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Rasheedat Fetuga is a Realtor(R) in the greater Nashville area, specializing in home marketing, as well as both buyer and seller counseling. Her life's work is service. She is a very dedicated birth mother and has been a resource parent for the Department of Children's Services for seven years. On February 19th , 2007, she adopted her little girl, Aamira, who has been with her since her birth two and a half years ago. Rasheedat received her Bachelor of Arts Degree from Vanderbilt University 's George Peabody College of Education, where she studied Elementary Education and Child Development.....READ HERE   Other NeoSemantics.com Entrepreneurs & Artists

Nobilo Sauvignon Blanc Now we're talking' this is real tasty wine. I'm big on flavour and mouth sensation and that's what NZ/ SB is all about - sensation. It hooks you by the nose with sometimes pungent and other times tropical aromas which range in description from pink grapefruit, to green pepper and even - cat's pee. On the mouth they race around like a live wire on the palate, and on the finish they leave your mouth refreshed and almost 'cleansed.'. Guys don't often go for white wine - but Sauvignon Blanc could really change that. Chard's can be a bit too rich and dessert like for men, while Pinot Grigio is perhaps a little too thin. New World Sauvignon Blanc, and New Zealand especially, is a firecracker - completely different from region to region and always satisfying. It's a really great varietal for someone who is just starting to drink wine as a hobby, because it's affordable, usually high in quality and is prone to drastic change from place to place. Nobilo usually comes in at about $8.00, and it's a mystery how they bring it in from so far, at such great quality and sell it so cheap. Nobilo boasts the best Marlborough characteristics like wild lemon grass with light whiffs of pink grapefruit, and has a brilliant fruity yet crisp palate. As it comes with a screwtop this wine is great as an impulse buy for an impromptu picnic or drink with a friend. Reviewed by Ruarri Rogan   Grilled Buffalo Steak with Radicchio-Beet Skewers A lean protein, buffalo is worth trying in this savory recipe ready in under 45 minutes.

Did You Know Young Adults Text While Driving A large percentage of young drivers in the United States say they both talk and send text messages on their cell phone while driving. A Zogby International poll found two-thirds of drivers between the ages of 18 and 24 send text messages while driving and almost all said they talk on their phone while driving. Of the overall population, only 16% of cellphone users said they send text messages while driving and 77% said they talk while driving. The IPhone is Here Apple's first phone is also the first phone to feature a completely finger-touch interface using multi-touch screen technology. Key software features include iPod, Safari full web browser, a mail client, and widgets such as weather, Google Maps, and YouTube. Key hardware features include a large, high-resolution display, quad-band EDGE, Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, and up to 8 GB of internal memory. Apple and AT&T finally released the much anticipated information about rate plans available for the iPhone when it launches this Friday. All the plans will include the following features: unlimited data, Visual Voicemail, 200 text messages, roll-over minutes and unlimited mobile-to-mobile calling. Visual Voicemail is a cool application that allows users to view their voicemail messages in the same way they view email messages, allowing you to go directly to a message without having to listen to all of them. The plans start at $59.99 for 450 minutes, and include options for 900 minutes ($79.99) and 1350 minutes ($99.99). All charges are monthly rates and do not include any discounts on the cost of the iPhone - $499 for the 4 GB model and $599 for the 8 GB model. There is also a one-time activation fee of $36. The iPhone will be available this Friday at 6:00 PM (local time) at AT&T and Apple stores. At launch, the phone will not be available through distribution channels such as Best Buy and Radio Shack.   A New Way to Text Message Wouldn't it be great if text messaging worked just like email, where you have the option to reply to all recipients in a group text message? Well, 3jam.com has created a great Reply-All Text Messaging tool for this. With 3jam.com you can send a message to multiple people and they will all have the option to reply to all. This works great for making plans and keeping everyone in the loop. 3jam.com offers the option to send a group message from their website, directly from the phone, or from a Reply-All Text Messaging application you can download directly to your phone. Both the website and the application allow you to set up friend groups, such as "baseball team" so you don't have to search for every team member. The best thing about it is if you send a group text message to 10 recipients from your phone, you get charged for 10 text messages; but sending the same message using 3jam, you get charged for only 1 text message, since 3jam is doing the message replicating. 3jam.com even offers a widget you can place on a webpage or myspace allowing readers to send a text to you directly from your page. Company: 3jam Job Title: 4 jobs: Architect, Client Engineer, Web Developer, Product Manager Description: 3jam is bringing Mobile 2.0 to your cell phone! We are a tier-one venture funded startup in San Francisco looking for highly-talented, self-motivated and experienced engineers and developers to join our team. If you are a problem solver at heart, passionate about technology and excited about helping us revolutionize the way people communicate with their friends, we're looking for you! You will be working closely with all the core members of 3jam's product team to deliver a brand new user experience on the mobile phone and web. We offer an exciting, fast-paced startup environment with a competitive salary and stock options, as well as a great working environment where pro-activity, creativity and new ideas are valued and encouraged. We are currently looking for qualified individuals to join our product management and engineering teams in the following positions: 1. Web2.0 Software and Systems Architect / Principal Engineer (PHP / MySQL / Apache) 2. Senior Mobile Software Engineer (J2ME / BREW) 3. Senior Web2.0 Developer (CSS/XHTML, AJAX, JavaScript, Flash) 4. Product Manager To Interview This Person Click Here

