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text: Does anyone know if Two Worlds was going to allow X360 and PC players to play together in multiplayer (cross platform play)? If the game allows for cross platform play then I can very well imagine that Microsoft has issues with that since this is a feature that they want to charge money for in the future via their live service for the PC. So maybe they've asked of Zuxxez to remove cross platform MP playability before the X360 version may be released(?)

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LANHAM, Md. (CBSDC/WPGC) — "I'm Don Cornelius and as always in parting, we wish you love, peace and soul."
Those words, said in an iconic style, closed the groundbreaking variety show Soul Train countless times.
Don Cornelius was born on the south side of Chicago on Sept. 27, 1936.
Following high school he enlisted in the United State Marine Corps where he served 18 months in Korea.
He floundered a bit after leaving the service, but would find his stride in 1966 when he landed a job as a disc jockey at radio station WVON. In 1967, he got his break on television, setting the stage for his life to change forever.
In 1970, Cornelius launched Soul Train in the Chicago market. One year later the show was nationally syndicated and uprooted to Los Angeles, where it cast a light on soul music like never before.
The show quickly became the spot for artists to showcase their talents who felt it was a sign they finally made it.
Cornelius would serve as host of the program until 1993. He died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound in 2012.
The show remained in production until 2006 with more than 1,100 episodes having been produced.
Following a 35-year run, Soul Train is still officially the longest-running first-run, nationally syndicated program in television history.


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African Renaissance and Cultural Consciousness: Standing on Sacred Ground
Dr. Maulana Karenga
For Tiamoyo and me, our trips to Africa are never simply to see ancient wonders or witness modern problems and possibilities or yet again to attend talks and plan conferences, projects and future initiatives. It is always a sacred journey to a sacred site-home of our ancestors; navel and womb of the world; cradle of humanity and human civilization; ancient source of our culture, our spiritual consciousness and our ethical commitments; and thus, of the fundamental way we understand and assert ourselves in the world. As Mecca is to the Muslims, Jerusalem is to the Palestinians and members of the three Abrahamic faiths, Chichen-Itza to the Maya, Varanasi to the Hindus, Bodhgaya to the Buddhists, Uluru to the Australian Aboriginals, and the Sacred Black Hills to the Great Sioux Nation, so the whole of Africa is to us.
For us, Africa, more specifically ancient Africa, is our moral ideal, the foundation and framework on which and within which we understand ourselves and the world, conceive our purpose and obligations in life, ground our hopes and forge our future in effective and expansive ways. We take seriously Min. Malcolm's teaching that even if we can't or don't go back to Africa physically, we should go back mentally, spiritually and culturally. And this is not to escape into the past or to neglect the real challenges of the present or avoid decisions that will determine our future. Rather, it is to ground and center ourselves in our own culture and to extract from it models and messages of human excellence and achievement and to use them to confront and solve problems and to enrich and expand our lives.
It is not an uncommon practice for persons to consult ancient texts for grounding and guidelines for how they live their lives. It is only with ancient African texts that some question the value and validity of the practice. Indeed, every day people read ancient texts of Greece, Rome, Palestine, Israel, Arabia, India and elsewhere for insight, inspiration and grounding. And we have read and read them too, but with Cheikh Anta Diop we ultimately ask what does Africa have to say about this or that critical issue?
In Kawaida philosophy, we call this dialoging with African culture, asking it questions and seeking from it answers to the fundamental concerns and issues of humankind. For example, how do we build and sustain good in the world, develop and enrich our relationships, define and honor our obligations to each other, achieve justice, practice peace, and conceive and create the basis for human flourishing and the well-being of the world? And clearly, how do we conceive and bring into being a real, solid and sustainable African Renaissance?
There is, of necessity, the ancient texts say, an indispensable ethical dimension to renewal and renaissance on the personal and collective level. Indeed, in the Odu Ifa, the sacred text of ancient Yorubaland, the criteria for the good world and for repairing and renewing the world and making it good for all in it are ethical criteria. Moreover, the beginning requirement for achieving the good world and thus the African Renaissance is "wisdom adequate to govern the world." The wisdom, ogbon, here called for is a multi-faceted wisdom, i.e., intellectual, technical, social and political wisdom, but above all, moral wisdom, a broad and depthful understanding of the good and the capacity and will to apply it in the interest of the people and the world.
Likewise, the Yoruba word to govern, akoso, in its root and more expansive meaning, calls for gathering the people together for good purposes. And these good purposes, as the ancient Egyptian sacred text, the Husia, teaches, are and must be to repair, rebuild and renew the world, making it more beautiful and beneficial than we inherited it. This is called in ancient Egyptian serudj ta. In both the Odu Ifa and the Husia, the stress is always on the good of the people and the well-being of the world. It is this people-rooted and yet world-encompassing conception of renewal and renaissance that will raise up Africa, return our people to their traditional greatness and place in the world and open up new horizons of hope, possibility and progress.
Molefi Asante, professor of African American Studies at Temple University and chair of the U.S. FESMAN Committee, correctly asserts that an African Renaissance must be deeply rooted in African culture. As founding theorist of Afrocentricity, he rightfully argues for a cultural centeredness that guards against cultural dislocation and parasitic dependence on others' ideas and instruction. Moreover, Asante states that at the heart of efforts toward renaissance and renewal is the regaining of our own cultural platforms and space for creativity and productivity. Indeed, he says, "by regaining our own platforms, standing in our own cultural spaces and believing that our own way of viewing the universe is just as valid as any, we will achieve the kind of transformation we need to participate fully in a multicultural society" and world. But without this deep and sustained cultural centering and centeredness, "we bring almost nothing to the multicultural table but a darker version of whiteness."
This, of course, is Frantz Fanon's concern that we not imitate Europe in obscene and grotesque ways, but that we think new thoughts, imagine new ways of being human in the world, new ways to satisfy human need, raise human aspirations and bring into being a new world, woman and man. The stress here is on the African person and people. For Fanon, at the heart of a true African Renaissance "is not a question of profitability, not a question of increased productivity, not a question of production rates." But rather, "it is the very basic question of not dragging people in directions which mutilate them, of not imposing on the brain rhythms that rapidly erase and unhinge it." Indeed, Fanon states the notion of renaissance, development, progress or "catching up must not be used as a pretext to brutalize man, to tear him from himself and his inner consciousness, to break him, (and) to kill him." On the contrary, efforts must be directed toward satisfying the needs and expanding the aspirations and possibilities of the people.
Marcus Garvey's lifework was for the libration and redemption of Africa, a free, powerful, recovered, restored and vindicated Africa. And he continues to call to us everywhere saying, "Wake up Africa. Let us work towards one glorious end of a free, redeemed and mighty nation. Let Africa be a bright star among the constellations of nations."


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A rumor broke out yesterday courtesy of the British tabloid The Sun regarding Martin Freeman's potential casting in The Hobbit and I was quick to dismiss the story as fabrication, thanks in large part to their incredibly horrendous track record. As it turns out, I may have been a little bit too vitriolic, as the story is partially true, but, per usual, the newspaper failed to do their due diligence.
Entertainment Weekly is reporting that while Martin Freeman was forced to say no to The Hobbit because of his commitments to the BBC show Sherlock Holmes, he's not out of the running yet. According to the story, New Line and MGM have organized a schedule that would allow Freeman to do both projects without interference. If Freeman thinks it can work, than we may have found our new Bilbo Baggins.
From the sound of it, the studios are really high on the idea of Freeman playing the role, but how can they possibly have a schedule available when the movie is still without a production date or a director? MGM still hasn't been sold (though they are coming close) and doesn't have the money to back the project. Perhaps something has happened that we are yet to be aware of, good news for any Lord of the Rings fan.
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"Never in history has a workforce had four generations working together —until now."
–Dr. Kevin Snyder, 2015 Compensation & Benefits Conference
So who are these four generations working so closely together? In most offices, you will find the:
- Matures- born from 1925 to 1946
- Baby Boomers- born from 1946 to 1964
- Generation Xers- born from 1965 to 1980
- Generation Yers or 'Millennials'- born from 1981 to late 1990s
Each generation comes with their unique set of stereotypes and stigmas. While the Matures are seen as loyal but lousy with technology, the Millennial crew seem to attract the opposite perception. While many of these stereotypes are exaggerated, it is undoubtedly true that each generation possesses a distinct set of characteristics from one another.
