Albany Times Union (Albany, NY) back issues from November 2002:
MADSTER GETS ORDER TO BLOCK PIRATED FILES.(BUSINESS)
Nov 01, 2002 ... Byline: JEREMY BOYER Business writer Almost two months after saying he would issue a preliminary injunction against the Madster computer file-sharing service, a federal judge in Chicago on Wednesday officially ordered the company to block anyone from accessing copyrighted ...
SEC CHAIRMAN PITT FACES ALLEGATIONS.(BUSINESS)
Nov 01, 2002 ... WASHINGTON -- The Securities and Exchange Commission ordered an investigation Thursday into allegations that Chairman Harvey Pitt concealed from commissioners information on the corporate ties of William Webster, his choice to head a new accounting oversight board. In an interview with The ...
OCTOBER COULD MARK DEATH OF BEAR MARKET.(BUSINESS)
Nov 01, 2002 ... Byline: AMY BALDWIN Associated Press NEW YORK -- Investors paused Thursday, taking some profits and keeping buying to a minimum following the latest batch of discouraging economic data. The market was mixed but easily managed to end the month higher, a feat not seen since ...
HIGHER RATES OFFSET FEWER GUESTS.(BUSINESS)
Nov 01, 2002 ... Byline: KEVIN HARLIN Business writer Visitors stayed away from Capital Region hotel rooms in September, a year after the devastating terrorist attacks. Higher room rates pushed up revenue, but occupancy climbed a mere 3.6 percent in September, compared with ...
MAPINFO'S FORTUNES CHANGE IN 4TH QUARTER.(BUSINESS)
Nov 01, 2002 ... Byline: KEVIN HARLIN Staff writer North GreenbushAfter four losing quarters, mapping software developer MapInfo Corp. turned a profit in its fiscal fourth quarter, and company officials signaled they believe the worst is behind them. In a conference call with ...
IP IDLES HUDSON RIVER MILL TODAY.(BUSINESS)
Nov 01, 2002 ... Byline: KENNETH AARON Business writer International Paper Co.'s 104-year-old Hudson River Mill will be silenced this morning, threatening the jobs of 290 workers. There still was hope Thursday that the company and local officials would find a buyer for the mill -- ...
PLANT SHUTDOWN CONTINUES AS FACTORY JOBS GO TO MEXICO.(BUSINESS)
Nov 01, 2002 ... ARGYLE -- Hudson Respiratory Care Inc. will lay off 85 workers at its plant here in December, as it winds down production and relocates operations to Mexico. Earlier this month, the company filed a notice with the state Labor Department warning of the layoffs. The plant ...
REGION REVVING UP HIGH-TECH RECRUITMENT DRIVES.(BUSINESS)
Nov 01, 2002 ... Byline: KENNETH AARON Business writer Capital Region businesses plan to crib a page out of Austin's playbook and start sending executives on high-tech recruiting runs. While a task force of local officials has been plying semiconductor-industry trade shows for a few ...
ECONOMY REBOUNDS AS GROWTH RATE RISES.(BUSINESS)
Nov 01, 2002 ... Byline: MARTIN CRUTSINGER Associated Press WASHINGTON -- The U.S. economy, powered by strong auto sales, rebounded to a 3.1 percent annual growth rate in the summer as business investment, which had been the major no-show in the current recovery, turned up for the first time in ...
`DRACULA' CREEPIER WITH MUSIC BY GLASS.(LIFE & LEISURE)
Nov 01, 2002 ... Byline: GREG HAYMES Staff writer ALBANY -- ``I am Dracula. I bid you welcome. Listen to them -- the children of the night, what music they make.'' One of the early talking motion pictures, Tod Browning's 1931 horror classic ``Dracula'' struck terror into the hearts of ...
PROGRAMS FOCUS ON MIDDLE EAST.(LIFE & LEISURE)
Nov 01, 2002 ... Two programs, ``Afghanistan: 12 Years of Violence'' (Tuesday) and ``Truth and Lies in Baghdad'' (Wednesday) take hard looks at the Middle East and offer a clear map to how we arrived at the perilous situation the region -- and the world -- finds itself in. Here are the rest of ...
