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In this lesson, Lita discusses the acoustic guitar as well as her thoughts on how she uses the instrument in her music.
Taught by Lita Ford in Lita Ford Artist Series seriesLength: 8:38Difficulty: 1.5 of 5
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Lita Ford who is the guitarist for the band "The Runaways" will present a series that will include the knowledge and personal experiences of what it was like to be a prime female guitarist in the late 70's and early 80's.
Lesson 1
Lita Ford, guitarist for The Runaways, presents a fantastic and in depth series on what it was like and what it took professionally to become a famous female guitarist back in the late 70's and early 80's.Length: 1:38 Difficulty: 0.5 FREE
Lesson 2
Lita will explain some of the most important gear and equipment that she utilizes while on the road.Length: 7:02 Difficulty: 1.5 Members Only
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Lita divulges some tips she has learned over the years while being a professional touring artist. She explains the importance of song dynamics and how they can create emotion for the listener.Length: 5:59 Difficulty: 1.5 Members Only
Lesson 4
Lita will now demonstrate some quick tips on how she produces the power and crunch behind her sound. This can be used in a variety of ways to create more emotion and emphasis.Length: 5:16 Difficulty: 3.0 Members Only
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Lita covers some of the picking techniques she likes to utilize during a live performance.Length: 4:43 Difficulty: 2.5 Members Only
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Following her last lesson, here Lita demonstrates some more advanced picking techniques such as alternate picking and sweep picking.Length: 6:11 Difficulty: 2.5 Members Only
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Lita Ford utilizes a multitude of tools to help create her sound and style. In this lesson, she demonstrates how the wah-wah pedal can be used in both a rhythm and lead context.Length: 8:03 Difficulty: 3.0 Members Only
Lesson 8
In Lesson 8, Lita delves into the topics of both Vibrato and Sustain. These techniques can be used to enhance your sound dramatically.Length: 7:21 Difficulty: 3.0 Members Only
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Lita presents a fantastic and quick look at her tips on how to develop a unique solo.Length: 7:08 Difficulty: 3.0 Members Only
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Lita demonstrates a great representation of how volume can create emotion. Learn how volume can induce creation and emotion, Lita will cove all aspects that influence such a great tool!Length: 5:17 Difficulty: 2.0 Members Only
Lesson 11
Lita presents some tips on how to sing while playing your guitar. This can be tough at first but with practice you will find yourself singing and playing in no time!Length: 11:32 Difficulty: 2.0 Members Only
Lesson 12
Anything in life can inspire a song. Lita will breakdown some of her life experience and how they can be influenced into writing a song. There are techniques and ways to go about building a song, and Lita...Length: 8:43 Difficulty: 1.5 Members Only
Lesson 13
This is a simple yet important topic. Soundchecks are crucial to getting a correct sound for any venue, and Lita discusses some of her tips on how to have a successful soundcheck.Length: 8:12 Difficulty: 1.5 Members Only
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In this lesson, Lita discusses the acoustic guitar as well as her thoughts on how she uses the instrument in her music.Length: 8:38 Difficulty: 1.5 Members Only
Lesson 17
In lesson 17 of her artist series, Lita discusses creating your own style and techniques. While it's important to have influences on your music, to be successful in the business you need to be you, not...Length: 4:36 Difficulty: 0.0 Members Only
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To LITA FORD, the title of her new solo album Living Like A Runaway has two deep and distinct meanings: The first refers to her first band The Runaways, which she was a member of between 1975 and 1980, achieving her international breakthrough. The second reason is of a much more personal nature: "There have been days in my life when I ran away, when I was unhappy and had to get out of my previous life," LITA confesses. "It's like walking through fire and being able to come through the other side unscathed." She continues, "I wanted to write an album which gives people courage, inspires them and gives them new power, in other words the power of music. As it has done for me on difficult days, I want this music to help people to get through tough times, while remembering their happy times as well. It's happened to me plenty of times: fans come up to me and tell me how my songs have helped them in difficult situations, in a way it is almost like a soundtrack to their lives."
Living Like A Runaway will be released on SPV/Steamhammer June 18th 2012 (USA: June 19th; Germany: June 15th). The album will be available in five different formats: as a limited edition digipak featuring two bonus tracks and a poster, as a gatefold double LP, a jewel case version, an exclusive iTunes version including a bonus track, and for download.
LITA FORD has teamed up with producer Gary Hoey and lyricist Michael Dan Ehmig to work on Living Like a Runaway. Together the team invested a lot of time and effort into this kick ass project: "We worked on the lyrics intensively to really give the songs a lot of meaning and that special emotional depth. I think that these are some of the best lyrics ever, period. FORD is referring to numbers such as 'Devil In My Head,' 'Hate', and 'The Asylum' which see her bare her soul in a way which she has never done before.
In addition to lead vocals, LITA and Hoey have arranged beautiful and melodic guitar harmonies rather than just rattling off a bunch of notes. Also contributing to the album is Nikki Sixx who wrote "A Song to Slit Your Wrist By" which was taken by LITA and completely transformed into a nasty industrial style track with a real F You! attitude. On the track "Bad Neighborhood" guitarist Doug Aldrich provided the riff, which LITA says, "is a high energy guitar riff that carries the song." Elton John also gave his blessing to LITA to do a cover of his classic "The Bitch is Back", featuring special guests The Uptown Horns.
Unlike many albums today, Living Like a Runaway is an album that truly must be heard in its entirety from start to finish. "Listeners shouldn't pick out individual tracks but listen to the full album," says FORD. "It's a fascinating musical journey, inspired by Pink Floyd's Dark Side of the Moon. I had seen a documentary about Dark Side of the Moon and it really motivated me to focus on Living Like a Runaway as a whole journey rather just an individual song.
A British born rocker who grew up on the streets of L.A., Lita Ford is considered one of the most important female representatives of the rock genre. Being a founding member of the Runaways, one of the first girl groups who unexpectedly broke down barriers in the punk era as well as the male-dominated world of rock music, causing a stir with their six rebellious releases.
Following the demise of the Runaways, LITA FORD concentrated on her own career and now looks back on many memorable hits including: the chart topping duet with Ozzy Osbourne "Close Your Eyes Forever", "What Do You Know About Love", "Shot Of Poison", "Larger Than Life" and "Kiss Me Deadly." With the release of Living Like a Runaway, expect many more songs to be added to the list of hits.
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Mayor-elect Bill de Blasio will be New York's most pro-development mayor in decades.
He'll have no choice but to be.
De Blasio has an expansive, progressive vision for remaking the city: Greatly expanding affordable housing, providing universal pre-kindergarten, and combating income inequality. That's all going to cost money.
He also faces big fiscal challenges: The city's annual budget is around $70 billion, and he faces a $2 billion deficit in the coming fiscal year. His plan to expand pre-kindergarten and after school programs will cost another $530 million a year. The city's looming, unfunded liabilities for retiree benefits constrain spending options.
Most city worker unions have been out of contract for four years and they want raises. In fact, because their base pay has been flat for the four years they've been out of contract, they want retroactive raises totaling $7 billion. They won't get that because the money simply isn't there. But they haven't held out all these years refusing to sign contracts with Mike Bloomberg only to get nothing from the city's new, progressive mayor.
