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This 2014 Major League Baseball regular season share with it fans a surprise announcement that the New York Yankees are going to officially honor their retiring and shortstop and Captain Derek Jeter in their 7th of September 2014 game with the Kansas City Royals. That announcement sent the ticket prices for that game increasing rapidly in the resale market for tickets.
Prior to that announcement the list average price for a ticket to the home game in the Bronx with KC had started at some $135 plus before that announcement and now the price as of this past Saturday is over $450 according to the ticket resale market.
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As I take a look at the 2nd half of the 2014 MLB season, here are some predictions that are a good guess in my book! Why not a guess, since the hitters try to guess what the pitcher will throw next, while the pitcher tries to guess what the hitter is thinking, and manager will guess what reliever they should use next, and we fans and reporters are second-guessing all. Thus, this may lead to some not so correct guessing. And if that's what you were thinking, then you probably guessed correctly.
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Over the past some 85 years the MLB All-Star game has been a tradition in Baseball and each year it has grown in popularity and importance for the sport. Starting back in 2003 this All-Star game became a show piece ofthe best of baseball and the competition for home field advantage, all of which has made the All-Star game more exciting.
This year's game was close with the final score 5-3 with the American League beating the National League while the Los Angeles star outfielder Mike Trout was designated as the 2014 All-Star Most Valuable Player after he had two hits that scored two runs and he scored a run for the American League as well.


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I asked this girl...fully expecting that she would politely say no...and to my delight, she said YES!
Not only will she be my valentine for Valentine's day, but she said she will be my Catster girl everyday!
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Okay, have I left you in suspense for long enough?
My lovely valentine is Anna! *big sigh*
Now I know she's got a lot of admirers, and I am not the jealous type, so dudes, don't be afraid or shy to send her valentines too. It's cool.
And if you have a special someone who you have wanted to get closer to, then take a chance, put your heart out there.
I did, and boy am I glad I did.
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It's almost impossible that it's been a month since you left Riley.
I miss you more every day.
I have made a promise to myself to try to stop crying, and remember all the funny things that made me laugh about you.
...like the way Cary would flop on top of you, and throw her tail around your face, like a boa. It often made you sneeze...but you never protested. You were the gentlest soul I have ever known.
...or the way you would reach your paw out to say "more" when I was rubbing your soft belly.
I teased you about that tubby tummy. I'm sorry sweetie.
...and the way you would clean and hold all the new kittens. All babies that join our house will never know your love now.
But I am so, so grateful that I did. For nine years you never stopped loving me. From the day we found you, you have been my Big Love.
I pray you have found peace, Riley. We'll have our special time again...wait for me.
Love forever and ever,
Oh Riley...
How can I say how much I miss you baby?
We went into the vets office, to sign papers for Harry's cremation.
They had gotten in a new shipment of collars. One of them was bright colors, with hearts and peace signs. I thought..."Oh! I must get that for Riley!"
Then the pain stabbed my heart, as I had to remember that I will never hold your squishy, chubby body in my arms again. I will never feel those paws around my neck and your warm face cooing and purring against my cheek.
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Since I'm a vintage game collector, I always like to set collection milestones for all my gaming systems. I've been seeking out NES games at a used game store as usual, and added several 2 more NES titles to my ever-growing collection.
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US markets were mixed as the tech-heavy Nasdaq slipped into negative ground right near noon.
Dell (DELL) shares rose nearly 3% after investment advisory firm ISS recommended shareholders in the struggling computer maker vote in favor of the $24.4 billion, or $13.65 per share, takeover offer made by founder and CEO Michael Dell in partnership with private equity firm Silver Lake.
Among the notable gainers was Turquoise Hill Resources (TRQ), which gained 7% following a report that a major copper mining project in Mongolia that has been delayed is finally set to begin shipments.
Also higher were shares of Allergan (AGN), which rose over 2% after Bloomberg said in its Real M&A column that the recent slide in the drug maker's shares have made it cheaper for potential acquirers.
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[Related: Economic Impact of Cyber Espionage and IP Theft Hits U.S. Businesses Hard]
A new economic model developed at a prominent D.C. think tank puts the cost to the U.S. economy as high as $100 billion annually, with a corresponding loss of as many as half a million jobs.
[Related: Obama's Cybersecurity Mandate Hits First Milestone]
The report, released by the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) and written by James Lewis and Stewart Baker, two old hands in the Washington cybersecurity policy discussion, offers a quantitative approach based on data from the Commerce Department and analogous losses from activities such as car crashes, piracy and other losses and crimes.
Cybercrime: The Cost of Doing Business?
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Comedian Frank Skinner has become a dad for the first time at the age of 55.
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Since 1998, the simple goal for this 'unofficial' homepage for "The Lord of the Rings," by John Ronald Reuel Tolkien, is to encourage readers of all ages to take a journey to Middle-earth.
To best achieve this goal, I feel the best use for this site, is to carefully research the currently available editions of Tolkien's works, as well as guides, essays, and other related educational material, sort them all out into the sections listed on the right, hopefully making it as easy as possible to find these books, so that people can experience the peerless masterworks of J.R.R. Tolkien.
If you have yet to read one of Tolkien's books, then I invite you to order a copy of Ballantine's popular Boxed 'Paperback' Collection of "The Hobbit" and "The Lord of the Rings." You will join millions of people, from all over the world, who have been changed forever by taking their first journey to Middle-earth.
Those who have already made the journey to Middle-earth, and hunger for more, you will enjoy reading "The Silmarillion," Tolkien's epic history of the First Age of Middle-earth, and "The Children of Húrin", the first complete book by Tolkien since the 1977 posthumous release of "The Silmarillion."
You can also download 'e-book' editions of "The Hobbit," "The Lord of the Rings," "The Silmarillion," and "The Children of Húrin".
These digital versions of Tolkien's works can be read on personal computers, smartphones, or tablets, but I really feel they are best read on dedicated devices like the Kindle.
