Dad of Heisman Trophy Winner Jumped Bail to Watch Son
sportingnews.com — Now Mark Ingram's dad will get 27 extra months in jail. Prosecutors say Ingram Sr. failed to surrender in December 2008 to begin serving a money laundering and bank fraud sentence. Ingram had been free on bail and disappeared after being denied a request to remain free until after his son competed in the '09 Sugar Bowl. He was arrested Jan. 3, 2009 (Submitted by FirstCuts) More…
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The 13 Most Annoying Ad Characters of All-Time
guyism.com — Over the years, there have been countless abrasive and incredibly annoying advertising characters cooked up by the world’s most sadistic corporate companies. Of all these advertising characters and mascots, these are the most annoying. (Submitted by HeDiggMe) More…
Schindler's List goes on sale for £1.5million
dailymail.co.uk — The famous Schindler's List of Jews saved from the Nazi Holocaust during the World War Two is being offered up for private sale for £1.5 million. The list of 801 Jewish men, women and children, which belongs to the family of Oskar Schindler's right-hand man, Itzhak Stern, is one of only five known to exist. (Submitted by BalancingAct) More…
Pessimism Prevails in US
aolnews.com — In phone interviews with 1,000 adults, Xavier University found that a clear majority of Americans feel that things are much worse off now than they were a generation ago, and that they will only continue to decline. The questions focused on many sides of the American Dream, from opportunity and wealth to financial security, freedom and family. (Submitted by MacBookForMe) More…
President's veto power over Internet removed in amended bill
arstechnica.com — The Cybersecurity Act of 2009 contained a controversial provision that would let the president "shut down" the Internet in an emergency. An amended version kills the kill switch, and makes a few other changes while leaving the main goals intact. (Submitted by Luzo33) More…
How A $500 Craigslist car beat $400K rally racers
jalopnik.com — Professional motorsport is a cold, hard place. If you want to run with the big dogs, you can't just build a car in your mom's garage and show up, right? Wrong. One guy did just that earlier this month. Here's his amazing story. (Submitted by 1KrazyKorean) More…
China Media Accuses Google of Political Agenda
wired.com — China’s state media on Sunday accused Google of pushing a political agenda by “groundlessly accusing the Chinese government” of supporting hacker attacks and by trying to export its own culture, values and ideas. (Submitted by jaygeeze) More…
Bollywood and Hollywood vow to stop piracy 'menace'
techradar.com — A coalition has been formed by Indian Studios and the MPAA, which hopes to stamp out DVD piracy in India. According to PricewaterhouseCoopers, piracy cost the movie industry in India $959 million in 2008 – making it one of the worst countries in the world for creating DVD knock-offs. (Submitted by statik99) More…
Israel launches economic plan for Israeli Arab towns
news.bbc.co.uk — The Israeli cabinet has backed a $214m investment plan for Israeli Arabs indicating a dramatic change of direction in government policy. The funds will be used over five years in the areas of economic infrastructure, housing and transportation in 12 localities, together with an initiative to reduce violence within the communities. (Submitted by israeligirl) More…
Top 10 Things Bosses Love To Hear
askmen.com — If you have a boss, you're probably looking for ways to impress him. Your boss has the most direct influence over your work life, and as far as your ability to advance, his power over your career is second only to your own. And, deep down, your boss isn't that different from anyone else: he loves good news and he loves when things are going well. (Submitted by ThePowerDigger) More…