For many managers, this could sounds like a bit of a headache. After all, who wants a bunch of groups with differing ideas, schedules, and motivations working together? It may sound like a nightmare, but it could actually be an advantage if these differences of habits are leveraged correctly.
To effectively manage your workplace, follow these Do's and Don'ts to ensure the generations are working in tandem, and not against, one another.
Do know what each generation is looking for
Knowing your audience is a huge key to success. By understanding what each generation is looking for in a job, you can better manage their expectations and vastly improve their career contentment. Conduct surveys that poll your employees on what they find most rewarding about work. If you find that a large share of your Millennial employees are looking for a strong work culture, organize team lunches or wellness activities for them to take part in. If you find that many of your Mature employees desire one-on-one guidance, try to give them the extra personal attention that fulfills them. With a greater understanding of what makes each generation tick, you will be creating a more engaged, dynamic and productive workplace.
Don't encourage generational separation
We all enjoy talking to someone we have a lot in common with, and shared age is a great and easy way to bond with a fellow employee. While many employees seem to naturally bond with coworkers of similar ages, it is important to discourage any extreme separation based around age in the office. By combining the varying tastes, attitudes and experiences of the multiple generations at your disposal, you will be fostering a healthy and collaborative dialogue between your employees. Though there is always a potential for conflict, your business would be missing out on the greater potential for new and dynamic teamwork by keeping the generations from working together.
Do recognize their varying strengths
Maybe you have a Millennial employee who's great with technology, but not so effective when it comes to face-to-face interactions. Or the opposite situation could be true of a Boomer who thrives in personal interactions with others, but understandably lags behind in the tech department. Rather than spreading your employees too thin and expecting the Millennial and Boomer to become well-versed in their respective areas of weakness, recognize their independent strengths and leverage them together. If that means having the Millennial put together the PowerPoint and the Boomer giving the presentation, so be it. By appealing to each of the generation's strengths, and not holding them hostage to their weaknesses, you will be doing your business and your employees a huge favor.
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As we said above, many of the generations possess differing ideals, skills and habits from one another. While it is important to recognize and leverage these varying strengths when you can identify them, do not assume that an employee will lack a certain skill or experience simply because it is not usually ascribed to their generation. By pigeonholing your employees to certain spheres along generational lines, you could be wasting heaps of potential. Be open-minded about each generation, and allow their strengths and experiences to present themselves in due course rather than forcing them into a box in which they may not belong.
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Have you heard of the old saying of being "in the right place at the right time"? If anything else, this holds true for a Utah man who was filming trains in the city of Wellington in Carbon County this past Friday with his iPhone.
In the YouTube video's description, James Wood says he was recording video for his 4-year old son at 100 E. Railroad Avenue in Wellington when he captured footage of a train ripping through a water truck that was crossing the tracks at that precise moment.
The impact destroyed the vehicle but miraculously, the man who filmed the crash said that the two men inside the truck escaped unscathed, while the train conductor told him that the two men aboard the rail vehicle were also unharmed.
Wellington Police Chief Lee Berry confirmed that no one was hurt in the incident. "They are lucky," Berry told The Salt Lake Tribune. "One second later and they would have been wrapped around the train."
Berry said that while there are no crossing arms at the intersection, there are "signs, flashing lights and a bell", which should have warned the truck driver.
Speaking to Todays THV, Wood told reporters that right after the crash, he abandoned his camera and ran towards the truck expecting to find casualties. "He got out of the truck [and] I said, 'Are you alright,' and he said, 'Yeah, I'm fine. And I said, 'Dude, you are the luckiest man alive right now,'" Wood said.
Police is currently investigating the incident. .
If you scroll down, you will find Wood's description of the accident on YouTube and footage from the crash.
James Woods Describes the Accident on YouTube:
"While working out in Wellington, UT, I witnessed a train collision with a water truck. I happened to get it on video because I was taping the train for my 4-year old son, who is a big fan of Thomas the Train. As I started recording, I was looking down to see where the train was, and panned the camera over to the engine and followed it to the crossing. Little did I realize that it was about to destroy the water truck.
I turned away for a moment just before the collision to see how long the train was and heard what sounded like a stick of dynamite exploding, only to turn back to see the truck being mauled to death by the train. I was stunned for a moment because it was surreal to see this happening right before me.
After I gathered myself, I turned off the camera and ran as fast as I could to help the men inside the truck. I was expecting to see bodies when I got there. Thank God the two men were okay - not even a scratch.
That was one heck of a ride for them, and they are the luckiest men I know. I literally witnessed a miracle because despite the fact that the train destroyed the truck, the men inside were okay and they are alive, and will be going home to their families tonight.
I spoke to the conducter on the train, and the two men aboard are okay as well. I'm so thankful that this didn't end as bad as it could have, and will keep these men, and their families, in my prayers tonight."


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INDEPENDENCE — Cavaliers general manager Danny Ferry isn't guaranteeing a championship in 2008, but he's confident his team is closer to reaching that goal now than it was at 2:58 p.m. Thursday.
That's why Ferry started finalizing a blockbuster trade with the Chicago Bulls and Seattle SuperSonics at 2:59 p.m., one minute before the NBA trade deadline.
By the time the deal was complete, 11 players and a draft pick were involved.
The Cavs got big men Ben Wallace and Joe Smith from Chicago and guards Wally Szczerbiak and Delonte West from Seattle. They also acquired a second-round pick in 2009 from the Bulls. In return, the Cavs sent Ira Newble and Donyell Marshall to the Sonics and Larry Hughes, Drew Gooden, Cedric Simmons and Shannon Brown to the Bulls. Seattle, which was basically trying to clear salary cap room, also got Adrian Griffin from Chicago.
"I didn't think we were good enough to win the championship (prior to the trade)," said Ferry, who wrapped up talks with the league office at 7:20 p.m. "I thought we had a very good team, but if we had a chance to make it better, we should try.
"We want to win a championship. This was a situation where we felt we could better our chances."
All told, the Cavs dealt six players who were earning a combined $29.1 million this season and received four players earning $34.6 million.
Wallace is making $15.5 million in 2007-08, but that figure goes down to $14.5 million in 2008-09 and $14 million in 2009-10. Szczerbiak is earning $12 million this season and will make $13 million next season, while Smith is getting $5.2 million this season and will earn $4.9 million next season. West is making $1.9 million in 2007-08 and has a qualifying offer for next season.
Hughes' contract will go from $12 million this season to $12.8 million next season and $13.7 million in 2009-2010, while Gooden is making $6.4 million this season and will earn $7.1 million in 2008-09. Marshall's contract ($5.7 million this season, $5.95 million next season) is similar to Gooden's, while Newble is making $3.4 million in the final year of his pact.
Simmons is making $1.6 million this season and will earn about $2 million in 2008-09, while Brown will be an unrestricted free agent after earning $1 million this season.
"We haven't done anything to mess with our salary cap flexibility," said Ferry, whose team payroll for 2007-08 jumped from $76.3 million to $80.8 million.
"This demonstrates (owner) Dan Gilbert's commitment to our organization and city to bring a championship to Cleveland."
From the Cavs' perspective, the keys to the deal were getting rid of Hughes, who never jelled with LeBron James, and adding Wallace and Szczerbiak.
The 6-foot-9, 240-pound Wallace was a four-time NBA Defensive Player of the Year with Detroit, but his numbers and impact went steadily downhill after he signed with Chicago as a free agent in 2006.
The 33-year-old Wallace, a 41.7 percent shooter at the foul line over his 12-year career, was averaging 5.1 points and 8.8 rebounds this season for the disappointing Bulls.
"We're trying to build our identity on defense," Ferry said. "Adding a guy of his stature and abilities … hopefully can be big for us. Ben Wallace is tough."
Ideally, it would seem that the Cavs would want Wallace to team with 7-3 center Zydrunas Ilgauskas in Cleveland's starting lineup, but coach Mike Brown would only say the two could "possibly" play together.
Szczerbiak, who played his college ball at Miami of Ohio, should give the Cavs the consistent outside scoring threat they've lacked. The 6-7, 245-pounder was averaging 13.1 points and shooting 42.8 percent from behind the arc for the Sonics this season.
"When you have a superstar like LeBron James who passes, it's important to be able to put shooters around him," Ferry said.