Outside of the truly important items of interest to Tolkien fans that I post here, I'll post other news, reviews, and announcements, on An Unofficial Weblog for The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien. I've also setup a 'Twitter' and 'Facebook' page where I'll post news and announcements to as well.
We're also proud to be the host of The Tolkien Forum. Founded in 1998, it is now one of the Internet's oldest message boards dedicated discussions and deliberations about the works of J.R.R. Tolkien.
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Cindy Sherman's "Experiments in Motion"
In the catalogue for the Cindy Sherman exhibition currently (Spring 2012) on view at the Museum of Modern Art, curator Eva Respini sees in some of the artists earliest work from the 1970s a direct link to the history of motion experimentation. Respini claims that Sherman's first use of digital techniques in 2007 "recall her college experiments with cutouts of multiple figures, such as Doll Clothes, [below] the 1975 stop-motion animated film, and the 1976 collages Untitled #488 and #489 [above], which evoke the early experiments in motion photography by Etienne-Jules Marey and Eadweard Muybridge. Where these early works chart the movements and gestures of a character that is replicated and multipled, the multiple figures in Untitled #425 [clowns, above] interact with one another to create a tableau; they also allow for a variation in scale that leads to a nightmarish effect in which clowns seem to encroach on the viewer's physical space."
If you have a chance to see the show, do so. Sherman has been taking pictures with herself as the model since the early 1970s, traipsing through numerous themes and forms of critique of societal segments. The MoMA show is beautifully composed, and the scale of Sherman's work (big!) demands a personal encounter, particularly the last gallery space showing the tragic socialites, including the image above, wherein the digitized background gives an effect similar to the stereographic animated gifs we love so much!


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Lawmakers find ways to avoid another TSP cyber breach
Tuesday - 7/31/2012, 7:58am EDT
A Senate subcommittee on government management will grill Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board Director Greg Long in a hearing today.
Subcommittee leaders called the hearing because they say the nearly 40-year-old federal privacy act has not kept pace with technology. They'll look at ways to avoid similar data breaches in the future.
The Homeland Security Department's Chief Privacy Officer Mary Ellen Callahan also is scheduled to testify.
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Survey: Where Do You Keep Your Microwave?
We're doing a bit of kitchen reorganization (you know, because we're not crazy enough with holiday cooking!) and have been musing about different places we could stash our microwave. Where do you keep yours?
Currently, the microwave lives on the counter beside our fridge. This is convenient because it's at a good height for picking up and carrying hot containers. Then again, some extra counter space is awfully appealing!
It would be great to put it on top of the fridge since this space doesn't currently get used for much, but the spill-potential is just too high. Unfortunately, our cupboards aren't set up to put the microwave over the oven, so that option is out for us.
Putting it on an below counter-height is a definite possibility. We really like the "tucked-away-yet-accessible" feel this can have, like Jesse's microwave in this Kitchen Spotlight. We have some open shelving along one wall that would make this possible. We do wonder about constantly bending over to put things in or take things out, though. Anyone have any thoughts on this?
What's your microwave setup?
Related: Kitchen Spotlight: Open Storage in Small Kitchens
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I have mine on the top of the fridge. I don't use it too often, so it's pretty convenient up there...especially as I have *no* counter space that would actually hold that thing (low cabinets, so not enough room between counter and cabinet).
We don't have a microwave...so no storage problem!
We just replaced our stand alone microwave with one that fits above the range - I love it!!
We have our microwave on a baker's rack that also holds all of my cookbooks.
it's in the same place as yours. next to the fridge.
My apartment is the size of a postage stamp, so I have it on top of the fridge. The fridge is waist height, so this works out well.
Mine is above the fridge---but it's mostly for mugs of stuff which have a handle and don't spill too easily or rice or oatmeal which come out without the liquid. I think my fridge may be on the short side though because the microwave is just a little above eye level.
Mine is under the buffet in the dining room. I don't have any outlets in my kitchen at all so if I want to use it, I pull it out, set it on a chair and use it that way. On the plus side, it doesn't eat counter space that way.
My ancient microwave is integrated into the range hood over the stove. I like having it at eye level.
I've got it angled in the corner of my countertops. I stuff liquor in the empty corner behind the microwave!
Our kitchen has a large closet that was used as a laundry by our home's previous owners. We moved the laundry and converted the closet into a pantry, which includes a counter top that fits the microwave and toaster oven. I saw a photo of a similar set-up in a magazine and since we were re-doing the space anyway, I built that in. I was really keen on freeing up the counter space in the kitchen!
We keep ours in a corner on the kitchen counter. While I'm not the biggest fan of lost counter space, at least I convinced my husband we didn't need a 1 cubic foot microwave when our last one broke down. The new microwave is indeed smaller and gives us a little more room between it and the kitchen stove.
Mine too is on top of my fridge. I just make sure to use potholders if something is too hot and to use a bigger container than necessary so nothing spills. It works for me as I've had it there for years.
I am with jooleeyet, I don't have one. my mom keeps trying to convince me that once the baby is born I need to invest in one, but I really don't want to. my kitchen is just too small!
In storage.
Does anyone want to buy it? I'll practically give it to you.
It's like this one:
We don't have one either ... and I thought I was the only one out there who had to heat the oven to 200 every time I wanted a leftover ...
I don't have one either--I use a toaster oven or just the stovetop to heat stuff up. I'm sure I don't know what I'm missing, so it works for me.
Integrated above the oven. I use it incessantly.
nope, i don't have one, either. i use the stovetop or oven to reheat stuff. i hate microwaved food!
Over the fridge. We use it often enough, and I'm pretty short, but I'm careful taking things out and never had a problem and certainly wouldn't give up that much counterspace to it.
There is literally NO counterspace in my kitchen (cupboards, sink, oven... that's it. No counters at all. I roll pie crusts on the floor.), so my microwave lives on top of my fridge. Thankfully I am tall, and can mostly see what's going on in there as things are heating.
