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NHA TRANG, Vietnam  -- Editor's note: Football fans Daniel and Clinton Rowling were in Vietnam late December when the country won a major tournament for the first time. The event sparked wild celebrations in the South East Asian nation but joy soon turned to carnage as five people died and dozens were injured in the celebrations. They share their story.

Celebration time: Five people were killed on Vietnamese roads as football joy got out of control.

After spending a month in Vietnam we can safely say that the Vietnamese are passionate about three things: Ho Chi Minh, or Uncle Ho as the locals call him; football; and the tourist dollar.

Everywhere you look you see football. The locals proudly sport imitation merchandise of their favorite European team anywhere and everywhere they can. Other than on your person, the next best place to show your allegiance is on your motorbike through stickers. Some local football teams even play in the strips of their favorite club.

While we were in Vietnam the ASEAN cup was contested. It is the premier football contest in South East Asia. Every second year the countries of the region do battle for the crown. Up until 2008, the only winners of the cup had been Singapore and Thailand with three titles each (Indonesia has been the bridesmaid three times).

After pool play, the best of two finals series was played out between Thailand and Vietnam. Thanks to the close proximity, and some historical conflict, there is a strong rivalry between these two countries. The Thais played host to the Vietnamese in the first leg, where the visiting underdogs were winners, stunning the home crowd by winning the match 2-1.

The reverse leg was played in Hanoi, the capital city of Vietnam. After unexpectedly winning the first final, local interest was even higher than normal.

We watched the game in the coastal city of Nha Trang. The locals flocked to their TV sets and the beer flowed freely. Each TV was like a magnet for thirsty football fans.

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We quickly realized there was a pecking order and that the most hardcore fans had the best seats, whilst the "fair weather supporters" were relegated to the back benches. As foreigners we were at the very bottom of the pecking order. We were resigned to watching the match from the street kerb on small plastic seats half in the rain which refused to dampen the crowds' spirits.

Predictably Thailand took the lead and were up 1-0 (making it 2-2 on aggregate) and time was ticking away. Vietnam's tactic of playing breakaway "Kung fu" style football was looking largely ineffective against the more structured, controlled and dominant Thai approach. Still, the Vietnamese were doing enough to create the odd opportunity to gives the locals hope.

Still tied up on aggregate, and with the end of regular time looming, the Vietnamese were awarded a free kick. The unexpected happened. The kick came in and a Vietnamese player managed to find it with the crown of his head sending the ball to the back of the net and the locals through the roof.

Everyone jumped to their feet, there were hugs, high fives and toasts. As outsiders we sat stunned and could only watch the spectacle unfolding. With the game effectively over, the victors were overcome with emotion whilst the fans were overcome with energy.

The locals were eager to include us in celebrations, with the nominated English speaker communicating with us in his limited vocabulary. We replied with our full Vietnamese vocabulary of smiles, nods and numerous thumbs up.

The older men who had been doing the majority of the drinking were content  sitting and enjoying each other's company, while the younger and more boisterous sections of the crowd had their own form of celebration and they swiftly brought the streets alive with a massive motorcycle posse.

Led by the rider with the biggest Vietnamese flag, they proceeded to lap the town honking their horns and generally getting excited. With the roads slick from a weeks worth of rain and the drivers impaired from a cocktail of excitement and alcohol, we wisely watched from the sidelines.

After finding out that dozens of people were injured and there were even a few deaths -- it seems we made a good choice to keep out of it. But while we did watch on, we were left wondering: How do the passengers stay on the bikes when they jump up and down? How can anyone see where they are going with all the flags? And, where were the traffic police?

We're offering a reward to anyone that can tell us what the Vietnamese supported before cable television brought top flight football to the masses. Whatever it was, we suspect it died a very quick death.

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(Budget Travel) -- If the two forks of Long Island's East End were sisters, the North Fork would undoubtedly be the innocent, modest one.

Edgewater Cottage in Orient offers three rental apartments that share a front porch overlooking the water.

She has none of the glitz of her southern peninsular twin, the Hamptons. Celebrities don't seem to pay her much attention. She faces the quiet Long Island Sound instead of the lusty open ocean. And instead of a party scene, she offers bucolic countryside dotted with wineries and farm stands.

But, as with sex appeal, geographic appeal is a matter of taste. Some of us prefer the North Fork's easygoing charm to her famous sister's haughty glamour. The North Fork may not be as posh as the Hamptons, in other words, but she has a better personality.

"The North Fork is like a young Sonoma," says Joe Watson, who opened Vine Wine + CafÃ©, in Greenport, one of the area's biggest villages, in 2006. Long Island's wine country occupied fewer than 20 acres of vineyards some 35 years ago, but today there are more than 4,000 acres. Local wines have been touted in Wine Spectator.

This -- in combination with easy access to fresh seafood and produce -- has attracted a thriving group of epicures. Chef Tom Colicchio (of Top Chef fame, owner of the Craft restaurant empire, and cofounder of Manhattan's tony Gramercy Tavern) bought a house here in 2004.

The area has not, however, become too enamored of its own success. Towns have been gently burnished, but their rural character has remained unchanged. "This is the last vestige of what all of Long Island used to be," says Chris Baiz, owner of The Old Field Vineyards in Southold. Budget Travel gallery: Check out this mellow wine scene

Only about 75 miles from Manhattan, the North Fork juts into the Long Island Sound, separated from the Hamptons by the Peconic Bay. The peninsula itself is only about 30 miles long. At Riverhead, strip malls begin to give way to open spaces and, every few miles, a speck of a village just off the road. First Mattituck, then Cutchogue, Greenport, and at the far tip, Orient.

When my husband and I turn off Main Road (Route 25) and arrive in Greenport on Friday afternoon, we wander down a quiet side street to Vine. We've been told it's a good spot to start sampling North Fork wines: The restaurant serves a dozen local varieties by the taste, the glass or the bottle. The carefully considered restaurant and wine bar occupies an old-fashioned house on a corner lot and has plenty of outdoor seating on a front porch and a terrace.

It's hard to imagine that when Watson first started coming out to the area 10 years ago, much of the town's main street was vacant. "Greenport was still a shambles," he recalls. "So many houses have been bought and fixed up now. It's becoming a cute little village, like Sag Harbor but not as precious."

A meal can be assembled from the various small bites or more substantial dishes on the menu, but Watson says he wants to keep the focus on wine. "I love when people have a couple of glasses of wine and some olives, and just hang out," he says. And that sounds like a fine way to spend a weekend.

On Saturday, we begin hunting and gathering. Many of the area wineries encourage visitors to bring a picnic to go along with their wine, and we stop at some farm stands for provisions.

On Main Road in the village of Cutchogue, Wickham's Fruit Farm has been operated by the same family for about 70 years. Fresh doughnuts (cinnamon, plain, or sugar) are brought out by the plateful, and there are jars of jam, containers of flavored honey sticks, a table of pies and pick-your-own fruit out back. I settle for some fresh-baked bread, a pint of strawberries and homemade cucumber salad for our alfresco feast.