"One thing we've learned is shooting is invaluable to us."
Szczerbiak, who turns 31 on March 5, has averaged between 14 and 19 points six times in his nine-year career. He's considered a defensive liability, but he's also an intelligent player who should improve in that area in Mike Brown's system.
Smith, the No. 1 pick in the 1995 NBA Draft out of Maryland, can play any position on the front line. The 6-10, 225-pounder isn't great in any one area, but he's decent in all facets.
"Joe Smith is a pro," Ferry said of the 32-year-old, 13-year-veteran, who has averaged 12 points and 6.9 rebounds for his career.
West is the least-known player Cleveland acquired, but the 6-3, 180-pound left-hander might end up being the key to the deal if he can step in at point guard. The 24-year-old has averaged 9.8 points and 3.7 assists over his four-year career.
"He's a basketball player," Ferry said. "He knows how to play. He's good at everything."
Talks with Seattle and Chicago initially began as separate deals several weeks ago, but eventually led to one big trade in order to make it work for everyone under salary cap guidelines.
"We lost some really good players today, but hopefully we got some players that fit in different ways to propel us to an even higher level," Ferry said.
"We were not in urgent mode to make a trade. We wanted to do something that will make us better."
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Few cities rival the extravagant mix of culture, beauty, and entertainment that is Miami. The sun-drenched "Magic City" has long been the destination where North Americans, South Americans, Europeans, and Caribbeans fuse together to create a new way of living. The tropical city of Miami is strong, vibrant, sexy, and like no other.
The search for the Ultimate Miami Girl is a three-phase competition that will be filmed as a Reality TV Show. In Phase I, young ladies of all types between the ages of 21 and 35 who reside in South Florida are invited to attend a live one day casting call on Sunday December 9th at 12 noon where they will complete a free registration form and submit it for entry.
Contestants in Phase II will then compete in a series of elimination contests where the winner of each round receives $1,000, 2nd place winners will each get $500, 3rd place winners will get $250 and the winner of the final contest round will get $2,500.The contestants will be judged in 3 categories; style, personality, and knowledge of Miami. Contestants will gain support from their online fans, guests they invite to support them in the live audience, as well as the judges. The contestant who receives the most votes from the online voting, live audience voting, and the Judges scores will win her round. The winner from each round will then move on to compete in the finals. The contest culminates with 10 finalists being chosen to live in a house where during Phase III they will compete in a series of challenges to prove that they are the Ultimate Miami Girl. Apart from the challenges, the show will feature the ladies living the fabulous Miami lifestyle. The winner will receive $25,000 along with the title of "The Ultimate Miami Girl".
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It is centrally located at Magic City Casino which is situated between Calle Ocho, Miracle Mile, and the new Marlins stadium. Magic City opened in October of 2009, and is the first Dade county casino to offer Las Vegas style slot machines. The former Flagler Dog Track underwent a $40 million facelift and features 800 slot machines and electronic table games, including blackjack, roulette, and craps. Magic City offers free self-parking with valet available as well.


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Video Interview: 'Gravity' Director Alfonso Cuarón Talks Pure Cinema
by Alex Billington
October 3, 2013
"Pure cinema is its own language." It's time to experience Gravity. After years of waiting, years of anticipation, it's finally arriving in theaters. The man behind this exhilarating experience is none other than Alfonso Cuarón, the talented Mexican filmmaker behind A Little Princess, Y Tu Mamá También, Prisoner of Azkaban and Children of Men. I have been a big fan of Cuarón for many years and have been waiting to meet him and interview him and I finally got the opportunity of a lifetime. Not only is he an incredibly nice, very humble filmmaker, but he spoke openly about many different topics, from sci-fi to cinema to spectacle.
Cuarón is originally from Mexico and English is not his first language, so it may occasionally be a bit hard to understand what he's trying to say. That said, it's still a fascinating interview and I covered most of the key questions I was hoping to ask (but, as I state near the end, I could've talked with him for hours). I think his greatest insight came when I asked about working with his son Jonás on Gravity. "He brought back in me… the fearlessness of embracing spectacle entertainment. That whole thing of excitement, a joyful experience of going to the theater and watching a movie, and getting immersed in amazing cinematic spectacle. That's something that I grew up loving…" Me, too. Without further ado, launch the full 15-minute interview below.
Watch my video interview with Gravity writer/director Alfonso Cuarón, shot on Flipcam in New York:
Timeline of questions: 0:50 - Did you have an "eureka" moment while making this? 4:25 - Are the quality of visual effects linked with time? 5:20 - How do you know when the VFX are good enough? 6:03 - Do you think Gravity is "science fiction" or not? 8:17 - I appreciate that your films represent sci-fi in their own way. 9:16 - What insight did you gain working with your son Jonas that you wouldn't have gained without him? 12:02 - What were you obsessed with getting perfect in Gravity? 12:58 - Was NASA involved? How did you get the micro-gravity perfect? 14:14 - Is there anything you haven't been asked but want to be asked about?
A big thank you to Alfonso Cuarón for his time, and thank you to Warner Bros for arranging the interview. It was a tremendous honor and pleasure to chat with the master himself and I couldn't be happier with how this turned out. I geeked out so much with him that I had to ask to get a photo with Alfonso - seen here. I love that he makes a Buster Keaton reference. Gravity is easily my #1 movie of 2013 and will likely keep that spot throughout the rest of the year. I wrote in my initial review, "it is a visually groundbreaking, epic cinematic experience unlike any in film history." See it on the biggest screen around for the best experience.
Alfonso Cuarón's Gravity arrives in IMAX & regular theaters everywhere in 3D on Friday, October 4th this week. Be sure to catch it on the biggest screen near you for the best experience. See it, then Sound Off here.
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Catch the Christmas spirit and get ready for all those nostalgic memories that come along with it. Imagine sitting in your favorite chair on Christmas eve. Enjoy the warm glow of the fireplace and the festive flicker of the Christmas tree lights while listening to Christmas carols play softly in the background.
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Veteran bass guitarist Daniel Lucca's album Cruise Control is one of the best jazz fusion albums you will ever pick up. Lucca has fused jazz and rock so beautifully that you don't know when one ends and the other begins. The elements are so entwined that they beat with one heart brandishing the regalia of Steely Dan. Lucca's music is not rushed, but gingerly plotted with brandy savoring grooves, azure-esque textures beaming with laminated luster, and chords with gorgeous definition, clarity, and warmth. His music has a fire-side/smooth jazz rustle with ambient arcs and trestles coordinated by expert fingers.
Lucca composed and arranged all of the songs as well as bearing the brunt of executive producer. With assistant producers Boone Spencer and Wandah C. Mitchell and collaborator Terry Disley from Acoustic Alchemy on keyboards and synths, Daniel Lucca's album Cruise Control should be earmarked by his peers as a professional level to be attained and by music fans who are looking for music that courses through their veins like a soothing broth on rankled nerves and uptight emotions.
The album opens with an upbeat jazz fusion dialogue stylized with 70s jazz-funk surges on the title track and "That Funky Bass," which exhibits smooth jazz saxophones interacting in a lively banter with the bass. The supple tones and caressing movements on tracks like "Everlasting" and "Erowan" project a score of meaningful melodic phrases connecting to emotions and bearing traits similarly to Trey Anastasio. These reflective pieces display gentle playing and responsive exchanges in the instrumentation.
The graphic chord vibrations on tracks like "Baby" and "Light Year" are expressive and organic relatable to a Spyro Gyra fashion. The music for "Zen Of Zinn" is very fertile sprouting stalks of saxophone lines and rhythmic percussive shakers producing an ambient jazz effect. The spoken words of Mitchell and Erhabor on "Distance From Live To Love" give the track a hip hop pulsation when they recite: "We open our eyes to the ultimate surprise/ That we are not yet who we will someday be/ Our minds and hearts are like new and waiting for you/ To show us the way to LOVE."
The words and music have themes of healing and penetrating a succor resolution. The melodies "'06" and "Light At The End Of The Tunnel" are aurally smooth and tenderly vacillating. The smooth jazz saxophone on "Expresso" and percolating synths are sweetly versed as they wrap around each other and the listener in its homey cove. The lightly rosin guitars play in harmony to the boinging synths and steady shakers. The music chords prance gracefully on "Your Smile" as the saxophone chimes produce rings of vivid roseates. Tracks like "Lucca's Love" and "Experience (Live)" move to a fire-side/lounging jazz tempo while the final track "R. U. Home Yet" basks in country flanged guitar pluckings and light toe tapping beats with a blues-folk texturing whistles through the rhythmic steps.
