Wu Tang Clan-Triumph(HD)

The Wu-Tang Clan is a New York City-based hip-hop group, which consists of RZA, GZA, Method Man, Raekwon, Ghostface Killah, Inspectah Deck, U-God, Masta Killa, the late Ol' Dirty Bastard and Cappadonna who officially joined the group in 2007 prior to the release of 8 Diagrams. They were formed in (and are generally associated with) the New York City borough of Staten Island (referred to by members as "Shaolin"), though some of its members originate from Brooklyn (RZA, GZA, Ol' Dirty Bastard and Masta Killa), along with one member from The Bronx (Inspectah Deck). Wu-Tang Forever was the long-awaited follow-up to the Wu-Tang Clan's first album Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers). It came following a string of successful solo projects from the clan's prominent members (Tical, Return to the 36 Chambers: The Dirty Version, Only Built 4 Cuban Linx..., Liquid Swords & Ironman). Forever was released on June 3, 1997 as a double album at the peak of the group's popularity and to high expectations. Despite limited radio /TV airplay and the lead single that famously clocked at nearly 6 minutes with no chorus, the album debuted at #1 in the US with 650000 copies sold in its first week. It also debuted at #1 in the UK and Canada as well. The album was nominated for Best Rap Album at the 1998 Grammy Awards, but lost to Puff Daddy's No Way Out. In an infamous moment, after losing, Wu-Tang Clan member Ol' Dirty Bastard interrupted Shawn Colvin's Song of the Year acceptance speech to protest ...



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Tips on Buying Or Leasing a Car

Buying or leasing a car is an exciting time. There are many aspects to choosing a new car that you should consider, and many options to balance. Here are a few to get started:

1. New vs. Used: Gone are the days when buying used meant risking the purchase of a lemon. Although it may be cheaper to finance a used car, as soon as it leaves the lot it drops a lot in value. So if you want to buy, a used car more often makes better financial sense.

2. Buy vs. Lease: Leasing a car is a great way to drive the new car you've always wanted. Plus you can trade it in after a few years. When you buy, you can keep the car for a much longer time, and possibly even resell it in the distant future - though you do have to pay for maintenance.

3. Cool Features: Remote keyless entry for safety, anti-lock brakes for when the roads are wet, a GPS when you get lost, and side airbags for safety. These features are hard to live without once you have them and are common in most new cars.

4. Reliability: Certain models are more reliable than others, and if you desire certain specifics from your car (say you live in the mountains and encounter lots of rain and snow) you should know which brands are best suited for your lifestyle.

5. Fuel: A hot button issue in today's car market. Electrics, hybrids, gas, diesel: choosing a fuel efficient car is important; buying a car that uses less gas can save you more than a grand annually. Fight global warming too, and if you do want a truck or SUV, check to see if your state penalizes gas guzzlers.

6. Insurance cost: Depending on the make, year, model and color of your car, you could wind up spending a lot more than you want on semi-annual insurance.

7. Automatic or manual: Although the former are ever more popular, manuals are cheaper and require less maintenance. Plus, you can gauge exactly how fast you are going, and get a better sense of the car, that is, if you know how to drive stick. It doesn't take too long to learn either, and manuals use less gas.

8. Don't buy the cheapest: Buying a car "as is" can lead to big expenses down the line. It's worth it to spend a little more and buy a quality vehicle than to always be taking your thousand dollar car to the shop.

Overall, your financial situation will probably dictate the most about what kind of car you choose -- whether you're looking to buy or lease new cars. Remember, if you're going to be driving every day, this is an investment that you want to go about the right way. Cars leasing is a great option if you can see this being a short term car, or if you plan to buy your dream car in a few years.

Brookville 'Great Mistake'

www.A3Network.com. Brookville 'Great Mistake'. A3 Network. After releasing two albums under the Brookville moniker, musician and producer Andy Chase didnt think he had another in him. Whatever it was that had inspired those albums seemed to have disappeared, and Chase, who also plays in Ivy, assumed, for a while, that his tenure as Brookville was complete. After the release of Nothing In the Shade and a North American tour with French pop act Tahiti 80, Chase fell into a depression. He holed up in his New York apartment and struggled to find a way of coping with this severe emotional low. The solution turned out to be songwriting. The discs moody, pensive quality, in both its lyrics and music, is both compelling and thought-provoking, and tracks like Break My Heart, which features Tim Yehezkely from The Postmarks, and the evocative cover of The Go-Betweens guitarist Grant McLennans Haunted House reveal a musician who clearly still has something to express. -Album co-produced by Tahiti 80 -Features guest vocals by Tim Yehezkely of The Postmarks and Lana Mir - TOURING Sep-29 San Francisco, CA Café Du Nord Oct-02 Los Angeles, CA Spaceland Oct-03 Phoenix, AZ TBA Tucson, AZ Club Congress Oct-05 Denver, CO Hi Dive Oct-06 Boulder, CO B Side Ft. Collins, CO Hodi's Halfnote Oct-08 Austin, TX Emo's Inside Oct-09 Houston, TX Mink or Rudyards or Walters Oct-11 Kansas City, MO Record Bar Kansas City, MO Czar Bar Oct-12 St. Louis, MO The Firebird Oct-13 Chicago, IL Double Door Bowling ...



