Albany Times Union (Albany, NY) back issues from October 2006:
N.Y. Times Best-Sellers.(Travel-Books)
Oct 01, 2006 ... HARDCOVER FICTION 1. THE THIRTEENTH TALE, by Diane Setterfield. A biographer struggles to discover the truth about an aging writer who has mythologized her past. Last week: - Weeks on list: 1 2. THE BOOK OF FATE, by Brad Meltzer. The murder of a ...
Nature of moss.(Travel-Books)
Oct 01, 2006 ... Byline: TED KOOSER U.S. Poet Laureate, 2004-2006 Mothers and fathers grow accustomed to being asked by young children, "What's that?" Thus parents relearn the world by having to explain things they haven't thought about in years. In this poem the Illinois poet Bruce Guernsey ...
Brooklyn's DUMBO art scene; Festival highlights eclectic enclave.(Travel-Books)
Oct 01, 2006 ... Byline: GINGER ADAMS OTIS King Features Syndicate {FACTBOX} If you go - Getting there: DUMBO is bounded by Hudson, Prospect and Fulton streets and the East River. To get there by subway, take the F to York Street or the A or C to High Street. Where to eat: Bubby's Brooklyn offers ...
Cruise is a bargain at less than $80 a day.(Arts-Events)
Oct 01, 2006 ... Embark on a Caribbean cruise for less than $80 a day with Yankee Trails World Travel's eight-day adventure aboard Norwegian Cruise Line's ship Dawn. The ship sails from New York City with stops in Florida and the Bahamas from Nov. 12-19. In Port Canaveral, Fla., visit the ...
Free-range creativity; Author finds his niche writing for teenagers.(Travel-Books)
Oct 01, 2006 ... Byline: DAVID HILTBRAND "There are few things that couldn't be improved by adding vampires to them," Scott Westerfeld says. His new book, "The Last Days" (Penguin; 320 pages; $16.99) , is certainly vampire-enhanced. Set in a spooky modern-day Manhattan, it tells a ...
`Bother' not worth the bother.(Travel-Books)
Oct 01, 2006 ... Byline: CONNIE OGLE The biggest problem with Mark Haddon's amusing but inconsequential second novel is that it's not "The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time." Nobody expects a rehash of Haddon's astonishing debut, a mesmerizing account of the investigation ...
`The Road': Sparks in the darkness.(Travel-Books)
Oct 01, 2006 ... Byline: CASEY SEILER This is the way the world ends in Cormac McCathy's spare, heartbreaking new novel: "The clocks stopped at 1:17. A long shear of light and then a series of low concussions." Beyond that, we get only the barest outlines of the resulting ...
Auditions and calls for entries.(Arts-Events)
Oct 01, 2006 ... The Berkshire Bach Society Contact: (413) 528-9385 Notes: Needed: new members for the Bach Singers who will be preparing Handel's double chorus work "Israel in Egypt" for a spring performance. Classic Theater Guild Notes: Needed: submissions for the third ...
'07 Tony Awards show on tap.(Arts-Events)
Oct 01, 2006 ... Byline: Associated Press NEW YORK - The fall theater season has barely begun, but already we are talking Tonys. The 2007 Tony Awards ceremony, honoring the best of the Broadway season, will be held Sunday, June 10. The ceremony will take place at Radio ...
Tall folks take being smart to new heights.(Life-Today)
Oct 01, 2006 ... Byline: CELIA RIVENBARK McClatchy-Tribune Despite my best efforts to hide the newspaper in the dishwasher where, trust me, my husband would never find it, someone must have told him about the article that reported that tall people are smarter. Way smarter, it turns ...
Quiz questions answered and explained.(Life-Today)
Oct 01, 2006 ... Byline: BARBARA WALLRAFF King Features Three weeks ago I sprang a pop quiz on you. Now it's time to go over the answers. Here they are: (1) C, (2) B, (3) A, (4) B, (5) A, (6) A. You can find explanations for the questions and answers on my Web site, ...
The big, the bad, the Billy Bob.(Arts-Events)
Oct 01, 2006 ... Byline: SUSAN WLOSZCZYNA USA Today He was a sympathetic simpleton in "Swing Blade," a heroic Davy Crockett in "The Alamo" and a steadfast Texas football coach in "Friday Night Lights." But Billy Bob Thornton has been very good at being very bad. The naughty Mr. Claus ...
