DJIA, S&P 500, NASDAQ, and EAFE. Does this feel like reading a menu in a foreign country? For most, it definitely shouldn’t mean much to you. Sure the pretty newscaster says things like “the S&P 500 is up 25 points today”, but you have no clue what S&P 500 stands for. These acronyms mentioned above…
A public response to recent news of the imminent demise of Westboro Baptist Church founder Fred Phelps, by SeattleGayScene.com’s Creative Director Les Sterling. SEATTLE, Wash. — When I was a kid, I believed in the boogey man (not bogey man, as many will insist that he’s called – mine had a sinus condition.) I believed…
University of Missouri’s, Michael Sam has made history by becoming the first Division I college football player in history to come out as gay. Sam, 24, who was named the 2013 SEC Defensive Player of the Year and a first-team all-SEC selection during his senior year at Missouri, is projected to be chosen in the early…
In the history of San Diego’s mayoral campaigns, there has hardly ever been a time when a candidate has held a GLBT news conference to talk about their civil rights record and their support for GLBT equality … with many of their GLBT supporters. Kevin Faulconer did just that last week underneath the rainbow flag…
This offering is the first in a series of informative articles about all things real estate. I am Del Phillips, Realtor with Ascent Real Estate, and I will be bringing you news and views of our communities and general real estate topics that I hope will interest you. I was born and raised in Hillcrest…
The Newsroom returns to HBO July 14, and before then you can binge on the first season of Aaron Sorkin’s sometimes comic drama about the backstage goings on at a cable news show hosted by a truth-telling independent. Sorkin, who created The West Wing and wrote The Social Network, has a practically patented style of…
The turmoil at OutServe/SLDN continues following the firing of Executive Director Allyson Roberts after a board coup orchestrated by board co-chair Josh Seefried. The Bilerico Project, who first broke the news yesterday, reported that OutServe-SLDN still has not issued a statement more than 24 hours after the news of Robinson’s firing. Multiple sources say this…
http://youtu.be/js6QhN-vYPk Talk about an unfortunate slip of the tongue! HuffPost reports that Bill Lunn a newscaster for KSTP, the local ABC affiliate in Minneapolis had a “blooper moment” while introducing a segment on the Minneapolis Pride parade during the evening news. When saying the phrase “I pledge allegiance to the flag…,” Lunn accidentally said “fag”…
“God … bring down retribution on my persecutors.” Jeremiah 15:15 Oh, Jeremiah is mad! Jeremiah was calling upon God to inflict pain and punishment on his tormentors – it hurt even more because they used to be friends, now they’re enemies. These are tough, harsh words from the mouth of an angry man. Jeremiah had…
(CNN) — It’s typical for high school students to encourage their classmates in competition with “you guys are going to win.” What makes it different in the case of Carmel, New York, High School seniors Dylan Meehan and Bradley Taylor is what they won: the superlative of “Cutest Couple,” as highlighted in the school yearbook….