We reach the Shinn Estate Vineyards in Mattituck in time to share our picnic spread and taste some wine before catching a tour of the grounds by owner-vintner Barbara Shinn. Shinn and her husband, David Page, established their vineyard in 2000 and later sold their acclaimed Home Restaurant in Greenwich Village.

They were determined to run a completely organic farm despite numerous warnings that it was an impossible feat with the fluctuating East Coast weather conditions. Through a combination of experimentation and perseverance, they have succeeded in creating a sustainable vineyard. Instead of chemical-based treatments, their biodynamic approach means rows are lush with overgrown grass and flowers that attract beneficial bugs -- a natural pest control for the vines.

"Out here, you realize how fragile the ecosystem is," Shinn says. When Shinn and Page bought the farm, their immediate goal was to keep the land from being developed. The gaping hole between the declining profitability of farming and the soaring property values made the area vulnerable.

Shinn and Page have been able to protect their land in perpetuity thanks to a law that allows them to get cash rewards for signing away their development rights to government authorities. "Farmers are paid to preserve the land," says Shinn.

Because rosÃ© wines are among my favorites, we head to Southold's Croteaux Vineyards. They specialize in rosÃ©s, and their four offerings have notes like peach, cherry and vanilla. The property has five buildings from the 18th and 19th centuries, and the shady courtyard with red wrought-iron furniture looks a bit like a Hollywood fantasy of a vineyard setting -- but it's real.

We make our way to the very tip of the North Fork, and just before the town of Orient, a narrow bridge of land affords a view of a handful of large gracious homes along the shoreline. On the main street, Village Lane, the houses suddenly shrink, giving Orient the feel of a Victorian-era Lilliput. Perhaps in size they are cottages, but many look more like brightly painted toy mansions.

At the curve in Village Lane, we come to a small harbor and find swans swimming in the ocean. Right at this spot is Edgewater Cottage, which has three apartments that share a front porch overlooking the water and a private strip of sandy beach.

Many of the affordable places to stay on the North Fork are '60s-era motels that have a certain kitschy appeal but generally fall into the category of adequate. The airy, cedar-shingled Edgewater is a refreshing anomaly. The apartments -- with Shaker-style chairs and checked tablecloths -- are simple in a way that's well suited to the setting.

On Sunday morning, we make it to the Love Lane Kitchen by 10 a.m., when tables are still plentiful. Wise move, since by 11 there's a wait outside. The home-style food (a big jug of real maple syrup for the thick French toast), friendly staff and low-key vibe (a large self-serve coffee setup...why doesn't every breakfast spot do this?) make me fervently wish the cafÃ© was located around the corner from my house.

I also wish we were around long enough to come back for dinner: Love Lane's uncomplicated menu hits that sweet spot between the area's beachy eats and fussy white-tablecloth options.

As we head back out toward more wine tasting, I spot the sign for Catapano Dairy Farm in Peconic, and we do a quick U-turn. Our reward: a private audience with a contented herd of goat kids. Catapano's fresh chÃ¨vre, also sold at many of the local farm stands, is delicately flavored and so creamy-soft that it's almost fluffy (the American Cheese Society named it the country's best goat cheese in 2005).

If you were to pick a winery that best represents the North Fork idyll, the Old Field would be it. It has been farmed by Chris Baiz's family for 90 years. He and his wife, Ros, bought the farm from their relatives to save it from being sold and subdivided.

"We decided this was something we needed to do," explains Ros. "Otherwise this land was going to be developed, and that seemed like a horrible, horrible thing to do."

One end of the property faces Main Road, and the other fronts Southold Bay. (The Baizes are growing oysters there this year.) Large, rambling and relaxed, the Old Field is shaded by enormous, ancient trees and has its own pond, plus bay views. The property, largely unchanged for 150 years, is scattered with old buildings and barns.

You can take a tour of the vineyard to learn about the grapes, wine making and the harvest. But you can just as easily wander off to sit under a tree with the new release, Blush de Noir rosÃ©.

I make a point of stopping in to some of the midsize and larger wineries before heading back to Manhattan. At Pindar Vineyards, the biggest, a crowd of 35 people taste from more than 20 options, dozens of bottles of wine are stacked on a counter, and across the field a warehouse building bears a massive company logo. But the staff is jolly, and there's a large covered deck out back for drinking and relaxing. It's a different kind of social scene -- more bar than family room.

I miss the small vineyards I experienced first. Talking with the owners, hearing their love for their grapes, seeing their determination to preserve the North Fork's open spaces -- all of this while sitting in what are essentially their backyards -- just makes the wine taste better.

If you go ...

LODGING  Edgewater Cottage 2072 Village Ln., Orient, edgewatercottage.net, from $150

FOOD Vine Wine + CafÃ© 100 South St., Greenport, vinewinebar.com, entrÃ©es from $15  Love Lane Kitchen 240 Love Ln., Mattituck, lovelanekitchen.com, entrÃ©es from $12   WINERIES  The Old Field Vineyards 59600 Rte. 25, Southold, theoldfield.com, $10 for tour and tasting  Shinn Estate Vineyards 2000 Oregon Rd., Mattituck, shinnestatevineyards.com, $8.50 for tour and tasting  Croteaux Vineyards 1450 South Harbor Rd., Southold, croteaux.com, tasting $5 for three wines and sangria  Pindar Vineyards 37645 Rte. 25, Peconic, tasting $4 for five wines   FARM STANDS  Wickham's Fruit Farm 28700 Rte. 25, Cutchogue, wickhamsfruitfarm.com, jam $6  Catapano Dairy Farm 33705 Rte. 48, Peconic, catapanodairyfarm.com, goat cheese $8 for 4.5 ounces

