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...Meerbar, www.meerbar.de, in the lobby of one of Gehry's three neighboring asymmetrical office buildings, chef Wong Zhen Kun keeps up with the architect's venue by creating interesting seafood dishes like red snapper with smoked tofu wrapped in a banana leaf. Wong, who also heads up the perennially popular Bug, www.bug-restaurant.de, serves up fare there that nods to his native China in a bustling dining room kitted out with Asian-inspired furnishings. Next door, the eye-catching, raw-boned interiors of Riva, www.riva-duesseldorf.de, are background to Ralf Polfers' Continental cuisine, including such standouts as saffron fish cream soup...
Patrick Mannelly has just one wish for Super Bowl Sunday; that you have no idea he's even playing in the game. "At the end of the day, I don't want anyone to know who the heck I am," says Mannelly, the long snapper for the Chicago Bears, who will face Peyton Manning and the Indianapolis Colts in the Super Bowl this Sunday "As long as I do my job, the guys at CBS will have no reason to say my name...
...long snapper, along with his cousin in obscurity, the kick holder, have the most specialized jobs in football, perhaps in all of sports. And they only get attention when things go horribly wrong. The long snapper, his backside thrust into the air, head peering through his legs, has one goal in life - to deliver a tight spiral to the holder, standing eight yards away on field goals and extra points, or to the punter, some 15 yards behind his butt. "It's just not a natural motion to be upside down throwing a ball between your legs," explains Mannelly...
...though occasionally a backup quarterback - must catch the ball and place it in the exact spot the picky kicker wants it. The whole process, from the snap to the boot of the ball, must happen in a flash. "The industry average is 1.3 seconds," says New York Giants long snapper Ryan Kuehl...
...notoriety? For a detailed tutorial of his craft, visit longsnapper.com, his website. Don't miss the heavy metal intro: "Perfect Snap to Punter," the first message jumps at you, power chords blaring. "Then Sprint! ... And Make the Tackle. Just Another Day in the Life of a NFL Long Snapper." The key, he will tell you, is to grip the ball with your dominant hand like a quarterback would, and use your weak hand, or guide, for support. You release the ball through your legs with both hands, but your legs provide most of the power. "It's a full body...