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I HAD THE HONOR of driving to the Jersey Shore and witness as people star pouring by the hundreds, all looking forward to an exiting weekend.  For some, adventures similar to the ones broadcast by the infamous Mtv show, but not all are here for the drama…  Most just wanna have fun.  Enjoy!

ACROSS the Appalachians, coal mining companies are destroying entire mountains in a practice known as mountaintop removal mining and are polluting thousands of miles of streams and rivers as they dump the waste into our waters. Urge President Obama to reinstate the previous longstanding prohibition on dumping mining waste into streams and lakes.

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The lights are back on at the legendary Limelight in NYC but not like they used to be. The historic nightclub/church has been transformed into a full fledged market. Some folks have expressed their disdain for the transformation but personally I think it is a great reuse of the space. Lets face it, you are never going to be able to recapture the essence the former club had in its heyday. New York is a different city now and reusing the space in any capacity to show off its architectural beauty is all good with me. Check out some of the pics I took while passing by the neighborhood…

Welcome…

Check out the stained glass windows.

A shot from the second floor.

The new sign outside.

Some more original windows.

They even have a farmers market out back.

- Rich Rodriguez

This past weekend our very good friend Gabriel Ruiz aka Inkie celebrated his 40th birthday at Porto Lounge in Jersey City. Check out the pics from the party!

The birthday boy…

Jersey Deep!

“Put Your Drinks Up!”

Birthday Hugs!

“I Need A Ride Or Die Chick!”

Good Night!

- Rich Rodriguez

Nothing standard about this yoga at NYC’s STANDARD hotel…come practice yoga with internationally recognized instructors while ejoying the picturesque views of the the Hudson River, the High Line, and classic NYC. Check it: The STANDARD

Check out the paintings of the multi-million dollar art heist that took place last night at the Paris Museum of Modern Art. Works by Picasso, Matisse, Georges Braque, Amedeo Modigliani and Fernand Léger were all stolen. Valued at about $124 Million, it is estimated that the illegal art market is a $6 Billion dollar industry! Picasso anyone?

Nature Morte au Chandelier (Still Life with Chandelier), 1922, by Fernand Léger

La Pastorale, 1905, by Henri Matisse

La femme a l’eventail (Lady with fan) by Amedeo Modigliani

L’Olivier pres de l’Estaque (Olive tree near Estaque), 1906, by Georges Braque

The Pigeon with Peas, 1911-1912, by Pablo Picasso

Its been rumored that the infamous Bansky was lurking in the Big Apple and low and behold, late last week a number of stencils started to magically appear throughout lower Manhattan and even in DUMBO. Check out some of the newly spotted pieces below.

MAY 1st 2010 I had the honor to attend and compete at the International Open Jiu-Jitsu Championships hosted by the International Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Federation in New York City twice a year.  I was impressed by the event’s turn out and efficiency.  Congrats to all competitors, coaches, and academies!

Check out a few flicks below, in the last picture: Renzo Gracie / Silver Fox teammate Brian Long taking gold in his division.

Yes, that’s actually a word! Don’t ask me how to pronounce it but its Icelandic for island-moutain-glacier. Check out this cool video by Sean Stiegemeier showcasing Iceland’s infamous volcano.

Iceland, Eyjafjallajökull - May 1st and 2nd, 2010 from Sean Stiegemeier on Vimeo.