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text: ocean

text: And

text: instead

text: of

text: a

text: party

text: scene

text: she

text: offers

text: bucolic

text: countryside

text: dotted

text: with

text: wineries

text: and

text: farm

text: stands

text: But

text: as

text: with

text: sex

text: appeal

text: geographic

text: appeal

text: is

text: a

text: matter

text: of

text: taste

text: Some

text: of

text: us

text: prefer

text: the

text: North

text: Fork

text: 's

text: easygoing

text: charm

text: to

text: her

text: famous

text: sister

text: 's

text: haughty

text: glamour

text: The

text: North

text: Fork

text: may

text: not

text: be

text: as

text: posh

text: as

text: the

text: Hamptons

text: in

text: other

text: words

text: but

text: she

text: has

text: a

text: better

text: personality

text: The

text: North

text: Fork

text: is

text: like

text: a

text: young

text: Sonoma

text: says

text: Joe

text: Watson

text: who

text: opened

text: Vine

text: Wine

text: CafÃ

text: in

text: Greenport

text: one

text: of

text: the

text: area

text: 's

text: biggest

text: villages

text: in

text: Long

text: Island

text: 's

text: wine

text: country

text: occupied

text: fewer

text: than

text: acres

text: of

text: vineyards

text: some

text: years

text: ago

text: but

text: today

text: there

text: are

text: more

text: than

text: acres

text: Local

text: wines

text: have

text: been

text: touted

text: in

text: Wine

text: Spectator

text: This

text: in

text: combination

text: with

text: easy

text: access

text: to

text: fresh

text: seafood

text: and

text: produce

text: has

text: attracted

text: a

text: thriving

text: group

text: of

text: epicures

text: Chef

text: Tom

text: Colicchio

text: of

text: Top

text: Chef

text: fame

text: owner

text: of

text: the

text: Craft

text: restaurant

text: empire

text: and

text: cofounder

text: of

text: Manhattan

text: 's

text: tony

text: Gramercy

text: Tavern

text: bought

text: a

text: house

text: here

text: in

text: The

text: area

text: has

text: not

text: however

text: become

text: too

text: enamored

text: of

text: its

text: own

text: success

text: Towns

text: have

text: been

text: gently

text: burnished

text: but

text: their

text: rural

text: character

text: has

text: remained

text: unchanged

text: This

text: is

text: the

text: last

text: vestige

text: of

text: what

text: all

text: of

text: Long

text: Island

text: used

text: to

text: be

text: says

text: Chris

text: Baiz

text: owner

text: of

text: The

text: Old

text: Field

text: Vineyards

text: in

text: Southold

text: Budget

text: Travel

text: gallery

text: Check

text: out

text: this

text: mellow

text: wine

text: scene

text: Only

text: about

text: miles

text: from

text: Manhattan

text: the

text: North

text: Fork

text: juts

text: into

text: the

text: Long

text: Island

text: Sound

text: separated

text: from

text: the

text: Hamptons

text: by

text: the

text: Peconic

text: Bay

text: The

text: peninsula

text: itself

text: is

text: only

text: about

text: miles

text: long

text: At

text: Riverhead

text: strip

text: malls

text: begin

text: to

text: give

text: way

text: to

text: open

text: spaces

text: and

text: every

text: few

text: miles

text: a

text: speck

text: of

text: a

text: village

text: just

text: off

text: the

text: road

text: First

text: Mattituck

text: then

text: Cutchogue

text: Greenport

text: and

text: at

text: the

text: far

text: tip

text: Orient

text: When

text: my

text: husband

text: and

text: I

text: turn

text: off

text: Main

text: Road

text: Route

text: and

text: arrive

text: in

text: Greenport

text: on

text: Friday

text: afternoon

text: we

text: wander

text: down

text: a

text: quiet

text: side

text: street

text: to

text: Vine

text: We

text: 've

text: been

text: told

text: it

text: 's

text: a

text: good

text: spot

text: to

text: start

text: sampling

text: North

text: Fork

text: wines

text: The

text: restaurant

text: serves

text: a

text: dozen

text: local

text: varieties

text: by

text: the

text: taste

text: the

text: glass

text: or

text: the

text: bottle

text: The

text: carefully

text: considered

text: restaurant

text: and

text: wine

text: bar

text: occupies

text: an

text: old

text: fashioned

text: house

text: on

text: a

text: corner

text: lot

text: and

text: has

text: plenty

text: of

text: outdoor

text: seating

text: on

text: a

text: front

text: porch

text: and

text: a

text: terrace

text: It

text: 's

text: hard

text: to

text: imagine

text: that

text: when

text: Watson

text: first

text: started

text: coming

text: out

text: to

text: the

text: area

text: years

text: ago

text: much

text: of

text: the

text: town

text: 's

text: main

text: street

text: was

text: vacant

text: Greenport

text: was

text: still

text: a

text: shambles

text: he

text: recalls

text: So

text: many

text: houses

text: have

text: been

text: bought

text: and

text: fixed

text: up

text: now

text: It

text: 's

text: becoming

text: a

text: cute

text: little

text: village

text: like

text: Sag

text: Harbor

text: but

text: not

text: as

text: precious

text: A

text: meal

text: can

text: be

text: assembled

text: from

text: the

text: various

text: small

text: bites

text: or

text: more

text: substantial

text: dishes

text: on

text: the

text: menu

text: but

text: Watson

text: says

text: he

text: wants

text: to

text: keep

text: the

text: focus

text: on

text: wine

text: I

text: love

text: when

text: people

text: have

text: a

text: couple

text: of

text: glasses

text: of

text: wine

text: and

text: some

text: olives

text: and

text: just

text: hang

text: out

text: he

text: says

text: And

text: that

text: sounds

text: like

text: a

text: fine

text: way

text: to

text: spend

text: a

text: weekend

text: On

text: Saturday

text: we

text: begin

text: hunting

text: and

text: gathering

text: Many

text: of

text: the

text: area

text: wineries

text: encourage

text: visitors

text: to

text: bring

text: a

text: picnic

text: to

text: go

text: along

text: with

text: their

text: wine

text: and

text: we

text: stop

text: at

text: some

text: farm

text: stands

text: for

text: provisions

text: On

text: Main

text: Road

text: in

text: the

text: village

text: of

text: Cutchogue

text: Wickham

text: 's

text: Fruit

text: Farm

text: has

text: been

text: operated

text: by

text: the

text: same

text: family

text: for

text: about

text: years

text: Fresh

text: doughnuts

text: cinnamon

text: plain

text: or

text: sugar

text: are

text: brought

text: out

text: by

text: the

text: plateful

text: and

text: there

text: are

text: jars

text: of

text: jam

text: containers

text: of

text: flavored

text: honey

text: sticks

text: a

text: table

text: of

text: pies

text: and

text: pick

text: your

text: own

text: fruit

text: out

text: back

text: I

text: settle

text: for

text: some

text: fresh

text: baked

text: bread

text: a

text: pint

text: of

text: strawberries

text: and

text: homemade

text: cucumber

text: salad

text: for

text: our

text: alfresco

text: feast

text: We

text: reach

text: the

text: Shinn

text: Estate

text: Vineyards

text: in

text: Mattituck

text: in

text: time

text: to

text: share

text: our

text: picnic

text: spread

text: and

text: taste

text: some

text: wine

text: before

text: catching

text: a

text: tour

text: of

text: the

text: grounds

text: by

text: owner

text: vintner

text: Barbara

text: Shinn

text: Shinn

text: and

text: her

text: husband

text: David

text: Page

text: established

text: their

text: vineyard

text: in

text: and

text: later

text: sold

text: their

text: acclaimed

text: Home

text: Restaurant

text: in

text: Greenwich

text: Village

text: They

text: were

text: determined

text: to

text: run

text: a

text: completely

text: organic

text: farm

text: despite

text: numerous

text: warnings

text: that

text: it

text: was

text: an

text: impossible

text: feat

text: with

text: the

text: fluctuating

text: East

text: Coast

text: weather

text: conditions

text: Through

text: a

text: combination

text: of

text: experimentation

text: and

text: perseverance

text: they

text: have

text: succeeded

text: in

text: creating

text: a

text: sustainable

text: vineyard

text: Instead

text: of

text: chemical

text: based

text: treatments

text: their

text: biodynamic

text: approach

text: means

text: rows

text: are

text: lush

text: with

text: overgrown

text: grass

text: and

text: flowers

text: that

text: attract

text: beneficial

text: bugs

text: a

text: natural

text: pest

text: control

text: for

text: the

text: vines

text: Out

text: here

text: you