The city and agencies that serve the city (principally, the Port Authority and the Metropolitan Transportation Authority) have huge capital needs. In order to gain jobs and residents, the city will need to invest in infrastructure, but what few funds are available are likely to get sucked into the hellmouth that is employee compensation.
De Blasio has proposed a tax increase on people making over $500,000 a year, but that won't be a solution to his fiscal challenges. First, the tax increase he's proposed is small: just $530 million a year, or less than 1% of the city's budget. Second, it requires approval from New York's state legislature and Governor Andrew Cuomo, who are likely to be resistant.
If he hopes to buy labor peace and fulfill his progressive missions, de Blasio will have to find another way to get more money coming into the city's coffers. That's where development comes in.
To the untrained ear, de Blasio has run as a critic of developers, complaining that too many "luxury condos" are going up in New York. But he has also been clear that more development is a key to growing the city's economy and addressing the affordability crisis. And while many of the city's business elites are freaking out about de Blasio's "class warfare," he's maintained good links with (and raised a lot of money from) the real estate industry.
Last summer, de Blasio gave a speech to NYU's Wagner School of Public Service on fostering economic development in New York City. The speech is worth reading in full, but it's especially interesting for de Blasio's strong pro-development bias:
First and foremost, when given the choice to grow or to sit idle, we need to grow and we have to be aggressive about it. There are factors beyond our control — economic conditions, bureaucratic interference from afar — that can kill good projects. The things I value as a progressive — good jobs and affordable housing — cannot happen if projects stall or never materialize. If we aren't doing everything possible as a City government to spur on development, even if valid compromises are included, we risk nothing getting built at all, and that is the worst possible outcome.
De Blasio has been critical of the Bloomberg-era approach to fostering development, which has relied heavily on subsidies and tax credits to induce developers to build affordable housing. He wants a new approach, which would make "inclusionary zoning" (a set aside of housing-units at restricted rents or prices for low and moderate-income families) mandatory. But he's smart enough to know he can't get something or nothing, which is why he's repeatedly said he wants to give developers increased development rights — the ability to build more square feet of building on a given plot of land — in exchange for affordable housing.
The problem with these sorts of upzonings is that they are often politically unpopular: Incumbent residents resist greater density because of the construction, noise, crowds and cars it brings to their neighborhoods. That's why Bloomberg focused his upzoning efforts on neighborhoods like Williamsburg and Long Island City where the prior use was light industrial and few residents were around to complain.
But the city is running out of well-located neighborhoods like this, and the loss of warehouse and similar space due to these neighborhoods' transformation has been driving up the cost of doing business here. The next round of upzonings will have to come in neighborhoods full of existing residents and all the political resistance they bring.
De Blasio will have a key advantage in getting those upzonings done: by tying upzonings to inclusionary housing and the affordable housing issue, he will be able to paint NIMBY opponents of density as opponents of affordable housing. The debate won't be over whether every part of New York should be given over to luxury condo towers; it will be about whether we can grow our way into housing affordability.
If he upzones aggressively with an inclusionary housing mandate, de Blasio will be able to meet much of his goal of 220,000 new or preserved units of affordable housing at no taxpayer expense. The development will generate fees, transfer taxes and property taxes that will pay for his other policy goals. In some neighborhoods, the city could even sell off the added development rights, as Bloomberg is proposing to do with his last zoning legacy: An upzoning of the office district near Grand Central Terminal in Midtown.
Inclusionary zoning is not my preferred approach to affordable housing. Directing developers to build luxury apartments and rent them at a discount to people with low incomes is an inefficient way of housing the poor and the middle class. But the land under New York City is so valuable that upzoning it will create tremendous economic and fiscal benefits, even if some of those benefits are allocated inefficiently. The approach isn't perfect, but I'll take it.
This is why the "Sandinista" critique of de Blasio was so silly. He is definitely a tax-and-transfer liberal who wants to redistribute the economic gains that have, in the last decade, accrued mostly at the top. But he understands how essential robust private economic activity is to making those transfers possible.
If de Blasio hopes to achieve his broader progressive agenda, he'll have to get the real estate issue more or less right — and that bodes very well for development, affordability and growth in New York City.
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After 23 years in the Army, Merle Jones, president of Jones Investment Group, based in St. Robert, Mo., was drawn to the financial planning industry but knew he wanted to continue working with members of the military.
"When I first got into the business, most people were saying, 'You got to work with seniors,' but I kept going back to the military because those are the people I understand," he told AdvisorOne. "The military system has a lot of its own nuances."
One of those nuances is the thrift savings plan, a defined contribution plan similar to a 401(k), but exclusively for members of the military and civil service employees. "It's not matched," Jones said, "but it gives them an opportunity to run tax-deferred retirement." Furthermore, "The cost inside is relatively low compared with most 401(k)s."
The way the military treats pensions and survivor benefits is also unique, he continued. At the end of their service, military retirees have the option to designate up to 6.5% of their benefits to go to their spouse or children, Jones said.
Ensuring family members are cared for after a client's death is important for every client, but it's especially important for those working dangerous jobs.
"When you're in a high-risk occupation like the military, when you build financial strategies you want to make sure that you have your offense, and you're building your IRAs, but you also want to make sure you have your defense and protection set aside for the family," Jones said.
Another important part of servicemembers' financial lives is Servicemembers Group Life Insurance, which can be converted into Veterans' Group Life Insurance when they leave the service. "It's nice that it's guaranteed convertible, but the bad news is the cost: It's very expensive when you get into the older years."
While a pension is a benefit rarely available to civilians, it's not necessarily the best strategy for servicemembers. Jones suggested a Roth IRA may be a more useful vehicle for investing.
"The thing is, with an individual Roth IRA, [they have] the ability to reach in and use that money for their children's college and keep it all growing, because most of these folks are not that old. That's tax-free growth. If you think taxes are going to go up in the future, if you're in a low tax bracket, I think you should pay your taxes in a low tax bracket and fund your Roth IRA and be able to leverage the versatility of the Roth versus a retirement account.
Military retirees aren't that old, but many of them are also not highly paid. "The first several years they're in, they're underpaid," Jones said. "Toward the mid-level, higher-level part of their careers they're paid a reasonable amount of money that they can start investing."
He continued, "A retirement account is good if you can afford both, but I would start with a Roth. More times than not—there's no 100% anything in our business—but more times than not, a Roth for most folks in their 30s and 40s is a much better vehicle for long-term tax strategies."
Financial planners who understand these nuances can have a measurable impact on military retirees' financial security. According to the First Command Financial Behaviors Index, a monthly survey of approximately 530 consumers with annual household incomes of at least $50,000, military families who work with a financial advisor were less concerned than families without a planner about several major financial issues, including their ability to retire comfortably or send their kids to college, personal debt and the state of the economy. In fact, the only issue measured by the index that families with planners were more concerned about was the stock market.
"What we want to do is make sure our military friends and family are taken care of and are educated," Jones said of his firm's philosophy. "Over the years, there have been a lot of things in the press where different companies have a tendency to prey on the military. What we want to do is be a solution: help them find good quality investments at reasonable prices."