Just moved it from the dining room (on a baker's rack sort of thing) to the top of the frig. Since we got an electric kettle and a steamer (which together take up less room on the counters than the microwave) we're using the microwave a lot less anyway. The microwave is at eye level for my husband and just above my head. Not too much of a problem for reheating leftovers.
The dining room is about two steps from the kitchen, so it wasn't too bad, but I wanted the shelf space back. So all the stuff that just sat on the top of the frig is on the shelf above the kitchen cabinets, and I have more space in the dining room (nearly as tiny as the kitchen), finally!
Mine "gave up" recently, about 4 months ago, since that time we really have not felt the need to purchase a new one (trying to see how long we can live without one). Believe it or not the inoperable microwave still sits in the same spot, on a makeshift microwave shelf over the stove.
If you have space to build a sturdy microwave shelf, I think that's always a fuctional idea.
These items are a bit pricey but I think they are great ideas for microwave shelving (made that up, it's late, i'm tired):
We're in the same boat as a few others: no microwave by choice.
We used to keep ours on a stand just adjasent to the kitchen (in the "dining room") and one day it got unplugged to do some serious carpet cleaning. Three weeks later i went to melt some butter and realized that we hadn't plugged it back in yet.
It now lives in the storage room, which I also use as a pantry... my place is small, so no matter where it is i can still get to it pretty easily.
My microwave is both an oven and a microwave oven combined. It looks like a conventional microwave, but functions as a convection oven, too. Because it gives off so much heat when baking, I can't put it near the refrigerator. I have metal shelving with adjustable racks that I set up for precise fits for the microwave/convection oven, toaster oven, pan storage, and a rolling shelf (stored under the oven). This is between a shelf with my dishes and my gas table.
I could live without the microwave, but it uses a lot less energy to reheat leftovers and to cook various foods than a conventional oven so I think it's a better choice both in terms of energy consumption and time use.
ugh. I hate having to have such a big appliance when all I ever use it for is reheating coffee or a burrito.
Mine lives in a pantry cabinet on a shelf at about elbow height. If one must have a microwave, it's the perfect set up but not easy to achieve unless you are designing a kitchen from scratch and have cabinet space to spare. In my smaller, former kitchen, I built a sideboard/buffet cabinet in the eating area specifically to house my most annoying kitchen items: the microwave, trashcan (I made it a pullout) and large serving dishes.
i have put mine is a cupboard as it doesn't get used to often, I drilled a small hole at the side, of the cupboard, at the very back bottom, which sits next to the fridge and plugged it into the same socket as the fridge with a double adapter. I have so much bench space now!
We're in the midst of a Kitchen remodel, so right now our microwave is getting the kind of use it could only have wished for pre-remodel; however as soon as feasible, we'll be putting it on a shelf in our small(ish) walk-in Pantry. I use it rarely enough that it won't be too inconvenient to walk the couple of extra paces to the pantry, and I'll have so much more counter space!
Plus - microwaves are an eyesore! So as an added bonus, having it tucked away will be much more aesthetically pleasing, too!
That's easy! I don't.
When we redid our kitchen we had our contractor build an open shelf above the sink counter area, at about the height that wall cabinets usually start--roughly eye level (and then we put the closed cabinets above it). We made the shelf area exactly the height and depth of the smallest microwave I could find, which now sits unobtrusively at one end of the shelf, leaving plenty of open space for displaying other items. I can't do without a microwave at all, but I wanted something really small that would be out of the way and not take up precious counter space.
Ours sits on the counter top just on the other side of the door from the kitchen to the garage. We use it at most once a week, so to go out to the garage to use it isn't a big deal, and then it doesn't take up precious counter top space. If the cats' food and water didn't live on top of the washer/dryer, that'd be another option. Or just getting rid of it. There are very few things that can't be done without a microwave, though I think I'd suffer profoundly without my microwave popcorn.
I don't have one. We didn't have one most of my childhood and my grandfather refused to have his food heated up in one. I'm used to not using one at home but I do use the one at work.
Mine is above the range.
In previous apartments its been stacked with the toaster on top on a kitchen cart (this was probably a ridiculous fire hazard, but it worked for me for two years and I never burned my house down)
I've also gone the on top of the fridge route. I had a full sized fridge, but I'm 5'7'' so i could reach easily.
I don't own one either. I don't feel they save any time, at least they don't the way I live.
I just recently bought one and I keep it out of the way in a corner as I rarely use it. I often check the clock on it or use the timer so I like seeing that. Mainly I use it to melt butter.
I keep mine on top of the fridge, mainly because it gives me more counter space...of which I have precious little.
We don't have one. Food tastes so much better when reheated on the stove or the oven instead.
In the brick chimney wall as part of the wall oven. It's high for a microwave, but that puts the regular oven at a normal height. It's also a second small convection/quartz broiler. I have a small < 80sqft kitchen, so every inch of additional counter space is worth it.
We recently added some cabinets to our kitchen and I created a space over the coffee pot cabinet to put the microwave. It isn't as big a space as I thought it would be so I'm going to be limited on the size I can have but homeowners only pay the carpenters, not control what they actually build.
It is next to our fridge, at the end of the countertop..


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Stacy McKee on "Kung Fu Fighting"...
Original Airdate: 11-1-07
So – I have this group of friends. It started as just four of us – two of whom I've known since I was six years old… They all live in Texas (where I grew up) and I live in California – so we don't all get to see each other as often as we'd like… A few years ago, we decided to start taking little trips together – just us girls. Nothing too fancy – just happy, silly girlfriend getaways – to Vegas or New Orleans or Hawaii… And (as a joke, really) we started calling ourselves "The Bad Girls." Mostly because we'd find ourselves in Vegas on a Friday night, totally wiped after airplane flights and crazy work weeks – and we'd be ready for bed, perfectly sober, by 11pm. SO happy just to sleep.
