Romancing The Stone Film

Video Cowboys in Paradise - Romancing the Stone is an American 1984 action-adventure film.Directed by Robert Zemeckis, it stars Michael Douglas, Kathleen Turner and Danny DeVito. This film was one of the best adventure/humor movies of the eighties. Not only did it boost the star rating of Michael Douglas, it helped launch Kathleen Turner into stardom. It also was Robert Zemeckis's first box office hit as a director.

The plot of the movie revolves around romance writer Joan Wilder, played by Kathleen Turner, who travels to Colombia to find her kidnapped sister. In time she falls in love with a soldier of fortune [Michael Douglas] and the two become romantically involved as they search for a precious stone which the kidnappers want.

The beginning of the film shows Joan receiving a package from her dead brother-in-law. Soon after the package arrives she gets a frantic call from her sister Elaine[Mary Ann Trainor] informing her that she has been kidnapped and needs the map from the package as ransom. Joan flies down to Columbia but she gets lost on the way to her destination. But eventually she runs into Jack T. Colton [Douglas] and offers him some money if he would help her find her way to Cartagena. He helps her to elude a few unsavory characters who seem to be following her.Oneof these villains just happens to be the leader of the secret police who is responsible for her brother-in-laws death. The other two zany characters are Ralph [Danny DeVito] and Ira [Zack Norman].

Jack uncovers the map that Joan is carrying and after some convincing she agrees to go after the treasure. They agree that after finding the treasure they can then give the worthless map to the kidnappers. After some unbelievable escapes, they eventually find the treasure which turns out to be an enormous emerald called the malevolent. Zolo and Ralph steal it from them but then the Colombian police show up. After getting the stone back from Ralph, Joan and Jack get separated but agree to meet at Joan's hotel in Cartagena, but when Jack doesn't show up, Joan starts to get worried.

She then meets her sister's captors[Ralph and Ira] and turns over the map. They are interrupted by Zolo who knows that the map is worthless. Zolo's men are holding Jack who refuses to disclose the location of the emerald. Zolo uses Joan as bait and tells Jack that if he refuses to disclose the emeralds location he will be forced to feed Joan to the crocodiles. Jack relents and gives up the gem and tosses it towards the crocodiles.Zolo catches the stone but his hand, along with the gem, ends up in one of the crocodiles stomach. A gunfight ensues between Zolo's men and Ira's men. This allows Joan, Elaine and Jack to escape. After a prolonged fight with Zolo's men, Ira and his men escape, but Ralph is left behind.

Zolo catches Joan and Elaine. Joan tries to kill Zolo with his own switchblade,but Zolo blocks the thrown knife with a piece of wood. After Elaine faints from the sight, Joan pleads for Jack's help. He must decide whether to save her or hold onto the croc which has ingested El Corazon. He decides to try to save Joan by scaling a rock wall to reach her. However, he arrives moments after Zolo falls into a pit full of crocodiles. Seeing that the women are safe, Jack leaves to pursue El Corazon once more.

Joan then returners home to New York where she is confronted with lonely feeling towards Jack. She writes a hit novel based on her recent adventures. But one day, as she is returning home she is confronted by Jack,who is wearing crocodile skin boots, waiting for her in a sailboat that is parked on the main street in front of her apartment. It seems that Jack managed to catch the croc who had swallowed the gem. The croc had suffered a fatal case of indigestion from swallowing the gem. The ending is a not so typical love story showing Joan and Jack kissing on the deck of the Angelina, which was named for Joan's fictional heroine, as the trailer that the boat rests on drives off into the streets of N.Y. City.

Astrological Signs

Ramalan Jodoh - The Aquarian's cool, almost iciness, demeanor will frustrate the emotional touchy feely Cancer, and it is difficult for the two to connect as Aquarius is guarded while Cancer pleads for openness. Aquarius likes their freedom, while clingy Cancer prefers to remain isolated in its hard crab shell.