Finding solutions at "industry-average prices" is important for a group that is only moderately wealthy. "Most military people don't make a lot of money," Jones said. "They get to the senior ranks, and they get to a point, especially if they're on the enlisted side, where they are able to start putting away a little money. We come up with a lot of strategies to help them get started with a small amount and increase it over time."
While military families who work with planners are less concerned about retiring well than those who don't use a planner, the Financial Behaviors Index for the fourth quarter of 2012 still found 44% of families were worried about retirement. Jones stressed that when planning, he starts small and helps his clients work with what they have.
"We do a lot of dollar-cost averaging: a little bit every month, get them started, help them build a good, sound financial strategy that they can keep with them for the rest of their lives.
"We have to remember we wouldn't have the freedoms we have if not for them serving," he concluded. "It's not a profit center; it's taking care of families and taking care of those who take care of us."
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Many frequent flyers stand by the fact that if you keep yourself hydrated and get plenty of rest the effects of jet lag should go within a few days. However, there are some other ways to stop Jet Lags effects and there are remedies to stop you getting it all together.
Quito to Miami jet lag information
Lets assume you left Quito at 9:00am. The flight takes approximately 4 hours 30 minutes so you would arrive in Miami at 9:12am Quito time which is in fact 8:12am Miami time.
Your body will be telling you that its 9:12am but actually its now 8:12am


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A blog to compile what I have learned (and what I am learning) about Mandriva (and GNU/Linux in general) since 2009, when I migrated. Current distros I'm using: OpenMandriva Lx 4, Mageia 7, PCLinuxOS, MX 19, PicarOS, Elive 3, and AntiX 13.
lunes, 24 de enero de 2011
My Netbook running Pardus 2011
There are certain points that one has to notice:
1. Mepis can access the Pardus home partition, but Mandriva can't.
2. Pardus and Mandriva handle KDE effects better than Mepis does.
3. The Mandriva control center is still the most centralized and user-friendly tool for handling everything in the system.
4. Mandriva has access to Pardus through Samba
5. Mepis helped me make room for Pardus because Mandriva would not resize the home partition.
Well, I'm happy with the three operating systems. They have very interesting features and their stability is certainly notorious.
Here's the KWIN desktop grid effect in Pardus
I've also discovered that having three Linux systems is helping me organize my writing production.
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It's interesting to notice how each distro has its own flavor, right?ResponderEliminar
Very nice desktop, by the way!
Maybe it's about time to get back to Linux again. I have been looking at Pardus for a while and it looks pretty cool. And they have introduced yet another packet managemnt for Linux - i have pros and cons for this approach :-). I'll just need another laptop to test it on - no don't wanna mess around with a virtual machine ;-)ResponderEliminar
- Anónimo24 de febrero de 2011, 2:33
I've used almost every Linux (KDE) Distro that's out there, icluding the latest (and worst) Linux Mint 10 KDE. Never have I used a KDE distro that was so thoroughly put together. I'm telling you and it's no exaggeration when I say Pardus 2011 is the best KDE distro available to the public to date. I challenge any Linux user to try Pardus and see if you don't feel the same way after using it for a few days. But I'm willing to bet you'll fall in love with it during the install process. I've tried Mint, OpenSuse, Fedora, Mandriva, Sabayon, Chakra, PCLinuxOS, Zorin, (Not KDE, but similar) Kubuntu and I must say, none of them has impressed me to the level that Pardus did. If you want to have a fully loaded OS that will let you have a full blown media center, with video and audio editing, I'd recommend this Pimp of an OS. If you are using Windows 7 or Vista and you want to try out a Linux Operating system that will work and do everything you can do on Windows right out of the box. (and much more) I suggest using Pardus 2011. This OS walks you through the instal process and there is no way you could screw it up unless you are a drooling vegetable. If you've been using Mint and you think Mint is the best Linux OS for new users, I have news for you guys.... Pardus does Wayyyy more out of the box than Mint will ever do. Why this OS is not well known to the rest of the Linux community is beyond me and frankly, it's a damn shame. I can't stress enough how great Pardus 2011 is, I will never use any other Distro and I think if some of you give it a try, you'll agree...ResponderEliminar
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Louise Penny's books are a cut above. They are well written and thoughtful as well as compelling and mysterious. And as with any series, getting to know the usual cast of characters and seeing a deepening in their development over time, is part of the pleasure. For me the series is getting better and better. I also loved the setting of this fourth Armand Gamache mystery which is called A Rule Against Murder in the US. The usual setting for Penny's novels, the little quaint town of Three Pines, is not forgotten even though in this one it only makes a guest appearance. The fictional town of Three Pines is practically a character itself in the series by now.
Chief Inspector Armand Gamache and his wife Reine-Marie are spending an anniversary holiday at a beautiful logged lodge overlooking a lake in the magnificent Canadian wilderness. There is a wealthy dysfunctional family staying there as well, in fact some of the family members are a little annoyed when they discover that they don't have the whole place to themselves, and another couple is staying there. Little do they know that the man in the back bedroom is not the housekeeper's husband, but the head of homicide for the Sûreté du Québec and that a murder is about to happen.
Louise Penny says she based the character of Armand Gamache on her husband Michael without even realising it. The manor in this novel was loosely based on a real manor (Manoir Hovey Resort) where Louise and Michael celebrated their own wedding.


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One of the biggest projects under construction so far is the £1.3 billion 500 MW Greater Gabbard wind farm, being developed by Scottish and Southern Energy (SSE) subsidiary Airtricity off the East Anglian coast. SSE jointly owns the project with RWE npower renewables. Comprising 140 Siemens 3.6 MW turbines located at water depths of 24-24 metres some 25 kilometres off the Suffolk coast, it is set to become one of the world's largest offshore wind farms once completed in 2011, supplying electricity for around 415,000 homes.
For the Suffolk town of Lowestoft, this project and others are helping revive the local economy, says Bob Blizzard, local MP for the Waveney district, where the town is located. As the operational base for Greater Gabbard alone, at least 150 new long term jobs will be created in the town. "This is great news for Lowestoft and shows the difference green energy can make to our local economy," says Blizzard, who believes the news takes the town another step nearer to "becoming the wind energy capital of Britain."
Visitors to Lowestoft cannot escape noticing its wind power activity. From whatever direction the town is entered, the blades of a 2.75 MW wind turbine installed there by local firm SLP Energy in 2004 soon catch the eye. The town is also home to Orbis Energy, a £9.4 million renewable energy enterprise centre located at the most easterly point of the UK at Ness Point and officially opened earlier this year. It is here, at Orbis Energy, where Airtricity - as project manager and operator of Greater Gabbard - will set up camp. According to Steve Rose, offshore operations manager for the company, in deciding to use Orbis as its base, Airtricity will not only create jobs in Lowestoft, but use the local port facilities, introduce a helicopter service link and spend £1.5 million on refurbishing the old fish market for use as a storage area. Two offshore sub-stations will also be created.
Lowestoft is "perfectly placed to make the most of this new industry," says Blizzard. It "will give a new lease of life to Lowestoft and make us a centre of excellence for high-tech marine industries," he adds. "We can look forward to seeing yet more jobs in the future."