text: realize

text: how

text: fragile

text: the

text: ecosystem

text: is

text: Shinn

text: says

text: When

text: Shinn

text: and

text: Page

text: bought

text: the

text: farm

text: their

text: immediate

text: goal

text: was

text: to

text: keep

text: the

text: land

text: from

text: being

text: developed

text: The

text: gaping

text: hole

text: between

text: the

text: declining

text: profitability

text: of

text: farming

text: and

text: the

text: soaring

text: property

text: values

text: made

text: the

text: area

text: vulnerable

text: Shinn

text: and

text: Page

text: have

text: been

text: able

text: to

text: protect

text: their

text: land

text: in

text: perpetuity

text: thanks

text: to

text: a

text: law

text: that

text: allows

text: them

text: to

text: get

text: cash

text: rewards

text: for

text: signing

text: away

text: their

text: development

text: rights

text: to

text: government

text: authorities

text: Farmers

text: are

text: paid

text: to

text: preserve

text: the

text: land

text: says

text: Shinn

text: Because

text: rosÃ

text: wines

text: are

text: among

text: my

text: favorites

text: we

text: head

text: to

text: Southold

text: 's

text: Croteaux

text: Vineyards

text: They

text: specialize

text: in

text: rosÃ

text: s

text: and

text: their

text: four

text: offerings

text: have

text: notes

text: like

text: peach

text: cherry

text: and

text: vanilla

text: The

text: property

text: has

text: five

text: buildings

text: from

text: the

text: and

text: centuries

text: and

text: the

text: shady

text: courtyard

text: with

text: red

text: wrought

text: iron

text: furniture

text: looks

text: a

text: bit

text: like

text: a

text: Hollywood

text: fantasy

text: of

text: a

text: vineyard

text: setting

text: but

text: it

text: 's

text: real

text: We

text: make

text: our

text: way

text: to

text: the

text: very

text: tip

text: of

text: the

text: North

text: Fork

text: and

text: just

text: before

text: the

text: town

text: of

text: Orient

text: a

text: narrow

text: bridge

text: of

text: land

text: affords

text: a

text: view

text: of

text: a

text: handful

text: of

text: large

text: gracious

text: homes

text: along

text: the

text: shoreline

text: On

text: the

text: main

text: street

text: Village

text: Lane

text: the

text: houses

text: suddenly

text: shrink

text: giving

text: Orient

text: the

text: feel

text: of

text: a

text: Victorian

text: era

text: Lilliput

text: Perhaps

text: in

text: size

text: they

text: are

text: cottages

text: but

text: many

text: look

text: more

text: like

text: brightly

text: painted

text: toy

text: mansions

text: At

text: the

text: curve

text: in

text: Village

text: Lane

text: we

text: come

text: to

text: a

text: small

text: harbor

text: and

text: find

text: swans

text: swimming

text: in

text: the

text: ocean

text: Right

text: at

text: this

text: spot

text: is

text: Edgewater

text: Cottage

text: which

text: has

text: three

text: apartments

text: that

text: share

text: a

text: front

text: porch

text: overlooking

text: the

text: water

text: and

text: a

text: private

text: strip

text: of

text: sandy

text: beach

text: Many

text: of

text: the

text: affordable

text: places

text: to

text: stay

text: on

text: the

text: North

text: Fork

text: are

text: era

text: motels

text: that

text: have

text: a

text: certain

text: kitschy

text: appeal

text: but

text: generally

text: fall

text: into

text: the

text: category

text: of

text: adequate

text: The

text: airy

text: cedar

text: shingled

text: Edgewater

text: is

text: a

text: refreshing

text: anomaly

text: The

text: apartments

text: with

text: Shaker

text: style

text: chairs

text: and

text: checked

text: tablecloths

text: are

text: simple

text: in

text: a

text: way

text: that

text: 's

text: well

text: suited

text: to

text: the

text: setting

text: On

text: Sunday

text: morning

text: we

text: make

text: it

text: to

text: the

text: Love

text: Lane

text: Kitchen

text: by

text: a.m.

text: when

text: tables

text: are

text: still

text: plentiful

text: Wise

text: move

text: since

text: by

text: there

text: 's

text: a

text: wait

text: outside

text: The

text: home

text: style

text: food

text: a

text: big

text: jug

text: of

text: real

text: maple

text: syrup

text: for

text: the

text: thick

text: French

text: toast

text: friendly

text: staff

text: and

text: low

text: key

text: vibe

text: a

text: large

text: self

text: serve

text: coffee

text: setup

text: why

text: does

text: n't

text: every

text: breakfast

text: spot

text: do

text: this

text: make

text: me

text: fervently

text: wish

text: the

text: cafÃ

text: was

text: located

text: around

text: the

text: corner

text: from

text: my

text: house

text: I

text: also

text: wish

text: we

text: were

text: around

text: long

text: enough

text: to

text: come

text: back

text: for

text: dinner

text: Love

text: Lane

text: 's

text: uncomplicated

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text: that

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text: the

text: area

text: 's

text: beachy

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text: and

text: fussy

text: white

text: tablecloth

text: options

text: As

text: we

text: head

text: back

text: out

text: toward

text: more

text: wine

text: tasting

text: I

text: spot

text: the

text: sign

text: for

text: Catapano

text: Dairy

text: Farm

text: in

text: Peconic

text: and

text: we

text: do

text: a

text: quick

text: U

text: turn

text: Our

text: reward

text: a

text: private

text: audience

text: with

text: a

text: contented

text: herd

text: of

text: goat

text: kids

text: Catapano

text: 's

text: fresh

text: chÃ¨vre

text: also

text: sold

text: at

text: many

text: of

text: the

text: local

text: farm

text: stands

text: is

text: delicately

text: flavored

text: and

text: so

text: creamy

text: soft

text: that

text: it

text: 's

text: almost

text: fluffy

text: the

text: American

text: Cheese

text: Society

text: named

text: it

text: the

text: country

text: 's

text: best

text: goat

text: cheese

text: in

text: If

text: you

text: were

text: to

text: pick

text: a

text: winery

text: that

text: best

text: represents

text: the

text: North

text: Fork

text: idyll

text: the

text: Old

text: Field

text: would

text: be

text: it

text: It

text: has

text: been

text: farmed

text: by

text: Chris

text: Baiz

text: 's

text: family

text: for

text: years

text: He

text: and

text: his

text: wife

text: Ros

text: bought

text: the

text: farm

text: from

text: their

text: relatives

text: to

text: save

text: it

text: from

text: being

text: sold

text: and

text: subdivided

text: We

text: decided

text: this

text: was

text: something

text: we

text: needed

text: to

text: do

text: explains

text: Ros

text: Otherwise

text: this

text: land

text: was

text: going

text: to

text: be

text: developed

text: and

text: that

text: seemed

text: like

text: a

text: horrible

text: horrible

text: thing

text: to

text: do

text: One

text: end

text: of

text: the

text: property

text: faces

text: Main

text: Road

text: and

text: the

text: other

text: fronts

text: Southold

text: Bay

text: The

text: Baizes

text: are

text: growing

text: oysters

text: there

text: this

text: year

text: Large

text: rambling

text: and

text: relaxed

text: the

text: Old

text: Field

text: is

text: shaded

text: by

text: enormous

text: ancient

text: trees

text: and

text: has

text: its

text: own

text: pond

text: plus

text: bay

text: views

text: The

text: property

text: largely

text: unchanged

text: for

text: years

text: is

text: scattered

text: with

text: old

text: buildings

text: and

text: barns

text: You

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text: take

text: a

text: tour

text: of

text: the

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text: to

text: learn

text: about

text: the

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text: wine

text: making

text: and

text: the

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text: But

text: you

text: can

text: just

text: as

text: easily

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text: off

text: to

text: sit

text: under

text: a

text: tree

text: with

text: the

text: new

text: release

text: Blush

text: de

text: Noir

text: rosÃ

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text: of

text: the

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Washington (CNN) -- The Supreme Court for the third time this year has stopped the pending capital punishment of a Texas inmate, giving lawyers for the man more time to file their appeals.

