Is it me (cuz Im not wearing my glasses right now) or are those some big feet?
NBCWashington.com
updated 11 minutes ago
It's a startling figure.Nearly 3,000 of every 100,000 people living in the nation's capital have HIV or AIDS, according to a report that will be released by D.C. health officials Monday.That's a little more than 15,000 people with the disease -- a total that well exceeds the 1 percent threshold for what makes up a "generalized and severe epidemic," according to the 2008 epidemiology report."Our rates are higher than West Africa," Shannon L. Hader, director of the District's HIV/AIDS Administration, told The Washington Post. "They're on par with Uganda and some parts of Kenya."Hader -- who led the Federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's work in Zimbabwe -- said every mode of transmission for the virus and the disease is rising, from men having sex with men, and heterosexual and injected drug use -- or, as noted by the study, "the true number of residents currently infected and living with HIV is certainly higher."More than 4 percent of blacks in the city are known to have HIV, along with almost 2 percent of Latinos and 1.4 percent of whites, according to the Post.More than three-quarters -- 76 percent -- of the HIV infected are black, 70 percent are men and 70 percent are age 40 and older.Despite the dire statistics, there was some good news in the District's report, the Post said. More people are getting HIV diagnoses early, while they are still healthy, a result of a policy of routine testing put in place by the city a couple of years ago.What To Do?Plain and simple: get tested and use condoms.A starting point should be the Whitman-Walker Clinic, which offers free HIV tests. If you're scared of needles, there's nothing to worry about. They can perform the test just by swabbing the inside of your mouth.Click here for a complete list of times and places where Whitman-Walker offers tests.The District offers free condoms. For more information on the distribution program, click here.
Speaking of B shes about to be busy...Bout to go on tour..YAY!!! (with Solange (even yayer!!!))
and she follows up Michelle Obama on the cover of Vogue!
I dont know Keri...sounds like a checkmate!
Oh and a final thought...Rihanna partied last night with Jay, Bee and our girl Brandy..umm heres a picture...I wander what Brandy was laughin at?
White House Internship Program Application Summer 2009 Program – May 22 to August 14InstructionsThis is the application for the summer internship program from May 22nd to August 14th. The White House internship program is a full-time program. There are no part-time internships.
1. All applicants must submit a completed application packet ON or BEFORE Sunday, March 22nd. A completed packet includes:
White House Internship Application/Cover Letter
Current Resume
One page resume
Applicants should NOT include their name on this document. Instead, place the full birth date and the last four digits of your social security number in the right hand corner (ex: 03-09-1988-4444)
Unofficial Current Transcript
Three Letters of Recommendation
Please make sure the recommender includes their contact information on their letter of recommendation. We may follow up with additional questions.Three Essays.
Each answer should be between 300-500 words in length.
2. To be eligible an applicant must be: United States citizen
At least 18 years of age on or before the first day of the internship
Currently enrolled in an undergraduate or graduate program at a college, community college or university OR graduated in the past two years from undergraduate or graduate program at a college, community college or university
3. The application packet must be submitted by email.A complete application packet is preferred. If the letters of recommendation or transcript are emailed separately, please make sure that the applicant’s name is in the subject line. The email address is: intern_application@whitehouse.gov.
Confirmation of the receipt of your completed application will come 1-3 days after it has been received.
If you have questions or problems with this form please contact White House Personnel at 202-456-5979 or intern_application@whitehouse.
gov.
Application Cover Letter Personal InformationLast Name: First Name: Middle Name: Date of Birth: Cell Phone: Secondary Phone: Email address: Current Address and Apartment/Unit#: City: State: Zip: Permanent Street Address and Apt/Unit #: City: State: Zip:
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1. Explain your commitment to public service and service to country generally—include an instance when you asserted your leadership in a community or civic activity, what you learned, and how you think this internship could further advance your leadership and personal goals in this area. 2. Which of the President’s policies, initiatives or campaign achievements is most important to you? Why? 3. Choose one of your preference offices and explain why you want to work there and what you would bring to the office. Certification My statements on this form and any attachments are true, complete and correct to the best of my knowledge and belief. I understand that falsification of any of my answers will lead to the rejection of my application and/or immediate dismissal from the program. Upon the acceptance to the White House Intern Program, candidates must consent to security investigation prior to their start date and a random drug test. All security measures are confidential and intended to protect the applicant as well as the Executive Office of The President.
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And go check out her at her BLOG!!!! Sistas doin big things! I love it
Oh and yesterday Touchtone sent me this really cool new Marsha Ambrosius (of Floetry) song! And I love him for it because she has the BEST VOICE I have heard in a really long time! Dont believe me?
