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During Universal’s Halloween panel at San Diego Comic-Con, Jamie Lee Curtis left the stage to hug an attendee who explained why the first film saved his life. Universal brought two of their most anticipated releases to Hall H at this year’s Comic-Con: M. Night Shyamalan’s Glass and David Gordon Green’s Halloween.
This new Halloween comes forty years after John Carpenter’s film, and nine after Rob Zombie’s Halloween II, and reunites slasher Michael Myers with Laurie Strode (Jamie Lee Curtis) in a story that completely ignores all sequels and remakes. While horror films are made mostly for entertainment reasons, there are a few tricks and lessons to be learned from the characters when it comes to getting into survival mode, which is what one fan took away from Carpenter’s film.
During the Q&A session at Halloween’s panel, an attendee told the crew and audience how Curtis’ portrayal saved his life. When a home invader with a knife cut his phone line and tried to break into his house, the man thought to himself “what would Jamie Lee do?”, fought his way out and ran into the street screaming for help. He added that, because of her, he is “a victor and not a victim”, before Curtis walked off stage to hug him.
In the first Halloween film back in 1978, after Laurie finds the corpses of her friends and Michael slashes her arm, she runs out into the street, screaming for help. She then returns to the Doyles' house and manages to fight him long enough for Tommy and Lindsey to escape and scream for help, catching Dr. Loomis’ attention. Prior to the Q&A session, Curtis said that what made Michael Myers so frightening were his random acts of violence, adding that her character has carried the trauma and PTSD of a victim of a random attack – which resonates with the man’s story.
Michael’s “randomness” disappeared after Halloween II with the reveal of Michael being Laurie’s brother, giving him a motive. As previously mentioned, this new film ignores the sequels, meaning that Laurie and Michael are not siblings, treating that twist instead as a myth that originated after Michael’s killing spree. We’ll see how that randomness plays into this new film, and learn the reasons (if any) behind him chasing Laurie once more. However fantastic and even nonsensical some situations in horror films might be, they draw from reality to make the emotion as real as possible – in Michael Myers' case, the randomness of his acts are what make him a believable threat. If viewers learn a trick from these films that can be put into practice in a life-or-death situation, it's a major plus.
A-Listers From Paris Hilton To Nicki Minaj Head To Mayweather-Pacquiao Fight In Las Vegas!
Las Vegas was certainly the place to be this past weekend, as the A-list stars all came out to see Floyd Mayweather take on (and defeat) Manny Pacquiao. What was going on outside the boxing ring was just as exciting as what was going on inside of it!
Paris Hilton was seen making her way to MGM Casino and hotel in Las Vegas to watch what was dubbed "the fight of the century."
All-white everything! Chris Brown looked fashionable as he made his way through Vegas, signing autographs along the way.
Donald Trump and wife Melania struck a pose as they enjoyed their date night.
Michael Jordan and wife, model Yvette Prieto came to see one of the most anticipated sporting events in recent years.
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Drew Barrymore took a night off from being a doting mom to head to the arena with hubby Will Kopelman.
Beyonce and Jay Z shut down the hotel with their look! We love Bey's cape and Jay Z's silver blazer. Just too hot.
Hey Mary J. Blige! The diva was on the same page as Bey with the all-red ensemble. They even sat in the same row as Mayweather fought Pacquiao.
Nicki Minaj rocked a teal Herve Leger bandage dress, and made sure to flaunt her famous cleavage. We're sure fiance Meek Mill was close by.
NBA Hall of Fame recipient Charles Barkley paid thousands to catch the fight.
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Leonardo DiCaprio tried to go incognito at the match, wearing dark shades and a cap, but we see you! He captured the historical night by taking videos on his phone.
And how hilarious is this? Funnyman Jimmy Kimmel mocked Justin Bieber, who is on Mayweather's team, by wearing a similar outfit to the pop singer and joining Pacquiao's entourage. Who were you most excited to see at the fight? Let us know in the comments section below.
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Metro Detroiters woke up to a bitterly cold 2018 Monday that is poised to hang around all week, bringing dangerously cold winds and temperatures below zero.