MATT & ANNIE; For this couple, falling in love was the easy part.(Life-Today)
Oct 01, 2006 ... Byline: STEPHANIE EARLS Staff Writer Matt Wilcenski is rigid behind the steering wheel. He does not fumble with a cellphone or the stereo, which is softly surging through a Shania Twain CD. He does not chat with his wife Annie, strapped into the passenger seat, as the steel-gray ...
Recalling roots of avant-garde.(Arts-Events)
Oct 01, 2006 ... Byline: TIM KANE Special to the Times Union {FACTBOX} Art exhibit - "JAN GALLIGAN'S WORKSPACE'D OUT: 30 Year Introspective 1976 to 2006" - What: Featuring works by Spencer Livingston, Richard Edson, Ze(H)Frank, Joachim Frank, G.C. Haymes, Chuck Patch, Laura Glazer, Dan Dinello, Robert ...
A new scene; NYSTI guru retiring to write and pursue his other passion, sailing.(Arts-Events)
Oct 01, 2006 ... Byline: STEVE BARNES Senior writer {FACTBOX} Final stage - "IDIOT'S DELIGHT' - Where: New York State Theatre Institute at Schacht Fine Arts Center, Russell Sage College, First and Division streets, Troy - Opens: 10 a.m. Friday - Continues: 8 p.m. Saturday and Oct. 13-14; 2 p.m. Oct. 8; ...
SOME NEW ORBITS ADDED TO HOLST'S `THE PLANETS'.(Arts-Events)
Oct 01, 2006 ... Byline: JOSEPH DALTON Special to the Times Union Scientists have recently rethought what makes a planet and in the process stirred up quiet a bit of galactic controversy. As Pluto has been downgraded to the status of dwarf planet and other distant bodies are given similar ...
Children's novel hits Internet chapter by chapter.(Travel-Books)
Oct 01, 2006 ... Byline: KATHY CECERI Special to the Times Union Daniel Pinkwater's new book "The Neddiad" is, as the name implies, the epic journey of a kid named Neddie. Since out of the hundred or so books he's written, the author considers it his best, he's hoping it doesn't disappear quite ...
Start with attitude adjustment.(Life-Today)
Oct 01, 2006 ... Byline: Cox News Service Today's workplace can be a difficult environment, particularly if you have a boss who verbally abuses you or mistrusts you. Dr. Robert J. Flower, organizational systems expert and author of "Decoding Potential: Pathways to Understanding," has ...
Cruise away; Voyaging vacations can chase winter doldrums out to sea.(Travel-Books)
Oct 01, 2006 ... Byline: ARRICCA ELIN SanSONE Special to the Times Union {FACTBOX} How to choose - With all the options available to cruisers nowadays, how do you know what's best for you and your family? Here's what to research before booking: - Are there adjoining cabins? If you're traveling with ...
Permanent fixtures; What stays and what goes when a house is sold.(Homes)
Oct 01, 2006 ... Byline: CAROLINE LYNCH PIERONI (Louisville, Ky.) Courier-Journal Is it attached, or is it not attached? For home buyers and sellers deciding what stays in a house, that is the question. And the answer's not always black and white. Traditionally, ...
Riders Mills.(Homes)
Oct 01, 2006 ... Byline: SHANNON FROMMA Staff Writer More than 200 years ago, children living in what is today referred to as Riders Mills filtered into a tiny brick schoolhouse to learn ABCs, mathematics and more. Warmed by the wood stove in the rear of the single room, students settled into ...
Hurricanes a wake-up call to reduce future loss.(Homes)
Oct 01, 2006 ... Byline: ALAN J. HEAVENS Philadelphia Inquirer Whether you believe that the world's climate is changing or not, natural disasters such as Hurricane Katrina are sending insurance premiums through whatever is left of the roof. Not only that, but insurance companies, ...
Limoncello good addition to Saratoga dining scene.(Life-Today)
Oct 01, 2006 ... Byline: WILLIAM M. DOWD Associate editor Limoncello may be new to the Saratoga Springs dining scene, but it's a tested commodity that to all outward appearances is running smoothly less than three months into its existence. That's because this is the second such restaurant and ...
Real estate seller might have to return earnest money.(Homes)
Oct 01, 2006 ... Byline: THOMAS MUSIL McClatchy-Tribune Q: I read with interest your column about ``seller appears entitled to keep earnest money.'' I have a similar problem. My home was for sale by owner. A buyer came to an open house on April 1. I waited to hear from him until Tuesday, April 4, at which ...