Daniel Lucca has been in the music business since he was 19 years old when he began recording with such artists as Matt Catingua, Rosemary Clooney, Michael Feinstein, The Big Kahuna And The Copa Cat Pack, Maureen McGovern, Debbie Boone, Tony Tennille, Peter Erskine and many others. He obviously picked up a few things about making exquisite melodies because he does them with the precision of the fingers of a Waterford Crystal's craftsman. The chord progressions are so finely quilted that you never see the seams. All the elements work together without a note out of place.


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Well let's just say that most of us still have not seen everything on the island. This is truly the Nature Island. It is filled with adventures and attractions that are still waiting to be discovered. I really believe it is impossible to see all that lies here. Don't you agree?
So I went out on an adventure a few days ago and I am still amazed at all the beauty that surrounds me. The rivers were so clear and refreshing that it leaves you in awe.
The views of the landscape and from the hillsides (couldn't try a mountain that day) were magnificent. Let's not even start talking about the people. All were welcoming. The hospitality extended though we are locals, was great. We need to commend our people for showing the love of the island which so many visitors have come to experience.
We visited a secret beach - there are three that I know of on the island but this one was lovely. A bit of a challenge to get to but it was well worth the effort.
The Cabrits National Park has so much history tucked away that it is mind boggling. We visited the Commandants Quarters on the old fort and discovered a few little secrets (you need to go there and find out). All this was amazing - I hope that the photos prove it.
We had a lengthy drive through the island that day and our next stop was the Kalinago Barana Aute (Carib Model Village by the Sea). The guides there are great and something which they reminded me of (and incase you didn't know) is that the bay where the village is located is where Christopher Columbus landed when he discovered or rather made Dominica known to the rest of the world. A great part of history's found right there!
We then went on to a restaurant where the food was delicious. The food here is so good. So we always arrive on the topic of food but this is because the cuisine here is excellent. What Caribbean food or meal have you had lately?
This was a great excursio!. So let us know what adventures you have done lately on or off the island. Share your stories and we'll meet again to speak about our favorite time of year - Christmas.
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Like many boroughs in London, Hillingdon has seen a continued increase in demand for primary school places.
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For at least the past 5 years, jewelry designers have been sneaking small diamonds into unexpected places on engagement rings. I think it started with the vintage-style designers like Jack Kelege and Michael Beaudry, who used accent diamonds and hand engraving to create new Estate-looking rings.
In the past year or so, it has reached a peak of covering basically every metal surface with glittering diamonds. Driving this trend is customer's desire for maximum bang for the buck, coupled with recent technology that has allowed very small diamonds to be cut with relative precision, and then be set in tiny metal beads, called micro-pave, where the surface is literally "paved" in diamonds. Done well, it's a stunning look. Here are a few of my favorites:


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OSLO, Norway, Sept. 29 (UPI) -- There is no evidence that early childcare or preschool is harmful for most children, researchers in Norway say.
Synnve Schjolberg, a specialist in clinical psychology at the Norwegian Institute of Public Health, said preschool children in Norway attend different types of childcare arrangements but most attend kindergarten.
The report is based on questionnaire data from parents of more than 60,000 children ages 18 months, in the period from 2001 to 2009.
Overall, the report shows neither language skills nor psychological function of most children vary with the type of childcare, their age when starting in childcare outside the home, whether they used a combination of childcare arrangements or just one type, or how many hours per week they were in childcare.
"For most children there is no evidence from our findings to suggest that it is harmful to begin in center-based childcare at 12 months," Schjolberg said in a statement. "The small effect sizes of the findings indicate that the differences between children attending childcare at an early age and those starting later have no clinical implications for most children. Neither do the findings suggest that most children who are cared for at home up to 18 months of age are better prepared than children cared for by others in the same period."


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The second installment of your property-tax bill is due April 10.
Missing this deadline will mean a 10 percent penalty and a $10 fee, said the San Diego County Treasurer-Tax Collector's office.
To date, 54 percent of roughly 980,000 mailed tax bills haven't been paid, the agency said. This year's property taxes, if all collected, would generate $4.56 billion.
Taxpayers can pay their bills by phone, mail, at a branch location or on the web.
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• Cash is no longer accepted at the branch locations and is only accepted at the downtown office, 1600 Pacific Highway. Checks and money orders are accepted at all the offices.
• You can pay your bill by mailing your payment, calling (855) 829-3773, visiting sdtreastax.com, or going into any office: 1600 Pacific Highway, room 162 in downtown San Diego; 590 Third Avenue in Chula Vista; 200 South Magnolia in El Cajon; 9225 Clairemont Mesa Blvd., in Kearny Mesa; and 141 E. Carmel Street in San Marcos. The offices will offer extended hours, from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m., on April 10.
• The tax collector's office accepts major credit cards including MasterCard, Visa, American Express and Discover. If you pay with a credit card, then you will be charged a 2.25 percent fee on your property tax bill. To avoid the extra charge, pay online with an e-check, said San Diego County Treasurer-Tax Collector Dan McAllister.
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Shamrock Rovers booked their place in the third round of the FAI Ford Cup with an unconvincing 1-0 win over a depleted Limerick at Tallaght Stadium.
In a sterile first-half, Gary O'Neill wasted the best chance in the 18th minute, blazing over from a wonderful cross by Gary McCabe.
The deadlock was broken in the 68th minute with Stephen O'Donnell tapping home after Barry Ryan had spilled a powerful Daryl Kavanagh drive and Limerick's woes were complete when Paudie Quinn was dismissed.
It was the visitors who enjoyed the brighter opening and they could have taken the lead as early as the fifth minute but Rory Gaffney saw his goal-bound shot blocked by on the line by Killian Brennan.
Rovers began to find their way as the half progressed and Craig Sives was unlucky to see his glancing header from McCabe's inswinging centre arrow narrowly wide at Barry Ryan's near post in the 13th minute.
Five minutes later, McCabe raced clear after a one-two with Gary Twigg but his measured cross into the path of O'Neill was hammered wastefully over the crossbar from six yards.
The remainder of the half was punctuated by errant play with Gaffney warming Oscar Jansson's hands with a powerful drive in the 37th minute, while Gary McCabe shot straight at Ryan when well placed a minute later.
After Limerick claims for a penalty were denied in the 47th minute, with Sives appearing to handle a Pat Purcell flick, Rovers took the lead through substitute O'Donnell's simple finish.
The visitors battled gamely in their attempts to force a replay but Quinn's dismissal effectively ended their chances and Twigg and Kavanagh could have doubled the hosts' lead by the final whistle.
Shamrock Rovers: Jansson; Gilbert, Sives, Gartland, Powell; McCabe (McCormack, 90), Rice, Brennan (O'Donnell, 60), Dennehy; O'Neill (Kavanagh, 54), Twigg.
Limerick: Ryan; Kelly, Purcell, Guthrie (Daly, 82), S Tracy; C Treacy, O'Leary, McGann, Coughlan (Bradley, 69), McGrath (Quinn, 75); Gaffney.
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We are starting to plan a three-week trip to Northern Brazil in 2015 and need some help getting a handle on realistically how much we can see. We are experienced travelers in our 60s.
We have been to Brazil two other times and are therefore focusing on the Amazon River area, ending up somewhere on a nice swimming beach for 5-7 days.
In my preliminary reading, it sounds like May is a good time to visit but we are flexible.
We are open to a several-night river cruise, suggestions for visiting places such as Fortaleza/Pipa, Fernando de Noronha and whichever other cities such as Belém, Santarém, etc. might be worth a peek. (It sounds like we might have to see Manaus transportation wise, but I am not positive that's the case.)
Any input that would help us create a manageable itinerary would be most welcome. Thanks!
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Amazon River & surrounds: How much is practical in 3 weeks?
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Can't help you with Amazon since I, like most brazilians, have not been there.
Fortaleza and Pipa are in different states (Ceara and Rio Grande do Norte). With one week, I would choose one or another.
