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After his father, Bob Kennedy, passed away at age 62 on April 28, Bill Kennedy decided to help continue the Hackensack Children's Fishing Contest by becoming the coordinator of the event that his father co-created and coordinated for the last 17 years.
This year, the contest is dedicated to the memory of Bob Kennedy.
Having retired from the military as a senior chief petty officer for helicopter squadrons in Colorado, Bob Kennedy and his family moved to Walker and started working for the Hackensack American Legion Post 202, where he was a member. There, the idea of the Hackensack Children's Fishing Contest on Birch Lake originated out of the think tank of Robert Kennedy and the other Legion patrons.
"My dad was asking himself how he could create something for the families in the area to do," said Bill Kennedy. "He was wondering what activity could the children do to have some fun during the summer."
Bill, who was 21 and attending Bemidji State University to earn his computer science degree at the time, was unsure whether the activity would be successful.
"I didn't think it would be a success, but I wasn't part of it personally," he said. "In its infancy, everyone who came up with the idea had set it all up that June, and no one came. School was still in session at the time."
From there, the program schedule was changed to fit with the school's schedule and the schedules of the volunteers.
"This year, we limited the contest to only 10 weeks to give the volunteers a break as we reorganize," Kennedy said.
Kennedy started volunteering with his father 10 years ago as new technology allowed him to expand what could be done at the contest, like selling personalized T-shirts and buttons to help fund the free event. From initially being a fishing contest, the event expanded with other events like minnow races and a casting contest with free hot dogs and soda for all those who attend. Prizes are given to children of different age groups for catching the most fish, the largest fish or the smallest fish.
"This contest gives kids a time to learn how to fish with their parents' help," Kennedy said. "Sometimes I see parents fishing for their kids and really wanting to win a contest, but the idea is that even the 1-year-olds who come can learn how to fish."
Each summer, more than 1,000 kids participate and catch and release 3,000 to 4,000 fish. The contest is beginning to grow in popularity as participants visit Minnesota for the summer from places across the United States and other countries such as Germany and Japan.
For each contest, up to 25 volunteers dedicate time from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. to help during the contest by coordinating events, helping children fish and keeping safety a priority.
"We don't allow casting over the shoulder; it's a safety issue," said Kennedy, "We also ask those who come to bring their own rod and life jackets."
This summer, more than 100 sponsors donated money, time and supplies to the contest.
"Anyone can be a sponsor by donating fishing supplies, money, time and coupons to the event," said Kennedy. "After the event, we give a prize to everyone who attended. It's filled with coupons to businesses in the surrounding areas."
Aside from coordinating the contest, Kennedy also works full time for the state of Minnesota as a computer programmer, volunteers as a Cub Scout master, teaches at the Walker School of Tae Kwon Do where he is a third-degree black-belt and is a father to his three sons, Taylor, Jared and Ryan. He also plans to give free Tae Kwon Do lessons Aug. 10 in Hackensack.
"I am learning karate as well," he said.
Kennedy sees himself volunteering at the fishing contest for as long as possible.
"It was started by my dad, so it's really a part of the family," he said. "For now, I plan to volunteer forever."
He is thankful that his father and others created the contest.
"If it wasn't for him, it would have never happened," he said.
He is also thankful for the memories and moments shared with his father.
"Overall, it's fun to see the number of kids show up, watching them grow, and seeing their smiles as they have fun in the contest," said Kennedy. "It's always been something we've done together."
For more information on the Hackensack Children's Fishing Contest or to become a sponsor, contact Kennedy at 218-838-9468 or visit www.hackcfc.com.


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I'm still waiting for my blood to boil about Lance Armstrong, but it just ain't happening.
There are, I think, too many far more important issues to be incensed about. Yes, he cheated, the rat, and the blood might reach a very slow simmer. But truth is my rage-ometer is at zero, perhaps a deliberate response to the over-selling of the Armstrong saga. And let's face it - professional sport, the art of money making, is mired in disrespect for the common fan, attendant b@##$%^& and misuse/abuse of power.