The justices on Tuesday issued an order granting a stay of execution for Cleve Foster, about 2 1/2 hours before his scheduled lethal injection. The Gulf War veteran was convicted along with another man of the 2002 murder of Nyanuer "Mary" Pal, a Sudanese immigrant he met at a Fort Worth bar.

The court indicated it would need more time to rule on the inmate's claims of prior ineffective assistance of counsel, and related claims of innocence of the murder.

This is the third time Foster, 47, has been granted a high court reprieve. His previous scheduled execution was stopped in January and April, once after he had already been given his last meal.

His April procedure was to be the state's first execution using a new sedative, the first in the lethal drug cocktail. A nationwide shortage of sodium thiopental forced corrections officials to announce they would use pentobarbital, a barbiturate that has alternately been used to put animals to sleep. Foster's lawyers had challenged that change, saying Texas foisted the new protocols so late, with little time for legal or medical review.

The state has since executed several inmates with the new drug mixture, without noted complications.

Foster has blamed his co-conspirator for the murder. His lawyers in their Supreme Court appeal presented letters from three fellow inmates who said co-defendant Sheldon Ward told them he acted alone in Pal's murder. The state countered Ward's statements to a psychologist implicating Foster as the mastermind behind the killing. They also said DNA from both men were found in the victim.

Texas has a planned lethal injection Wednesday. Lawrence Brewer, 44, was one of two white men convicted in the 1998 dragging death of James Byrd Jr., an African-American. That widely reported crime led to national movement to step up prosecutions and penalties for hate crimes.

Brewer has no pending appeals. It would be the 11th execution this year in Texas, the most active death-penalty state.

The current case is Foster v. Texas (11-6427).

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LONDON, England (CNN) -- One million free text messages will be sent every day for 12 months from Monday in South Africa in a bid to raise HIV awareness and encourage testing for the disease.

Former South African president Nelson Mandela launched a similar cell phone initiative in 2003.

The ambitious Project Masiluleke is being rolled out across the country after a pilot period that saw calls to a AIDS national helpline shoot up by 200 percent,  organizers say.

The United Nations estimates that there are currently six million people living with HIV in South Africa and just one in 10 get the treatment they need.

"South Africa is the epicenter of the global HIV epidemic," said HIV activist Zinny Thabethe in Octorber at an annual conference for the social innovation network Pop!Tech, an organization instrumental in developing the concept.

'Project Masiluleke,' or 'Project M' was set up to try to encourage people to seek testing and treatment in a country where cell phones are abundant.

Africa is cited as the fastest growing mobile-phone network in the world. In South Africa, more than 80 percent of the population has one -- the country has a population of 49 million, and it is estimated that 43 million have cell phones. Almost 95 percent of the phones are prepaid.

The initiative plans to broadcast millions of health messages every month to phones across South Africa.

"This is the largest ever use of cell phones for health information," said Gustav Praekelt, one of the project's originators.

"There is near universal coverage," said Praekelt during the launch of the project. "And in the absence of other services, the mobile phone has become the central component for people to get access to information."

Organizers say 'Project M' will offer South Africans the privacy to get tested and pursue treatment options and counseling by staff who are HIV positive themselves.

The system sends the messages using a so-called "Please Call Me" (PCM) service. This free form of text messaging, common across Africa, allows someone without any phone credit to send a text to a friend asking them to call.

Each sent PCM message has the words "Please Call Me," the phone number of the caller, and space for an additional 120 characters. The extra space is normally filled with advertising, which helps offset the cost of running the service.

The message reads: "Frequently sick, tired, losing weight and scared that you might be HIV positive? Please call AIDS Helpline 0800012322."

Encouraging people to get tested is a huge challenge in a country where people with the AIDS virus still face stigma and shame.

However, 'Project M' appears to be having an impact, since it was initiated in October.

"We have observed a dramatic increase in the call rate to the AIDS Helpline -- from approximately 1,300 calls per day to a new average of 3,600," said Milo Zama, Projects Development Manager for LifeLine, one of the partners.

Trained operators provide callers with accurate healthcare information, and referrals to local testing clinics

Many of the messages are broadcast in English and in local languages such as Zulu.

As well as Pop!Tech, the project has been developed and funded by HIV charities and technology and design firms, including Nokia Siemens, MTN, the Praekelt Foundation, iTeach and National Geographic.

Pop!Tech's Director of Communications Jason Rzepka told CNN there are plans to expand the project to other affected countries after its official launch in February 2009.

He said: "One of the objectives of the February launch event will be to secure additional funding, so we can continue to expand Project Masiluleke into its planned 2nd and 3rd phases beyond South Africa."

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LAGOS, Nigeria (CNN) -- Nneka and Chimezie Ononaku unwittingly poisoned their own four-month-old son Chinonso.

A television image of Chinonso Ononaku, who died after being given the medicine "My Pikin."

Giving him what they thought was a baby teething medicine, they were in fact dosing him with anti-freeze.

The bottle had been contaminated with a toxic chemical called diethylene glycol.

More than 30 Nigerian children are thought to have died recently after taking the medicine.

Nneka is angry.

"It's not easy carrying a pregnancy for nine months, [and] after that getting a drug from a pharmacy to kill your own child," she says.

When Nigeria's Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) tested the medicine, "My Pikin," the results were terrifying.

It found the medicine contained almost 90ml of diethylene glycol per 100ml.

"It's a bottle of poison," the NAFDAC laboratory said.

The "My Pikin" factory's managing director and eight others have been charged with negligence. The company could not be reached for comment.

Nigeria is on the frontline in the global fight against counterfeit drugs.

Undercover NAFDAC officers have taken to the streets in order to combat unregistered and often harmful drugs. Hawkers are charged with selling counterfeit drugs and forced to pay a fine.  Watch more on the poisonings Â»

NAFDAC claims most of the counterfeit drugs come from India and China.

And it's big business -- America's Centre for Medicines in the Public Interest predicts counterfeit drug sales will reach $75 billion in 2010.

NAFDAC's director-general Dora Akunyili warns counterfeiting is not just a Nigerian problem.

"These criminals are cooperating, so we too need to cooperate if we can face them. Not only in Nigeria but internationally, because drug counterfeiting involves a trans-national criminal network and can only be dismantled through international co-operation."