Very sad. So NOT "bad" at all. In any way. And yet… the name stuck.
Pretty soon, all our other friends, our spouses, our parents – they all started calling us "The Bad Girls" too. Us. The most ridiculously tame "bad girls" on the planet – I'm not kidding. Our version of hardcore is getting henna tattoos – because they're not permanent. True story.
The strange thing is, it's like we've inadvertently formed some exclusive club --- our husbands get jealous of our trips and try to invite themselves along. Some of us have been approached by other friends – they want to be Bad Girls too; isn't there some way they can join in all the fun? They'll do what it takes. They'll get hazed. They can be bad; they can be hardcore… It's a little like our own private Fight Club or something – only, with pedicures and martinis instead of all the blood and – well – punching.
We're so not hardcore, and yet… we also kind of are. Hardcore comes in many shapes and many sizes. (And, yes, I know that sounds porny. You people and your dirty dirty minds.)
Let's talk about Meredith. She ended the last episode by finally putting her mother to rest – by washing Ellis' ashes down a scrub sink. And now – she's reeling a little bit. Starting to reevaluate why she is where she is, why she's being haunted by her past, why – after experiencing death and coming back from it – she's still too scared to really move forward and go after what she really wants – what she really needs…
Meredith wants nothing more than to be strong and brave and… hardcore. And, in this episode, she comes so close. She's lying there in Derek's arms, and she starts to open up – to let him in. And, you can see it in Derek's eyes. You can almost hear what he's thinking in that moment – that this is it. He put himself out there two episodes ago, he told her that he wants a future – a real future – and he wants it with her… And finally, Meredith is about to answer him. With something other than sex in an on-call room. She's about to let him in and admit to him that life is short, so fricking short. She wants that same future with him too. And yet…
She doesn't. She stops short of actually letting Derek in and – as usual – shuts down. Just shy of REALLY putting herself out there. Almost hardcore, but… not quite. He knows it. And she knows it. Which is why she's so messed up in the end.
Ah… the end. When Meredith opens the door to find Alex and Lexie getting sexy in the hallway. Love it. In fact, I pretty much always love Alex Karev – like when he's heckling George or stifling laughter as they all watch the skydiver video. Alex is kind of the epitome of hardcore – he's a bad ass without even trying. He was with Ava last episode, he's with Lexie in this one… and he makes no apologies for that. He calls it like it is – no one can say Lexie doesn't know what she's getting in to – Alex couldn't have been more clear. She may get laid, but she isn't getting a boyfriend. Not from him. Which she is Ok with…
… Or, at least, she must think she's Ok with it. Lexie's struggling to be hardcore herself. I don't know if I'd go so far as to say, perhaps, this kind of struggle must run in the family, but… Okay. Fine. It must run in the family – because Lexie, though she's very different from Meredith in many many ways, in this one way – they seem to be exactly alike.
Meredith and Lexie both want to succeed. They want to be strong. They want to feel normal. They want, so much, to be whole. But it's a struggle – a genuine struggle for them. Being hardcore doesn't come naturally. Sometimes, they have to fake it.
Which, in Lexie's case, means getting sexy with Alex.
But my favorite incarnation of being hardcore in this episode, of course, comes in the form of the gentleman's evening. Maybe because it reminds me of me and my Bad Girls. Or maybe because it's so fun to see Derek and Mark try to figure out what the heck a gentleman's evening actually is. (Monopoly is the perfect choice, by the way, because this is Richard's gentleman's evening. Remember – he's the guy who brought a selection of soft cheeses with him to 'rough it' in the woods on the camping trip.) And maybe it's because it's just so great to watch Erica Hahn, on her first day of work at Seattle Grace, walk in, infiltrate the evening, and make the guys squirm.
Now SHE is hardcore. Clearly. A welcome addition to Seattle Grace. It's been a while since a kick ass female surgeon stepped into the mix to shake things up. And the fact that it's Cristina's world she's going to shake up the most? Even better. This is gonna be fun.
My point is – being bad, being hardcore? It's all subjective. It's a state of mind. It's different for every single one of us. It's an uber competitive game of Monopoly on Derek's trailer porch. Or, it's Lexie deciding she'll take Alex up on his offer of uncomplicated, no-strings-attached sex. Or it's George curling up next to sweet, frazzled Izzie, and deciding it's okay if they just…sleep tonight. It's staying awake for your own open heart surgery. It's taking pride in your job, even if today that just means holding a bloody wedding dress, allllll day long… It's giving yourself permission to take that rare day off of work so you can hop on a plane and spend some quality time with your Bad Girls. Even if the most debaucherous thing you and your Bad Girls do all weekend is fall asleep before 11pm and stay in bed the next morning till noon. That's still TOTALLY hardcore. It's not lame at all. Uh uh, no way. Sleep gives us strength. And you can't be hardcore if you're all tired and cranky with bags under your eyes and --- Ok, fine. Sleeping till noon isn't exactly hardcore. Whatever. You guys know what I mean.


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UAE clubs eyeing Chelsea captain Terry
Chelsea captain John Terry is set to be offered a lucrative offer by Middle Eastern clubs following the uncertainty over his future at the Blues.
According to sources, the 150,000 pounds-a-week Terry, who regularly holidays with his family in Dubai, can be afforded by a few clubs in the United Arab Emirates, adding that his signing will be a massive coup in the UAE, the Mirror reports.
The sources further said that clubs like the current UAE Pro-League champions Al-Ain and the Al Jazira Sports Company, whose chairman Sheikh Mansour tried to sign Terry for Manchester City in 2009, are some of the names waiting eagerly for an opportunity to sign on a contract with the Blues' centre back.
Terry's former England manager Sven Goran Eriksson , currently a sporting director at Al Nasr, is also eyeing him for a new deal, the sources added.
Although the defender still dreams of ending his career at Chelsea, he has been relegated down the pecking order by Blues' interim manager Rafael Benitez, who is yet to open new deal talks with Terry, the report added. (ANI)
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The Fort Myers Police Department is searching for a suspect in connection to a robbery at the Bank of America located at 1511 Matthew Drive.
