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Actor Heath Ledger, who died following a drug overdose earlier this year, will be remembered in an on-screen tribute in his final film, The Dark Knight. The end credits of the Batman Begins sequel will include a farewell note to the 28-year-old who died in January. At the time of his death the Brokeback Mountain star had just completed filming the role of The Joker. Special effects technician, Conway Wickliffe, who was killed in a stunt accident, will also be remembered. The special tribute reads: "In memory of our friends Heath Ledger & Conway Wickliffe." 'Iconic role' The hotly anticipated Dark Knight film also stars Christian Bale as Batman, Michael Caine, Morgan Freeman and Gary Oldman. Ledger died from an accidental overdose of six different types of prescription drugs in his New York apartment. In the production notes, British director Christopher Nolan wrote of Ledger: "I needed a phenomenal actor, but he also had to be someone unafraid of taking on su

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Look past guard’s college troubles, focus on ability and defense The Celtics [team stats], with an eternity to decide on their next prospect and the very real chance that the 30th pick in the draft won’t crack their 15-man roster, selected a player some might consider a risk. J.R. Giddens, an explosive, 6-foot-5 scorer from New Mexico, worked out for the Celtics twice Wednesday and impressed the staff enough to get picked last night in New York. Giddens, whose involvement in a bar fight led to his transfer from Kansas to New Mexico in 2005, believes that experience is partly responsible in preparing him for his new role with the NBA champions. “I feel like I’ve overcome all those things,” he said. “It helped to build the character that I have now. God does everything for a reason, and I believe he laid out this path for me now. I was a young guy, immature. I made a bad decision.” As much as maturity issues led to his transfer and perhaps his slide down the draft board, the C’s coaching