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Quarterback Peyton Manning and his Indianapolis Colts teammates dined Monday night at a rel=nofollow target=_blank href=http://findlocal.sun-sentinel.com/fort-lauderdale-beach-area/restaurants/italian/cafe-martorano-fort-lauderdale-restaurantCafe Martorano /ain Fort Lauderdale. /ppMeatballs, shrimp scampi and Philly cheese were among the dishes they devoured./ppThe Colts took over the entire front of the restaurant and stuck to themselves. No mingling. No photos with fans./pp“It was a bonding session before the big game,” said one Star Gazer./ppThis week, we’re building a star sighting map in celebration of Super Bowl. Whether you see someone at a fine restaurant or buying Tums at the CVS, add the sighting to our map. Click a rel=nofollow target=_blank href=http://www.sun-sentinel.com/entertainment/celebrity/here/a for instructions./ppemPHOTO: The Colts at Cafe Martorano/em/ppbr //ppa rel=nofollow target=_blank href=http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/VP78PWZKShECZJTveIvo7_OsGNI/0/daimg src=http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/VP78PWZKShECZJTveIvo7_OsGNI/0/di border=0 ismap/abr/a rel=nofollow target=_blank href=http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/VP78PWZKShECZJTveIvo7_OsGNI/1/daimg src=http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/VP78PWZKShECZJTveIvo7_OsGNI/1/di border=0 ismap/a/pdiv class=feedflarea rel=nofollow target=_blank href=http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ss-sup?a=_LJdshDtNsI:9Io8UFxAcf4:yIl2AUoC8zAimg src=http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ss-sup?d=yIl2AUoC8zA border=0/aa rel=nofollow target=_blank href=http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ss-sup?a=_LJdshDtNsI:9Io8UFxAcf4:F7zBnMyn0Loimg src=http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ss-sup?i=_LJdshDtNsI:9Io8UFxAcf4:F7zBnMyn0Lo border=0/aa rel=nofollow target=_blank href=http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ss-sup?a=_LJdshDtNsI:9Io8UFxAcf4:V_sGLiPBpWUimg src=http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ss-sup?i=_LJdshDtNsI:9Io8UFxAcf4:V_sGLiPBpWU border=0/aa rel=nofollow target=_blank href=http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ss-sup?a=_LJdshDtNsI:9Io8UFxAcf4:qj6IDK7rITsimg src=http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ss-sup?d=qj6IDK7rITs border=0/aa rel=nofollow target=_blank href=http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ss-sup?a=_LJdshDtNsI:9Io8UFxAcf4:l6gmwiTKsz0img src=http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ss-sup?d=l6gmwiTKsz0 border=0/a/divimg src=http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ss-sup/~4/_LJdshDtNsI height=1 width=1/

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You know the Super Bowl pizza stakes are high when John Schnatter, founder of Papa John’s, comes to town to toss dough for the media. /ppThat’s just what Schnatter will be doing Friday morning at Papa John’s on SE 17th Street in Fort Lauderdale./ppa rel=nofollow target=_blank href=http://www.papajohns.com/index.shtmPapa John’s/a, official pizza sponsor of the NFL and Super Bowl XLIV, expects to sell 750,000 pizzas nation-wide during Sunday’s game. And for every touchdown scored by the winning team, Papa John’s will offer a free topping with the purchase of a large $9 cheese pizza beginning Monday through Wednesday./ppMy in-box has been buried with this kind Super Bowl restaurant stuff. That’s probably because 86 percent of Americans, according to Papa John’s, plan to eat during the game./ppHere are just some of the highlights, from pizza and doughnuts to steak and sushi:/ppa rel=nofollow target=_blank href=http://findlocal.sun-sentinel.com/aventura/restaurants/chinese/p-f-changs-china-bistro-aventura-restaurantP.F. Chang’s