Armstrong's two-part interview with Oprah Winfrey was a typical, over-hyped media event. For the first interview, on Friday, a little huddle developed around a television in the Herald office as the talk show legend went delving for yes-or-no answers. After a couple of minutes, the crowd dissipated and the sound was turned off on the soft-soap Oprah.
The interviews shed more light on his personality than what took place, because Armstrong and Winfrey fell well short of where investigators and journalists have already been.
Armstrong, the cycling syringe, needed a chill pill. His self-serving, true contrition-free answers were groomed, damage-limitation responses. Oprah meets Lance was more a fleeting corporate marriage.
Armstrong was prepared to use both cancer and family in an effort to ease himself slightly off the hook. He appeared like a motorist who had been caught doing 160 in a 100 zone, and pleaded he was doing only 158. Then he confessed to using old windscreen wipers and begged for mercy on that score. Oprah kind of did an okay job.
The interviews are unlikely to have persuaded most people away from their original views and Armstrong displayed all the charm of a hired killer. Here's the bottom line, though: the heat must go on cycling, not one man. The juiced-up guy you've never heard of who finished 120th in the Tour de France is just as guilty as Armstrong.
Drugs in sport is also a complex issue, with grey areas too numerous to deal with here, but some sports fans do not see a problem with them, although rules are rules and the basis of sporting contests. Whatever your attitude to performance-enhancing drugs, Armstrong is a cheat.
I found widely differing responses to the Armstrong interviews over the weekend. One came from my wife who regards Armstrong with contempt, and detests his arrogance.
"He paraded himself as a sporting hero while laughing at the world thinking he could get away with cheating," she reckoned.
"Life comes down to doing the right thing when no one is looking ... the person he's been cheating the most by living a lie is himself."
However, a friend of mine, a recovering alcoholic, still cherishes, indeed reveres, the role Armstrong played in helping him deal with his own illness. Armstrong's strength in fighting cancer provided my friend with vital inspiration at a desperate and ultimately pivotal time in his life. He underlined many passages in Armstrong's books, and remains deeply grateful to and supportive of the cyclist.
"If he helped me like that, he must have helped so many others - he must have done way more good than harm," he told me in a clear earnestness, while still being disappointed when having the truth confirmed.
For what it's worth, another friend - with a notoriously odd humour - reckoned he'd finally discovered someone who would be worse to live with than Simon Cowell.
The Armstrong controversy, an extraordinary episode in sport, might actually achieve the seemingly impossible and clean up cycling. If it doesn't, then nothing will. We should also be proud of a few journalists such as the Sunday Times' David Walsh, who stuck to the task and did a great job over many years, in the face of scepticism, hero worship and Armstrong's appallingly dishonest legal attacks. (Armstrong claimed during the Oprah sessions he couldn't remember all the people he had sued.)
And yet, the anger just ain't happening. The rage-ometer does see action when thinking about Wall Street and its disgusting greed; the way these money-obsessed sharks got away with murder thanks to friends in influential places; war; violence; poverty; America's democracy hypocrisy and misuse of its position as leader of the free world; the way corporations have hijacked and destroyed the soil and a healthy food chain; the insidious power of profit-motivated lobbyists on government; the unequal distribution of resources; the destructive arrogance of the old empires; our powerlessness in trying to take absolute care of this amazing planet etc. etc.
But Armstrong? Not really. Fallen stars, from sports and elsewhere, become convenient surrogate targets, items small enough to be dealt with by blazing headlines, by societies that can't fix the truly scary problems that matter most. Celebrity is so easy to sell.

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Terri, that is awesome. I love it. Don't understand this pattern, but I sure love the outcome. Great job ladies.
Is this pattern hand sewn? (my eyes could never handle it.)
Is there a method for machine piecing? I have lots of civil war scraps and shirting scraps, I would think would look great like this.