Just a few miles north in Norfolk, the county bordering Suffolk, Lowestoft's neighbouring town of Great Yarmouth will also benefit, says Blair Ainslie of new firm Seajacks UK. The company was established recently specifically to supply harsh environment liftboats to the offshore wind sector and is based in Great Yarmouth. It currently has two vessels available, one of which is being used for Greater Gabbard. "We are talking about world class equipment being based in Yarmouth," he told delegates to the southern North Sea 2009 conference, held in February by the East of England Energy Group in Norwich. "It is just part of a real bonanza for our energy supply chain (even) if only half of the current plans for the Southern North Sea come to fruition." Ainslie says Seajacks will employ 128 people this year, most locally, and another 50 for every new liftboat it makes in future.
The port at Great Yarmouth is also undergoing a major overhaul in preparation for the offshore wind rush. Soon to open, EastPort UK's new outer harbour expands its existing capabilities for offshore wind. The port "has built up handling skills from its key role in the development of the Scroby Sands wind farm on Yarmouth's doorstep," it says. "The introduction of the Outer Harbour in early 2009 will complement the existing facilities by being able to offer direct deep water access supported by a modern port infrastructure capable of raising the standard of efficiency demanded by complex projects."


text: The Rev. Samuel Rodriguez, a leading spokesperson for Hispanic Evangelicals, challenged Liberty University students in Wednesday's convocation to work for the "agenda of the Lamb" by using their freedom in Christ to reach the world. Rodriguez, president of the National Hispanic Christian Leadership Conference, was called one of the most influential Hispanic leaders by The Wall St. Journal. He is a featured speaker in the White House and Congressional meetings on Hispanic-American issues and justice concerns and a frequent contributor to the Washington Post, CNN, FOXNEWS,NY Times, and NPR. "Our freedom does not come from the political preferences of the ideologues in Washington, D.C." Rodriguez said during his impassioned speech. "Our freedom does not come from the Republicans or the Democrats, from the donkey or the elephant. Our freedom comes from the Lamb that is on the throne. We are free because Jesus set us free." He shared about being asked to pray a "spiritual blessing" at a secular event in Washington, D.C., along with a "non-committal religious leader," a Muslim, and a Jewish Rabbi, in front of a crowd of more than 300,000. Rodriguez was the last to pray and delivered a powerful prayer in the name of Jesus Christ, standing for his beliefs despite the pressure to be "politically correct." "Liberty, I encourage you today; do not be ashamed. The agenda of the Lamb does not compromise truth," he said on Wednesday. "We don't want to be politically correct; we want to be spiritually correct. Do not let your hearts be silenced. The future of North American Christianity is in your hands." Senior Mizraim Diaz, a Kinesiology major from Puerto Rico, said he was inspired by the passion and energy Rodriguez had. "His message was one that made me realize that as Christians we must stand our ground and recognize the power of what God can do when we mention his name," Diaz said. READ MORE: http://www.liberty.edu/news/index.cfm?PID=18495&MID=51333


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I was going to write a column for next month's football preview issue of Buckeye Sports Bulletin with a request for Ohio State head coach Jim Tressel.
The plea? Let Terrelle Pryor be Terrelle Pryor.
Apparently there is no reason for that column to be written. During Big Ten Media Days in Chicago earlier this week, Tressel intimated that he prefers his mobile quarterback remain a little more stationary. According to the head coach, the reason is simple – survival.
"I'm not looking for my quarterback to act like a fullback," Tressel said. "I'm not looking for my quarterback to get hit 20 times a game. I guess I'm talking about the old saying about discretion being the better part of valor. There's a reason why the career of an NFL running back doesn't last very long. The guy with the ball gets hit the hardest. I'm not looking for my quarterback to be the guy on our team that gets hit hardest the most times in a game."
There is no doubt the coach has a salient point. After all, he doesn't have 218 career victories and make upwards of $3.5 million because he doesn't know the finer points of the game.
Still, Pryor seems like he could be one of those once-in-a-lifetime type quarterbacks. He threw for more than 4,300 yards in high school but he also ran for 4,200. He's 6-6 and 235 pounds, and recently turned in a 40-yard dash time of 4.33 seconds – the fastest on the team. It seems only natural that you would want to allow a player of that caliber to unleash all of his God-given talents on the opposition.
Big, strong-armed quarterbacks with fast wheels also seem to fit the blueprint for national championships. Just think Vince Young (6-5, 233) or Tim Tebow (6-3, 235).
Young wasn't a run-first quarterback when he led Texas to the title in 2005 and neither was Tebow when he guided Florida to last year's title. Young threw for 3,036 yards and 26 TDs in '05 while Tebow piled up 2,746 yards and 30 TDs last season. You have to be able to stand in the pocket for the majority of your plays to compile those kinds of numbers.
Still, the running game was a big gun in both quarterbacks' arsenals. Young carried 155 times for 1,050 yards and 12 TDs during his team's title run and Tebow added 673 yards and 12 TDs on 176 carries for the Gators last year.
Moreover, it wasn't just the yardage. It was the fact that opposing defenses were forced to respect the possibility that Young or Tebow could take off at any time, making their passing attack that much more potent. Anyone knows the threat of a mobile quarterback can freeze linebackers and safeties, giving potential receivers that split-second they need to get open.
Looking at Pryor and expecting him to be another Young or Tebow, however, is the old apples-to-oranges comparison, according to Tressel.
"First of all, Terrelle is a lot different from Tebow," the OSU coach said. "Terrelle is not a power runner. Secondly, you have to take what the defense gives you. You can't design your offense around your quarterback running the ball all the time. You can sit there and say, 'Well, Terrelle is that good and that fast, so he ought to always be able to get the yards we need.' There's a little more it than that. You have to have some balance. Hey, we all like ice cream cones but you can't eat 15 of them. You have to have some balance."
So what exactly how will Pryor's role be defined?
"Our goal has always been to throw for 250 yards and run for 200 in every game, and that hasn't changed," Tressel said. "Our philosophy is that our receivers have the most touches in a game, then the running backs and then the quarterback. You attack with your receivers, then your running backs and the quarterbacks are the final part of that equation."
Sound thinking, of course – in a perfect world. For Ohio State to achieve the goal of throwing for 250 yards and rushing for 200 in every game would make it imperative that the offensive line fired on all cylinders. We know that hasn't been the case for at least the last couple of years, and that was largely with a veteran cast of characters. With new starters slotted at four positions – not to mention a left tackle spot still very much up for grabs – it seems somewhat of a gamble to rely so heavily on that unit.
Guess what else a running quarterback can do? Ease the pressure on an evolving offensive line.
Of course, we have seen this before and the results were pretty darned good – up to a point. Troy Smith had a run-first mentality for much of his career before turning into a pocket passer in 2006. That year, he broke several school records on his way to the Heisman Trophy.
Unfortunately, by the time the national championship game rolled around, Smith had apparently forgotten how to run the football. Had Smith tried to run straight at rather than away from the Florida defense, the complexion of that BCS title game might have been much different. Would the Buckeyes have won that night? That's difficult to say but I think the game could have been and would have been much more competitive.
