Bush Pardons

Bush Pardons – President George W. Bush has granted pardons to 14 individuals and commuted the prison sentences of two others convicted of misdeeds ranging from drug offenses to tax evasion, from wildlife violations to bank embezzlement. The new round of Bush pardons are the President’s first since March 2008 and come less than two…

TradeThoseThings.com

TradeThoseThings.com – Gotten a message that says SOMEBODY COPIED ALL OUR PICS ON TO tradethosethings.com and wondered what the heck is going on? Here’s what you need to know about the tradethosethings.com website: There are no pics of you on the tradethosethings site. There are no pics of anyone on this website. This site is…

TALF

TALF – Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson announced the $200 billion TALF program to boost consumer credit access to student loans, car loans, credit card loans, and SBA loans. TALF stands for “Term Asset-Backed Securities Loan Facility” and the program is meant to help consumers struggling to get credit by providing guaranteed funding for Asset Based…

Wheelchair Backflip

Wheelchair Backflip – Pics and video of 16-year old Aaron Fotheringham doing a backflip in his wheelchair, which has been modified with shock absorbers and a titanium frame. The wheelchair backflip that Aaron has perfected has finally been recognized by the Guiness Book of World Records for his freestyle acrobatics. Fotheringham, 16, who is known…

Kumo.com

Kumo.com – Microsoft is updating its Live Search site to better compete with Google at a new site called Kumo.com, Kumo means cloud or spider in Japanese. The Kumo.com website is currently redirected to a protected site at Microsoft that’s inaccessible to outside users. Windows Live Search was originally created to provide a unifying brand…

Hiroshi Nohara

Hiroshi Nohara – A Japanese tourist named Hiroshi Nohara has been living at the Mexico City airport for three months and he has no plans to leave. For reasons he can’t explain, the Hiroshi Nohara has been in Terminal 1 of the Benito Juarez International Airport since Sept. 2, surviving off donations from fast-food restaurants…

BKIndy.com

BKIndy.com – A new website called BKIndy.com is linked to a Burger King promotion for the new Indiana Jones movie and here are all the juicy secrets hidden there. The BKIndy.com site is currently locked, but here’s a screenshot of what’s there on May 10th on this still secret Burger King promotional website. The BKIndy…

Bill Richardson Commerce Secretary

Bill Richardson Commerce Secretary – A Democratic official says President-elect Barack Obama will name New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson as Secretary of Commerce. The Bill Richardson Commerce Secretary announcement will be made by Obama after Thanksgiving. The official spoke on condition of anonymity because the official was not authorized to speak publicly about the negotiations….

Bothell High School Cheerleaders

Bothell High School Cheerleaders – The parents of two cheerleaders at Bothell High School in western Washington are suing the school district for mishandling racy photos of the two cheerleaders. The Bothell High School cheerleaders took racy cellphone photos of themselves and then “accidentally” sent them to other students, including members of the football team….