Police said a male suspect entered the bank Monday around 9 a.m. and handed the teller a note demanding cash.
The suspect left the bank and got into a car waiting for him on the west side of the parking lot, police said. He got away with an undisclosed amount of cash.
The car is described as a late 90's beige sedan possibly a Toyota Camry or Corolla. The driver of the car is described as a white female with light brown hair pulled back in a ponytail, according to police.
Police say the suspect did not have a weapon. No one in the bank was hurt.
Anyone with information is asked to call FMPD at 321-7700, Crime Stoppers at 1-800-780-TIPS or text message C-R-I-M-E-S (274637) Keyword FMPD. Tipsters can remain anonymous. Anyone with information that leads to an arrest and conviction of the robbery suspect could be eligible for a reward of up to $5,000.


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African Americans have made significant contributions to the economic, political, social, and cultural development of the United States. Through this course, students discover how African Americans have always been an integral part of the American experience. However, African Americans have also been a viable force unto themselves with their own experiences, culture, and aspirations. African American history cannot be understood except in the broader context of the United States' history.
Strands: Critical Thinking Skills; Reading and Listening; Culture, Time and Change; People, Places and Environments; Individual Development and Identity; Individuals, Groups and Institutions; Social Issues; Power, Authority and Governance; Production, Distribution and Consumption; Science, Technology and Society, Global Connections; Civic Ideals and Practices
|Competency Goal 1
|The learner will assess the influence of geography on the economic, political, and social development of slavery in the United States.
1.01 Analyze the economic, political, and social reasons for focusing the slave trade on Africa.
1.02 Analyze the role of geography on the growth and development of slavery.
1.03 Assess the impact of the slave trade on Africa and the colonies.
1.04 Investigate the Middle Passage as one of the largest forced migrations in human history.
|Competency Goal 2
|The learner will develop an understanding of the justifications and ramifications of slavery between 1619 and 1860.
2.01 Analyze the economic, social, religious, and legal justifications for the establishment and continuation of slavery.
2.02 Discuss and evaluate the various ways Africans in America resisted slavery.
2.03 Analyze the role of African Americans in the development of the United States as a new nation.
2.04 Assess the role slavery played in the development of nationalism and sectionalism.
2.05 Trace the development of the abolitionist movement and its impact on slavery and the nation.
|Competency Goal 3
|The learner will demonstrate an understanding of African American life and cultural contributions through 1860.
3.01 Compare and contrast African American urban and rural communities in the North and the South.
3.02 Discuss and analyze the black family in antebellum America.
3.03 Trace the development of African American institutions such as religion, education, and benevolent organizations.
3.04 Identify the contributions of African Americans in science and the arts.
|Competency Goal 4
|The learner will analyze the roles of African Americans during the Civil War and Reconstruction.
4.01 Evaluate President Lincoln's changing position on African Americans.
4.02 Identify the roles of black soldiers, spies, and slaves to the war effort in both the North and the South.
4.03 Analyze the effects of Reconstruction on the legal, political, social, cultural, educational, and economic life of freedmen.
4.04 Analyze the successes and failures of Reconstruction.
|Competency Goal 5
|The learner will examine the rise of Jim Crow and its effects on the life experiences of African Americans in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.
5.01 Assess the economic impact of Jim Crow laws on African Americans.
5.02 Investigate the legal ramifications of segregation laws and court decisions on American society.
5.03 Compare and contrast the political movements that developed in response to Jim Crow laws including, but not limited to, the Niagara Movement, the NAACP, the Urban League, and the Anti-Lynching Crusade.
5.04 Compare and contrast the African American political and legal personalities of the time period and their impact on American society.
5.05 Evaluate the economic, cultural, political, and social impact of African American migration within and from the South.
5.06 Describe the impact of black regiments on the western campaigns, the Spanish American War, and World War I.
|Competency Goal 6
|The learner will analyze the cultural contributions made by African Americans during the Harlem Renaissance.
6.01 Assess the literary contributions made by African Americans.
6.02 Describe the contributions of African Americans to dance and music.
6.03 Identify the contributions of African Americans in the visual arts.
6.04 Evaluate the impact of the black media on American life.
6.05 Analyze the reactions of Americans to the Harlem Renaissance.
|Competency Goal 7
|The learner will assess the plight of African Americans during the Great Depression and World War II.
7.01 Analyze the impact of the Great Depression and the New Deal on the lives of African Americans.
7.02 Evaluate the continued quest for civil rights in America.
7.03 Describe the effects of black "pop" culture of the 1930's and 1940's.
7.04 Analyze the impact of racism in America during World War II.
7.05 Describe and evaluate the contributions of African Americans during World War II.
7.06 Explain how World War II laid the groundwork for the modern Civil Rights Movement.
|Competency Goal 8
|The learner will analyze the successes and failures of the Civil Rights Movement in the United States.
8.01 Explain how legal victories prior to 1954 gave impetus to the Civil Rights Movement.
8.02 Describe the impact of Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, Kansas and evaluate the resistance and reaction to it.
8.03 Define various methods used to obtain civil rights.
8.04 Identify various organizations and their role in the Civil Rights Movement.
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On October 24, 2011, at the historic Apollo Theater in Harlem in New York, N.Y., Nazareth College President Daan Braveman and his wife, Lorraine, proudly represented the Nazareth College Arts Center Dance Festival at the New York Dance and Performance Awards, otherwise known as The Bessies. The Bessies celebrated and honored artists in the fields of choreography, design, and performance and announced the recipient of the Juried Bessie Award, a new award that selects a single work or a choreographer to tour and perform at one or more regional theaters outside of the city. Beth Gill was chosen as the recipient of this first ever Juried Bessie Award and her works will be performed at the 2012 Nazareth College Arts Center Dance Festival, the inaugural touring partner for the Juried Bessie Award.