If Tressel insists upon Pryor staying in the pocket against USC, he will holster one of his main weapons in what many believe is a must-win game for his program. My only question: Why would he do that?
Today's Buckeye birthday belongs to former Ohio State safety Sonny Gordon, who turns 44.
Denman Preston Gordon was born July 30, 1965, in Lynn, Mass., but grew up in Middletown, Ohio, where he was a high school football star for the Middies. He was a starter at the rover position from 1984-86 and earned first-team All-Big Ten honors as a senior in '86. That season, he set career-highs with 94 tackles, seven interceptions and four fumble recoveries. Gordon was Cincinnati's sixth-round selection in the 1987 NFL draft but never played with the Bengals. He signed with Tampa Bay and played seven games with the Buccaneers in '87, his only season in the NFL. Following his playing career, Gordon entered private business and has been a longtime sales rep and territory manager for Columbus-based Worthington Industries.
Among the others celebrating birthdays this 30th day of July: H&R Block co-rounder Henry Bloch is 87; children's television producer Sid Krofft is 80; Major League Baseball Commissioner Bud Selig is 75; blues guitarist/singer Buddy Guy is 73; firm director Peter Bogdanovich is 70; former U.S. Rep. Pat Schroeder (D-Colo.) is 69; singer/composer Paul Anka is 68; jazz saxophonist David Sanborn is 64; California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger is 62; law professor and ex-Clarence Thomas colleague Anita Hill is 53; former Colorado Rockies manager Clint Hurdle is 52; former NBA center and current Phoenix Suns assistant coach Bill Cartwright is 52; singer/songwriter Kate Bush is 51; country singer Neal McCoy is 51; two-time Olympic decathlon gold medalist Daley Thompson is 51; actor Laurence Fishburne (Morpheus in the "Matrix" trilogy and Dr. Raymond Langston in "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation") is 48; actress Lisa Kudrow is 46; actor Simon Baker (Patrick Jane in "The Mentalist") is 40; two-time Academy Award winning actress Hilary Swank is 35; actress Jaime Pressly (Joy Farrah Darville/Hickey/Turner in "My Name Is Earl) is 32; and British golfer Justin Rose is 29.
Also on this day in history: the city of Baghdad was founded in 762 while Baltimore, Md., followed in 1729; English novelist Emily Brontë is born in 1818; President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the Social Security Act of 1965 into law, establishing Medicare and Medicaid, in 1965; Apollo 15 landed on the moon with the first Lunar Rover in 1971; Teamsters president Jimmy Hoffa disappeared from a Bloomfield Hills, Mich., restaurant parking lot in 1975; the final old-style Volkswagen Beetle rolled off a Mexico assembly line in 2003; and Pro Football Hall of Fame coach Bill Walsh died in 2007.
** It seems the U.S. Military Academy and the New York Yankees have forged a partnership. Army will play four games in the new facility over the next several years, including 2010 when the Black Knights host Notre Dame. Army will also take on Rutgers (2011), Air Force (2012) and Boston College (2014) in Yankee Stadium.
** Northwestern head coach Pat Fitzgerald told reporters at Big Ten Media Day that the Wildcats continue to explore possibilities of playing one of their home games at Wrigley Field. Fitzgerald said, however, that his team would like to make a trip to Wrigley only a once-in-a-great-long-while thing.
** Congratulations to MLB umpire Joe West. When he works the Washington-Milwaukee game tonight, it will mark his 4,000th major league game. Only 14 other umpires have ever reached that milestone.
** I rarely agree with ESPN the Magazine columnist Rick Reilly, but he's dead on with his assessment of Tiger Woods' churlish behavior on the golf course. The world's best golfer can be extremely engaging away from the course and very accessible when things go right. But the pursuit of 100-percent perfection in a game that almost never allows that sort of thing turns Woods into a profane, boorish lout. As I wrote some time ago, I have no doubt that Woods will ultimately break Jack Nicklaus' record of 18 major championships. But if he continues to act the way he does in defeat, Woods will never surpass Nicklaus in terms of class. In fact, he'll never ever come close.
** It's difficult to criticize a guy on his birthday, but here goes anyway. Major League Baseball Commissioner Bud Selig must rule on the Pete Rose situation and he must do it now. Either he is in favor of reinstating Rose or he isn't. He can no longer have it both ways. Either he's going to listen to Hank Aaron, Frank Robinson, Joe Morgan and Mike Schmidt who are in favor of reinstating Rose, or he's going to listen to Bob Feller, Stan Musial, Duke Snider and Bobby Doerr and keep Rose on the sidelines. Some criticize Selig for being unable to make the tough decisions. My criticism is that he doesn't make any decision. His legacy is going to be boring interleague play, the ridiculous notion that the winner of the All-Star Game should dictate home-field advantage in the World Series and presiding over his sport's biggest scandal in nearly a century. I only hope that when it comes time for Selig to be considered for the Hall of Fame, he joins Rose on the outside looking in.
** I've said it before, I said it again at Big Ten Media Days and I may as well say it here. If I had the choice (and I clearly do not), I'd take Charissa Thompson over Erin Andrews. Every day of the week.


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According to an article in Law360.com at http://bit.ly/2IeBKZV:
Law360 (May 11, 2018, 7:49 PM EDT) — Genealogy company 23andMe Inc. hit rival Ancestry.com with a false advertising and patent infringement lawsuit in California federal court on Friday, seeking to invalidate its "Ancestry" trademark and claiming the company sells a DNA-based ancestry test that infringes 23andMe's patent.
The suit accuses the Utah-based Ancestry.com of infringing its patent since 2013 by selling AncestryDNA kits that identify a person's relatives who share parts of their DNA. 23andMe also claims that Ancestry.com has been misleading customers by running a "perpetual sale" and by falsely claiming in ads that it tests five times more regions than its rivals.
"Defendants' repeated pattern of false and misleading advertising has caused, and will continue to cause irreparable injury to 23andMe's reputation, goodwill and business, if not enjoined," the suit says.
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My pal Elisa Southard, author/travel writer/marketing coach, got me a ticket to the Diablo Actors Ensemble's production of Twelve Angry Men (by Reginald Rose, the teleplay was first broadcast live on CBS's show Studio One in 1954). Seasoned actor Will Southard (Elisa's husband) portrays Juror #8 (the role played by Robert Cummings in the teleplay and then by Henry Fonda in the film).
I went to Diablo Actors Ensemble with Elisa's father-in-law and sister-in-law Kaer Soutthard of Executive Support Solutions and CardkinArts.
Twelve Angry Men is one of the plays I would watch again and again. Reginald Rose's lines/expressions of prejudices are raw and timeless. Every moment in the play is layered with dramatic tension.
What is the play Twelve Angry Men about?
Twelve jurors in deliberation. A sixteen-year-old Latino is charged with murder/stabbing his father in the chest with a switchblade. Will the jurors find him "not guilty"? Or will they vote "guilty"? The verdict of guilty will mean the death penalty for the boy. One juror stands alone to say: "I have reasonable doubt."