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text: is

text: angry

text: It

text: 's

text: not

text: easy

text: carrying

text: a

text: pregnancy

text: for

text: nine

text: months

text: and

text: after

text: that

text: getting

text: a

text: drug

text: from

text: a

text: pharmacy

text: to

text: kill

text: your

text: own

text: child

text: she

text: says

text: When

text: Nigeria

text: 's

text: Agency

text: for

text: Food

text: and

text: Drug

text: Administration

text: and

text: Control

text: NAFDAC

text: tested

text: the

text: medicine

text: My

text: Pikin

text: the

text: results

text: were

text: terrifying

text: It

text: found

text: the

text: medicine

text: contained

text: almost

text: of

text: diethylene

text: glycol

text: per

text: It

text: 's

text: a

text: bottle

text: of

text: poison

text: the

text: NAFDAC

text: laboratory

text: said

text: The

text: My

text: Pikin

text: factory

text: 's

text: managing

text: director

text: and

text: eight

text: others

text: have

text: been

text: charged

text: with

text: negligence

text: The

text: company

text: could

text: not

text: be

text: reached

text: for

text: comment

text: Nigeria

text: is

text: on

text: the

text: frontline

text: in

text: the

text: global

text: fight

text: against

text: counterfeit

text: drugs

text: Undercover

text: NAFDAC

text: officers

text: have

text: taken

text: to

text: the

text: streets

text: in

text: order

text: to

text: combat

text: unregistered

text: and

text: often

text: harmful

text: drugs

text: Hawkers

text: are

text: charged

text: with

text: selling

text: counterfeit

text: drugs

text: and

text: forced

text: to

text: pay

text: a

text: fine

text: Watch

text: more

text: on

text: the

text: poisonings

text: Â

text: NAFDAC

text: claims

text: most

text: of

text: the

text: counterfeit

text: drugs

text: come

text: from

text: India

text: and

text: China

text: And

text: it

text: 's

text: big

text: business

text: America

text: 's

text: Centre

text: for

text: Medicines

text: in

text: the

text: Public

text: Interest

text: predicts

text: counterfeit

text: drug

text: sales

text: will

text: reach

text: billion

text: in

text: NAFDAC

text: 's

text: director

text: general

text: Dora

text: Akunyili

text: warns

text: counterfeiting

text: is

text: not

text: just

text: a

text: Nigerian

text: problem

text: These

text: criminals

text: are

text: cooperating

text: so

text: we

text: too

text: need

text: to

text: cooperate

text: if

text: we

text: can

text: face

text: them

text: Not

text: only

text: in

text: Nigeria

text: but

text: internationally

text: because

text: drug

text: counterfeiting

text: involves

text: a

text: trans

text: national

text: criminal

text: network

text: and

text: can

text: only

text: be

text: dismantled

text: through

text: international

text: co

text: operation

question: What counterfeit drug was given to the children?

answer: "My Pikin,"

text: "My Pikin,"

question: How many children died from the medicine?

answer: 30

question: When are counterfeit drug sales predicted to reach $75 billion?

answer: 2010.

question: What were the children given?

answer: the medicine "My Pikin."

text: the medicine "My Pikin."

question: What is predicted to reach $75 billion in 2010?

answer: counterfeit drug sales

text: counterfeit drug sales

question: What is the global fight against?

answer: counterfeit drugs.

text: counterfeit drugs.

question: What is expected to reach $75 billion in 2010?

answer: counterfeit drug sales

text: counterfeit drug sales

question: Who is on the frontline in the global fight against counterfeit drugs?

answer: Nigeria

text: Nigeria


text:
FAIRBURN, Georgia (CNN) -- In a south Atlanta neighborhood lined with palatial homes and manicured lots, the Hicks family was living out its American dream.

Breylan and Terese Hicks play with their sons Bryce, 3, and Jordan, 2.

But like many Americans, that dream was interrupted when they almost lost their home to foreclosure.

Terese, a firefighter, and her husband Breylan, a police sergeant, had always dreamed about owning a spacious house in the suburbs.

When they began their search, the young family was living in a south Atlanta neighborhood. They grew concerned and decided to move when crime in the area started to pick up.

Although they didn't think they could afford their 'dream home,' they started searching in an affluent area just south of the airport and across the street from the 190-room estate owned by famed heavyweight boxer Evander Holyfield.

"I've always been looking in this subdivision, but never thought we could afford a home here," Terese Hicks said.  After discussing their financials with a mortgage broker, the family was presented with a deal and payments they could afford. The interest-only, adjustable rate loan sounded good at the time. And since they were not first-time homebuyers, they thought they knew what they were getting into. Terese Hicks figured they could always refinance before the interest rates were adjusted.

Soon, the family settled in their seven-bedroom, five-bathroom plantation-style home with a pool.

It all seemed like a dream come true, until the couple learned the interest rate on their loan would readjust in just six months, making the loan a short three-year ARM. The mother of two, who handles the family's finances, had wrongly assumed that their loan was a five-year ARM.

The news couldn't have come at a worse time. Breylan was unable to work because of a serious back injury, and the family's income took a hit. They were also paying mortgages on vacant rental properties when they couldn't find tenants because of the housing crisis.  To make matters worse, Terese Hicks, a city employee, had to take a 10-percent pay cut in her salary, and the family was burdened with a mountain of medical bills for numerous surgeries their 6-month-old son Jordan underwent to treat a birth-related medical condition.

Struggling to pay the new adjusted mortgage, Terese Hicks appealed to their mortgage company, Homecomings which is owned by GMAC, for help.

"They said there was nothing they could do about the rate readjusting, so I said let's weather the storm and see what we can do," she said.

She continued to make regular payments for all of their mortgages in order to maintain their good credit. But within a year, they were in the eye of the storm and their savings dropped to around $75.  Desperate, the Hickses asked their mortgage company again for help. But they were told there was nothing they could do because they were current on all their payments.

The Hickses decided they had no other choice but to "play the game" and stop paying their mortgage, even if it meant damaging their hard-earned credit.

Homecomings acknowledges that the guidelines for modification at that time made little sense, but they were caught in the middle of a "symptomatic" relationship between working with third-party investors and homeowners.

"In order for us to have been able to modify the loan we needed to get permission on the investor on whose behalf we are servicing the loan," said Jeanine Bruin of GMAC. "It's a balancing act, what's in the best interest of the customer and the investor."  At the time of the Hickses request for a loan modification, investors backing the loans required some proof of financial difficulty. Things have changed since then, including new government concessions geared towards helping homeowners, explained Bruin.

"The proof was in the pudding," said Bruin, "You had to be late in your payment to prove hardship."

The Hicks family's story is one that Marcia Griffin, founder of HomeFree-USA, has heard all too often.

"We advise homebuyers not to talk to a realtor or lender before we can meet with them for a Mortgage Profile Meeting," said Griffin. "Within 30 minutes the client will know if they can fly, run, walk or crawl."

HomeFree-USA is a nonprofit organization devoted to homeownership development and financial empowerment. It's one of several national nonprofit organizations that offer mortgage assistance and home ownership counseling. The Neighborhood Assistance Corp. of America and the National Urban League offer community advocacy programs geared toward counseling lower- and middle-income families who are purchasing or refinancing their homes.  With offices in Washington and Atlanta, HomeFree-USA's clientele is mostly minority borrowers. During the recent housing crisis, Griffin says people of color have become "easy prey" because they often don't know the right questions to ask about subprime and ARM loans. Some may find her no-nonsense attitude a bit difficult to swallow.