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Fear and Loathing in Coney Island

Ty and I lost our minds at Coney Island. Thanks for the wink, Wheezy Waitress: www.youtube.com



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Mos Def Pretty Dancer

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MOST FAMOUS MAFIA MURDERS

Photos of the dead bodies of the most famous mob hits ordered by various bosses from the New York Cosa Nostra



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Living in Park Slope, Brooklyn

Park Slope has a reputation for being a neighborhood of New York overrun by little kids, their parents and giant strollers. While it is true that the area is popular with young families, it is still a cool suburb of Brooklyn with lots of young people around that don't have kids of their own. Park Slope is located Fourth Avenue to the west, Flatbush Avenue to the north, 20th Street to the south and Prospect Park to the east.

There is a relatively wealthy population living in Park Slope due to the fact that the neighborhood has long been gentrified. Beautiful brownstone homes line the side streets and apartments rule on 5th and 6th Streets. Some apartments have fantastic views of Manhattan across the river. The closer you get to 15th Street, the less expensive the neighborhood gets. Park Slope as a whole is a generally friendly and safe place to live. While 3rd Avenue can be a bit sketchy, the neighborhood has a low crime rate. Besides the multitudes of parents and children there are plenty of recent graduates, young professionals and young couples without children living in Park Slope.

Park Slope is bordered on the east by Brooklyn's largest and best outdoor area, Prospect Park. There's plenty to do here from watching or playing baseball to taking horseback riding lessons to watching a concert or if you just want to relax, just lie down to do some sunbathing. The Brooklyn Library, Brooklyn Museum and the Brooklyn Botanical Gardens are also not far away.

The area has lots of quality restaurants, cafes and bars. Try Miriam's on 5th Avenue for an excellent brunch, grab a cup of coffee at The Postmark Cafe or Gorilla Coffee and then have some dessert at The Chocolate Plate Room. If you're looking for something a little stronger, Alchemy is a cool bar with great Bloody Marys and mimosas. Bar 4 on 7th Avenue is upscale and popular with excellent cocktails. There's a hugely popular Food Co-op store here where members exchange thee hours of labour each month for their membership and access to discounted fresh fruits, vegetables and other food.

Living in Park Slope you will notice a neighborhood-y type feel not found in many other areas of New York. The suburb is tree-lined and beautiful with plenty to do both day and night. Anyone living here will enjoy their time in New York City.

Wild About The Wildwater Walking Club By Claire Cook - A Review

Claire Cook's delightful novel, SUMMER BLOWOUT, was the first book I reviewed when I began reviewing books. I had picked up SUMMER BLOWOUT, having loved MUST LOVE DOGS that Claire wrote, and was not disappointed. I am thrilled to be reviewing Claire Cook's newest book, THE WILDWATER WALKING CLUB just out on May 5. So watch out Ya-Ya Sisters, Wives' Clubbers, and Sweet Potato Queens because the WALKERS have arrived! Claire Cook's new book THE WILDWATER WALKING CLUB and the walkers are taking over!

In THE WILDWATER WALKING CLUB, Claire Cook gives us three wonderful women who are neighbors on Wildwater Way and at first don't even know each other. It all starts when Noreen Kelly's "boyfriend" convinces her to take a buyout from her corporate position in a shoe company, and she thinks she has made the best choice. However, she soon realizes that her love wasn't just working for the other company but was working her, and Noreen is dumped by the boyfriend and the company. In a fit of frustration and shock, she uses her actually void company ID and buys up every shoe in her size at the corporate shop for 50% off. With that, Noreen takes her shoes and heads home to Wildwater Way to try and figure out what is left of her life.

Sure that her life is over, Noreen sees nothing around her but what she is missing. Not until she makes friends with Tess, her next door neighbor, does Noreen start to realize that maybe her life isn't over after all. Tess, the school teacher who is off for the summer, dealing with a college-bound daughter who isn't speaking to her mom, and Noreen start walking together and they start to talk to each other about life. A third member living on Wildwater Way comes to the group as they meet Rosie. Rosie knows she was doing the right thing moving into her parents' home after her mom died, bringing her family with her, and taking over the lavender farm on her parents' property, but it isn't what she had hoped for. In her friendship with Noreen and Rosie, she literally is able to walk into a different life.

The three women begin to walk their way into a friendship that will turn out to be more than they ever expected. They walk and talk and even start to keep track of their steps using pedometers that Noreen also picked up at the "last shoe buy" she made. Sharing some of the shoes she bought with Tess and Rosie, is not the only thing that Noreen begins to share with these women. Their steps go from being more than just exercise as they take to new directions walking and in life. Noreen attends a career coaching group for unemployed people in her company and sees things through others eyes. She begins to build a better relationship with her own mother thanks to her friendship with Tess and watching Tess's relationship with her daughter. Hanging a clothesline becomes a political issue only found in real life in real writing like Claire Cook's. The walkers take a road trip to Seattle for a festival about lavender and along with all this there are the twists and turns, romances and families, characters and settings that make for a great read that only someone like Claire Cook can come up with. This might be called a 'good beach read' but believe me, you will not want to be sitting in a chair after reading this!