PROCTOR'S OPERA OFF TO GOOD BEGINNING WITH `LA BOHEME'.(LIFE & LEISURE)(Opera review)
Nov 01, 2002 ... Byline: JOSEPH DALTON Special to the Times Union SCHENECTADY -- The opera season at Proctor's Theatre got off to a fine start Wednesday night with Puccini's ``La Boheme'' in a handsome production by the Stanislavsky Opera Company. Too often in opera, roles are cast ...
BEST BETS.(LIFE & LEISURE)
Nov 01, 2002 ... Candid Carlin George Carlin, below, continues his transformation from comedy's shaggy young man to its grand old man with his new HBO special, ``Complaints and Grievances'' (10 tonight). Now a bestselling author, Carlin takes on his usual enemies: fuzzy language, societal neglect, death -- ...
`SANTA 2' STILL MERRY.(LIFE & LEISURE)
Nov 01, 2002 ... Byline: CHRIS HEWITT Knight Ridder Like male politicians and gay movie stars, if Santa Claus wants to keep his job, he needs to come up with a wife. That is the clause in ``The Santa Clause 2'' (opening today), so Santa (Tim Allen) leaves the North Pole to find himself a ...
CAPSULE FILM REVIEWS OPENING TODAY:.(LIFE & LEISURE)
Nov 01, 2002 ... ``I Spy'': A retread of the 1960s TV series with Eddie Murphy as a boxer and Owen Wilson as a spy who recruits him in order to get next to a villain (Malcolm McDowell) who has stolen an invisible spy plane, which is, the movie says, ``in the hands of the evildoers, a delivery system for ...
FOX RE-AIRS ACCLAIMED `24'.(LIFE & LEISURE)
Nov 01, 2002 ... Byline: Associated Press NEW YORK -- Fox has moved quickly to take advantage of the best-ever ratings for its sophomore drama ``24.'' The season-opening episode, which drew 13.5 million viewers Tuesday night, will be rerun Monday at 9 p.m. It fills the time slot that ...
CHANCE ON THE SCREEN INVOLVES A LONG WAIT.(LIFE & LEISURE)
Nov 01, 2002 ... Byline: KENNETH C. CROWE II Staff writer SARATOGA SPRINGS -- At 5:30 a.m., the local extras stumble through the dark into the Saratoga Race Course grandstand, converted into the base camp for ``Seabiscuit.'' Costume in hand, one novice actor looks around at the racks ...
DINNER BENEFITS HOLE IN WOODS.(LIFE & LEISURE)
Nov 01, 2002 ... Double ``H'' Hole in the Woods Ranch Adaptive Winter Program holds its benefit dinner from 6 to 11 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 7, at Longfellows Inn and Restaurant, 500 Union Ave., Saratoga Springs. Dinner, a silent auction and live entertainment by Adirondack performer Peggy Lynn are ...
ASK SERVER FOR PORTION CONTROL ADVICE.(LIFE & LEISURE)
Nov 01, 2002 ... DEAR MISS MANNERS: I will soon be having weight loss surgery, and my stomach will be able to hold less during each meal than it used to. What would be the proper thing to do and say when dining out? Should I order my own meal and waste most of it? Would it be a mistake for my spouse to ...
A BIG BREAK MTV CONTEST PUTS ALBANY NATIVE IN THE DIRECTOR'S CHAIR FOR A KORN VIDEO SHOOT.(LIFE & LEISURE)
Nov 01, 2002 ... Byline: MARK MCGUIRE Staff writer At 25, Sean Dack is already a capital-A artist. Artiste, even: The guy's already had a multimedia installation piece -- depicting grunge icon Kurt Cobain -- displayed in a Paris gallery. The Albany native is also a musician, a ...
MOORE'S `COLUMBINE' STRIKES HOME.(LIFE & LEISURE)
Nov 01, 2002 ... Byline: ROGER EBERT Universal Press Syndicate McHugh and I were sitting in O'Rourke's one day when a guy we knew came in for a drink. The guy pulled back his coat and we could see he had a handgun in his belt. ``Why are you carrying a gun?'' McHugh asked. ``Because I live in a ...
