Crime

Timothy Wayne Hammerstone: Disney Worker Arrested For Child Porn On Xbox

30 August 2010 | 7:11 am EST
Topic: Crime, Disney, Timothy Wayne Hammerstone, Xbox

The Polk County Sheriff’s Office says Timothy Wayne Hammerstone of Polk City worked at the commissary at Disney’s Hollywood Studios.

Hammerstone was being held Sunday on 16 counts of possession of child pornography. Jail records did not show whether he was represented by at attorney.

Investigators say Hammerstone communicated with boys in California using his Xbox gaming system. One boy’s mother contacted police after he sent naked photographs to Hammerstone.

Crime

Clay Sannar: Mormon Bishop Shot & Killed

30 August 2010 | 7:08 am EST
Topic: Clay Sannar, Crime, Mormon

Clay Sannar, 42, a lay bishop with the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints was doing administrative paperwork on Sunday between church services when a man came into the Visalia church and asked for a leader of the church, said church official Ralph Jordan.

After being directed to Sannar, the attacker shot and killed him, said Visalia police chief Colleen Mestas. Visalia is southeast of Fresno, in California’s Central Valley.

Crime

Shooting Spree In Slovakia Capital Kills Six

30 August 2010 | 7:06 am EST
Topic: Bratislava, Crime, Slovakia

A man armed with a shotgun opened fire in a street in Slovakia’s capital Bratislava Monday, killing six people and injuring 14, emergency services said.

“There were 13 injured and six casualties, four women and two men,” news agency TASR quoted Dominika Sulkova from the national rescue service as saying.

Police declined to comment, saying they would provide information later. The Devinska Nova Ves district of Bratislava where the shooting took place was sealed off by police roadblocks, television TA3 reported.

Celebrity

Lindsay Lohan Stopped By Cops In LA

30 August 2010 | 7:05 am EST
Topic: Celebrity, Crime, Lindsay Lohan

Lindsay Lohan

Lindsay Lohan Lohan has already been stopped by the police — just days after having her driving license returned!

The troubled Machete actress — who was released from UCLA Medical Center on Tuesday — was going to the Chateau Marmont Friday night at 11:00 PM when she got pulled over for failing to stop at a stop sign.

Celebrity

Yvonne Strahovski at 8th Annual BAFTA/LA TV Tea Party

30 August 2010 | 7:02 am EST
Topic: Celebrity, Yvonne Strahovski

Yvonne Strahovski of Chuck at 8th Annual BAFTA/LA TV Tea Party

Yvonne Strahovski picture

News

Possible E. Coli Beef Recalled From BJ’s Wholesale

30 August 2010 | 7:00 am EST
Topic: BJ's Wholesale, Cargill, Food, News, Recall

A few tons of ground beef from a meat processor in Pennsylvania have been recalled over fear of possible E. coli contamination. As of early Monday morning, the only retail outlets identified as possibly having received the ground beef were BJ’s Wholesale clubs in Connecticut, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York and Virginia.

The source of the potentially tainted meat was Cargill Meat Solutions Corp. in Wyalusing, PA, which shipped the 42-pound packs out to distributors on June 11 for repackaging in to consumer-size packages.

Celebrity

VIDEO: Britney Spears “Radiance” Commercial

30 August 2010 | 2:33 am EST
Topic: Advertising, Britney Spears, Celebrity, Fashion, Perfume

Britney Spears stars in a commercial for her Radiance perfume in this video

Entertainment

Ryan Reynolds, Bradley Cooper To Star In Action Comedy

30 August 2010 | 2:25 am EST
Topic: Bradley Cooper, Entertainment, Movie, Ryan Reynolds

Ryan Reynolds and Bradley Cooper are attached to star in an untitled original action comedy written by Sheldon Turner ( Up in the Air ). Risky Business says the film “follows two friends, who are also San Francisco cops, whose fathers were once partners on the police force.

Business

Rumor: Cisco Offers To Buy Skype

30 August 2010 | 2:23 am EST
Topic: Business, Cisco, M&A, Skype, Tech, VOIP

Cisco has reportedly made an offer to acquire internet phone firm Skype before it completes its planned initial public offering, according to Techcrunch.

Techcrunch said the rumor came from one of its more reliable sources but it has not been able to confirm anything. If it’s true, the deal could be a big one as Skype is gunning for a valuation of $5 billion.

Media / Tech

Retargeting: Web Ads Stalk Users

30 August 2010 | 2:19 am EST
Topic: Advertising, Business, Google, Internet, Marketing, Media, Microsoft, Tech

Britney Spears Candies Ad

People have grown accustomed to being tracked online and shown ads for categories of products they have shown interest in, be it tennis or bank loans.

Increasingly, however, the ads tailored to them are for specific products that they have perused online. While the technique, which the ad industry calls personalized retargeting or remarketing, is not new, it is becoming more pervasive as companies like Google and Microsoft have entered the field. And retargeting has reached a level of precision that is leaving consumers with the palpable feeling that they are being watched as they roam the virtual aisles of online stores.

Entertainment

Rumors Run Wild For “Fantastic Four” Reboot

30 August 2010 | 2:14 am EST
Topic: Adrien Brody, Amber Heard, Comic Book, Entertainment, Fantastic Four, Marvel Comics, Movie, Stephen Moyer

20th Century Fox’s plan to reboot the “Fantastic Four” franchise continues to gain momentum ahead of its planned production sometime next year for release Summer 2012.

Rumours began last week that Adrien Brody and Amber Heard were being pursued to star as Mr. Fantastic and Sue Storm respectively.

Then on Satuday came online buzz (via Latino Review) that “True Blood” star Stephen Moyer is up for Doctor Doom who will be shown as the ruler of Latveria in the property.

Entertainment

Report: Google In Talks With Hollywood For Pay Per View Movie Site

29 August 2010 | 10:57 pm EST
Topic: Entertainment, Google, Movie, Tech

Jessica Alba in Sin City

Google is reportedly in advanced negotiations with major Hollywood movie studios to launch a streaming, pay-per-view movie rental site by the end of 2010.

The site would be either part of or connected to YouTube, and Google would use its massive search and video empires to direct new users to the new service, helping it stand toe-to-toe with Apple and other competitors in the space.

Sports