Ladies, you've re-inspired me to try my hand at this....again.......I started one of these years ago (only got as far as drawing the shapes on the back of fabric) and it all felt so overwhelming I just stuffed it in a ziploc and buried it in a draw....now I want to drag it back out and try again..:shock: Thanks for the inspiration.......
I would really love to try this as well. Not you cut out each apple core yourself right? Where do you find a pattern to help guide in he cutting? i don't own any diecut machine to this for me. But i would truely love to try this. You make it sound so easy.
owlvamp, glad you saw this! i can send you a template and so can #1 as well. i think she is getting the die cut for this...you should pm her and ask her. they are fast to mark out and cut. i am almost done with my second top! it went together so much faster than the first and the stitches are so much more even and nice looking. i spose she's right with practice makes perfect! anyways, you can pm either me or #1 and we'll send you a template and get you started! awesome you want to try this!
This thread has inspired me....I bought the core die a few years back starting making a few rows but stopped and them ended up recutting the pieces into a different shape for my tumblers. But after seeing this post I think I may give it another shot but this time hand piecing it instead of machine...this would be a great bring along quilt when visiting others or waiting for appointments....even lunch break at work. Thanks for the post!


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6. Solid soap, because of its reusable nature, may hold bacteria acquired from previous uses. Yet, it is unlikely that any bacteria are transferred to users of the soap, as the bacteria are rinsed off with the foam. However, based on the same principles as antibiotics, if antibacterial soaps are used for a prolonged period, germs will mutate becoming immune to the antibacterial qualities contained in the soap. There are many beneficial naturally occurring microbes living on human skin. These microbes attack unwanted germs, helping to keep the skin healthy. Taking a daily bath or shower doesn't wipe these microbes out. Instead they bounce right back within an hour or so, continuing their task. Why would you want to get rid of them?


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1 in 4 people believe 9/11 was an inside job. 1 in four people is retarded. Coincidence?
No, they don't.
Do you also believe Building 7 fell in the manner of a controlled demolition because it was weakened by small fires...with the steel reinforced structure falling straight down upon itself (at the rate of a free falling object) at 32 ft./second per/second due to these fires?
It is a shame that we can't have unbiased and unemotional discussions about this incident.
Every time you bring it up, you are automatically labeled a "truther" or a conspiracy nut, but looking at the evidence-something is up with Building 7.
It was not mentioned in the 9/11 Commission, and the public is unaware of the actual evidence of free-flight. If you were to show every American a picture side-by-side of a building being demolished and the Towers falling, then show them Building 7 on the evening news, there would be chaos the next day, as people could calmly and rationally discuss the evidence without the ad homenem labels.
Sadly, this will never happen.
Building Seven fell without resistance. No plane hit it. Inexplicable.
But, it weakened the ENTIRE steel structure enough to bring it down at the rate of free fall?
Does anyone on here believe this ??
I dont necessarily think that is the case. I do think it possible. This administration was ok with supplying guns to be used to murder innocent Mexicans for the sake of gun control. I do believe that 100%.
quote:There is little evidence of the "attempt" you reference.
The US Govt did not supply guns to anyone. Rather they had information that these were gun runners and they didn't stop them but attempted to follow the trail to the big fish.
Exactly. I've seen people at funerals that were the life of the party one minute cracking jokes etc.... Then within seconds they are weeping uncontrollably.
That may be the case in adult funerals who were suffering or lived a fairly long life but people never laugh or smile during children's funerals.
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I will be attending a event here in Modesto in a couple of weeks.
It is a charity event for our local Junior College. It is the same school
that George Lucas attended after High School here in Modesto.
He has donated a MR Gree Helmet that he has personally autographed.
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what is the difference between intellihybrid and microhybrid in scorpio ? which models of it feature cruise control?