Small garden spaces can add more living area.(Homes)
Oct 01, 2006 ... Byline: SADIE JO SMOKEY Arizona Republic {FACTBOX} Tips for designing your small garden - Make the most of your space with these ideas: Approach a small garden's design the same way you would any other room. Do you want a quiet place to read? Consider a swing. Enjoy eating alfresco? You ...
Some older puppets reflect historical characters.(Homes)
Oct 01, 2006 ... Byline: RALPH and TERRY KOVEL King Features Puppets existed in the 1300s, but the only record of them is from some illustrations and stories. By the 16th century, there were puppet shows similar to the later "Punch and Judy" shows. It was in the 18th century that puppets became ...
Homes Calendar.(Homes)(Calendar)
Oct 01, 2006 ... THURSDAY CLASSES & WORKSHOPS "Wrapping Up the Growing Season" Where: Capital District Community Gardens' Office, 40 River St., Troy When: 5:30 p.m. Cost: Free for Community Gardens members; $5, nonmembers. Contact: 274-8685 Notes: Learn how spending ...
HOUSE PLANS.(Homes)
Oct 01, 2006 ... The Lauderdale is a vacation home designed to take full advantage of a panoramic view. Built on a plot of beach or lakefront land, this small home lets you continue to enjoy the out-of-doors even when you have to come inside. Stacks of glass fill most of the wall space on three ...
Reorganizing garage now a national trend.(Homes)
Oct 01, 2006 ... Byline: ADRIAN SAINZ Associated Press Golf bags, bicycles, old trophies, power tools, boxes of moldy books - Americans' garages are filled with stuff, stuff and more stuff. Just one thing is often missing: cars. Several companies, including GarageTek in ...
DEEDS & Deals.(Homes)
Oct 01, 2006 ... Albany County The following property transfers were recorded recently in the Albany County Clerk's Office: ALBANY John E. O'Neil bought property on 2 Marion Ave. from David L. Hammer for $335,000. Michael A. Leto and Michele L. Leto bought ...
Big dream comes true _ 50 Monets.(Arts-Events)
Oct 01, 2006 ... Byline: MARTHA WAGGONER Associated Press {FACTBOX} On the Net: North Carolona Museum of Art: http://www.ncartmuseum.org/monet/ RALEIGH, N.C. - When David Steel floated the idea of a Claude Monet exhibition at the North Carolina Museum of Art, he dreamed of hosting a show ...
`Dexter' just too flawed to love.(Television)
Oct 01, 2006 ... Byline: MARK McGUIRE Staff Writer Television has grown fond of testing our capacity to sympathize with flawed characters. With a dose of denial and a touch of moral relativism, we can find ourselves rooting for a mafioso, a crooked cop or an alcoholic firefighter. C'mon, deep ...
WHEN IT COMES TO OFFICE POLITICS, IT'S BEST NOT TO SIT ON SIDELINES.(Business)
Oct 01, 2006 ... Byline: SCOTT KEATING It's time to talk politics - and more specifically, office politics. We all know this is a touchy subject. No one wants to talk about the politics that exist within their organizations, yet everyone deals with them all the time. ...
STAY TALL IN THE SADDLE WITH COWBOY'S CODE.(Business)
Oct 01, 2006 ... Byline: HARVEY MACKAY Maybe Willie Nelson was wrong to sing, "Mamas, don't let your babies grow up to be cowboys." Years back, I wrote about Gene Autry's "Cowboy Code," and the response it got made me wonder whether the cities would empty out because of the cowboy ...
Up & Comers Michelle Hegener.(Business)
Oct 01, 2006 ... Age: 33 Birthplace: Albany Residence : Albany Family : Husband, Paul Hegener New title/company: Client services manager, M2Design, founded as a division of Media Logic in 2005 to help organizations of any size gain access to "big agency" ...
MY OTHER LIFe.(Business)
Oct 01, 2006 ... Who: Wesley John Age: 45 Real job: Vice president and senior small business relationship manager covering the Capital Region for HSBC Bank, 95 Wolf Road, Colonie Passion outside work: John hunts big game. He loves hunting dangerous game in Africa, ...
Calendar.(Business)(Calendar)
Oct 01, 2006 ... MONDAY MEETINGS Albany Executive Association Where: Italian American Community Center, 257 Washington Avenue Ext., Albany When: Noon Cost: Free to members; nonmembers must be approved. Contact: 462-8535 or http://www.albanyexecs.com Notes: The networking ...