The story is a fast and fun read, but also a learning experience. From this book have grown, and will continue to grow, groups of walkers who will see the value in what these women did and how it changed their lives. How Claire Cook could have known that this book would hit home with so many of us in these economically changing times is anyone's guess. I think that people who read this book will all take away something from it. For most it will definitely be a really good read but for others is will be even more. It may be another way of looking at our neighbors, or like me, it may be a realization that walking is more than just exercise. When everyone can get their hands on THE WILDWATER WALKING CLUB on May 5th, we may find our streets more crowded with walkers than ever before...at least there will be happier and more satisfied walkers, that's for sure! This is a book that celebrates friendship and teaches us what Claire Cook intended and that is if you are going to walk the walk, then go ahead and take that first step to talk the talk and make the changes in your life that you can and need to do. As it says on Claire's website "Just put one foot in front of the other"!

Review Written and Submitted by Karen Haney

How to Win a Jackpot in Slot Machine Games?

History of slots

Slot machines are one of the most popular games in online casinos around the world. Each year, thousands of players worldwide join and over 70% of profit online casinos earn is exactly from the video slots. History of slot machines is long enough. The first ancestor of modern video slot was invented in 1891 in Brooklyn, New York. Slots were created on the basis of poker, and contain 50 cards glued on the five reels shirts down. layers for the rates used coin and pull the lever, resulting in the rotation of the reels. But since then there was the idea of the payments system, the winner was offered a free drink or a cigar, or something else. This depended on the institution, which was installed a slot machine. To the player it was difficult to win because the game was to be repaid, and not ruin the institution, often with the drums removed ten peaks and jack of hearts that it was difficult to collect Royal Flush.

In 1899 Charles Fey created his slot machines in San Francisco, California. His slots were not so complicated, and they called the "Liberty Bell". His machine had 3 rotating drum with five characters on each: diamond, heart, horseshoe, spades, and the bell of freedom - hence the name. A winning combination on slot machines such it was easier to recognize and receive, so Charles Fey developed the first system of payments. Number of the three bells of freedom given the player the greatest prize - ten pounds for five cents. Over time, there were other varieties of slots, in which instead of cash prizes were chewing gum with the flavor of the fruit, which falls on the reels slot machine.

The first electromechanical slot version was invented in 1954. Soon there were other versions of slot machines that take a cent rate, therefore, the number wishing to play in the one-armed bandit is growing. Since then, both casino operators have begun to use more slots brought up, accept checks, tickets, tokens, paper, for most people in the game Slots become expensive. But after some time thanks to a casino to attract new players have appeared a cent slot machines. As new versions of slots allowed to be put on line payments more coins, and many players could not afford to make such large bets, it was decided that the minimum value of coins in slot machines was up one cent.

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Running and Walking in Brooklyn

Brooklyn is an exciting part of New York City, full of character and diversity. It also has an enthusiastic running community, some excellent running clubs, and some outstanding running trails. Brooklyn is convenient to reach from Manhattan, either on foot from Downtown or by subway from anywhere on the island, so you do not have to be a Brooklyn dweller to consider running or walking here.

The focal point for running in Brooklyn is Prospect Park, Brooklyn's answer to Central Park. It is 526 acres, roughly two-thirds the size of Central Park. It has a paved loop road, 3.35 miles around, closed to vehicle traffic much of the time. It has some significant hills at the northern end, making for a great training location. It is easily reached by subway, or you can connect on foot from City Hall via the Brooklyn Bridge, scenic Brooklyn Heights, and Downtown Brooklyn (about four miles).

For longer distance runs, I love the triangle of Prospect Park, Bay Ridge, and Coney Island. You can get from Prospect Park to the Bay Ridge shore via Fort Hamilton Parkway, Leif Ericson Park, and the shore trail. The shore trail will also take you on to the Coney Island Boardwalk. You can then get from Coney Island back to Prospect Park via wide and friendly Ocean Parkway. The whole loop is about 20 miles but you can easily just do pieces of it since there are subway stations at all apexes of the triangle. Both Bay Ridge and Prospect Park are excellent places to end a long run because there are many good casual restaurant/bars close by for winding down afterwards. Coney Island is not so good for restaurants and bars but it does have an amusement park and Nathan's Famous hot dogs so it may work for you as a destination.

The third leg noted above is the route of the Brooklyn Half-Marathon run in late May - the course of that race involves a couple of loops of Prospect Park followed by the run along Ocean Parkway to finish on the Coney Island boardwalk. This is a great race that I would recommend to anyone.

Brooklyn also has some excellent longer distance running further out. The trail following the Belt Parkway along the shore can take you about seven miles from Canarsie to Sheepshead Bay, optionally continuing further along the streets to Coney Island. There is also a long route connecting that trail to the Rockaway Beach boardwalk in Queens. All of the endpoints in the above - Canarsie, Sheepshead Bay, and the Rockaways - are served by subway so you can devise some very interesting outings here without making it an out-and-back route.