The National Weather Service expects highs in the low to mid teens on Tuesday and Wednesday, with single-digit lows and blistering wind chills as cold as -10 degrees. That is well below the historical averages for the first few days of January, when the thermometer normally doesn't fall below 20 degrees.
The worst of the cold is expected Thursday and Friday. The forecast calls for single-digit highs both days and lows of -3 degrees and -4 degrees, respectively. Not until Sunday are temperatures finally expected to return to the 20s.
The reason for this extreme cold: a jet stream of arctic air that moved down across the eastern third of the U.S. and is now essentially in a holding pattern, according to National Weather Service meteorologist Alex Manion of the White Lake Township office.
"You are pulling in a lot of very cold arctic frigid air," Manion said Monday. "It's a very stable pattern that is very tough to break out of."
He added, "we are approaching record length of seeing sub 20-degree temperatures for this long of a period."
Wind chills this low can be especially dangerous for people and vehicles.
Manion said that exposed skin will develop frostbite after about 30 minutes once wind chills are -15.
And vehicles are at high risk of experiencing drained batteries during such cold spells, or even gas line freeze-ups if gas tanks are low and the vehicle is parked outside, according to AAA Michigan.
Yet Monday's cold blast did not deter dozens of people from donning ice skates Monday and taking a spin around the rink in downtown Detroit's Campus Martius.
"You really don't feel it when you're out there because you're moving around," said Angelo Difrancescantonio, 21, of Livonia,who spent the afternoon skating with his girlfriend, Nicole Kempinski. "You are sweating more than you think you'd be sweating when it's this cold."
Still, the sub-zero wind chill eventually infiltrated downtown visitors' boots and gloves. Connor Brown, 20, a visitor from Omaha, Neb., took a break from skating to warm his hands around a metal pit of burning logs.
"It's fun, but I'm frozen," Brown said.
At the invitation of Korea’s National Assembly Speaker Moon Hee-sang, Vietnamese National Assembly Chairwoman Thi Kim Ngan will visit Korea from Dec. 4-7, accompanied by a high-level delegation of her fellow politicians.
Her visit occurs as Hanoi and Seoul celebrate 10 years of “Vietnam-Korea Strategic Cooperative Partnership” (2009-2019).
Since the establishment of diplomatic relations on Dec. 22, 1992, our relations have gone from strength to strength in every category. Seoul appreciates its relations with Vietnam and its important role in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations. Korean President Moon Jae-in visited Da Nang to attend the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation intergovernmental forum in November, following a state visit to Vietnam in March.
On the parliamentary level, bilateral exchanges and cooperation on the international stage are vibrant through different channels, particularly their parliamentary friendship associations. Economically speaking, Korea is the top foreign investor in Vietnam with total investment capital reaching $62.12 billion in October. We also come second in official development assistance to Vietnam after Japan, and second in tourism and commerce volumes after China.
Vietnam is Korea’s third-largest export market after China and the United States, and is forecast to surpass the US by 2020. Bilateral trade turnover has steadily increased to $61.5 billion last year -- 117 times the initial amount of $500 million in 1992. Our trade turnover reached $55.45 billion from January through October. At the current rate, our trade volume is expected to top $100 billion by 2020.
Cooperative activities in culture and society are thriving. Some 191,000 Vietnamese are currently studying, working and living in Korea, and there are more than 150,000 Koreans living in Vietnam. Our expatriate communities form the bedrock of our relations. In addition, our relations have become more intimate with more than 70,000 Vietnamese women married to Korean men.
In tourism, Vietnam is the most popular destination for Koreans in Southeast Asia. Some 2.5 million Koreans traveled to Vietnam last year, while some 300,000 Vietnamese traveled to Korea.
“Our relations with ASEAN are indispensable for our prosperity and peace, and Vietnam is at the center of that relationship,” President Moon once remarked. Hanoi can play a central role in Seoul’s New Southern Policy aimed at strengthening ties with Southeast Asian nations.
It is worth pointing out that the role and position of Vietnam in ASEAN has steadily gained prominence, as Hanoi pursues a policy of “multilateralization” aimed at diversifying its regional diplomatic ties. Many countries are supporting Vietnam’s bid to be a nonpermanent member of the United Nations Security Council for 2020-21.