"The Nazareth College Arts Center has a long history of presenting renowned – and diverse – dance companies on our stage," says Braveman. "It is an honor to be the first partner for the Juried Bessie Award, and we look forward to introducing Rochester-area audiences to Beth Gill."
Gill is a Brooklyn-based artist who makes contemporary dance and performance in New York City. She has been commissioned multiple times by The Kitchen, Dance Theater Workshop, and Dixon Place, and her work has been shown in dance festivals and series such as Food For Thought by Danspace Project, the Movement Research Festival, and Catch! Her choreographic mission is "to use the experience of dance, theatrical design, and sound within the framework of live performance to shift the way we see, sense, and understand the space around us through a timeless and rigorous investigation of form."
The Juried Bessie Award is a new award, chosen in an entirely new way. A jury of three acclaimed choreographers will be chosen each year by the Bessie Steering Committee. The jury operates differently from the Bessie Selection Committee in that its only mission is to decide on a single work or choreographer that it feels exhibits some of the most interesting and exciting ideas happening in dance in New York City today. The honored dance maker will then tour his or her work to one or more regional theaters outside the city. The inaugural jury comprises Ralph Lemon, David Gordon, and Elizabeth Streb.
About the Nazareth College Arts Center Dance Festival
The Nazareth College Arts Center Dance Festival was designed to be a week-long, community-wide, annual summer event that showcases dance to area audiences and explores the wide range of expression made possible by the human body in movement.
The inaugural event in 2010 drew approximately 5,500 people and featured headliner Elizabeth Streb and the Streb Extreme Action Company.
More than 6,000 people participated in the 2011 Dance Festival, which featured the Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane Dance Company, Rochester's own nationally renowned Garth Fagan Dance, and regional favorite Rochester City Ballet. This year's nine-day festival also included lectures, conversations and post-show talk-backs with guest choreographers, master classes, community dances, free outdoor performances at several area venues, main stage performances, an archival exhibition, and a photography exhibition.
Nazareth College is proud to serve as the inaugural touring partner for the Bessie Awards. In partnership with the Bessies, the 2012 Dance Festival will include a performance by Beth Gill, the first recipient of the Bessie's new Juried Award.
About the Nazareth College Arts Center
For 43 years, the Arts Center has hosted the most innovative and important dance companies in the world, and remains greater Rochester's premier presenter of world-class dance, theatre, music, international programs, and family entertainment. The Arts Center is the home of Rochester Children's Theatre and the performance home of Rochester City Ballet and Garth Fagan Dance. With the addition of the Dance Festival, the Arts Center has increased its role in stimulating Rochester's cultural tourism, and now provides an estimated annual economic impact of more than $4 million to the area. For more information, visit http://artscenter.naz.edu.
Founded in 1924, Nazareth College is located on a close-knit, suburban campus in the dynamic, metropolitan region of Rochester, N.Y. The College offers challenging academic programs in the liberal arts and sciences and professional programs in health and human services, education, and management. Nazareth's strong cultures of service and community prepare students to be successful professionals and engaged citizens. The College enrolls approximately 2,000 undergraduate students and 1,000 graduate students.
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I am a disabled person who uses a wheelchair. Travel between the parking garage and the Keller auditorium is
consistently very hard. I did not arrive a half hour early as is my usual practice to get a functional
parking space. I parked and wheeled myself to the exit at the corner of 3rd and the cross street-
there were two stairs. Nearly in tears because I was already late, two young people on the street
very graciously helped me to the opera. They were part of the Occupy movement. Thanks OCCUPY!.
On the way out, I asked the ushers if one of them would help me to my car. No occupy movement there!
They said no but one asked her husband to help me and he got me to my car. There should be some
volunteers who could valet park disabled people's cars. There is too much disconnect between
the pay park and the auditorium. Bringing this up usually brings the response that it is someone
else's responsibility- the parking garage- or the city or someone else. The fact of the matter is
that disabled people get treated very poorly and have trouble attending performances.
Consultation with the ushers and a simple volunteer project could solve this issue easily.
We are season ticket holders on the last Saturday. We attended Madame Butterfly and brought three friends with us. Generally we thought the opera was very well done with the principals highly competent in their roles. I first saw Madame Butterfly in Osaka, Japan more than 50 years ago as a guest of the Japanese and fell in love with it.
I thought the Portland performance was one of the better treatments of the story that I have seen except for the smoking. Why is that ever necessary? I found it quite irritating from an otherwise fine performance. The orchestra did a great job.
James P. Wishart
Great singing and performances by all, but I must share that the shenanigans with the flask in the first act, and all the emphasis on smoking made me cringe. Puccini must have rolled in his grave... Kelly Kaduce sang that role to perfection but her expansive gestures were simply not those of a Japanese woman of that era. The little boy added a beautiful dimension and made the third act all the more devastating. I've been a season subscriber for 19 years and have seen Butterfly three times now and can truthfully say that aside from the things noted above this performance truly touched me in all the right ways. Bravo!
Wonderful performance. Please try to substitute the water bottles for a less crackly brand. They were very distracting.
I confess that I groaned when I saw this on the schedule, so few years after the last run. Was I wrong! This was one of the very best productions I've seen in 10+ years here, a beautiful and effective set, a convincing Puccini orchestra, excellent acting and singing. What put it at the top was Kelly Kaduce's Butterfly. I can't think offhand of an opera that so depends on a single principal -- in other Puccini operas, for example, a great Scarpia or Cavaradossi can compensate for a flawed Tosca, or Calaf for Turandot, or Rodolfo for Mimi. But Butterfly has to carry it pretty much on her own, and Kelly Kaduce has the voice and acting chops to do it. Just a great evening -- thanks!