If you choose Rio Grande do Norte, you could spend 2-3 nights in Pipa and the rest in Natal, the capital of the state, which has great beaches as well, such as Jenipabu. Or, if you choose Ceara, 2-3 nights in Fortaleza and 4-5 in Jericoacoara. Canoa Quebrada is a great beach as well, where you could spend 2-3 nights.
Fernando de Noronha deserves a whole week and it is a very, very expensive destination. It is very beautiful as well. May is not the perfect time to go there because of rain, but it usually does not last long. Most important is to check the tides forecast and go when there are low tides.
Another suggestion is the Pernambuco state. Recife is a nice city, where you may spend two nights and the rest in Porto de Galinhas and Carneiros, two great beaches. Again, I suggest you check the tides forecast, in order to enjoy the natural pools.
From Recife or Natal the flights to Fernando de Noronha are usually less expensive.
You can't go wrong in the brazilian northeast coast. All states are amazing.
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Thanks...in a previous trip we had the pleasure of staying both in Recife and Porto de Galinhas thus will do a bit more exploring of the other areas you mentioned.
We are pretty flexible schedule-wise. What time of year would you suggest?
Hopefully other travelers can chime in on the Amazon portion since that would be the main reason for our third visit.
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From august to november you'll find less rain and prices are less expensive, if you avoid national holidays. Since you're also going to Manaus, which is very hot and humid, I think that august is the perfect time to go. From october weather starts to get very hot.
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May was in contention because it apparently is toward the end of the Amazon's high water season which several sources thought helped with being closer to the trees/animals or some such.
We've usually traveled in Brazil over the Christmas holidays which can be pretty nuts as you probably well know. Now we're retired, thus the travel flexibility.
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I see, same is true about the Pantanal area. Well, you'll have to choose between a higher chance of seeing animals in amazon area and a higher chance of rain in the beaches area. Since the weather is actually unpredictable, may can be a good bet.
Yes, Christmas holidays are very crowded. Actually, I strongly advise against coming in any holiday and the months of july and january, because of school breaks. There are no national holidays in august and in may I recommend avoiding the labor day.
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oregonian: if you wat to see the Amazon(Solimoes and Rio Negro), then do it. Those many NE Brazil towns are all quite beautiful and resorty. Instead, hire a launch with cook and captain and guide and get to the see the heart of the river country. We did this and found it to be more autentico than floating around resort area. Visit the villages especially, etc. I will post pics below to familiarize you with the area. The rubber barons opera house in Manaus is worth a visit. see pix.
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Thanks much...great pictures. How long were you on the boat, and how did you locate the particular one you chose?
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Hi - we had a great time in that area of Brazil 2 years ago - our itinerary was
- Toronto to Sao Paolo to Manaus/overnight Manaus - could have spent 2 nights there easily
- 3 nights at Uakari Floating Lodge (flight to Tefe then boat trip to Lodge - great place!)
- then we spent 5 nights in Pipa (flew to Natal/cab to Pipa). Lovely beaches and a fun, becoming chic town with some great restaurants. We stayed about 10 minutes by foot from the beach at this cute Pousada
- then we spent 4 nights in Salvador - fascinating city (beaches nearby). Stayed in a stunning penthouse apartment
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Oregonian: We were on the boat for 5 days. Found the boat through a Miami operative when they cancelled a standard 16-passenger riverboat. The guide's information I can send to you. He's based in Manaus and is excellent. That's him in the pix. Have just moved 60 miles to Ventura, Ca. after my wife passed away...still unpacking.
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Found it!
Francisco "Chico" da Silva
Rua Da Paz #189A
Compensa #1 69-035
Manaus Tel: 625-1905
The company he had been with prior to that was:
Selene Tur
Av. Djalma Batista
385 Conjunto 104, Sao Gerardo, Manaus, Amazonia, Brasil
Tel: 233-7588 (They can put you in touch with him if necessary).
I have no email information on either, we did it all by phone, recommended by those people in Miami, information lost.)Look at the name of the motor launch and use it in your correpondence.
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Tower and Elizabeth...
Thanks very much!
OM (PS Tower, sincere condolences on the death of your wife. Never an easy time no matter what the circumstances.)
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Tower: my condolences on your wife's death.
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Tower - please accept my condolences as well.
Here are a few links to our blog - it never quite got finished but there are some entries that relate to your itinerary
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Thank you all for your kind words of condolence.
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Hi Liz,
Was Pipa a swimming beach?
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Yes - lots of nice beaches although the in town ones were crowded. There were less crowded options a short walk/bike ride away though.
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It seems like you alluded to the lack of beach cleanliness in one of your posts (or am I hallucinating We love ocean swimming and are trying to sort out Pipa versus Natal, for example, regarding safety, cleanliness and just pure fun in the water...
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Pipa is a touristic beach village, developed from a small fishing village. Natal is a city, a medium size coastal city with beaches. Difference is scale and ambience.
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Pipa is better in that regards, but as Sambachula has pointed out, there is a difference of scale. I like them both. Natal has cultural and historic sights that you won't find in Pipa and a few wonderful restaurants such as Camarões, Mangai and Fogo & Chama.
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Thx. SambaChula & Luademochila,
Am I correctly interpreting your comments that aside from the ambiance/city vs village situation that both beach areas have good swimming (not surfing ) areas that are clean and relatively safe (riptides, etc.)?
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Yes, that's correct. Either Natal or Pipa have swimming areas that are clean and safe.
If you have to choose:
Pipa is rustic, calm in the day, yet bustling at night. A good place to go if all you want is to lie on the beach or swim. If you are an urban person and want a mix between beaches, culture and historic sights, stick with Natal.
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ROCHESTER, N.Y., July 29 /PRNewswire/ -- The Genesee Brewery, one of the oldest and continually operating breweries in the United States, is asking the President to make it a Genny.
"We think it's great that the President is getting together over beers to have an important discussion. A lot of good solutions have surfaced when people can relax and talk over a couple cold ones," said Rich Lozyniak, CEO of The Genesee Brewing Company. "We just hope the next time the President has a beer, he chooses an American beer, made by American workers, at an American-owned brewery like Genesee."
The Genesee Brewery has a great American story
In its heyday, the Genesee Brewery made millions of barrels of Genesee Beer. For the past couple of decades the brewery has struggled to stay in operation against increased foreign competition. Recently, the brewery was purchased by an American private equity firm KPS that created North American Breweries -- saving nearly 400 American jobs in Upstate New York. Since then, NAB provided nearly $16 million in private investment in the brewery and its brands.
"This is the ultimate American story. We represent everyday men and women who clock in and out and take great pride in their work," said Lozyniak. "We're proud that Genny's an American beer made by great American workers."
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The Genesee Brewery, based in Rochester, New York, is one of the largest and oldest continually operating breweries in the United States. The brewery makes the historic Genesee line of brands, Seagram's Escapes, as well as Dundee Ales and Lagers family of craft brands, which includes the Original Honey Brown Lager. The Genesee Brewery also manufactures beer and other alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages under contracts on behalf of other companies.
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Leicester had a legitimate reason to lodge a complaint against the Ospreys over the 16th man affair at the Liberty Stadium in Swansea. The extra character is supposed to be the crowd, or better still the referee, the first an abusive force often used to sway the second, the abused official. An extra full-back is simply bad maths.
But Leicester's case was weakened by their hand-wringing. Oh game of ours, where are you heading? Roughly, I suppose, in the same direction that the Tigers have been taking it for years. It may be better to leave matters of conscience to authorities other than the Leicester boardroom.
In the end, justice was done and Lee Byrne was fined for not counting and will take his place at full-back against England. His absence would have been one of those causes pinned to the changing room door, proof if any were ever needed of the atrocities perpetrated by the English down the centuries. Can the Welsh find a substitute in time, a replacement for the replacement scandal?
In a world of increasingly fine margins it is always good to be armed with a grievance, one of those one-percenters so dear to Sir Clive Woodward. Warren Gatland has always been quite good at stirring the pot, trying to find a little snag somewhere, but seems to have reached the conclusion that he has roused the opposition more than his team.
This year he has contented himself with a promise that Wales are going to kick the leather off the ball, because nobody that ever tries to run and pass the ball under current law can win a thing. And bless me, Martin Johnson of all people goes and selects a running midfield of Riki Flutey and Mathew Tait.
