Wednesday, October 31, 2012

Savile sex scandal

Savile sex scandal [VIDEO]. Jimmy Savile was one of Britain's biggest stars — and, allegedly, one of its worst sexual predators. Now the nation is asking whether there was a link between one and the other.

Was this man at the heart of the nation's popular culture a product of the permissive 1960s and '70s, or do the conditions that allegedly let him get away with repeated child sex abuse still exist, even as awareness of the problem is more widespread?

Savile, who died a year ago at age 84, came to fame in an era of social transformation. He started out as a dance hall DJ in the early days of rock 'n' roll before breaking into television in the early '60s as host of the music program "Top of the Pops." Later he hosted "Jim'll Fix It," a TV show in which he made young viewers' wishes come true. Go here to read more and see a video.

Monday, October 29, 2012

Hurricane Sandy Landfall [VIDEO]

Hurricane Sandy Landfall [VIDEO]. Hurricane Sandy made landfall near Atlantic City, N.J., Monday evening, leaving 1.5 million people without power in 11 states on the East Coast.

Sandy was kicking up strong winds blamed for a partial crane toppling near Carnegie Hall in New York, while driving rain and pounding surf inundated near-vacant cities in the Mid-Atlantic states. The storm made landfall at about 6 p.m., CBS-TV, Philadelphia, reported.

The National Hurricane Center in Miami warned Sandy is "expected to bring life-threatening storm surge and coastal hurricane winds plus heavy Appalachian snows," with one official calling it the "worst-case scenario."

A 63-mile stretch of the Garden State Parkway was closed because of flooding. Go here for more and video.

Atlantic City Underwater

Atlantic City Underwater [VIDEO], As Hurricane Sandy approaches, Atlantic City, NJ, has shut down casinos in their city for only the fourth time in 34 years.

Hurricane Sandy has struck New Jersey and the Jersey Shore extremely hard, shutting down power for most local citizens. For those who are unfortunate enough to be stuck inside their homes surrounded by water, rescue attempts are underway.

Atlantic City, NJ, has gone underwater thanks to Hurricane Sandy. Go here for more including dramatic video.

Tall ship rescue

Tall ship rescue [VIDEO] of HMS Bounty. The U.S. Coast Guard used a helicopter and an airplane to search for two crew members who are missing from a replica tall ship that has sank in rough seas off the coast of Cape Hatteras, North Carolina.

The U.S. Coast Guard reported rescuing 14 of 16 people from the replica tall ship HMS Bounty who were in life rafts. Two crew members are still reported missing.

The HMS Bounty was headed for St. Petersburg. Go here for more including dramatic video.

Singleton home destroyed

Singleton home destroyed [PHOTO] by fire. An Australian entrepreneur is out of pocket more than $500,000 this morning after a "suspicious'' fire.

A blaze at John Singleton's home ripped through his holiday house on the Central Coast.

Emergency services were called to a fire in the resort complex at Pretty Beach about 6pm last evening.

Once arriving, firefighters found one of the luxury guest homes to be engulfed in flames. Go here for more and the photo.

Hulk Hogan settles

Hulk Hogan settles [VIDEO]. CLEARWATER, Fla. — Former pro wrestler Hulk Hogan has settled a lawsuit with a disc jockey over a sex tape involving Hogan and the DJ’s wife.

A statement by Hogan’s publicist Monday says the terms of the settlement are confidential.

We're still in shock after seeing Hulk Hogan's infamous consensual sex tape after it was leaked recently, but we are even more shocked to find out it was his BEST FRIEND who secretly taped Hulk.

Hogan was secretly taped six years ago having sex with the ex-wife of Bubba Clem. Go here to read more and see the infamous video.

Iran Drone Photos

Iran Drone PHOTOS Show Israeli Bases TEHRAN, Iran — Iran has images of sensitive Israeli military bases taken by a drone that was launched by Lebanon's Hezbollah movement.

The drone was reportedly downed by Israel earlier this month, a senior Iranian lawmaker claimed Monday in the latest boast from Tehran about purported advances in the capabilities of its unmanned aircraft.

