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« I live in a new high rise built for earthquakes, » he said

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Nathan Crooks, 대구출장샵 a journalist for Business News Americas, told CBS News he was asleep in Santiago when the quake hit, violently shaking his house.

« We’re used to earthquakes in Chile, and we get lots of tremors. You could tell that this one was different from the sound of it. It was really violent! I have never been in an earthquake this large.

« You could hear the walls shaking, books dropping, dishes dropping, it was this general roar, almost like a freight train – everything combined, everywhere in the entire city. »

Crooks positioned himself under a doorframe.

« I live in a new high rise built for earthquakes, » he said. « It was interesting to see the building move with the quake.

« Another thing was how LONG it went on. It went on for a loooong time, » said Crooks. « That’s what surprised me the most. It was violent shaking for what seemed like a couple of minutes. »

Crooks said electric power out was out. « I went downstairs to get a handle of what was going on, to make sure no structural damage to the building. There was no cell phone service. You could hear car alarms going off, sirens, a lot of general commotion. »

Public transport was stopped. He described the rubble he saw on a brief walk, and the fate of one of the most famous churches in Santiago. « Not too much damage, but the main church of Providencia in the old part of town, one of the top towers collapsed. It’s very potent to see that image. »

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(At left, a computer graphic shows the possible path of tsunami waves from an earthquake in Chile as Dr. Charles McCreery speaks on the phone at the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center Saturday in Ewa Beach, Hawaii.)

From Alaska to Peru, 인천출장샵 Japan to Papua New Guinea, governments scrambled to emergency meetings and put out warnings to coastal areas while geological and maritime teams threw all hands on deck to gather information.

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The teen comedy from Sony, the misadventures of two high school buddies trying to score booze, took in $31.2 million to debut as the weekend’s No. 1 movie, according to studio estimates Sunday.

« Superbad » knocked off the previous weekend’s top flick, New Line’s « Rush Hour 3, » which slipped to second place with $21.8 million, raising its total to $88.2 million.

The Warner Bros. sci-fi tale « The Invasion, » starring Nicole Kidman and Daniel Craig in an update of « Invasion of the Body Snatchers, » opened a weak No. 5 with $6 million.

« Superbad » maintains the pattern of producer Judd Apatow’s earlier hits, « Knocked Up » and « The 40-Year-Old Virgin, » which he directed. Apatow and his collaborators, including « Knocked Up » star and « Superbad » co-writer and co-star Seth Rogen, have a knack for packaging crude, R-rated humor with clever, authentic dialogue far smarter than what’s normally seen in summer comedies.

Shot on a modest $20 million budget, « Superbad » had a slightly better debut than « Knocked Up, » which opened in June with $30.7 million and went on become a $100 million hit.

« I think a genuinely funny movie always has a shot at doing well, because so few movies are really funny, » Apatow told The Associated Press as he headed to the « Knocked Up » premiere Sunday at the Edinburgh International Film Festival in Scotland.

« Superbad, » co-written by Rogen and his high school best friend Evan Goldberg, stars Jonah Hill and Michael Cera as pals on a quest for alcohol to impress the foxy host of a party. Rogen co-stars as an inept cop who ends up carousing with the teens, while Christopher Mintz-Plasse proves a scene-stealer as Hill and Cera’s super-geeky friend.

Though centering on high schoolers, « Superbad » drew in older crowds, with 40 percent of the audience over 30, said Rory Bruer, 경기도출장샵 head of distribution for Sony.

« The Apatow comedy machine itself is a brand now, and it’s a brand that has created movies that appeal to older audiences who now follow whatever he does, even in the teen genre, which is very unusual, » said Paul Dergarabedian, president of box-office tracker Media By Numbers.

Overall Hollywood revenues rose with the top 12 movies taking in $110.5 million, up 21 percent from the same weekend last year, when « Snakes on a Plane » opened at No. 1 with $15.2 million. Movie attendance is running 5 percent ahead of last summer’s, according to Media By Numbers.

The Weinstein Co. release « The Last Legion, » featuring Ben Kingsley in an action tale set in ancient Rome, tanked with just $2.6 million, finishing at No. 12.

In narrower release, MGM’s comedy « Death at a Funeral, » a tale of outrageous goings-on at a British patriarch’s farewell, opened solidly with $1.3 million.

Warner Independent’s « The 11th Hour, » a global-crisis documentary on ecological issues co-written, co-produced and narrated by Leonardo DiCaprio, debuted well in four theaters with $56,000.

