Sheen Makes Surprise Appearance on Piers Morgan

Charlie Sheen rounded off a day of bizarre interviews with a surprise hour-long live appearance on CNN's Piers Morgan Tonight Monday night. Sheen appeared a little more subdued than he had been earlier in the day, telling host Piers Morgan that he wasn't "bringing the crazy," and backtracking on remarks made elsewhere, including his demand for a pay rise. He told Morgan he wasn't under the influence, pulling out a clean drug test to prove it. Sheen said he didn't "take" cocaine�"I had to pay for it."

Sheen�while maintaining that he was on "a quest to claim absolute victory"�said he plans to go back and finish the season of Two and a Half Men and he can "sort of understand why" CBS felt the need to intervene after some high-profile incident. Morgan touched on the domestic abuse issue but for the most part went pretty easy on Sheen, offering compliments including "TV needs you" and "You're kind of the Che Guevara of Hollywood at the moment."

Actress Jane Russell dies aged 89th

Jane Russell, the brunette who was discovered by Howard Hughes and went on to become one of the biggest stars of the 1940s and '50s, has died at age 89.

Russell's daughter-in-law Etta Waterfield said the actress died on Monday at her home in Santa Maria of a respiratory-related illness.

Hughes, the eccentric billionaire, cast Russell in his sexy, and controversial, 1941 Western The Outlaw, turning her into an overnight star.

She would go on to appear opposite such leading men as Frank Sinatra and Bob Hope, as well as fellow actress Marilyn Monroe.

Although her film career slowed in the 1960s, Russell remained active throughout her life.

Until her health began to decline a few weeks ago, Ms Waterfield said she remained active singing and working for various causes.

With her sultry look and glowing sexuality, Russell became a star before she was ever seen by a wide movie audience. The Hughes publicity mill ground out photos of the beauty in low-cut costumes and swim suits, and she became famous, especially as a pin-up for Second World War GIs.

By that time she had become a box-office star by starring with Bob Hope in the 1948 hit comedy-Western The Paleface.

Although her look and her hourglass figure made her the subject of numerous nightclub jokes, unlike Monroe, Rita Hayworth and other pin-up queens of the era, Russell was untouched by scandal in her personal life. During her Hollywood career she was married to star UCLA and pro football quarterback Bob Waterfield.

After her movie career faded, she became the leader of the Hollywood Christian Group - a cluster of film people who gathered for Bible study and good works. After experiencing problems in adopting her three children, she founded World Adoption International Agency, which has helped facilitate adoptions of more than 50,000 children from overseas.

Google Glitch Disables 150,000 Gmail Accounts

Google, we have a problem. About 150,000 Gmail account holders woke up to a nightmare this morning, with all their e-mail, attachments and Google Chat logs gone. What happened?

Google explains that �less than 0.08%� of all Gmail users were affected by the bug, which completely reset accounts, even down to the detail offering a welcome message to those users when they first logged on today. They, and especially visitors to the Gmail Help Forum, were not amused.

But there�s good news here. The way Google is explaining it on its Apps Status Dashboard: �Google engineers are working to restore full access. Affected users may be temporarily unable to sign in while we repair their accounts.�

In an earlier message, Google wrote, �For those Gmail users reporting missing messages, our engineers are working to restore them as soon as possible.� So maybe this is not so bad after all. As long as Google restores the messages, all we had was a big scare. Will Google restore all the messages? We�ve contacted a Google spokesperson, and will let you know when we hear back.

Meanwhile, I�m going to back up all of my Gmail forthwith. But wait a minute -� how do you back up Gmail? Here:

This is a free application for Mac, PC and Linux called Gmail Backup. I gave it a try and it�s easy to use. After a quick download, you just give it your credentials and it begins downloading all your e-mails, backing them up securely no matter what Google decides to do. After 30 minutes, it had downloaded 2.4% of my e-mails, so this is not going to take forever. It�s probably time well spent.

Residents gather around a tank and an armed man on a rooftop flashes the victory sign, as foreign journalists arrive in Zawiya, 30 miles west of Tripoli, in Libya.

GENEVA -- The United States is pressing its European allies to set tough sanctions on the Libyan government, to turn up the heat on Moammar Qaddafi and convince his remaining loyalists to abandon the regime, U.S. officials said. The Obama administration also declared it stood ready to aid Libyans seeking to oust their longtime leader.

Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton will make the administration's case for stronger action to foreign ministers from Britain, France, Germany and Italy when she holds a series of high-level talks Monday in this Swiss city.

