Typhoon Pounds the Philippines, Millions at Risk http://abcnews.go.com/International/typhoon-pounds-philippines-millions-risk/story?id=20825314
Nov. 8, 2013 By ANTHONY CASTELLANO via Good Morning America
Typhoon in the Philippines Causing Grave Concern One of the most powerful typhoons ever recorded began its assault on the Philippines this morning, bringing powerful winds that have knocked out power, downed trees and killed at least three people. Typhoon Haiyan made landfall at 4:40 a.m. local time near Guiuan, on the Philippine island of Samar about 405 miles southeast of the country's capital, Manila. Coastal areas devastated by the storm have been cut off from communication because of lost power and the government cannot ascertain the number of casualties or much damage has been sustained, The National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council said at a morning news briefing.
Two people were electrocuted to death in storm-related accidents, according to the government, and the other was struck by lightning in Zamboanga City on the island of Mindanao. PHOTOS: Typhoon Haiyan Makes Landfall in the Philippines
More than 748,000 people have already been evacuated to the 644 evacuation centers across the country. Government officials said more than 3,000 are stranded in ports.
The U.S. Navy's Joint Typhoon Warning Center said shortly before the typhoon made landfall that its maximum sustained winds were 195 mph, with gusts up to 235 mph.
The world's strongest recorded hurricane, typhoon or cyclone to previously make landfall was Hurricane Camille of 1969, which roared ashore with 190 mph winds in Mississippi. Haiyan's sustained winds easily make it a category 5 hurricane.
The Philippines government weather bureau said Haiyan had sustained winds of 147 miles per hour, with gusts of 170 mph when it made landfall. Super Typhoon: One of the Biggest Storms Ever
The U.S. Navy's numbers are different from local weather data because the Navy measures the average wind speed for one minute while local forecasters measure average for 10 minutes.
Television images from Tacloban city on Leyte Island showed a street under knee-deep floodwater carrying debris that had been blown down by the fierce winds. Tin roofing sheets
ripped from buildings were flying above the street.
"Absolutely catastrophic damage must have occurred where this storm made landfall," Jeff Masters, director of meteorology at the private firm Weather Underground, told ABC News Radio.
Southern Leyte Gov. Roger Mercado said 31,000 people were evacuated in his landslide-prone mountainous province before the super typhoon struck, knocking out power, setting off small landslides that blocked roads in rural areas, uprooting trees and ripping roofs off houses around his residence.
"When you're faced with such a scenario, you can only pray, and pray and pray," Mercado told the AP by telephone, adding that his town mayors have not called in to report any major damage.
Haiyan is expected to move over South China Sea and into Vietnam by Sunday into Monday with strong winds up to 110 mph. The storm is forecast to significantly weaken as it reaches Laos and inland China, but tropical rain could produce deadly flash floods.
Haiyan is about 300 miles wide, roughly the distance from Boston to Philadelphia. The storm surge could likely exceed 23 feet, compared with the 14 feet Superstorm Sandy brought with it last year when it hit the East Coast.
"It's stronger in an absolute sense than Sandy but the strongest winds are concentrated very close to the center as compared to a storm like Sandy where the strong winds extended very far away from the center," the National Hurricane Center's Richard Pass told ABC News Radio.
The typhoon has halted air travel as 13 of the country's airports have been shut down.
The Philippines government has three cargo planes, 32 military helicopters and planes and navy ships on standby. It's the 24th named storm this year to hit the vulnerable islands.
ABC News' Max Golembo and The Associated Press contributed to this report.
2013年11月17日 星期日
Arrest Made in Near-Abduction of 8-Year-Old Colorado Girl
Arrest Made in Near-Abduction of 8-Year-Old Colorado Girl
夜闖民宅 綁架小孩 2 http://abcnews.go.com/US/arrest-made-abduction-year-colorado-girl/story?id=20765630
Nov. 2, 2013
By CAROL MCKINLEY and KEVIN DOLAK
A Colorado artist has been arrested in connection with the foiled kidnapping of an 8-year-old girl who fought back and was able to escape during her abduction, police said.
John Stanley Snorsky, 26, of Aurora, Colo., has been charged with first- and second-degree burglary and second-degree kidnapping after being arrested Tuesday morning for an investigative parole hold on an unrelated case, police said.
