BURBANK, California (AP) — the Los Angeles coroner’s office says “The Lost Boys” actor Corey Haim is dead at 38.
Coroner’s Lt. Cheryl MacWillie said Wednesday that Haim died Wednesday morning at Providence St. Joseph Medical Center in Burbank. she said an autopsy will determine the cause of death, and there are no other details.
Canadian-born Haim became a teen heartthrob with the 1986 film “Lucas” and 1987’s “The Lost Boys.”
His first role was in the 1984 hit “Firstborn,” in which he played a young child caught up in a family war. he then appeared in the 1985 television movie “A Time to Live.”
In recent years, he appeared in the A&E reality TV show “The two Coreys” with his friend Corey Feldman. It was canceled in 2008 after two seasons.
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New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg had planned to take the entire day tomorrow to use Twitter to send out mundane updates about his life. unfortunately, the Hudson River accident today has forced him to reschedule his Twitter plans, so he can, you know, actually do his job.
So those who were hoping to know what Bloomberg was eating for lunch, what he’s thinking about while walking his dogs, and updates about the Yankees game, will have to wait. why was Bloomberg planning to tweet for the day? well, because he’s running for re-election and undoubtedly heard about the power of social media in campaigns these days.
What’s kind of sad is Bloomberg’s actual Twitter stream. while it’s pretty clear that it’s not actually run by him right now (hence, the idea of him tweeting for the day actually being compelling), his tweet stream is filled with shameless self-promotion to follow him, and touting his day of tweeting. He #followfriday’d himself no less than two times yesterday.
Anyone looking at his tweet stream for information about the Hudson River accident? You’re out of luck. that might actually be useful.
Still, it was definitely a good call by the mayor to pass up the Twitter promotional stunt to deal with the tragedy.
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Despite the game industry’s recent financial hit, THQ CEO Brian Farrell believes “gaming can come roaring back” with emerging technologies like cloud computing, as well as the opportunities in downloadable games and the brand extension potential offered by social gaming.
Cloud computing-based gaming, by which real-time graphics are rendered remotely and streamed to the player’s screen rather than generated locally by a PC or console, has not yet reached mainstream consumers, but competing firms like OnLive and Gakai are racing to get the technology into players’ homes.
“We like this idea of games in the cloud,” Farrell said in an IGN interview. “Why do consumers need to pay for that computing power [of a dedicated console]? If the consumer is comfortable with digital delivery, why doesn’t that concept work where we can deliver great games and lower hardware investment in a digital world? I like that world, frankly.”
Farrell acknowledged that such a world would still need to involve retail in some way, and noted that the major console hardware manufacturers may resist such a move, but he remains convinced that whatever the future may hold, the “traditional cycle of massive upgrades for graphics…is over.”
“If we can get the hardware away from the TV and in the cloud and then start delivering small- to medium-sized bites for the right price point, gaming can come roaring back,” he said.
He said THQ is also keeping a close eye on the “hyper-casual” world of Facebook — but not with the intention of giving up its core game business. rather, one of THQ’s plans is to use social games as brand extensions, bringing its intellectual property into the social world to broaden the company’s reach.
“It’s just a matter of keeping that gamer engaged with your brand in each of those environments,” he explained.
And THQ is already known to be increasing its focus on the downloadable game space. Earlier this month, the company said it would significantly scale down two studios and reorient them towards downloadable games, with Farrell more recently indicating Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, and PC will be the main targeted platforms.
“There’s a lot of things to like about digital. Piracy can be more effectively dealt with. Used games, which has been a huge threat to the industry, you know. [If] you own it digitally, hopefully at a lower price point, everybody can win,” he said.
“We’re doing it obviously on Steam now with all of our PC games. If first parties allow that, we’ll certainly embrace that, because if that’s what gamers want, that’s who we’re going to serve.”
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NEW YORK — Officials broke ground Thursday on a much-delayed 22-acre development project that will bring the NBA’s New Jersey Nets to Brooklyn.
As protesters chanted and staged a mock funeral for the “soul” of Brooklyn, supporters enjoyed a lavish spread catered by developer Bruce Ratner.
“Today is a great day for Brooklyn and for the soul of Brooklyn, which is very much alive,” said Brooklyn Borough President Marty Markowitz, the biggest cheerleader of the Atlantic Yards project since it was announced in 2003.
Markowitz joined Mayor Michael Bloomberg, Gov. David Paterson and hundreds of others at a ceremonial groundbreaking for the $4.9 billion project, which has been delayed by lawsuits filed by residents fighting the use of eminent domain.
Supporters say Atlantic Yards will provide jobs and economic development.
“As the buildings rise on Atlantic Yards, the joblessness rate will fall right here in Brooklyn,” Paterson said, claiming the project would create 16,000 construction jobs and 5,500 permanent jobs.
The 18,000-seat arena is to open in 2012, and construction will begin on the first of 16 residential and office buildings in 2011.
Last December, Ratner’s Forest City Ratner Cos. finalized a deal to sell 80 percent of the Nets and 45 percent of the arena to Russian billionaire Mikhail Prokhorov.
Prokhorov was not at the groundbreaking, but entertainer Jay-Z, an investor in the team, said, “We did it again, Brooklyn.”
The officials spoke inside a tent at the groundbreaking site, while the protesters shouted and blew whistles outside.
“What they’re going to build is a money-losing arena, maybe one or two towers and acres and acres of parking,” said Daniel Goldstein, founder of the group Develop Don’t destroy Brooklyn.
His wife, Shabnam Merchant, stood Thursday in front of their home, which has been seized by the state to make way for the project, although they have yet to leave. she held her 16-month-old daughter and a sign that said: “You’re celebrating? We live here.”
The Rev. Al Sharpton, speaking at the groundbreaking, acknowledged the displeasure of some community members but said he supported the project because it will provide jobs and contracts for minority business owners.
Supporters also say the project is a chance for Brooklyn to get a professional sports franchise for the first time since the Dodgers departed for Los Angeles after the 1957 season.
“Sadly, we lost our beloved bums, the Dodgers, 53 years ago,” Markowitz said.
But at 7-57, the current Nets are on a pace to set an NBA record for fewest games won in an 82-game season, to which Bloomberg alluded.
“This really is such a huge win for the Nets,” Bloomberg said. “It’s a shame that it doesn’t count in the standings.”
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