Albany Times Union (Albany, NY) back issues from October 2004:
FANNIE MAE TARGET OF CRIMINAL INQUIRY.(BUSINESS)
Oct 01, 2004 ... Byline: MARCY GORDON Associated Press WASHINGTON -- The Justice Department has begun a criminal investigation into mortgage giant Fannie Mae, which has been accused of earnings manipulation and ordered to revamp its accounting, it was learned Thursday. An accounting ...
SPORTS MANAGEMENT FIRM SOLD TO BUYOUT COMPANY.(BUSINESS)
Oct 01, 2004 ... CLEVELAND -- Sports management and marketing firm International Management Group is being sold to a New York buyout specialist firm in a cash deal valued at more than $700 million. Forstmann Little & Co. is acquiring the company from trusts established by IMG's founder, the late ...
BLUE CHIPS HURT BY MERCK NEWS.(BUSINESS)
Oct 01, 2004 ... Byline: MICHAEL J. MARTINEZ Associated Press NEW YORK -- Wall Street closed out a dismal third quarter with a mixed performance Thursday after Merck & Co. said it would be forced to remove its best-selling Vioxx arthritis drug from the market. Merck's unexpected bad news left ...
MICROSOFT SAYS EU ORDER HARMFUL.(BUSINESS)
Oct 01, 2004 ... Byline: PAUL GEITNER Associated Press LUXEMBOURG -- Microsoft Corp. said in court Thursday that it had been prepared during settlement talks to share more software code with its rivals than the European Union ultimately demanded. Nevertheless, the company argued that ...
INVENTOR DIVES IN FEET FIRST.(BUSINESS)
Oct 01, 2004 ... Byline: SARA CLEMENCE Business writer WATERVLIET -- What did the world do before CreepNoMore? Duct tape. Velcro. Nails. Electric keyboard players used all manner of makeshift ways to keep their foot pedals from moving as they played. ``After a ...
JOBLESS CLAIMS INCREASE SHARPLY.(BUSINESS)
Oct 01, 2004 ... Byline: LEIGH STROPE Associated Press WASHINGTON -- Consumers were tightfisted with their money amid soaring gasoline costs in August and hurricane-related disruptions last week sent applications for jobless benefits to their highest level in seven months. Overall ...
FEWER IN AREA FILING FOR PERSONAL BANKRUPTCY.(BUSINESS)
Oct 01, 2004 ... Byline: DAN HIGGINS Business writer ALBANY Petitions filed in U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Albany are down slightly this year through Thursday afternoon, mirroring a national trend. Attorneys and observers say the decrease doesn't appear significant and people are still ...
AUDIO COMPANY TO GIVE TOURIST SITES A VOICE OF THEIR OWN.(BUSINESS)
Oct 01, 2004 ... ALBANY -- First, there was the Talking House, offering sales information to potential buyers. Soon, there will be talking tourist attractions, if a local business is successful. Richard Bamberger, president of Landmark Audio Technologies, is testing his company's low-power radio ...
VERIZON WON'T SELL LINES, WORKERS TOLD.(BUSINESS)
Oct 01, 2004 ... Byline: JOEL STASHENKO Associated Press with staff reports ALBANY -- Verizon has suspended efforts to sell its extensive copper-wire telephone line network across upstate New York, the company has told employees. An e-mail sent to employees Wednesday informed them of ...
NIMO WORKERS PLAN RALLY TO BOLSTER TALKS.(BUSINESS)
Oct 01, 2004 ... Byline: SARA CLEMENCE Business writer With tough contract talks between Niagara Mohawk and labor negotiators going into their seventh week, the union representing thousands of NiMo workers will hold a rally in Syracuse on Saturday. After a brief breakdown in ...
SCENE & HEARDREMEMBERING RAY.(LIFE-SCENE)
Oct 01, 2004 ... An eclectic lineup of musicians honored Ray Charles in a tribute concert, praising the late singer's rich life and his ability to transcend race and musical genres. ``Make no mistake about it, there will be no pity party,'' said music producer Quincy Jones, who met Charles when ...