On Oct. 28, police said they discovered that an unidentified man had removed a screen and opened an unlocked window at a single-story Aurora residence, reached into the window and grabbed an 8-year-old girl. She had been doing homework with her brother asleep in the same room. MORE DETAILS: 8-Year-Old Nearly Kidnapped by 'Predator' Through Her Bedroom Window, Police Say
As the suspect was fleeing with the child, police said, she was able to scratch at her abductor and scream for help, which caught the attention of her father. The father ran out of the home and located his daughter, who was running back to the house from the alley in the rear of the residence, police added. The girl's father ran into the alley where he saw a silver Mercedes sedan drive off.
"She is a brave young lady and kept her wits about her," Aurora Police Division Chief Rob McGregor said at a news conference today. "It is a message to all parents to reiterate to their kids to make noise if something is going on."
The girl, who police did not name, had very minor injuries and was transported to the hospital.
Police released a composite sketch of the man they were looking for on Monday night. A reward of $20,000 was set for information leading to the arrest of the kidnapper.
Aurora Police Chief Dan Oates said that he believed the reward was a major factor in the more-than-200 tips that came in.
Snorsky was taken into custody on suspicion of committing felony theft, police said at a news conference on Saturday. McGregor said Snorsky, a self-proclaimed artist, works in Aurora at a sub shop. A Facebook page under his name and date of birth showed drawings that he has made and posed self-portraits.
Snorsky came to the United States from Russia, police sources told ABC News. He has served time in a Colorado prison for burglary and escape.
While out on parole, Snorsky made friends where he worked at the Aurora sub shop, including with police who often went there to eat.
The restaurant owner, a 72-year-old-woman, felt sorry for Snorsky and took him in, according to police sources.
Snorsky is being held on a $500,000 bond, and is scheduled to appear in court Monday. It was not immediately clear whether or not Snorsky had been assigned an attorney.
夜闖民宅 綁架小孩 2 http://abcnews.go.com/US/arrest-made-abduction-year-colorado-girl/story?id=20765630
Nov. 2, 2013
By CAROL MCKINLEY and KEVIN DOLAK
A Colorado artist has been arrested in connection with the foiled kidnapping of an 8-year-old girl who fought back and was able to escape during her abduction, police said.
John Stanley Snorsky, 26, of Aurora, Colo., has been charged with first- and second-degree burglary and second-degree kidnapping after being arrested Tuesday morning for an investigative parole hold on an unrelated case, police said.
On Oct. 28, police said they discovered that an unidentified man had removed a screen and opened an unlocked window at a single-story Aurora residence, reached into the window and grabbed an 8-year-old girl. She had been doing homework with her brother asleep in the same room. MORE DETAILS: 8-Year-Old Nearly Kidnapped by 'Predator' Through Her Bedroom Window, Police Say
As the suspect was fleeing with the child, police said, she was able to scratch at her abductor and scream for help, which caught the attention of her father. The father ran out of the home and located his daughter, who was running back to the house from the alley in the rear of the residence, police added. The girl's father ran into the alley where he saw a silver Mercedes sedan drive off.
"She is a brave young lady and kept her wits about her," Aurora Police Division Chief Rob McGregor said at a news conference today. "It is a message to all parents to reiterate to their kids to make noise if something is going on."
The girl, who police did not name, had very minor injuries and was transported to the hospital.
Police released a composite sketch of the man they were looking for on Monday night. A reward of $20,000 was set for information leading to the arrest of the kidnapper.
Aurora Police Chief Dan Oates said that he believed the reward was a major factor in the more-than-200 tips that came in.
Snorsky was taken into custody on suspicion of committing felony theft, police said at a news conference on Saturday. McGregor said Snorsky, a self-proclaimed artist, works in Aurora at a sub shop. A Facebook page under his name and date of birth showed drawings that he has made and posed self-portraits.
Snorsky came to the United States from Russia, police sources told ABC News. He has served time in a Colorado prison for burglary and escape.
While out on parole, Snorsky made friends where he worked at the Aurora sub shop, including with police who often went there to eat.
The restaurant owner, a 72-year-old-woman, felt sorry for Snorsky and took him in, according to police sources.
Snorsky is being held on a $500,000 bond, and is scheduled to appear in court Monday. It was not immediately clear whether or not Snorsky had been assigned an attorney.
8-Year-Old Nearly Kidnapped by 'Predator' Through Her Bedroom Window
8-Year-Old Nearly Kidnapped by 'Predator' Through Her Bedroom Window, Police Say
AURORA, Colo., Oct. 29, 2013
By CLAYTON SANDELL
Girl, 8, Fought Her Way Free From Kidnapper http://abcnews.go.com/US/year-kidnapped-predator-bedroom-window-police/story?id=20710341
An 8-year-old's cries for help after police say she was kidnapped from her bedroom probably saved her life and now authorities are asking the public's help to find the suspect.
