Competing in the Maxi72 racing series is anything but a breeze for the yachts’ owners and crews.
These three jewelers are forging colorful statement rings in unexpectedly bold shapes.
They’re calling them “peach pearl.”
YORBA LINDA — A man was shot late Wednesday and two suspects are at large, Orange County Sheriff’s Department Lt. Jerry Carlsen said.
The incident took place in the 21000 block of Dunrobin Way at about 10:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 2. The severity of the victim’s injury was not yet known, Carlsen said.
A description of the suspects was not immediately available.
This story is developing; check back later for updates.
The Extreme Rodeo brought fans to their feet at the OC Fair.
The event included bulls marching through people in rings of fire, a teeter-totter, and a poker table.
Video by Jonathan Khamis, for the Orange County Register.
A brief look at UCLA’s training camp practice Wednesday at Spaulding Field
BIG MOMENT
Freshman Austin Burton is buried on the depth chart when it comes to the backup quarterback competition, but the rookie showed flashes of brilliance.
In one team period, Burton dropped the snap but regained his composure and unloaded a 25-yard throw while getting hit in the backfield. Receiver Jordan Lasley adjusted to the slightly underthrown ball and caught it in traffic for a touchdown on the first play of Burton’s drive.
DEPTH CHART
UCLA is sorting through five options at running back and it was junior Bolu Olorunfunmi who got the first snaps Wednesday. Sophomore Brandon Stephens emerged as a second option.
PERFECTION
Sophomore kicker J.J. Molson didn’t miss a single kick during practice. His closest call came on a 30-yarder that banged off the upright before caroming through the goal posts. Molson was inconsistent as a true freshman, converting 12 of 20 field-goal attempts, but worked hard in the offseason to nail down a solid routine, head coach Jim Mora said. Mora also connected his young kicker with Morten Andersen, who Mora coached in New Orleans and Atlanta. Anderson will be inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame this weekend.
QUOTABLE
“Three, four, five years ago, it was just this dream. To sit there and look at it, it’s pretty cool.” — Jim Mora on UCLA’s new $75 million Wasserman Football Center
‘’Kidnap,’’ in which a working-class single mom chases down her little boy’s abductors, is the latest B-movie vehicle for Oscar-winning actress Halle Berry. It’s a serviceable thriller: nothing more, nothing less.
In many ways, the setup is more preposterous than all the mayhem that follows the child snatching. Berry plays Karla, an impossibly beautiful and wonderful mother who works as a waitress at a tacky diner. She seems buoyant as ever as she drives her impossibly cute kid, Frankie (Sage Correa), to a fair.
Then comes the phone call. Karla’s ex has decided he wants full custody of Frankie, and a distracted Karla loses sight of her boy, who of course likes to hide from her. The redneck kidnappers, who would raise eyebrows at even an NRA convention, need only a millisecond to abduct Frankie in front of hundreds of people, and there are no witnesses.
Fortunately for Karla, the knucklehead kidnappers are frightfully slow in their getaway, and she spots them in the parking lot. Inconveniently — or conveniently, if you are the screenwriter — Karla drops her phone as she begins her pursuit, eliminating the possibility of 911 calls.
Despite the pileup of implausibility at the beginning, the film rallies by quickly cutting to the chase, and within minutes, Karla finds herself in a frantic race on the freeways of Louisiana. The entire police force of the state seems to be at Mardi Gras, but otherwise, the frenetic set-pieces are reasonably realistic, and it’s refreshing to see true stunt work rather than an over-reliance on computer-generated imagery.
The kidnappers, who clearly missed Berry’s 2013 thriller, ‘’The Call,’’ are not the sharpest tools in the shed, and we know from the get-go that they will be no match for Karla when she gets her hands on them. This contributes to an aura of predictability that hangs over the proceedings, though there are a few clever turns during some of the chase sequences.
Director Luis Prieto is wise to keep the camera fixated on Berry, who delivers a sturdy performance in which she is under extreme duress for almost the entire film. This is pulpy material, but Berry gives it her all. The only time she falters is when she talks to herself in the car, becoming an on-the-nose narrator more than a character. It’s too bad that Hollywood has still not figured out how to use this actress better.
Like ‘’Taken,’’ which this movie most closely resembles, ‘’Kidnap’’ derives much of its power from our natural instincts to protect children at all costs, and many in the audience are likely to respond to it on that level. This is a film that keeps it simple: Don’t cross a mother, or she’ll hunt you down.
‘Kidnap’
**
Rated R: For violence and peril.
Starring: Halle Berry, Sage Correa, Chris McGinn.
Director: Luis Prieto.
Running time: 1 hr. 34 min.
Playing: Areawide.
FULLERTON — One man was arrested and several video game machines allegedly used for gambling purposes were seized during a search of two video game businesses on Wednesday, Aug. 2, authorities said.
The Fullerton Police Department seized 11 video gaming machines from a business in the 2600 block of West Orangethorpe Avenue and additional machines — the total there was not specified — at a video gaming lounge near the intersection of Gilbert Street and Commonwealth Avenue, Sgt. Jon Radus said.
One man was arrested on suspicion of possession of illegal gaming devices, Radus said. The man’s identity was not provided Wednesday.
Police issued the search warrant after an extensive investigation in conjunction with the Department of Justice determined that the businesses were operating illegal gambling halls, Radus said.
Authorities had also received numerous complaints from residents and businesses in the area of the video gaming businesses about an increase in crimes such as theft, burglaries, drug-related crimes, gang activity, and prostitution since the businesses opened up, Radus said.
An investigation is ongoing.
It’s summer — at least in the Northern Hemisphere — and that means it’s time to break out the swimsuits and resortwear in locales from Miami to Shanghai, where bikinis and sunglasses seem to be the outfit du jour.
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