In particular, Vietnam’s successful path of reform and opening -- transitioning from a planned economy to a market economy -- can serve as a blueprint for North Korea, a country with which Vietnam maintains cordial relations.
Vietnam’s population of 100 million people, 60 percent of whom are under the age of 35, provides a strategic base for manpower for foreign companies. This has been buttressed by the country’s steady and high growth rate of around 6 percent over the last several years, and an inflation rate below 5 percent. The foreign exchange rate has also remained stable without abnormal fluctuations.
To elicit Korean investment, the Vietnamese government provides various incentives and business-friendly conditions, with a view to nurturing its infrastructure construction, high tech, auxiliary and energy industries, among others. Improving the state of the country’s infrastructure, equitization of state-owned enterprises, liberalization and simplification of bureaucracy are high on the agenda for Hanoi.
The ASEAN Single Window initiative for certifying the origin of exported cargo across Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand and Singapore has been applied as well.
Under these favorable circumstances, there’s every reason to believe that Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan’s visit will further propel our thriving ties toward greater heights.
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Incredible example of classic Craftsman architecture. Four fireplaces. Glass fronted cabinets and the Craftsman columns. The living room and dining room both have coffered, beamed wood ceilings. Original wood floors. Wainscoting accents the living and dining rooms. High ceilings, plaster walls. The kitchen includes a stainless steel gas range/ oven, refrigerator and dishwasher. The washer and dryer are also included, but all the appliances are not warranted. This home has had some renovation and is being sold "as-is". The HVAC and roof were replaced in 2015. There is a half bath off the laundry, but it has been gutted and is missing flooring and fixtures. Large laundry area could be reconfigured for full bath and walk-in closet. Corner lot with off street parking to the rear. Great view of the capitol.
A man has been found guilty of killing his baby son by shaking him.
Christopher Barnes, 28, of Barlavington Way, Midhurst, West Sussex, was convicted of the manslaughter of 10-week-old Harry.
The baby died on 25 June 2017 from head and other injuries which pathologists told Lewes Crown Court were consistent with being shaken.
Barnes, who was also found guilty of causing grievous bodily harm without intent, will be sentenced on 22 March.
The heating engineer was convicted by a majority verdict after a 10-day trial.
He was granted bail until his sentencing.
The court heard Harry had been admitted to Southampton General Hospital on 24 June after collapsing at home.
Det Ch Insp Emma Heater, of Surrey and Sussex Major Crime Team, said after the verdict: "His heart stopped beating and he stopped breathing. He had suffered profound injury to his brain.
"He never regained consciousness and died the next day after life support was withdrawn."
She said expert forensic pathologists confirmed Harry's injuries had been "consistent with baby shaking".
Det Ch Insp Heater added: "The evidence was clear that Christopher Barnes had become frustrated with Harry and had caused his injuries.
"Harry should have been safe with his father, whose duty it was to love and protect his child.
"Christopher Barnes's actions have had a devastating effect on Harry's entire family."
In a statement issued through Sussex Police, Harry's mother, Laura Millins, said: "We now have justice for Harry after going through something so traumatic that has changed our lives for ever.
"As we approach what would have been Harry's second birthday we finally have the truth. Harry will always be in our hearts."
Police said West Sussex Safeguarding Children's Board was now carrying out a serious case review into Harry's death.
Madonna broke down on stage in Auckland, New Zealand, on Friday, March 4, as she dedicated a song to her son Rocco amid a bitter custody battle with ex Guy Ritchie.
The "Living for Love" singer, 57, performed for a sold-out crowd of 12,000 people at the Vector Arena as she got emotional while dedicating “La Vie en Rose” to her 15-year-old son.
The songstress somberly added, “If I talk about him too much, I might cry,” as her fans cheered her on in support.
Madonna has been fighting to reunite with her eldest son since early December, when he left her Rebel Heart tour to live with Ritchie, 47, in London.
A New York judge urged the exes, who divorced in 2008, to come to an agreement to end their battle out of court on Wednesday, March 2, just two days before the singer’s heartbreaking Auckland show.
