Rajendrasinh Makwana has plead not guilty to charges  Makwana attempted to destroy Fannie Mae computers.

Rajendrasinh Makwana sought an attack against 4,000 computers asserts the charges. No comment by his public defender. Makwana is a citizen of India who was fired from his job for Fannie Mae on October 24.

And just before being fired? “Before surrendering his Fannie Mae badge and laptop computer at the end of the day Oct. 24, Makwana “intentionally and without authorization caused and attempted to cause damage to Fannie Mae’s computer network by entering malicious code,” according to an indictment returned Tuesday” says reports.

That code was set to kick in last Saturday! If it did, it “would have resulted in destroying and altering all of the data on Fannie Mae servers,” claims the indictment.

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Obama has launched astrongmiddleclass.gov (A Strong Middle Class). Astrongmiddleclass.gov says “A Strong Middle Class = A Strong America”.

astrongmiddleclass.gov forwards to the White House website and includes a blog lead by Joe Biden.

Today Biden and the site writes:

Save the Date: First Meeting 2/27/2009
The task force’s first focus will be green jobs as a pathway to a strong middle class.

Green jobs are jobs that provide products and services which use renewable energy resources, reduce pollution, conserve energy and natural resources and reconstitute waste.

So what do green jobs mean for the middle class?

First, quite simply, it means more jobs. At a time when good jobs at good wages are harder and harder to come by, it is critical we find new and innovate ways to create more such jobs. Building a new power grid, manufacturing solar panels, weatherizing homes and office buildings, and renovating schools are just a few examples of ways to create new good quality jobs – green jobs – and strengthen the foundation of this country at the same time.

Second, more green jobs mean more money in your pocketbook at the end of the month. If we create jobs that aim to reduce your energy costs – like your electric bill and your home heating bill – that means you have more disposable income for other things.

Creating more green jobs has multiple benefits. It helps the economy as a whole; it helps our environment; and it will save you money.

Stay tuned for more information on green jobs following the Middle Class Task Force’s first meeting on February 27, 2009 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

CLICK HERE FOR THE WEBSITE

Included on the site a video. Bravo to Obama / Biden for including close captioning for the heading impaired!

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VIDEO! Watch video and the web cam of Mount Redoubt! The Mount Redoubt (aka Mt Redoubt) web cam awaits the eruption of the volcano.

Good luck on that webcam. Once Mount Redoubt erupts, expect the web cam to go offline too.

CLICK HERE FOR THE WEBCAM

At the moment, the entire Alaska website that hosts the cam is down that might indicate traffic problems, not outage of the cam because of eruption.

Below is video of the eruption preparation.

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Lisa Rinna wants to move into Melrose Place! Lisa Rinna wants in on the CW 2009 Melrose Place.

Lisa exclaims she wants her Taylor McBride character back!

Rinna  said in a recent interview, “Tell them I’m available, ready to go. I’m very professional and hardworking!”

“I’m way down on the totem pole. You know, this one doesn’t want to do it, that one doesn’t want to do it, so I’m just hoping that they get down far enough to me, where they’re finally like, ‘Oh, just call Lisa…Just hire her, for God’s sake! Stop her begging!’ “

LALATE luvs Lisa but doesn’t understand how CW can do Melrose Place 2009. See, remember the original Melrose Place was a spinoff of the original 90210. Now, the NEW 90210 is a spinoff of the original 90210. Sow what is the new MP going to derive from .. the old 90210 or new 90210?

And yes, a certain old MP character is now on the new 90210. What a confusing mess. Of course, the new 90210 is no winner on writing achievements anyway.

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PHOTO! Here is a picture of Ryan Toolson for the Utah Valley Wolverines men’s basketball. Ryan Toolson delivered 63 points for Utah Valley yesterday. 63!

Toolson dominated the game:

63 points
7 / 11 in 3 point shots
20 / 21 free throw line

For the season he’s averaging 24.6 points per game.

Ryan is the senior guard from Gilbert, AZ. His school Junior bio reads as follows:

“JUNIOR ~ (2007-08): Named NCAA Division I Independent Player of the Year … led his team and independents while ranking eighth in the nation averaging 23.4 points per game … was a five-time Independent Player of the Week honoree … led the nation in foul shooting (95.1 percent) for the second consecutive year … shot 43.6 percent from three-point range … scored 20-or-more points in 20 games and 30-or-more points in seven games … scored a career-high and school-record tying 38 points in the Wolverines win against Chicago State … had 17 points and nine assists against Troy … scored 22 points and added eight assists in the Wolverines home win over NJIT … set a school record with eight three pointers against Lamar … scored 33 points on 11-for-13 shooting from the field, 6-for-6 shooting behind the three-point arc and 5-for-5 shooting from the foul line at Chicago State.”

Personal…
“Graduated from Gilbert High School in 2003 with a 3.4 GPA … looking to major in Zoology … served and LDS church mission to Guatemala City … cousin Andy Toolson played basketball for BYU and the Utah Jazz … Uncle is Danny Ainge, former BYU great and NBA star … parents are Mike and Cheri. “

More about Ryan located here and here.

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