Fine performances by Will Southard and his fellow cast members. Bravo, Will !
This engagement is pretty much sold-out. Contact the Diablo Actors Ensemble (a 50-seat theater) in Walnut Creek, CA
If I were given the opportunity to audition for a part in this play, I would want to be Juror #5 (portrayed by Eddie Peabody for Diablo Actors Ensemble, by Jack Klugman in the film, and by Lee Philips in the teleplay.)
I applaud the cast, director Vince Faso, the crew, Artistic Director Scott Fryer (who was also Foreman in the cast), Managing Director Samantha Fryer, and DAE board members and volunteers.
Elisa Southard, recent-keynote speaker at the Redwood Writers Conference, I thank you again for inviting me to this powerful performance. My party afterward (stimulating conversations with playwright/director Kathryn McCarty, Elisa's and Will's siblings, their in-laws and friends) was icing on the cake!
In the teleplay, Robert Cummings was Juror #8, Franchot Tone Juror #3, and Edward Arnold Juror #10. I'm going to look for a copy of teleplay.
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Snowden: I am not a 'traitor'
In a new interview, Edward Snowden says he considers himself "neither a traitor nor hero. I'm an American," according to a report by the Hong Kong English newspaper South China Morning Post.
"I believe in freedom of expression," Snowden told the Post in an interview Tuesday night. "I acted in good faith but it is only right that the public form its own opinion."
The newspaper says the NSA leaker is holed up at a secret location in Hong Kong, and The Guardian is reporting he is now staying in a "safe house."
( PHOTOS: 10 famous/infamous whistleblowers)
"People who think I made a mistake in picking HK as a location misunderstand my intentions. I am not here to hide from justice; I am here to reveal criminality," Snowden said. "My intention is to ask the courts and people of Hong Kong to decide my fate. I have been given no reason to doubt your system.''
Snowden said he plans to stay in Hong Kong until he is "asked to leave," but that he thinks the U.S. government is "trying to bully the Hong Kong government" into extraditing him.
"The U.S. government will do anything to prevent me from getting this into the public eye, which is why they are pushing so hard for extradition," he said.
The paper says the Chinese government "will seek to interfere in a likely extradition case" and that the Hong Kong government has so far refused to comment on the case. The Justice Department is reportedly preparing charges against Snowden. Due to Hong Kong's reversion to Chinese sovereignty in 1997, it is not immediately clear which government would decide Snowden's status. Hong Kong's extradition treaty with the United States contains an exception for political crimes but Hong Kong could decide to expel him without turning him over to American authorities.
"I have had many opportunities to flee HK," Snowden continued, adding he has committed no crimes in Hong Kong, "but I would rather stay and fight the United States government in the courts, because I have faith in Hong Kong's rule of law."
"As long as I am assured a free and fair trial, and asked to appear, that seems reasonable," he said.
Snowden had been staying at a hotel in Hong Kong during the initial fallout from the leak, but had since checked out as people began to narrow in on his precise location. The former NSA contractor is hoping to seek asylum from any countries that "believe in free speech and oppose the victimization of global privacy," (such as Hong Kong) to prevent his extradition to the United States to be charged for leaking the documents.
Snowden refused to comment on reports that Russia is considering offering him asylum.
"My only comment is that I am glad there are governments that refuse to be intimidated by great power."
Should he be denied asylum, he could be brought back to the U.S. where he could face charges under the Espionage Act. It is still unclear what, precisely, the Justice Department intends to charge him with.
Snowden's latest comments come after several lawmakers, including House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) and Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.), called the former defense contractor a "traitor" and have called for his arrest.
Snowden said he has not spoken to his family, and is "worried about the pressure they are feeling from the FBI."
( Also on POLITICO: 10 things to know about Snowden)
As of 2p.m. on Wednesday, more than 60,000 people have signed a White House petition calling Snowden "a national hero" and saying he "should be immediately issued a a full, free, and absolute pardon for any crimes he has committed." The petition must reach 100,000 signatures by July 9 before it warrants a response by the administration.
The South China Morning Post says it will release more details of their interview with Snowden throughout the day on Wednesday, including more information on the surveillance program and "his plans for the immediate future." The paper also reports local activists plan to take to the streets on Saturday afternoon in support of Snowden, marching to the U.S. consulate.
Breanna Edwards contributed to this report.


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The 2013 Community Partnerships Reception hosted by University of Chicago President Robert J. Zimmer drew more than 240 individuals to the Quadrangle Club on October 24. The event recognizes the many individuals and organizations that work with the University to advance common goals. Pres. Zimmer thanked invited guests for their contributions over the past year toward strengthening K-12 education, building vibrant communities, and enabling research projects that have a direct relationship to improving life on the South Side of Chicago.
Originally published on November 6, 2013.


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LBNL Researches Value of Energy Performance
Lawrence Berkeley National Lab's Environmental Energy Technologies Division recently released a Clean Energy Program Policy Brief titled, "The Value of Energy Performance and Green Attributes in Buildings: A Review of Existing Literature and Recommendations for Future Research."
Based on their review of efforts currently being made to evaluate the benefits of energy efficiency and green buildings, they have come to the following conclusions, and have made some recommendations. These recommendations apply to communities looking to promote energy efficiency and "green" certifications, and to researchers (who may be working with those communities) that want to add to this body of research.
Timing of the release of the labeling or rating information is key to the sales price impact of the label. In order to maximize the value, the label or rating must be disclosed early in the sales process (in the list of building attributes/as part of the marketing process).
The vintage of label matters. The energy efficiency attributes of Energy Star Version 1 Qualified Homes should be expected to be significantly less valuable than for Energy Star Version 3 qualified Homes, which meet much more stringent requirements. Researchers attempting to compare results across studies need to consider whether the homes being studied have comparable certification; comparing homes with different vintages or types of labels makes analysis very complicated.
The type of label matters. Both of the large commercial studies found sales price premiums for an energy efficiency label (Energy Star); however one of the studies was not able to find statistically significant price premiums for the "green" label (LEED), from its relatively small data set of buildings with that certification. While the price drivers in the residential market are different from those in the commercial market, communities and researchers may want to consider different approaches for evaluating energy efficiency vs. "green" labels. In particular, programs and communities working with "green" labels may be well-served to learn how much homebuyers in their region value various specific attributes (e.g., energy/resource efficiency vs. other benefits) when considering a labeled home, in order to inform marketing and messaging about the benefits of the label.
Collaborative efforts are needed in order to develop a robust dataset necessary to produce a rigorous study. Communities wishing to conduct a local or regional study as part of efforts to promote increased adoption and value of building labels would be advised to:
- Start with, or develop, a large enough dataset of labeled buildings and comparable nonlabeled buildings that have sold to produce statistically significant results;
- Gain access to enough data points from the sold and comparable homes to allow for development of an extensive list of variables in order to develop regression models; and
- Work with various entities to assure that the energy efficiency or "green" certification is prominently featured in the description and marketing of certified homes for sale.
- Work with local/regional MLS to modify their databases to include a new certification field.
- Work with realtors to include green label information, including associated attributes, in marketing for every listing that bears the label.
- Work with the county assessor's office to get green labeling and associated attributes attached to the property.