Even if you are not so keen on long runs, be sure to run or walk the Brooklyn Bridge (and/or the Manhattan Bridge) and continue up to Brooklyn Heights to admire the Manhattan skyline from that angle.

Enjoy your running or walking in New York's most fascinating borough, Brooklyn!

Billionaires vs. Brooklyn's Best Bar: Eminent Domain Abuse & The Atlantic Yards Project

Freddy's in Brooklyn is a happening place that has been named one of the city's best bars by the Village Voice, Esquire, and The New York Times. Unfortunately, Freddy's—and the surrounding neighborhood—is smack-dab in the footprint of the Atlantic Yards project, a multi-million-dollar, 22-acre development that is intended to create "an urban utopia" in the language of developer Bruce Ratner, and a new, publicly subsidized home to Ratner's Nets, who currently play NBA basketball (if you can call it that) in New Jersey. But don't mistake Atlantic Yards as one more instance of the market-driven transformations for which New York is rightly famous. It's actually the latest case of eminent domain abuse, where private property is seized by the state on dubious grounds and then immediately handed over to private interests for private gain. In this case, the Empire State Development Corporation has designated the thriving area as blighted to facilitate the taking of privately owned houses and businesses without having to pay full market value. Ratner, whose partners in the venture include rapper Jay Z and the Russian billionaire Mikhail Prokhorov, stands to pocket hundreds of millions of dollars on the deal, all thanks to the brute force of the state. This week, a Brooklyn Supreme Court ruling tossed out the eminent domain objections of residents and property owners who had held out for six years and Ratner plans to break ground on the site on March 11, if not before. The workers ...



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Brooklyn - A Viable Option For Non New Yorkers

New York is considered one of the most expensive cities to live in. The city is host to people from different countries all over the world who come and settle down here and make it their home. People move to this city for various reasons. Some come here on job transfers while some pursue their higher education here. Many people even migrate to the States looking for better job prospects and a higher standard of living. In such circumstances, long term rental accommodations become the obvious choice of many.

Competition is fierce in the sphere of getting long term rental accommodations. One should be quick to seek out a good deal and immediately finalize it. This is because, there are numerous people waiting to seize the best catch in the market. Choosing an appropriate neighborhood for your residence is an important task. Among all of the New York City boroughs, Brooklyn, Queens, and Bronx have wide choice of apartments in terms of price and quality. Brooklyn is a very popular option for stay in New York. It is the biggest of the five boroughs of New York and houses a population of 2.6 million. The attractions of living in this area are many, and it would be especially appealing to someone interested in history and cultural heritage. The Brooklyn Bridge, Coney Island, Fulton's Ferry, and the Dodgers are testimony of the rich past of Brooklyn. An added advantage is its proximity to New York City.

Advantages for tenants in Brooklyn

o Tenants in Brooklyn enjoy more rights than the landlords. Acquaintance with a few of them would go a long away in avoiding long term hassles in terms of rental accommodations.
o Any form of discrimination while letting out a house is not allowed.
o Heating arrangements are compulsorily to be provided by the landlord during the winter months.
o The apartment should be free of rodent or bug infestation.
o For the ground floor tenants, provision of window protectors is a must for safety and security, and smoke alarms in all the rooms is also a must. This is to be provided by the landlord.
o Nobody has the right to evict a tenant unless there is a court order to this effect.

A wide range of apartments are available for rent in Brooklyn. You have options of cozy and economical studio apartments, as also sprawling four bedroom ones. No wonder so many people from all over the world have migrated to this cosmopolitan city. Some of the neighborhoods in Brooklyn where you could seek long term rental accommodations are Bay Ridge, Boerum Hill, Brooklyn Heights, Crown Heights and Fort Greene. There are a number of websites that give you information about the different categories of long term rentals and the areas of their availability.

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The Heretic Queen - A Review of Historical As Well As Romantic Fiction

THE HERETIC QUEEN by Michelle Moran is a novel of historical fiction that is a sweeping, romantic story about Nefertari, the niece of Nefertiti, who was known as the "heretic queen". Nefetari is the narrator of the story and is the only one spared when a catastrophic fire in the palace kills the Eighteenth Dynasty's entire royal family. The members of the court do not want Nefetari around because of who she is. She is ostracized and rejected by people all because her family name has been damaged for good. The wicked things her family did effects everything that poor Nefetari tries to do with her life.

Two close friends of Nefetari are Ramesses, who is just a few years older, and another younger boy, Asha. This young trio is loyal to each other, and spends a great deal of time together. However, this relationship changes when Ramesses becomes Co-Regent with his father. At that point, Ramesses is told he can no longer be friends and spend time with Nefertari. This is very difficult for Nefetari as Ramesses was one of her only friends in the palace. Matters worsen when Nefertari finds out that Ramesses is to be wed soon. Nefertari always thought it would be her that Ramesses married but it is not to be.

