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No smarmy come-ons, no nervous chatter, no suspicious ring-finger tan lines. Just eight minutes to make a love connection. Eight-minute dating is the latest rage in the singles scene. From Atlanta to Seattle, people are finding a fast, assembly-line efficient way to meet prospects; the meat market without the butchery. ìSome
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After 40 years of comic books, generations of readers, and as much publicity as the hypemeisters, assisted by their kind friends in the media, can generate, and even after a long, unexplained, but politely ignored delay, Spider-Man simply cannot fail. It doesnít really matter whether the picture is particularly good
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The northeast quadrant reads like a city realtorís sample-book. Youíll find a collection of housing styles from 1900 to 1950 and a range of housing prices from the handymanís special to the stately manor. The area extends from Main Street and the railroad tracks in the south, to the river
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Date City checked it out. Saturday, May 4. Years in business. One. Capacity. 140. Age and appearance of crowd. 25 and older, physically and socially diverse. But all seem eager, thirsty, and hungry. And what may come as a cultural mixed blessing: no Cadillac Hotel leftovers. ìNo real eccentrics at this point,î says
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As the person who took the photograph on the cover of your April 17 edition (ìYour Are Here: Inside the Heads of Extreme Athletesî), I have a couple of thoughts to pass on to your readers. First, the correct website address for Ruth and Roger Hopkins is www.naturalhighs.net (not ìorgî as
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As you can see in Edward Albee's The Goat, a great new play about a man who betrays his wife by screwing a goat, there's no accounting for taste. I loved that play, but I've got to admit that, though I truly admire Blackfriarsí latest production and respect the show
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I read with interest your thought-provoking (and disturbing) article "Facing tough choices" (April 17). You noted the differing opinions of School Board member Rob Brown ("The district's goal should be 'a Brighton quality education' for its students") and Board President Joanne Giuffrida. Referring to educational programs that reach fewer students, such
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Last time out. Rochester beat the Pittsburgh Riverhounds 2-1, winning its season opener for just the second time in its seven-year history. Bill Sedgewick's overtime crack, the finest opening-day goal since Tim Hardy thumped that long-range shot against Connecticut back in í98, whizzed past a confused, flat-footed T.J. Hannig as
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Funny how George Grella is never lost for words when he shreds a movie to pieces. "Verbose" comes to mind. Yet when you give him an assignment --- to pick Oscar's winners and should-have-beens (March 20) --- his supposed vast knowledge of the world of film fails him. Nine times
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I have an idea to help reduce the cost and waste of the various county governments. I call this plan ìM&M,î after my two nieces, who sometimes fight over the same toy. Instead of one large ring to rule them all, Monroe County can continue the tradition of smaller, more responsive
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Rochester was judged better than Buffalo the other day. But no honor was bestowed on either city. The Center for Community Change, a Washington, DC-based not-for-profit that jumpstarts grassroots development projects across the country, said Rochester and other Upstate cities rank above the national average in ìsubprimeî loans made in African-American
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Now that spring is breaking out, whatís not to love about ìClear Skiesî? One thing, maybe: George W. Bush has slapped the term on his latest attempt to sell Americans on ìmarket-basedî environmental cleanup and the virtues of fossil fuels.
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No overtime pay. No regularly scheduled day off. No disability insurance. No right to collective bargaining. Welcome to the life of a migrant farmworker. At the beginning of the 21st century, they are still subjected to antiquated labor laws. About 200 people marched in Fairport in support of a bill under
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With dazzling technique and an adventurous spirit that takes his music in uncharted directions, Jason Moran is not content to let jazz stand still. The 27-year-old has recorded three Blue Note albums, the latest of which, Black Stars, was named best jazz recording of 2001 by The New York Times.
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Moshe Naimi suffered a horrible loss only weeks before he arrived in Rochester May 2 to speak at a fundraiser sponsored by the Jewish Community Federation. His mother, Furuk Naimi, was killed with 27 others March 27 when a Palestinian suicide bomber blew up a Passover Seder in Netanya, Israel.
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With the recent passage of the Farm Bill --- a monster package of federal subsidies covering the next six to 10 years --- Congress has shoveled billions upon billions of dollars, largely where they arenít needed. The conservative American Farm Bureau Federation
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You could almost hear James Carville whispering, ìItís the economy, stupid,î at last weekís zippy State of the County address. With all the recent talk of our limping local economy and budgets in crisis, itís no wonder County Executive Jack Doyle focused exclusively on jobs.
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Iíve been serving wine and cheese to the Broadway types seeing Aida at the Auditorium all week. I need some rock íní roll or anything loud, stat. But first, a brief, albeit sanctified, pit stop in Fairport.
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Mr. Spulaís use of ìright wingî to describe the Israel Now and Forever Rally (ìDC Protests Spring Eternal,î May 2) was inaccurate --- unless any pro-Israel activity is right wing in your dictionary. The participants from Rochester represented the entire spectrum of American politics. There were college students and community leaders from all stripes of
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Walk through The Master Prints of Edward S. Curtis at George Eastman House and you will find beautiful prints with compelling subjects. But beware, youíre not supposed to like this work too much. It was nearly a century ago that Curtis (1868-1952) began