What will happen presumably is that Gatland will confess to telling a bit of a fib and Jonny Wilkinson will kick and kick, to see if Lee Byrne has been debilitated by keeping the company of lawyers. And it will all hinge, as usual, on what happens up front.
It is one of the best promotional campaigns for ages, that the Six Nations will be decided by what happens on the day between teams of almost equal worth on paper. Back in the days of 2003, the sense of anticipation was dulled by the knowledge that Martin Johnson's England didn't have to play particularly well to crush all before them.
Anything could happen on Saturday, at least at Twickenham. I'm tempted by the draw – say 33-all – but recognise the timidity of the prediction. So, instead, it's going to be England 35 Wales 36. See you next Tuesday (the Breakdown goes stereo in the Six Nations), when we can review the quality of your brickbats.
I'm slightly more certain about the result at Croke Park. Ireland are not always the quickest off the grid in the championship, and Italy's strength is to prevent their opponents from finding a rhythm. But it's not easy to see anything other than an Irish win.
Ireland may well appear slightly lumbering. Being defending champions – and grand-slammers to boot – who are hungry for more, and being in fine form in the Heineken Cup after an excellent autumn series against Australia and South Africa, almost serve as a guarantee that Ireland will not click immediately.
It's the way it goes. Ireland are so strong that they may not find it easy to go all the way back to mastery of the basics. The scrum may suffer a little squeeze from the Italians and there will be hands everywhere to block Irish efficiency.
It's going to be more Ronan O'Gara than Tommy Bowe. I'm going for Ireland 18 Italy 9 in a game that postpones the delivery of a classic at Croke Park.
It's not easy to put France's second rows Pascal Pape and Lionel Nallet in the category of tiddlers, but it's all relative. There's a feeling in France that Marc Lièvremont has gone for lung capacity rather than dimension of bicep in his team to face Scotland.
The return of Mathieu Bastareaud counters the notion of slenderness and Aurélien Rougerie is hardly delicate on the wing, but it looks as if France are going to try to run Scotland off their feet at Murrayfield. Fulgence Ouedraogo, Thierry Dusautoir and Imanol Harindordoquy form a back-row made for hanging pictures rather than banging hooks in the wall.
It could be very attractive. When Lièvremont went to Scotland two seasons ago for his first game in charge, his team played with a verve that suggested that this was to be the start of an age of exuberance.
Such a pace has since been difficult to maintain and France remain a work in progress. They have touched some beautiful heights, in New Zealand and at home, but have also melted to nothing at Twickenham and the Millennium Stadium. It would appear now that they are reaching out for a reminder of what they were striving for as they tried to set a new agenda after the woes of the 2007 World Cup.
Scotland stand in their way, fit and determined to stop as many attacks as France start. When it comes to the aerobics of rugby life nobody will keep going like the Scots at Murrayfield. Can they now convert energy on the back foot into points on the board?
On the first weekend, there will be more spilled ball coming their way than there will be on 20 March. Opening day is error day. I am going for a Scotland win by a comfortable margin. Say three points. No, no, a few more than that: Scotland 27 France 22.
Player to look out for
Benjamin Fall. The Bayonne wing fits the "polyvalent" all-rounder tag, that appeals to Lièvremont, but who is also a bit special. "Interessant," is how his coach puts it.
Gareth Williams. The Cardiff Blues hooker only plays because Matthew Rees has a groin strain, but has been in excellent form for two seasons. Small and round, he is a real livewire in the loose and the contest between himself and Gethin Jenkins to win the tackle count will be tight.
John Barclay. Outstanding against Australia, Scotland's open-side now has a chance to turn all-out tackling into acts of theft and conversion into attack. Scotland's breakthrough as a genuine title-contender hinges on Barclay. So, no pressure then.
Craig Gower. The convert from Australian rugby league may find the Six Nations a piece of fast-tracking too far. There is an upgrade in the pace and intensity that demands time, and Italy don't really have that on their side. But he is a top footballer and by the end of the championship may be well on his way to comfort in his new code.
Andrew Trimble. Ireland's wing has been excellent for Ulster, a sort of throwback to the days of Simon Geoghegan, all legs and hair. He may have to wait for better weather and a smoother service but Ireland at some stage are going to open up.
Mathew Tait. Obvious, but his career has been such a gloomy passage that it about time he passed a fluorescent tube. Having nearly won England the 2007 World Cup he has been as absent as Jonny Wilkinson. How they and Riki Flutey perform together will shape England's season. I was going to say England's style, but they have only contempt for such a phrase.
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Lee Simmons and his wife Rosana Demelo became empty nesters eight years ago when their last of five children left their Coppell home for college.
Though their Lakes of Coppell home seems empty at times, Simmons said it still fills up for the holidays.
"We're comfortable here," said Simmons, who has served on the Lakes of Coppell homeowners association for seven years. "We have great access to highways. We can be in Dallas or Fort Worth easily and don't have the feeling of being in a big city."
According to a data-intensive analysis by The Dallas Morning News, Coppell's Vista Ridge community has the best neighborhoods for empty nesters — couples 45 and older without kids in the home — in Irving, Coppell and Valley Ranch.
In The News' analysis, scores were based on factors empty nesters reported most important to them. Safety was the most heavily weighted, counting for more than half of the score. The analysis also considered neighborhoods' levels of quiet, maintenance and affordability, along with several other factors.
Simmons' pastor and several friends along his street, down to the cul-de-sac in the Lakes of Coppell community of Coppell's Vista Ridge area, are empty nesters.
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Dan Gray, Lakes of Coppell homeowners association president, said canal- and lake-side living, parks, nearby retail outlets such as Vista Ridge Mall and easy access to State Highway 121 and Interstate 35 make the area in the far northeast corner of Coppell attractive to empty nesters.
"We have so many different sizes and prices of homes, and I think that's why empty nesters like it," Gray said. "The diversity of homes also provides a mix of older and younger families."
At least four retirement and assisted living facilities border Lakes of Coppell, including St. Joseph's Village, which is an important factor keeping Rhonda and Mark LeGros in the neighborhood.
"Most of my peers and myself have parents approaching the age where we are going to have to start taking care of them, and I'm happy to know I have four assisted living facilities around me," Rhonda said.
The LeGroses raised their two children — now at Coppell High School — in the home they built 20 years ago. Though their children still are at home, the couple said the area is gradually becoming an empty nester community.
"The community is getting older, and we've watched our neighbors' kids go to college," Rhonda said.
Today, more than 1,300 homes make up the Lakes of Coppell community, which is bordered by State Highway 121 to the north, East Sandy Lake Road to the south, North MacArthur Boulevard to the west and Denton Creek to the east.
"People take care of their homes here and there's a real sense of property and neighborhood you don't get everywhere," Simmons said.
Hackberry Creek
Along North MacArthur Boulevard in Irving, Hackberry Creek's diversity of home size and pricing also draws empty nesters such as Sandra and Kyle Ahlfinger. The community consists of homes of varying sizes. The average cost of a home is $363,423.
The gated community, which boasts a golf course and country club, ranked second in The News' analysis of best neighborhoods for empty nesters.
Hackberry Creek was incorporated in 1982 and quickly became home to professional athletes, including former Dallas Cowboys quarterback Troy Aikman, who built his home there in 1989.
Today, the community is home to Irving mayor Beth Van Duyne — who was raised in Hackberry Creek, where her parents still live — and Irving council member Roy Santoscoy.
Hackberry Creek is bordered by Interstate 635 to the north and the merger of State Highway 121 and the George Bush Turnpike to the south. North MacArthur Boulevard sits to the east; Belt Line Road sits to the west.
About half of the 1,250 homes there have no children and 90 couples have moved into another home within the community at least once, said Van Hays, president of Hackberry Creek's homeowners association.
For the Ahlfingers, their late-March move into Sandra's dream home came after eight years of living in the community. They've had their eye on Aikman's former home, complete with a pool and view of the golf course, for years.
"Our family has grown and our grandchildren live nearby in Frisco, so we just needed more room," Sandra said.
For Hays, also an empty nester, Hackberry's location, access to highways, safety and its social atmosphere made it appealing.
"We've never had any major violent crimes since I can remember," said Hays, who has lived in Hackberry for 16 years. "We have a stable board and appealing club house.
"We have no shortage of activities and community events, and that really does give you a sense of community," Hays said.
Neighborsgo Irving/Coppell editor Gloria Hernandez can be reached at 214-977-8027. Data analysis by staff writer Daniel Lathrop.