Following Ramesses' marriage, and with no welcome place now for Nefertari in the court, she is presented with a chance to work with one of Ramesses' aunts and try to become a second wife to Ramesses. Often, the second wife was more important than the first. This sounds like it will be an answer but there is one thing that will be a problem, as usual, and that is her relation to the Heretic King and Queen. And so, Nefertari is taken to the Temple of Hathor where the aunt works with her. Nefertari is taught in the same way that royalty would be taught. She is prepared in a way that she could become a future queen someday.

Finally, the Prince notices Nefertari, after her hard work and passage of time, and she and Ramesses start to see each other again. Forgetting about her background, they fall in love and want to get married. Iset, who is Ramesses wife, sets out to make herself Chief Wife and thus most important in court and to Ramesses. She works very hard to keep Nefetari out of their lives. However, Nefertari has other ideas as she makes it her goal to become THE wife of Ramesses and return her family's name back into the good graces of the court. Nefertari also decides that SHE wants to be the Chief Wife even though everyone around her works against this. Despite their efforts, Nefertari does become the wife of Ramesses who by now is known as Ramesses the Great. His goal is to be the most powerful Pharaoh in Egypt, despite the problems history will present him with including the "great Exodus". Ramesses and Nefertari become involved in many thrilling and almost unreal ventures. They seem almost impossible and yet they are all based on history. They face Ahmoses, do battle with Hittites and pirates, and so many historical based adventures that the story is exciting and adventurous. The author, Michelle Moran, has so much detail to the actions while still making the book move along quickly and not bogging the readers down with heavy historical minutiae. It makes that time period believable and real, and makes the Egyptian history come alive.

Moran includes a glossary full of terms to help explain words, as well as a religious calendar that keeps the reader on track with all that is going on. Although it is nice to have read NEFERTITI: A NOVEL also by Michelle Moran, it is not necessary to have in order to understand, follow, and enjoy THE HERETIC QUEEEN. I recommend this book to historical fiction buffs but also romance readers who like a fast moving story with good basics and a great story line, full of well developed characters.

Eileen Goudge Makes Things a Little Personal With THE DIARY - Don't Miss It!

THE DIARY by Eileen Goudge was sent to me with a personal inscription that made me aware that this was a very special story for Eileen to write. Then I focused on the "Author's Note" which immediately touched my heart as I saw it was dedicated to Eileen's parents and I knew I was in for something very special. Reading Eileen Goudge's books are always a pleasure but I was not prepared for just how extraordinary THE DIARY is. I read it in one sitting which is unusual for me with my busy schedule but there was no way I was putting it down.

I was caught up immediately with Emily and Sarah's discovery of their mother's diary which tells the story of A. J. and Elizabeth. The two adult sisters are clearing out their mother's attic following her declining health as a result of a debilitating stroke that has left her mute and close to death. The diary is delicately described as "bound in maroon leather dulled with age, its gilt tooling worn away in spots" with a "satin bookmarker, once red, now faded to the ashy-pink of dried, pressed rose." It also said the diary "seemed to carry the scent of dried roses" and with that description I was transported with all my senses to the setting of the story within that diary!

The diary reveals a completely different mother than the one the daughters thought knew. With their father having predeceased their mother, and her unable to speak, they have nobody to turn to with their questions concerning the information that is divulged in the writing in this journal. Diary entries are written verbatim and the story simultaneously presents the narrative to accompany each entry.

Sarah and Emily are as entranced as they are shocked to discover that according to the diary their mother's true love was not their father-the father they adored, the couple they thought they knew so well all their lives. The more the girls read, the more they realize they had a mystery they must solve.

Was there really another man, this "A. J." in their mother's life before their father who they were always led to believe was her one and only true love? Who was the mysterious A. J. who the diary describes as someone who made their mother a young woman of passions unknown to her daughters? If this A. J. was Elizabeth's first true love, what made her leave him for their father?

This is a story that will make you ask yourself how well you know your own parents. Think of yourself now as an adult, and how well do you think your own children know about your romantic past with the man in your life, your spouse? That was a question that really made me think about my own son and what does he really know about his parents and the love they have shared for 36 years?

This is a gem of a book. One to share with everyone you care about. It would make a wonderful Mother's Day gift or Easter present for that special parent or person in your life. I know it is a book that I will long cherish and reread as it is written to enjoy over and over again. Eileen Goudge has shared some very personal background with her readers and by opening her heart has created a book to cherish now and for generations to come.

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Alice Mattison Tells Us Why Nothing Is Quite Forgotten In Brooklyn

Alice Mattison takes two almost separate stories and intertwines them to make one in Nothing Is Quite Forgotten in Brooklyn , moving back and forth between the years of 1989 and 2003, yet the reader will find it surprisingly easy to follow. There is most definitely a link, a major one, holding the stories together.

First we find Constance (Con) Tepper in 1989 arriving from Philadelphia at her mother's apartment in Brooklyn. Con is there to watch the place and especially her mother's cat while her mother, Gert, goes to visit old friend Marlene Silverman in Rochester. Con settles in and, as always, wonders about the relationship between Gert and Marlene Silverman that has gone on every since Con, now 45, can remember. In fact, the friendship of Marlene and Gert, now 70, goes all the way back to World War II. Con learns this and more as she reads through old letters belonging to her mother that were written mainly by Marlene. Marlene even talked Gert into making an investment in an illegal business run by Marlene's then boyfriend, Lou, who was a mobster. This seems so unlike the mother Con knows.

