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Tuesday, August 18, 2009

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Fun and Free Things to Do In August by Donna Amato
With one more month of Summer 2009, many of us are scrambling to do all those summertime activities we will miss come September. Here are some great (mostly) free things to do in August.





New Jets Head Rex Ryan’s Diet a Part of His First Training Camp by Joe Pietaro
Late July in Cortland, New York. The preparation for 16 games that run through the cold of December begin in the heat and humidity of the summer. The team goes through treacherous two-a-days and countless repetitions to ensure that the mistakes are limited when the games count.






Dave Carroll Tweaks the Stock Market by Joe Wallace
BBC World Service reported a fascinating story recently about United Airlines and their reported $180 million dollar drop in value because of a YouTube video.






Got Kids, Must Travel: The Hampton Ocean Resort by Janene Mascarella
Last week, we packed up the car and headed east for the ultimate playmate: My two kids, three of their best friends, and four days of chillaxing on a private beach at the Hampton Ocean Resort. Really, what else can you ask for? This family fun vacation was our last summer hurrah.






G.I. Joe: The Rise Of Cobra by Christopher Boyle
Well, it's been a rather lackluster summer thus far, dominated by the usual array of flashy blockbuster films, most of which are big franchise pictures based on comic books and toy lines. And in keeping with that trend comes the latest flick designed to tap into our collective sense of nostalgia: G.I. Joe: The Rise Of Cobra.






Rabbi Schneier and Tobi Rubinstein Host THE HOUSE OF FAITH N’ FASHION at their West Hampton beach home to benefit Children of Chernobyl (CCOC)
by Cognac Wellerlane

Celebrities and Hampton Fashionistas attended an elegant evening in West Hampton Beach at the palatial home of Rabbi Schneier and Tobi Rubinstein Schneier to support Chabad's Children of Chernobyl.






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