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(video) Bill Clinton’s DNC Speech
This Guarantees Obama’s Reelection
I’m not an Obama Supporter or hater. I’m not a republican or a democrat. Those lines were drawn decades ago and our country and life has evolved since then.
Republican or democrat… you have to admit, this is one hell of a speech by Bill Clinton at this year’s Democratic National Convention.
7.7 Earthquake in the Philippines
One Dead -> 7.7-magnitude quake hits Philippines
Philippines
A 7.7-magnitude undersea quake struck off the eastern coast of Samar province on Friday night, triggering tsunami warnings across a wide swath of Asia.
Undersecretary Benito Ramos, head of the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC), reported that 50-year-old Emilita Ubalde was killed and Adrian Ubalde, 5, was injured in a landslide in Barangay Lapasan, Cagayan de Oro City. The landslide occurred after the earthquake.
Meanwhile, a report by radio dzMM said that a house in Agusan del Sur province was hit by a fire. The report said that the fire was sparked by a gas lamp that was toppled during the earthquake.
There were some reports of cracked roads after the quake. Local officials in Samar province said that there was a report that a bridge collapsed.
The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said that the quake struck 112 kilometers southeast of Guian, Samar. The quake, which was tectonic in origin, took place at 8:47 p.m.
The US Geological Survey initially measured the quake at magnitude 7.9. It later said that the quake measured at 7.6 in the Richter scale. It said that the quake hit at a depth of 34.9 kilometers and was centered 106 kilometers (66 miles) east of Sulangan town on Samar Island.
Phivolcs said in its bulletin that the quake was felt at:
Intensity 7 in Guian, Oras, Sulat, Borongan City, Eastern Samar;
Intensity 6 in Siargao, Surigao del Norte; Tacloban City; Palo Leyte; Saint Bernard, S. Leyte;
Intensity 5 in Mati City; Compostela; Compostela; Legaspi City; Iloilo City; Beilig City; Iligan City;
Intensity 4 in Butuan City, Catbalogan City, Butuan City, Cagayan De Oro City;
Intensity 3 in Cotabato City, Mambajao, Camiguin, General Santos City; and
Intensity 2 in Marawi, Sipalay City Phivolcs said that residents in the coastal areas of northern Samar, eastern Samar, Leyte, southern Leyte, Surigao del Sur and Surigao del Sur were advised to evacuate their homes.
Tsunami alert
The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center (PTWC) issued a tsunami alert in the Philippines, Indonesia, Taiwan, Japan, Guam, the Northern Marianas and Papua New Guinea as soon as the earthquake was detected.
The PTWC lifted the alert two hours after the quake struck.
The PTWC said that based on sea level readings, the earthquake generated a tsunami.
“This tsunami may have been destructive along coastlines of the region near the earthquake epicenter,” the center said. “This center will continue to monitor sea level gauges nearest the region and report of any additional tsunami wave activity.”
The PTWC said that “when no major waves are observed for two hours after the estimated time of arrival or damaging waves have not occurred for at least two hours then local authorities can assume the threat is passed.”
At 9 p.m., Phivolcs issued a tsunami alert level 3 in coastal areas fronting the Pacific Ocean, particularly the provinces of Northern Samar, Eastern Samar, Leyte, Southern Leyte, Surigao del Norte and Surigao del Sur.
Interior and Local Government Secretary Mar Roxas announced over microblogging site Twitter that the tsunami warning alert was lifted at 12:10 a.m. Saturday.
Phivolcs chief Renato Solidum said that thetsunami warning was supposed to have been lifted at 10:47 p.m. or two hours after the earthquake, but they decided to extend it after detecting tsunamis as high as 19 centimeters in Surigao provinces.
Solidum said that there were no reported damages from the tsunamis as of midnight.
Ramos said that local government units in provinces covered by the tsunami warning alert were able to immediately evacuate residents living along coastal areas.
Solidum said that the hundreds of families that evacuated can already return to their homes.
