Van Damme returns to "Kickboxer"

Action hero Jean Claude Van #Damme action will return to the saga of films that made it famous, "Kickboxer". The actor is in final negotiations to join the reproduction of the film, which will also perform Dave Bautista (Guardians of the Galaxy) and Alan Moussi (X-Men: Days of futures past). However, this time #VanDamme will not be a student, but martial arts instructor, replacing Thai actor Tony Jaa, who resigned from the role due to the busy agenda. The story of the film is about Kurt Sloan, that will be interpreted by Moussi, a talented athlete who travels to Thailand to learn the secrets of kickboxing, to avenge the death of his brother by Tong Yes, that this time will be played by wrestling star Regulation Bautista.

Van Damme will perform new version of craftsmen Chow, who in the 1989 cult movie's played by actor Dennis Chan. Part of The cast will be Georges St. Pierre, who played Batroc in "Captain America: The Winter Soldier". Film Directing is entrusted John Stockëell, while producers are Mike Weber and Peter Meyer. Filming begin this week and will be realized in New Orleans and Thailand.

Lena Dunham slams claims she molested her sister

#LENA Dunham, the creator of hit television series Girls, has slammed claims by a right-wing American website that she molested her younger sister. This is the passage in question: “One day, as I sat in our driveway in Long #Island playing with blocks and buckets, my curiosity got the best of me. Grace was sitting up, babbling and smiling, and I leaned down between her legs and carefully spread open her vagina. She didn’t resist and when I saw what was inside I shrieked.” “My mother came running. ‘#Mama, Mama! Grace has something in there!’ “ “My mother didn’t bother asking why I had opened Grace’s vagina. This was within the spectrum of things I did. She just on her knees and looked for herself. It quickly became apparent that Grace had stuffed six or seven pebbles in there. My mother removed them patiently while Grace cackled, thrilled that her prank had been a success.”

 

The review states: “Lena Dunham’s sexual abuse, specifically, of her younger sister, Grace, [is] the sort of thing that gets children taken away from non-millionaire families without Andover pedigrees and Manhattanite social connections. Dunham writes of casually masturbating while in bed next to her younger sister, of bribing her with ‘three pieces of candy if I could kiss her on the lips for five seconds … anything a sexual predator might do to woo a small suburban girl I was trying.’ At one point, when her sister is a toddler, Lena #Dunham pries open her vagina — ‘my curiosity got the best of me,’ she offers, as though that were an explanation. ‘This was within the spectrum of things I did.’”

Brittany Maynard ends her life

#Brittany Maynard, the 29-year-old who said she had terminal brain cancer and would take medication to end her life under Oregon's "Death with Dignity Act," has died, advocacy group Compassion & Choices said in a Facebook post Sunday. "Brittany chose to make a well thought out and informed choice to Die With Dignity in the face of such a terrible, painful, and incurable illness," a post on her website said. "She moved to Oregon to pass away in a little yellow house she picked out in the beautiful city of Portland."

 

She is survived by her faithful, practical, and kind husband Daniel Diaz, her loving selfless mother Deborah Ziegler and honorable step-father Gary Holmes. And by Dan’s loving supportive family, parents: Carmen and Barry and brothers: #David, Adrian, and Alex. All of whom she adored and loved very deeply. While she had longed for children of her own, she left this world with zero regrets on time spent, places been, or people she loved in her 29 years,” the organisation said. The full statement can be read here. Some of her family took to #Facebook to pay tribute to Maynard.

Burkina Faso's military has announced emergency measures

#Burkina Faso's military has announced emergency measures - including the formation of a transitional government - after a day of violent protests. Demonstrators angered by President Blaise Compaore's bid to extend his 27-year rule earlier set fire to parliament and government buildings. Protesters in the capital, Ouagadougou, are calling for him to resign. The emergency moves announced by army chief Gen Honore Traore did not say who would lead the interim administration. At a press conference, he declared the imposition of an overnight curfew, as well as the dissolution of parliament.

Gen Traore announced that a "transitional body [would] be put in place in consultation with all parties". "A return to the constitutional order is expected in no more than 12 months," he said. Earlier, President Compaore issued a statement, declaring the emergency and saying that the head of the armed forces was in charge of implementing the decision. The protests in the capital - the most serious yet against Mr Compaore's rule - forced MPs to abandon a vote aimed at allowing the president to seek re-election in 2015.