China Bistro/a: Guests receive a $10 gift card for future visits for every $50 spent in the restaurant or on take-out all day Sunday./ppa rel=nofollow target=_blank href=http://www.mortons.com/Morton’s The Steakhouse/a: Along with food specials, every South Florida location will be mixing team cocktails. For New Orleans fans, there’s the Black and Gold: Shake 1 1/2 ounces Bacardi rum, 1 ounce orange juice and 1/2 ounce lemon with ice and strain into a highball glass over ice cubes. Top with ginger beer and stir. Indianapolis fans can order the Big Blue: Shake 1 1/2 ounces of Beefeater gin, juice from 1/2 lemon and the juice of 1 lime in a shaker with ice. Strain over ice cubes in a cocktail glass and fill with Sprite and a splash of Blue Curacao liqueur. They cost $13 each./ppa rel=nofollow target=_blank href=http://findlocal.sun-sentinel.com/cooper-city/restaurants/italian/john-the-baker-cooper-city-restaurantJohn the Baker, Cooper City/a: The restaurant is catering 100 Super Bowl parties and expects to make 1,000 pizzas and 15,000 garlic rolls. (Stirling Town Center, 8835 Stirling Road, Cooper City, 954-252-0091, a rel=nofollow target=_blank href=http://johnthebaker.net/johnthebaker.net/a)/ppa rel=nofollow target=_blank href=http://www.duffysmvp.com/Duffy’s/a: For every $50 spent on take-out on Sunday, guests receive a $10 bonus on their customer rewards MVP cards. Those dining in can order any entree for $9.95. The chain is also having an all-day, two-for-one happy hour./ppa rel=nofollow target=_blank href=http://findlocal.sun-sentinel.com/boca-raton/restaurants/mexican/gatsbys-boca-raton-restaurantGatsby’s Boca/a: Along with $5 pizzas and beer specials, the highlight of the party, starting at 5 p.m., is a halftime balloon drop. A free trip to Key West will be hidden inside one of the balloons. (5970 SW 18th St., Boca Raton, 561-393-3900 or visit a rel=nofollow target=_blank href=http://gatsbysfl.com/gatsbysfl.com/a)/ppa rel=nofollow target=_blank href=http://redthesteakhouse.com/southbeach.htmlRed The Steakhouse/a: The chic steakhouse launches a rooftop Cigar Lounge Thursday through Sunday only featuring a top shelf bar, specially selected cigars and views of downtown Miami, Miami Beach and the ocean. (119 Washington Ave., Miami Beach, 305-534-3688, a rel=nofollow target=_blank href=http://redthesteakhouse.com/southbeach.htmlredthesteakhouse.com/a)/ppa rel=nofollow target=_blank href=http://findlocal.sun-sentinel.com/south-beach/restaurants/japanese/nobu-miami-beach-restaurantNobu/a: What I believe to be the finest Japanese restaurant in South Florida opens a pop-up, limited time dining experience at One Bal Harbour Resort and Spa. Nobu, which operates a restaurant at the Shore Club at 19th and Collins, will serve a pre-fixe $55 lunch menu from noon-4 p.m. and a $120 dinner menu 6-11:30 p.m. Thursday-Sunday. Among the menu items are rock shrimp tempura, yellowtail jalapeno and toro tartar.br /
(10295 Collins Ave., 786-515-6006 or 305-695-3232, a rel=nofollow target=_blank href=http://oneluxuryhotels.com/oneluxuryhotels.com/a)/ppa rel=nofollow target=_blank href=http://www.pizzahut.com/Pizza Hut/a: Who knew that 60 percent of their Super Bowl customers order pepperoni on their pizza? The chain’s $10-per-pizza-deal initiated at the beginning of the year is on for Super Bowl. The only exceptions are double toppings and Stuffed Crust Pizza. They expect to sell 1.7 million pizzas on Sunday./ppa rel=nofollow target=_blank href=http://findlocal.sun-sentinel.com/davie/home/na/schakolad-chocolate-factory-davie-venueSchakolad Chocolate Factory/a: The fine chocolatier is making life-size chocolate footballs which you can have personalized for your game day table. Order by Thursday and get $3 off the $30 price. Schakolad is closed on Saturdays. (7740 Nova