Clinton will also look to coordinate future U.S. sanctions on Qaddafi's government with senior officials from Russia, Australia and the European Union so that the international community presents unified opposition to the attacks that have killed hundreds of people in the North African country, senior administration officials said Sunday.

They spoke after Clinton said the U.S. could offer "any type of assistance" to anti-Qaddafi Libyans organizing in the east of the country, though she made no mention of any U.S. military help to a provisional government that is organizing or of a no-fly zone over the country -- as called for by Sens. John McCain, R-Ariz., and Joseph Lieberman, a Connecticut independent.

"We want him to leave and we want him to end his regime and call off the mercenaries and those troops that remain loyal to him," Clinton told reporters a day after President Barack Obama branded Qaddafi an illegitimate ruler who must leave power immediately. "How he manages that is obviously up to him and to his family."

The senior administration officials, speaking on condition of anonymity to discuss internal administration planning, said they expected EU sanctions as early as Monday and pointed to the far larger economic impact they could have because most of Libya's exports go to the continent.

That means, as with Iran, concerted European action affecting oil, trade or investment relations with Libya could deal a crippling blow to Qaddafi's economy whereas the impact of American sanctions is more limited. While an official said "substantial" Libyan assets based in the U.S. were blocked by the administration last week, the effect of Europeans "mirroring" those penalties could do more to prod Qaddafi's closest allies to abandon ship.

And tougher measures are being considered, the officials said.

Future U.S. actions will focus on three fronts: enforcing sanctions already imposed against senior members of Qaddafi's government; providing humanitarian assistance for Libyans fleeing to neighboring countries to escape the violence; and convincing decision-makers that they support the Libyan leader at their own peril.

The last goal is aimed to accelerate the end of Qaddafi's regime. U.S. officials are hoping that their message reaches those in Qaddafi's inner circle, "some of whom may be in fact be rational, some of whom may be interested in self-preservation, maybe interested in not ending up in The Hague," an official said, referring to the international criminal court. The U.N. Security Council instructed the court on Saturday to look into possible crimes against humanity.

Officials said Clinton's conversation is intended to advance the conversation and prepare for a protracted struggle with Qaddafi, whom Obama urged to step down over the weekend. A whole range of options are being considered, beyond the possible no-fly zone, though officials declined to outline them.

The officials said it was too early to judge whether the relatively limited sanctions imposed so far -- travel bans, asset freezes, an arms embargo and a referral to an international criminal court -- could force Qaddafi to end his fight against dissenters bent on ousting him after 42 years in power.

Clinton said the U.S. was reaching out to many different Libyan groups preparing to lead their country out of four decades of dictatorship.

"We are just at the beginning of what will follow Qaddafi," she said. "It's way too soon to tell how this is going to play out, but we're going to be ready and prepared to offer any kind of assistance that anyone wishes to have from the United States."

2011 Oscar winners and nominees

Winners and nominees for the 83rd Academy Awards

Best picture

"127 Hours"
"Black Swan"
"The Fighter"
"Inception"
"The Kids Are All Right"
(Winner) "The King's Speech"
"The Social Network"
"Toy Story 3"
"True Grit"
"Winter's Bone"

Lead actor

Javier Bardem, "Biutiful"
Jeff Bridges, "True Grit"
Jesse Eisenberg, "The Social Network"
(Winner) Colin Firth, "The King's Speech"
James Franco, "127 Hours"

Lead actress

Annette Bening, "The Kids Are All Right"
Nicole Kidman, "Rabbit Hole"
Jennifer Lawrence, "Winter's Bone"
(Winner) Natalie Portman, "Black Swan"
Michelle Williams, "Blue Valentine"

Supporting actor

(Winner) Christian Bale, "The Fighter"
John Hawkes,"Winter's Bone"
Jeremy Renner, "The Town"
Mark Ruffalo, "The Kids Are All Right"
Geoffrey Rush, "The King's Speech"

Supporting actress

Amy Adams, "The Fighter"
Helena Bonham Carter, "The King's Speech"
(Winner) Melissa Leo, "The Fighter"
Hailee Steinfeld, "True Grit"
Jacki Weaver, "Animal Kingdom"

Best director

Darren Aronofsky, "Black Swan"
David Fincher, "The Social Network"
(Winner) Tom Hooper, "The King's Speech"
David O. Russell, "The Fighter"
Joel and Ethan Coen, "True Grit"

Best animated feature

"How to Train Your Dragon"
"The Illusionist"
(Winner) "Toy Story 3"

