There is now 78 days left until the NFL and Love 2006 kickoff challenge. The Pros haven't been sitting on the bench during the off-season and hopefully you haven't either. With summer in full swing the NFL pros and the Love Pros have been hard at work to prepare for the coming months.

Love as with football takes teamwork and practice. There are rules and strategies for every game. Football teams use their own playbook, for Love Pros the playbook is, “Winning Points with the Woman in Your Life One Touchdown at a Time – How to Score for Men and Women.”

Here is the second set of tips to jumpstart your season program. (If you miss the first set, check out the 99 days left information piece.):

NFL Pro – You’ve already arrived at the stadium and now it’s time to don the required uniform, put your socks and cleats on and head to the medical training office before you hit the field. In order to help you play your best game and keep you from landing on the

How to approach someone for a threesome or one-on-one date Download the mp3 directly Introduction Under 18? Stop listening now and visit http://www.scarleteen.com 1:00 Announcements Jessica Karels from Modern Poly reminds us about the Modern Poly ezine and the Poly Leadership Network There is a sci-fi themed brothel opening near Las . . . → Read More: PW 301: The metamour approach

Kathy Labriola, nurse, therapist and author of Love in Abundance, offers poly communication tips Download the mp3 directly Introduction Under 18? Stop listening now and visit http://www.scarleteen.com 1:00 Announcements Polyamory on Private Practice Poly in the Media and the GMA threesome Vicki Larson in the Huffington Post on why men need . . . → Read More: PW 303: Poly communication tips with Kathy Labriola

Since 1947, the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists have maintained the Doomsday Clock, a metaphorical representation of how close we are to a nuclear apocalypse. The bad news is that they have just decided to move the clock one minute closer to midnight, representing a deterioration in international security. From The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists: In a formal statement issued at the time of today's announcement, the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists noted: "It is five minutes to midnight. Two years ago, it appeared that world leaders might address the truly global threats that we face. In many cases, that trend has not continued or been reversed. For that reason, the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists is moving the clock hand one minute closer to midnight, back to its time in 2007."

A couple of reasons to "like" Eater NY on Facebook: 1. It's an easy way to follow the top restaurant and food stories of the day. 2. We crave your love. So hard. 3. Sometimes we make announcements over there and give away prizes. 4. Our updates are way more interesting than the ones from Bob over in accounting or that friend of a friend who you met that one time at a party two years ago. You are also cordially invited to follow us on Twitter. EaterWire

Knowledge is power, and experimentation is key. But there are shortcuts to becoming a better engineer. Read everything you can get your hand on by anyone that knows their craft. Steve Albini (Producer: Nirvana, Pixies, Bush, PJ Harvey) once said in an interview, Read, read as much as you can when he was asked for advice on becoming a better engineer. While his advice is solid, there is just so much information to learn that you quickly get information overload.

Luckily, music production and engineering can be broken into a few different parts. Get to know them all separately, or learn them in sequence. It’ll make the information easier digest, and you’ll feel like you learned something. 1. Create a Good Set Up Learning how sound travels and behaves in your room is key to understanding how to get a great sound into your microphone. Knowing how to deal with reflections, flutter echo and other acoustical problems is necessary to record great music. Avoid common beginner mistakes bylearni

Going a step further for negotiating consent: yes means yes Download the mp3 directly Introduction Under 18? Stop listening now and visit http://www.scarleteen.com 1:00 Announcements The Geeky Kink Event is November 4-6 in New Jersey, including D&D gaming and TARDIS bondage boxes in the play space! 2:20 Yes means yes . . . → Read More: PW 291: Yes means yes

Here's something new that will be of interest to the Foursquare users amongst us: starting today, you'll notice a new button above the Tweet and Facebook buttons just over to the right of many of our blog posts. It's the brand-spanking new Save to Foursquare Button. Think of it like Instapaper for places: you're cruising along reading this here site and come across a post describing an intriguing new restaurant. Click the Save to Foursquare button and a window will pop up confirming the place you want to add. (Go ahead and give it a try with newbie Bco Mercat, mapped at right.) Then, when you're out and about, check your Foursquare to-do list on your phone and there the place will be; if you're using Foursquare's newish Radar feature, you'll even get notified when you're just around the corner from the spot. Meantime, you are following us on Foursquare, correct? If not, give that a clickthrough now to get Eater tips when you're out and about. Location-based services, people. Get on board.

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Here's something new that will be of interest to the Foursquare users amongst us: starting today, you'll notice a new button above the Tweet and Facebook buttons just over to the right of many of our blog posts. It's the brand-spanking new Save to Foursquare Button. Think of it like Instapaper for places: you're cruising along reading this here site and come across a post describing an intriguing new restaurant. Click the Save to Foursquare button and a window will pop up confirming the place you want to add. (Go ahead and give it a try with new hotspot Wo Hing General Store, mapped at right.) Then, when you're out and about, check your Foursquare to-do list on your phone and there the place will be; if you're using Foursquare's newish Radar feature, you'll even get notified when you're just around the corner from the spot. Meantime, you are following us on Foursquare, correct? If not, give that a clickthrough now to get Eater tips when you're out and about. Location-based services, people. Get on board. &#

Exploring the connection of the mechanical to sound, UK-based artists Stephen Cornford and Paul Whitty make reclaimed tape machines into instruments. All images courtesy LEAP. In performance and art, sound and music constantly pull against the formless abstraction of the computer, to find physical expression and realization. In physical control, in tangible production, and in … Continue →

On US soil today, it’s Thanksgiving. I’m over 3600 miles away, myself, from the place that began as home this year in New York, but ready to celebrate a day off anyway as I take in Eindhoven’s STRP Festival and prepare for performing on Saturday back in Berlin. But whether you’re in the US or … Continue →

Today we learned that director Darren Aronofsky and his dark little mind are most effective when used to create public service announcements. One commenter came forward as the star of one such PSA: More »

As we inch closer to the close of this year SXSW 2012 fever begins to set in. Programmers are hard at work putting together the strongest event possible. You may have noticed a few other announcements being made recently and here's one more. In an effort to wet your appetite for the upcoming music festival, we are happy to release the very first batch of artists who have been selected to perform in March. Register now to check out standout acts like Chelsea Wolfe, Grace Potter, The Ettes, Com Truise, Bare Wires and Class Actress. International buzz artists Mujeres, I Got You On Tape, Avalanche City, Guadalupe Plata, Fanzine and Of Monsters and Men will also be performing in 2012. And don't miss local Austin favorites like Love Inks, Not In The Face and The Zoltars. Even more bands are listed below. Want to join these acts in being an official SXSW showcasing artist? You still have until Friday, November 4th, to apply. The list of invited acts is growing by each day. Stay tuned for more announcements still

SXSW Startup Village takes place Friday, March 9 through Wednesday, March 14, 2012 and will bring together the startup, entrepreneur, and investor communities within the 2012 SXSW Festival. Various startup events will be showcased throughout including SXSW Accelerator, panels, meet ups, lounges, pitch events, and mentoring / coaching sessions. Startup Village Interactive will be held on the Fourth Floor of the Hilton with Satellite events happening at various locations around downtown Austin. Programming is open to all 2012 SXSW Interactive, Gold, and Platinum registrants from Friday, March 9 through Tuesday, March 13. Startup Village Interactive is also open to SXSW Music registrants on Tuesday, March 13. Startup Village Music will be held at the Austin Convention Center on Wednesday, March 14 with programming open to all SXSW Interactive, SXSW Music, Gold, and Platinum registrants.. For more information and upcoming programming announcements please visit the Startup Village website. Contributed by Ginge