"You cannot buy a house without any money, and you cannot buy a house with poor credit," cautioned Griffin.  As an African-American, Griffin believes she's the right messenger to help financially empower the African-American community.

Griffin believes families like the Hicks could have qualified for a better, less risky loan and should have been better informed about the terms of their loan.  If the Hicks family had known sooner about HomeFree-USA's program they might have been able to save their good credit rating and a lot of aggravation. It was only after receiving notice that their home was going up for auction that Terese Hicks learned about HomeFree-USA.   She contacted the Atlanta office and within a few days there was a resolution. The Hicks family learned that they qualified for President Obama's new homeownership assistance program. The program offered institutionalized loan modifications for people who could prove they were suffering economic hardship.

With a low interest rate locked in for the next five years, the family was able to keep the home and pay an affordable monthly mortgage.

Griffin hopes other homebuyers can learn from the Hickses' situation and seek out an advocate early in the process of refinancing or modifying a loan -- before they are caught in a financial storm.

"People don't know where to go and who to talk to," says Griffin. "They are suffering in silence."

text: FAIRBURN

text: Georgia

text: CNN

text: In

text: a

text: south

text: Atlanta

text: neighborhood

text: lined

text: with

text: palatial

text: homes

text: and

text: manicured

text: lots

text: the

text: Hicks

text: family

text: was

text: living

text: out

text: its

text: American

text: dream

text: Breylan

text: and

text: Terese

text: Hicks

text: play

text: with

text: their

text: sons

text: Bryce

text: and

text: Jordan

text: But

text: like

text: many

text: Americans

text: that

text: dream

text: was

text: interrupted

text: when

text: they

text: almost

text: lost

text: their

text: home

text: to

text: foreclosure

text: Terese

text: a

text: firefighter

text: and

text: her

text: husband

text: Breylan

text: a

text: police

text: sergeant

text: had

text: always

text: dreamed

text: about

text: owning

text: a

text: spacious

text: house

text: in

text: the

text: suburbs

text: When

text: they

text: began

text: their

text: search

text: the

text: young

text: family

text: was

text: living

text: in

text: a

text: south

text: Atlanta

text: neighborhood

text: They

text: grew

text: concerned

text: and

text: decided

text: to

text: move

text: when

text: crime

text: in

text: the

text: area

text: started

text: to

text: pick

text: up

text: Although

text: they

text: did

text: n't

text: think

text: they

text: could

text: afford

text: their

text: dream

text: home

text: they

text: started

text: searching

text: in

text: an

text: affluent

text: area

text: just

text: south

text: of

text: the

text: airport

text: and

text: across

text: the

text: street

text: from

text: the

text: estate

text: owned

text: by

text: famed

text: heavyweight

text: boxer

text: Evander

text: Holyfield

text: I

text: 've

text: always

text: been

text: looking

text: in

text: this

text: subdivision

text: but

text: never

text: thought

text: we

text: could

text: afford

text: a

text: home

text: here

text: Terese

text: Hicks

text: said

text: After

text: discussing

text: their

text: financials

text: with

text: a

text: mortgage

text: broker

text: the

text: family

text: was

text: presented

text: with

text: a

text: deal

text: and

text: payments

text: they

text: could

text: afford

text: The

text: interest

text: only

text: adjustable

text: rate

text: loan

text: sounded

text: good

text: at

text: the

text: time

text: And

text: since

text: they

text: were

text: not

text: first

text: time

text: homebuyers

text: they

text: thought

text: they

text: knew

text: what

text: they

text: were

text: getting

text: into

text: Terese

text: Hicks

text: figured

text: they

text: could

text: always

text: refinance

text: before

text: the

text: interest

text: rates

text: were

text: adjusted

text: Soon

text: the

text: family

text: settled

text: in

text: their

text: seven

text: bedroom

text: five

text: bathroom

text: plantation

text: style

text: home

text: with

text: a

text: pool

text: It

text: all

text: seemed

text: like

text: a

text: dream

text: come

text: true

text: until

text: the

text: couple

text: learned

text: the

text: interest

text: rate

text: on

text: their

text: loan

text: would

text: readjust

text: in

text: just

text: six

text: months

text: making

text: the

text: loan

text: a

text: short

text: three

text: year

text: ARM

text: The

text: mother

text: of

text: two

text: who

text: handles

text: the

text: family

text: 's

text: finances

text: had

text: wrongly

text: assumed

text: that

text: their

text: loan

text: was

text: a

text: five

text: year

text: ARM

text: The

text: news

text: could

text: n't

text: have

text: come

text: at

text: a

text: worse

text: time

text: Breylan

text: was

text: unable

text: to

text: work

text: because

text: of

text: a

text: serious

text: back

text: injury

text: and

text: the

text: family

text: 's

text: income

text: took

text: a

text: hit

text: They

text: were

text: also

text: paying

text: mortgages

text: on

text: vacant

text: rental

text: properties

text: when

text: they

text: could

text: n't

text: find

text: tenants

text: because

text: of

text: the

text: housing

text: crisis

text: To

text: make

text: matters

text: worse

text: Terese

text: Hicks

text: a

text: city

text: employee

text: had

text: to

text: take

text: a

text: pay

text: cut

text: in

text: her

text: salary

text: and

text: the

text: family

text: was

text: burdened

text: with

text: a

text: mountain

text: of

text: medical

text: bills

text: for

text: numerous

text: surgeries

text: their

text: old

text: son

text: Jordan

text: underwent

text: to

text: treat

text: a

text: birth

text: related

text: medical

text: condition

text: Struggling

text: to

text: pay

text: the

text: new

text: adjusted

text: mortgage

text: Terese

text: Hicks

text: appealed

text: to

text: their

text: mortgage

text: company

text: Homecomings

text: which

text: is

text: owned

text: by

text: GMAC

text: for

text: help

text: They

text: said

text: there

text: was

text: nothing

text: they

text: could

text: do

text: about

text: the

text: rate

text: readjusting

text: so

text: I

text: said

text: let

text: 's

text: weather

text: the

text: storm

text: and

text: see

text: what

text: we

text: can

text: do

text: she

text: said

text: She

text: continued

text: to

text: make

text: regular

text: payments

text: for

text: all

text: of

text: their

text: mortgages

text: in

text: order

text: to

text: maintain

text: their

text: good

text: credit

text: But

text: within

text: a

text: year

text: they

text: were

text: in

text: the

text: eye

text: of

text: the

text: storm

text: and

text: their

text: savings

text: dropped

text: to

text: around

text: Desperate

text: the

text: Hickses

text: asked

text: their

text: mortgage

text: company

text: again

text: for

text: help

text: But

text: they

text: were

text: told

text: there

text: was

text: nothing

text: they

text: could

text: do

text: because

text: they

text: were

text: current

text: on

text: all

text: their

text: payments

text: The

text: Hickses

text: decided

text: they

text: had

text: no

text: other

text: choice

text: but

text: to

text: play

text: the

text: game