Best foreign-language film

"Biutiful" (Mexico)
"Dogtooth" (Greece)
(Winner) "In a Better World" (Denmark)
"Incendies" (Canada)
"Outside the Law" (Algeria)

Screenplay (original)

"Another Year," written by Mike Leigh
"The Fighter," written by Scott Silver, Paul Tamasy and Eric Johnson. Story by Keith Dorrington, Paul Tamasy and Eric Johnson
"Inception," written by Christopher Nolan
"The Kids Are All Right," written by Lisa Cholodenko and Stuart Blumberg
(Winner) "The King's Speech," screenplay by David Seidler

Screenplay (adapted)

"127 Hours," screenplay by Danny Boyle and Simon Beaufoy
(Winner) "The Social Network," screenplay by Aaron Sorkin
"Toy Story 3," screenplay by Michael Arndt. Story by John Lasseter, Andrew Stanton and Lee Unkrich
"True Grit," written for the screen by Joel and Ethan Coen
"Winter's Bone," adapted for the screen by Debra Granik and Anne Rosellini

Music (original score)

"How to Train Your Dragon," John Powell
"Inception," Hans Zimmer
"The King's Speech," Alexandre Desplat
"127 Hours," A.R. Rahman
(Winner) "The Social Network," Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross

Best music (original song)

"Coming Home" from "Country Strong," music and lyrics by Tom Douglas, Troy Verges and Hillary Lindsey
"I See the Light" from "Tangled," music by Alan Menken, lyrics by Glenn Slater
"If I Rise" from "127 Hours," music by A.R. Rahman and lyrics by Dido and Rollo Armstrong
(Winner) "We Belong Together" from "Toy Story 3," music and lyrics by Randy Newman

Art direction

(Winner) "Alice in Wonderland," production design: Robert Stromberg; set decoration: Karen O'Hara
"Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows -- Part 1," production design: Stuart Craig; set decoration: Stephenie McMillan
"Inception" production design: Guy Hendrix Dyas; set decoration: Larry Dias and Doug Mowat
"The King's Speech" production design: Eve Stewart; set decoration: Judy Farr
"True Grit" production design: Jess Gonchor; set decoration: Nancy Haigh

Cinematography

"Black Swan," Matthew Libatique
(Winner) "Inception," Wally Pfister
"The King's Speech," Danny Cohen
"The Social Network," Jeff Cronenweth
"True Grit," Roger Deakins

Costume design

(Winner) "Alice in Wonderland," Colleen Atwood
"I Am Love," Antonella Cannarozzi
"The King's Speech," Jenny Beavan
"The Tempest," Sandy Powell
"True Grit" Mary Zophres

Best documentary (feature)

"Exit Through the Gift Shop," Banksy and Jaimie D'Cruz
"Gasland," Josh Fox and Trish Adlesic
(Winner) "Inside Job," Charles Ferguson and Audrey Marrs
"Restrepo," Tim Hetherington and Sebastian Junger
"Waste Land," Lucy Walker and Angus Aynsley

Best documentary (short subject)

"Killing in the Name," Jed Rothstein
"Poster Girl," Sara Nesson and Mitchell W. Block
(Winner) "Strangers No More," Karen Goodman and Kirk Simon
"Sun Come Up," Jennifer Redfearn and Tim Metzger
"The Warriors of Qiugang," Ruby Yang and Thomas Lennon

Film editing

"Black Swan," Andrew Weisblum
"The Fighter," Pamela Martin
"The King's Speech," Tariq Anwar
"127 Hours," Jon Harris
(Winner) "The Social Network," Angus Wall and Kirk Baxter

Makeup

"Barney's Version," Adrien Morot
"The Way Back," Edouard F. Henriques, Gregory Funk and Yolanda Toussieng
(Winner) "The Wolfman," Rick Baker and Dave Elsey

Best short film (animated)

"Day & Night," Teddy Newton
"The Gruffalo," Jakob Schuh and Max Lang
"Let's Pollute," Geefwee Boedoe
(Winner) "The Lost Thing," Shaun Tan and Andrew Ruhemann
"Madagascar, carnet de voyage," Bastien Dubois

Best short film (live action)

"The Confession," Tanel Toom
"The Crush," Michael Creagh
(Winner) "God of Love," Luke Matheny
"Na Wewe," Ivan Goldschmidt
"Wish 143," Ian Barnes and Samantha Waite

Sound editing

(Winner) "Inception," Richard King
"Toy Story 3," Tom Myers and Michael Silvers
"Tron: Legacy," Gwendolyn Yates Whittle and Addison Teague
"True Grit," Skip Lievsay and Craig Berkey
"Unstoppable," Mark P. Stoeckinger