The announcement came from a senior Iranian lawmake but gave no details about the photos – other than calling the Israeli bases "forbidden sites."

Go here to read more and see the photo.

Sandy time-lapse

Sandy time-lapse [VIDEO]. An amazing Hurricane Sandy time-lapse released by NASA captures the 900-mile megastorm intensifying and making tis way northward.

The video was compiled from images of the storm snapped by NASA's GOES-13 satellite on Oct. 26 through Oct. 28, as Sandy moved from the Bahamas, engulfing the Eastern Seaboard with its massive cloud cover.

A different vantage point of Sandy taken by a different NASA satellite, GOES-14, snapped one photograph every minute from 7:15 a.m. until 6:30 p.m. EDT Oct. 28. Go here to read more and see the video.

Disney ship hammered

Disney ship is hammered [VIDEO]. The Disney ship was hammered by Hurricane Sandy over the weekend.

On Oct. 27, CNN reported that crew members and passengers had an extremely rough night on Saturday as seas rocked the cruise ship which docked several hours late in Port Canaveral, FL.

The 7-day relax-fest morphed into terror on the seas. The ship sustained quite a bit of damage but fortunately made it to port. Go here to read more and to see the chilling video.

Hurricane Sandy Landfall Cape May Web Cams

Hurricane Sandy Landfall Cape May Web Cams, Live Streaming Video of Super "Frankenstorm Nor'ricane."


Hurricane Sandy is currently a category 1 "Nor'ricane" that blasted its way through the Bahamas and has been sliding up the eastern seaboard.

Sandy is a large and dangerous system and poses a major threat to portions of the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast.

The latest projected path takes the center of Sandy into the Northeast coast between Cape May and Point Pleasant, New Jersey.

Storms that originate in colder climates are called cold core storms. Read more about it, track the storm and view the web and beach cams at this link.

Man tasered at Tom Cruise home

Man tasered at Tom Cruise home [PHOTOS]. A man was tasered by a security guard after allegedly trying to break into actor Tom Cruise's Beverly Hills home.
The perpetrator was actually a neighbor who police said was intoxicated and may have tried to enter the property by accident.

Beverly Hills police said Jason Sullivan, 41, of Beverly Hills, was arrested on suspicion of trespassing just passed 9:35 p.m. at the Calle Vista Drive home of Cruise. Go here for photos.

Hurricane Sandy 2012 projected path

Hurricane Sandy 2012 projected path, [Live Streaming Video[ Super "Frankenstorm Nor'ricane." Hurricane Sandy is currently a category 1 "Nor'ricane" that blasted its way through the Bahamas and has been sliding up the eastern seaboard.

Sandy is a large and dangerous system and poses a major threat to portions of the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast.

The latest projected path takes the center of Sandy into the Northeast coast between Cape May and Point Pleasant, New Jersey.

Storms that originate in colder climates are called cold core storms. Read more about it, track the storm and view the web and beach cams at this link.

Tamera Mowry ready to deliver

Tamera Mowry ready to deliver [PHOTOS/VIDEO]. Set to welcome a baby boy any day now with husband Adam Housley, Tamera Mowry has the best labor and delivery coach around: Her twin sister and fellow mom, Tia Mowry!

Attempting a natural birth, Tamera will try to deliver without drugs -- something her sister, who had a C-section when delivering son Cree in 2011, isn't optimistic she'll be able to do.

The 34-year-old identical twin sisters co-starred on the television series "Sister, Sister" as Tia Landry and Tamera Campbell

Go here to read more and to see the video.

Sandy Web Cams

Sandy Web Cams [STREAMING], Sandy Beach Cams, Live Streaming Video of Super "Frankenstorm Nor'ricane."


Hurricane Sandy is currently a category 1 "Nor'ricane" that blasted its way through the Bahamas and has been sliding up the eastern seaboard.

Sandy is a large and dangerous system and poses a major threat to portions of the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast.

Residents from New England to New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia and West Virginia should have already prepared for Sandy. Go here to read more and get links to all the web and beach cams.