I have been using a Renault Duster RxL 4WD 2014 model since I bought it new in January 2015. I have clocked 60ooo Kms since and yesterday was shocked when I had a service charges bill for Rs 20,000. I had paid about Rs 18,000 when the car was serviced at 50,000 kms and in all I have paid more than Rs. 70,000 on service since purchasing this car. I am totally lost as to why Renault is charging such high prices for everything, when similar cars get serviced at less than a fourth of what I paid
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So, this is my first column for EthicalHacker.net. I'm quite excited, as I have spent a whole lot of years exploring penetration testing, vulnerability research and exploit writing, and most of the past couple of years working on exploiting people.
When I use that term, I'm not talking about how to open a third-world sweat shop. While "human exploitation" tends to fall under the traditional heading of "social engineering," that term has been beaten to death of late. For example, the top five articles in my "social engineering" Google News RSS feed as I write this refer to phishing, social network sites, and three different products claiming to protect against all manner of malware.
Unfortunately, this isn't the type of social engineering I'm going to write about in most of these columns. And I'm not going to talk about lock-picking, breaking into buildings, or any of the other "No Tech Hacking" type of stuff that Johnny Long and others have made famous over the past couple of years. Nope - this is going to be all about dealing face-to-face (or voice-to-voice or text-to-text) with real live people and exploiting the natural tendency to trust.
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Here you go scans from the April issue of Hot Rod Mag. AMC concepts
so whos the owner?i dono about the looks of the first two. one looks way outdated and the other (gremlin) looks wierdi dont think u can make that original shape look good
Has Chrysler been hiding these models?
I thought Chrysler bought AMC; therefore, they would own the name as well.
Dude, thats awesome. If AMC were to be an independent company, we could have the Big Four.
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Yes... that would be FREAKIN' Awesome!!! The Big Four... its got a ring to it.
AMX/Coupe and the AMX/4 I want them both! This would be amazing!But now I must ask, because that is the April issue, anyone else skeptical?
As much as I would love to see these beautiful vehicles on the road, it is a hoax. Read the little orange-ish box below the details of the AMX Coupe on the second to last pic. It states, "So do you have your check book out ready to put down a deposit on the new AMC car? If so, put it away, 'cause Hot Rod and Steve Stanford have been jacking with you - April Fools!"The devils are in the details.
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------If you think government is the problem, wait until you see their solutions.
I would love for another American auto company. That way they can start with good all around vehicles (RWD, sporty driving dynamics, cool interiors).
If anyone ends up buying the AMC name, it will be Chinese. I don't think I'd like that at all.
The world will burn up in 10 years. (Al Gore in 2005. 7 to go!)Global Warming will kill everyone on the planet. (Michael Bloomberg)Global warming will turn us into cannibals (Ted Turner)A 0.01% change in CO2 concentration is destroying the world - right.Fearmongering is counterproductive (Nancy Pelosi)
I doubt Chrysler would get much for it, but it would give them some easy cash.
Now that is great looking and could make for a great FIAT 500, MINI Cooper, Civic, and Prius fighter....Bring it on along with the Camaro looking one in the first picture and the convertible on the last...
___________________________________________ Heaven: where the police are British, the cooks French, the mechanics German, the lovers Italian, and it is all organized and run by the Swiss. Hell: where the police are German, the cooks British, the mechanics French, the lovers Swiss, and it is all organized and run by the Italians.
Ahhhh yeah! Now I'm looking foward to the reintroduction of Nash, Frasier, Kaiser, Rambler and lets not forget Tucker and Edsel!
Damn, your right, it is a prank. But it's a cleverly done one at that. Those are great modern interpretations of classic cars.
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Those are my fav too including the Javelin concept, seemed kind of fishy it came out on the April issue and no other mag is coming out if the news was true. But non the less it would be a cool idea!!


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Steve McKenna discovers the dark side of the City of Light as a frighteningly good attraction opens its doors in Paris.
Strolling down the delightfully named but rather shabby rue de Paradis, I see an old wench sweeping the pavement and making ghastly, ghoulish faces and noises at passers-by.
On closer inspection, she's not very old at all. The masses of make-up on her face, including a congealed blood-like liquid smeared around her eyes and cheeks, obscure the fact that she's probably only in her 20s.