While Aquarians are sexual adventure seekers, conservative Cancers lean more to the cuddly, sensual side of the bed. Family, home and stability are the three things that Cancers seek, while aloof Aquarius just lives to be the life of the party.

No one is saying the Crab and the Waterbearer can't find common ground, but let's just say that it's going to take a lotta love to change the way things are.

Famous Cancer-Aquarius couples: Natalie Wood (Cancer) and Robert Wagner (Aquarius), Nancy (Cancer) and Ronald Reagan (Aquarius), and Lindsay Lohan and Wilmer Valderama.

Nokia Handphone Smartphone

Hp Nokia - India’s leading mobile manufacturer, Nokia has announced on Wednesday to introduce two new handsets-‘Nokia X’ and ‘Nokia C’ by the end of this year.

Nokia India, Regional General Manager, Chandan Dang said, “We are going to launch two new phone series—— Nokia X and Nokia C—— within the current quarter in the country.”

He also revealed that these handsets are aimed at mid and high level users whose range will start from Rs. 5,000.

Right now we have Nokia N and Nokia E in the country where Nokia N is targeted to high end users and Nokia E to the professional people.

Moreover Nokia is also planning to launch Linux based Maemo software incorporated phone in India within next three months.

Tentang Obat

Obat Perangsang Wanita - Jangan sepelekan jika mengalami masalah gisi dan gusi. Karena itu bisa berakibat fatal nantinya. Gusi yang bengkang akan menyebabkan sakit di kepala.

"Gigi sakit sekali disertai gusi membengkak menunjukkan adanya infeksi yang akut. Biasanya disekitar gusi yang bengkak akan terjadi produksi pus (nanah)," kata dokter gigi spesialis orthodonti, drg Eka Irwansyah SpOrt.

Perangsang Wanita - Menurut drg Eka, pengobatan pada keadaan seperti ini tidak akan efektif bila tidak menghilangkan penyebab penyakit. Biasanya Dokter Gigi akan memberikan obat antibiotik dan anti sakit. Jenis obat yang diberikan disesuaikan dengan kondisi klinis penyakit dan riwayat konsumsi obat.

Makanya, saat mengalami gusi bengkak, segera hubungi dokter gigi secara langsung untuk mendapatkan perawatan dan pengobatan.

World Cup 2010

Jadwal Piala Dunia 2010 - Andile Jali has stated that he will continue to work hard to impress Carlos Alberto Parreira and his technical team during the next Bafana camp in Europe in order to book himself a ticket in the final squad.

Speaking ahead of the squad's departure to Frankfurt this evening, Jali acknowledged that this would be his last chance and promised to give it his best shot.

"My dream to feature in the World Cup remains strong and I am ready to double my efforts to ensure that I make the final squad to play in the World Cup in June," he told KickOff.com. We had a successful camp in Brazil and I hope this one in Germany will be even better."

Jali conceded that there is a big difference in terms of training sessions at club level compared to that with the national team.

"At Pirates we only have the head coach and his assistant when we work out but here in the Bafana camp we have different trainers conducting their own tasks at practice sessions," he concluded.

Arco Options Tres Hermanas Property

Zodiak - rco Resources Corp. (TSX VENTURE:ARR) ("Arco" or the "Company") is pleased to announce that it has entered into an agreement in principle with Zodiac Capital Ltd., an Australian company ("Zodiac") dated April 7, 2010 (the "LOI") under which it will grant Zodiac the right to acquire up to a 100% interest in Arco's Tres Hermanas property (the "Property") located in Oaxaca, Mexico (the "Proposed Acquisition"), subject to Exchange approval. The Proposed Acquisition would constitute an arm's length transaction.