text: and

text: stop

text: paying

text: their

text: mortgage

text: even

text: if

text: it

text: meant

text: damaging

text: their

text: hard

text: earned

text: credit

text: Homecomings

text: acknowledges

text: that

text: the

text: guidelines

text: for

text: modification

text: at

text: that

text: time

text: made

text: little

text: sense

text: but

text: they

text: were

text: caught

text: in

text: the

text: middle

text: of

text: a

text: symptomatic

text: relationship

text: between

text: working

text: with

text: third

text: party

text: investors

text: and

text: homeowners

text: In

text: order

text: for

text: us

text: to

text: have

text: been

text: able

text: to

text: modify

text: the

text: loan

text: we

text: needed

text: to

text: get

text: permission

text: on

text: the

text: investor

text: on

text: whose

text: behalf

text: we

text: are

text: servicing

text: the

text: loan

text: said

text: Jeanine

text: Bruin

text: of

text: GMAC

text: It

text: 's

text: a

text: balancing

text: act

text: what

text: 's

text: in

text: the

text: best

text: interest

text: of

text: the

text: customer

text: and

text: the

text: investor

text: At

text: the

text: time

text: of

text: the

text: Hickses

text: request

text: for

text: a

text: loan

text: modification

text: investors

text: backing

text: the

text: loans

text: required

text: some

text: proof

text: of

text: financial

text: difficulty

text: Things

text: have

text: changed

text: since

text: then

text: including

text: new

text: government

text: concessions

text: geared

text: towards

text: helping

text: homeowners

text: explained

text: Bruin

text: The

text: proof

text: was

text: in

text: the

text: pudding

text: said

text: Bruin

text: You

text: had

text: to

text: be

text: late

text: in

text: your

text: payment

text: to

text: prove

text: hardship

text: The

text: Hicks

text: family

text: 's

text: story

text: is

text: one

text: that

text: Marcia

text: Griffin

text: founder

text: of

text: HomeFree

text: USA

text: has

text: heard

text: all

text: too

text: often

text: We

text: advise

text: homebuyers

text: not

text: to

text: talk

text: to

text: a

text: realtor

text: or

text: lender

text: before

text: we

text: can

text: meet

text: with

text: them

text: for

text: a

text: Mortgage

text: Profile

text: Meeting

text: said

text: Griffin

text: Within

text: minutes

text: the

text: client

text: will

text: know

text: if

text: they

text: can

text: fly

text: run

text: walk

text: or

text: crawl

text: HomeFree

text: USA

text: is

text: a

text: nonprofit

text: organization

text: devoted

text: to

text: homeownership

text: development

text: and

text: financial

text: empowerment

text: It

text: 's

text: one

text: of

text: several

text: national

text: nonprofit

text: organizations

text: that

text: offer

text: mortgage

text: assistance

text: and

text: home

text: ownership

text: counseling

text: The

text: Neighborhood

text: Assistance

text: Corp.

text: of

text: America

text: and

text: the

text: National

text: Urban

text: League

text: offer

text: community

text: advocacy

text: programs

text: geared

text: toward

text: counseling

text: lower-

text: and

text: middle

text: income

text: families

text: who

text: are

text: purchasing

text: or

text: refinancing

text: their

text: homes

text: With

text: offices

text: in

text: Washington

text: and

text: Atlanta

text: HomeFree

text: USA

text: 's

text: clientele

text: is

text: mostly

text: minority

text: borrowers

text: During

text: the

text: recent

text: housing

text: crisis

text: Griffin

text: says

text: people

text: of

text: color

text: have

text: become

text: easy

text: prey

text: because

text: they

text: often

text: do

text: n't

text: know

text: the

text: right

text: questions

text: to

text: ask

text: about

text: subprime

text: and

text: ARM

text: loans

text: Some

text: may

text: find

text: her

text: no

text: nonsense

text: attitude

text: a

text: bit

text: difficult

text: to

text: swallow

text: You

text: can

text: not

text: buy

text: a

text: house

text: without

text: any

text: money

text: and

text: you

text: can

text: not

text: buy

text: a

text: house

text: with

text: poor

text: credit

text: cautioned

text: Griffin

text: As

text: an

text: African

text: American

text: Griffin

text: believes

text: she

text: 's

text: the

text: right

text: messenger

text: to

text: help

text: financially

text: empower

text: the

text: African

text: American

text: community

text: Griffin

text: believes

text: families

text: like

text: the

text: Hicks

text: could

text: have

text: qualified

text: for

text: a

text: better

text: less

text: risky

text: loan

text: and

text: should

text: have

text: been

text: better

text: informed

text: about

text: the

text: terms

text: of

text: their

text: loan

text: If

text: the

text: Hicks

text: family

text: had

text: known

text: sooner

text: about

text: HomeFree

text: USA

text: 's

text: program

text: they

text: might

text: have

text: been

text: able

text: to

text: save

text: their

text: good

text: credit

text: rating

text: and

text: a

text: lot

text: of

text: aggravation

text: It

text: was

text: only

text: after

text: receiving

text: notice

text: that

text: their

text: home

text: was

text: going

text: up

text: for

text: auction

text: that

text: Terese

text: Hicks

text: learned

text: about

text: HomeFree

text: USA

text: She

text: contacted

text: the

text: Atlanta

text: office

text: and

text: within

text: a

text: few

text: days

text: there

text: was

text: a

text: resolution

text: The

text: Hicks

text: family

text: learned

text: that

text: they

text: qualified

text: for

text: President

text: Obama

text: 's

text: new

text: homeownership

text: assistance

text: program

text: The

text: program

text: offered

text: institutionalized

text: loan

text: modifications

text: for

text: people

text: who

text: could

text: prove

text: they

text: were

text: suffering

text: economic

text: hardship

text: With

text: a

text: low

text: interest

text: rate

text: locked

text: in

text: for

text: the

text: next

text: five

text: years

text: the

text: family

text: was

text: able

text: to

text: keep

text: the

text: home

text: and

text: pay

text: an

text: affordable

text: monthly

text: mortgage

text: Griffin

text: hopes

text: other

text: homebuyers

text: can

text: learn

text: from

text: the

text: Hickses

text: situation

text: and

text: seek

text: out

text: an

text: advocate

text: early

text: in

text: the

text: process

text: of

text: refinancing

text: or

text: modifying

text: a

text: loan

text: before

text: they

text: are

text: caught

text: in

text: a

text: financial

text: storm

text: People

text: do

text: n't

text: know

text: where

text: to

text: go

text: and

text: who

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text: says

text: Griffin

text: They

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text: suffering

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question: Where did the Hicks family purchase a dream home?

answer: south Atlanta

text: south Atlanta

question: In what city was the home purchased?

answer: Atlanta

text: Atlanta

question: What did the Hicks suffer?

answer: almost lost their home to foreclosure.

text: almost lost their home to foreclosure.

question: What was the name of the family?

answer: Hicks

text: Hicks

question: What did the couple struggle with?

answer: to pay the new adjusted mortgage,

text: to pay the new adjusted mortgage,