As she shakes her broomstick and generally conveys the impression of being barking mad, a tall, gangly man in a suit and cravat, similarly caked in make-up, stumbles out of an archway. He comes within millimetres of my face and croaks a sound like one of the orcs from The Lord of the Rings - prompting me to recoil and my companion, Diana, to clutch my arm.
You don't expect to encounter such unsophisticated behaviour in Paris. But Le Manoir de Paris is unlike anything else in the French capital.
I'm a bag of nerves when a model crocodile pops out ...
A five-minute walk from Gare de l'Est, this quirky new attraction bills itself as a living museum-cum-interactive theatre, which brings the murky, horror-fuelled history and legends of Paris to life through a series of painstakingly prepared sets, props and actors.
It took 18 months to put together and is directed by Belgian Adil Houti, who spent much of his life in the US, where Halloween and horror stories are deeply ingrained in the national psyche. Inspired by working in a haunted house in Austin, Texas, Houti decided to bring the concept to continental Europe, adding a Parisian twist. "A straightforward American-style haunted house wouldn't work in Paris," he says.
"We had to offer something distinctive and we think this reveals a different side to Paris than the one people normally see. Instead of showcasing the City of Lights, we're doing the City of Frights. We play on people's phobias and want it to be both informative and entertaining."
While you get a taster of the Manoir's macabre madness in rue de Paradis courtesy of the diabolical made-up duo, the main action takes place behind the archway, in an old pottery and ceramics emporium decorated with magnificent tiled mosaics.
The 13 legends are detailed, in French, on the walls of the foyer (and in English in a pamphlet you're given when you buy a ticket). Alongside the more obvious legends - Quasimodo and the Phantom of the Opera - are stories you'll have never heard of, so it's advisable to read through them so you know a little of what to expect, unless you want everything to blur into one, indistinguishable, incomprehensible gore-fest.
"Fresh meat," cries the young woman manning the barrier, as she beckons us into a pitch-black passage. As Diana hides behind me, I creep ahead, with a luminous stick wrung around my neck. This is to indicate that we're an English-speaking group, so the actors won't bombard us solely in French.
Pulses are raised as we enter the first room - mocked up as the cavernous catacombs of Paris. Like all the sets in Manoir de Paris, it's superbly put together and periodically lit with strobe lighting. Before we can truly admire our surroundings, a heavily made-up figure leaps out in front of us, ranting in heavily French-tinged English.
He's telling us about Philibert Aspairt, who, in November 1793, entered the quarries below the convent of Paris's Val-de-Grace, never to return. Eleven years later, his decomposed body was discovered in the tunnels under the street of l'Abbe de L'Epee. His skeleton was identifiable only by the set of keys on his belt. Moving further into the catacombs, we spot a skeleton, which begins to shake as we pass. Cue screams from our group.
Fairly calm in the first room, I'm a bag of nerves when a model crocodile pops out in front of us in the next. In March 1984, city workers in the sewers under the Pont Neuf, a bridge that spans the River Seine, discovered a Nile crocodile. The beast - believed to have been an escaped pet - had been surviving on rats and rubbish.
And so it goes on. The last room unlocks the legend of the Count of le Manoir de Paris, a rich, eccentric character who supposedly held lavish parties at 18 rue de Paradis - where we stand today.
One day he was suddenly overcome with fever. Sores broke out across his body and doctors diagnosed him with the plague. Once courted by all of Paris, the count was transformed into a hideous monster, abandoned and left to his fate.
His ghostly form chases us towards the exit, and we're back in the foyer, where the fearsome twosome are terrorising the next batch of guests amid a now familiar medley of orc sounds, giggles, yelps and screams.
The writer was a guest of Le Manoir de Paris.
Trip notes
Suitable for people aged over 10; pregnant women and people with weak hearts or epilepsy are advised not to go. Le Manoir de Paris, at 18 rue de Paradis, is open Fridays, 6-10pm, and Saturdays and Sundays, 3-7pm — with extended hours for Halloween. Entrance costs €20 ($25) for adults, €15 for children (aged up to 15). lemanoirdeparis.com.