- Work with property appraisers to account for green attributes (e.g., energy and water use, indoor air quality) when assessing a certified home.
- Work with financing institutions to encourage the use of energy efficiency mortgages which can be tied to energy efficiency or "green" labels.
- Work with building inspectors as part of an effort to bring efficient and nonefficient attributes to the attention of prospective homebuyers.
The precise approach used to assess market value for a label may depend on the type of certification and market penetration of the label. If a large enough number of labeled homes have sold and there is access to extensive data about the labeled and non-labeled comparisons, hedonic models can be used effectively. Where the available dataset and/or resources may not be large enough to provide statistically significant results using a hedonic model, a matched sampling method may be the most practical choice. Finally, supplementing research with homebuyer survey data may be helpful.
If working with an appraiser to develop sets of comparable properties, the number of variables that are isolated and accounted for should be as large as feasible. Although it found indications that homebuyers value "green" labeled homes more than non-labeled homes, Earth Advantage might have been well-served to include more variables (e.g., interest rates, utility bills or resource usage, more variables for subtle differences in location and building design) in order to provide convincing support that the price premium was due to the label.
Use surveys to provide additional context for complex market drivers. For communities wishing to increase the adoption of a "green" label and understand how best to maximize its market value, it may be helpful to survey buyers of certified homes as well as a random sample of all potential homebuyers to understand to what extent they value the various attributes that are represented by the label (e.g., quantifiable financial benefits of fuel and water savings vs. other attributes such as comfort, environmentally friendly materials, indoor air quality).
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Load-pull characterization is an essential tool to increase the efficiency of power amplifiers. Time and cost historically have forced vendors to perform load-pull during design, but now the speed, size, and synchronization capabilities are improving measurement times. New hardware and software tools are also making it possible to verify power amplifier performance during production testing.
At the recent International Microwave Symposium , National Instruments announced that it would conduct joint development of load-pull solutions with Anteverta Microwave, Focus Microwaves, Maury Microwave, and Mesuro. These vendors are combining their expertise with NI PXI hardware and LabVIEW system design software to overcome the increasingly difficult source and load-pull characterization requirements placed on microwave power amplifiers for aerospace and defense and wireless infrastructure applications.
Load-pull example application
A LabVIEW example illustrates the process of performing a CW load-pull sweep using a Maury LXI tuner for a given frequency and available power at the DUT input port to retrieve load-pull results. To capture delivered output power and transducer gain, the system uses a NI PXIe-5644R VST as a CW signal generator and frequency-selective power meter.
When the DUT is in the fixture, one can specify the S-parameters of the path between the fixture ports and the DUT pins at the input and output side, respectively. For power application, a pre-amplifier can be included in the setup, and some nominal amplifier values should be specified in the application to avoid overdriving the amplifier and/or the DUT.
To stay away from the 1W (30dBm) maximum handling power of the VST RF input, proper attenuation might be required, and the corresponding S-parameters are specified as part of the Back Port block.
When the setup is configured, the user must perform an input power calibration to determine the required VST source power for a desired available power at the DUT input port.
Application results
When the load-pull sweep is completed, users can analyze the results in the load Smith plot. The measured quantity (Pdelout or Gt) is selected to display in the load Smith plot using a dropdown list. A square symbol identifies the load impedance corresponding to the maximum or minimum measured quantity, depending on the selection in the Highlight dropdown list.
By right-clicking in the Smith plot, the user can activate a marker or use zoom tools by selecting Set Marker or Zoom in the menu. When Set Marker is active, one can specify the Marker Mode (None, Free, Snap to Point, or Snap to Min/Max) in the corresponding context menu.


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Each door is coming in any combination of colour RAL and the decorative ornaments can be configured in different shape and size, customized on your preference. This model is plated with HPL natural wood imitation.
The automatization part can be customized on individual client preference. From the section Accessories/Automatization, it can be chosen different types of automatization for this door model.
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Reba McEntire may have stepped down as co-host along side of Blake Shelton for the ACM Awards this year, but we will actually be seeing more, not less of our favorite red head in prime time television!
Reba stars in ABC's new fall series, Malibu Country which looks like it will be the perfect vehicle for her comedic talents! Reba plays a country music singer, moving from Nashville to Malibu, trying to revive her career. She tells ET Online that there will be plenty of music and musical guest stars, including Blake Shelton and Kelly Clarkson, once they develop a fitting story line, that has to be "honest." Reba claims "It's got to be honest. Everything about this show's got to be honest."
The pilot begins with Reba kicking her cheating husband to the curb! In the words of the late Tammy Wynette, Reba's character is one spitfire who refuses to 'stand by her man' as she and her family start a new life in glitzy Malibu Country! With the hilarious Lily Tomlin playing the role of Reba's mom, this seems like a sure-fire hit! Watch the trailer here and see for yourself!
Here is the official trailer for new ABC Series, Malibu Country which premieres at 8:30 p.m. on November 2nd.


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We hope you have a wonderful Labor Day enjoying time with your family, friends and us here at WNST.net!
We've allowed our local hosts to spend their Labor Day with their loved ones, you'll be in the more than capable hands of Fox Sports Radio's talented national lineup on AM1570 and streaming live at WNST.net/TuneIn Radio app!
In the meantime, we'll have the Baltimore Ravens' practice in Owings Mills covered (including media availability with coordinators Jim Caldwell, Dean Pees and Jerry Rosburg) here at WNST.net and @WNST on Twitter. Plus we'll be keeping tabs on the Baltimore Orioles as they open a crucial series at the Cleveland Indians Monday afternoon as well!
We'll be live and local once again Tuesday morning with Drew Forrester and Luke Jones 6am on The D&L Window Tinting Morning Reaction. Don't forget our next "Grab a Bud" Happy Hour with Glenn Clark from "The Reality Check" is Tuesday night at Hooters Towson!
And don't forget that both Drew and Glenn make an appearance in "America's Game: The 2012 Baltimore Ravens", which debuts tonight at 9pm on the NFL Network.
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Uncover the ultimate romantic destination for adventure-seeking duos, where sun-kissed beaches meet undulating deserts and ultra-modern glitz gives way to the welcoming traditions of an ancient culture. Local Sudeshna Gosh, a travel writer who has lived in Dubai for more than a decade, reveals some of her favorite places to explore.
The allure of Dubai lies not just in its over-the-top glamour and brag-worthy adventures but also in the quieter moments where it's just the two of you in one of the world's most unique destinations.


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Or, 'Solidarity Through Pizza'
Two weeks ago, the Metropolitan Transportation Authority illegally refused to negotiate a contract with the workers who move New York. This courageous yet unfortunate work stoppage brought the city's transportation infrastructure to a screeching halt. It was like Independence Day without the bombs. For the Slice czar, it meant a treacherous commute by shoe leather. For me, it meant a car ride from Queens and an impromptu commuter club with three colleagues.
The commute was surprisingly pleasant, at times evoking memories of college road trips. Packed in a carful of strangers, after an hour or twothe time required to reach the Williamsburg Bridge from Chelsea Pierswe all needed to get out to flex our cramped muscles and recharge with food. This, however, beat any highway rest stop (with apologies to the Roscoe Diner).