Dr., Davie, 954-472-6155)/ppa rel=nofollow target=_blank href=http://www.tgifridays.com/home/welcome.aspxTGI Friday’s/a: Appetizers are half price during the game and you can take $5 off take-out party platters on Sunday. Just be sure to order the platters 24 hours in advance./ppa rel=nofollow target=_blank href=http://findlocal.sun-sentinel.com/boca-raton/restaurants/american/the-draft-house-east-boca-raton-restaurantDraft House/a: All day Sunday, a half rack of ribs with fries is $9.95, pittchers of draft beer are $5.95 and bottles of domestic beer are 5 for $10. There will also be free hot dogs at half time. 201 W. Camino Real, Boca Raton, 561-368-3292, a rel=nofollow target=_blank href=http://drafthouse.net/drafthouse.net/a./ppa rel=nofollow target=_blank href=http://findlocal.sun-sentinel.com/boynton-beach/restaurants/cheap-eats/dunkin-donuts-boynton-beach-restaurantDunkin’ Donuts/a: All locations in South Florida are making custom-colored doughnuts through Sunday. There are yeast doughnuts with vanilla frosting and blue sprinkles and a maple (old gold) frosted doughnut with black marble. Boston Kreme doughnuts have white “football laces” added to them. Two dozen doughnuts cost $9.99./ppa rel=nofollow target=_blank href=http://findlocal.sun-sentinel.com/fort-lauderdale/restaurants/american/quarterdeck-seafood-bar-and-neighborhood-grill-fort-lauderdale-restaurantQuarterdeck/a: Every location is offering a $5 meal deal on Sunday. Order a beverage and you have a choice of baby back rib dinner, 12-ounce prime rib, fresh mahi platter or BBQ chicken dinner./ppa rel=nofollow target=_blank href=http://mcdonalds.com/McDonald’s/a: From Friday through Sunday, all locations in Broward and Miami-Dade counties are offering a special 50-piece Chicken McNuggets menu item for $9.99. /ppa rel=nofollow target=_blank href=http://findlocal.sun-sentinel.com/palm-beach/bars-and-clubs/hotel/the-breakers-palm-beach-hotelThe Breakers/a: Even the venerable Palm Beach resort is getting in on the action with a specially created Super Bowl menu in The Seafood Bar. Highlights include a Black and Blue Burger ($18), Oyster Po’Boy ($17), Crispy “Colt” Wings ($14) and several $15 cocktails like the Colt 45 (gin, Jagermeister and Red Bull) and New Orleans Fizz (vodka, triple sec, lime juice, lemon juice, half and half and club soda). (1 S. County Road, Palm Beach, 561-655-6611, a rel=nofollow target=_blank href=http://www.thebreakers.com//index.cfm?CFID=41538188CFTOKEN=87257955thebreakers.com/a)/ppemPHOTO: Dunkin’ Donuts Super Bowl offerings/em/ppa rel=nofollow target=_blank href=http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/AbkEICN4ApZ-2LOHAPWD7B_ElvA/0/daimg src=http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/AbkEICN4ApZ-2LOHAPWD7B_ElvA/0/di border=0 ismap/abr/a rel=nofollow target=_blank href=http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/AbkEICN4ApZ-2LOHAPWD7B_ElvA/1/daimg src=http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/AbkEICN4ApZ-2LOHAPWD7B_ElvA/1/di border=0 ismap/a/pdiv class=feedflarea rel=nofollow target=_blank href=http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ss-sup?a=Uy5TRAEqP9I:I7HIttuKz8M:yIl2AUoC8zAimg src=http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ss-sup?d=yIl2AUoC8zA border=0/aa rel=nofollow target=_blank href=http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ss-sup?a=Uy5TRAEqP9I:I7HIttuKz8M:F7zBnMyn0Loimg src=http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ss-sup?i=Uy5TRAEqP9I:I7HIttuKz8M:F7zBnMyn0Lo border=0/aa rel=nofollow target=_blank href=http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ss-sup?a=Uy5TRAEqP9I:I7HIttuKz8M:V_sGLiPBpWUimg src=http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ss-sup?i=Uy5TRAEqP9I:I7HIttuKz8M:V_sGLiPBpWU border=0/aa rel=nofollow target=_blank href=http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ss-sup?a=Uy5TRAEqP9I:I7HIttuKz8M:qj6IDK7rITsimg src=http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ss-sup?d=qj6IDK7rITs border=0/aa rel=nofollow target=_blank href=http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ss-sup?a=Uy5TRAEqP9I:I7HIttuKz8M:l6gmwiTKsz0img src=http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ss-sup?d=l6gmwiTKsz0 border=0/a/divimg src=http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ss-sup/~4/Uy5TRAEqP9I height=1 width=1/