"We believe there is a predator out there, and he needs to be stopped. He needs to be caught," Aurora Police Chief Dan Oates said at a news conference Monday.
"A predator like this could go anywhere, and has no regard for jurisdictional boundaries," he added.
The girl, according to police, endured minor injuries, and authorities give her credit for screaming and putting up a struggle. The girl's cries for help alerted her father, who ran outside and found her in an alley.
"An important element is a lesson to all of us parents. This young girl immediately cried out, immediately put up a fuss and struggled. Who knows if that saved her life," Oates said.
A sketch of the suspect was released Monday night, and police said they're looking for a white man with short blond hair. He was wearing a heavy black winter jacket and had the distinct odor of cigarette smoke, investigators said. The girl's grandmother, Beatrice Padilla, told The Denver Post the girl was doing her homework in her bunk bed sometime after midnight Monday. The suspect cut through and removed a screen before opening an unlocked window, according to police.
The man reached into the ground-floor window and grabbed the girl, pulling her out through the window, investigators said.
Police said the suspect headed toward the alleyway behind her home, but she began screaming for help and somehow managed to escape. Her father ran out of the house only to find his daughter running back from the alley. The father told police he saw a silver or gray car, possibly a BWM, speeding from the alley.
Police are offering a $10,000 reward for information aiding the investigation, and are treating it as a stranger kidnapping.
"There is nothing to indicate that this family was targeted in particular, which in some ways make it even more chilling," Oates said.
Investigators are now reviewing surveillance cameras in the area for clues and checking on registered sex offenders in the area.
"I've been in this business a long time. I've never seen anything like this. We really need your support, the media support and the public support. Tips and leads to catch this guy," Oates said.
The girl's parents returned home hours after the near abduction to collect the family dogs before leaving again. They declined to speak with reporters.
AURORA, Colo., Oct. 29, 2013
By CLAYTON SANDELL
Girl, 8, Fought Her Way Free From Kidnapper http://abcnews.go.com/US/year-kidnapped-predator-bedroom-window-police/story?id=20710341
An 8-year-old's cries for help after police say she was kidnapped from her bedroom probably saved her life and now authorities are asking the public's help to find the suspect.
"We believe there is a predator out there, and he needs to be stopped. He needs to be caught," Aurora Police Chief Dan Oates said at a news conference Monday.
"A predator like this could go anywhere, and has no regard for jurisdictional boundaries," he added.
The girl, according to police, endured minor injuries, and authorities give her credit for screaming and putting up a struggle. The girl's cries for help alerted her father, who ran outside and found her in an alley.
"An important element is a lesson to all of us parents. This young girl immediately cried out, immediately put up a fuss and struggled. Who knows if that saved her life," Oates said.
A sketch of the suspect was released Monday night, and police said they're looking for a white man with short blond hair. He was wearing a heavy black winter jacket and had the distinct odor of cigarette smoke, investigators said. The girl's grandmother, Beatrice Padilla, told The Denver Post the girl was doing her homework in her bunk bed sometime after midnight Monday. The suspect cut through and removed a screen before opening an unlocked window, according to police.
The man reached into the ground-floor window and grabbed the girl, pulling her out through the window, investigators said.
Police said the suspect headed toward the alleyway behind her home, but she began screaming for help and somehow managed to escape. Her father ran out of the house only to find his daughter running back from the alley. The father told police he saw a silver or gray car, possibly a BWM, speeding from the alley.
Police are offering a $10,000 reward for information aiding the investigation, and are treating it as a stranger kidnapping.
"There is nothing to indicate that this family was targeted in particular, which in some ways make it even more chilling," Oates said.
Investigators are now reviewing surveillance cameras in the area for clues and checking on registered sex offenders in the area.
"I've been in this business a long time. I've never seen anything like this. We really need your support, the media support and the public support. Tips and leads to catch this guy," Oates said.
The girl's parents returned home hours after the near abduction to collect the family dogs before leaving again. They declined to speak with reporters.