Sound mixing

(Winner) "Inception," Lora Hirschberg, Gary A. Rizzo and Ed Novick
"The King's Speech," Paul Hamblin, Martin Jensen and John Midgley
"Salt," Jeffrey J. Haboush, Greg P. Russell, Scott Millan and William Sarokin
"The Social Network," Ren Klyce, David Parker, Michael Semanick and Mark Weingarten
"True Grit," Skip Lievsay, Craig Berkey, Greg Orloff and Peter F. Kurland

Visual effects

"Alice in Wonderland," Ken Ralston, David Schaub, Carey Villegas and Sean Phillips
"Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows -- Part 1," Tim Burke, John Richardson, Christian Manz and Nicolas Aithadi
"Hereafter," Michael Owens, Bryan Grill, Stephan Trojanski and Joe Farrell
(Winner) "Inception," Paul Franklin, Chris Corbould, Andrew Lockley and Peter Bebb
"Iron Man 2," Janek Sirrs, Ben Snow, Ged Wright and Daniel Sudick

Luke Matheny Profile

Luke Matheny is the writer/director/star of �God of Love,� a quirky 18-minute short film about a jazz crooner who performs amazing dart tricks on stage. It appeared in both the Indianapolis International Film Festival and the Heartland Film Festival in 2010, and is up for an Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film.

Read The Film Yap�s review of �God of Love� here.

This film was your student thesis in the graduate film program at NYU. Talk about what the storied school did for your development as a filmmaker.
There were lots of great things about the NYU grad film program: the faculty, the facilities, the reputation. But in the end, the most valuable aspect of film school were my classmates, who became close friends and irreplaceable collaborators.
Where did you come up with the idea for �God of Love,� about a lounge singer/trick dart master?
I�d rather not say because it would involve me giving away the ending.

I love the whole retro vibe of the film � black-and-white, jazz standards. What inspired you to go that way?

I�m a huge jazz fan, and I�ve always loved jazz photography from the 1950s and �60s. I knew that the film would open in a kind of bohemian-ish jazz setting, so I thought that this kind of black-and-white visual treatment would give the movie an overall cool, romantic, nostalgic quality. And, of course, my cinematographer Bobby Webster was a key player in helping me bring that idea to life. We looked at lots of films that featured jazz scenes: �I Want to Live!� and �Paris Blues� were two visual touchstones, in particular. The French New Wave was an aesthetic influence, as well, in some of the film�s montage scenes.

Is that really you singing in the film?
It is. But the recording you hear is actually constructed from numerous takes � like 25 or 30 � that were craftily cut together by my perfectionist composer Sasha Gordon.

Talk about the filmmaking process � how did you get financing, how long did you shoot, etc.
The funding came from a combination of student loans, my own savings and some production grants. The shoot took 10 days. We shot on the RED Camera. My mom did craft services.

Your film won a Gold Medal at the 2010 Student Academy Awards for narrative film. So, does that mean you have a gold statuette just like Sandra Bullock�s? All kidding aside, what was it like receiving that honor?
It was unbelievable. I�m kind of a crazy Oscar fan and actually have every single Best Picture committed to memory. So to actually be in a position to personally thank the Academy was really amazing. As for the award itself, it�s a Student Oscar, which is a kind of granite cube, not the actual statuette.

What�s your next film project?
Busy writing my feature screenplay. It�s a comedy titled �Ron Quixote.�

'In a Better World' beats 'Incendies' at Oscars

The Danish drama "In a Better World" won the best foreign-language film Oscar on Sunday night, edging out the Canadian war-tinged saga "Incendies."

"I am so truly honoured and grateful and happy," said Bier, whose previous films include the Oscar-nominated "After the Wedding" and "Things We Lost in the Fire."

"In a Better World" is the third Danish film to take the honour. The other two were "Babette's Feast" in 1987 and "Pelle the Conqueror" in 1988.

The other nominees were Mexico's "Biutiful," Greece's "Dogtooth," and Algeria's "Outside the Law."

"In a Better World," which will be released in the U.S. on April 1 by Sony Classics, is about a separated couple (Mikael Persbrandt, Trine Dyrholm) that stretches across a small Danish town and a Sudanese refugee camp. Their family is further stressed when a feud between their teen son (Markus Rygaard) and a school bully turns violent.

It also won the Golden Globe for best foreign language film.

The Academy Awards foreign language winner was whittled down from 66 submissions, with countries allowed one submission each. It's a process that has frequently come under fire, most notably for snubbing films like "4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days," ''Volver" and "Gomorrah" of even a nomination.