On the move.(Business)
Oct 01, 2006 ... FINANCE The Adirondack Trust Co. Angela Kedik of Saratoga Springs joined the Saratoga Springs bank as assistant vice president, credit administration. Most recently, she worked at TD Banknorth as supervisor of commercial credit analysts. Dorfman-Robbie ...
BANKRUPTCIES.(Business)
Oct 01, 2006 ... Name: Salmann Inc., dba JAC Automotive Address: 2698 Route 7, Cobleskill 12043 Total assets: $5,000 Total liabilities: $80,386 3 largest creditors: F. Forest Jr. and Joan U. Wollaber, Cobleskill - $40,000 Total Tool ...
INCORPORATIONS.(Business)
Oct 01, 2006 ... The following companies in the Capital Region have filed corporate registration papers with the state Department of State: At The Post LLC, Thomas F. Wallace Sr., c/o At The Post LLC, Box 5060, Saratoga Springs 12866 Dancenastics LLC, 1316 Division St., Charlton ...
Debate's a diversion from real Islamic threat to world.(Perspective)
Oct 01, 2006 ... Byline: CHUCK RAASCH For Americans right now, nothing could be more diversionary, meaningless or dangerous than the suddenly fierce debate between the Bush and Clinton camps over who is most to blame for not preventing the 9/11 terrorist attacks. If you believe half ...
If only toasters were offered when opening an IRA.(Perspective)
Oct 01, 2006 ... Byline: DALTON CONLEY If you are old enough, you might remember when banks offered customers a free toaster if they opened a savings account. If you are on the younger side, you may have seen advertisements for a free iPod or even $50 cash back for new customers. ...
Economic boom for billionaires a bust for everyone else.(Perspective)
Oct 01, 2006 ... Byline: HOLLY SKLAR Millionaires are so last millennium. The new Forbes 400 list of richest Americans is billionaires only. If you're net worth is a mere $999 million, forget it. A billion means a thousand million, and that's the Forbes 400 minimum - up from $900 million in ...
Demographic outlook bleak.(Perspective)
Oct 01, 2006 ... Byline: MARK TRAHANT Here is the essence of a press release template that should prove useful in the near future. "The (write the name of your group here) is worried that federal budget cuts in the (say, science, health, welfare, education or a specific program) are ...
FOOD SAFETY SHOULD BE A PRIORITY.(Perspective)
Oct 01, 2006 ... Byline: JENNIFER WILKINS Farmers are well known for offering sound advice like, "Don't put all your eggs in one basket." If there's a lesson to be drawn from the most recent outbreak of spinach contaminated by E. coli O157:H7, it is this: "Don't take all of your salad from the ...
Focus on violence; Despite headlines, education is full of good news.(Perspective)
Oct 01, 2006 ... Byline: STEPHEN BIRCHAK It's a shame to hear about Albany High School and how it is portrayed as a bleak setting with an endless stream of horrible violent incidences. The truth? Most students are doing exactly what they should be doing they are going to school ...
Community troubles follow kids to school.(Perspective)(Letter to the editor)
Oct 01, 2006 ... Regarding the stabbing at Albany High, Police Chief James Tuffey now wants to get in the high school, take control and straighten it out. Perhaps if Chief Tuffey took back control of the streets, we would not have these fights at the high school. Nearly all the fights on which ...
Health care system and patients need alternatives to expensive drugs.(Perspective)(Letter to the editor)
Oct 01, 2006 ... Your front-page article on Saturday, Sept. 16, "Diabetes drug offers preventive hope," illustrates everything that is currently wrong with our health care system and explains why we spend so much more for health care than other nations and get poorer health outcomes. The article ...
New Yorkers will know where to find Pataki.(Perspective)(Letter to the editor)
Oct 01, 2006 ... The opening of Gov. George Pataki's campaign office in Iowa is good news to local ...
Albany High must deal with few bad students.(Perspective)(Letter to the editor)
Oct 01, 2006 ... As a longtime Albany resident and parent of one Albany High graduate (so far), it breaks my heart to see violence problems reported at the school. My son got a terrific education at Albany High. He made wonderful friends whom I still welcome into my home every time there's a ...
Call war the Looting of America by the GOP.(Perspective)(Letter to the editor)
Oct 01, 2006 ... It is stunning to read that Rep. John Sweeney is accusing his opponent of profiting from the war. That any Republican would have the nerve to level such a charge is beyond belief. Hardly a day goes by that one cannot read of the billions being wasted in our war in Iraq by the ...
