A Quiet Place’s premise may not be the most revolutionary—a family surviving against a monster who can only track its prey through hearing—but the execution of the premise is why audiences are still thinking about these films. This year finally saw the release of the delayed A Quiet Place 2, picking up immediately after the events of the original film, and expanding the world to show that there are, in fact, other survivors out there....
Thirteen years later, Amman reversed its policy during the 2003 Iraq invasion. The Hashemite Kingdom allowed U.S.-led coalition aircrafts to fly over Jordan to assist in the war effort and hosted American troops in apparent gestures to Washington. Jordan’s ideological flexibility with Iraq decades ago and willingness to dramatically change policies to safeguard its own national interests foreshadowed a similar about-face now taking place in Amman toward its neighbors....
Nicolas Curcio’s imaginative script for Barron: A Tale of Love, Loss & Legacy made the 15th annual Black List, which each year highlights the best screenplays doing the rounds in Hollywood that have yet to be made. Previous movies recognized by the Black List include Late Night, the Mindy Kaling-scripted comedy that finally got made and released this year, and Queen & Slim, written by Lena Waithe. In Barron, a then 10-year-old Barron Trump tries to sabotage Trump’s 2016 election chances fearing the impact the business mogul’s presidency might have on his personal life and the world at large....
Weaver, who’s 64, moved more than just his office South. His business smarts have proved remarkably transferable from the world of spiked heels to that of gridiron spikes. Under Weaver’s leadership, the Jags have tinkered with everything from player contracts to ticket prices. And by just about any measure, the Weaver playbook is working. The Jaguars have been the most successful expansion franchise in NFL history, making the playoffs every year since their second season in 1996....
In recent years, pollution and agricultural development have decimated California’s salmon population, so hopes for the acoustic barrier are high. It seems to be working so far, but nobody’s sure why. “We don’t know what a fish thinks or why it would respond to this,” says biologist Chuck Hanson, a consultant to the effort. “It’s a sound that the fish has never heard before. Whether that results in a fright response or whether they just want to avoid it, we don’t know....
From Boba Fett and Count Dooku to Han Solo and Yoda, Star Wars Battlefront pits beloved characters against one another in many multiplayer modes. Each character has a set of unique abilities and weapons relative to their character, such as Chewbacca’s bowcaster or General Grievous’ multiple lightsabers. However, while their addition is markedly popular, Star Wars Battlefront’s hero and villain characters could greatly benefit from a revision toward the game’s melee combat, particularly for characters who wield lightsabers....
Brandon Dalaly said, “It’s not just a Tesla key, you are able to have it be a secure crypto storage wallet.” He further added, “I can at some point in the future do credit card transactions of it at some point in time.” This 41-year-old relies on microchips, the size of a paper clip, implanted sub-dermally in his both hands. He took the help of a piercer to implant the chips for $100 each....
After working 13 hours in a plant in Reynosa, Mexico, Sonia Rodriguez trudges through ankle-deep mud as she enters her ramshackle neighborhood in pitch darkness. She is paid $33 a week to assemble seat belts in a maquiladora, or assembly plant, owned by TRW Inc. She grimaces at what passes for a street and says, “This thing-what’s it called, free trade?-I hope it means they’ll pay me what they make in the United States....
The developers behind the game Goodboy Galaxy revealed that they have raised more than $100,000 through Kickstarter. In addition to being significantly more than their original goal of $25,000, they managed to reach this impressive milestone with over a month still left in the game’s Kickstarter campaign. Furthermore, the project managed to achieve all of its stretch goals. These include a physical release for the Switch, co-op play for Switch and PC, a chapter of the game exclusive to the Game Boy Advance, and more....
That’s the problem–and the reason RSI is the workplace’s most complicated and controversial problem. There’s nothing new about the phenomenon, of course. But it was back in the news last week when, in the face of intense political opposition, OSHA shelved plans to issue tough new regulations protecting workers from such injuries. Business execs cheered. Claims for repetitive-strain disorders cost employers some $100 billion annually, according to industry estimates, and the new regs would have sent that soaring....