 

 

 

 

Record Fundraising USA Today Jul. 1, 2007 06:48 PM Illinois Sen. Barack Obama raised at least $32.5 million between April and June for his White House bid, his campaign reported Sunday - shattering the record for presidential fundraising in the first six months of the year before an election. The first-term Democrat has collected more than $58 million so far this year - surpassing the $37.3 million collected by then-Texas Gov. George W. Bush during the first six months of 1999. Obama's haul for the last three months also exceeds the roughly $27 million that Democratic rival Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton reported raising last week for the second-quarter fundraising period, which ended Saturday. Clinton has raised at least $53 million through the first half of the year. She also transferred an extra $10 million from her Senate campaign fund.The vast majority of Obama's second-quarter donations - $31 million - will be used for the primary, his campaign manager David Plouffe said. Clinton raised more than $21 million for the primary during the second quarter and about $6 million for the general election contest if she wins the Democratic nomination, spokesman Blake Zeff said. Final second-quarter fundraising details won't be available until July 15, when candidates must file their reports with the Federal Election Commission. The early fundraising totals, however, are a measure of a candidate's popularity with donors and their ability to remain competitive in what is expected to be the nation's most expensive presidential contest. Clinton and Obama raised nearly equal amounts of money during the first quarter, and are in first and second place, respectively, in national polls for the nomination. Obama's strong showing shows his campaign's threat to Clinton, said Donna Brazile, a Democratic strategist who ran Al Gore's 2000 presidential campaign. "While he's new to national politics, there's a huge desire for change," she said. "A lot of this is new money, and from people who are clearly energized about this election." Obama raised money from 154,000 people during the second quarter, up from 100,000 in the first quarter. Clinton collected money from 60,000 donors during the first three months, and relied more heavily than any candidate on donors who contributed $4,600, the maximum an individual can give to a candidate for the primary and general election. Anthony Corrado, a campaign-finance expert at Colby College in Waterville, Maine, said Obama "is widening and deepening his fundraising base - a base that will be able to sustain his fundraising success in the months ahead." Given their fundraising totals so far, he said, both Clinton and Obama will have the resources they need to compete through the crush of early primaries. At least 20 states are expected to stage primaries on Feb. 5.

