The next Miss America won't hear the familiar song when she's crowned in Atlantic City in September. The song, "Miss America," which goes: "There she is, Miss America," will not be part of the pageant. Miss American Organization vice president Sharon Pearce tells The Press of Atlantic City the tune, which was first played in 1955, is no longer included. She says no decision has been made on a … [Read more...]

Could a permanent cure for gray be on the way? Experts have discovered that the reason why we go gray is due to a buildup of hydrogen peroxide in the hair follicle – which effectively bleaches itself from the inside out. Scientists say the effect can be reversed by applying a compound called PC-KUB. The Mirror reports that the team, including scientists from the University of Bradford, … [Read more...]

In Back to the Future II we see a 2015 where flying cars are the norm. It’s 2013 and the question is how close are we to that vision? Well, according to Massachusetts-based Terrafugia, we’re about eight years off. The company promises to have a safe, reliable, flying car in mass production by 2021. They say the TF-X will run mostly on autopilot. It will take off vertically from your … [Read more...]

Governor Christie says he decided to have weight-loss surgery for himself and his family, not to advance his political career. Speaking at a news conference Tuesday in Newark, Christie said his weight will have nothing to do with whether he decides to run for president. He says he never intended to make the decision public. The New York Post reported Tuesday that he had secret gastric band … [Read more...]

Governor Christie will guest-host the "Today" show later this month.  NBC announced Tuesday that Christie will be a co-host for an hour of the May 24 show, which will broadcast from the Jersey shore as part of its "Great American Adventure" road trip. A location for the appearance has not been finalized.  The road trip segment involves the show's anchors traveling together to five U.S. … [Read more...]

Governor Christie has told the NY Post that he underwent secret gastric band surgery in February to help him lose weight. Christie says contrary to what others think his decision was not motivated by a run for the White House in 2016. It was more about the fact that he just turned 50 and wanted to make sure he was around for his wife and children. In order to hide the procedure Christie … [Read more...]

Governor Christie wasn't in a pardoning mood when an itsy, bitsy spider crawled on his desk while he spoke to a group of schoolchildren. The students spotted the critter near the governor's phone on Friday. Speaking softly, Christie gave the spider a smack down. The governor told the students that one fun part of being governor is you're allowed to kill any bugs on your desk without getting … [Read more...]

Beautiful weather was on tap for yesterday’s NJ Marathon where thousands of runners took to the streets. They were cheered on by crowds who faced tighter security measures imposed after the bombings in Boston. The 26 mile race started in Oceanport and ended in Long Branch. The marathon was won by 30-year-old Oz Pearlman of New York City, with a time of 2 hours, 28 minutes and 23 … [Read more...]

Would you tattoo our company’s logo on your body if you were promised a 15% percent raise? That’s what one real estate company is doing in New York City. They are called Rapid Realty and so far 40 of their 800 employees have taken the deal. The company’s owner says he’s happy to pay for the tattoo and the raise in order to have walking billboards. So far he hasn't inked himself, … [Read more...]

Twitter CEO Dick Costolo took to the mic on Saturday for University of Michigan’s commencement speech. Costolo started by tweeting a photo of the crowd, Commencement @umich My view twitter.com/dickc/status/3…— dick costolo (@dickc) May 4, 2013 Then the computer science grad turned comedian as he sprinkled his speech with zippy one liners like – “when I was your age we didn’t … [Read more...]