YOUR NATIONAL NEWS
JANUARY 2013
18 DAY
The sub sandwich giant Subway was faced with a short dilemna as a recent FaceBook posting now removed indicated that their 12" sub sandwich was only about 11inches. This photo of the sandwich being measur ...
Posted Friday, January 18th 2013 at 8:49AM
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NEW YORK (AP) — Two men had recently bought a house together in San Francisco, and the neighbors were annoyed. The men were entertaining “a very suspicious mixture of people,” the neighbors wrote, asking: “How can we improve the neighborhood?”
“Yo ...
Posted Friday, January 18th 2013 at 8:48AM
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Protesters from Ukraine-based rights group FEMEN staged a topless demonstration against the Vatican’s increasingly hostile stance on gay rights this weekend.
The four women, whose torsos were inked with messages like “In Gay We Trust” and “Shut Up ...
Posted Friday, January 18th 2013 at 8:43AM
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SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) — A story about Manti Te’o‘s girlfriend dying of leukemia, which the Notre Dame All-American credited with inspiring him as he led the Fighting Irish to the BCS title game, turned out to be a hoax apparently perpetrated against ...
Posted Friday, January 18th 2013 at 8:40AM
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YOUR WORLD NEWS
JANUARY 2013
17TH DAY
Jakarta, India
Heavy rains has lead to a flood of awesome ontake in Jakarta City. The rains has departed but not without leaving thousands of residents dwelllers in high flood waters. Many of the people ...
Posted Friday, January 18th 2013 at 8:28AM
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If you can't find peace of mind and education anywhere else you can always find it on Oprah Winfrey's Television Network - OWN.
Let's support Ms. Winfrey and Lance Armstrong as the truth behind his Cycling Career Mishap accusations are uncovered.
Let's learn from both of these motivators and ...
Posted Thursday, January 17th 2013 at 4:39PM
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by Lauren DeLisa Coleman
Time for my next installment spotlighting women of color in the tech space. (For those who perhaps missed the first, be sure and click here for the profile on Google exec Bonita Stewart: http://goo.gl/xVhLD ) Today I had the opportunity to ask Phoebe Ash of Microsoft ...
Posted Thursday, January 17th 2013 at 4:23PM
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WASHINGTON (January 11, 2013) – Mayor of Atlanta Kasim Reed will participate in a panel discussion on the Obama Presidency at Howard University in the Blackburn Center Ballroom, Friday, Jan. 18 at 9 a.m.
The panel, titled, “Looking Back, Looking A ...
Posted Thursday, January 17th 2013 at 1:42PM
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Becoming a Renaissance Woman: Redefining Service, Protocol, and Civility in the 21st Century and Beyond
A one-day women’s conference with CEO and founder of Black Girls Rock Beverly Bond is dedicated to providing a medium where women can become empowered and educated while sharing experiences, ...
Posted Thursday, January 17th 2013 at 1:39PM
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Just kidding! I edited the title so "My Peep" would be drawn to the blog. Did it work? Here's a sampling of work perks based on level of employment. Availability will also depend on your field. (Hint: don't be afraid to ask for stuff in the tier ab ...
Posted Thursday, January 17th 2013 at 2:17AM
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Epiphany and the Magi: Names of the 3 Wise Men In the conventional version of the Christmas story, the wise men or magi:•Gaspar, •Melchior and •Balthasar started the gift-giving custom of Christmas by bringing gold, frankincense, and myrrh to the Ch ...
Posted Tuesday, January 15th 2013 at 1:35AM
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Janus
No, he wasn't particularly hypocritical. He simply looked behind at the year before and forward to the new year. Janus is an ancient Roman, composite, obscure god who is associated with doorways, beginnings, and transitions. A usually tw ...
Posted Tuesday, January 15th 2013 at 1:07AM
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BACKSTAGE
It’s certainly appears to be that way on the upcoming big screen that Marlon will take on the iconic role of Richard Pryor. Although he's finally has been confirmed of the role he wasn’t the only selection. Eddie Murphy was replaced b ...
Posted Monday, January 14th 2013 at 3:10PM
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