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Is There REALLY a Black Man Shortage? I don't think there is. There are plenty eligible professional black males out there, but it seems that women overlook us in search of that six-figure brother who owns several properties, looks like Denzel Morris Underwood, drives a 5-Series Benz, wants to have 1.5 children, who goes to church every Sunday, who totally honors commitment, who puts it down in the bedroom, who's sh!t smells like Kenneth Cole Black, etc. ---and the list goes on and on. ...Or on the flipside, a thug dude who they KNOW is no good, yet offers that "bad boy" excitement and can... you guessed it! Hit the bottom. I know Brothers on both sides of the spectrum. Even Brothers that are making that six-figure salary tell me how they are annoyed when they are at an event or function, are about to engage in a conversation with a young lady, and the VERY first thing she asks him is "So what do you do?" The continuation, or ending of that conversation hinges on the next few words that come out of their mouths. For my six-figure friends, they have told me that they either are 1) turned completely off by having to go through the interview and cut the conversation short or 2) use it as leverage to have a quick physical relationship with that woman. They KNOW the are in demand and unapologetically use it to their advantage. For my brothers that are in that 50K salary range, a lot of times, the conversation is cut short by the woman and she moves on to the next "eligible" brother. To make it even more interesting, it seems that many women will accept Denzel Morris Underwood's infidelity and knowingly compete with other women to get this man. Some will essentially put themselves on standby for this guy while he does his thing in hopes that he will choose her. It then seems like there is a 3:1 Black women to every Black man ratio. The outcome is that women are passing over "average" brothers and playing themselves by chasing the brother that SEEMS to complete "The List." As result, perception becomes reality, and there is a so-called Black Man Shortage. It seems like brothers in the middle get no love. Or so says my boy Solo, who wrote a brief response for me to the so-called "Black Man Shortage." Read his response, soak it in, and sound off! Is there REALLY a black man shortage? Or are brothers just not stacking up to "The List"? As a black male who has spent a great deal of his life single, I don't believe there's a male shortage, but I do think that timing is off between some men and women. For instance, I consider myself a gentleman and a scholar, have never been arrested and am educated. In college I never had a girlfriend because I didn't have a car or a lot of money. I got a lot of attention from white women and Asian girls for some reason, even though I never dated any of them. Black women were angry with me for that, even though I never did anything and they didn't seem to want me in the first place, so basically I was just stuck. Fast forward almost four years later. I have a decent job and wear nice clothes. I have an old car, but it's payed for and the only debt I have is my college loans. I help take care of my mother who has had a hard time finding work. I don't drink and have never done drugs. I have no children and I think I'm reasonably decent looking. All that being said, the only difference between me now and back when I was in college is that women have changed. My personality is the same, my character and integrity are the same. Black women have changed. They want different things when they "grow up". Men like me have a difficult time when we're younger, because we're not "cool" and don't know how to "spit game" and whatever else makes a man attractive to a young black woman. I turned 27 this past November and quite frankly feel no loyalty to my so called sisters, since I feel none was shown to me. I would eventually like to meet, date and marry a nice black woman, but the fact is at this point women who would have been eligible when I was younger are no longer eligible. They either have kids now (a no-no) or haven't healed from a bad relationship in which they chose the wrong guy on purpose (I've never been sure about what women's problem is in choosing a man...). NOW they want a man like me. The bottom line is, brothers like me woke up and decided not to wait on black women to notice us, so we either decided to be alone, raise our standards even higher, or date a different race. Me, I have decided to raise the bar, and am prepared to be alone if I don't meet the kind of woman I like. I'm not putting all the blame on black women, because most of the stuff about the so-called Shortage is true (homosexuality, prison, etc.) but the fact is women tend to make bad choices in men. I know too many women who prefer "thug" types, and would consider young men like myself "lame" (I have been called lame to my face on more than one occasion by black women), or "white" if we do things a little differently. By the time these women (which unfotunately seem to be the majority) wake up, it's too late and there's a bunch of bitter black men who want nothing to do with them for different reasons. That's not the whole issue, but that's a major part of it in my opinion. Men need to carry themselves to a higher standard and women need to make better choices and realize that they are the ones who change, not men. Recognize a good man when he's right in front of you, not when he's far ahead of you and out of reach. ----------------------------------- Make no mistake about it. This is merely a generalization and a look at the other side of the coin as some eligible Black males see it. Not all women are overlooking good brothers. But there is definately a large population out there that could have the pick of the litter, but let other factors outside of compatibility dictate who's good enough to be with them. Usually they are the first ones to scream that there are no good Black men left.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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