Hurricane Cams

Hurricane Cams [STREAMING LIVE VIDEO],  Beach and Traffic Cams; Live Video of Super "Frankenstorm Nor'ricane."

Hurricane Sandy is currently a category 1 "Nor'ricane" that blasted its way through the Bahamas and has been sliding up the eastern seaboard.


Sandy is a large and dangerous system and poses a major threat to portions of the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast.

Residents from New England to New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia and West Virginia should have already prepared for Sandy. Go here to read more and get links to all the web and beach cams.

Hurricane Sandy Sports; Supplies; Stock Exchange

Hurricane Sandy [VIDEO] Sports, Supplies and Stock Exchange. The mega­storm expected to create massive problems along the Eastern Seaboard over the coming days is already affecting sports.


The Celtics will make their first road trip of the NBA season a day earlier than planned, choosing to fly into Miami on Sunday instead of Monday in an effort to beat the storm.

High school events along the East Coast — from Florida to North Carolina, New Jersey to Massachusetts — have also been either rescheduled or postponed because of the storm

U.S. stock exchanges will be closed Monday as Hurricane Sandy bears down on New York.

Make sure you have enough non-perishable foods that can be eaten easily and without heat -- enough for a least three days. Go here for more, including video.

Mystery Firm $5 Million Campaign Gift

Mystery Firm $5 Million Campaign Gift, A shadowy Tennessee company donated more than $5 million to a prominent conservative super political action committee days after establishing itself.

So who’s behind one of the largest batches of election contributions this year?

There’s a questionable trail. There is a questionable trail. Go here to read more.

Newt Gingrich Obama voted for killing babies

Newt Gingrich Obama voted for killing babies [VIDEO]. Newt Gingrich launched a harsh counter-attack on the issue of abortion on Sunday, saying President Obama voted as a state senator to allow “killing babies in the eighth and ninth month.”

Gingrich was asked on ABC’s “This Week” about Indiana GOP Senate candidate Richard Mourdock’s comments about how pregnancy from rape can be something that “God intended.” Gingrich said that’s what “every Catholic and every fundamentalist in the country believes.”

Go here to read more and to see the video.

Saturday, October 27, 2012

Usher's puppy [PHOTOS]

Usher's puppy [PHOTOS], Usher took home a goldendoodle puppy after paying $12,000. The singer beat out other bidders during the Pencils of Promise Charity gala last Thursday, October 25, 2012.

His generous contribution will help raise funds for the charity, which was founded in October 2008, and since then has built over 70 schools in the impoverished communities of Guatemala, Nicaragua, Guatemala, Laos and Ghana.


Go here to read more and see the photos.

Bill Maher Romney Freakshow [VIDEO]

Bill Maher Romney Freakshow [VIDEO], If you are a moderate and considering voting for Mitt Romney, there are certain facts you should be aware of... according to Bill Maher.

Many might perceive the two candidates as not being terribly different, but in Maher’s opinion, just one of them stands ready to "release the Kraken" in regards to the religious right:

“When you elect Mitt you’re electing every right wing nut he’s pandered to in the last 10 years. If the Mitt-mobile does roll into Washington it’ll be towing behind it the whole anti-intellectual, anti-science freakshow.”

Go here to read more and to see the video.

Matt Lauer Surfs To Work [VIDEO]

Matt Lauer Surfs To Work [VIDEO], Matt Lauer “surfed” down 49th street this morning, arriving at Studio 1A minutes after the broadcast of The Today Show begun.

According to TODAY, this was the first time that Lauer had ever been late to work.

Lauer would express his remorse for the delay and explained that he was trying out a new way to commute to work. Go here to read more and see the video.

Famous presidential debate quotes [VIDEOS]

Famous presidential debate quotes [VIDEOS]. The debates (both presidential and vice-presidential) demand an in-depth discussion of the most pressing issues of the day.

In an era when presidential candidates rarely veer from carefully hewed speeches and limit their public appearances to addresses in front of sympathetic audiences, the debates provide voters the opportunity to watch candidates think on their feet and perform off script.

Go here to read more and to see the videos.