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Hey bandwgn86... As a fellow fan of the NHL... I saw this article and thought of you:
Not sure it will be any better next season for you. 2.5 months before the puck drops again.
Bandy, Whats up buddy, I am only about 1 year late. How have you been? Here we go now...2013 season is upon us. Lets get another ring.
I got your message I tryed to repy not sure it worked....I don't know about this message board.....I'm doing good man sorry to gere about the job
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RALEIGH, NC (AP) — State officials are set to enforce a rule which establishes a 100-yard gill net setback from most North Carolina ocean beaches to protect bottlenose dolphins.
The new rule goes into effect on Sunday.
NC Marine Fisheries Director Louis Daniel has issued a proclamation that prohibits setting small mesh gill nets within 100 yards of the beach, except for the areas between Cape Lookout and Bogue Inlet and between Carolina Beach Inlet and the South Carolina line.
The restriction applies to commercially and recreationally-set gill nets with a mesh size of 5 inches or smaller. The restriction does not apply to strike nets used to surround a school of fish and immediately retrieve the catch.
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When carolers croon about a white Christmas, they're probably singing about the curving white-sand coasts of Southern California's seaside towns of San Diego and La Jolla. Make your next getaway both merry and bright with a sunny Escape to San Diego Marriott La Jolla.
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Comparable-stores sales increased by 1.7% compared with the first quarter of fiscal 2012 and were comprised of a 4.7% increase in average ticket and a 3% decrease in traffic.
The company reported that net loss was $7 million or a 17 cents loss per share compared to a net loss of $5.7 million or a 13 cents loss per share in the first quarter of fiscal 2012.
Brady Churches, president and CEO, stated, "I am excited to be leading Tuesday Morning through a new era that will involve improvements in areas that include merchandising, store operations and marketing. With its unique position as a leading national closeout retailer for home-related goods and accessories, Tuesday Morning has built a loyal customer base over the years. We believe our loyal customers will respond positively to these improvements once they are implemented over the course of the next few quarters. A renewed organizational focus on our roots of delivering compelling values in our core home-related categories to our customers, in a no-frills store environment that is clean and easy to shop, will drive an improved shopping experience for our customers and increased financial returns for our shareholders."
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Schrager's Latest Love Affair: Chicago
The Ambassador East hotel gets a makeover. Meet PUBLIC.
When Ian Schrager first set foot on the neglected property of Chicago's former Ambassador East, he recalled the words of Iowa farmer Ray Kinsella on the big screen in '89: If you (re)build it, they will come.
"I saw value and opportunity where others didn't," says the renowned hotelier, who recently opened the doors to what is now the uber-buzzed PUBLIC Chicago, home to the iconic and since-remastered Pump Room. With his wife's roots in the Windy City and an ongoing quest to add Chicago to his brand, Schrager found added drive with the Gold Coast project. "New York has the Plaza. San Fran has the Clift. … Every major city has a hotel that speaks to the heritage and culture of that city. Now Chicago has PUBLIC."
From the hotel's original interior to the restaurant's famed menu (which beckoned the likes of Sinatra, Marilyn, Bogart and, of course, Hef), staying true to the legacy and aesthetic of 1301 North State Parkway, while keeping it modern, was nothing short of a "treacherous balancing act," admits Schrager. Ultimately, and not surprisingly, he pulled it off. His secret to success? The hotel mogul assures it's not about marketing or financing or making a point to be flashy. Instead, he boils it down to product distinction, creating something special that will resonate with the masses, regardless of age or A-list credentials. (Check).
For a comfortable $135 a night, guests can reserve a standard room offering the same elements of sophistication and style that the Ambassador East prided itself on in its heyday. The more spacious celebrity suites (ranging from $695-$2500 per night) also retain the look and feel of the original rooms, with one exception: bigger bathrooms. "We didn't bang on the walls. That was important to me."