Left with time on his hands after nonessential businesses shut down, Ryan O’Connell, a Philadelphia DJ, is working to get meals in the hands of medical professionals on the frontline of the new coronavirus outbreak. “I was just sitting here with idle time and idle hands and started thinking about what I could do to help,” O’Connell told Newsweek. After hearing from a few close friends who are nurses about the difficulties of ordering food in between patients, O’Connell started a GoFundMe that would simultaneously help health care workers and small businesses....
Those who have played A Plague Tale: Innocence will know that both Hugo and Amicia are deeply tied to the rat plague that follows in their wake. Hugo’s blood carries the Prima Macula - an ancient evil that manifests itself in specific noble bloodlines throughout time. The extent of the evil is unknown, but one certain thing is that Hugo can control swarms. By the end of the first game, Hugo has come to grips with his powers and, together with Amicia, defeated Vitalis Benevent - a corrupt and evil Grand Inquisitor who sought to use Hugo’s powers to rule France....
COWEN: Yes. I think the governments understand that this issue cannot be addressed by either overt or covert surrender. The priority of everyone in the North, including the unionists, is to have these weapons put beyond use–verifiably and in a way which maximizes public confidence. For the British government there are security considerations which of course are part of the equation. Our firm view is that the way you ensure that dissidents have no prospects of becoming any sort of threat is to show that politics work....
For months senior White House and Pentagon advisers have portrayed Krekar and his group as the missing link between Saddam and bin Laden. The joint Iraqi-Al Qaeda sponsorship of Ansar was supposed to be a major reason for Saddam’s inclusion as a target in the war on terror. In some respects Saddam and bin Laden could hardly find a more congenial mutual ally. Rival Kurds have described Krekar as a “mentally unstable megalomaniac with a voracious appetite for blood....
Kickstarting 2020, three things are certain; Neil Wagner’s short-ball barrage to Matthew Wade, Tim Paine’s inveterate chatter behind the stumps and Steve Smith’s exaggerated post-impact shenanigans. However, with the scene at the SCG set to belong to the sedulous yet the secondary contingent of every team- the spinners- Somerville’s inclusion in New Zealand playing XI is also more or less certain. Somerville will be seen as a senior spin bowler, despite only three Test appearances so far, largely due to his vast experience playing here for New South Wales....
After the first half of "60 Minutes" detailed the league's case against Alex Rodriguez, who on Saturday was suspended for the entirety of the 2014 season, CBS' Scott Pelley offered the final word. MORE: MLB, lawyer reaction statements | Baseball in open court? Go for it | Tanaka talk "And Bud Selig has announced his retirement as commissioner of baseball," Pelley said. "Part of his legacy is the establishment of the toughest anti-doping rules in all of American pro sports....
They certainly took a significant step Saturday by acquiring New York Mets reliever Jeurys Familia to bolster a bullpen that includes All-Star closer Blake Treinen. “You always want to be in this position where you’re potentially adding,” A’s manager Bob Melvin said. “We’ve had three years where it’s been just the opposite. Three weeks ago, maybe this isn’t a conversation. But the way the team’s played in the last month put us in a position to be able to do something like this....
Embraced as a national hero by Ronald Reagan, North was convicted in May 1989 of obstructing Congress, unlawfully altering and destroying NSC documents and accepting an illegal gift–a $13,800 homesecurity system–from fellow Iran-contra defendant Richard Secord. In last week’s ruling, two of the three members of the federal panel, both Reagan appointees, threw out North’s felony conviction for destroying documents, on the ground that trial judge Gerhard Gesell gave the jury erroneous instructions last year....
The crash, which tore up the back end of the luxury car, didn’t seem to be the driver’s fault. Apparently, the car pulled over to the outside lane of the road due to a mechanical failure, the BBC reported. After the Lamborghini stopped, a van rammed into the new car. Even the police said they were devastated for the new car owner. Though they didn’t reveal too much about the situation, the police’s tweet used the hashtag “#icouldhavecried....