TOBEY OR NOT TOBEY? ON THE ACTOR'S TRAIL.(LIFE & LEISURE)
Nov 01, 2002 ... Byline: LYRYSA SMITH Staff writer SARATOGA SPRINGS -- It's day two and no one has seen him. I'm asking everyone I can find. A few people aren't even sure who he is until I mention ``Spider-Man.'' Oh, yeah: Him. Tobey Maguire is in town to film a movie, and while no ...
RATS GETTING LOT FROM LINE.(SPORTS)
Nov 01, 2002 ... Byline: MATT GRAVES Staff writer ALBANY -- When the New Jersey Devils signed Dave Roche, they knew they were getting a proven scorer who could help the Albany River Rats find the offense they've been missing. And now that he's in the groove, the Rats have one of the ...
CANISIUS CUTS FOOTBALL, SIX OTHER SPORTS.(SPORTS)
Nov 01, 2002 ... Byline: KEVIN SNOW Associated Press BUFFALO -- Citing competitive and economic concerns, Canisius College announced Thursday that Division I-A football is among the seven varsity sports the school will eliminate at the end of the current academic year. Also being cut ...
CELTICS LOSE BY 45.(SPORTS)
Nov 01, 2002 ... Byline: JOSEPH WHITE Associated Press - Wizards 114 Celtics 69WASHINGTON -- Never in their 56-year history have the Boston Celtics been beaten so badly. And who was on the other end of the 45-point loss? Michael Jordan, who suddenly doesn't look so old after all ....
BLEDSOE ISN'T ONLY QB PLAYING SUNDAY.(SPORTS)
Nov 01, 2002 ... Byline: Combined wire services - ORCHARD PARK -- Lost amid this week's talk involving ``Bledsoe Bowl I'' has been Tom Brady, the player who usurped Drew Bledsoe's starting job in New England last season. While the Patriots contend with trying to contain Bledsoe, whom ...
LEAGUE TURNS TO ROONEY.(SPORTS)
Nov 01, 2002 ... Byline: Combined wire services NEW YORK -- Pittsburgh Steelers owner Dan Rooney will head a new committee designed to ensure that more blacks are interviewed and hired for NFL coaching and front-office positions. ``I thought over a way to solve the problem, and I came ...
KNICKS' STREAK MAY BE SNAPPED.(SPORTS)
Nov 01, 2002 ... Byline: Combined wire services - NEW YORK -- The New York Knicks' nine-year, home-court sellout streak may end as soon as next week. The basketball team's home opener Saturday night against the Boston Celtics is sold out, though tickets remain for Monday night's game ...
SABRES STUN PATRIOTS.(SPORTS)
Nov 01, 2002 ... Fourth-seeded Schalmont found a way to silence No. 1 seed Schenectady 3-1 in a girls' Section II Class A volleyball semifinal on Thursday. Katie Becofsky had 27 assists and two kills, Brittney Bigley collected 10 kills and Tiffany Russo had eight to lead the Sabres (16-8), who ...
MARCHILLO STEADY FOR SARATOGA.(SPORTS)
Nov 01, 2002 ... Byline: ALAN HART Staff writer SARATOGA SPRINGS -- Saratoga High place-kicker Anthony Marchillo realizes that the fate of a game, or even a season, could hinge on whether he makes an extra point or a field goal. That's just fine with Marchillo, a senior who took up ...
RAVENA FOOTBALL WINS FINAL GAME.(SPORTS)
Nov 01, 2002 ... Ravena14 Schalmont0 Ravena was able to wrap up a win early when John Dibble rushed 10 yards for a touchdown in the first quarter, and the Indians' defense held to give them a 14-0 victory against Schalmont on Thursday night. Anthony Terriele passed to Aaron ...
JAPAN'S BIGGEST STAR LEAVING TO PLAY IN U.S.(SPORTS)
Nov 01, 2002 ... Byline: Combined wire services - Godzilla is ready to take on the United States -- and, in all likelihood, the Bronx. Hideki ``Godzilla'' Matsui, Japan's biggest baseball star, is leaving his native country to play in the United States. The New York Yankees, having ...