Obama Romney dunce cap [PHOTO]

Obama Romney dunce cap [PHOTO]. This week, the Obama campaign Tumblr site, which features pictures and graphics from the campaign, posted some piece of “art” by one Oliver Munday.

It is a photoshopped picture of Mitt Romney in a dunce cap, sitting on a stool in the corner.

The caption: “Sums it up.” Go here to read more and to see the photo.

Santa smoking [PHOTO]

Santa smoking [PHOTO] no more. Role model Santa has got some health issues. He is overweight, and he flys around the world in lousy weather and drops down soot-filled chimneys.

Canadian publisher Pamela McColl changed the poem 'A Visit from St. Nicholas'-which is better known by its first line, 'Twas the Night Before Christmas,' which was written in 1823 by the late American professor Clement Clarke Moore, to "save lives and avoid influencing new smokers," she claimed on her website.

Go here to read more and to see the photos.

Friday, October 26, 2012

Jessica Biel name change [PHOTOS]

Jessica Biel name change [PHOTOS]. When movie credits roll, she'll still be Jessica Biel, but otherwise, she'll be Mrs. Timberlake.

"Yes, I'm changing my name," Jessica, 30, tells People.

The newlywed actress - who married singer-turned-actor Justin Timberlake last Friday after dating for five years - is  legally changing her last name, but will continue to use Biel professionally. Go here to read more and to see the photos.

Stevie Wonder Obama song [VIDEO]

Stevie Wonder Obama song [VIDEO]. Stevie Wonder is the latest star to put his talents to work for President Obama.

Does this really surprise anyone? The parade of Hollywood liberals as well as every African American in the arts is fairly predictable. From Morgan Freeman to Colin Powell, it has become nearly blasphemous to not support the messiah.


Wonder released the new song he wrote specifically for Obama, called "Keep Moving Forward" on Friday, which highlights the president's record on foreign policy, healthcare and education.  Go here to read more and see the video.

Romney Big Change Vow [VIDEO]

Romney Big Change Vow [VIDEO], Mitt Romney stressed he can revamp the economy on a scale to meet “the challenges of the times,” while he seeks to convince voters he'll be a better steward of their money than President Obama.

Seizing on fresh evidence of economic sluggishness, Republican challenger Mitt Romney said Friday that President Barack Obama inherited a bad situation when he took office and then ‘‘made the problem worse.’’

Go here for more and the video.

Vote Win A Rifle Georgia Raffle [VIDEO]

Vote Win A Rifle Georgia Raffle [VIDEO], Want a chance to win a rifle or handgun? Go vote. That’s the message from an Atlanta-area sporting goods store.


Show up at owner Jay Wallace’s store Adventure Outdoors in Smyrna, Georgia with your sticker showing you voted, and you will be entered into a contest to win a free Browning rifle or a Glock handgun. Go here to read more and to see a video.

Lil Reese Gbe [VIDEO]

Lil Reese Gbe [VIDEO] beatdown, Rapper Lil Reese was allegedly caught beating up a woman on a cell phone video that has now gone viral. The rapper isn't sorry for his actions either.

In the video which can be seen here, shows Reese brutally attacking a woman to the point that she was laying on the ground screaming.

Forecasters warn east coast of 'frankenstorm' [VIDEO]

Forecasters warn east coast of the 'frankenstorm' [VIDEO]. An unusual nasty mix of a hurricane and a winter storm that forecasters are now calling "Frankenstorm" is likely to blast most of the East Coast next week.

The storm is forecast to take a turn toward the Atlantic Coast and make landfall early next week between Virginia and Nova Scotia.

Sandy will continue to parallel the East Coast and will affect the Bahamas as a strong hurricane. Florida and southern Georgia, further away, will feel tropical storm force strength wind from the storm.

Storms that originate in colder climates are called cold core storms. Tropical storms, as they move into colder water, often transition into a cold core storm.

Either the storm will make the early landfall Sunday between Maryland and New York City, or it will swing out to sea and make it’s New England hit on Monday. The chances of the storm not coming ashore between Maryland and New York City are very small.

Please take all needed precautions to be safe and check back often for updates. Track Sandy here.