7-DAY MENU PLANNER.(FOOD)(Recipe)
Oct 01, 2004 ... Byline: SUSAN NICHOLSON Universal Press Syndicate (Family) Gather the family for ROCKINGHAM COUNTY ROAST TURKEY. Heat oven to 350 degrees. Combine 2 tablespoons vegetable oil, 1/2 teaspoon salt, 1/4 teaspoon pepper and 1 tablespoon dried thyme. Rub the mixture on a 4- ...
ICE CREAM DREAMS.(FOOD)
Oct 01, 2004 ... In a brilliant marriage of hedonism and egotism, Ecreamery.com lets you design your own ice cream. Every quart is produced to your specifications. You select the fat content, flavor and toppings. Base flavors include litchi, black walnut, cardamom, rosewater, cucumber and cotton ...
CRUSTWORTHY.(FOOD)
Oct 01, 2004 ... To remove a slice of food baked in a disposable pie pan without breaking the crust, cut the pan edges with kitchen shears and ...
FRANKEN WANTS TO TAKE O'REILLY TIFF TO SUPER BOWL.(ARTS & ENTERTA)
Oct 01, 2004 ... Byline: Associated Press Who's the kingpin, Al Franken or Bill O'Reilly? If Franken had his way, the answer would be decided with a bowling ball. On his radio show Wednesday, the satirist-commentator challenged the Fox News commentator to a ``friendly'' bowling match ....
DOUGLAS GETS LAUREL FOR VARIED CAREER.(ARTS & ENTERTA)
Oct 01, 2004 ... Byline: Associated Press ASPEN, Colo. -- Michael Douglas has been honored by the Aspen Filmfest for his contributions to film culture. Aspen Filmfest Executive Director Laura Thielen said it was the versatility of Douglas' work that stood out, saying he had acted in ...
`SNAKEMASTER' NEWEST WRANGLER.(TV RADIO)
Oct 01, 2004 ... Byline: DERRIK J. LANG Associated Press NEW YORK -- Animal Planet has a new snake in the grass. And his name is Austin Stevens. The keepers at the cable network are billing Stevens, aka the ``Snakemaster,'' and his new show as the slithery descendant of ``The ...
CBS TAKES OVER IN RATINGS.(TV RADIO)
Oct 01, 2004 ... Byline: JOHN COOK Chicago Tribune Three months ago, NBC Entertainment President Kevin Reilly got spiritual while handicapping his network's prospects for the fall season with a group of reporters. The ratings bonanza that is ``The Apprentice''? A gift from ...
`UPRIVER' DOCUMENTS KERRY WAR SERVICE.(LIFE-SCENE)
Oct 01, 2004 ... Byline: ROGER EBERT Universal Press Syndicate Of all the dirty tricks in this unhappy presidential campaign, the most outrageous has been the ad campaign by the Swift Boat Veterans for Truth, attempting to discredit John Kerry's service in Vietnam. Supporters of the malingering ...
EVIL CORPORATIONS ARE PEOPLE, TOO.(LIFE-SCENE)
Oct 01, 2004 ... Byline: ROGER EBERT Universal Press Syndicate Muley: ``Who's the Shawnee Land and Cattle Company?'' Land agent: ``It ain't anybody. It's a company.'' -- ``The Grapes of Wrath'' I was at a health ranch this summer, where the idea is to clear your mind for serene ...
`SHARK' DOESN'T KNOW ITS AUDIENCE.(LIFE-SCENE)
Oct 01, 2004 ... Byline: ROGER EBERT Universal Press Syndicate ``Casablanca'' was only 25 years old when I started as a movie critic, but I thought of it as an old movie. ``The Godfather,'' which supplies most of the inspiration for ``Shark Tale,'' is 32 years old, and ``Jaws,'' its other ...
HOME THEATER.(LIFE-SCENE)
Oct 01, 2004 ... DRAMA The Alamo (Buena Vista, DVD $29.99, VHS $24.99, rated PG-13) 2004. A surprisingly good combination of story and history; it's not all corny speeches and rousing action, but captures the dread as the defenders wait two weeks for what they expect will be certain death. Billy Bob ...