SINGH, LOWERY ON TOP.(SPORTS)
Nov 01, 2002 ... Byline: Combined wire services ATLANTA -- Vijay Singh wasn't sure his 5-wood could reach the green on the par-3 18th hole at East Lake Golf Club. His goal was to hit it straight, hit it hard and hope. ``It went dead straight, hard and stuck,'' Singh said Thursday. ...
PHILS SHOW INTEREST IN THOME.(SPORTS)
Nov 01, 2002 ... Byline: Combined wire services Jim Thome, the top hitter on the free-agent market, met with the Cleveland Indians on Thursday, and two-time AL MVP Frank Thomas exercised his right to leave the Chicago White Sox. ``They were very cordial,'' said Pat Rooney, Thome's ...
ATTACKER BLAMES STRESS, DRUGS.(SPORTS)
Nov 01, 2002 ... Byline: Associated Press CHICAGO -- The man who joined his teenage son in attacking Kansas City Royals coach Tom Gamboa during a game in September apologized in a phone call from jail to a Chicago-area newspaper. ``I regret what happened,'' 35-year-old William Ligue ...
AGASSI RALLIES FOR WIN.(SPORTS)
Nov 01, 2002 ... Byline: Associated Press PARIS -- Second-seeded Andre Agassi rallied to beat Australian Open champion Thomas Johansson 6-7 (2), 6-4, 6-3 Thursday to reach the quarterfinals of the Paris Masters. Agassi will play Spaniard Carlos Moya in the quarters. Moya beat ...
SARATOGA, SHEN READY TO PUT RANKINGS ON LINE.(SPORTS)
Nov 01, 2002 ... Byline: BILL ARSENAULT Special to the Times Union SARATOGA SPRINGS -- The Saratoga Springs girls and the Shenendehowa boys are the No. 1-ranked high school cross country teams in the state in Class A. Both will put those rankings on the line in the Section II championships ...
QUESTIONS START PRIOR TO TIP-OFF.(SPORTS)
Nov 01, 2002 ... Byline: STEVE CAMPBELL ALBANY -- Picking the brain of University at Albany basketball coach Will Brown ... Q: People are always asking you about the pitfalls of being such a young head coach (31). Let's turn it around: What are the advantages? A: ``One, I've got a ...
TOE BIG IN SHEN WIN.(SPORTS)
Nov 01, 2002 ... Byline: ALAN HART Staff writer COLONIE -- Christopher Breedlove, Shenendehowa High boys' soccer standout, prefers to be called ``Topher.'' That's Topher ... as in toe. The junior midfielder kicked home what proved to be the deciding goal Thursday night as ...
COCHRANS' FLY PATTERN.(SPORTS)
Nov 01, 2002 ... Byline: MARK SINGELAIS Staff writer The eight Cochran children are named in alphabetical order. From oldest to youngest, there's Andy, Brent, Chris, Dan, Evan, Flynn, Grant and Heather. Andy was named after his grandfather, Brent after a family friend, and ...
NO CHANGE EXPECTED IN N.Y. BATS.(SPORTS)
Nov 01, 2002 ... Byline: DAN HOWLEY Staff writer Massachusetts high school baseball officials on Thursday became the first state to move toward a complete switch from aluminum to wooden bats, while the head of New York scholastic baseball said improvements in the safety of metal bats make it ...
BIRTHSBELLEVUE HOSPITAL NISKAYUNA.(CAPITAL REGION)
Nov 01, 2002 ... REYNOLDS, Aidan Michael, son of Darlin Reynolds and James Reynolds, Clifton Park, 8 lbs. 6 oz., Sept. 1. PAMBERI, Kudzai Anthony, son of Christine and Bernard Pamberi, Albany, 8 lbs. 4 oz., Sept. 2. FERRAND, Briana Marie, daughter of Jacqueline Jones and Gary ...
JENNINGS APPROVES PACT WITH LOCAL 1961.(CAPITAL REGION)
Nov 01, 2002 ... Albany Mayor Jerry Jennings and officers of Albany Blue Collar Workers Local 1961 signed a four-year contract Thursday. Under the provisions of the agreement, employees will receive back-to-back 3 percent raises on Dec. 31 and Jan. 1. Since the Dec. 31 raise is not retroactive, ...