Need long, united fight to save our heritage.(Perspective)(Letter to the editor)
Oct 01, 2006 ... Lately, I have noticed an inordinate amount of villifying criticism of our national leaders. Maybe some criticism is legitimate, but I feel an inordinate amount of this stems from some of our citizens with too much time on their hands. George W. Bush is our President; Dick ...
N-word use isn't black and white.(Perspective)
Oct 01, 2006 ... Byline: CYNTHIA TUCKER There is only one thing that is certain about use of the N-word, and that lasting truth is uttered by the courageous Atticus Finch, hero of "To Kill a Mockingbird." When his daughter, Scout, questions him about the dangerous heterogeneity of ...
No growth, no kidding; Gov. Pataki wants to leave his successor in sound financial shape, but will he?(Perspective)(Editorial)
Oct 01, 2006 ... G ov. Pataki is determined to leave his successor in better fiscal shape than, he says, he found himself in 12 years ago when he was first elected. But his successor - be he Democrat Eliot Spitzer or Republican John Faso - may well consider Mr. Pataki a day late and, say, $3 billion short ....
Parting the curtains; The Legislature and the governor take a first step on member item disclosure.(Perspective)(Editorial)
Oct 01, 2006 ... W hen it comes to the state Legislature, progress is usually measured in glacial terms. It takes years and, often, decades for legislation to wind its way to approval. But there's nothing like a little public heat to get those glaciers melting. In case you haven't noticed, that's just what ...
Vague phrasing sharpens interest.(Perspective)
Oct 01, 2006 ... Byline: GEORGE WILL WASHINGTON - Common sense and conservatism, which are usually similar, said the No Child Left Behind law, which vastly expanded the federal government's supervision of education K through grade 12, was problematic for two reasons: Few of the 50 state ...
CHURCHES FOR `TRUTH'.(Business)
Oct 01, 2006 ... If you haven't seen Al Gore's movie, ``An Inconvenient Truth,'' you might be able to catch it at your local church. So what does an environmental movie about global warming have to do with religion? Well, one group, New York Interfaith Power & Light, believes that energy ...
Coal regains regal status as energy prices rise.(Business)
Oct 01, 2006 ... Byline: STEVE RAABE Denver Post King Coal is back. Years of punishing increases in natural gas prices have the nation's utilities preparing to shift away from expensive gas-fired generation in favor of more than 150 new coal-burning plants. "There's no ...
For the record.(Business)
Oct 01, 2006 ... BUILDING LOANS Rensselaer County Lender: Brookview Rehab Funding LLC Borrower: GSC Properties LLC Location: 1500 Burden Lake Road, Averill Park Purpose: Rehabilitation Amount: $153,426 Recorded:Sept. 12 ...
Congress vote.(Perspective)
Oct 01, 2006 ... Byline: Targeted News Service WASHINGTON - Here's how the senators and representatives of New York state and the Capital Region voted on key bills and amendments last week. Senate Military Commissions bill (S. 3930): The Senate on Sept. 27 passed a bill ...
Tribbers share past in common.(Perspective)
Oct 01, 2006 ... Byline: HARRY ROSENFELD This is the 40th year since the demise of The New York Herald Tribune and some of the timeworn alumni of that celebrated newspaper gathered last week to take note of that passing to which many of us have never really reconciled. When in 1966 ...
Around the region.(Capital Region)
Oct 01, 2006 ... TODAY COMMUNITY 5K run/walk Where: Saratoga Race Course, 267 Union Ave., Saratoga Springs When: 9:30 a.m., run/walk; children's event at 10:45 a.m Cost: $15 Contact: http://www.saratogahospital.org Notes: Registration forms available on the Web site ....
Looking back.(Capital Region)
Oct 01, 2006 ... On this date in 1856 October 1 - The cornerstone of the Troy University was put into place at a ...
Medicare drug benefit likely to get better and cheaper in '07; With more companies offering plans, premiums fall, number of medicines covered grows.(Main)
Oct 01, 2006 ... Byline: ROBERT PEAR New York Times WASHINGTON - Medicare beneficiaries will have access to more options for prescription drug coverage in 2007, with many insurers offering better value and a larger number of medications, the Bush administration said Friday. But the potential for ...
Court weighs deportation case.(Main)
Oct 01, 2006 ... Byline: JENNIFER A. DLOUHY Times Union Washington bureau These are among the cases the Supreme Court has agreed to hear during its new term that starts this week: Immigration: In the first case argued before the Supreme Court this term, justices will ...