From: Jake <jakewest_tn@yahoo.com>
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Sent: Wed, July 21, 2010 10:15:09 AM
Subject: [Peckers_Pics] Model Wars; July 22, 2010 - Safe PICS For All Ages, Rated G
Safe PICS For All Ages, Rated G
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Take Action:
- Boycott advertisers of Glenn Beck on Fox News as well as all of FOX NEWS! Glenn has lied about Health-care, called our President a racist, and is anti-gay rights.
- We demand immediate end of DADT. It is out-right discrimination.
- Boycott Bill O'Reilly and FOX News and their advertisers. Bill discussed a French commerical by McDonalds that was meant to show that McDonalds is Gay Friendly. Bill said what is next? Is McDonalds going to get be Al-Qaida friendly as well? Further, Bill said that McDonalds would never show a gay friendly commercial in the USA. Imagine, Bill is comparing Gays to Al-Qaida.
- Boycott Arizona because of their uncivilized anti-Immigration Law that encourages racial profiling and increases hatred towards minorities. A remedy: Demand Republicans to support Immigration Reform.
- Did you complete your Diet Journal today? Get it done!
- Did you do any physical activity? If not, make a point of it by tomorrow!
- It is our hope that these photos shall inspire you!
Today's Health/Excercise Tip:Trim Your Torso With the PlankHere's a great core move to strengthen your spine and tone your abdominal muscles. It will also help you get rid of excess flab on your stomach. Give it a try!
Step 1: Lie on your belly and balance on your knees and extend your arms. Press your hands against the floor.
Step 2: Exhale as you lift your torso into a modified push-up. Only the balls of your feet and your hands and forearms should touch the floor. Try to form a straight line from your heels to your head, using the strength of your belly to prevent your hips from sagging down toward the floor.
Step 3: Breathe normally and hold for 10 seconds. (Gradually, you can work your way up to 1 minute.)
Step 4: Return to the starting position.
Step 5: Repeat three times without resting.
This group is called "Peckers PICS." The English - slang definition of "pecker" is to pluck at the truth. Therefore, we peck at items such as Gay Men's Health and Male Fitness, Gay (LGBT) Politics & Issues. In this section you may peck at each photo in order to decide the winner of the "war of the fittest!" Whereas, who is the model that may inspire you to exercise and "get fit?" Warning: This may stoke you!Remember your participation in discussion of health and news articles in this message is appreciated!
Lane
Lane
Lane
Lane
Lane
Kyle
Kyle
Kyle
Kyle 
The twins were born on December 24, 1978 in Stillwater, Minnesota, United States. Lane is the elder of the two, born six minutes earlier than Kyle. The Carlson twins grew up with two older siblings, Aaron and Michelle ('Mich') and a younger sister, Lynnaya. They attended Stillwater High School and later both graduated from Winona State University.
They began their modeling career when Lane was "discovered" in a mall in La Crosse, Wisconsin, and have since become internationally successful models. As with the Brewer twins, the Carlsons became famous after nude modeling for photographer Bruce Weber. They have worked for companies such as Armani, Abercrombie and Fitch, and Out magazine, and are also known for their work in the Spring Break 2001 edition of the now discontinued Abercrombie and Fitch A&F Quarterly catalog. Both frequently work as underwear models, and Kyle is one of the most used models for Calvin Klein underwear.
In 2005, they appeared as themselves in the TV comedy Mobile Home Disaster on the WB Television Network.
In 2007, Kyle appears as himself regularly on the television show Deserving Design with Vern Yip on HGTV doing carpenter work.
Ryan
Ryan
Justin
Justin
Ryan
Justin
Justin
Columbus (Ohio) Gay Pride; June 19, 2010
Columbus (Ohio) Gay Pride; June 19, 2010
SDGLN Staff | Tue, 07/20/2010WASHINGTON --- The total buying power of the U.S. lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) adult population in 2010 is projected to be $743 billion, according to the recently updated analysis.The estimate was originally derived in a joint study by both Witeck-Combs Communications and Packaged Facts titled, "The Gay and Lesbian Market in the U.S.: Trends and Opportunities in the LGBT Community, 6th edition."
In 2009, the gay buying power projection in the U.S. was estimated at $732 billion.
This 2010 projection is slightly less than earlier analyses -- given that the entire U.S. economy has suffered its worst recessionary consequences (between 2008 and 2010) since the Great Depression began in 1929.
"Buying power projections are frequently a standard business measure for companies and policy decision-makers. This offers us a reasonable snapshot of the projected annual economic activity of America's diverse gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender population even in this faltering economy," said Bob Witeck, CEO of Witeck-Combs Communications.
Since 1993, Witeck-Combs Communications has provided expert marketing and communications counsel to Fortune 500 companies in their strategies to reach the gay consumer market.
Witeck and his co-founder, Wes Combs, also are co-authors of "Business Inside Out: Capturing Millions of Brand Loyal Gay Customers" (Kaplan 2006).
"Buying power is not the same as affluence or wealth. No one should infer that same-sex households are more affluent than others -- this is little more than a stereotype, considering the economic evidence available," Witeck said.
"We have seen research from academic researchers that strongly suggests gay men may earn slightly less than their heterosexual counterparts. "
He added that, "the best available census data on same-sex couples supports the understanding, however, that LGBT households tend to skew in major metro and suburban areas -- a characteristic generally associated with higher than average income. And while parenting trends grow, we also see evidence through census snapshots that same-sex couples remain less likely than their married heterosexual counterparts to have kids, and they are more likely to have both partners in the workforce, factors which yield slightly higher per capita household income, especially in the case of gay male couples."
Nonetheless, Witeck concluded, "we also are well aware that under existing laws and norms, same-sex couples are penalized throughout the economy by discriminatory tax burdens, a hodge-podge of inadequate relationship rights and obligations, complex and costly barriers to adoption and parenting, and barriers to access to public safety net programs that are routinely available to married couples and their families."
Based on a reasonable and broad range of population samples, the analysis benchmarks between 6 percent to 7 percent of the adult U.S. population who self-identify as gay, lesbian or bisexual, or between 15 and 16 million adults. Unlike estimates of buying power for other populations, such as African-Americans or Hispanics, the projected LGBT population is estimated only among adults over the age of 18 when they are more likely to be fully aware and able to define their sexual orientation or gender identity. For other groups such as African-Americans, Asian-Americans and Latinos, the population total includes all ages.
The method used for this annual economic projection is intended to roughly mirror the accepted approach taken by the Selig Center for Economic Growth at the University of Georgia in its calculation of the purchasing power of niche consumer segments such as Hispanics and African Americans. This methodology uses national aggregate disposable income data that are compiled by the Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) of the U.S. Department of Commerce and are therefore considered the most authoritative picture of overall purchasing power in the United States. Gay and lesbian purchasing power is calculated by allocating a proportion of aggregate disposable personal income (DPI) to the gay and lesbian consumer segment.
"Buying power, we know, signals one critical measure of the growth and size of the vital LGBT consumer market," said Don Montuori with MarketResearch. com. "In our analysis, we are clear to define buying power as another term for `disposable personal income,' which is the total after-tax income available to an individual to spend on personal consumption, personal interest payments or savings. According to economists, today this roughly equals 86 percent of income."
"Every gay and lesbian person who has been lucky enough to survive the turmoil of growing up is a survivor. Survivors always have an obligation to those who will face the same challenges."
....Jake
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