $100 billion. Berkshire Hathaway Inc. owns insurance,
\nsoft drink, candy, furniture, restaurant and carpet firms.<\/p>\n
Yet Buffett is also known to wear sweat pants and sweat shirts
\nin his spare time. He is a longtime fan of hamburgers, french
\nfries and Cherry Cokes, and enjoys bridge and playing the
\nukulele.<\/p>\n
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