Partly to correct such oversights, a 20-member executive committee was formed to safeguard the selection of nominees.

That didn't necessarily stop criticism. Some were angry that the French film about Trappist monks standing up to Islamic fundamentalism, "Of Gods and Men," wasn't among this year's nominees (or even the shortlist of nine films). Others missed the Palme d'Or winner "Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives," from Thailand.

But the win for "In a Better World" is likely to engender applause for the Academy's pick. It follows last year's winner, the Argentine thriller "The Secret in Their Eyes" in the award.

The 2011 Oscars also included the rare nomination for a foreign language performance. Javier Bardem, who won for best supporting actor in 2008 for "No Country for Old Men," was nominated for best actor for his much-lauded performance in Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu's "Biutiful."

"Incendies" follows the emotional tumult of adult twins who go on a mission to uncover their dead mother's dark, war-torn past.

It lost out on Hollywood's biggest prize after a celebrated run on the festival circuit, earning accolades from Venice, Toronto, Vancouver, Halifax and Abu Dhabi.

"Incendies" has 10 nominations at next month's Genie Awards, which celebrate the best in Canadian film.

Oscar Style Showdown: Sandra Bullock, The Glamor.

It's a battle of America's Sweethearts!

Academy Awards host Anne Hathaway is Young Hollywood royalty in Valentino Couture and Tiffany diamonds. But oops, she's styled almost exactly like last year's Best Actress Oscar winner Sandra Bullock, who donned Vera Wang for this year's festivities.

So which glamour gal gets your vote?

While you're indulging in our favorite pastime of pitting fashionistas against each other, check out E!'s Red Carpet Pose-Off Game.

Natalie Portman vs. Scarlett Johansson, Mila Kunis vs. Cate Blanchett, Reese Witherspoon vs. Amy Adams�who rocked A-list attire at the Academy Awards?

Make the call, and you could win CC Skye pav� pyramid stud earrings and a Judith Leiber beaded slide-lock clutch!

FIFA ancam cekal PSSI

ANCAMAN cekal terhadap Indonesia dari keanggotaan FIFA membuat PSSI ketar-ketir. Agar terhindar dari "bencana" besar bagi persepakbolaan nasional itu, PSSI berusaha melobi otoritas sepak bola dunia itu lewat Dali Tahir, deputi Sekjen PSSI Bidang Hubungan Luar Negeri yang juga anggota Komite Etika FIFA.

Sejak pekan lalu, Dali Tahir berada di Zurich, Swiss. Hari ini, pukul 12.00 waktu Zurich, Dali Tahir akan bertemu Sekjen FIFA Jerome Valcke di Kantor FIFA. Dali akan melaporkan apa yang sebenarnya terjadi di Indonesia. Saat dihubungi Jawa Pos tadi malam, pria 63 tahun itu mengungkapkan bahwa dirinya membawa misi agar FIFA tidak tergesa-gesa mencekal Indonesia.

Dali Tahir akan berusaha meminta waktu kepada organisasi pimpinan Sepp Blatter itu untuk mempertemukan pihak-pihak yang berseteru guna mencari titik temu. Pada Jumat malam lalu, beber Dali Tahir, FIFA mengirim surat elektronik kepada PSSI yang isinya menyatakan bahwa pemerintah Indonesia lewat Menpora Andi Mallarangeng sudah mengintervensi PSSI dan itu bisa berbuah sanksi pencekalan.

"Tapi, sanksi dari FIFA tidak begitu saja dijatuhkan. Butuh proses. Exco FIFA yang memutuskan itu setelah mengundang emergency committee segala semacam. Exco FIFA baru bersidang beberapa hari mendatang," kata Dali Tahir tadi malam.

"Nah, sebelum ada keputusan cekal atau tidak, saya minta waktu kepada FIFA agar ada kesempatan bagi pemerintah dan PSSI berunding untuk mencari kata sepakat," lanjutnya.

Dali mengungkapkan, dengan kapasitasnya sebagai salah satu anggota Komite Etika FIFA, dia yakin apa yang disampaikannya akan didengar dan menjadi rekomendasi. Pria kelahiran Sumatera itu mengaku siap menjadi mediator untuk mempertemukan pihak-pihak yang saat ini berbeda pendapat.

"Demi kebaikan bersama, kita harus duduk satu meja untuk menyelesaikan semua persoalan yang ada saat ini. Kita harus mencari jalan keluar terbaik. Tidak ada pihak yang merasa menang dan kalah. Negara lain sudah melangkah jauh, masak kita masih berebut pepesan kosong seperti ini. Marilah kita duduk bersama dan jangan sampai ada yang merasa kehilangan muka. Saya siap jadi mediatornya," bebernya.