Like the hotel, the Pump Room is still the Pump Room. But better, if you ask Schrager. Farm-to-table dishes created by head chef Jean-Georges Vongerichten co-star alongside the dining room's playful yet glamorous ambiance, due in no small part to its innovative globe-inspired light fixtures (above), cozy chocolate brown leather booths and an all-black-clad waitstaff sporting matching Chuck Taylors.
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Still a place to see and be seen, those in search of celebrity sitings can saddle up to the bar any night of the week. But the upscale eatery is also a place where locals make up 90 percent of the lunch seating. In Schrager's opinion, the best of both worlds.
Schrager's resume begins with Studio 54, weaves through over a dozen world-class properties and ends with a question mark. The sixty-five-year-old entrepreneur compares his expiration date to that of athletes. "Like a ball player, you know when it's time to leave. When it's not fun anymore, when you're not loving it and giving it everything you've got…", that's when you throw in the towel. "It's not about the money," he confesses. "It never was."
Blaming passion, curiosity and the prospect of finding a love affair at an unexpected site, Schrager's heart is still very much in the game.


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The Lower Wildcat Creek watershed is located in central Indiana, draining approximately 191 square miles in Carroll, Clinton, Tippecanoe, and Tipton Counties. Major streams included in the TMDL report are Wildcat Creek, Pete's Run, Little Wildcat Creek, Honey Creek, Hurricane Creek, and Dry Run.
A comprehensive survey of the Lower Wildcat Creek watershed was conducted by Indiana Department of Environmental Management (IDEM) in 2003. The primary cause of impairment is Escherichia coli bacteria (E. coli). Pollution sources in the watershed include non-point sources e.g. row crop agriculture and pastures, urban and rural runoff, land application of manure, and point sources e.g. straight pipe dischargers, home sewage treatment system disposal, and combined sewer overflow outlets.
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When Swiss illustrator Christoph Hitz first heard about the BP oil spill, he thought, "What the hell is going on? These guys portray themselves as a green company, then drill the ocean floor as though it were Mars, some void space?" He was outraged by the hypocrisy.
Growing up as he did in Switzerland, birthplace of Helvetica and sleek designs, to him "a logo is like a family shield, a badge of honor." So he sat down to document how BP's eco-branding clashed with the company's response in the Gulf.
First, he subverted BP's trademark flowery green mandala and swapped "British Petroleum" for the new backronyms "Bungled Puddle," "Bye Planet," and "Bold Pricks," among others. Then he illustrated the new backronyms accordingly, in familiar green, yellow, black, and white.
The results, shown here in slideshow form, present a jarring visual protest of BP's corporate handling of a growing ecological disaster. —Laura McClure
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Grand Theft Auto IV - General News | @ 07:19 PM MDT | By rappo
It appears IGN Australia had more to say after its hour-long preview of Grand Theft Auto IV than what was initially reported last week. While the first report focused mainly on the Euphoria physics engine, this second report elaborates on GTA's new and improved combat system which, IGN states, "almost has more in common with Gears of War than it does with San Andreas."