This is all rather unsettling to Con, but not as much as what happens the first night in the apartment and all that follows. When Con finds the apartment has been entered that night, her purse with all her money and keys in it stolen, she panics. She wants to get the lock fixed but has no money to pay and certainly can't walk away leaving the apartment unlocked. Her only help is the phone, and she begins to call friends and family for help. By the end of that horrendous week, she encounters several disconcerting revelations about everything from her marriage to her job, even her family history, discoveries that change Con's life forever.

Marlene, quick-tempered and domineering, calls over and over again to get Con to consent to let her have the power of attorney for Gert. Marlene claims that Gert is starting to experience dementia and losing all signs of common sense. Then, one night, Marlene calls to tell Con that Gert has died in her sleep. In shock, Con doesn't stop to question the circumstances surrounding her mother's death - like why didn't Marlene call 911? Con also doesn't immediately wonder about Marlene being handy with a euthanasia needle since she is an assistant to a vet, or why she keeps insisting that Con give her all of Gert's financial records. The final tip should have been when Marlene is named executor of Gert's will instead of Gert's daughter.

The second story intertwining story occurs 14 years later. We find Con living in the apartment in Brooklyn, divorced from her husband, Jerry, although they somewhat remain friends. Con has gone from high-powered corporation lawyer to one who works for non-profit. Here in 2003, Con is expecting her friend Peggy; her daughter, Joanna; Marlene; and Jerry, all on one weekend - not something she looks forward to. Jerry is there to research an abandoned Brooklyn train project, bringing into the story the mystery of the now-lost elevated trains built to save time back in the 1920s. Jerry and Con together explore the vestiges of an unfinished elevated train line that they discover.

With Con apprehensive about everyone coming to visit at the same time, she begins to recall and rethink her mother's death. She had forgotten them, but Joanna never has. She has long thought that Marlene did more than just take some money from Gert, and she decides to find out more. The reconstruction of the puzzle of Gert's death and the part Marlene played in it makes for a mysterious twist to this second story within a story. The return of the stolen purse seems to bring everything to a head, and all of these mysteries come together at the end to answer some long-overdue questions because remember NOTHING IS QUITE FORGOTTEN IN BROOKLYN!

AZ Feat. Miss Jones - Sugar Hill

Album "Doe Or Die" 1995



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Laura Rider's Masterpiece Is Jane Hamilton's Masterpiece

Jane Hamilton brings us Laura Rider, a Midwesterner, and her husband Charlie, who together run a successful nursery with Laura really running things while Charlie is content to do the manual labor. They have been married 12 years and the sexual spark has gone out of the marriage, especially for Laura. They don't sleep together anymore, mostly because of Laura, but the plan seems to be OK for both of them, or so it seems on the surface. This is such an odd situation considering Laura really wants to be a romance novelist. Where ever will she get information and do research if she is locking her husband out of their bedroom?

To Laura, the excitement and chance at writing her romance novel comes when a radio host, Jenna Faroli, comes to town with her show. Laura has always enjoyed Jenna's shows and is thrilled that she is now living in their little town of Hartley. When Charlie and Laura do happen to meet Jenna one day, it dawns on Jenna that if she can build a relationship between Charlie and Jenna, she would have the material she needs for a great romance novel. Laura persuades Charlie to email Jenna and things heat up fast as their emails turn from simple to very intimate. As one might suspect, Jenna starts to fall in love with Charlie, or at least the Charlie who writes to her. This turns out to be just what Laura thinks she wants, as she will be able to study and write about how the relationship started and grew. She will write what a woman wants in a man and have proof of it, at least in her mind! Laura doesn't stop to think about the consequences of what she is doing. When Jenna and Charlie's relationship blossoms, it is not something this gardener can deal with. What Laura does and how Charlie and Jenna wind up is what makes this book tick.

Readers are brought into this book and you get very involved on many levels. This is more than the comedic review may sound. Laura is dealing with deep emotional baggage and the layers of each character are peeled away and readers can get down to what all is really going on in this novel beside what you read about on the surface. If you want a cute, funny little beach read filled with lovable characters, you may need to look further. However, if you want to read about a story that will involve you and have your loyalties and emotions constantly changing, then Laura Hamilton's LAURA RIDER'S MASTERPIECE will give you the ride of your life!