FRESH TRACKS.(LIFE-SCENE)
Oct 01, 2004 ... CLASSICAL ``John Adams' on the Transmigration of Souls.'' New York Philharmonic. (Nonesuch): This piece succeeds in doing what it was created to do. And because of that, it will have a limited performance life. It was created to furnish a musical memorial to the victims of 9/11 attacks ....
CHILD'S PLAY SHOULD COME BEFORE TV EVERY DAY.(LIFE-SCENE)
Oct 01, 2004 ... Byline: MARK McGUIRE Staff writer Nickelodeon is airing a block of programming this Saturday that I'm prepared, sight unseen, to label The Show of the Year. From noon until 3 p.m., Nickelodeon will air ... nothing. Actually, the network will show images of ...
INTO THE FIRE CHARACTER-DRIVEN `LADDER 49' IS AN ACTION MOVIE THAT DOESN'T PLAY BY THE RULES.(LIFE-SCENE)
Oct 01, 2004 ... Byline: ROGER EBERT Universal Press Syndicate The best compliment I can pay ``Ladder 49'' is to say that it left me feeling thoughtful and sad. I was surprised it had such an effect. I walked in expecting an action picture with heroic firemen charging into burning buildings for ...
TODAY'S KIDS CLEARLY AREN'T ALL WRITE.(LIFE-SCENE)
Oct 01, 2004 ... Byline: GENE SHALIT * Have you noticed how many kids aren't being taught handwriting? They either print or use computer keyboards. College grads aren't much better. Doctors write illegibly, lawyers write incoherently, and judges write in suspended sentences. * ...
CHEESE WHIZ.(FOOD)
Oct 01, 2004 ... Byline: DOUG BLACKBURN Staff writer Earl Spencer knows the road to success requires a person to look forward. To focus on the goal. To avoid rehashing past decisions. That doesn't mean Spencer doesn't ask himself at least once every day what he has gotten himself ...
SHEAR MAGIC VOILA! VERSATILE KITCHEN SCISSORS HELP CUT PREP TIME.(FOOD)
Oct 01, 2004 ... Byline: CLEORA HUGHES St. Louis Post-Dispatch Kitchen shears are one of the best cooking tools ever invented, and don't let anyone tell you different. Shears make quick work of snipping herbs, trimming green beans and other vegetables, dicing dried tomatoes and dried ...
CLEAR MEXICAN VANILLA IS A FAKE.(FOOD)
Oct 01, 2004 ... Byline: JANE SNOW Knight Ridder Q: My daughter gave me some vanilla she bought in Mexico on vacation. The vanilla is clear and it seems very weak. Should I use more of it in recipes? -- F.C., Canton, Ohio A: No. Throw it out. Although there's no way to be ...
FARM FEST SERVES UP PIE CONTEST.(FOOD)
Oct 01, 2004 ... Cooks of all ages can bake up a winner for the annual apple pie contest to be held Saturday at Farm Fest, located at the Columbia County Fairgrounds on Route 66 in Chatham. Contestants can compete in the following categories: commercial, which includes pies entered from local ...
1 ON 1 WITH . . . KAREN ELLIS.(SPORTS)
Oct 01, 2004 ... YEAR: Senior TEAM: Shenendehowa volleyball Q. What are the attributes most needed to be successful in volleyball? A. I think you have to be quick, physically and mentally. Things happen so fast, you have to be able to react and be thinking all the time. ...
AVOIDING THE `BIG ONE'.(SPORTS)
Oct 01, 2004 ... Byline: RICK MINTER Atlanta Journal-Constitution As the title contenders in the 10-race Chase to the Nextel Cup prepare for Round 3, the seemingly inevitable ``Big One'' at Talladega Superspeedway looms large. A multi-car pileup in Sunday's EA Sports 500 could ...
DRIVERS PREPARE FOR DIRT WEEK.(SPORTS)
Oct 01, 2004 ... Byline: ROBIN YASINSAC Tuesday will mark the start of the 33rd running of DIRT Motorsports' Super DIRT Week festivities at New York State Fairgrounds near Syracuse. The six-day event is considered one of the richest in dirt-track racing. Some highlights ...
