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Fannie Mae & Freddie Mac: Where'd those names come from?
Both Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac have been in the news recently as the US financial crisis continues. I've always wondered where those unexplicable names came from and today I decided to find out. Here's what Wikipedia had to say:"The Federal National Mortgage... Wall Street Journal to axe 50 journalist posts
The famous Wall Street Journal will be cutting 50 jobs in a 'restructure' to centralise the editing of the paper in print and online."Most of the editorial cuts will come from the WSJ's office in South Brunswick, New... Similarities between 1929 and 2008 terrifying
"Watching Wall Street and the American real-estate market crumble over the past 10 months has not inspired great confidence in our wonderful free-market economy or the land pirates who run it. As someone who recently wrestled with the causes and consequences of the Great...Mars Lander Discovers Oil
"PASADENA, CA - NASA's Phoenix Lander, while searching for frozen water and organic compounds on the Martian surface, discovered today what appears to be crude oil instead. A secondary experiment, built by the... Internet addressing agency (ICANN) loses its own addresses
Uh oh. Another reminded that on the Internet, things aren't always as they seem."This doesn't sound good: The nonprofit agency in charge of the Internet's addresses recently lost track of its own.The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers, or ICANN, said it... MEDUSA - Microwave ray gun controls crowds with noise
Do these companies think of the Acronym first then try to make up words to fit to it."A US company claims it is ready to build a microwave ray gun able to beam sounds directly into people's heads. ...Good news: new domain extensions available
"I have some good news for you! ICANN ( Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers ) thought that there aren’t enough domains available on the internet, most of the good ones are taken so there is a great proposal: .news, .sports, .ebay and more. This is very good...FOIA Brain Teaser: When Is An Agency Not An Agency?
"A judge ruled this week that the Office of Administration (OA), part of the Executive Office of the President (EOP), is exempt from Freedom of Information Act requests because it is not an “agency” under the law. The ruling adds to the inconsistent and somewhat arbitrary... The FCX Clarity : First zero-emission vehicle from Honda Motor Co. Ltd.
"" It looks like, the great days of Toyota Prius has become numbered. Honda Motor Co. Ltd just launched its new hydrogen fuel-cell vehicle, 2009 Honda FCX Clarity. Already, the car has made a huge buzz in the USA and Japan. This review is your one stop information center of... Toshiba Portege R500-S5007V: The lightest laptop in the world
"Toshiba Corporation (TYO:6502) is one of the leading laptop producers in the world. On June 16th, the company announced a new version of its PortégéR500 ultraportable. It has added a 128 GB solid-state hard drive to it Portege laptop models. The announcement comes in the... Cost-cutting BBC spends thousands - on a fish tank
The BBC is coming under fire again today as details are being leaked about how the company spends thousands of pounds a year (more than 2,000) on maintaining their fish tanks in just one of their London offices. I... BBC told to improve UK coverage
The BBC has been told that they need to improve their coverage of the UK's nations and regions, as they are not doing it enough, or well enough.A little ironic I think..."A review for the BBC Trust said the BBC was "falling short of its own high standards" and failing to meet... Business Interest Forces Mayawati-Mulayam to Over Rule Political Compulsions
"Lucknow (ABC Live): The cat has came out of bag on all of sudden meet between Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Ms Mayawati and SP leader Mulayam Singh Yadav When UP government has withdrew its earlier Letter to take stern against Sahara India Financial Corporation Limited " Iraqi Oil Workers Speak Out to Mega-Oil Shareholders
This is an important item from the Iraqi people that unfortunately will undoubtedly be ignored by the major media. For this reason, I have included the whole letter ."Statement by Iraqi Federation of Oil Unions to 2008 Chevron and ExxonMobil Shareholder MeetingsMay 30, 2008... Anger over Grange Park 450 houses decision.
Building 450 extra houses at the M1 junction15 roundabout in Northamptonshire, county in central England, United Kingdom is a recipe for disaster...."Residents of Grange Park have reacted with anger to the backing of...
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