Lil Kim Lighters Up - Music Video

the music video of Lighters Up - Lil Kim (original)



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Web Extras 129 - Doc Brooks and Wally Backman Ejected

WEBSITE: www.playingforpeanuts.com BUY THE DVD (AMAZON) amzn.to WALLY BACKMAN SOUNDBOARD: bit.ly T-SHIRTS: www.zazzle.com Peanuts outfielder Doc Brooks argues following his ejection from a game in Anderson, SC. Peanuts manager Wally Backman defends Brooks and gets ejected in the process.This video is previously unreleased footage from the TV series "Playing for Peanuts." Wally Backman is now the manager of the Brooklyn Cyclones. The Cyclones are a Class A affiliate of the New York Mets. To see the alternate camera angle, click here - www.blip.tv



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New York City Highways at Night

Follows the Belt Parkway and an awesome opening 30 seconds to the BQE across the Brooklyn Bridge to FDR Drive north along the East River to Harlem River Drive to I-95 and the George washington Bridge in NJ, Filmed at about 9:00 PM.



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The Alternatives For Anxiety Disorder Treatment

Anxiety disorder has been plaguing America for quite some time now. It became so severe that people were shocked to know that it is the number one health concern in the country. About 3% of the total adult populations in the country are affected by it. This percentage may sound small and irrelevant but get this, 3% is equal to 4 million individuals. Yes, that is how many people anxiety or panic disorder has affected today. Can you still say that 3% is small when it involves 4 million? There is no doubt, it is huge.

There are many forms of anxiety disorder. Naming some, we have the generalized anxiety disorder of GAD, the obsessive compulsive disorder, or the loathsome panic disorder. These are just three of the many anxiety disorders known to man.

There are different symptoms for this type of disorders. Some are very simple and some are more complicated. Simple symptoms can go like worrying that is so frequent to be not normal anymore. At times, it can also go so complicated like the one you feel when you have a heart attack; the racing heart sensation. A person has to make sure that what he feels is of panic disorder because it could blend in with the daily routine or it could mimic that of a more dangerous disease.

A lot of people who are found to have this disease often commit a mistake of thinking that there is no treatment to it. They do not know that there is at least one anxiety disorder treatment that will work for them and help them get rid of this disorder. With that said, one could ask "what are my options for treating this type of panic disorder?" knowing that there are more than one treatment for this illness.

Let us discuss three options for panic disorder treatment here:

First is the natural way. This way involves changing your daily routine and changing your eating habit. You have to add some exercise with your daily routine. Be constant with your exercise and couple this with healthy food. You can maximize the effect of this natural way of treatment by minimizing the intake of harmful substances like tobacco or alcohol. Best of all; eliminate substances known to give us harm than benefit.

Another option for a treatment is through counseling. There are experts in the field who can talk to you about your disorder. We know how powerful the mind works and these experts can help us alter the way we think. Altering the way we think can also alter the things we feel. This is why counseling can help sufferers of anxiety disorders.

Last of the disorder treatment for anxiety in this article is with the help of medicines. If talking or counseling can help you with your mind, medicines can help you with your brain. Most of the medicines that can help the anxiety or panic disorder are anti depressant. What they do is they balance the neurotransmitters in the brain which are responsible to the way we feel. You should not try doing self medication. Always consult a physician with the medicine that you must take.

Of course, there are other options for anxiety disorder. Find the best that will suit you and you will soon say bye to it.

Fans Will Remain Loyal to Alex Even After They Meet Again in Cross Country

For all Alex Cross fans, there comes that time of anticipation when a new book is about to be released and you wonder what trials and tribulations Dr. Cross will have to go through to solve the case. And the true fan knows there will most probably be a twist at the very end that you didn't expect because the "first" ending seemed to have the mystery so neatly tied up. In CROSS COUNTRY, James Patterson does have the same formula for Dr. Cross, but it just seems to lack a few crucial ingredients that make it all come together in a logical, while unexpected, way. Devoted fans can believe anything James Patterson writes about Alex Cross, but CROSS COUNTRY calls upon us to be really loyal and forgiving.

Dr. Cross is called to a home invasion that just happens to be a friend of his from his past. The entire family is brutally murdered and Alex is his typical clever detecting self, picking up clues at the scene that will come to mean something later on in the story. When another brutal murder with the same characteristics of the first takes place, Alex realizes he is looking for a possible serial killer.

Information is found that reveals a killer known as the Tiger seems to be in charge of these murders. He works with a pack of very young boys who grew up surrounded by poverty, war, and killings. Their homeland is in Africa and Cross finds some obscure connection there and so follows after this crowd of killers much to the dismay of his supporters and family. With his trademark short chapters that keep fans reading "just one more", James Patterson takes Alex Cross to a world we have never seen him in.

Patterson has Cross engulfed in the middle of today's headlines with the atrocities that are happening now in places like Nigeria, Sudan, and Darfur. The story in Africa is brutal and violent in a way much more than a Patterson novel would normally have Cross in. In some ways, James Patterson was able to bring some attention to the carnage in Africa through the use of a well-loved character like Dr. Cross. I think it may have been part of his intent as even our hero, Alex Cross, would not have survived all that he was put though, nor would he have made some of the bad decisions he did like going there in the first place with little to no information or back up.

Of course, Dr. Cross does finally make it home only to face a more personal attack by the Tiger and one that he may not survive, or even want to. Will this be the end of Alex Cross? I am fairly sure we all know the answer to this. However, in true Patterson style Alex's arch enemy enters near the end of the story just briefly, but enough for the reader to wonder and hope that Kyle Craig just may be part of the next Alex Cross adventure. Thus, we are left again wanting more of Alex Cross and forgiving James Patterson for taking us a bit astray of our normal Dr. Cross adventure.