The following are some of the main features stressed in the report:
Link: IGN: Grand Theft Auto IV: A New Breed of Action
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text: "Prepare, stay organized and practice." You have probably heard those three pillars of how to pass any of the ACE certification exams before. But somehow, no matter how much you follow that advice, there's still that fear of mentally blacking out, those racing thoughts, difficulty concentrating, negative thoughts about past performance, the "what if's," the nausea, sweating, headache, fast heartbeat — well, you get it. It's test anxiety and it happens to the best of us. The good news is you can do something about it! Let's begin defeating test anxiety by understanding there are two types of anxiety: anticipatory and situational. The first, anticipatory anxiety, is the distress — physical or mental — you feel while you are preparing for the exam and it floods your mind with negative, perfectionistic, self-critical thoughts that interfere with your ability to concentrate. The second, situational anxiety, can occur while you are taking the test and causes physical and emotional distress that impacts your performance. I've found that people who are prone to worry and think negatively are those who pressure themselves to perform perfectly, are truly unprepared, procrastinate, and erroneously believe that last minute cramming will help. And those are the most likely to suffer with test anxiety. 2 Ways to Rid Test Anxiety: There are two primary methods to tackle test anxiety: relaxation methods and eliminating negative self-talk. Here is how you can do both to eliminate test anxiety. 1. Relaxation Methods Tensing and Relaxing: Sitting on a chair, grab underneath the chair, and while pushing down on the floor with your feet, pull upon the chair for ten seconds. Then, let go and relax your body for ten seconds, repeating for two or three "reps." Palming Method: Closing your eyes with the palms of your hands and fingers on your forehead, imagine your most relaxing scene with as much detail as possible for one to two minutes. Deep breathing: Sitting or lying down, slowly inhale "relaxation" through your nose, hold your breath for a count of three, and then slowly exhale "tension" through your mouth. Count twenty of these deep breaths. 2. Eliminating Negative Self-Talk Outside events, such as tests, do NOT MAKE you feel anything. Instead, your thoughts about events, such as tests, create your feelings. Don't like feeling anxious? Change what your tell yourself about the testing, your performance, the outcome, or what you predict will happen. Here are some examples of erroneous, irrational, unproven negative beliefs and how to change them underneath. DON'T: "I always do poorly on tests" DO: "I've taken the exam review course, read the material, and have a better study approach to this test than any I've ever taken before." DON'T: "If I don't pass this certifying exam, then I'm a failure" DO: "I'll pass, but if I don't, it's not the worst thing in the world. It's not more than 100% bad, and I will learn how to pass it for the next time. This is not a test of my 'self' — it's a test of my knowledge." DON'T: "No matter what I do, I can't pass this test" DO: "I have no proof that I 'can't' pass this test — that's just a thought I have. With the right preparation, just like others who have studied, I certainly can pass this test." DON'T: "There's just too much to learn. It's impossible" DO: "There is a lot to learn, but I don't need to know the answer to every question — I just need to pass." Catch the irrationality of your thinking by asking yourself: What's the evidence for and against my thoughts that are making me feel anxious? What's the worst that could realistically happen? How bad would that truly be? Final Suggestions You might find it helpful to study with a buddy, a group, a class, or use a coach to help you rid yourself of test anxiety. When I coach people for test taking on Skype, the phone, or in person, I have them write down their specific fears, the specific steps they will take to rid themselves of their self-created fears, and specifically how they will use relaxation, exercise and/or cognitive methods to avoid acting on these invented negative predictions. I also suggest establishing a "test anxiety reduction study schedule" as part of test preparation to work on anxiety reduction in a careful and precise manner. Quick Tips to Defeat Test Anxiety: DON'T Forget to breathe properly during the test! Ignore your own regular workout schedule while preparing for the exam Worry about questions that you don't know—you may get a clue from other questions later in the exam Believe that cramming will help. It won't Hang around with those who are anxious or filled with stress before the test Give the test the power to define you DO Remind yourself "it's only a chance to show what I've learned," "I know the material," "I can pass this just like so many others who have prepared well like I have" Eat a small handful of nuts and raisins before the test if it's part of your healthy diet – this will give you a boost of energy Work on the easiest portions of the test first Avoid increased levels of caffeine, sugar and of course alcohol Get sufficient sleep, eat well, and exercise regularly before the test Be sure you relax before the exam and include dynamic stretching Remind yourself that you can only do your best, and avoid being "the best" Remind yourself of past successes Visualize completing the test successfully Use deep breathing, relaxation methods, stretching and cognitive self-control during the test Take a short sanity break every ten or fifteen minutes during the test


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The craziest motherfucker on the road, He will do anything to beat you in a street race. Likely to get in a crash and chronically plays 2-step as the only song while he's driving because it has excessive bass to it.
He is a jay pio driver in that young Prius.
by Chief Sosa December 05, 2012