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LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (KTHV) – The man famously known for losing weight and encouraging Americans to start "eating fresh" visited Arkansas Wednesday.
Jared Fogle lost more than 200 pounds after regularly eating sandwiches from the Subway fast food restaurant chains.
At Rockefeller Elementary, Fogle helped Arkansas' First Lady, Ginger Beebe, educate students on healthy eating habits. He says it helps for them to hear his story.
"Taking my story and the fact that a lot of these kids know me as "the Subway guy," but what they don't know is why I'm the Subway guy. So I share with them some of the mistakes I made starting at their age with all of the sedentary lifestyle habits."
The students, who are participating in Subway's Fresh Start Challenge, are asked to track their fruit, water and veggie intake for the six-week period.
The kids who complete the challenge will have a chance to win a $1,000 grant for their school.


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Samia Ghadie blog: Coronation Street at the NTAs, Sam Faiers' baby name and putting baby Yves on the bottle
Coronation Street actress talks to OK! Online every fortnight about life as a mum of 2
Hi everyone!
The last week has been a bit of a milestone for myself and Yves as I've started to wean him on to bottle feeding.
I'm going back to work soon so I need to get him used to having a bottle instead of me and any mums who have breastfed for any length of time will understand it's a bit of a daunting task!
He seems to like his formula milk which is a relief, and I've got a machine (it's called a Perfect Prep by Tommee Tippee) that makes it so much easier to prepare bottles quickly and at the right temperature, but I have felt mixed emotions about it.
I've really enjoyed breastfeeding and the feeling of closeness that comes with it, not to mention the well known benefits to baby and mother. It's been so easy to just feed on demand and even though I've managed to breastfeed for a lot longer than I did with Freya, it's been hard to get my head around it ending.
A battle with mastitis I ended up at the doctors earlier this week as one of my breasts was extremely painful and I had flu like symptoms and a fever which, after a quick Google, I discovered are signs of mastitis.
If left untreated, mastitis can be a serious condition causing an abscess in the breast so I had to get it looked at quickly. My doctor prescribed antibiotics and strong painkillers so that's another reason why I want to bottle feed. As I've said before, I'm a big worrier so don't want to risk Yves being poorly by me feeding him when taking medication.
I've also been testing out the traditional, albeit bizarre, remedy of putting cold cabbage leaves on the breast to help with engorgement and swelling which has helped!
Big sister Freya Freya is used to having Yves around now and she is relishing being a big sister. She is like a little mother hen with him and is a proper help to me.
Rose, her best friend at school, has got a baby sister so they exchange little stories about the babies. The other day Rose came to play at ours and we all went for a walk with Freya and Rose taking their dolls in their prams.
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Freya's pram is a mini version of the one I have for Yves which she loves – it was too cute listening to them chat away like little 'mummies'!
Don't worry Sam! I saw in the news this week Sam Faiers has revealed her baby boy is called Paul after his dad. Apparently she has faced stick from some trolls who don't like the name which is really sad and I hope she hasn't been upset by them.
As a parent, it's your prerogative to name your baby whatever you choose and naming her son after his dad is a lovely tradition! We named Yves after his uncle with the middle name Joseph in tribute to my late dad and I'm actually named after my Aunty Samia (my dad's sister) which I'm proud of because she is a wonderful woman.
The NTAs It was the National TV Awards this week and Coronation Street were up for 3 gongs so I was happily rooting for them from the comfort of my sofa! Although we didn't win best serial drama (big congrats to Eastenders by the way!), I think Corrie has had a fab year with some explosive story lines and lots of it's much loved humour thrown in too.
Our fab Ali King in particular has worked so hard, she really deserved her nomination for best actress! The media sometimes make out there is rivalry between the soaps but the honest truth is that we all support each other at those events. Everyone works equally as hard and are under lots of pressure to produce up to 5 episodes per week.
I was pleased some of my faves won too like The Great British Bake Off, Ant and Dec (no surprises there!) and Suranne Jones for best dramatic performance. Well done to all the winners!
NTA style Style wise at the NTA's my personal favourite looks (apart from the Corrie girls who all looked fabulous!) were Emma Willis and Rochelle Humes.
Emma proved being pregnant doesn't have to mean you can't be stylish and comfortable, she looked radiant. And I loved the colour and classy simplicity of Rochelle's dress, just gorgeous!
Thanks for reading as always!


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The weather man was half right today. Morning forecast was for 10mph or less-wrong--more like 15mph and blowing constant. The seas were angry and made fishing in my boat a chore. Afternoon forecast was for the winds to lay down and they were right on. Since it was howling this morning, we decided to hit the first shallow water structure we could find. Settled on some areas in 12 ft. Decided not to anchor, so we made some drifts. On the second drift, Mrs. Ruff One hollers over the wind--here comes a cobe, and she's hooked up. This cobe fought like no other I've seen. He was more like a sailfish. He tail walked. He busted water like a bass. He ran line out. At one time he had 100 yds. out. I even turned the boat around and helped Gail recover some line. Gail did a good job and the gaff put him in the boat! Nice fish--40 inches---28lbs. We continued our drift strategy, but no more takers. Finally the wind started to settle down and we set up on anchor. Chum bag out, and the bait fish started to show. My line goes off and I have a 1/2 in. short cobe on. Gail nets him, back he goes. Sharks started to show up, so we pulled anchor, cleaned up and decided to head in. We had the mackeral around all day, and Gail did put a 26" one in the cooler for some smoked dip(to go along with the smoked cobia belly--I mixed them up last time and it was delicious). Also did take a surprise 18" flounder off the bottom. Over all nice day, but "Ruff".
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Kirbydox posted a topic in GeocachingThe San Antonio webcam at the Alamo has been archived. 13 Days in 30 Seconds
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Kirbydox posted a topic in GeocachingI received a DNF on one of my caches in Rosenberg yesterday. Kirbydox Left Between H and I. The cache has been out for 3 years and I have NEVER had to replace it. Since I was at my computer at the time, I immediately sent a message to this cacher to look again because it is not your typical light pole cache and not an easy cache for a newbie. They looked again and couldn't find it and replied that I was full of it. IN THIS CASE(!) I had to disagree with the cacher. Today I took the 30 mile roundtrip drive to check on the cache and it was there. The cacher has ZERO FINDS. I channeled BaytownBert and tried to teach this newbie about unusual hides without totally giving it away. On the bright side, the log was full and needed to be replaced, there were a lot of cool songs on the radio I listened and sang to on the drive and I got to spend some quality car time with Wolfie the dog. Oh, and it wasn't raining yet either! I'm also thinking of making all my caches Premium Member Only.
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Kirbydox replied to ggmorton's topic in TrackablesI picked up a few geocoins with the same problem. Looking closer at them, a couple are owned by sock puppet accounts that belonged to Tucson Thompsen. Admiral Ackbar was one sock puppet account that I know about. When GS dropped the hammer on him they also locked all his sock puppet accounts too. I wonder if he was at GW or if someone else dropped the coins there? I used to belong to the AZ group because we traveled to AZ for Spring Training baseball games every year. I heard rumors that Tucson Thompsen got permanently banned. I don't remember the whole story but he'd been punished several times and had several sock puppet accounts to get around the temp bans. I think (but don't quote me because it was quite a while ago and the details are fuzzy) it was because he kept publishing puzzle cache spoilers.
Flyover Country App
Kirbydox posted a topic in General DiscussionHow A Geologist Designed The Perfect App For The Window Seat I can't wait to try this out! Earthcaching at 35,000 feet!
Yes I noticed the subtle threat that if there are too many problems/complaints/reviewer protests the challenges will cease to be allowed.
This makes me sad, even though I guess I see their point. I really wanted to see a new icon just for the ease of searching for or excluding challenge caches in a search. Sure, it's not that difficult now but it would sure be nice to be able to look at a map and easily see where a cluster of challenge caches are. "What's Not Changing (for now) The idea of a challenge cache icon or attribute earned significant support from the community. We agree there are a lot of good reasons to implement one. However, we want to confirm that the new framework will reduce the problems which led to the moratorium. It wouldn't make sense to engineer a new icon or attribute only to lose it if challenge caches don't work out. We're going to give it a year or so, and then re-evaluate the situation. If we find that things are going well, then we will strongly consider adding a new icon or attribute for challenge caches"
Do you have a good explanation?