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One thousand pounds of crawfish gets delivered Friday. They’re calling in a friend from Texas Hold ‘em BBQ to man the barbecue pit./ppIf you’re looking for New Orleans Saints headquarters in South Florida, look no further than a rel=nofollow target=_blank href=http://findlocal.sun-sentinel.com/fort-lauderdale/restaurants/cajun-creole/shuck-n-dive-cajun-cafe-fort-lauderdale-restaurantShuck ‘N Dive Cajun Cafe/a on Federal Highway in Fort Lauderdale./ppIt’s where alumni from Louisiana State University meet to watch football. It’s where etouffe and oysters are always on the menu./ppThe Super Bowl party starts at 2 p.m. Saturday with a Saints pep rally. On Sunday, the restaurant will start pouring the Abita at noon. Along with the usual 10 TVs, owner Danny “Staz” Stasi is taking over the parking lot where he’ll project the game on the sides of a catering truck and an RV. /ppOrder from the regular menu inside. Outside, fans can choose between crawfish and barbecue. Every employee, plus a few volunteers, will be working Super Bowl Sunday. For customers, it’s first come, first served./pp“We’re a little nervous about it,” says Sarah Davis, the general manager. “I think it’s the phone calls that are making us a little nervous.”/ppIt didn’t help that a New Orleans TV station did a piece on Shuck ‘N Dive, so Saints fans visiting from NOLA who don’t have tickets to the game are calling. And last Thursday, says Davis, a trio of ESPN on-air personalities - Jon Grudin, Ron Jaworski and Stuart Scott - came in for dinner./ppThey had the mixed grill: blackened chicken with tasso ham, andouille sausage, spicy barbecue, red beans and rice, cole slaw and hush puppies./ppShuck N’ Dive, 650 N. Federal Highway, Fort Lauderdale, 954-462-0088./ppemPHOTO: The exterior of Saints headquarters before the Super Bowl storm/em/ppbr //ppa rel=nofollow target=_blank href=http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/z2NubwI1GekphP7oDts2gaW2SDM/0/daimg src=http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/z2NubwI1GekphP7oDts2gaW2SDM/0/di border=0 ismap/abr/a rel=nofollow target=_blank href=http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/z2NubwI1GekphP7oDts2gaW2SDM/1/daimg src=http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/z2NubwI1GekphP7oDts2gaW2SDM/1/di border=0 ismap/a/pdiv class=feedflarea rel=nofollow target=_blank href=http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ss-sup?a=em5Owia1N_M:WDwr8ZapdRY:yIl2AUoC8zAimg src=http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ss-sup?d=yIl2AUoC8zA border=0/aa rel=nofollow target=_blank href=http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ss-sup?a=em5Owia1N_M:WDwr8ZapdRY:F7zBnMyn0Loimg src=http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ss-sup?i=em5Owia1N_M:WDwr8ZapdRY:F7zBnMyn0Lo border=0/aa rel=nofollow target=_blank href=http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ss-sup?a=em5Owia1N_M:WDwr8ZapdRY:V_sGLiPBpWUimg src=http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ss-sup?i=em5Owia1N_M:WDwr8ZapdRY:V_sGLiPBpWU border=0/aa rel=nofollow target=_blank href=http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ss-sup?a=em5Owia1N_M:WDwr8ZapdRY:qj6IDK7rITsimg src=http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ss-sup?d=qj6IDK7rITs border=0/aa rel=nofollow target=_blank href=http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ss-sup?a=em5Owia1N_M:WDwr8ZapdRY:l6gmwiTKsz0img src=http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ss-sup?d=l6gmwiTKsz0 border=0/a/divimg src=http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ss-sup/~4/em5Owia1N_M height=1 width=1/