COACH WANTS NEW STORY FOR HIS TEAM.(SPORTS)
Oct 01, 2004 ... Byline: FELLICIA SMITH Staff writer RENSSELAER -- Rensselaer High football coach Norm Preston retired from teaching seven years ago and started writing a novel. The subject wasn't his own eventful life or coaching, but a fictional adventure, the kind he enjoys reading. But once ...
BOSY GIVES SCOTIA BREAK IT NEEDS.(SPORTS)
Oct 01, 2004 ... Byline: Staff reports Katelyn Bosy scored on a breakaway and assisted on Briana Crow's eventual game winner with 12 minutes left in the second half as Scotia maintained control in the Foothills Council girls' soccer standings with a 2-1 win at second-place South Glens Falls. ...
HOMER CLINCHES CROWN.(SPORTS)
Oct 01, 2004 ... Byline: BEN WALKER Associated Press Yankees6 Twins4 NEW YORK -- Bernie Williams sent a drive soaring to left-center field, raised his right arm in triumph and circled the bases. Pretty soon, he was home -- and so were the New York Yankees. Williams hit a two-run ...
GAMES TO WATCH LA SALLE AT ALBANY.(SPORTS)
Oct 01, 2004 ... When: 7 tonight Records: La Salle 3-1 (3-0 Class AA); Albany 3-1 (2-0 Class AA) Last meeting: La Salle 23, Albany 7 (Sept. 6, 2003) Last week: La Salle defeated CBA 26-0; Albany defeated Niskayuna 27-9 Matchups: This Class AA Division II game should be much closer than La Salle's victory ...
D.C. FOLKS GOT DUPED.(SPORTS)
Oct 01, 2004 ... Byline: JIM LITKE The deal that brought major-league baseball back to Washington is so one-sided there's no need to hold a contest to come up with a name for the franchise. ``Suckers'' is a perfect. The Merriam-Webster online dictionary defines the word as ...
YANKEES' BROWN TO PEN.(SPORTS)
Oct 01, 2004 ... Byline: Combined wire services NEW YORK -- Kevin Brown, the Yankees' $15 million starting pitcher, will be relegated to the role of setup man for the final four games of the regular season, said Yankees manager Joe Torre. His role in the postseason is still uncertain, ...
METS HIRE MINAYA.(SPORTS)
Oct 01, 2004 ... Byline: Associated Press NEW YORK -- Omar Minaya grew up a few blocks from Shea Stadium and realizes the task ahead of him. ``We know as New Yorkers nobody wants to hear excuses. Get it done. That's it,'' he said Thursday. ``I have this dream of someday winning the ...
ROOKIE SAVES THE A'S.(SPORTS)
Oct 01, 2004 ... Byline: Associated Press OAKLAND, Calif. -- Ichiro Suzuki got his 256th hit to move within one of George Sisler's record, but it was rookie shortstop Bobby Crosby who homered in the ninth inning to give the Oakland Athletics a 3-2 victory over the Seattle Mariners on Thursday. ...
ARMY WINLESS IN 18.(SPORTS)
Oct 01, 2004 ... Byline: Associated Press WEST POINT -- Army coach Bobby Ross said he knew it wouldn't be easy. His Black Knights (0-3) are in the midst of an 18-game losing streak, longest in the nation. Last week they fell to Connecticut 40-3. Saturday's matchup at home against TCU ...
RECORD SACK STILL TAKING HITS.(SPORTS)
Oct 01, 2004 ... Byline: ARNIE STAPLETON Associated Press - GREEN BAY, Wis. -- The Green Bay Packers want to prevent Michael Strahan from getting to the quarterback on Sunday, not rehash his record-breaking sack of Brett Favre three years ago. ``We wanted to avoid that sack,'' right ...
