Video | Miami Dolphins Cheerleaders "Call Me Maybe" vs U.S. Troops "Call Me Maybe"

Viral on YouTube, posted by the Miami Dolphins (more than 61,000 views from Nov. 11-19):

Troops stationed in Afghanistan recently sent us their very own version of our "Call Me Maybe" video! Watch how they match our video move for move! To all of our troops serving our country... Thank you from the Miami Dolphins Family!

Here's the troops' original video salute, Miami Dolphins Cheerleaders "Call Me Maybe" By Carly Rae Jepson Military Tribute:

Man charged in murder of transgender South Beach prostitute

BY DAVID SMILEY, DSMILEY@MIAMIHERALD.COM

A suspect in the unsolved murder of a Miami prostitute has been charged with brutally stabbing to death a transgender sex worker in her South Beach apartment in March.

Miguel Pavon, previously questioned in the June 2011 bludgeoning of a Miami woman, stabbed Rene “Rosita” Hidalgo Hernandez 23 times in the neck, back, chest and hand in March after sex, according to an arrest warrant. Pavon, 31, has been charged with first degree murder and is being held without bond in the Metro West Detention Center.

Police began investigating Hidalgo’s death on March 15 after friends, worried that she had not answered her phone or let her dogs out of her one-bed, one-bath Michigan Avenue Apartment for more than 24 hours, climbed up to her second-story window and saw blood on the floor, according to an arrest warrant.

Police were called. They found blood throughout the apartment and Hidalgo’s naked body at the foot of her bed, partly covered by a bed sheet and blanket. On the blanket was a bloody imprint of a seven-inch butcher knife determined to be the murder weapon by the Miami-Dade Medical Examiner’s Office. Hidalgo, 54, kept no such knife in her apartment, according to police.

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Miami-Dade Gay & Lesbian Chamber mixer to discuss career opportunities at the CIA

The Miami-Dade Gay & Lesbian Chamber of Commerce will hold a free mixer 6 p.m. Nov. 28 at the LGBT Visitor Center, 1130 Washington Ave., to discuss career opportunities at the CIA.

From the Chamber:

Opportunities with the CIA (Central Intelligence Agency)..."LGBT CIA Stories"

Have you ever thought about a career with the Central Intelligence Agency.  Want to learn about service opportunities?  Join us for an informative evening...

This is a sponsored event by the CIA so, there will be great food (Beachwitch.com) and, cocktails/beverages.  The event is FREE but, you must REGISTER!

Register now

Log Cabin Republicans seeks candidates for national board

News release from Log Cabin Republicans:

(Washington, DC) – Log Cabin Republicans is accepting statements of interest from individuals who wish to join the National Board of Directors as an At-Large Member. The application period will close at 6:00 pm ET on Monday, December 17, 2012, and will be voted on at the Board of Directors meeting in January.

“Especially after the 2012 election, the work of Log Cabin Republicans has never been more critical,” said Executive Director R. Clarke Cooper. “Recent victories for the freedom to marry, combined with recognition within our party that we will have to return to inclusive, ‘big tent’ principles to win future elections, are providing new opportunities to further our mission. In order to capitalize on this unique moment, Log Cabin Republicans must be at its strongest, with a full Board that is ready and able to lead the way.”

The National Board of Directors is the chief governing body of the national Log Cabin Republicans, representing the interests of the organization's members and constituents. The Board of Directors has the responsibility to ensure the success of the organization through the approval of an annual budget, setting policy, and providing financial support, input, guidance, oversight, and expertise, including voting on endorsements of federal candidates for House, Senate, and President.

Membership is open to all Republicans, regardless of sexual orientation, gender identity, ethnicity, gender, or religion. Ideal candidates will have experience with local, state or national GOP politics, LGBT advocacy, business, fundraising, military service, and/or nonprofit leadership.

To learn more about the Log Cabin Republicans National Board of Directors, please visit www.logcabin.org. The candidacy process includes a brief questionnaire, and candidates are required to submit a resume and photograph to admin@logcabin.org.