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Blackwater's First Television Ad For "Xe"

Matthew Filipowicz | Posted 03.26.2009 | Politics

Read More: Name Change, Blackwater Security, Blackwater, Satire, Blackwater Iraq, Political Satire, Zee, Zed, Blackwater USA, Blackwater Investigation, Xe, Humor and Satire, Z, Erik Prince Blackwater, Politics News
Matthew Filipowicz

Yes, Blackwater is no more. Now they are "Xe." And what does "Xe" mean? Who the hell knows? But who says private contractors can't show their impressionistic and abstract side?

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Blackwater's First Television Ad For "Xe"

Matthew Filipowicz | Posted 03.23.2009 | Comedy

Read More: Name Change, Blackwater Security, Blackwater, Blackwater Iraq, Zed, Blackwater USA, Zee, Blackwater Investigation, Xe, Z, Erik Prince Blackwater, Comedy News
Matthew Filipowicz

I applaud Blackwater for not pulling a Prince and changing their name to a symbol. Though I must admit, it would have been fun calling them "The Mercenaries Formerly Known As Blackwater."

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It's Not An Alias: Why I Changed My Name

Daniel Cubias | Posted 01.07.2009 | Style

Read More: Latinos, Name Change, Hispanics, Change, Growing Up, Self-Confidence, Racial Identity, Confidence, Style News
Daniel Cubias

My birth name is Anglo, an English-Irish term that does not line up with my obviously, shall we say, ethnic appearance. I didn't like the name because it was too white. It didn't fit me.

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Marriage Name Changes and Google Rankings: a Feminist 2.0 Dilemma

Morra Aarons-Mele | Posted 12.22.2008 | Media

Read More: Name Change, Marriage, Google, Roiphe, Media News
Morra Aarons-Mele

A name is forever, once it's been indexed in Google. But what is a woman to do when she gets married? It's a feminist 2.0 dilemma.

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