I attended the performance of Madame Butterfly on Saturday 2/11/12 and I have to admit I had some preconceived doubts. I thought the show would be really maudlin, but it really was a moving and poignant story with a universal appeal. Superb from start to finish! All of the singers did an excellent job but I especially enjoyed Kelly Kaduce's performance as Cio Cio San. It was nice to see the role play in a way that wasn't a stereotype. The part where she tries to attach her long hair back onto that pageboy? Wow...talk about being symbolic as to how one really can't turn back the clock, no matter how much one might want to do so. Kathryn Day was perfect in her supporting role as Suzuki. Her pace and timing was such that she could be noticed without upstaging the stars of the opera. Not always an easy thing to do with supporting roles. The little boy who performed on Saturday was adorable. He spoke volumes without saying a word...just melts your heart when you see him. I really enjoyed the performance of John Hancock as Sharpless. For some reason, he reminds me a bit of the actor Alfred Molina. Mind you, I had to laugh when the audience "booed" that Lt. Pinkerton at the end (the Officer who wasn't so much of a "gentleman"), but then cheered Roger Honeywell. Also, I felt the costumes and sets were exquisite, and I especially appreciated the sophistication of the backdrop lighting as the time in the acts passed from day to night and back again. Watching that opera made for an overall very pleasant evening, and I look forward to future productions by Portland Opera.
Porland's BUTTERFLY was the best opera production I have ever seen.
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Loved the opera last evening. The voices were all wonderful, especially Cio-Cio San Kelly Kaduce. However, I do have one bone to pick. Being of Japanese descent, I was uncomfortable with Ms. Kaduce's interpretation of a Japanese woman, albeit one who is trying to become a Westerner. The "dutch boy" hairstyle and western clothes in combination with her wild gesticulations made it impossible for me to believe she was Japanese. Japanese women of that time would have been demure, shy, almost subservient and although this is a production for the stage, could have been more delicately interpreted without all the acting to the third balcony. The officer's smoking, etc. onstage could have been missed as well, as the entire first floor was inundated with acrid smoke during the first act. Loved the sets, and the little boy was absolute perfection! Brava!
I lived in Japan for a year in the mid-60's and thought the mannerisms of Cio and Suzuki were very authentic.
Brava Kelly! Sublime voice and acting. Please continue to bring her back to Portland.
My first live opera was Portland Opera's sadly unromantic and overly industrial and proletariat Turandot.
Impossible to compare to last night's magic. Portland Opera's production of Madame Butterfly did not disappoint and was truly 'NOT TO BE MISSED!' A weak start by Honeywell (vs. Goro's strong voice - can't blame the orchestra who played no softer for Goro than for Pinkerton), detracted only until Butterfly alit on stage; Honeywell's voice grew increasingly stronger with each line he sang, and the remainder of the production was breathtaking. From the lights and sets, to the costumes, orchestra, and Kelly's enthralling performance (in a role, no doubt, penned for her by Puccini), Madame Butterfly was everything I ever expected from an opera experience.
I wrote a Facebook note on the wall of my deceased brother and thought to share those sentiments:
"Went back in time last night, to late evening drives in the Jag... oddly warm and cool breezes, heavy still with rain... Wending up the road to Las Cumbres.. dinner at La Hacienda... Mom and Dad in front... and you, Carol and I in the back being tortured by Dad's 8-track of Madame Butterfly. ;-D I thought of you all with so much tenderness that I thought my heart would stop. I cried so many tears listening to the delicate and heart-wrenching strains Puccini penned for his opera. The sets and lighting were magical, the orchestra was superb, the voices were so lilting and clear. I was completely transported... and I knew you were there with me, and Dad, too, who so loved this work and imparted his love to us. I wish you could have come in life. Your heart, too, would have broken. By the time the curtain went down, after 3:15, I could take no more torment. I want to go again on Saturday; guess I'm not quite done crying. Last night, heaven must have been missing an angel, because she was in Portland, singing Puccini."
Kelly Kaduce - ditto, ditto to all the raves. What superhuman stamina! She even sang while carrying the child around.
Kathryn Day and John Hancock as Suzuki and Sharpless were both very fine and professional. John Hancock was especially convincing as the Consul. The Act 3 trio between Sharpless, Suzuki and Pinkerton was one of the most ravishing pieces of music I have ever heard.
Roger Honeywell as Pinkerton got better as the opera progressed. The fact that the orchestra covered him up in the first act should have been addressed by the conductor. If a singer is not strong enough to shout over the orchestra the conductor should adjust accordingly. Singers can only do what they can do. Some opera conductors should get over themselves and realize that the audience needs to hear the singers.
In general, I thought that Conductor Ann Manson lacked a feeling for Puccini's music, which is very dramatic. The dramatic impact in this performance was diminished by a lack of contrast in volume and tempo. In particular, the third act overture was so legato and smooth I almost fell asleep. I don't blame the musicians, who played extremely well. Perhaps Galileo Galilei will suit Ms. Manson's style better.
The chorus was outstanding and sharp as a tack. Robert Ainsley should have been there to take a bow during the curtain calls.
Ditto to the favorable comments on the sets, costumes and lighting. They and the stage direction were just fine. Thank you Portland Opera for another wonderful experience.
I, too, marveled that her voice never waivered as she lifted and carried the child.
What a gift she possesses; very fine, indeed!
This was a wonderful production-- very touching, warm and believable. The principals' voices and acting were superb, the sets were beautiful and the orchestra was in top form. This was the best Butterfly we have seen. Kudos to all. Looking forward with great anticipation to Galileo!
My guest and her friends all commented that the voices did not carry as they would have liked.
Although I enjoyed the voices of Madama Butterfly, Sharpless, Suzuki and others I was really turned off by the slapstick.
What value, besides distraction, was there to the three American naval officers overdrinking and foisting their flasks on the Japanese characters?
The twirling of the American flag by the marriage broker and the flag vest of the offical were cheap laughs that did not add to the drama.
Yes the director gets to add her/his view but MB wielding the crucifix as if warding off a vampire didn't work for me.