Kirbydox replied to TXLolly's topic in Newcomers' AreaDon't forget to mention to LEO's - they get free premium membership! From geocaching.com: "Official representatives of parks, land management organizations and law enforcement agencies are eligible for a free Premium Membership. With the premium member status, you are able to identify geocaches currently placed in your region, receivenotifications when new geocaches in your area are placed, and communicate with the geocachers who are playing in your area. "
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Kirbydox replied to jdpen74's topic in GeocachingI love doing Drew8's caches for milestones. They are always so well thought out. My favorite is Plundering the Treasure of Captain Drew. It's not an instant gratification cache but the journey is awesome.
Found someones geocache in Barker Reservoir appears lost since 2012
Kirbydox replied to saleenadam's topic in GeocachingIt looks like it is this cache: GCQAMK Buffalo Barker
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Kirbydox replied to two dog knight's topic in General DiscussionCan't wait to see you again, Don! It's been a while. We're glad you're coming back for a visit!!!!
Garmin 64 series v4.00 Firmware Update Out
Kirbydox replied to KeyResults's topic in HardwareI use this option for loading and I've not had the problem of disappearing events. I tried it again today and everything worked just fine. I HAVE NOT done the firmware update yet. No time yet for this. One other problem that Rich & Lola (and I think HC has too) have had that I haven't is the Share Wirelessly problem that sometimes the cache sent would show up and sometimes it wouldn't. It just seems that the Share Wirelessly is a little flaky at times.
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Andy Smith wrote:
i actually decided to try the script by marek podmaka and adjusted it a little for use with smbind, i'm sure that the part added by me (sed 'n;n;n;n;d;' |) to remove some lines is not the cleanest way to do it but it does seem to work. have this running now as a cronjob on NS2 but plan to have it called from the smbind scripts on NS1 to run it the other way around when new domains are created.Hi, On Fri, Aug 22, 2008 at 06:22:21PM +0300, Juha-Matti Tapio wrote:On Fri, Aug 22, 2008 at 03:47:42PM +0200, randall wrote:Stephen Gran wrote:i assumed it would not be necessary to manually add each new zone on each slave dns server, at least it does not make much sense in my reasoning, hope i'm not to wrong here ;)You are wrong here :)mmmmm.....at least i'm happy to find out then.. anyway to automate this process? seems like a lot of manual work here.One option is to use PowerDNS on the slave. It has the so called supermaster feature where the slave can be configured to add automatically any unknown zones for which a notify is received from a trusted IP address.I would second this. I was just about to respond recommending it when I got to the end of the thread and saw this recommendation. A couple of minor niggles I have found with PowerDNS in supermaster mode: - The zone has to have the slave listed as an NS - When zones are removed they will stay in the PowerDNS database They are not hard to work around. Cheers, Andy
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Woman of the 90s
- Artist: Judy Welden
- Genre: Country
- Release Date: 3/21/2006
Always singing from her heart, JUDY WELDEN wrings so much feeling from the lyrics of her song that her audience can identify with whatever emotion she's projecting at that moment. The next minute she'll have them roaring with laughter at her quips between songs! Born in PA, later moving to WV, MO, FL and more recently settling in GA, Judy's natural harmony ability comes easily, having started to sing harmony with her family in church at age seven. She has always given the Lord all the glory for the gifts He has given her. Judy has sung from numerous stages, with her favorite being the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville, original home of the Grand Ole Opry, where she sang on the same show as KITTY WELLS in the mid 90's. WOMAN OF THE 90'S is Ms. Welden's second album, released on Treasure Coast Records in 1994. Although the 90's have come and gone, Judy feels these songs will always be relevant and should be available for sale, plus 3 of the songs have not been released before. This earlier version of the title cut, Woman of the 90's, is AC/Pop style; whereas the later version is Country. Lyrics are included with the CD. 3 songs from the CD went to #1 on an Indie chart (THE MUSIC REVIEW). Also released in 1994 was FOREVER GRATEFUL, a Christian release on Heartfelt Records. Songs not released as singles from Judy's first album, SHADES OF BLUE, are now included on the newly released (6/06) 18 song album called PAIN SHY, BLUES & TRIBILATION which will includes three(3) new songs as well as songs from several earlier albums which fit a bluesy concept. For her 9 1/2 weeks overseas tour the summer of 1998, Judy put together an album of sixteen of her most played songs in an album (JUDY WELDEN COUNTRY HITS - '92 TO '98). She performed at Zevenbergen Festival in Holland and went on to tour in 6 other countries. Her album and songs stayed on the European charts, that included mostly major artists, all summer. Judy released a Christian album titled GRACE in January 2001. The first song on that album, a patriotic duet, (ONE NATION), co-written and sung with PHIL COLEY, from Bowden, GA, was dedicated to the new President of the US and the new Millennium. She received a thank you note from the White House, signed by GEORGE W. BUSH. It became another #1 song for her in March, 2001. CHASING A DREAM, a country album released in the spring of 2001, also includes ONE NATION and 16 other original songs. The songs received abundant airplay, especially in Europe. Even though it has been several years since this CD was released, various songs are still being played on worldwide radio. The title cut of this CD (WHEN I'M CHASING A DREAM)was released a second time, going to #1 in February, 2007) All of Ms. Welden's songs are available online for digital downloads. Over the years Judy has received many awards and nominations. A few of her awards are: International Female Recording Artist of the Year 1999, Album of the Year, (New Country, 1999), Song of the Year (FISHING FOR A NEW LOVE), co-written with Tom Littleby, American Horizon Award and Co-Writer of the Year, with DJ Mia Heylen and Terrance Alan. In addition...Judy was nominated for 6 awards for the year 2001, including Artist of the 20th Century and Artist/Songwriter of the Year. Her most recent award was being awarded a HALL OF FAME trophy at the CCMA (Colorado Country Music Assn) Award ceremony in June, 2006. Judy was honored mainly for helping so many artist/songwriters get heard on worldwide radio from '93 to '99, publishing their original songs, and also starting the Treasure Coast Songwriter Assn. With over 350 original songs to her credit, Judy has recorded 80 of them and most all have charted on the Independent charts, with 8 of them reaching #1. Those were I'M HITTIN' THE ROAD, LOVE CONQUERS ALL, SHELTER IN THE RAIN and ONE NATION (with co-writers Tina Billias, Tom Littleby and Phil Coley respectively), ABSTAIN- DON'T PLAY THE GAME (co-written with Rhonnie Scheuerman), CHURCH CALLED THE RISEN SON (Judy's lyrics to the public domain tune HOUSE OF THE RISING SUN), WHEN I'M CHASING A DREAM (written soley by Judy) and I'M PAIN SHY (co-written with Marc Rabins). Dozens of her original songs have reached top 10 of the Independent charts. Fourteen (14) artists have recorded 32 of her songs. Dubbed "WONDER WOMAN OF THE 90'S" by her then PR man, the late Gene Bear, after Judy released 10 compilation CDs with multiple artists/songwriters (including her own composed /recorded songs) in a 12 month period, she has since stopped releasing the compilations. Her focus now is on publishing songs written by herself and other songwriters she publishes in order to find suitable songs for talented artists. Like all Independent artists, she would love to have a major "hit" herself, thus the title of her album "CHASING A DREAM". 'PAIN SHY, BLUES & TRIBULATION', with 18 songs in genres of Country, blues, jazz, rock and gospel (that all fit a blues concept) was released in June, 2006. Five songs were released as singles during 2007, and all did very well on both European charts and American charts. I'M PAIN SHY went to #1 in July, 2007. Judy started the TREASURE COAST SONGWRITERS ASSN. (TCSA) in 1993, was the director for 4 years, later serving as Advisor. In 1995 she started FIRP (FAIRNESS IN ROYALTY PAYMENTS) to appeal to BMI and ASCAP concerning equality in royalty payments, requesting that their radio monitoring be updated to modern technology to assure that all songwriters be paid fairly, not just the major ones. Since early 2003 Judy has been a resident in Gainesville, GA where she is still involved in musical endeavors. With a successful career that spans more than 35 years, and having been nominated and accepted for inclusion in International Who's Who In Music and Marquis Who's Who In Entertainment & Who's Who Worldwide, Judy Welden's musical star continues to shine!
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