The military fired live bullets to try to disperse protesters who had occupied parliament, our correspondent says. Protesters also surged towards the presidential palace, and a government helicopter flying overhead fired tear gas at them, Reuters news agency reported. Witnesses say dozens of soldiers joined the protest in Ouagadougou's main square, including a former defence minister, Gen Kouame Lougue. Protesters demanded his installation as president, our reporter says.

150 bodies found in mass grave in Iraq

The bodies of 150 members of #Iraq's #Sunni tribe who fought against the jihadists of the Islamic State, were found in a mass grave near Ramadi. Militants have captured men from surrounding villages #Ramadi city, killed and buried last night, said a police official told Reuters news agency. In a separate case, eyewitnesses said they found the dead bodies of 70 members of the same tribe of Albu Nimrit, near the town of Hit, in Anbar Sunni province.

Most victims are police officers who are found or members of anti-Islamic forces.Leaders of the tribe of Albu Nimra claimed two victims discovered sites are from the same group of more than 300 men aged 18-55, who captured jihadists this week. The Iraq government, led by Shiites, the tribe wants leaders to support the armed forces in the war against militant #Islamicstate. 

Kaci Hickox defies excessive Ebola

The fight between a Maine NURSE under Ebola-quarantine orders and authorities intensified on Thursday, as the NURSE defied state orders and went for a bike ride with her boyfriend. The nurse, Kaci Hickox, has argued that forced 21-day isolation orders are medically unnecessary and violate her civil rights. She has hired two New York City-based attorneys to fight Maine’s orders that she stay isolated indoors until 10 November. The governor of Maine said he would back down if she agreed to take a blood test, but the standoff continued on Thursday.

“We have been in negotiations all day with the state of Maine, and tried to resolve this amicably but they will not allow me to leave my house and have any interaction with the public even though I am completely healthy and symptom-free,” said Hickox from her front porch in Fort Kent, at a press conference on Wednesday evening. Armed state troopers have been guarding Hickox’s house since Wednesday, standing outside with a huddle of REPORTERS. Maine state police followed Hickox on her bike ride with boyfriend Ted Wilbur to monitor her interaction with the public. The Associated Press REPORTS that Maine state police cannot arrest Hickox, because they have not obtained a court order to do so. In an interview with ABC News, Paul LePage, the Republican governor of Maine, said he would back down if Hickox took a blood test. “This could be resolved today. She has been exposed [to Ebola] and she’s not cooperative, so force her to take a test. It’s so simple.” The governor later said negotiations between Hickox’s attorneys and the state failed, and he would continue to pursue legal action. In a statement, the governor said he would allow quarantined healthcare workers to “walking or jogging in a park,” but would not allow them to attend public gatherings, travel or come within three feet of others. The state is likely to seek confidentiality on any paperwork it files with local courts.

The governor later said negotiations between Hickox’s attorneys and the state failed, and he would continue to pursue legal action. In a statement, the governor said he would allow quarantined healthcare workers to “walking or jogging in a park,” but would not allow them to attend public gatherings, travel or come within three feet of others. The state is likely to seek confidentiality on any paperwork it files with local courts. The nurse HIRED attorneys after she was questioned and detained at Newark Liberty Airport in New Jersey on Friday. Airport officials questioned Hickox for three hours before detecting an elevated temperature with a heat-scanning gun (which researchers do not consider reliable), and bringing her to a nearby hospital where she was detained. Hickox was forced to stay in an isolation tent at Newark University hospital until Monday, when the governor of New Jersey agreed to her release.

Silva ahead of schedule with recovery

Luis #Silva,  #DCU's D.C.#United’s co-leading scorer, is ahead of schedule in his recovery from a strained hamstring and might return to active duty in time for the playoff opener Sunday, Coach Ben Olsen said Tuesday. Silva had been ruled out four to six weeks after suffering the injury Oct. 12 in Houston, a setback that figured to sideline him until the Eastern Conference finals, should United advance.

Realistically, Silva would not return, at the earliest, until the second leg of the series the following weekend. After all, he has yet to resume practicing. But the pace of his recovery has brightened the outlook.

Silva and Fabian Espindola share the team lead in goals with 11 apiece and forged an innovative partnership that has bolstered United’s attack since August. In Silva’s absence, Espindola has paired with Johnson, an adequate but less fluid mix. In the two matches Silva has missed, Johnson posted a goal and assist against Chicago and Espindola scored a late equalizer at Montreal on Saturday.

The two-game conference finals would not begin until Nov. 22 or 23. (MLS will recognize the official FIFA period for international competition and not schedule any games Nov. 15-16.)