“Iyong mga nagsilikas ay puwde nang bumalik. Tingnan nila ang mga babalikang bahay ay ‘di nasira.. Kailangan tingnan at i-assist ang mga lumikas,” Solidum announced in a press briefing after lifting the tsunami alert. – with AP
Music Mogul Chris Lighty, Dead at 44
Rest in Peace Lighty
Lighty, 44, was a longtime manager of 50 Cent, Diddy, Ja Rule and Mariah Carey
Longtime Hip Hop executive Chris Lighty has died. News broke today (August 30) first on Twitter and then confirmed on VIBE.com that the Bronx, New York native and founder of Violator Entertainment died from an alleged suicide. Details are still emerging.
Lighty was integral to the careers of 50 Cent, Busta Rhymes, N.O.R.E., Diamond D, and many others. After growing up under the tutelage of Hip Hop icons like DJ Red Alert, Lighty began working professional at Russell Simmons’ RUSH Management firm in the late 1980s, where he helped work with Def Jam Records artists and others in securing endorsement deals and touring.
A part of the Native Tongues at the turn of the decade, Lighty and his brother as The Violators, helped the movement alongside A Tribe Called Quest and De La Soul.
The Violator name carried on in the late 1990s and 2000s, when Lighty launched his own firm. The management company handled clients ranging from Diamond D and Foxy Brown to Busta Rhymes and Q-Tip. In recent years, Lighty was working on Brand Asset Group with Lyor Cohen, his longtime associate and friend, and Warner Music Group. Last September, Violator merged with Primary Wave to form powerhouse management company Primary Violator.
Leo DiCaprio Bares It All
Wall St. Blues
Audiences are about to get up close and personal with Leonardo DiCaprio.
The 37-year-old actor will reportedly “bare it all” in Martin Scorsese’s “The Wolf of Wall Street,” which will follow the rise and fall of hard-partying stockbroker Jordan Belfort, who spent two-years in prison for white collar crimes.
The New York Daily News reports that DiCaprio will take it all off for the cameras, and a source revealed “there will be some pretty illicit sex scenes coming up. It involves four guys and two girls.”
The film is also intent on graphically depicting Belfort’s drug addiction, with cocaine and Quaaludes playing a big role in the movie — and the actors are expected to make it look as realistic as possible. “They are asking the actors to get comfortable with snorting baby laxative. They all have to indulge heavily in cocaine,” explained the source.
The movie began filming in New York City this past weekend and DiCaprio and co-star Jonah Hill were spotted getting into character by doing some research at Bank of America Merrill Lynch offices at One Bryant Park on Tuesday.
A source at the bank revealed that DiCaprio spent the morning following an employee of the investment bank, while Hill spent his time with someone who works in derivatives.
The film won’t be the first time DiCaprio has appeared nude on screen. The actor previously appeared nude in 2008’s “Revolutionary Road,” directed by his co-star Kate Winslet’s then-husband Sam Mendes. In 2010 he told Esquire that he didn’t feel weird about the scene because he already knew Kate before she met Mendes.
“So on the outside, it may seem strange to do a sex scene with a woman while her husband is directing. But it didn’t feel that way to me,” he explained to the magazine. “When the scene was about to start, Kate said, in front of the crew, ‘Wait, wait, this is totally weird.’ She turned to both Sam and I and said, ‘Are you guys okay?’ We both looked at each other and said, ‘Yeah, we’re totally fine.’ She said, ‘It’s even weirder that you’re both totally fine.'”
A $290 Brown Paper Bag
Designer Lunch Bags
German fashion designer Jil Sander has apparently perfected the brown paper lunch bag. “Good Morning America” reports it costs a whopping $290. Anchor Josh Elliott read, “It’s made from highly durable paper, with stitched seams no less.” The bag even has metal eyelets for a ham sandwich to breathe properly. Fans took to Twitter to rant and rave, but Bloomberg reports the website is currently sold out!