Kelly Kaduce has an amazing voice. She was so believable in the role that I was crying at the death scene. This opera was a wonderful experience. The lighting was excellent. The little boy is really three years old. It is rare to find a child so young able to follow directions in such a setting. The entire production was superb.
Kelly Kaduce has an amazing voice. She was so believable in the role that I was crying at the death scene. This opera was a wonderful experience. The lighting was excellent. The little boy is really three years old. It is rare to find a child so young able to follow directions in such a setting. The entire production was superb.
The production and performance was dazzling! Kelly Kaduce outdid herself.
One of the few times in recent years that I was so moved by a performance that I left with tears in my eyes.
Ed Gronke
It was a thrilling experience! Ms. Kaduce's voice was nuanced, emotional, and powerful. I also heard her as Mimi a few years back, and recall that she shone in that role as well. I used three tissues at the end.
Lovely sets and lighting. Mr. Honeywell's voice seemed a bit weak, at times drowned out by the orchestra, although he rose to the third act beautifully. The orchestra's playing was so well done!
Spectacular sets and lighting! Portland Operas are always a feast for the eyes as well as the ears.
The performance was beautiful, expressive and emotional. Ms. Kaduce was powerful, Mr. Honeywell was a truly vile 'user' (hence the boo/applause)in his first act performance. Each performer was excellent and contributed to the success as a whole. Even though I knew what was going to happen I found myself teary eyed at the end, a testament to how wrapped up I became. All in all an excellent production. One wish, if there was a way to have the translation on the sides instead of the top things would be perfect!
This was the first live opera my wife and I have seen. It was fantastic! Kelly Kaduce was as good a Butterfly as we've heard. The sets were wonderful, too; very intimate. All in all, we couldn't have asked for more. Can't wait for next season.
Magnificient! I was really looking forward to hearing Kelly Kaduce again after hearing her sing Mimi and was not let down. Cant't say which I like better now she is perfect for both those rolls. So vulnerable and yet so strong. The little boy was amazing, such composure for such a little guy. The first act I was not too sure about Roger Honeywell but he came back really strong in act 2 and 3. The entire cast was just wonderful. This is about the 5th production of Butterfly I have seen and it's only the 2nd that has brought me to tears at the end. Mr. Mattaliano - "BRAVO!!"
Madame Butterfly was on my Bucket List. What a joy! Even though I knew exactly what was going to happen, the end still brought tears to my eyes. BTW, the little boy- OMG - what a cutie! He nearly stole the show.
Stunning! I was up on my feet screaming "Bravo!" the moment the curtain went up at the end and Kelly appeared alone on the stage! Just delightful. Her energy in voice, spirit, body movement carried the day. What a joy!
What joy to hear Kelly Kaduce! Please arrange opportunities for us to enjoy her amazing voice and acting talent in the future! With such soaring tone and strength from a fragile appearing character, we were immediately engaged in affection for Cio-Cio-San.
Roger Honeywell's voice seemed too small to compete with the overly energetic orchestra. It required effort to hear him which distracted from just entering into the experience. It seems that often the orchestra competes with, rather than accompanying, operatic performances.
Conductor Manson was very dynamic, but a more subtle touch might have given better support to this beautiful and carefully composed music.
The sets were beautiful!!! The changes were subtle; I would suddenly become aware that the lighting had changed, but the changing never detracted from the beauty of the music.
And the child! Amazing to find someone small enough to appear to be three years old and yet be able to do what was required to tell the story - Wow!
We are so looking forward to next year's season. It will be good to be able to enjoy the tried and true - and all sung in italian!
Thanks for all the wonderful work you do! Bravo!
What a fantastic performance! All the singers were wonderful but I especially enjoyed Kelly Kaduce. She made the performance look effortless when it is anything but.


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The United States will join 20 other nations in a joint minesweeping exercise in the waters of the Middle East in late September, as tensions in the region continue to simmer.
On Monday, the Pentagon announced that the U.S. was sending another aircraft carrier to the Middle East several months early, ensuring that two carrier battle groups would be in the area.
A Defense Department official with knowledge of the ongoing situation said, "Our goal is to promote regional security while keeping our eyes wide-open to threats wherever they may originate in that part of the world."
U.S. Central Command said the exercise would focused on a hypothetical threat that terrorist groups would use mines in strategic international waterways in the Middle East. The waterways include "the Red Sea, the Gulf of Aden, the Gulf of Oman and the Persian Gulf, although exercise activities will not extend into the Strait of Hormuz," CENTCOM officials said.
Marine Corps Gen. James N. Mattis, commander of CENTCOM, said the exercise "represents the extensive cooperation we enjoy with our international partners -- both in and outside the region."
James Jay Carafano, a senior defense analyst with the Heritage Foundation, said the administration is playing a very dangerous game in the region and pushing the U.S. into a confrontation with Iran.
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"On the one hand, you got to do that," Carafano said. "On the other hand, Obama looks weak when the Iranians insult the U.S. and threaten us in front of the world and there is really little [Obama] is willing to do about it. We're sending mixed signals, and it could lead to an accidental conflict. "
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Our room had an obstructed view and was well located near the mid-ship elevators. It seemed roomy with adequate storage space and it was quiet despite the closeness of the elevators. The room was kept neat and clean by our room steward, who also made amusing towel sculptures. Ice packs were provided upon request within a reasonable time. Problems such as a stuck toilet and a flood in the bathroom were attended to quickly.
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The pool area was pleasant, but there too the music was overly loud. During day 2 and 3 the adult pool was overheated to a temperature of between 82 and 84 F, which made swimming difficult.
I also had occasion to sample the services at the Medical Center. There was no wait and the physicians seemed friendly and capable, but the bill for medications did hurt.
It was disappointing that we did not get to go on the private island at Great Stirrup Cay on day 4, because of rough seas. Instead we spent much of the day at the pool side. The water in the adult pool was somewhat cooler than on days 2 and 3, which made it better suited for swimming.


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