Pursuant to the terms of a definitive option agreement (the "Option") to be negotiated between the parties, Zodiac will incorporate and fund a Mexican subsidiary ("Zodiac Mexico") that will earn a 90% interest in the Property over a three-year period in consideration for total cash payments of US$500,000. Zodiac Mexico will be required to perform a minimum of US$1.5 million in exploration expenditures on the Property over the term of the Option. The remaining 10% interest in the Property will remain with Arco as a carried interest. Zodiac may elect at any time during the term of the option to purchase Arco's 10% carried interest in the Property for US$1,000,000. In addition, Arco will receive shares of Zodiac Mexico having a value of US$250,000 concurrent with Zodiac Mexico's listing on the Australian Stock Exchange or such other stock exchange as Zodiac may determine. Finally, Arco will receive a 1% net smelter royalty on any production from the Property.

Completion of the Proposed Acquisition is subject to a full due diligence review of the Property to be completed by Zodiac within 30 days of the LOI. It is also subject to all required corporate and regulatory approvals and approval of the TSX Venture Exchange.

Tres Hermanas Property

The Property consists of the Tres Hermanas 1 and Tres Hermanas 2 claim blocks, which have areas of 500 and 900 hectares respectively. A 3rd claim block of 2310 hectares, Khulan, is currently pending titling by the Mexican General Direction of Mines and is part of the Property.

The Tres Hermanas property covers a silver-lead-zinc-bearing vein system that has historic underground workings on five levels along a 400 metre strike. Previous underground sampling showed local values >500g/t of silver. In addition, chip samples taken included values as high as 764.5 g/t of silver and 10.4% lead across 1.5 metres. Regional soil sampling has indicated the vein system continues along strike in both directions. The vein system shows widths of one to two metres with a lower grade shell upwards of 15 metres wide.

Paul Cowley, P.Geo. and Chief Geologist for Arco Resources Corp., is the Qualified Person, as defined in National Instrument 43-101, who has reviewed and approved the technical content of this news release.

About Arco Resources

Arco holds a 100% interest in seven mineral claim blocks, all located in the State of Oaxaca, Mexico. The Company has begun to focus its efforts on its Taviche and Predilecta claim blocks, each of which has had historical production of gold and silver. The Company currently has agreements in principle to option 100% interests in its Lachiguiri, Silacayoapan and Nino Perdido Property (to Silex Ventures Ltd.) and in its Tres Hermanas Property (to Zodiac Capital Ltd.). For further information on the Company please go to www.arcoresources.com. Follow Arco on Facebook.

On behalf of the Board of Directors of Arco Resources Corp.

"Warren McIntyre"

Warren McIntyre
President and Chief Executive Officer
Arco Resources Corp.

Neither TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in the policies of the TSX Venture Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release.

Korban Gempa Dirawat

Hingga Rabu (7/4) sore jumlah korban lika akibat Gempa Aceh berkekuatan 7,2 pada skala Richter (SR) mencapai 21 orang, tiga di antaranya menderita luka parah. Diperkirakan jumlah korban luka akan terus bertambah. Sejumlah korban luka tersebut kini dirawat di Rumah Sakit Umum (RSU) Sinabang, Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam.

Menurut Humas Kabupaten Simeulue Abdul Karim, korban luka parah umumnya terkena reruntuhan bangunan di bagian kepala, tangan, dan kaki. Sedangkan korban luka ringan hanya mengalami luka lecet saat mencoba melarikan diri ketika Gempa terjadi. "Semuanya korban gempa telah ditangani pihak rumah sakit," katanya.

Sementara itu, selain korban luka, dilaporkan juga sejumlah bangunan di Kecamatan Teupah Selatan juga mengalami kerusakan. Namun hingga saat ini belum diketahui berapa jumlah bangunan dan rumah warga yang rusak. Di Teupah Selatan diketahui seorang warga mengalami luka berat akibat tertimpa atap rumah.

"Karena lokasi antara satu rumah warga dengan yang lain berjauhan. Kami belum mengetahui jumlah detil kerusakan," ujar Abdul Karim.

Pascagempa, warga Simeulue kini sudah mulai beraktivitas kembali. Sejumlah toko dan pasar di Sinabang telah mulai beraktivitas.

