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Metro Close to a Deal with Google

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by Adam Tuss, wtop.com WASHINGTON – Metro is moving closer to a deal with Google that would bring riders information on train and bus scheduling, as well as other options. Basically, Metro would give Google its scheduling information so you could use the application known as “Google transit” to plan trips. It works the same way you would plan a trip in your car, getting directions from Google maps. Metro says it is close to a deal with Google, but not all the way there yet. There are some legal issues to work out. Other large, transit systems including New … Continue reading Metro Close to a Deal with Google

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Tha Bomb Squad – ‘The Love Project’ [video]

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In this clip, I collaborate with a group of awesome folks (Tha Bomb Squad) in just simply relaying the simple, yet powerful words of Stevie Wonder. We are all located in different areas, (California, Virginia, Maryland, and New York) yet we all share the same common hope, as I am sure many others share as well. With everything that is going on in today’s society, how can you not? Therefore, in the words of Kool & The Gang, “Pass it on. Pass the Love on.” “Love’s In Need of Love Today” Stevie Wonder Tha Bomb Squad players in this clip … Continue reading Tha Bomb Squad – ‘The Love Project’

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Washington D.C. Has Lowest Marriage Rate In The Nation

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From Newsweek.com:
Yesterday over at the Washington City Paper, sex and gender blogger Amanda Hess picked up an interesting nugget from Pew’s latest research into the state of American marriage. She writes:
The District of Columbia has the lowest marriage rate in the country. Only 23 percent of women and 28 percent of men and in D.C. […] Continue reading Washington D.C. Has Lowest Marriage Rate In The Nation

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Redskin’s Jim Zorn Has Been Relinquished of His Play-Calling Duties

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LANDOVER, Md. (AP) — The Washington Redskins are taking away head coach Jim Zorn’s play-calling duties. Zorn discussed the change with executive vice president of football operations Vinny Cerrato after Washington’s 14-6 loss to the Kansas City Chiefs on Sunday. The team plans to announce a new play caller Monday. According to Redskins spokesman Zack Bolno, Cerrato told Zorn he believes the coach had too many responsibilities and someone else should call the offensive plays. Zorn did not disagree with that assessment, Bolno said. The Redskins (2-4) have not scored more than 17 points in any game this season. On … Continue reading Redskin’s Jim Zorn Has Been Relinquished of His Play-Calling Duties

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Hunger Grows in the D.C. Area

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WASHINGTON – A new study highlights the disturbing details of just how big a problem hunger is in the Washington area. In fact, the need for food at food banks is often much greater than the supply. The Capital Area Food Bank serves some 700 programs across the Metropolitan area and says that while giving is up 15 percent over the last year, the need is double that. “…The food is coming in but the demand has enormously increased,” said Lynn Brantley, Capital Area Food Bank. According to census figures, the food bank estimates one in two D.C. children are at risk … Continue reading Hunger Grows in the D.C. Area

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D.C. Hip-Hop: Can it Break the Hold of Go-Go?

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By Chris Richards Washington Post Staff Writer Washington’s hip-hop community couldn’t have given itself a more Freudian nickname. “The DMV” stands for the District, Maryland and Virginia, but it feels like a big fat metaphor for a city that’s been waiting . . . waiting . . . waiting . . . for a national rap star to emerge. That wait officially ends on Nov. 10 with the release of Wale’s “Attention Deficit” — the oft-delayed debut album from a local rhymesmith whose degree of success could decide the future of Washington’s ready-to-burst rap scene. “I think every man has … Continue reading D.C. Hip-Hop: Can it Break the Hold of Go-Go?

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Wale Speaks on Flipping Beastie Boys at VH1’s Hip Hop Honors

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Wale paid homage to music icons past and present at VH1’s Hip Hop Honors 2009, which aired last night (October 13), but put his own twist on one performance. Performing the Beastie Boys classic “No Sleep Till Brooklyn” at the tribute show, which celebrated Def Jam’s 25th anniversary, the DC rapper flipped the script on the Beasties’ rock-infused hit. “I just changed the lyrics a little bit,” Wale told VIBE last month at the New York launch party for NBA2K10, one day after the show’s taping. “As much as I tried to memorize it I couldn’t, so I just said … Continue reading Wale Speaks on Flipping Beastie Boys at VH1’s Hip Hop Honors