GIANTS SAFETY OUT FOR SEASON.(SPORTS)
Oct 01, 2004 ... Byline: Associated Press EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. -- Safety Shaun Williams of the New York Giants will be sidelined the rest of the season after surgery on his left knee on Thursday. - Williams was hurt in practice last Friday, when he intercepted a pass and landed awkwardly. ...
PARCELLS PULLS NO PUNCHES.(SPORTS)
Oct 01, 2004 ... Byline: Associated Press NEW YORK -- Bill Parcells' players have tried to hit him -- and that's just fine with the two-time Super Bowl champion coach. ``We've had a few'' players take a swing, Parcells says in an interview with ``60 Minutes'' that will air Sunday. ...
UCONN GETS FIRST LEAGUE WIN.(SPORTS)
Oct 01, 2004 ... Byline: Associated Press EAST HARTFORD, Conn. -- Cornell Brockington rushed for 185 yards and one touchdown Thursday night to lead Connecticut to a 29-17 victory over Pittsburgh, the Huskies' first Big East win as a conference member. His 11-yard TD run with 6:25 ...
KNICKS BAR DOOR TO GUARD.(SPORTS)
Oct 01, 2004 ... Byline: Combined wire services NEW YORK -- New York Knicks president Isiah Thomas has told veteran guard Shandon Anderson not to report to work Monday, the first official day of training camp, according to a Knicks source. That move would appear to be a first step in negotiating ...
WOODS JUST 2 BACK DESPITE BACK PAIN.(SPORTS)
Oct 01, 2004 ... Byline: Associated Press THOMASTOWN, Ireland -- Tiger Woods looked as if he should have withdrawn with a bad back. He played as if he was capable of winning the American Express Championship for a third consecutive time. Wincing on every shot and sometimes letting out ...
ST. ROSE RELEASES '04-05 SCHEDULES.(SPORTS)
Oct 01, 2004 ... Byline: Staff reports The College of Saint Rose has released its 2004-05 sxhedules for its men's and women's basketball teams. The men's team will tip off its season with a pair of exhibition games against Division I teams Binghamton and Syracuse Nov. 3 and 8 with ...
THOMAS SIGNS WITH SPURS.(SPORTS)
Oct 01, 2004 ... The San Antonio Spurs announced Thursday the signing of Schenectady's James Thomas, an undrafted rookie forward from the University of Texas. The Spurs declined to disclose terms of the deal. But Jim Hart, Thomas' former Amateur Athletic Union coach, said the 6-foot-8 Thomas ...
MAYORGA IS SURE HE'LL TOP `TITO'.(SPORTS)
Oct 01, 2004 ... Byline: Associated Press NEW YORK -- With typical hyperbole, Don King introduced Felix ``Tito'' Trinidad as someone who is loved by everyone in the boxing world. Well, not quite everyone. The guy sitting about 20 feet to Trinidad's left wasn't exactly enamored. ...
AN ARTIST ON AND OFF THE FIELD.(SPORTS)
Oct 01, 2004 ... Byline: BRIAN ETTKIN ALBANY -- In football's hidebound conformist society, artists are weirdos. An artist who plays football is stranger still. So when University at Albany teammates discovered that Geir Gudmundsen is an art major, some heads swiveled like an owl's. The duality ...
NO ONE-HIT WONDER.(SPORTS)
Oct 01, 2004 ... Byline: DENNIS GEORGATOS San Jose Mercury News OAKLAND, Calif. -- When Seattle outfielder Ichiro Suzuki struck out in the ninth inning Thursday, the A's Octavio Dotel walked off the mound with an exultant pump of his fist. ``The only thing on my mind was I didn't want ...
THESE DANES ARE ACES.(SPORTS)
Oct 01, 2004 ... Byline: MARK SINGELAIS Staff writer ALBANY -- It was a volleyball version of ``Mr. Smith Goes to Washington,'' the famous Frank Capra film about a young senator bucking the odds to succeed in the nation's capital. In this case, the underdog in question was the UAlbany ...
SCOTTIES GET CHANCE TO BE TOP DOG.(SPORTS)
Oct 01, 2004 ... Byline: FELLICIA SMITH Staff writer - BALLSTON SPA -- Most of the players on Ballston Spa's football team know what it feels like to lose to Shenendehowa. Last year, after a stellar regular season, the Scotties met up with the Plainsmen in the first round of the Section II Class ...