Bruce Lee Is Back
Bruce Lee Is Back
By Dorothy Pomerantz http://www.forbes.com/sites/dorothypomerantz/2013/10/23/bruce-lee-is-back/
The martial artist Bruce Lee died in 1973 at the age of 32. Today, everyone thinks of Lee as an icon whose hit movie, Enter the Dragon, inspired a generation of filmmakers. But Lee passed away before the film even hit theaters. Who knows how many more films Lee would have produced had he lived? Fans might soon get a chance to see Lee back in action on the silver screen. Lee ranks 12th on our list of the Top Earning Dead Celebrities this year with $7 million. His estate, which is run by his daughter Shannon, took the first steps toward realizing the dream of a new Bruce Lee movie with a short film sponsored by Johnnie Walker. Made for the whiskey company’s Keep Walking campaign, the 90 -second spot features Lee in modern times on a balcony in Hong Kong, poetically explaining how you have to make your own rules and follow your own instinct. The spot took two years to produce. Artists watched videos of Lee, and using a computerized wire screen mask, replicated facial expressions and nuances like the movement on Lee’s face between a neutral look and a smile. The face was then superimposed on an actor. The process was very similar to the one used in the movie Benjamin Button where Brad Pitt played an old man for the first half of the film.
“Because of our excitement around seeing if the technology could really work, we thought this was a worthwhile endeavor,” says Shannon Lee.
The spot was shown in movie theaters in Hong Kong but once it hit the Internet, it sparked something of a controversy. Online, Lee was speaking in Mandarin to reach out to the massive Chinese audience. But Hong Kong fans were outraged because in real life, Lee only spoke Cantonese (and English).
Fans were also annoyed by the fact that the piece certainly felt like an ad for Johnnie Walker and Lee was famously fastidious about what he put in his body. He never drank alcohol.
Shannon Lee says that the reason they agreed to work with Walker was because the Keep Walking campaign so closely reflected Bruce Lee’s own “walk on” philosophy. For the most part, she says the response to the piece has been positive.
Lee says she is open to using this kind of technology again. The estate is at work on a Bruce Lee museum in Seattle where she thinks a virtual Bruce Lee could help with educational exhibits.
“Do I think the technology could carry itself front and center for a 90-minute movie?” asks Lee. “That remains to be seen. But given enough time and enough artistic people, I’m sure it can be done.”
If Bruce Lee shows up even in a cameo in a film, it could pave the way for other estates to take up the reins and we could see deceased stars making comebacks in the next few years.
By Dorothy Pomerantz http://www.forbes.com/sites/dorothypomerantz/2013/10/23/bruce-lee-is-back/
The martial artist Bruce Lee died in 1973 at the age of 32. Today, everyone thinks of Lee as an icon whose hit movie, Enter the Dragon, inspired a generation of filmmakers. But Lee passed away before the film even hit theaters. Who knows how many more films Lee would have produced had he lived? Fans might soon get a chance to see Lee back in action on the silver screen. Lee ranks 12th on our list of the Top Earning Dead Celebrities this year with $7 million. His estate, which is run by his daughter Shannon, took the first steps toward realizing the dream of a new Bruce Lee movie with a short film sponsored by Johnnie Walker. Made for the whiskey company’s Keep Walking campaign, the 90 -second spot features Lee in modern times on a balcony in Hong Kong, poetically explaining how you have to make your own rules and follow your own instinct. The spot took two years to produce. Artists watched videos of Lee, and using a computerized wire screen mask, replicated facial expressions and nuances like the movement on Lee’s face between a neutral look and a smile. The face was then superimposed on an actor. The process was very similar to the one used in the movie Benjamin Button where Brad Pitt played an old man for the first half of the film.
“Because of our excitement around seeing if the technology could really work, we thought this was a worthwhile endeavor,” says Shannon Lee.
The spot was shown in movie theaters in Hong Kong but once it hit the Internet, it sparked something of a controversy. Online, Lee was speaking in Mandarin to reach out to the massive Chinese audience. But Hong Kong fans were outraged because in real life, Lee only spoke Cantonese (and English).
Fans were also annoyed by the fact that the piece certainly felt like an ad for Johnnie Walker and Lee was famously fastidious about what he put in his body. He never drank alcohol.
Shannon Lee says that the reason they agreed to work with Walker was because the Keep Walking campaign so closely reflected Bruce Lee’s own “walk on” philosophy. For the most part, she says the response to the piece has been positive.
Lee says she is open to using this kind of technology again. The estate is at work on a Bruce Lee museum in Seattle where she thinks a virtual Bruce Lee could help with educational exhibits.
“Do I think the technology could carry itself front and center for a 90-minute movie?” asks Lee. “That remains to be seen. But given enough time and enough artistic people, I’m sure it can be done.”
If Bruce Lee shows up even in a cameo in a film, it could pave the way for other estates to take up the reins and we could see deceased stars making comebacks in the next few years.
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