COMMENT PERIOD IS EXTENDED FOR HUDSON PLAN.(CAPITAL REGION)
Nov 01, 2002 ... ALBANY -- The time for public comment on the natural resources damage assessment plan for the Hudson River has been extended to Nov. 29 by the Hudson River Natural Resource Trustees. Initially, the deadline was to have been today. Written comments can be sent to Steven Sanford, ...
U.S. AGENCY DECLINES ACTION ON BIAS CASE.(CAPITAL REGION)
Nov 01, 2002 ... Byline: BOB GARDINIER Staff writer A federal agency has opted not to prosecute claims from the city's first and only female police officer that she was sexually harassed and discriminated against during her first two years on the force. In March, the federal Equal ...
FOCUS ON ECONOMY IN ASSEMBLY RACE FOR 112TH DISTRICT.(CAPITAL REGION)
Nov 01, 2002 ... Byline: KENNETH C. CROWE II Staff writer The 112th Assembly District finds two familiar political foes -- Assemblyman Roy J. McDonald, R-Wilton, and Democratic challenger Patrick J. Phillips -- facing off in the Nov. 5 election. This is McDonald's fourth election ...
RPI STUDENTS DENOUNCE RECENT FRATERNITY ARRESTS.(CAPITAL REGION)
Nov 01, 2002 ... Byline: TIM O'BRIEN Staff writer Students at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute are asking for an end to ``harassment'' by police officers after the arrest of two fraternity leaders. The college's Student Senate voted to approve the resolution, but city leaders said ...
SHERIFF, CLERK IN BATTLES TO KEEP JOBS.(CAPITAL REGION)
Nov 01, 2002 ... Byline: DANIELLE T. FURFARO Staff writer Two of the county's top Democratic officeholders face challenges for their seats next week. County Sheriff Harry Buffardi is opposed by Republican Joseph DeLorenzo, while County Clerk John Woodward is facing Republican ...
PARK AGENCY APPROVES HOTEL.(CAPITAL REGION)
Nov 01, 2002 ... Byline: LEIGH HORNBECK Staff writer As expected, the Adirondack Park Agency approved a five-story hotel at Fort William Henry in Lake George. Local environmental groups were alarmed that the APA commissioners handed over the decision to the agency's staff instead of ...
2 ADMIT SELLING KNOCKOFFS.(CAPITAL REGION)
Nov 01, 2002 ... ALBANY -- Two immigrants who ran a kiosk at Crossgates Mall pleaded guilty Thursday to selling knockoff Gucci and Prada handbags and wallets. Yang Gang, 24, and Xu Xiumin, 23, pleaded guilty to trademark counterfeiting and could face up to 1 to 3 years in prison, Assistant ...
AUTHOR TURNS 85; BOOK IS BORN DAN BUTTON.(CAPITAL REGION)
Nov 01, 2002 ... will celebrate both his 85th birthday today and the publication of his new book about the late Mayor Thomas M. Whalen III with a private party at the University Club. Button, a two-term Republican congressman from Albany in the late 1960s and author of a biography of former ...
SHOOTING INJURES ONE IN HAMILTON HILL.(CAPITAL REGION)
Nov 01, 2002 ... SCHENECTADY -- City police are investigating a late night shooting in the Hamilton Hill area of the city. Few details were being released, but the shooting apparently occurred somewhere on Stanley Street. The injured person then managed to get to Craig Street, where police were ...
LIBBY PATAKI TO PROFIT IN LAND DEAL.(CAPITAL REGION)
Nov 01, 2002 ... Byline: Associated Press NEW YORK -- New York Gov. George Pataki's wife, Libby, stands to make a profit on 1,430 acres of Florida citrus groves that Gov. Jeb Bush's administration is planning to buy as part of its environmental protection program. The deal was ...
IN THE MIDST OF 9/11, THERE WAS A MIRACLE.(CAPITAL REGION)
Nov 01, 2002 ... Byline: BRUCE SMITH Associated Press CHARLESTON, S.C. -- Doug ``Mackey'' Goodwin, a Charleston native who once played for the NFL's Buffalo Bills, has a new heart and a miraculous story. The 60-year-old former player received a heart transplant in a New York hospital ...