Streets of Brooklyn - Annika Vitolo

This is my homemade music video for a song I wrote about my hometown..... Brooklyn USA! Spread the love like a cream cheese schmear on a nice Brooklyn bagel....... Buy the song on iTunes: itunes.apple.com Official website: www.annikavitolo.com. Find me on Facebook at http ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ LYRICS ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ STREETS OF BROOKLYN music & lyrics by Annika Vitolo © 2009 Stepping on the cracks in the sidewalk Ain't worried 'bout no bad things happening to me Ain't looking back at where I been. Just where I want to be I was just a kid. I didn't know what I wanted He was just a kid. I left him brokenhearted Would he wait, would he wait, would he wait for me? Yeah. Would he wait for me? Everything I'll ever need I found, on the streets of Brooklyn I'm coming back around This place is home and it's got him It took some time to find my way Go tell him that I'm here to stay. On the streets of Brooklyn. The scenery has changed This place has gotten more run down Passed the places we used to hang I'd smile when he'd come around We'd walk the avenue, holding hands and laughing Somehow I always knew I'd come on back to where it all began Did he wait for me? Yeah. Did he wait for me? Everything 'll ever need I found, on the streets of Brooklyn Hell I'm not backing down I'm gonna keep on looking for him Ain't nothing getting in my way I'm gonna get him back someday Everything I need to know I learned on the streets of Brooklyn I left a long long time ago But my heart stayed here with him ...



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Personal Perks of Getting Published

A death and birth: These were the circumstances that sparked the desire to write, to leave a legacy - have a voice.

Muted was a good way to describe the feeling, as if my lips were moving but no words were spoken. Then subtly, I heard a whisper. It meant that there was hope.

That whisper gave way to a powerful voice: Papa in the Sky. It seemed the simplest way to link my children to my late father. Perhaps it was my own inner child, the one who wanted to make sense of why things happen - of why things change which led me to create The Caterpillar that Wouldn't Change, a story about acceptance, and having "Wanna." Having or creating this "Wanna" was the motivator that lulled me through the tides of motherhood, then later, the darkness of betrayal and divorce. Other stories came to life during those strenuous periods, as a way to turn utter nonsense on its side: The Really Jealous Jimmy Crab and Irregular Joe, which I wrote for my son.

My words were my "Purple Crayon". I was led by them, never knowing where they would take me until I got there. In so many ways, this is a metaphor for how I choose to live my life.

Breathing life into my stories, the process of having each one illustrated and published gave me a greater sense of purpose and a way out of the vortex where I once existed. Lighthearted stories like Massimo's Meatballs and The Pizza Man and the Parrots came alive during those times. For me the dry ink was the beginning of everything that ended: the death of my father, my marriage, and my family as I knew it. But it was the birth of a humbled me.

I've learned that nothing is ever really that bad if one can give it a voice. My latest release, Un-Identical twins is a testament to that. The greater truth is to never give up. As is with hindsight, one can only see the unraveling of success clearly upon reflection. It seems we never really recognize it when we're in it. I feel I owe heartfelt gratitude to my children, the universe, my editor, illustrators, publisher, friends and readers by acknowledging them. I also owe gratitude to the torment that led me to seek solace in the optimistic words that have become my books.

I have fortune, not by way of celebrity or money but from all of the good that has come into my life as a result of getting published. I am grateful that I am no longer slumped by the weight of a bad marriage, or the bitterness of dishonesty. Rather, I am fulfilled by the pride of accomplishment, thrilled and motivated by the opportunity of being heard, understood, accepted and loved. Through telling stories, I've discovered my own happy ending, which according to me, is only the beginning.

Gang Starr - Code Of The Streets

Hard to Earn 1994



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Former Ghosts "New Orleans" at Monkey Town

Former Ghosts playing "New Orleans" live at Monkey Town, 10/13/09. With Freddy Ruppert and Jamie Stewart. Filmed with the lighting setup from "The Godfather III."



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Culinary Schools in New York - The leading role as the chief train

Culinary Schools in New York City are among the best in the world. If you live in or near the city will find a wide choice of applying to schools to get your chef training. But just because you do not live in New York, close does not mean that you can not attend some of the best culinary education in the world.

Should do some traveling, but you can move to New York to get some of the best and most versatileTraining in the world. New York City is known for such an expensive place to live, but there are neighborhoods in Manhattan and New Jersey to offer more than affordable housing. Some schools have available accommodation options.

One of the great things to learn to cook for a City of New York is the diversity of cultures in cities. Along with this diversity is a wide range of international cuisine to try, and thattaught.

While New York is home to the French Institute Culinary Culinary Institute of America, which both boast an illustrious alumni, there are many other places, to become a chef. If you go to an institution or not, is in service position, many different sources and style to your kitchen cookers range of abilities.

The beauty of New York, once the training you can work and move forwardgood restaurants in town to learn and perfect your craft.