The second annual blog battle sponsored by QueerClick has begun: Gay Bloggies 2007. Twelve contestants have been selected to blog against each other in competition. The master of ceremonies presents to these contestants various topics to blog about or tasks. Readers in the blogosphere vote for their favorites and at the end of each week, contestants with the lowest votes will be kicked off.
This year, our beloved Ernie, of the award-winning “Little. Yellow. Different.” and the founder of 8Asians.com, will be competing for the grand prize of cash and…and other prizes? Ernie, do you want to comment here on what those other prizes are?
The first challenge has gone underway, which is for each contestant to introduce himself. See Ernie’s here: “This is the part where I introduce myself.” To vote for him, click on the “thumbs up” image at the end of the entry on the right hand side. Check back weekly as each new challenge is given and click into Ernie’s post to give him the thumbs up!
preference for men of their own race: White women were more likely to choose white men; black women preferred black men; East Asian women preferred East Asian men; Hispanic women preferred Hispanic men. But men don’t seem to discriminate based on race when it comes to dating. A woman’s race had no effect on the men’s choices. Two wrinkles on this: We found no evidence of the stereotype of a white male preference for East Asian women. However, we also found that East Asian women did not discriminate against white men (only against black and Hispanic men). As a result, the white man-Asian woman pairing was the most common form of interracial dating—but because of the women’s neutrality, not the men’s pronounced preference. We also found that regional differences mattered. Daters of both sexes from south of the Mason-Dixon Line revealed much stronger same-race preferences than Northern daters.”
Shi Tao, who was jailed after Yahoo China, then a unit of the company, handed information about him to Chinese authorities in 2004. She was at the hearing, sitting directly behind Messrs. Callahan and Yang. Addressing the families of the dissidents, Mr. Yang said: “I want to say we are committed to doing what we can to secure their freedom. And I want to personally apologize for what they are going through.” The hearing was called by Rep. Lantos, chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, to hear testimony about the circumstances under which Yahoo cooperated with the Chinese authorities, and to hear from Mr. Callahan about apparent inconsistencies in his [past] testimony. The highly publicized hearing highlighted a risk that comes with the rewards of moving into the huge Chinese market: Yahoo, Google Inc. and other U.S. Internet companies face a potentially high cost in negative publicity with their gains.”
Happy 13th Episode Everyone!
the Race will allow her father–a self-proclaimed workaholic–to stop and smell the roses and provide them with some meaningful time together. Ronald, a first-generation immigrant and eldest of five, works as a Vice President of sales for a paper packaging company. His proudest achievements are his thirty-one years of marriage and raising two independent daughters. Christina is Ronald’s youngest daughter and holds degrees from both Duke and Princeton. She once served in the State Department and often wishes her Teammate could be as diplomatic as she. Neither are strangers to the unpredictability of international travel as they have both lived and worked abroad. Ronald describes himself as inquisitive and open-minded, while Christina describes herself as loyal and adventurous. This father/daughter duo is excited to grow closer, make friends across continents and create Race history by being the first father/daughter Team to claim the $1 million prize.””
to recommend talented AAPI candidates for positions with Party committees, convention staff and campaigns across the country. But – as far as we know – there has never been a single data bank of AAPI politicos in one place… until now! We are building a national AAPI Democratic résumé book so that when the calls for recommendations come, we can answer. More importantly, we will proactively work to identify, recruit, train and place AAPI staff into key positions throughout our national network of campaigns. Whether you’re an experienced political hand with numerous campaigns under your belt or a “newbie” looking to get involved for the first time (or anyone in between) the Democratic National Committee invites you to the 2008 AAPI Political Fair on Friday, November 16, 2007.”
Singapore Airlines recently started using the Airbus A380 for their commercial flights. One of the luxuries the huge airplane boasts are first-class double beds, complete with rose petals and champagne. Now if this doesn’t invite people to fulfill their most intimate fantasies of joining the mile-high club, think again. The 