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Adam Richman, host of Man v. Food on the Travel Channel, did it. /ppHe ate the 48-ounce porterhouse steak at a rel=nofollow target=_blank href=http://findlocal.sun-sentinel.com/north-beach/restaurants/american/shulas-steakhouse-miami-beach-restaurantShula’s Steakhouse /aon Miami Beach in less than 20 minutes. We first told you about Richman’s challenge in a a rel=nofollow target=_blank href=http://www.sun-sentinel.com/entertainment/fl-ppl-adam-richman-020210-20100201,0,6697145.storystory/a earlier this week./ppClose to 80,000 people have taken the 48-ounce challenge. Fewer than half have succeeded. /ppAnd Richman is the first to take on eating this monster in less than 20 minutes. He did it live Wednesday night during a two-hour TV special with 3 minutes and 23 seconds to spare./ppRichman - wearing a T-shirt that said I still call it Joe Robbie - was cheered on by a rowdy crowd that included several pro football players and random people dressed as hot dogs and pizza slices./ppRichman routinely takes on eating challenges across the country and entered this Miami Beach challenge with a record of 24 wins and 14 losses. He now has 25 wins./ppHe called the Shula steak the top tier of eating challenges./ppbr /emPHOTO: Host Adam Richam with Shula’s executive chef Peter Ferrand./em/ppa rel=nofollow target=_blank href=http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/kWzz8mg4_-Djn4C_V8r1bIcDtjM/0/daimg src=http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/kWzz8mg4_-Djn4C_V8r1bIcDtjM/0/di border=0 ismap/abr/a rel=nofollow target=_blank href=http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/kWzz8mg4_-Djn4C_V8r1bIcDtjM/1/daimg src=http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/kWzz8mg4_-Djn4C_V8r1bIcDtjM/1/di border=0 ismap/a/pdiv class=feedflarea rel=nofollow target=_blank href=http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ss-sup?a=tHj3juQMnPY:1mOSlABIJR0:yIl2AUoC8zAimg src=http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ss-sup?d=yIl2AUoC8zA border=0/aa rel=nofollow target=_blank href=http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ss-sup?a=tHj3juQMnPY:1mOSlABIJR0:F7zBnMyn0Loimg src=http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ss-sup?i=tHj3juQMnPY:1mOSlABIJR0:F7zBnMyn0Lo border=0/aa rel=nofollow target=_blank href=http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ss-sup?a=tHj3juQMnPY:1mOSlABIJR0:V_sGLiPBpWUimg src=http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ss-sup?i=tHj3juQMnPY:1mOSlABIJR0:V_sGLiPBpWU border=0/aa rel=nofollow target=_blank href=http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ss-sup?a=tHj3juQMnPY:1mOSlABIJR0:qj6IDK7rITsimg src=http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ss-sup?d=qj6IDK7rITs border=0/aa rel=nofollow target=_blank href=http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ss-sup?a=tHj3juQMnPY:1mOSlABIJR0:l6gmwiTKsz0img src=http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ss-sup?d=l6gmwiTKsz0 border=0/a/divimg src=http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ss-sup/~4/tHj3juQMnPY height=1 width=1/