Dali Tahir mengaku paham jika banyak yang tidak suka dengan sosok Ketua Umum PSSI Nurdin Halid. Menurut dia, kalau tidak suka dengan Nurdin Halid, jangan PSSI yang diobok-obok. Tidak semua pengurus PSSI jelek. "Sebagai pihak yang cukup lama berkecimpung di PSSI dan FIFA saya siap dipanggil Pak Menpora untuk dimintai pandangan dan masukan," bebernya.

Dorongan agar semua pihak yang bersilang pendapat saat ini bertemu juga dikemukakan plt manajer timnas U-23 Iman Arif. Menurut dia, harus ada win-win solution demi kemajuan sepak bola Indonesia. Menurut Iman, risikonya akan sangat besar jika FIFA sampai menjatuhkan sanksi kepada Indonesia.

"Semua persiapan yang kita buat untuk menyongsong kualifikasi Olimpiade dan SEA Games 2010 tidak ada gunanya lagi. Begitu juga naturalisasi beberapa pemain yang sudah kita lakukan. Semoga saja semua bisa legawa dan segera duduk bersama," katanya.

"Saat ini ada tiga pemain keturunan Indo-Belanda yang proses naturalisasinya hampir rampung. Yaitu, Ruben Wuarbanaran, Diego Michiels, dan Joey Suk. Mereka diproyeksikan memperkuat timnas U-23 di leg kedua prakualifikasi Olimpaide 2012 di Turkemnistan, 9 Maret mendatang. Setelah itu ketiganya menjadi tulang punggung timnas SEA Games November nanti dan memperkuat timnas senior di kualifikasi Piala Dunia Juli mendatang.

Secara terpisah, tadi malam kubu Arifin Panigoro dan George Toisutta mengundang para pendukungnya untuk silaturahmi di salah satu hotel di Jakarta. Siang ini duet yang saat ini dianggap motor perubahan persepakbolaan tanah air itu akan menggelar press conference pasca keluarnya keputusan Komite Banding.

Nadine Alexandra Dewi Ames Siap Jadi Sutradara

Usai mengikuti ajang Miss Universe 2011, Nadine Alexandra Dewi Ames sudah mempersiapkan rencananya untuk melanjutkan pendidikannya di dunia film. Mahasiswa jurusan film dan screen studies di Bath Spa University, London, Inggris ini sempat menunda sekolahnya dengan mengambil cuti lantaran ikut ajang Puteri Indonesia.

"Belajar di dunia perfilman dan menjadi sutradara yang memang menjadi cita-cita saya. Apalagi setelah film-film Hollywood di-banned di Indonesia. Maunya jadi sutradara film, setelah kemarin sempat bermain sinetron," papar Nadine yang berencana untuk balik ke Indonesia pada tahun 2013 dan segera menerapkan ilmunya.

Nadine yang sempat bermain di sebuah sinetron karena, tak membuat Nadine merasa sayang jika sebenarnya dirinya bisa bekerja di depan layar. Bagi Nadine sinetron lah yang menginspirasikan dirinya untuk mendalami di balik layar.

"Dari sinetron justru saya mendapat inspirasi. Jadi siapa tahu saya terjun dulu dalam film nanti, tapi lanjut ke sutradara siapa tahu kan," ujarnya.

Ditariknya film-film impor bagi Nadine adalah suatu peluang untuk dirinya menjadi sutradara. Penarikan film impor ini juga bisa memicu para sutradara untuk membuat sebuah karya yang bagus agar bisa dilirik oleh Hollywood.

"Saya kan mengambil jurusan film di kuliah, karena saya ingin menjadi sutradara. Dan menurut saya ini (ditariknya film impor) adalah oportunity, dan akan menjadikan jalan saya lebih mudah," tukasnya saat dijumpai di Taman Sari Royal Heritage Spa, Tanah Abang, Jakarta Pusat.

Ireland�s new leader vows to hit ground running

DUBLIN � Agence France-Presse Irish opposition leader Enda Kenny was poised to take power Sunday with a promise to move quickly on amending an unpopular international bailout after his Fine Gael Party won historic elections.

Kenny looks certain to be taoiseach, or prime minister, after the ruling Fianna Fail Party of incumbent Brian Cowen suffered a crushing defeat by voters angry at the collapse of their once booming economy and the subsequent bailout.