Madonna is also the mother of Lourdes, 19, and David and Mercy, both 10.
Oneida County Legislator Michael Hennesey was critical of County Executive Anthony Picente, indicating that Picente did things “too little, too late.” I disagree.
Picente is faced with enormous problems that he did not create. He was innovative and brought in money by selling surplus items on eBay. Gov. David Paterson has made Draconian cuts to services that are needed and utilized in increased amounts by county residents. Each day more people are losing their jobs. The unemployed will eventually need services.
Considering Paterson’s drastic cuts, the governor in effect is saying the mandates must be kept, but expect no help from the state. Social services will be needed more and more, case loads will increase. No one wants to see anyone slip through the cracks, which can result in tragedy.
Picente is concerned about taxpayers, the people who receive mandated services and those who will need them in the future. It is easy to criticize, but people are hesitant to give credit where credit is due.
Picente does not have control over the recession as it trickles down to the state, county and municipal level. Picente does not have control over mandated services. Picente does not have control over Paterson’s cuts. Picente does not have control over future layoffs, which will inevitably lead to people needing services. Picente does not have control over the water rate increases and he does not have control over the decline of employment in our area.
The county executive is doing what he can at this juncture to provide services, to keep tight control on expenditures, to not raise taxes and to do what is best for county residents.
I urge everyone to do everything possible to oppose the New York Regional Interconnect application to build a 1,200-megawatt power line that would pass through numerous upstate communities.
NYRI claims the line would result in financial benefits to host communities. I doubt that. More likely, it would increase energy costs upstate, have major negative health impacts, diminish area property values and harm our quality of life.
If the Metropolitan New York area needs additional power so much, why not recommission the Shorham Nuclear Power Plant on Long Island? This plant cost $6 billion and was closed in 1989 by then-Gov. Mario Cuomo. It never produced one kilowatt of commercial power. It was decommissioned in 1994 for an additional $186 million. New Yorkers are probably still paying for this boondoggle — why not put it to use?
For as long as colleges have existed, it has cost top dollar, even for a mediocre school. This prevents lower-class people from going to college.
Even many intelligent, hard workers cannot go unless they are lucky enough to get a scholarship, which is difficult. This is slowly deteriorating our society. We may not see the effects now, but 40 or 50 years down the road, they will become evident.
In a way, it is making the rich richer, and the poor poorer. Wealthy people can slack off and pay their way into college. Lower-class people can work extremely hard, have great grades and not have the opportunity to go anywhere. Wealthy people graduate from a good school they got into using money, and get a good job earning plenty of money. Another person of the same or higher academic caliber, who worked harder but was less well off, could still be living at home with parents.
Colleges are discriminating against the lower class. Why do they even need tuitions to be so high? Solutions could be increased government aid to the lower class, lower tuitions or more financial aid to students. It is not fair. Something should be done.
The Ghana Olympic Committee (GOC) are set to discuss a 200 page report produced to evaluate conduct at the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games.
The report was compiled by the organisation's Disciplinary, Grievances and Dispute Resolution Committee.
The GOC were hit by controversy at the Games as an alleged visa scam led to 60 Ghanaians being arrested in Australia.
Two Government officials were suspended as an investigation was launched immediately following the Games.
The GOC and the Commonwealth Games Association of Ghana released a statement asserting that the Ministry of Youth and Sports had requested national security to investigate.
Both organisations claimed at the time they welcomed the investigation, following claims the Sports Ministry, National Sports Authority and the GOC had been involved in facilitating the acquisition of the visas.
It followed travel documents presented by affected individuals reportedly being genuine even though they did not appear to be journalists as they should have been.
A decision was also taken by GOC President Ben Nunoo Mensah to conduct a report on the Commonwealth Games.
According to Ghana Business, Justice Amadu Tanko praised the GOC for their leadership in commissioning the report.
It is claimed this could lead to measures against officials who may have committed "unethical action".
Mensah has claimed the GOC will seek to implement any recommendations mentioned to improve the organisation.
The report is set to be discussed and actions taken at the next GOC Board meeting, it is claimed.