div class=separator style=clear:both;text-align:center;a rel=nofollow target=_blank href=http://giacobettipaul.com/shows/figure1/img/figure1.jpg style=margin-left:1em;margin-right:1em;img border=0 height=213 src=http://giacobettipaul.com/shows/figure1/img/figure1.jpg width=320//a/divGiacobetti Paul Gallery presents FIGURE ONE with works by E.K. Buckley, Brian Smith, Sam Bornstein and Katharyn Laranger.nbsp; Join the artists for the opening reception on Thursday, February 4th at 111 Front St. in DUMBO from 5:30-9 pm.nbsp; FIGURE ONE runs from February 4th - February 28th, with gallery hours Wednesday through Sunday, 12 - 6pm. For more information check out the website at a rel=nofollow target=_blank href=http://giacobettipaul.com/giacobettipaul.com/abr /br /a rel=nofollow target=_blank href=http://www.mcbrooklyn.blogspot.com/span style=color:lime;Go to McBrooklyn’s HOME PAGE/span./adiv class=blogger-post-footerimg width=’1′ height=’1′ src=’https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3154580569513471740-7570784561118490556?l=mcbrooklyn.blogspot.com’ alt=”//div

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- A developer has signed an agreement and made a down payment on a $70 million renovation of the old Loew’s Kings Theater in Flatbush with plans to turn it back into the biggest indoor live theater in Brooklyn. a rel=nofollow target=_blank href=http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/02/02/crumbling-movie-palace-finds-an-angel/#more-129337NY Times City Room/abr /br /- Did you miss it? Wrap-up of the Brooklyn Real Estate Roundtable Luncheon is here. a rel=nofollow target=_blank href=http://www.brooklyneagle.com/categories/category.php?category_id=5amp;id=33321Brooklyn Eagle/abr /br /- You always sort of suspected that those bags of triple-washed salad greens that you don’t have to wash were bull. Sadly, you are right. a rel=nofollow target=_blank href=http://www.consumerreports.org/cro/magazine-archive/2010/march/recalls-and-safety-alerts/bagged-salad/index.htmConsumer Reports/a via a rel=nofollow target=_blank href=http://gothamist.com/2010/02/02/salad_is_bullshit.phpGothamistnbsp;/abr /br /- Roving bands of hookers and drug dealers, a motorcycle club, a power substation, numerous industrial businesses and truck-clogged streets. Hey, this place would be perfect for a school!nbsp; a rel=nofollow target=_blank href=http://www.brooklyneagle.com/categories/category.php?category_id=31amp;id=33322Brooklyn Eagle/anbsp; br /br /- Is there a stalker on Hicks Street in Brooklyn Heights?nbsp; a rel=nofollow target=_blank href=http://brooklynheightsblog.com/archives/16239BHB /abr /br /- They’re actually putting a newsstand within the Atlantic Avenue-Pacific Street subway station. a rel=nofollow target=_blank href=http://www.brownstoner.com/brownstoner/archives/2010/02/below_streetlev.phpBrownstoner /abr /br /- Did a Brooklyn Precinct fudge crime statistics?nbsp; a rel=nofollow target=_blank href=http://www.nydailynews.com/news/ny_crime/2010/02/02/2010-02-02_precinct_probed_for_fudging_stats_li_say_bklyns_81st_wanted_to_improve_its_crime.htmlNY Daily News/abr /nbsp; br /- Where does the water go when you flush the toilet? Now, thanks to this map, you can find out the answer. a rel=nofollow target=_blank href=http://www.habitatmap.org/markers?colors=0_3_1amp;lat=40.708751amp;lng=-73.873444amp;maps=212_213_192amp;nogrp=1amp;t=terrainamp;z=10Habitat Map/a via a rel=nofollow target=_blank href=http://gothamist.com/2010/02/02/map_of_the_day_where_does_your_flus.phpGothamist /abr /br /- Tax tip of the day: Sex change surgery is tax deductible. a rel=nofollow target=_blank href=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/02/02/sex-change-surgery-expens_n_446767.htmlHuffington Post /abr /br /a rel=nofollow target=_blank href=http://www.mcbrooklyn.blogspot.com/ style=color:lime;Go to McBrooklyn’s HOME PAGE/a.div class=blogger-post-footerimg width=’1′ height=’1′ src=’https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3154580569513471740-2919212432716068725?l=mcbrooklyn.blogspot.com’ alt=”//div