CAMPAIGN BRIEFING.(CAPITAL REGION)
Nov 01, 2002 ... Highlights from the campaign trail Wednesday in the race for governor. Golisano calls rumors of pullout `bizarre'Associated Press reported Thursday that officials at several television stations around the state, including WABC and WNBC in New York City and cable news Channel 12 on ...
AD WATCH.(CAPITAL REGION)
Nov 01, 2002 ... Candidate: Eliot SpitzerSponsor: Spitzer 2002/New York State Democratic PartyProducer: David Axelrod Associates and GMMBTitle: ``Vote''Time: 30 secondsWhen and where it aired: Began running statewide WednesdayWhat it said: Features shots of state Attorney General Eliot Spitzer and the ...
LAWYER MAY BE SHARED IN DOCTOR SLAYING CASE.(CAPITAL REGION)
Nov 01, 2002 ... BUFFALO -- A woman charged with aiding an anti-abortion militant suspected in a doctor's sniper slaying would surrender ``tactical advantage'' for a better plea deal in allowing her lawyer to represent him as well, a legal counselor argued Thursday. Loretta Marra, accused with her ...
NUCLEAR OPERATOR SCOFFS AT GREEN TEST OF SECURITY.(CAPITAL REGION)
Nov 01, 2002 ... Byline: JIM FITZGERALD Associated Press WHITE PLAINS -- Two Green Party candidates for Congress who approached the Indian Point nuclear power plants by canoe said Thursday that if they had been terrorists, they could have done significant damage before security guards arrived. ...
TEEN HIT BY PATROL CAR SUFFERS SERIOUS INJURIES.(CAPITAL REGION)
Nov 01, 2002 ... Byline: BRUCE A. SCRUTON Staff writer Albany A 14-year-old girl was critically injured Thursday when she ran into the street in front of a patrol car responding to a call, police said. But the girl, who was not identified, may have thought the police car was ...
SCHUMER AIMS FOR GUN DATABASE.(CAPITAL REGION)
Nov 01, 2002 ... Byline: BRENDAN LYONS Staff writer - U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer of New York is pushing federal legislation that would establish a national ballistics database he contends could help police quickly trace the origin of new guns used in crimes. Schumer came to Albany on ...
$5M JOLT HITS CITY BUDGET PROPOSAL.(CAPITAL REGION)
Nov 01, 2002 ... Byline: DANIELLE T. FURFARO Staff writer Property taxes are likely to rise by nearly 20 percent, along with dramatic cuts in services, to make up for a more than $5 million deficit created when city leaders used money slated for long-term projects to pay for daily operating ...
A COSTLY SHELL GAME FOR TAXPAYERS.(CAPITAL REGION)
Nov 01, 2002 ... Byline: FRED LeBRUN Just when Schenectady thought the worst was over, wham. It's back in the soup again. Only this time instead of the Police Department giving the city a black eye, it's the administration's finance department creating deep problems. In a ...
WESTLAND HILLS PLAN FACES DELAY.(CAPITAL REGION)
Nov 01, 2002 ... Byline: RICK KARLIN Staff writer - Despite a last-minute plea not to require such a study, the National Park Service is likely to call for a new environmental impact statement on a plan to build a middle school at Westland Hills Park. The need for another study would ...
PROSECUTION RESTS CASE AGAINST RYDER.(MAIN)
Nov 01, 2002 ... The prosecution rested its case against Winona Ryder on Thursday after calling a police detective to bolster the testimony of Saks Fifth Avenue employees who said the actress shoplifted $5,500 of merchandise in Beverly Hills, Calif. Detective Mark Parker described Ryder as calm ...
A GOVERNOR WHO DID THE RIGHT THING BY DAVID WRIGHT.(MAIN)
Nov 01, 2002 ... Two years ago, two days before Anthony Porter's scheduled execution, a Northwestern University journalism professor and his students saved Porter from Illinois' death row, where he had spent the previous 16 years, by unearthing evidence that he had not committed the murder for which he was ...