NYC nanny stabbing [PHOTO/VIDEO]

NYC nanny stabbing [PHOTO/VIDEO]. A mother returning to her luxury New York apartment with her 3-year-old found her other two children stabbed to death in a bathtub and the kids' nanny lying unconscious nearby.

NYPD Deputy Commissioner Paul Browne told WCBS-AM that the mother, identified by the New York Post as a pediatrician, came home about 5:30 p.m. ET with her 3-year-old daughter to find her 6-year-old daughter and 1-year-old son stabbed multiple times in the tub. The nanny was found on the bathroom floor with apparently self-inflicted stab wounds to her neck and holding a kitchen knife.

Neighbors reported hearing the mother's hysterical screams as she called 911. She reportedly was taken to the hospital in shock.

The children were rushed to St. Luke's Hospital, where they were pronounced dead.

The nanny was arrested and was in extremely critical condition at the same hospital.

World's longest airline flight [VIDEO]

World's longest airline flight [VIDEO] cancelled, The title of the world's longest airline flight will go to Qantas after Singapore Airlines announced it will end its nonstop flight between Singapore and Newark next year, a distance of about 15,300 kilometers.

The ultra long-haul flight, which runs nonstop from Singapore to Newark, New Jersey, typically takes just under 19 hours to complete. In total, the trip covers roughly 10,000 miles -- and sometimes takes passengers over the North Pole. 

The all-business-class flights began in 2004 and will end in the fourth- quarter of next year, the airline said in a statement yesterday

So far this year, at least three other ultralong-haul flights—generally considered to be flights of more than 15 hours—have been cut, including Thai Airways International's nonstop between Bangkok and Los Angeles, Delta Air Lines' service from Detroit to Hong Kong and American Airlines' Chicago-New Delhi flight. Go here for an in-flight video.

Paul Ryan Obama comic [VIDEO]

Paul Ryan Obama comic [VIDEO] mocking. Republican vice presidential nominee Paul Ryan was back in the battleground state of Virginia on Thursday, hammering away at President Barack Obama for lacking a 2nd term agenda.

"Just a couple of days ago he came up with a slick new brochure, you know, with less than two weeks left to say, 'Oh I do actually have an agenda,'" Ryan said.

"It is a slick -- well, comic book -- that was his word,” acknowledging a man in the crowd. "To me, a slick re-packaging of more of the same. And look at what it has gotten us. You see, where we are today is our economy is barely limping along. It is slower than it was last year, last year was slower than the year before."

Polls are deadlocked in this battleground state with both candidates within the margin of error. The state has been reliably red until Obama won it in 2008, the first Democrat to do so in a presidential race since 1964, and the Romney campaign is aggressively trying to flip it back.

Ryan, dressed in a blue shirt and red striped tie, urged the crowd to vote early and urged supporters to talk to friends “who thought the hope and change sounded good in 2008, but know it isn’t true now.”

“Virginia, we need your help,” Ryan told the crowd of about 1,500. “Don’t forget, early voting has already started. If you haven’t voted absentee, you can still do it … go find those friends, those family members, those neighbors. We can do this together.”

Romney birth certificates gay parents [VIDEO]

Romney birth certificates gay parents [VIDEO]. It seemed like a minor adjustment.

To comply with the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court ruling that legalized gay marriage in 2003, the state Registry of Vital Records and Statistics said it needed to revise its birth certificate forms for babies born to same-sex couples.

But then-Gov. Romney, who opposed gay marriage and child-rearing by same-sex couples, denied the request.

Instead, he opted to have attorneys review every single birth to a same-sex couple and have changes to the certificates made by hand in ink.

Does this really surprise anyone? The man doesn't believe in same-sex marriage so why would he support homosexuals being a second parent?

You may not agree with his stance but at least the man is consistant unlike the current occupier of the White House. Go here for videos

1991 perfect storm vs Frankenstorm

1991 perfect storm vs Frankenstorm [VIDEO]. The 1991 Perfect Storm, also known as the Halloween Nor'easter of 1991, was a nor'easter that absorbed Hurricane Grace and ultimately evolved into a small hurricane late in its life cycle.