Estimated ticket sales for Friday through Sunday at U.S. and Canadian theaters, according to Media By Numbers LLC. Final figures will be released Monday.

1. « Superbad, » $31.2 million.

2. « Rush Hour 3, » $21.8 million.

3. « The Bourne Ultimatum, » $19 million.

4. « The Simpsons Movie, » $6.7 million.

5. « The Invasion, » $6 million.

6. « Stardust, » $5.2 million.

7. « Hairspray, » $4.3 million.

8. « Underdog, » $3.6 million.

9. « Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, » $3.54 million.

10. « I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry, » $3.5 million.By DAVID GERMAIN

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(At left, a computer graphic shows the possible path of tsunami waves from an earthquake in Chile as Dr. Charles McCreery speaks on the phone at the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center Saturday in Ewa Beach, Hawaii.)

From Alaska to Peru, Japan to Papua New Guinea, governments scrambled to emergency meetings and 서울출장샵 put out warnings to coastal areas while geological and maritime teams threw all hands on deck to gather information.

« I think being sexy is just being comfortable in your skin, and these two cats are very comfortable in their skin, » Brown said at a photoshoot of his co-stars Ventimiglia said he believes humor, confidence and kindness are key

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NEW YORK — People magazine named Blake Shelton its Sexiest Man Alive for 2017 on Tuesday, but it took some convincing by his girlfriend Gwen Stefani to get her guy on board. 

The country music superstar and coach on NBC’s « The Voice » hates being the center of attention, the magazine said. 

« She goes, ‘Listen to me,' » recalled the 6-foot-5, Oklahoma-bred Shelton. « ‘You’re going to regret this for the rest of your life if you don’t take this gift and just live in the moment.’ I’ve been ugly my whole life. If I can be sexy for a year, I’m taking it!' » 

👀🔥😍 @BlakeShelton is this year’s #SexiestManAlive! And most importantly, he ‘can’t wait’ to stick it to his fellow #TheVoice judge (and former SMA) @AdamLevine. 😂 https://t.co/LtQ2q8QSkU pic.twitter.com/g7IilIXzxA

Bonus for the outspoken Shelton: He can hold the accolade over the head of Adam Levine, 서울출장샵 his fellow coach on the singing competition and 2013’s Sexiest Man Alive. Only Shelton used some colorful language to describe that experience between his pal and banter partner on air.

Shelton said he was, in fact, proud and honored to have been picked, adding: « I’m not going to treat this like Hugh Jackman or one of those guys who’s humble about it. People are going to hate me over this. Because it’s going to be used in every conversation, whether it’s at ‘The Voice’ or at the feed store in Tishomingo, Oklahoma, or in a conversation with a doctor. Until I have to hand the title, which is what it is to me, over to someone else, this is mine. This is like a certification. »

Shelton’s latest album, « Texoma Shore, » hit No. 1 on the Billboard Top Country Albums this week. He spoke to « CBS This Morning » earlier this month ahead of the release of the album.

« I took a break from this place to go give Nashville a shot. I don’t know how to not be in Oklahoma. You know, I don’t know how to not go huntin’ and fishin’ every year. It’s just how I’ve – how God built me, » Shelton told « CBS This Morning. » 

The magazine’s Sexiest Man Alive special double issue hits newsstands Friday.

Growing up, Shelton told People, he had some awkward years.

« I think to describe myself as a child, one word comes to mind. And that’s fat, » he said. « People say I haven’t changed since before I made it. And I’m still fat today. That’s proof! »

He’s not, of course. He hops on the treadmill to stay in shape, though he acknowledges the allure of chips and dip, a bag of Cheetos when he’s starving and a trip to Sonic when he’s back home in Tishomingo.

Shelton wasn’t the only sexiest man anointed. The magazine named the Pearson men of NBC’s « This is Us » as sexiest cast: Sterling K. Brown, who plays Randall; Milo Ventimiglia, who plays Jack; and Justin Hartley, who plays Kevin. Their reveal went to NBC’s « Today » show.

« I think being sexy is just being comfortable in your skin, and these two cats are very comfortable in their skin, » Brown said at a photoshoot of his co-stars

Ventimiglia said he believes humor, confidence and kindness are key. Oh, and « stubble. »

Hartley agreed: « Stubble and forgiveness, that’s my mantra.

The trio will be featured inside the special issue.