Need to Know Advice Before and During Your Visit to America

September 23rd, 2009 MANCHESTER, England - Luxury care homes for the elderly chain, Sunrise, has been slammed by a leading wealth management company for providing a platform for 'vulnerable' residents in its homes to receive advice from a financial adviser who is not truly independent. The accusation comes from Dominic Baldwin, head of Cheshire based wealth management company, Xentum, and one of a select number of advisers who provide independent advice on a fee basis and are not subject to the influence of product providers.

September 6th, 2009 LONDON - Bounty, the UK's favourite parenting club, today launches a 4 minute 'How to Breastfeed' online video clip to help expectant and new mums take a real life, close up peek at how a baby 'latches on' to the breast when feeding. To view the Multimedia News Release, please click: www.prnewswire.com/mnr/bounty/39761/ Breastfeeding is the healthiest and most natural way to feed a baby, yet research by www.bounty.com has found that mums' intentions to breastfeed before the birth versus the reality when the baby is born are very different: During pregnancy one-in-two mums (49%) said they intended to only breastfeed, but in reality the actual number that solely breastfed dropped by half (to 25%).

August 25th, 2009 LONDON - - Legal Advice Helpline Offers Top Tips Before Getting Behind the Wheel LONDON, August 26 /PRNewswire/ -- Road works, major traffic congestion and the resulting road rage are just some of the traditional hassles holidaymakers face as they try to get to their holiday destination as quickly as possible. According to the AA, more than 50% of people who normally holiday abroad will be opting to 'staycation' this year: vacationing in the UK as opposed to holidaying abroad to save money.

May 26th, 2009 LONDON - Disability Alliance is publishing the Disability Rights Handbook this week. Now in its 34th edition, the Handbook provides comprehensive information and guidance on benefits and services for people with a disability or health condition.

April 5th, 2009 LONDON - Surviving The Credit Crunch has been awarded a four star rating from the country's leading internet user magazine Webuser. "We are absolutely delighted at Webuser's feedback and comments," said founder of www.SurvivingTheCreditCrunch.org.uk Richard Fenton.

April 1st, 2009 WASHINGTON - The following is being issued by Fannie Mae (NYSE: FNM): 3-Year Pricing Date July 9, 2009 Settlement Date July 10, 2009 Maturity Date August 10, 2012 Issue Size US$4 billion Coupon 1.750% Price 99.926 Yield 1.775% Payment Dates Each August 10th and February 10th, beginning August 10, 2009 Spread +32 basis points / 1.500% 07/15/12 U.S. Treasury CUSIP 31398AYM8 Listing Application will be made to list the securities on the EuroMTF market of the Luxembourg Stock Exchange Banc of America Securities, Barclays Capital Inc., and J.P.

March 31st, 2009 WASHINGTON - The following is being issued by Fannie Mae (NYSE: FNM): 3-Year Pricing Date July 9, 2009 Settlement Date July 10, 2009 Maturity Date August 10, 2012 Issue Size TBD Coupon TBD Payment Dates Each August 10th and February 10th, beginning August 10, 2009 CUSIP 31398AYM8 Listing Application will be made to list the securities on the EuroMTF market of the Luxembourg Stock Exchange Banc of America Securities, Barclays Capital Inc., and J.P. Morgan & Co.

March 18th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Fannie Mae (NYSE: FNM) will redeem the principal amount indicated for the following securities issue on the redemption date indicated below at a redemption price equal to 100 percent of the principal amount redeemed, plus accrued interest thereon to the date of redemption: Principal Security Interest Maturity Date CUSIP Redemption Date Amount Type Rate US$155,000,000 MTN 5.200% October 9, 3136F9H89 October 9, 2018 2009 Fannie Mae exists to expand affordable housing and bring global capital to local communities in order to serve the U.S. housing market.

March 16th, 2009 LONDON - Research has revealed that new mums are spending an astonishing FOUR hours looking for advice online every day. Whenever baby naps, mum is logging onto the internet to get find out more about feeding, sleeping, development, health and shopping.

March 11th, 2009 LONDON - Bounty Launches Back to Work Help for Mums Research from Bounty (www.bounty.com/), the UK's favourite parenting club has highlighted that mums returning to work require more information and support in negotiating the challenges of childcare and flexible working (www.bounty.com/back-to-work/work-rights/flexible-working.asp). A study of 3,000 working mums showed that a third felt that their employers 'turned against them' on returning to work from maternity leave and almost one in five said they were demoted without warning.

September 21st, 2009 MELBOURNE - It would have been great if the Victorian premier had gone to Mumbai but there were understandable constraints, India's consul general in Melbourne has said after John Brumby cancelled his trip to India's financial capital due to a terror threat. Consul-General Anita Nayar says she understands Brumby was following advice from the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) when he decided to skip Mumbai during his India trip due to terrorism concerns.

April 13th, 2009 NEW YORK - Hollywood actor Mathew McConaughey, who is pretty popular among female fans, revealed that it was his dad who gave him the handy advice, which helped him make girls drool over him. The 'Ed TV' actor revealed that his father Jim McConaughey taught him that one should never rush with a woman.

June 11th, 2009 LONDON - Your astrologer may not always be bang on target while predicting your future, but you still tend to pay him regular visits, all because of the confidence with which he discusses things with you. A study of how people's self-confidence affects the way others respond to their advice has revealed that one prefers advice from a confident source, even to the point that we are willing to forgive a poor track record.

January 20th, 2009 MELBOUNE - Swiss superstar Roger Federer has donned a new cap - that of an agony uncle. According to Serbian tennis champion Ana Ivanovic, he is fantastic at handing out advice.

September 1st, 2009 HAVANA - China's senior legislator Wu Bangguo arrived here Tuesday afternoon for an official visit to Cuba. In a written statement, Wu, chairman of the Standing Committee of China's National People's Congress, highlighted the rapid growth of the China-Cuba relations.

May 10th, 2009 Biden offering words of advice to Syracuse gradsSYRACUSE, N.Y. — Vice President Joe Biden is offering some words of advice to this year's graduating class at Syracuse University.

September 20th, 2009 SYDNEY - The premier of Australian state of Victoria John Brumby has cancelled his planned trip to Mumbai during his coming visit to India over fears of terrorism, media reports said Sunday. The premier's office released a statement Sunday that Brumby would spend more time in Delhi and not go ahead with the earlier planned Sep 23-24 trip to Mumbai.

June 1st, 2009 NEW DELHI - Army Chief General Deepak Kapoor will begin his four-day visit to Chile from today. During his official visit, General Kapoor will interact with senior military and civilian defence officials and discuss various contemporary defence related issues.

May 8th, 2009 Pacquiao to return home, ignores swine flu adviceMANILA, Philippines — Filipino boxing champion Manny Pacquiao will return to Manila as scheduled, ignoring advice from Philippine health officials to observe self-quarantine in the United States to help prevent the spread of swine flu. In interviews with Manila television and radio networks, Pacquiao said Thursday he and others in his entourage, who were in Los Angeles, do not have any flu symptoms that could justify their quarantine.

January 16th, 2009 WASHINGTON - President-elect Barack Obama is getting unsolicited advice and memos from think tanks left, right and centre. For a change, he could turn to children, one of whom has written: 'I really hope you put America back together.