The initial area of low pressure developed off Atlantic Canada on October 28. The storm lashed the East Coast of the United States with high waves and coastal flooding, before turning to the southwest and weakening.

On November 1 the system evolved into a full-fledged hurricane with peak winds of 75 miles per hour (120 km/h), although the National Hurricane Center left it unnamed to avoid confusion amid media interest in the predecessor extratropical storm. It later received the name "the Perfect Storm" after a conversation between Boston National Weather Service forecaster Robert Case and author Sebastian Junger. The system was the fourth hurricane and final tropical cyclone in the 1991 Atlantic hurricane season. The tropical system weakened, striking Nova Scotia as a tropical storm before dissipating.

Damage from the Perfect Storm totaled over $200 million (1991 USD) and the death toll was thirteen. Most of the damage occurred while the storm was extratropical, after waves up to 30 feet (10 m) struck the coastline from Canada to Florida and southeastward to Puerto Rico.

Aside from tidal flooding along rivers, the storm's effects were primarily concentrated along the coast.

The new Frankenstorm (Hurricane Sandy), a category 2 storm with winds of 105 mph, is churning north through toward the Bahamas this morning and is a key player in just how bad the weather will be from Sunday into mid-week on the east coast.

Forecasters at the National Weather Service warn that Sandy is forecast to track north up the eastern seaboard and potentially merge with a developing nor’easter, creating a powerful hybrid storm that has the potential to have devastating impacts along the Mid-Atlantic and New England coastlines.

The most recent National Hurricane Center guidance puts this "Frankenstorm" off the New Jersey coast, with winds of at least 70 miles per hour, on Tuesday morning.

A myriad of scenarios for how the situation will unfold exists, according to forecast guidance. Major coastal flooding, hurricane force winds and torrential rain are all distinct possibilities. Go here to track Sandy.


Thursday, October 25, 2012

Romney Costco list [VIDEO]

Romney Costco list [VIDEO]. When Ann Romney cooks for the Romney clan, she goes big.

"I always start at Costco," Romney said on the "Rachel Ray Show" today as the audience watched pre-taped video of her pushing an over-sized grocery cart at the bulk-goods store.

Check out the video for a side of Ann Romney that you will only see the Rachel Ray show!

The presidential candidate's wife is going from the campaign trail to Costco to share her secrets for feeding a family of 30.

Plus, she's in the kitchen with her recipe for Mitt's favorite meatloaf, answering your questions in a round of "Romney Roulette," and bringing along her oldest son Tagg and his family!

"The great thing about frozen desserts, they're always ready to go," Romney gushes.

For roughly $4.50 per person - a $137.50 tab - Ann Romney can feed all five sons and their families, a total of 30 people, she said.

Several members of the family Romney were in the audience, including the Romney's son Tagg. Go here for the video.

World's strongest beer [PHOTO/VIDEO]

World's strongest beer [PHOTO/VIDEO]. Paging the Guinness World Records. A Scottish brewery claims it has produced the world's strongest beer, Brewmeister's Armageddon, with an ABV of 65 percent.

For a little perspective, most beers have an alcohol content of between 3 to 7 percent.

The brewery says on its official web site that the beer's ingredients include crystal malt, wheat, flaked oats and 100 percent Scottish spring water. The beer then undergoes a process called freeze fermenting, which involves cooling the beer to freezing. The water freezes, but the alcohol does not --  leaving behind only the richest alcohol content.

When asked about its potency, Brewmeister's co-founder, Lewis Shand, said that the beer, which has a "viscous quality to it," delivers quite a punch. "Delivers a supersonic-charged explosion and conveys the taster to Drunksville" is probably more appropriate," said Shand. "In some respects, it is closer to a liqueur than a beer, but it is classified as a beer and we are pleased with it."

Brewmeister brewers have cautioned that the beer should be sipped and served in the brandy-sized doses.

Strong beers are a trend for Scottish breweries. BrewDog, which is from Fraserburgh on the North coast of Scotland, previously introduced a 41 percent ABV beer called Sink The Bismarck! At the time, it held the title of strongest beer ever brewed.