A large part of Fornino's success might be attributed to its use of in-house ingredients. Chef-owner Michael Ayoub and his staff make fresh mozzarella each morning and grow herbs and tomatoes for the pizza and other dishes in a small greenhouse in the restaurant's covered garden space.
A blog post that Tien Mao wrote after he and Slice editor Adam K. visited Fornino in October 2004 drew much controversy. A commenter there questioned the wood-burning authenticity of the oven. It is indeed a wood-burning oven, but a gas-assisted wood oven. A huge jet of gas flame heats the custom-built oven to temperature in the morning, and wood (see photo above) is used thereafter.
Some of us mined our unusual commutes for blog fodder by photographing pizzerias along our route. My club did so by actually eating pizzaand mighty fine pizza, too. If not for this circuitous drive in and out, who knows when I would have found myself on the bourgeois stretch of Bedford Avenue to dine at Fornino, which is quietly churning out some of New York's finest pizza.
Fornino is a somewhat recent addition to the artisanal pizza scene, having opened in October 2004, and it's not to be missed. Rare are the pizzas that have no flaws, but this may be one of them. The light buffalo mozzarella on our Margherita was dreamy, and the standard mozzarella wasn't far behind. The sauce was bright and tasty with a perfect balance: not too spicy, not too tangy. Even the crust, the most difficult part to master, was superb: very thin, with no sag. The gas-assisted wood-fired oven produced a surprisingly respectable char on the crust, cooked evenly across both pies we ordered.
If you enjoy Nick's Pizza in Forest Hills, a Slice favorite, you'll love Fornino. Nick's is considerably less experimental, as Fornino offers a menu filled with sometimes offbeat toppings: soppressata, goat cheese, and portobello mushrooms are among the Fornino varieties.
As for our commuter club, thanks to JF for her patient hand and accommodating spirit during this trying week, as it was her car that brought us in and out of Manhattan for three days. We did our part trying to keep the city moving with its spine on the disabled list. Should the city's and state's transportation funding continue to fail us and these selfless transit workers are forced to walk off the job in January 2009, perhaps Fornino should think about delivering to the Grand Hyatt. Heck, considering the historical association between subway fares and pizza slices, perhaps a city editor from Slice should have a seat on the MTA. It couldn't possibly make the situation worse.
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Getting There: L train to Bedford Ave.; exit at west end of platform. Fornino is just steps in the direction of North 6th Street.
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Beyonce lands Clint Eastwood as 'A Star Is Born' director
Beyonce Knowles just got a major break in her longtime bid for an Oscar: Clint Eastwood has signed on to direct her in the Warner Bros. update of "A Star Is Born."
Eastwood's announcement more than solidifies the flick, which has seen several incarnations over the past year (or years) with various directors and male talent attached (Beyonce has long been the female lead in mind).
Last February a short list of names including Russell Crowe, Sean Penn and Robert Downey Jr. were circulating to play opposite the pop sensation, as an alcoholic superstar in love with Knowles' budding singer.
A current short list includes varied types like Will Smith, Eddie Murphy and Jon Hamm, according to Deadline Hollywood.
Barbra Streisand and Kris Kristofferson brought the tale to life in 1976, earning permanent spots in pop culture for their efforts. Streisand won a Golden Globe for her acting performance and best original song but saw Oscar love only in the original song category.
Referring to a painting of the Oscar that hangs above her treadmill, she said, "I look at it, and I'm like 'OK, I have to stay in shape.'"
It was 2006's "Dreamgirls" that gave Knowles her best critically received performance, yet her awards campaign stalled in the presence of Jennifer Hudson's breakout effort in the same film (Hudson won the Oscar for supporting actress).
But now Beyonce has another chance at bat — and under the direction of Eastwood, she could transcend her previous high-camp fare ("Obsessed") and pop-culture cakewalks ("Austin Powers in Goldmember"). Eastwood won directing Oscars for "Million Dollar Baby" and "Unforgiven" and was nominated in that category for "Mystic River" and "Letters From Iwo Jima."
Beyonce has certainly got the chops to play an ingenue and now has a master to help her create a memorable performance. Is this Beyonce's moment? Tell us in the comments section below.
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Photos, from top: Beyonce Knowles in New York City on Nov. 22, 2010; a portrait of Clint Eastwood on Oct. 11, 2010. Credits, from top: Michael Loccisano / Getty Images; Victoria Will / Associated Press.


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As I mentioned a few days ago, Shea and I will be moving at the end of this month. Lucky me, I get to work every weekend this month so that means after work nightly I'll be starting to box up some things I don't use and going through a lot of my stuff and throwing things away! That's my favorite part about moving. Throwing random crap away. Last night I started by going through all my running clothes. Man, did I have a bunch of way old weird crap. Someone will be lucky to get all my tech tees! Anyways, when Shea and I started discussing moving, we verbally made a list of all the things that we wanted in a new place. Currently we are living in a 850 square foot 2 bed/1 bath home. We pay a relatively high price each month, cough, 1595, cough. Most of the things that landed on the list were things that we don't have at our place now. We don't have a garbage disposal, dishwasher, washer/dryer, backyard (or any outside area for that matter), parking, much storage in the kitchen, and our kitchen is super small with outdated appliances.
We wanted a garbage disposal, backyard, dishwasher, washer/dryer, parking, a way bigger kitchen and 2 bathrooms instead of one. We liked sharing a bathroom, but we thought it had to be PERFECT if we were going to move. More storage would be nice as well. Well we found a 3 bedroom, 2 bathroom house that is 1,200 square feet for the same price we are paying now! We looked for quite some time but we are really excited about this place and the fact that it has EVERYTHING that we wanted is simply amazing. It even have an extra added on garage so Shea can make it her craft cave for her business. We liked the floor plan and how the kitchen was more open to the den area and the space we are taking on is going to really add a lot. The extra bedroom is going to be like a guest-room and my at home office, so I'm excited to have that space to work from, and do my homework for grad school from. Sidenote: Making the grad school decision this weekend. It has all updated appliances and the fridge even has an ICE MAKER! I can't imagine not hand washing my dishes, chopping ice from a giant block that has frozen together in our freezer, or being able to do my laundry in my house! Also, another big factor for the move is these little guys.
They are coming to live with us and I'm going to be puppy aunt! I am so excited because I grew up with dogs my entire life and I really, REALLY have missed having dogs so I'm really excited that they can come live with us. Yay for two little dappled dachshunds joining us at a new cave!
So I'm packing up my stuff and getting really excited. It will be much more visitor friendly and the backyard is nice with a built in BBQ. I don't know how to BBQ but I'm sure I can round up some testosterone that does! Though I know I'll miss the beach, there are some great parks around our new place and it's much closer to my gym. We are still only about a 10 minute drive from the beach so it won't be too bad. It's also closer to Shea's work and a tad more convenient to my work as well. Now we can tan in our backyard too! I'm really excited to start decorating and painting! Here's my new bedspread, and I'm going to paint the wall behind my bed kelly green. I have a dark headboard like this already too.
I can't wait to share the final house all decorated with you guys!