2 SUSPECTED IN RACE CHARGED.(CAPITAL REGION)
Oct 01, 2004 ... Byline: JORDAN CARLEO-EVANGELIST Staff writer COLONIE -- The man and teenager who incinerated their cars on Route 7 in a crash police say was caused by road racing have been charged with felony reckless endangerment and numerous traffic violations. Both Richard W ....
MAN PINNED BY TRUCK AGAINST HOUSE AIRLIFTED TO HOSPITAL.(CAPITAL REGION)
Oct 01, 2004 ... SARATOGA -- A 22-year-old man was airlifted to Albany Medical Center Hospital after being trapped between his truck and his house Thursday night, police said. Richard A. Fetterroll was pinned about 9:30 p.m. while working on his 1986 Ford Bronco, according to Sgt. Daniel Kuhn, ...
COLONIE'S NEEDS WILL COST ITS TAXPAYERS MORE.(CAPITAL REGION)
Oct 01, 2004 ... COLONIE -- Property taxes and water district payments will rise next year for property owners, driven up by climbing municipal salaries, insurance rates, pension payments and contract fees. ``I don't like to have to do it, but it's the reality today,'' Supervisor Mary Brizzell ...
BOY SCOUTS TO LEND HAND IN LARGE-SCALE DISASTER DRILL.(CAPITAL REGION)
Oct 01, 2004 ... The casualties will be many and many will probably be smiling as they lie there. It's only to be expected as hundreds of Boy Scouts pretend to be the dead and injured in a disaster drill. What is being billed as the largest mass casualty exercise in upstate history will take ...
FUNDING ADDS TO POLICING EFFORT.(CAPITAL REGION)
Oct 01, 2004 ... Byline: DENNIS YUSKO Staff writer CLIFTON PARK -- This suburban town without a police force of its own wants to hire three more Saratoga County deputies to patrol its streets. The $11.9 million tentative town budget for 2005 submitted Thursday proposes hiring three ...
DIOCESE $5.2M MEDIATION EFFORT GETS CALLS.(CAPITAL REGION)
Oct 01, 2004 ... Byline: MICHELE MORGAN BOLTON Staff writer ALBANY -- In its first nine days, an independent mediation program to assist victims of clergy sex abuse has received calls from 15 new people and another six who were already talking with the Roman Catholic Diocese of Albany. ...
STATE TO EXPAND LEAD STUDY.(CAPITAL REGION)
Oct 01, 2004 ... Byline: ANNE MILLER Staff writer COLONIE -- Two state agencies have agreed to broaden a study of lead levels in the residences around the former National Lead Industries plant off Central Avenue, state Assemblyman Robert Prentiss, R-Colonie, announced Thursday. ...
HOMICIDE FUGITIVE HELD IN THE SOUTH.(CAPITAL REGION)
Oct 01, 2004 ... SCHENECTADY -- A suspect in the stabbing death of a 26-year-old man two years ago has been arrested in North Carolina. Cecilia Simmons, 24, is facing a second-degree murder charge in the March 14, 2002, incident that left Jason Battaglia, 26, dead. The killing ...
NO-SHOW BUILDER GETS PRISON.(CAPITAL REGION)
Oct 01, 2004 ... Byline: MICHELE MORGAN BOLTON Staff writer ALBANY -- A bogus builder who admitted taking customers' cash and walking away from jobs in a number of counties, including Albany, was sentenced Thursday to up to four years in prison. Norman Warner, 38, of 567 New Haven ...
SEMINAR TO PRESENT PLANS FOR `MAIN STREET'.(CAPITAL REGION)
Oct 01, 2004 ... MORRISVILLE -- A daylong conference on ``Revitalizing Main Street'' will be held Oct. 12 on the campus of the State University College at Morrisville. Co-sponsored by the New York Main Street Alliance, Preservation League of New York State, Otsego 2000 and the Community and ...