But the 59-year-old Fine Gael leader told supporters in Dublin late Saturday there was �no time to lose, no hour to waste� as he confronted the challenges ahead, not least the form of the government he will lead.

Exit polls and early results suggest the centrist party will not win a majority in the 166-seat Dail, the lower house of parliament, and several top Fine Gael figures indicated a coalition with the opposition Labour Party was likely.

With 131 seats declared Sunday, Fine Gael had 59 seats, Labour had 31, Fianna Fail had just 14 and the republican Sinn Fein party had 13, including its president Gerry Adams, who entered the Dail for the first time.

Kenny said he would be looking at his party�s options Sunday but stressed he would be �deciding on this very quickly,� saying it was important to international markets that Ireland had a �stable and strong government.�

He also vowed to move fast on a key campaign pledge to renegotiate the 85-billion-euro ($115-billion) bailout agreed with the European Union and International Monetary Fund in November, which many Irish see as a humiliation.

�We�re going to move on this next week, I�ve already had contacts with Europe this very day,� Kenny said in his first post-election TV interview.

Sachin Tendulkar : Indian batting maestro

Bangalore, Feb 27(ANI): Indian batting maestro Sachin Tendulkar scored his fifth World Cup century during the Group B game against England at Bangalore's M. Chinaswamy Stadium on Sunday.

It makes him the highest century-maker in World Cup history.

Former Indian captain Sourav Ganguly, former Australian opening batsman Mark Waugh and Australian captain Ricky Ponting have all scored four World Cup centuries.

Tendulkar's 120 from 115 balls was also his 47th ODI century, and 98th overall. The innings included five sixes and 10 fours.

The 37-year-old has accumulated 1944 runs from 38 World Cup matches at an impressive average of 58.90.

Hunkered down: Libyan leader Moamar Gaddafi

US president Barack Obama has called on Moamar Gaddafi to "leave now," declaring that the Libyan leader had lost his right to rule after attacking his own people to put down a popular uprising.

Mr Obama's most direct demand yet that Mr Gaddafi step down was made in a telephone call with German chancellor Angela Merkel to coordinate their response to the crisis, the White House said.

"The president stated that when a leader's only means of staying in power is to use mass violence against his own people, he has lost the legitimacy to rule and needs to do what is right for his country by leaving now," it said.

Hours later, the UN Security Council voted unanimously to order an investigation into crimes against humanity, an arms embargo and travel bans and asset freezes targeting Mr Gaddafi, his family and inner circle.

The resolution cited "gross and systematic violation of human rights, including the repression of peaceful demonstrators" and incitement to hostility and violence "from the highest levels of the Libyan government."

Australia has welcomed the decision, with Foreign Affairs Minister Kevin Rudd saying it sends a clear and unambiguous message to the Libyan regime that it must meet its responsibility to protect the Libyan people.

The UN resolution stopped short of demanding Mr Gaddafi be removed from power, something that Mr Obama had also refrained from doing while US citizens were being evacuated from Libya.

But the president and secretary of state Hillary Clinton sharply changed tack Saturday in back-to-back statements.

"Moamar Gaddafi has lost the confidence of his people and he should go without further bloodshed and violence," Ms Clinton said.

"The Libyan people deserve a government that is responsive to their aspirations and that protects their universally recognized human rights."

The diplomatic moves came as Mr Gaddafi hunkered down in Tripoli for what many feared would be a bloody showdown with rebels that have taken control of large areas of the oil-rich North African country.

The Libyan leader's son, Seif al-Islam Kadhafi, earlier told Al-Arabiya television that the crisis had "opened the doors to a civil war."

Foreigners flee

As the impasse deepened, thousands of foreign workers were trying to flee the country and embassies closed their doors. The United Nations estimates that more than 1,000 civilians have been killed so far.

The UN refugee agency said Sunday that "close to 100,000 people", mainly foreign migrants, have fled Libya to neighbouring countries during the past week of turmoil.

A UNHCR count showed that they were overwhelmingly foreign migrants, mainly Egyptians and Tunisians.

The Red Crescent said earlier that more than 10,000 people fled Libya into Tunisia at the Ras Jedir post on Saturday alone, most of them Egyptians, calling the situation a "humanitarian crisis" as the flow grew.

Before those arrivals, the Tunisian government said Saturday that 40,000 people had crossed from Libya since February 20, while Egyptian authorities accounted for 55,000 people fleeing since February 19, according to the UNHCR.

The refugee agency urged foreign help for Egypt and Tunisia to cope with the exodus.