Contoh Obama ‎

Contoh Pidato - Koordinator Jaringan Islam Liberal Ulil Abshar Abdalla mengatakan, politisi Indonesia seharusnya dapat mencontoh sepak terjang Presiden Amerika Serikat Barack Obama di dunia politik yang dinilainya mampu memainkan peran sebagai orator yang baik.

Pidato "Kasus yang sangat unik, seorang politisi yang sangat muda, yang punya talenta sebagai orator sekaligus penulis buku yang baik. Mestinya, hal itu dicontoh politisi kita," kata Ulil dalam diskusi Obama, Indonesia, dan Demokrasi Modern di Jakarta, Jumat (19/3) malam. Pembicara lain dalam diskusi itu adalah Direktur Eksekutif Freedom Institute Rizal Mallarangeng.

Fokus diskusi mengenai pengaruh rencana kunjungan Presiden AS Barack Obama ke Indonesia terhadap pembangunan demokrasi modern, sekaligus tantangan Presiden RI Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono menuju demokrasi modern dan membahas skeptisisme publik AS terhadap Presiden Obama setelah satu tahun memerintah.

Ulil menjelaskan, seorang politisi harus pandai berpidato, walaupun ada dari isi pidatonya tidak terealisasi. "Karena seorang politisi adalah pembuat solidaritas, dengan menggunakan kemampuan orasi atau pidato tersebut," katanya.

Ulil Abshar yang juga pernah mengenyam pendidikan di Amerika, berpendapat bahwa citra Obama memang citra buatan atau citra artifisial dengan bantuan tim sukses dibalik semua itu. Akan tetapi, lanjutnya, daya pikatnya tak cuma sampai situ, karena dia adalah sosok yang kharismatik.

Ia berpendapat, pidato politik yang baik adalah bagian dari pendidikan politik dan itu harus dipelajari oleh kita, ujarnya. "Saya bingung kenapa politisi kita tidak bisa mencontoh dia, berpidato dengan isi yang inspirasional dan memiliki 'soundbyte', supaya bisa dikutip oleh wartawan," keluhnya.

Lain dengan Ulil yang menjelaskan pentingnya kekuatan orasi, Rizal Mallarangeng melihat dari sudut pandang akademik. Rizal Mallarangeng, adik dari Menteri Pemuda dan Olahraga Andi Mallarangeng, justru lebih banyak beretorika dalam diskusi dibanding memberikan memberi pendapat.

"Kalau Barack Obama yang telah melakukan kampanye yang segitu menarik dan inspirasional namun tidak bisa menjalankan kebijakannya, bagaimana dengan yang lainnya?," kata Rizal Mallarangeng yang telah mengenyam pendidikan untuk S2 dan S3 di Ohio State University di bidang ilmu politik.

Ia juga memaparkan kondisi publik Amerika yang kian skeptis dengan pemerintahan presiden kulit hitam AS pertama tersebut, terutama karena kebijakan kesehatan yang membuatnya menunda kedatangan ke Indonesia.

Kebijakan kesehatan yang diusungkan Barack Obama berhubungan masalah asuransi yang tidak menutupi 20-30 juta rakyat Amerika. Untuk itu, Presiden Obama membuat kebijakan yang membuat pengguna pembayar asuransi membayar untuk rakyatnya yang tidak mampu membayar premi asuransi, dengan beberapa alternatif, antara lain pengguna membayar lebih untuk yang tidak mampu, atau membayar sama tapi jasa yang didapatkan berkurang.

"Tentu untuk bisa menggolkan kebijakan ini di hadapan kongres, Obama harus menggunakan kemampuan orasinya secara maksimal, karena pasti banyak rakyatnya yang tidak setuju lantaran harus membayar lebih," tambah Rizal yang juga Ketua DPP Partai Golkar itu.

Ia menyambungkan fakta bahwa Presiden Yudhoyono yang memiliki dukungan dan popularitas di mata rakyat, serta kharisma yang besar namun mendapat tantangan dalam menjalankan kebijakannya.

"Ada persamaan antara Presiden Yudhoyono dengan Presiden Obama, dan kita harus mengenali masalah ini," ujarnya.