The UNHCR revealed that its staff had crossed the border from Egypt, and met Libyan police and military nearby who said that they had defected from government forces and were working with local committees of tribal leaders.

Those tribal leaders told the agency there was a need for humanitarian assistance in Libya, "with a critical shortage of food throughout the eastern region, as well as shortages of some medical supplies," it added.

The reports of food shortages echo unconfirmed claims by some Libyan opposition members.

Cam Newton handled the press at the NFL Scouting Combine on Saturday afternoon at Lucas Oil Stadium.

Video cameras and reporters lurked in an expansive hallway inside Lucas Oil Stadium anxiously anticipating the biggest story of the week to stroll past.

Former Auburn quarterback Cam Newton emerged late Saturday afternoon wearing the NFL combine-issued all-black Under Armour uniform. Cameramen captured Newton's every step to the stage, where he addressed the largest gathering of reporters this week.

"This whole path to where I am now has been something of a whirlwind, to say the least," Newton said. "At the same time, this what I signed up for.

"To know 365 days ago I was attending class at Auburn. Even the Auburn fans didn't know what they were getting this time last year. It's a wonder what God can do in a person's life ... this fast."

The Heisman Trophy winner answered reporters as they fought to ask questions, the louder voices clubbing the weaker ones.

Ultimately, NFL teams must determine if Newton is worth the gamble of a high draft pick.

Physically, it's not an issue. Newton threw for 2,854 yards, 30 touchdowns and just 7 interceptions in leading the Tigers to the national championship. He also ran for 1,473 yards and 20 touchdowns.

Newton said he would compete in Auburn's Pro Day on March 9, and reiterated his intent to participate in the combine's battery of tests.

Coaches and general managers will continue the lengthy process of evaluating Newton's skills, and have already asked about the NCAA investigation involving Newton and his father.

"The process will be very extensive, whether it's for Cam Newton or for other guys on our list," said Carolina Panthers coach Ron Rivera, whose team owns the No. 1 pick in April's draft. "We will explore every avenue. We also keep an open mind there's a lot of things these young guys will do when they're 18 years old. To judge people and not realize they have grown would be unfair."

Newton began his press conference with an opening statement where he explained recent comments regarding himself not just as a football player but also an entertainer and icon.

"I understand my obligation is to be the best possible football player that I can be," Newton said.

Newton thanked those close to him for supporting him through the NCAA investigation, which ruled he was unaware of a pay-for-play scheme carried out by his father, Cecil Newton, during Cam Newton's recruitment by Mississippi State.

Newton said the two have grown closer through the draft process.

"My father is just like any other father that wants the best for his son," Newton said. "He wants to see his son succeed in every way possible."

Newton was asked about allegations that he had stolen a laptop computer or taken items from teammates' lockers.

"Sir, I'm going to let you know right now what I did in the past is in the past," Newton said. "My sole focus is to perform at this year's combine."

Newton's preparation for the NFL has included training in San Diego and forging a relationship with NFL Hall of Fame quarterback Warren Moon as an advisor.

"I call Warren, text him and he's always available," Newton said. "No matter the occasion, he's always ears first, and then he tells me what he feels like his best advice would be."

That's helped Newton through the repetitive interview process answering loads of questions from NFL teams.

"One thing I can say for each and every team, they keep you on our toes," Newton said.

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Twitter Was DOWN

One of the world�s most popular social networking sites is going through some technical issues.

To the dismay of many a tweeter, the entire website was down Saturday morning. During the past week many users have also reported that they�ve been unable to tweet, retweet or follow users.

Users from all over the world are experiencing the issues, with some problems more localized than others.

The website reported on Friday that they were �currently experiencing elevated error rates. You may experience some problems loading twitter.com and with Twitter clients. We are aware of the problem and are taking action.�

 
Update: Twitter is back up and functioning normally. Let�s hope it stays that way.

Twitter seems to be having server problems. Since 5:00 a.m. EST today, and possibly even earlier than that, Twitter, one of the world�s most popular social media sites, has been unavailable. Even Twitter�s homepage doesn�t load.

With millions of �tweets� being posted on Twitter each day, there are a lot of unhappy Twitter users at the moment. In the meantime, many people are turning to Facebook and FriendFeed to make sure the world doesn�t miss out on anything important (at least to them) going on in their lives.

Twitter does not have issues often, and when they do, it�s usually short lived. Fans of Twitter should have patience and give them a chance to correct the situation. It�s likely that the folks at Twitter are working to solve the problem as quickly as they can. Otherwise, use one of the other social media sites. There�s always FriendFeed and Facebook to turn to in a pinch.